OH NO NOW THE HIVEMIND LIKES THE SAME THINGS AS KATE WHAT?
― n/a is just more of a character....in a genre polluted by clones (n/a), Sunday, 30 November 2008 14:13 (fifteen years ago) link
YOU'VE BEEN CO-OPTED
fuck i think i like that album too :-/
― ♪☺♫☻ (gr8080), Sunday, 30 November 2008 15:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Kate et al, thanks for the pointer to Alpinisms. It probably displaced something else from my year's list. The Deheza sisters (of SoSB) sometimes sound like they're emulating autotune, and I haven't decided whether or not that's a great thing...
SoSB is similar in conception to last year's A Sunny Day in Glasgow album (a definite sleeper): electro-inflected nu-gaze with identical twin sister vocalists singing in unison: there can't be many of these about. ASDiG is noisier and draws in more influences, while SoSB has more inviting production.
― derelict, Sunday, 30 November 2008 23:15 (fifteen years ago) link
i got the grouper album based on this thread, again not quite what i was expecting but pretty nice in parts - very similar to movietone/empress kind of thing with flashes of damon & naomi..
― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Monday, 1 December 2008 05:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Is there anything else like this out there, rootsy zingy Canadian throwback country?
― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Friday, 28 November 2008 19:19 (3 days ago) Permalink
Tough question since most of Corb's competition are either dusty'n'dull alt-country or roughed-up Eagles clones. Neither of which are zingy, which I think is the key thing here. That said, there are a few you could try - Carolyn Mark, Luther Wright (both of whom have recorded with various bands, as well as solo and together. More than them, I'd recommend Ray Condo and the Ricochets. He died a couple of years ago unfortunately but his albums are still around. There are a few great clips of Ray Condo on Youtube. Like this one:
― everything, Monday, 1 December 2008 22:44 (fifteen years ago) link
I just asked my friend who's way more of an expert on rootsy, zingy Canadian country and she gave me the following:
- Ridley Bent (his 1st album Blam!, esp.)- The Sadies- Elliott Brood- D. Rangers- Old Reliable- Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir- Cuff the Duke
― everything, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 04:32 (fifteen years ago) link
On the classical/jazz side what has anyone out there been hearing? I've got about five cds on each side that I wanna be checking out.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 10:25 (fifteen years ago) link
count me in on the school of 7 bells love that has blossomed from this thread.
― or something, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 10:44 (fifteen years ago) link
am i the only person that played the morgan geist album every day since it cam out? it beats the whiny kelley polar album into a cocked hat
― straightola, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 11:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Is Growing good? They're playing down the street from where I live this weekend.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 21:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I didn't enjoy their live set at ATP New York, and I like their albums mostly.
― ilxor, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 04:46 (fifteen years ago) link
A GIANT YAY TO THE SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS LOVE!!!
Yes, I completely get the ASDIG comparisons - discovered them about the same time, too.
Maybe they need their own thread, as I couldn't get no conversations started on the Secret Machines threads.
electro-inflected nu-gaze with identical twin sister vocalists singing in unison: there can't be many of these about.
Take out the identical, but this was actually my very first band, back in the dawn of time...
― ...it's all just a learning curve (Masonic Boom), Wednesday, 3 December 2008 12:59 (fifteen years ago) link
k8 is so far removed from the ilm hivemind that she CREATES A NEW ONE!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 13:05 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/rockindie/release/images/rap_headless_silence_140.jpgDon't know if anyone else is into 'em, but I'm lovin the hell out of the Headless Heroes album, The Silence of Love. Alela Diane is the best new-to-me voice of the year, alongside Rachel Unthank. It's a covers album, doing mostly 'lost' indie tracks. Including early '70s folk song, The North Wind Blew South:
A droney/shoegazey cover of I Am Kloot's To You:
And a stripped-down, countryfied version of JAMC's Just Like Honey:
― DavidM, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 14:54 (fifteen years ago) link
On the classical/jazz side what has anyone out there been hearing?
friend who hosts a jazz radio show offers the following (i have heard none of these, fwiw):
BILL FRISELL- HISTORY/ MYSTERYMIRIAM ALTER- WHERE IS THEREFRANK KIMBROUGH- AIRJOE LOVANO- SYMPHONIADONALD BROWN- FROM PAST TO FUTUREMICHALE MOORE/FRED HERSCH- THIS WE KNOWVASSILIS TSABROPOULOUS/ANJA LECHNER/ U.T. GANDHI- MELOSHERBIE HANCOCK: THE JONI LETTERS (2007)PAUL BLEY- SOLO IN MONDSEEThe New Carla Bley- name escapes meTED NASH- MANCINI PROJECTWYCLIFFE GORDON AND ERIC REED- WE 2ANAT COHEN- POETICAENRICO RAVA/ STEFANO BOLLANI: THE THIRD MAN
― tipsy mothra, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 15:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I haven't heard a lot of new stuff this year but I think this might be it:
j.s. bach / sofia gubaidulina - violin concertos / in tempus praesens (anne-sophie mutter, et al.)matthias pintscher - en sourdine / tenebrae / reflections on narcissustangele - the pulse of yiddish tangohelena tulve - lijnenportishead - thirdper nørgård - string quartets nos. 7-10 (kroger quartet)fennesz - black searicardo villalobos - vasco eparve henriksen - cartographyhelmut lachenmann - grido / reigen seliger geister / gran torso (arditti quartet)
or something.
― you will be shot, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Vassilis Tsabropoulos/Anja Lechner/U.T. Ghandi
Thanks for the heads up on this, tipsy mothra. “Chants, Hymns and Dances” was awesome.
― Turangalila, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:20 (fifteen years ago) link
Is Growing good? They're playing down the street from where I live this weekend.— billstevejim, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 21:41 (Yesterday) Permalink
I didn't enjoy their live set at ATP New York, and I like their albums mostly.— ilxor, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 04:46 (13 hours ago) Permalink
seconding this, their recent albums are good guitar drone/electronic zone-out music but their live show bored the piss outta me
― dmr, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:32 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm digging that new pretenders, chrissie hynde doing stripped down rockabilly + c&w is always alright
― Edward III, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:38 (fifteen years ago) link
tru, it's not in my top 10 but it is good.
― nutz in a good way, aka bustin (some dude), Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:39 (fifteen years ago) link
i think the only new jazz album i've heard this year is Brian Blade but it's great.
― some know what you dude last summer (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
That Michael Moore & Fred Hersch thing sounds intriguing.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:12 (fifteen years ago) link
ANAT COHEN- POETICA
This is wrong. Poetica came out with Noir (the better album, btw) last year. Her 2008 album was Notes From the Village. Which was pretty good, actually.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:14 (fifteen years ago) link
The Myriam Alter was good, too.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Hi there ywbs! Yeah I really like Helena Tulve, she has a fairly singular sound...
What I'd like to check on the classical side but have yet to:
- Chris Newman - Piano Sonatas (remember being really intrigued by a piece of his I heard in a concert a couple of years ago - its like a collage of cut ups that managed to sound frighteningly cohesive, so its almost as if he was thinking in a cut up language in the first place)- Klaus Lang - Flow.state on ed.rz - his string quartet ('Sei Jaku') is probably a mid-way between Lachenmann concrete instrumental with a shiny Cage-ian surface. - Ferneyhough music for voices on METIER.- Mark Cauvin double CD of works for solo double bass - esp looking to hear the perfs of works by Fernando Grillo (primarily an instrumentalist writing for his own instrument played by someone else is something you don't hear everyday), but you get Scelsi/Berio/Xenakis, plus a couple of others I don't know...I'm not too sure what can go wrong.
Thanks for that list tipsy I will try and have a look. On the jazz side only been reading about releases for the last couple of months or so, but some of what I'd be keen on:
- Joe Maneri 'Peace Concert' - A first time issue from '64- Ornette Coleman - Croydon concert - a first time issue from '65, its the trio with Izenson/Moffett as heard on the 'Golden Circle' discs- Patricia Barber released a new album this year right?- Braxton - Moscow '08, in a quartet/quintet can't remember, post Arista his 'development' is probably best looked at in these small ensembles
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 4 December 2008 10:50 (fifteen years ago) link
hey julio. re: helena tulve, I fell in love with her music upon hearing "sula," which is a collection of chamber works featuring the eponymous piece, an awe-inspiring rendition of a melting iceberg for large orchestra and didgeridoo (!). so my expectations were unreasonably high when "lijnen" came out and I couldn't help but be a little disappointed at first. but yeah, it's tremendously solid and deepens with every spin, if only because her architectural know-how is flawless and her emphasis on winds is quite unique. also, check out that pintscher disc if you're interested. on the surface, he doesn't seem to be adding much to the tone & timbre fuckery of the european post-serial tradition, but there's a real sense of uncompromising mystery and, dare I say, poetry to his vision that draws me back. and I think this year's kairos release makes the strongest case for him as a significant contemporary composer.
there's also a kurtag 80th birthday celebration 2-disc set on some hungarian label that I haven't had the chance to hear. it features some of his latest material, reportedly less miniaturistic and purely gestural than usual. I'm a big fan, so I ought to get around to it asap...
I haven't checked out either the newman, lang, ferneyhough or cauvin, but thanks for the suggestions. I'll be on the lookout.
also, this is belated, but thanks for drawing my attention to richard barrett. something finally clicked a while ago and I've been counting him among my faves ever since.
― you will be shot, Thursday, 4 December 2008 14:02 (fifteen years ago) link
oh and there are two other recordings I regret not having heard:
jonathan harvey's "body mandala / timepieces / tranquil abiding / white as jasmine / toward a pure land" and a recording of george benjamin's first mini-opera, "into the little hill."
― you will be shot, Thursday, 4 December 2008 14:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Never been too interested in the Pintscher pieces I've come across -- but I'll give it a go and report back.
Haven't heard much Kurtag in ages so that's another one, if I can track.
I'm also interested in Dieter Schnebel's 'Music for Mobile Musicians'. His writing for voices is pretty unique so I'll be looking at the instrumental side of things soon I hope.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Melchior Productions - No Disco Future
^^^this one is kinda cool from the couple songs i checked on earbuds blog -- anyone else into this album?
― deej, Saturday, 6 December 2008 23:55 (fifteen years ago) link
in the equivalent 2007 thread i'm sure
― resolved, Sunday, 7 December 2008 00:12 (fifteen years ago) link
o didnt realize it was that old -- someone listed it in this thread which was why i mentioned it
― deej, Sunday, 7 December 2008 00:14 (fifteen years ago) link
well, it did come out late in 2007 (november?), but it made a fair few lists regardless
― resolved, Sunday, 7 December 2008 00:18 (fifteen years ago) link
pains of being pure at heart album leaked, though i suppose it is officially 2009, never really appreciated them but this is quite good.
― keythkeyth, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 12:45 (fifteen years ago) link
I listened to a lot less music this year; still heard upwards of two hundred albums and way too many singles, but I guess I feel less connected. It felt like a really weak year...? But I guess that has more to do with me than with the music.Plus, since everything was on muxtape or youtube or emailed or on tv or whatever, I don't have hard copies of much of this stuff so it feels that much more ephemeral.
My _very_ provisional list of top 11 albums and singles with possible alternates:
Singles - Florida and T-Pain - LowCherryholmes - Don't BelieveLil' Wayne - LollipopHot Chip - Ready for the FloorT Pain - Chopped and ScrewedDavid Banner w/Chris Brown and Yung Joc - Get Like MeOutkast w/Raekwon - Royal FlushEstelle - Wait A MinuteEluveitie - Inis MonaT Pain, Chris Brown, Lil Mama - Shawty Get LooseBun B, David Banner, MJG - You're Everything
also:Lykke Li - Let It FallTI - Ready For WhateverTI - Let My Beat PoundCherryholmes - GoodbyeAnthony David - Stop Playin'Santogold - Shove ItBeyonce - Single LadiesLil' Wayne - A MilliLil' Wayne - Mrs. OfficerLudacris - One More DrinkErykah Badu - HoneySantogold - Light's OutSantogold - You'll Find a WayDevin the Dude - Can't Make It HomeSheek Louch - Good LoveSnoop Dogg - Sensual SeductionMariah Carey w/ T Pain - MigrateThe Menahan Street Band - Make the Road by WalkingRZA - You Can't Stop Me NowRaphael Saadiq - 100 Yard DashBrandy - Right HereJohn Legend w/Andre 3K - Green LightMariah Carey - Touch My BodyWebbie - Independent
Albums - Lykke Li - Youth NovelsCherryholmes - Cherryholmes III: Don't BelieveAnthony David - Acey DuecyAl Green - Lay It DownRZA - Digi SnacksDengue Fever - Venus on EarthRatat - LP3Gnarls Barkley - The Odd CoupleJanelle Monae - MetropolisBraid SoundtrackPolk Miller and The Old South Quartette - S/t
also:Curren$y - Higher Than 30K FeetHercules and Love Affair - s/tHot Chip - Made in the DarkNomo - Ghost RockDizzee Rascal - Maths and EnglishSantogold - SantogoldT Pain - Thre33 RingzOtis Taylor - Recapturing the BanjoEstelle - ShineAsher Roth - The Greenhouse effectDevin the Dude - Landing GearEluvietie - SlaniaLil Wayne - The Carter IIIMariah Carey - E=MC2Britney - Circus
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:33 (fifteen years ago) link
i made a mix of my fave songs of the year:
http://fortune5thousand.blogspot.com/
― n/a is just more of a character....in a genre polluted by clones (n/a), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:34 (fifteen years ago) link
"low," seriously??
― deej, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:35 (fifteen years ago) link
what a generic x boring song -- i dont think even tape store reps for that
'low' is a pretty monster pop hit. i would go for 'in the ayer', personally, but i really enjoyed 'low's ubiquity
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:36 (fifteen years ago) link
just fyi "ubiquity" does not have positive connotations
― n/a is just more of a character....in a genre polluted by clones (n/a), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:37 (fifteen years ago) link
SHAWTY GOT LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOWWWWW
― M0ntell J0rdan S. (and what), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:37 (fifteen years ago) link
what about it did you enjoy lex pretend
― deej, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:37 (fifteen years ago) link
I listened to Low pretty obsessively for December and January and have avoided it ever since, but I'm not going to pretend like those months never happened.
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:39 (fifteen years ago) link
just fyi i know this
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:40 (fifteen years ago) link
i enjoyed hearing it every week at street dance class
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:41 (fifteen years ago) link
best ILM post ever
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:42 (fifteen years ago) link
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:39 PM (55 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
this^^ also that means that track is from last year dogg
― ♪☺♫☻ (gr8080), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:43 (fifteen years ago) link
just fyi, I do not attend street dance class
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:43 (fifteen years ago) link
grady, p+j asks that track have impact in the calendar year you nominate; low was a top 40 monster in January as i recall... maybe into feb?
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:44 (fifteen years ago) link
ok i see
― ♪☺♫☻ (gr8080), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 22:46 (fifteen years ago) link