ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2014

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75 MICA LEVI Under the Skin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [242 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:01 (nine years ago) link

Is that the first film soundtrack ever to have placed?

Matt DC, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:02 (nine years ago) link

listening to cher lloyd, really digging "bind your love"

wooooo under the skin!

i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:03 (nine years ago) link

Mica (chu) is one of my favourite musicians currently operational and everything she* touches turns to sonic ecstasy, including that recent Feeling Romantic...mixtape she* did. Haven't heard this yet as I'm waiting to see the film. Soon, though. I'm sure this is fucking brilliant.

*not sure which gender pronoun Mica is currently using so correct me if this is wrong! :)

ear sirrom (imago), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:04 (nine years ago) link

A surprise, but we all seem to have loved the kubrickian/tarkovskian film. Eerie drones and thumps leavened with strident insistent string motifs, but stands surprisingly well outside the films context. Particularly on Halloween.

Does anyone have an opinion on: Micachu & The Shapes & London Sinfonietta - Chopped and Screwed (2011)?

excreting zeitgeist (Sanpaku), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:07 (nine years ago) link

Mica is the only one so far I've seen perform a Cornelius Cardew graphic score.

All The Craigers Gonna Craig Craig Craig Craig Craig (Craigo Boingo), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:07 (nine years ago) link

also, "sweet despair" co-written with beth ditto, and "bind your love" as an example of a non-downer.

― lex pretend, Monday, 26 January 2015 15:50 (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This isn't something I'd usually listen to, but 'Bind Your Love' has a certain woozily infectious appeal. For me to like this a lot would require a significant increase on the emo component. As in, actual blood spilled.

Under the Skin! Best film and film soundtrack of 2014 perhaps...

tangenttangent, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:07 (nine years ago) link

...including that recent Feeling Romantic...mixtape she* did.

*not sure which gender pronoun Mica is currently using so correct me if this is wrong! :)

― ear sirrom (imago), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:04 (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, that was wonderful!

tangenttangent, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:09 (nine years ago) link

Also of note, Levi just joined the reborn BBC Radiophonic Workshop, lead by Matthew Herbert, so this won't be the last we hear of her(?).

excreting zeitgeist (Sanpaku), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:10 (nine years ago) link

Yeah I should check this out. Mica's great! I hope she continues to do stuff with the Shapes as well

YES TYPE all your albums ballot out and post them here (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:11 (nine years ago) link

wow, nice the see the under the skin s/t place! especially brilliant in context, but a fascinating listen on its own.

A Severus of Snapes (contenderizer), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:11 (nine years ago) link

I've only heard bits of this but I like the Feeling Romantic Feeling Ill record. didn't think this was how she'd evolve

Dan S, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:14 (nine years ago) link

loved this. didn't vote for it.

gr8080, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:14 (nine years ago) link

I've been meaning to watch this movie. It's on my netflix list. I'm going to wait until I've seen the movie before listening to the soundtrack.

silverfish, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:14 (nine years ago) link

i really hated the shapes album i heard, really awful. Is this much better?

Get Ducked (Cosmic Slop), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:15 (nine years ago) link

I wasn't that into the shapes either but I love this (I also really like the chopped & screwed album mentioned above)

o.m.g. lol @ hurt butt (wins), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:16 (nine years ago) link

Need to listen to Under the Skin on its own, loved the music in the context of the film.

Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:20 (nine years ago) link

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74 NOURA MINT SEYMALI Tzenni [243 points, 8 votes]

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:22 (nine years ago) link

mice

sleeve, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:24 (nine years ago) link

uh I mean "nice"

sleeve, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:24 (nine years ago) link

mice.

Matt DC, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:24 (nine years ago) link

this looks interesting!

Get Ducked (Cosmic Slop), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:27 (nine years ago) link

Great stuff so far. Have heard exactly none of these albums. Only found out about Babymetal the other day and it looks fun.

quinoa: how's it spelt? (dog latin), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:29 (nine years ago) link

whoa, mice

ciderpress, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:31 (nine years ago) link

yeah that's hairy mice indeed

why you gotta be so rmde (NickB), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:32 (nine years ago) link

haha i hate babymetal but i am so happy to see them kick off this poll i cant even

a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link

For those seeking to get closer to the roots here (without the flanged guitar and drum kit) seek out: Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba - Moorish Music from Mauritania (1990).
I'd love to discover Noura is one of Dimi's daughters on that cover, but I doubt it.

excreting zeitgeist (Sanpaku), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link

SHE IS! Dimi Mint Abba is her step-mother.

excreting zeitgeist (Sanpaku), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:34 (nine years ago) link

Mordy pressed this onto me n let's say I was quite IMpressed

ear sirrom (imago), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link

this is terrific so far

Get Ducked (Cosmic Slop), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link

So is this a rockier version of traditional Mauritanian music then?

Matt DC, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:40 (nine years ago) link

The psych-funk version, yes.

excreting zeitgeist (Sanpaku), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:40 (nine years ago) link

This poll is exceeding expectations after the (relatively) narrow remit of the tracks poll. Already we've had Japanese idol/metal crossover, ambient soundtrack music, UK pop and outernationalism and we've only just started. Brill!

quinoa: how's it spelt? (dog latin), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:40 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/9neQ0lu.jpg

gr8080, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:44 (nine years ago) link

lol

ear sirrom (imago), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:44 (nine years ago) link

yay seymali

Mordy, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:44 (nine years ago) link

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73 REAL ESTATE Atlas [254 points, 9 votes]

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:45 (nine years ago) link

INDIE

gr8080, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:46 (nine years ago) link

Alt-ass, morelike

how's life, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:46 (nine years ago) link

Mica! My #1. When Jonny Trunk played the whole s/t on his Resonance fm show near the start of the year was a transcendent 2014 moment for me. After that, what was going to top my albums list was NID. Works really well in the context of the movie too.

Jeff W, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link

is this just an audiobook of real estate listings or what

diddybops 67 (120.2)(source field mix) (some dude), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link

lol gr80 beat me to it

A Severus of Snapes (contenderizer), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link

Aaww sweet little indie album. Talking Backwards is quite lovely!

tangenttangent, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link

The Noura Mint Seymali is spectacularly great imo! My #2. Best non-metal guitar rock album I've heard in ages.

I really liked the Under the Skin score in the context of the movie but have not yet listened to the score on its own.

EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link

This feels like I was listening to it longer ago than this year.

Real Estate are like WoD, but at least not hyped beyond their worth. They make for pleasant background listening; almost ambient indie music. Great for summer days, breezy afternoon picnics in the grass, melty plastic watchstraps, ant infestations, oily-looking ham slices...

quinoa: how's it spelt? (dog latin), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link

damn if this is placing this low i p much have no hope of seeing Horsebeach place.

If you feel like a gothy balearic Real Estate sounds nice check out Horsebeach

gr8080, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link

don't you mean Beach Horse?

quinoa: how's it spelt? (dog latin), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:49 (nine years ago) link

;-)

quinoa: how's it spelt? (dog latin), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:49 (nine years ago) link

Ohh so nice that Under the Skin placed! Love hearing that while driving at night.

a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:50 (nine years ago) link

I wish i could get out of my comfort zone. Want to be blown away by something NEW but nothing doing whenever i listen i just feel let down. I dont think im close minded but maybe i am with new music? (new as in current not new styles)

as nakh says 90% of my listening appears to people as metal but that is because i feel it is offering something new whilst rock/indie/electronic stuff that was always my bread and butter hasnt been offering as much to ME in recent years. I know these things can change as I went off metal in the late 90s and things turn around and good things can start happening again. As long as I keep looking. I'd hate to be one of those people who only likes old music.

Eric Burdon & War, On Drugs (Cosmic Slop), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 00:02 (nine years ago) link

NB i don't think it's important to follow scenes or listen to dj sets in fact its often really boring i think dog latin missed my pt upthread, all i meant was its fun to talk in a reductive way about music & culture more generally

― flopson, Monday, February 2, 2015 6:10 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

also people who are like i don't see colour I ain't got no type are usually kidding themselves a bit.

I'll happily admit that given my taste in music and general ~listening history~ I think about music in fairly predictable ways.

― Tim F, Monday, February 2, 2015 8:05 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Bit past the point now, but for the record, yes I'm agreeing with both these points.

pig∞n (dog latin), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 00:04 (nine years ago) link

This Steve Gunn album is pretty good.

o. nate, Sunday, 15 February 2015 02:44 (nine years ago) link

It is! I'd recommend his album "Time Off" slightly above that one though. Both are fantastic.

Evan, Sunday, 15 February 2015 04:45 (nine years ago) link


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