Is Disintegration Loops really THAT good? I can't fathom sitting through five fucking hours of ambient music fo find out.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 15 September 2016 10:08 (eight years ago) link
I can't separate the Disintegration Loops from the process of their creation and the timing of Basinksi's 'rediscovery' of them. They're monumental, I think.
― Sunn O))) Brother Where Art Thou? (Chinaski), Thursday, 15 September 2016 10:48 (eight years ago) link
A Radiohead from Singapore would probably sound way different than Radiohead from the UK because of where they grew up, what sort of music surrounded them, etc.
idk about Radiohead but there are tons of punk and metal bands from Singapore who don't sound 'different' to similar Western bands in any evident or measurable sense
― The Codling Of The London Suede (Legal Warning Across The Atlantic) (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 15 September 2016 13:27 (eight years ago) link
The Meadowlands is one of my favorite albums of all time (and Charles Bissell's cancer is in remission, apparently!)
― I know hoes that know Ali Farka Toure (voodoo chili), Thursday, 15 September 2016 15:07 (eight years ago) link
In Rainbows is the one I return to, gets my vote
― niels, Thursday, 15 September 2016 19:13 (eight years ago) link
this is a terrible list
― ælərdaɪs (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 15 September 2016 19:14 (eight years ago) link
yeah, but that's because it's made out of the records most ilxors liked
― niels, Thursday, 15 September 2016 19:17 (eight years ago) link
the disintegration loops is by far the best piece of 9/11-related art imo. captures the mood of the city that fall better than anything else. i have a good memory and i can't easily access the fall of 2001. the disintegration loops bring me back in a visceral way, i feel it in my nerve endings. i listen to Kid A more, but Basinski's is the more monumental & moving work.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 15 September 2016 19:47 (eight years ago) link
haven't ever listened to it, think i might have to correct that.
― Bee OK, Friday, 16 September 2016 01:44 (eight years ago) link
own everything else on here.
― Bee OK, Friday, 16 September 2016 01:45 (eight years ago) link
oh sorry, except that and Kate Bush.
― Bee OK, Friday, 16 September 2016 01:46 (eight years ago) link
Album of the decade will be Third.
― van smack, Friday, 16 September 2016 03:15 (eight years ago) link
It's not even close
― van smack, Friday, 16 September 2016 03:16 (eight years ago) link
Kid A isn't even the best Radiohead on this list.
Disintegration Loops is beautiful. Just listen to the first volume if nothing else.
Voted Aerial.
Saying you don't care what race any of the top ten are is just a little bit privileged.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 16 September 2016 05:09 (eight years ago) link
This is a great list, love almost all of these but In Rainbows is just a notch above.
― the future is now, Saturday, 17 September 2016 00:26 (eight years ago) link
In Rainbows is the one I listen to the most.
― chap, Saturday, 17 September 2016 14:17 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 19 September 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Last few hours to vote, then a break before doing songs.
― Bee OK, Monday, 19 September 2016 19:06 (eight years ago) link
Also I'm not sure I've even listened to the Wrens am I missing out on something?
this. I don't think I'd even heard of the Wrens. will have a listen to them :-)
― Ludo, Monday, 19 September 2016 19:17 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
it't settled then. {wink}
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 00:14 (eight years ago) link
Yup, thought as much!
― the hair - it's lost its energy (Turrican), Tuesday, 20 September 2016 01:16 (eight years ago) link
Turrican, are you an In Rainbows fan?
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 01:25 (eight years ago) link
i love that album and think it's the last great Radiohead album. also haven't bothered too much with the two newer ones. i will get to know the new one before the end of the year however. just waiting for the seasons to change to start listening to it.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 01:27 (eight years ago) link
what the hell
― van smack, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 01:31 (eight years ago) link
Turrican, are you an In Rainbows fan?― Bee OK, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 1:25 AM (thirteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Bee OK, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 1:25 AM (thirteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah, I think it's a great record! I listened to it a hell of a lot when it first came out and it's still one of the Radiohead albums I reach for whenever I'm in the mood to listen to 'em. I voted for it in the "Acclaimed Music Top 30 Albums from 2007 poll", too.
― the hair - it's lost its energy (Turrican), Tuesday, 20 September 2016 01:45 (eight years ago) link
Thanks for running these polls Bee OK, it's been fun!
I rarely listen to Kid A but today I'll give it a spin
― niels, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 06:01 (eight years ago) link
Good one, closer than I thought it would be.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 06:46 (eight years ago) link
I have to admit I don't quite get Disintegration Loops. I understand the concept and like the music but it's too self-indulgent for me. I think other Basinski work is better and there are other ambieny artists like Helge Sten (Deathprod, Supersilent) that were making similar things in the 00s but better imho.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 00:16 (eight years ago) link
No idea how it came to be THE ambient album of the 00s. The 9/11 relation is purely coincidental but I guess people thought it was a sign of god or something.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 00:18 (eight years ago) link
Listened to all of Kid A yesterday, it is truly a beast of an album - and even though I listen more to In Rainbows, Kid A is probably the better record. So of its own, it's like a parallel universe or something, just too impressive.
But also depressing.
― niels, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 09:54 (eight years ago) link