Buying things on the recommendations of other ILMers (Also known as a head-nod and thank you to Alex in NYC)

their esteemed presence in my collection now is all down to ilm.

Nathan Fake - "Sky is Pink" and Holden - "A break in the clouds" - THANK YOU TIM FINNEY

Swayzak - "Another day" (Richard Davis mix) - THANK YOU RONAN

No, I'm completely flummoxed.

Can you give us any more clues?

If it hadn't been for ILM, I never would have investigated The Mountain Goats.

Cop Shoot Cop and How ILM has influenced your CD shopping?

Were it not for ILM (specifically the sage-like typing of Ned R.), I don't think I ever would have given Horse Rotorvator by COIL a second glance. I had Scatology (pretty much solely for the "Tainted Love" cover), but after reading Ned's (and others') testaments about how Horse Rotorvator was possibly the scariest album ever recorded (it's not, as it sadly turns out, though it's way creepy), I was motivated to czech it out. Not only is it now one of my very favorites, but its made me re-examine Scatology (also a mind-fucker) and voraciously seek out other COIL albums. Thanks Ned! Thanks ILM!

mainly thanks to siegbran and john darnielle. cheers.

I'll keep an eye out. He must be around somewhere.

Thanks Ned! Thanks ILM!

Why, you're quite welcome!

i tried to buy a disco inferno album after reading some praise from ned, but other music didn't have it.. oh, and i just bought a john fahey album a few days ago because of ol' hstencil (even though he's always sassing me).

otherwise, Dom Leone, Nick Sylvester, and Andy Beta are responsible for (literally) 4/5 of the records I own haha. i've been mining their lists for over a year.

Thanks, ILM!

Since then: Junior Boys, M.I.A., Superpitcher, Cut Copy, Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, Luomo, Max Tundra, and probably some others, although it's hard to tell sometimes whether I would've bought it, anyway. ILM is probably indirectly responsible for a lot more, considering that I feel like it's definitely shaped my tastes over the past couple of years.

Max Tundra --> Nabisco
Luomo --> Matos, Kenan, Adamrl

extra props 2004-05 for the whole electro-bobbins gang U R all that

Not to mention both the Morrissey live album (Momus?) AND the DVD (who nows?).

ghost and charalambides thanks to ian john50n

annie thanks to all of ilm, same with heartbeats by the knife.

also, so so many more

Too many to mention off of the legendary 1981 CD set.

Also Boredoms Vision Creation Newsun.. thanks, noize d00ds.

I'd this year like to thank the ILX metal guys for recommending me Ufomammut's "Eve" and the slo-mo house fellows for putting me onto Mark E. Both will probably make my lists now we are here at the end of things. Also found Glasser, Rangda and Guido here and all have made my year infinitely better. Cheers to all of you and Happy New Year.

ILM clued me in to Glasser, one of my favorite discoveries this year. Huzzah!

On a side-note, I see that Starbuck's has picked Glasser for their song of the week this week!

i've bought dozens of songs and albums this year based on ILM recommendations, and i've been introduced to whole new genres -- many of which i now love -- based on ILM threads. thanks to all of you, and happy new year.

I constantly feel I don't fit in ILM. Most of the artists I enjoy get so maligned around here it sucks the fun out of their music and those who dont get maligned are just probably not popular enough to deserve the attention.
Many of the good recommendations I've borrowed from ILM are low key and rarely get the hype they deserve.

Awwww =(

That's sad, Moka. Keep liking your Moka music and don't let them get u down.

On the other hand most of the artists and songs that I think are awful get unanimously hated in here so it's nice to feel I'm not alone on those ones.

And actually it's not a complaint, receiving bad opinions on the music I like is much better than not receiving any opinions at all.

There's a lone sympathizer every now and then too!

seriously, moka, you do fit in.

hey moka i discovered some cool stuff on your blog way back like 2 years ago including the band HOLY SHIT and the stills for this movie which i still wanna see when it comes out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilkrug/sets/72157603372676819/with/2852781376/

Thanks Daniel! I still wouldn't leave this place if everyone started disagreeing with me I like it in here. I'd stand my ground and follow in Geir's steps or wait until I get banned.

gr808: yeah I remember that post, it was a fun pop playlist of sorts there was Tommy Roe, Cyrus Erie, Strawberry Alarm Clock... I haven't seen the movie myself but also very interested in seeing it when it comes out.

the filmmaker keeps busy w/ other shit it looks like: http://www.neilkrug.com/

thx to ilm's metalheads for getting me into some good stuff this year, as a total n00b

recs is basically why i read ILM these days anyway. i have very little to say, but i have a better sense of whose taste i trust on ilm than i do at say pitchfork or some stupid blog

many thanks to Edward III for cluing me in to the greatness of Ewa Demarczyk.

Hundreds of albums, ranging from Alireza Mashayekhi to Drums of Death. Maybe 55% of my discoveries over the past 5 years. In particular, the several microhouse discussions earlier this decade cued me into an entire axis of related artists that spared me the dissappointment of so much IDM disappearing up its own anus. ILILM.

"And actually it's not a complaint, receiving bad opinions on the music I like is much better than not receiving any opinions at all."

Heh, yeah, like almost every obscuro post-punk thread I revive which quickly sinks back into the digital mire. Enjoy your feedback regardless!

I also gotta say that despite my interest in a lot of Bristol postrock stuff from 10 or 15 years back, I might never have thought to check out the new Third Eye Foundation album if L Jag hadn't praised it to the skies, and that's a scary thought.

I will listen to anything these dudes recommend:

moonship - techno stuff
scott seward - weirdo disco
r1o natsume (RIP) - YMO, j-stuff, early electro
Tim Finney - newer house (haven't been able to get into funky house tho)