exciting britisher music of the past year because lol what mercury shmoosic shortlist think

i've mostly spent the past year listening to americans and vuvezelas... make me patriotic again ilm!

album-wise, sade/guido/ikonika/tracey thorn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6j2QeHDZbw

oooh. i liked the sade and am listening again now. what are the others?

Steve Mason's solo album 'Boys Outside' is a melancholy wonder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB9zPOGsPgw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vL487qSmOo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gai_V-SsyWc

why does he get covered in semen in that video?

just a warning, i will watch youtubes posted in this thread until lj makes me cry :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z47b8F6tGFg

Ikonika: What is this sound called? fyi I don't really see the appeal, it sounds like generic video game soundtracks.

Guido: This is much more enjoyable. Is there an actual album/tape/comp worth checking? Is this just good dubstep or is there a more r&b influenced scene to look out for?

i guess it's the genre formerly known as dubstep which no one can think of a name for yet

she said she grew up with games in one ear and garage in the other, which will do for a concise description.

guido's album = anidea and yes, check it! (only vocals on two of the tracks though) (r&b is pretty huge in the, uh, post-dubstep scene - i'm djing an r&b night with ikonika on thu! she always drops the-dream or electrik red into her sets)

guido = ordered :)

female: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmXX54ATMIo

perc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYC9XhbupJE

forward strategy group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBRQxn2Y71A

ben gibson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nXkluyKcac

frozen border: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-e5sdV3e64

horizontal ground: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FIxcg4POhA

also finally got around to ordering the gil scott heron. this buying records thing is fun. while we sort sam's listening for the next couple weeks, is there anything else super obvious i need to buy? oooh cuban linx 2...

r1o: i will listen to all of that :DDDDDDDD

it's been a very good year so far for uk techno

well, i will listen to all of that after i ride my bicycle down to the post office.

david sylvian - manafon. from late last year but one of those records that you'll want to live with for a long time. just voice and various improvised instruments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scBpZvXHP5g

so gorgeous

Richard Youngs - Beyond The Valley Of Ultrahits

the Forest Swords - 'Dagger Paths' LP sounded promising, but i'm still on the wagon for psych improv type shit. likewise for the Part Wild Horses... LP. mileage may vary.

oooh that is very nice. xpost.

Charlie Alex March - 'Home/Hidden'

One for Stereolab / High Llamas / Library music fans. You should be able to stream all the tracks on the Lo Recordings web site. Try this link:
www.lorecordings.com/popup2.php?album=196

Unsurprisingly, I'm gonna suggest this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFu0HfQFSUs

I <3 that Micachu album.

was Micachu eligible for this year's Mercury? if so, fuck those idiots

no wait, Jewellery was overlooked last time

OK, then you can have ANOTHER look at my favourite song of 2009, just coz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esuEMkGiU8s

The Irrepressibles. Have no idea why they haven't blown up yet. Too similar to Anthony & The Johnsons?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNZq0uMvNXo

Antony - Factory models + Helen Mirrin = The Irrepressibles
Good band!