I Rate 2004

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As in records mostly but whatever. It wasn't v good, I don't think. My top 7 (so far, as always)-
Brian Wilson "Smile" (oh lordy lordy lord)
Howling Hex "The Return of the Third Tower" (side two is perfect, side one is weird fun)
Black Dice "Creature Comforts" (someone on ILM called this them going mental and just recording bonghits for an hour, well duh, it rules)
Dani Siciliano "Likes..." (I'm getting cramp in my foot)
Superpitcher "Here Comes Love" (for "People" and "Sad Boys" and "Happiness" and "Lovers Rock" and most of all "The Long Way")
Ghostface "The Pretty Toney Album" (it's better than Anton thinks)
Howling Hex "Section Two" (see, same band twice. Not right)

That's it

― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 14 January 2005 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

It's "2" actually

― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 14 January 2005 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't think of/don't own a single record made in 2004.

― Livvie (Livvie), Friday, 14 January 2005 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh I can include the Futurians "Subway Songs", can't I! So I have eight, not too useless

― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 14 January 2005 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I wouldn't have incl "Smile" before I'd heard it (if that makes sense) but having done so yeah, it's so in. It's a new thing. Kinda sad Beatlebased pop can only get in if an old example gets revived, sorta, noone's stopping me listening to "Revolver" tho

― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 14 January 2005 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

And they'd better not try

― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 14 January 2005 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I only like old music anyway.

― Livvie (Livvie), Friday, 14 January 2005 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Tho to be fair to myself I HAVE heard Smile and oh boy it sure is beautiful, and I've been taped the majority of both/maybe even ALL of one of those Howling Hex records and they're good too.

― Livvie (Livvie), Friday, 14 January 2005 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I guess I can add the new Beastie Boys album and most of what Andrew got. Wish I had Kelis and stuff.

― Elisabeth (Elisabeth), Saturday, 15 January 2005 00:23 (twenty-one years ago)

kelis - tasty. did that last sonic youth album come out in 2004? i liked a few tracks off that. apart from that, i can't think of much.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Saturday, 15 January 2005 02:45 (twenty-one years ago)

2004 was alright I guess. I got to listen to more new stuff than I usually do, thanks to the radio station and being able to leave Soulseek on for days at a stretch.
I did my top 10 back in October, for reasons that completely escape me now. Anyway, it was:

10. The Roots - The Tipping Point
9. Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
8. Junior Boys - Last Exit
7. Iron and Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
6. McLusky - The Difference Between Me and You is I'm Not on Fire
5. David Kilgour - Frozen Orange
4. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
3. Edmund Cake - Downtown Puff
2. Kanye West - College Dropout
1. Brian Wilson - Smile

A few weeks ago I found out that it's disturbingly similar to N1ck bloody B0llinger's top 10. Argh! Anyway, the following are also fine albums released in 2004:

!!! - Louden Up Now
Frederico Aubele - Gran Hotel Buenos Aires
Batrider - They Said You're Hedeous
De La Soul - The Grind Date
Devin the Dude - To Tha X-Treme
Dimmer - You've Got to Hear the Music
Dizzee Rascal - Showtime
Felix Da Housecat - Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever
Holly Golightly - Slowly but Surely
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Magnetic Fields - I
Morrissey - You are the Quarry
Prince - Musicology
Skinnyman - Council Estate of Mind
Sleepers Union - Giant Spheres
Sonic Youth - Nurse
Tanya Stephens - Gangsta Blues
TV on the Radio - Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes
Superpitcher - Here Comes Love
Tom Waits - Real Gone
Wiley - Treddin' on Thin Ice

and probably lots I'm forgetting. I still haven't heard the new Ray Charles or Nancy Sinatra.

― Minty (Minty), Sunday, 16 January 2005 00:17 (twenty-one years ago)

giant spheres was _early_ 2003..

― chris andrews (fraew), Sunday, 16 January 2005 02:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't believe I forgot "Sonic Nurse", that can come second

― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 16 January 2005 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)

a loose list i put together a while back.. missing a few more recent acuisitions:

brian wilson smile A
alec bathgate the indifferent velvet void A
comets on fire blue cathedral A
the blood brothers crimes A
the streets a grand don't come for free A
the brunettes mars loves venus A
kanye west the college dropout A
the mint chicks octagon octagon octagon ep A
madlib / mf doom madvillian A
dizzee rascal showtime B
goldenaxe golden shake hands lp B
franz ferdinand franz ferdinand B
disasteradio! DSIR B
sonic youth sonic nurse B
sufjan stevens seven swans B
!!! louden up now B
the dialtones better late B
david kilgour frozen orange B
the shocking pinks sway B
the shocking pinks dance the dance electric B
the rainy days hot shit! B
iron and wine Our Endless Numbered Days B
pine akira sunrise C
eskimo loverbatim C
pro drag all stars hexophonic destructo sound C
the chandelliers the chandelliers C
bark psychosis project dustsucker C
tom waits real gone C
nick cave abbatoir blues / lyre of orpheus C
interpol antics C
air walkie talkie C
dimmer you've got to hear the music C

― chris andrews (fraew), Sunday, 16 January 2005 23:18 (twenty-one years ago)

what about gigs, Minty?

Did you know N B011inger's written a book?

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Monday, 17 January 2005 07:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh some indierock came out, no I think I still don't like this year much. Madvillain, how good is that? Still want the Kanye West. The Bark Psychosis should be pretty good, I suppose. Next year DAFT PUNK/THE FALL/SLEATER-KINNEY/prob lots of others, hooray

― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 11:47 (twenty-one years ago)

This year, but next year's list

― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 11:51 (twenty-one years ago)

it was all trendy bullshit wasn't it? that Ada record - for fucks sakes!!!! (it was nice). howsabout kompakt 100...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. bark fucking psychosis? good 10 years ago. Jnr boys? nice too. nice. Lil' Jon? big year. make half a good c90. that is good actually. still.

whenns the next thing gonna fck with me head? its all just good to nice PRoduct.

― bulbs (bulbs), Thursday, 20 January 2005 10:53 (twenty-one years ago)

bulbs, my advice is to listen to one of my favourite releases of 2004: Bosom Buddy by G Frenzy. You can probably buy it through Celebrate Psi Phenomenon. It's not trendy, unless bad actors' filmographys as lyrics, abusing richard gere, and sad uh...okay I can't describe it. There's a WASP cover on it but I don't think I've ever heard them.

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Friday, 21 January 2005 01:56 (twenty-one years ago)

okay!

― bulbs (bulbs), Friday, 21 January 2005 06:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah I flipped through that NB book a while ago. Nick Hornby he ain't.

Gigs? Gigsgigsgigs hmmmm... Sonic Youth were great of course but Gillian and David were probably the best. Um, not probably the best, they were the best, easy. Seeing David Mitchell was somthing, even tho he didn't do any of the songs I was hanging out for. Some of the A Low Hum gigs were really good, esp. the Dead C rockin' out. The Futurians were ALWAYS fantastic, at least everytime I saw them/can remember they were. Um. Lines of Flight was an ordeal, but had it's moments. Ah man, I can't remember shit, this is why I collect posters. They're all in Dunedin tho, no help there. Oh Brian Wilson! Woot. There was a also a very good Renderers/Dick the Phone gig as part of the Fringe festival I think.

― Minty (Minty), Friday, 21 January 2005 23:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Ok I'm gonna try and make a top 10 of stuff from last year I bought:
1. Black Dice - Creature Comforts (especially when stoned and tired woooah)
2. Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse
3. the Donnas - Gold Medal
4. Howling Hex - Return of the Third Tower
5. Beastie Boys - To the Five Boroughs

Doesn't look like I can get much further! I should have more by like August this year or something. Uhhh dunno.

― Elisabeth (Elisabeth), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 01:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah and Howling Hex section two, duh

― Elisabeth (Elisabeth), Wednesday, 26 January 2005 01:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I wanna mention the Arthur Russell "Calling Out of Context" thing even tho it's an archival thing cos it's SO SO beautiful and light and happy. He was a SUPERHERO OF LOVE, man. That'd be, I dunno, in there somewhere, I like all these recs. Anton when're you gonna buy Black Dice's unprecedented masterpiece "Creature Comforts"?

― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 31 January 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

I'll buy it when you admit that Pretty Toney is a flimsy minger of an album and you only like it cos you're a jerk.

― Minty (Minty), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 03:23 (twenty years ago)

Hi pals. I was wondering if anybody is going to see the Handsome Family play? I think it is tonight in Auckland and tomorrow in Wellington?

― rainy (rainy), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:47 (twenty years ago)

what a great year! um off the top of my head (& I need to listen to the 04 Petey Pablo, Juvenile & Mannie Fresh albums, plus the Lil Jon mixtape.)

no particular order:

IQU - Sun Q
Boredoms - Seadrum/House Of Sun
Clinton Sparks presents Clipse - We Got It 4 Cheap
Big & Rich - Horse Of A Different Colour
Blood Brothers - Crimes
M.I.A. & Diplo - Piracy Funds Terrorism
Dizzee Rascal - Showtime
va - Run The Road
Brooks - Red Tape
Panda Bear - Young Prayer
Morgan Geist - Unclassics
Diplo - Favela On Blast
va - DFA Compilation #2
Mastodon - Leviathan
Holdy Steady - Almost Killed Me
New Buffalo - The Last Beautiful Day
Plus-Tech Squeezebox - Cartooom!
United States Of Electronia - U.S.E.
Jason Forrest - The Unrelenting Songs of the 1979 Post Disco Crash
Go! Team - Thunder Lightning Strike
Kid606 - Who Still Kill Sound?
JC Chasez - Schizophrenic
Wasteland - Vulture Culture
Tiefschwarz - Misch Masch + Eleven Remixes
va - Get Physical 2nd Anniversary
va - Mei Lwun presents Uno Records
Junior Boys - Last Exit
Felix Da Housekat - Devin Dazzle & The Neon Fever
Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
Ada - Blondie
Wasteland - October

― etc, Thursday, 3 February 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)

& a bunch of NZ/Aus stuff:

Pumice - Raft
Dean Roberts - Be Mine Tonight
Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon Love
New Buffalo - The Last Beautiful Day

― etc, Sunday, 6 February 2005 06:19 (twenty years ago)

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