Wow, people really seem to like that Peaking Lights album. Didn't really do much for me, although i only heard it once
― Number None, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
Epic third place for Lulu on yr list Matt.
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Friday, 9 December 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
psychic savagery
― smh, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
Glad to see that Cosmin TRG album making an appearance.
― boxedjoy, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
Peaking Lights didn't do much for me either, and I bought the fucker
― mainz, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
The Wire's Tony Herrington lays out their voting process in deep detail over here: http://www.thewire.co.uk/themire/2011/12/suffering-through-suffrage-compiling-the-wires-rewind-charts
― rob (night house), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
Peaking Lights is growing on me, I only gave it half a listen but started coming back to it now. It's cool.
― chjips ahoy (sandbox dmr), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
heard the Pinch & Shackleton playing in store last time I was in Other Music and it sounded good to me
― chjips ahoy (sandbox dmr), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
MSN top 50 by an ilxor
― Minga Frump (Jimmy Riddle), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
I didnt like 936 for the longest time, but then I listened to it on headphones and the dubbiness came alive to me: it's one of my favorites now...
but yeeeeah M@tt; putting Brute Heart in #2!!
― acid mothers against drunk driving (henrietta lacks), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
Only just got around to hearing the Legowelt and it's pretty sweet.
PS it's free to download from http://www.legowelt.com/ (but there is an option to make a donation too)
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
kiss my taint
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Friday, December 9, 2011 5:47 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Permalink
literally clapped for like half a min at this
― furnace mane, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
Goog grief:
Magnet Magazine best albums of 2011
http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2011/12/09/magnet%E2%80%99s-top-20-albums-of-2011/
20. JAMES BLAKE | James Blake (Universal Republic)19. PANDA BEAR | Tomboy (Paw Tracks)18. THURSTON MOORE | Demolished Thoughts (Matador)17. ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER | Last Summer (Merge)16. THE KILLS | Blood Pressures (Domino)15. WILCO | THE WHOLE LOVE (DBPM)14. TUNE-YARDS | w h o k i l l (4AD)13. BON IVER | Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)12. RADIOHEAD | The King Of Limbs (TBD)11. FUCKED UP | David Comes To Life (Matador)10. BILL CALLAHAN | Apocalypse (Drag City)9. BIRD OF YOUTH | Defender (Jagjaguwar)8. WYE OAK | Civilian (Merge)7. BRIGHT EYES | The People’s Key (Saddle Creek)6. R.E.M. | Collapse Into New (Warner Bros.)5. PJ HARVEY | Let England Shake (Vagrant)4. STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS | Mirror Traffic (Matador)3. WILD FLAG | Wild Flag (Merge)2. TOM WAITS | Bad As Me (Anti-)1. YUCK | Yuck (Fat Possum)
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Saturday, 10 December 2011 13:28 (twelve years ago) link
first pub to give into rem breakup sympathy?
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Saturday, 10 December 2011 13:29 (twelve years ago) link
collapse into ew
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Saturday, 10 December 2011 13:30 (twelve years ago) link
Had no idea Magnet still existed!
― jaymc, Saturday, 10 December 2011 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
(No Bob Pollard on the list, though?)
― jaymc, Saturday, 10 December 2011 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
Collapse Into New made top 20 in cutting-edge publication Rolling Stone
― superstition or schizophrenia? (henrietta lacks), Saturday, 10 December 2011 15:00 (twelve years ago) link
lol Collapse into Now
― superstition or schizophrenia? (henrietta lacks), Saturday, 10 December 2011 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
Firework" - Katy Perry> "moves like jagger"
― Another Suburbanite, Saturday, 10 December 2011 16:26 (twelve years ago) link
both those songs are a pockmark on music. pure abominations. they make me want to stab screwdrivers into my ears. Moves Like Jagger is highly irritating, but I think Fireworks is the pinnacle of offensive pop in 2011.
― dog latin, Saturday, 10 December 2011 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
I'm more offended by Bon Iver
― Another Suburbanite, Saturday, 10 December 2011 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.billboard.com/#/features/the-beat-generation-electronic-dance-music-1005652552.story
But why, after 30 years of relative obscurity, was 2011 finally dance music's time? Theories abound: the equalizing quality of the Internet and the social-media generation's intense drive to share everything; a general staleness of other formerly dominant genres, like rock and hip-hop; a generational opt-out from recession anxiety; the rise of Las Vegas as an international dance destination; a few key pop figures stealthily championing the cause. " Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas had a lot to do with it," Oakenfold says. "They took the essence of dance music and put it into top 40 records. It was there without people even knowing it."
Lots of Billboard detail on Skrillex and Swedish House Mafia...
― Another Suburbanite, Sunday, 11 December 2011 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
here's the BBC Music writers' individual albums of the year which I know everyone was very keen to see http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcmusic/2011/12/bbc_music_writers_albums_of_20.html
there are a few ilx posters in there and also some of the absolute worst choices imaginable
― Extreme Lifestyle, Sunday, 11 December 2011 23:33 (twelve years ago) link
a blog I just found
http://latinbutcool.blogspot.com/2011/12/top-11-latin-but-cool-albums-of-2011.html
― Another Suburbanite, Monday, 12 December 2011 05:23 (twelve years ago) link
"latin but cool"
― malcolm the tenth (furnace mane), Monday, 12 December 2011 07:39 (twelve years ago) link
Pitchfork Top 100 Tracks of 2011 (100-51)
100.Thundercat - For Love (I Come Your Friend)99. Ill Blu - Meltdown98. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Ffunny Ffrends97. Fever Ray - The Wolf96. Peaking Lights - All the Sun That Shines95. Kendrick Lamar - A.D.H.D.94. Sepalcure - Pencil Pimp93. Wild Flag - Romance92. Jacques Greene - Another Girl91. Thee Oh Sees - “The Dream”90. Grimes – Vanessa89. SBTRKT – Wildfire [ft. Little Dragon]88. Cities Aviv – Coastin87. Zoo Kid – Out Getting Ribs86. Blawan – Getting Me Down85. Junior Boys – Banana Ripple84. Iceage – You're Blessed83. Tiger & Woods – Gin Nation82. John Maus – Believer81. Yuck – Get Away80. Fucked Up – Queen of Hearts79. Kelly Rowland [ft. Lil Wayne] – Motivation78. Sandro Perri – Changes77. Cults – Abducted76. Julianna Barwick – Prizewinning75. Washed Out – Amor Fati74. Dum Dum Girls – Wrong Feels Right73. tUnE-yArDs – Powa72. Britney Spears [ft. Nicki Minaj & Ke$ha] – Till the World Ends (The Femme Fatale Remix)71. The Men – Bataille70. Holy Ghost! - Jam For Jerry69. Neon Indian – Polish Girl68. The Joy Formidable – Whirring67. Rihanna [ft. Calvin Harris] – We Found Love66. DJ Quik – Killer Dope65. Fleet Foxes – Grown Ocean64. Toro Y Moi – New Beat63. Bon Iver – Perth62. Liturgy – Generation61. Eleanor Friedberger – My Mistakes60. Adele – Someone Like You59. Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire [ft. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P] – The Last Huzzah! (Remix)58. PJ Harvey – The Words That Maketh Murder57. The Weeknd – House of Balloons56. M83 [ft. Zola Jesus] – Intro55. Destroyer – Chinatown54. Jamie xx / Gil Scott-Heron – I'll Take Care of U53. Real Estate – Green Aisles52. Action Bronson – Larry Csonka51. Todd Terje – Snooze 4 Love
― Dan S, Monday, 12 December 2011 08:05 (twelve years ago) link
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― malcolm the tenth (furnace mane), Monday, 12 December 2011 07:39 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Permalink
lol
― dog latin, Monday, 12 December 2011 09:47 (twelve years ago) link
new display name obv
― sean doily, Monday, 12 December 2011 11:48 (twelve years ago) link
yup
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Monday, 12 December 2011 11:51 (twelve years ago) link
Paul Lester1. The Weeknd - House of Balloons2. The Weeknd - Thursday3. StewRat - Spring4. Tyler, the Creator - Goblin5. Frank Ocean - nostalgia,ULTRA
that list is my nemesis
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Monday, 12 December 2011 12:10 (twelve years ago) link
Pretty sure this was the best list there:
Ian Winwood1. The King Blues - Punk & Poetry2. The Decemberists - The King Is Dead3. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It & See4. Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones5. Lou Reed and Metallica - Lulu
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Monday, 12 December 2011 12:14 (twelve years ago) link
Wait, there's a band called New Look? Or is there an album of all the mallectro they play in New Look shops, because I would totally buy that record.
― rekeningopnemer (Fotherington Thomas), Monday, 12 December 2011 12:17 (twelve years ago) link
going thru that pitchfrk list; props to J0rdan for the write up alongside the Kendrick track.
― pandemic, Monday, 12 December 2011 13:08 (twelve years ago) link
Melissa Bradshaw from that BBC writers' list has a 2010 album in her choices. Buffoon.
― Illia Rump (emil.y), Monday, 12 December 2011 13:21 (twelve years ago) link
She has two if you count Diddy Dirty Money as 2010 as well as Shangaan Electro.
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Monday, 12 December 2011 13:26 (twelve years ago) link
Ah yes, I did actually wonder about that as I remembered it showing in the ilx poll. Couldn't remember if that was a single or album, though. Shangaan Electro wasn't even late 2010 as far as I recall!
― Illia Rump (emil.y), Monday, 12 December 2011 13:30 (twelve years ago) link
Pretty sure this was the best list there:Ian Winwood1. The King Blues - Punk & Poetry2. The Decemberists - The King Is Dead3. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It & See4. Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones5. Lou Reed and Metallica - Lulu
We can debate the merits of the other records, but Frank Turner is truly beyond the pale.
― Neil S, Monday, 12 December 2011 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
there is suddenly the very real possibility that my top 3 albums will all be in the guardian's top 4...
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Monday, 12 December 2011 13:41 (twelve years ago) link
New Look is dope imo. A warm, minimalist synth-pop type thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydFcH5yvtWM
― malcolm the tenth (furnace mane), Monday, 12 December 2011 13:51 (twelve years ago) link
Don't know who you voted for Lex, but there's been no Adele, Florence, PJ Harvey or err, M83 or Elbow yet. Can't think what else.
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Monday, 12 December 2011 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Tuesday, December 13, 2011 12:41 AM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink
lex I think it's a measure of the infectiousness of your enthusing that you appear to be incredibly good at winning over people around you to your likes. This will be quite a coup if it comes off.
― Tim F, Monday, 12 December 2011 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
i don't really think i can take credit for people liking beyoncé and pj harvey. really it was NID that those three albums would be top 10 (just based on other guardian writers' taste), just didn't expect beyoncé and katy b to go top 4.
actually i'm quite spectacularly bad at winning people over to my personal likes that don't have momentum from elsewhere.
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Monday, 12 December 2011 13:57 (twelve years ago) link
Not getting at anyone but Beyonce, PJ Harvey and Katy B doesn't seem surprising for a Guardian list
― Number None, Monday, 12 December 2011 13:59 (twelve years ago) link
Well yeah, what lex said
xxpost well you have heaps of direct influence on my list but then that's nothing new.
― Tim F, Monday, 12 December 2011 13:59 (twelve years ago) link
Feeling a bit "hmmm" on New Look but that's probably one to debate on the "arty electronica with girl vocals" thread.
― rekeningopnemer (Fotherington Thomas), Monday, 12 December 2011 14:07 (twelve years ago) link
After last year's ILM tracks poll I don't think anyone should doubt Lex's powers.
― sean doily, Monday, 12 December 2011 14:11 (twelve years ago) link
I guess I should mention that P&J ballots sent this weekend.
― Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 12 December 2011 14:14 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think Beyonce is a lock for the Graun's top five actually.
― Matt DC, Monday, 12 December 2011 15:26 (twelve years ago) link