http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_music_club/features/2011/music_club_2011/best_music_2011_will_someone_please_explain_why_adele_isn_t_completely_boring_.html
Jody Rosen discussing the year with Nabisco, Ann Powers, Jonah Weiner, and Carl Wilson
― Another Suburbanite, Thursday, 22 December 2011 07:15 (twelve years ago) link
I came round to "Let England Shake" yesterday - played it twice in a row and really got into it. I love it when she starts splicing in Blood & Fire - I thought it was a mistake or somehow I'd managed to get two songs playing at the same time. Had to pause it to make sure.
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 09:35 (twelve years ago) link
Great album list from The Liminal:http://www.theliminal.co.uk/2011/12/the-liminal-albums-of-the-year-2011/
1. Pete Swanson, Man With Potential (Type)2. Grouper, AIA Dream Loss/Alien Observer (Yellow Electric)3. Andy Stott, Passed Me By/We Stay Together (Modern Love)4. Hallock Hill, The Union (Hundred Acre Records)5. Julia Holter, Tragedy (Leaving Records)6. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libres (Constellation)7. Ellen Fullman, Through Glass Panes (Important)8. Gang Gang Dance, Eye Contact (4AD)9. Tim Hecker, Ravedeath 1972 (Kranky)10. Corrupted, Garten der Unbewusstheit (Nostalgia Blackrain)11. Bill Orcutt, How The Thing Sings (Editions Mego)12. Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges (Constellation)13. Gillian Welch, The Harrow And The Harvest (Acony)14. Leyland Kirby, Eager To Tear Apart The Stars (History Always Favours The Winners)15. Michael Chapman, The Resurrection And Revenge Of The Clayton Peacock (Ecstatic Peace)16. Roly Porter, Aftertime (Subtext)17. Cut Hands, Afro Noise (Very Friendly)18. Jenny Hval, Viscera (Rune Grammofon)19. Rustie, Glass Swords (Warp)20. Moritz von Oswald Trio, Horizontal Structures (Honest Jon’s)21. Chris Watson, El Tren Fantasma (Touch)22. Liturgy, Aesthethica (Thrill Jockey)23. Fire! with Jim O’Rourke, Unreleased? (Rune Grammofon)24. DJ Rashad, Just A Taste Vol. 1 (Ghettophiles)25. Peter Evans, Beyond Civilized And Primitive (Dancing Wayang)
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Thursday, 22 December 2011 12:18 (twelve years ago) link
Pretty shocked to see that the Mountain Goats album hasn't appeared on one single list. (Except for Cibuloid's, but that doesn't count)
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 22 December 2011 12:35 (twelve years ago) link
That Julia Holter album's pretty decent.
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 12:42 (twelve years ago) link
Good to see the Liminal picked the right Leyland Kirby album.
― Doran, Thursday, 22 December 2011 12:46 (twelve years ago) link
Have to say i don't really "get" his sampled from 78s stuff. What is he adding to it really? Eager To Tear Apart The Stars is great though
― Number None, Thursday, 22 December 2011 12:49 (twelve years ago) link
You talking about The Caretaker? I guess it's more collage work than original composition. Hauntology and all that jazz... I like how with many of the tracks you don't know whether it's a loop or not, and where the loop starts or stops. Really I just hear it as a pleasant, ghostly recontextualisation of pre-war dancehall.
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 12:54 (twelve years ago) link
The first two albums he released himself on CDr as The Caretaker are amazing. He's adding some amazing effects is what he's adding there. But since then it's been diminishing returns.
― Doran, Thursday, 22 December 2011 12:57 (twelve years ago) link
ghostly recontextualisation of pre-war dancehall.
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, December 22, 2011
Don't understand this - pre-war pop music is already really ghostly sounding!
― april wowak, Thursday, 22 December 2011 13:03 (twelve years ago) link
Just find it really detracts from some of the best music of the last century
― april wowak, Thursday, 22 December 2011 13:04 (twelve years ago) link
Well, it's Disintegration Loops meets Ghostbox, so if those are for you then it's great. There's a psychological subtext to it as well, which I'm not sure I fully understand. But yeah, I dig it.
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 13:08 (twelve years ago) link
Do you like Jack Hylton?
― april wowak, Thursday, 22 December 2011 13:33 (twelve years ago) link
Not knowingly heard him (although I'm sure I must have somewhere down the line). I guess that's the good thing about the Caretaker is that it brings this kind of music to audiences who might not have heard a lot of it.
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
Like that Frank Ocean fellow!
― april wowak, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
Somewhere out there there's a music-hall aficionado kissing his damn spats over the Caretaker.
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:26 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe they're even here right now
― april wowak, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
All of Boomkat's lists are now up.
― Doran, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:38 (twelve years ago) link
Guardian Readers' Albums of 2011
Readers' albums of 2011https://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/music/musicblog/2011/dec/22/best-albums-songs-2011-readers20 Destroyer - Kaputt19 Adele - 2118 Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi17 Björk - Biophilia16 St Vincent - Strange Mercy15 King Creosote & John Hopkins - Diamond Mine14 The Arctic Monkeys – Suck it and See13 Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - We're New Here12 Josh T Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen11 Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain10 Metronomy - The English Riviera9 Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost8 Katy B - On A Mission7 The Horrors - Skying6 Tom Waits - Bad as Me5 James Blake - James Blake4 Wild Beasts - Smother3 Bon Iver - Bon Iver2 PJ Harvey - Let England Shake1 Matt Cardle - Letters
Readers' songs of 201120 St Vincent - Cruel19 Nicola Roberts - Beat of My Drum18 Azealia Banks - 21217 Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks16 Summer Camp - Better Off Without You15 Wild Beasts - Bed Of Nails14 Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle13 Lady Gaga - Born This Way12 Bon Iver - Holocene11 Joe Goddard - Gabriel10 SBTRKT - Hold On9 Laura Marling - Sophia8 Metronomy - The Look7 Radiohead - Lotus Flower6 PJ Harvey - The Words That Maketh Murder5 Adele - Someone Like You4 M83 - Midnight City3 The Horrors - Still Life2 Lana Del Rey - Video Games1 Matt Cardle - Starlight
Someone alert The Indie's Jonathan Owen
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:39 (twelve years ago) link
XXP: With the Caretaker at his best, you can't really tell what the source material is because he's made it into something new.
At his worst, it's just Glen Ponder with a load of echo.
― Doran, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:40 (twelve years ago) link
Is Matt Cardle the fat guy from Gavin and Stacey?
think so
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:42 (twelve years ago) link
Julia Holter at number one on the Boomkat albums chart... :-)
http://boomkat.com/collections/charts-2011-boomkat-top-100-albums
http://boomkat.com/collections/charts-2011-boomkat-top-100-singleseps
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
they really should do the readers poll before the writers one
― nashwan, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:46 (twelve years ago) link
simon reynolds
11 for ‘11
Metronomy, The English RivieraRustie, Glass SwordsOneohtrix Point Never, ReplicaJames Ferraro, Far Side VirtualWoebot, ChunksMaria Minerva, Tallinn At DawnEkoplekz, Intrusive Incidentalz Vol 1KWJAZ, s/tThe Horrorist, Joyless PleasureUrsula Bogner, Sonne = Black BoxMoon Wiring Club, Clutch It Like A Gonk
the next 11
Kuedo, SeverantJon Brooks, Music for Thomas CarnackiRangers, Pan Am StoriesJulia Holter, TragedyVarious, Bangs & Works Vol 2Kangding Ray, OrPeaking lights, 936tUnE-yArDs, whokillFord & Lopatin, Channel PressureToro Y Moi, Underneath the PineHacker Farm, Poundland
another 11
Tim Hecker, ravedeath 1972Laurel Halo, Hour LogicAndrew Pekler, Sentimental FavouritesThe Deeep, Life LightMaria Minerva, Cabaret Cixous2562, FeverPrince Rama, Trust NowCharles Vaughan, Documenting the DecayDestroyer, KaputtBee Mask, Canzoni Dal Laboratorio Del Silenzio CosmicoClams Casino, Rainforest
tunes of '11
Dev, “In the Dark”Maria Minerva, “A Little Lonely”Ke$ha, “We R Who We R”Rihanna, “Cheers (Drink to That)”Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends”Martin Solveig & Dragonette, “Hello”Etta James featuring Flo Rida, “Good Feeling”Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”New Boyz featuring The Cataracts & Dev’s “Backseat Driver”Afrojack featuring Eva Simons, “Take Over Control”LMFAO, “Party Rock Anthem”LMFAO, “Sexy and I Know It”Toro Y Moi, “Still Sound”Scritti Politti, “A Day Late and a Dollar Short (unreleased new-ish track on Absolute comp)Maria Minerva, “Hagasuxzzavol”Rustie, “Ultra Thizz”Lil Wayne, “How To Love”Joker featuring Buggsy & Otis Brown, “Lost”Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj, “Dance (A$$)”Chris Brown not featuring Chris Brown, “Look at Me Now (INSTRUMENTAL)”Laurel Halo, "Head"Kreayshawn, “Gucci Gucci”Maria Minerva, “Ruff Trade”
inexplicably uninvolved by
ZombyPJ HarveyJohn MausPanda BearHype WilliamsJames Blake
transfixed at the border twixt rapture and revulsion
DrakeLiturgySkrillexKaty Perry
― wil smif, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:49 (twelve years ago) link
skrillex is the aural equivalent of necking half a bottlesworth of vodka and red bull and taking three dodgy berries. You'll probably have quite a good time, but you'll be left feeling like a terrible terrible human being for it.
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
skrillex should forget music and just stick to animated gifs
― nashwan, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.sickchirpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/skrillex-kim-jongil-750x400.jpg
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:10 (twelve years ago) link
Let me guess, Kim Jong Skril, right?
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
MY TRACKS http://alexmacpherson.tumblr.com/post/14617464612/my-top-120-tracks-of-2011
MY ALBUMS http://alexmacpherson.tumblr.com/post/14614655894/my-top-50-albums-of-2011
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
dog latin you are posting...a lot right now
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:12 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― wil smif, Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:13 (twelve years ago) link
it's downtime in the office today...
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:13 (twelve years ago) link
amazing lex
― gucc_ebooks (tpp), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
> 17. PHAEDRA - The Sea
^ this beautiful thing really came into its own in the autumn - good shout Lex! Also great to see Frivolous getting more love.
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
so my day off tmrw will be spent copy/pasting lex's trax list into youtube. Cool! Thx Lex :) Sure beats xmas shopping.
― pandemic, Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i didn't think the phaedra album was a contender and then bam, autumn happened
i actually started a youtube playlist including both album standout tracks and standalone tracks but it was taking aaaaages and i got bored http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL65FDD501BC4A3CA8
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
great lists lex - surprised there's no Jhene though!
― Guy with deep but still obviously homosexual voice (brains), Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
Tom Waits??
― jaymc, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
uh oh...
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:16 (twelve years ago) link
thx BW - i like jhené but as i was putting the lists together i kinda realised i don't love her yet? i did not feel compelled to return to her music as much as i expected to. if i wanted to be a bit mean i'd say i preferred cassie the first time round and w/o the slight drake taint.
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:35 (twelve years ago) link
^^^ + no kandi either?
― bayou goo, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:36 (twelve years ago) link
jaymx use ur xls! i am not explaining my love of tom waits for the 93085034th time in my years in ilx.
re: this album specifically - i'd actually given up on him, he seemed to finally lurch into self-parody about a decade ago, but i like the casualness of the affair - it's tom happily doing what tom does w/o trying too hard about it but enjoying himself and getting some good shots at the outside world in, and several moments of resonant emotional truth
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
kandi = 2010 even if i didn't hear it til 2011 and thus never got to rep for it in any EOY list ;_;
I've had the same disinterest in Waits for years, and this album broke through for the same reasons.
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
dreadful year-end list from popjustice as to be expected:
1. Lady Gaga - Born This Way2. Will Young - Echoes3. The Sound of Arrows - Voyage4. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Make A Scene5. Susan Boyle - Someone To Watch Over 6. Pnau - Soft Universe 7. Nicola Roberts - Cinderella’s Eyes8. Rihanna - Talk That Talk9. Britney Spears - Femme Fatale10. Nicole Scherzinger - Killer Love11. Jennifer Lopez - Love?12. Cut Copy - Zonoscope13. Adele - 2114. Monarchy - Around The Sun15. Patrick Wolf - Lupercalia16. Christophe Willem - Prismophonic17. Cher Lloyd - Sticks + Stones18. Nerina Pallot - Year Of The Wolf19. Example - Playing In The Shadows20. The Saturdays - On Your Radar21. Beyonce - 422. Frankmusik - Do It In The AM23. Vanbot - Vanbot24. Patrick Stump - Soul Punk25. Jessie J - Who You Are26. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger27. Natalia Kills - The Perfectionist28. Katy B - On A Mission29. Lights - Siberia30. One Direction - Up All Night31. Same Difference - The Rest Is History32. CocknBullKid - Adulthood33. David Guetta - Nothing But the Beat
― bayou goo, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
lack of Jhene in Lex's track list is redeemed by his #79 track...
― suggest biffa (henrietta lacks), Thursday, 22 December 2011 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
Susan Boyle????
― skip, Thursday, 22 December 2011 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
Didn't really want to start a new thread for this, but last night I picked up some 2011 albums based on praise from various ilxors in their personal year-end wrap-ups.
So, Ned and Adrien, I am holding each of you personally responsible if the Active Child and Cold Cave albums, respectively, suck. ;)
In all seriousness, the write ups you guys did for those two inspired me to pick up on some stuff I skipped over this past year.
― shakur rump (I left my login in El Sandboxo), Thursday, 22 December 2011 18:48 (twelve years ago) link