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Would also like a nice chatty thread this week, what've you been hammering?
Additionally, had a bit of trouble with scrobbling lately (so my weeks' list isn't that accurate). iTunes recognises my iPod plays, but last.fm only picks up on some of it. Should I just reinstall?
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Oh, my list:
1 Wild Beasts 72
2 Tim Hecker 57
3 Max Richter 44
4 How To Dress Well 38
5 Grouper 36
6 Flying Lotus 35
7 Actress 30
8a The xx 22
8b port st. willow 22
10 Stars of the Lid 18
11 The Mountain Goats 17
12 Grizzly Bear 14
13a PJ Harvey 12
13b Destroyer 12
13c arrange 12
3) The Vivaldi Recomposed thing. I can see this being top of my chart next week, perfect mix of maximalist and minimalist.
5) I'm sure I've heard more Grouper this week (damn scrobbler). Wide is actually a very underrated album, but Dragging... remains her best.
6)Not enough time to make a judgement yet
7)possible AOTY
8b) I think this will appeal to many DiSsers...but it is possibly too reminiscent of The Antlers.
1. 2Pac - 26
2. Ghostface Killah - 20
3. Raekwon - 16
4. Ol' Dirty Bastard - 11
5. Deerhunter - 8
6. Sonic Youth - 7
7= GZA/Genius - 6
7= Woods - 6
9= Dinosaur Jr. - 5
9= Star Slinger - 5
Delving a bit deeper into the Wu Tang catalogue, with very positive results so far. Will take some time to digest everything, but Ghostface stands out as my favourite so far
T'sOTW: Sonic Youth - Catholic Block
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4P6gB18nDw
2Pac - If I Die 2Nite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6hjEJWXtUs
I tale it you gave Me Against the World a listen then?
take*
yup, thanks for the recommendation
got a bit caught up in the first 4 tracks so not sure how the back end of the album holds up, but what I did get through was great. Love how smooth and mellow most of it is, especially Dear Mama. Still think I prefer Strictly overall though, something about it grabbed me a bit more.
Also finally got through my first listen of Liquid Swords, digging that a lot too, B.I.B.L.E. being the standout for me
Front to back solid.
Heavy In The Game is the only OK song. I was gonna post a few of my favorites but couldnt decide! Ive actually been re-listening to more Pac again recently, feeling the itch.
Me Against The World is best front to back solid
Makaveli is too, and just as good IMO.
All Eyez on Me has a ridiculous amount of classic material, but is naturally a little less consistent.
2Pacalypse & Strictly are a little way behind those 3 for me.
For me maybe All Eyez on Me > Me Against the World = Makaveli >> 2Pacalypse = STRICTLY
don't know why i put strictly in capitals
For me:
AEOM > MATW > MAKAVELI > R U STLL DWN >THUG LIFE > 2PCLPS > STRTCLY
I usually include Thug Life in there and r u still down is a actually really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN0VyzRkheQ
Thug Life is great
agree that it's better than 2Pacalypse and Strictly.
R U Still Down is OKish, but imo Better Dayz is the best of the posthumous material. Still pretty patchy.
Could've got some really good albums out of that material if they hadn't been desperate to chuck out 2 disc 40 track albums every year.
WE really should break it out into
posthumous records vs alive records to do it proper I guess. Also, I always thought his 2lp greatest hits was a pretty 'good best of' effort.
Haha, man I bought this like 25 disc unreleased bootleg package from some shady guy on ebay in like 98 full of random remixes and pac vocals over random beats.
This discussion should be in that other thread!
He username was probably actually called ShadyGuy7
I'm guilty for buying some of that shit too. Got some terrible Eminem bootlegs :(
`was probably actually called`
JFC
'He username'
Oh dear god, I'm cat_race.
Reads like the majority of my posts tbh.
As long as the point gets across somewhere in there.
Actually fuck that
I just looked at the tracklisting for Better Dayz and no way is it better. Apologies.
Im telling you, RUSD is pretty great!
1 The Durutti Column 19
2 Au Pairs 17
3 Gang of Four 16
4 The Fall 13
5 iamamiwhoami 12
6 Mala 10
7 The Smashing Pumpkins 9
7 Archers Of Loaf 9
9 Echo Lake 7
10 Cocteau Twins 5
10 Gal Costa 5
12 The Gaslamp Killer 4
13 Dinosaur Jr. 2
13 This Heat 2
13 CCCP Fedeli Alla Linea 2
13 Amusement Parks On Fire 2
13 How To Dress Well 2
3) Solid Gold = appropriately titled.
5) one of the best albums of the year imo. Great videos as well.
6) not really listened to any dubstep for a long time but Mala in Cuba is a solid record.
yeah mala in cuba is really good
and best of all i don't feel like i've even got that deep into it yet, it's gonna get better
Hi
1 Gang Starr 25
2 Flying Lotus 18
3 Aesop Rock 17
4 Brother Ali 14
5 Robert Hood 13
6 Zammuto 12
6 DJ Quik & Kurupt 12
8 Big L 11
8 A Tribe Called Quest 11
10 The Smiths 10
10 Daft Punk 10
12 Bob Dylan 9
13 Daphni 8
14 Girl Talk 7
15 Nas 6
I've actually listened to FlyLo a few times now, very good record that reveals itself with repeated listens. Will certainly be 'bigger' than his last two as it's far more accessible.
The Robert Hood album is great, Aesop Rock is probably my AOTY, and been listening to the Daphne album solidly for the last month or so which is a good sign.
Also been listening to the Tame Impala album a lot, which I think is even better than the debut.
It's interesting you say that about FlyLo...
It is apparently taking a few listens to sink in...but then that would seem to be at odds with it being "accesible". I think it'll be bigger purely on the back of the build up.
Second time I've heard someone say Lonerism is better than Innerspeaker. Starting to believe it might actually be true...
I guess what I mean, is that it will appeal to a wider audience
It's less abrasive, more subtle and cohesive. People that were big fans of Cosmogramma may find it a little less edgy, but it's still a very immersive listen. I'm not sure where I'd rank it in terms of his discography yet, but it doesn't feel like the disappointment I initially thought it could be.
Hmm, yeah
Though I think any gains in crossover audiences will be offset by those disappointed that it isn't Cosmogramma 2.0.
It's not all that relevant so long as we like it :D
So
1 Sufjan Stevens 65
2 Liars 35
3 Grizzly Bear 27
4 Grandaddy
5 Bright Eyes 22
6 Mew 21
7 My Bloody Valentine 20
8 Pink Floyd 19
9 Boards of Canada 18
10 Chromatics 15
Revisited Illionoise a couple of times this week. Otherwise Liars new record might just be my favourite of 2012, or the new Grizzly Bear... or Chromatics or... god damnit. Streamed the new Efterklang quiet a lot as well.
1. Why? - 61
2. Pavement - 23
3. Bullion - 13
4. Belle & Sebastian - 12
5. Wu-Tang Clan - 11
6. The Stone Roses - 7
7. Liars - 6
8. The Beatles - 5
9. Peace - 4
b. Woodsman -
I've not listened to much music lately, I'm not sure why.
1. I'm a big fan of this album now, really wasn't sure about it on the first few listens because it isn't like Alopecia but then realised I wouldn't just want a repeat of that album. It's so open lyrically that it makes it a really cathartic listen.
2. Best band for cycling fast through traffic and just generally having a great time.
3. Really good walking/jogging music when it's sunny and everyone looks happy.
9. My friends' band just put out an EP and I reckon it's pretty great. They sound quite a lot like Wu Lyf (but, in my opinion, better) with some kind of tropicalia undertones. http://peaceforeverever.co.uk/
everybody know imma motherfuckin scrobbler
1. Cassie 75
2. Cam'ron 74
3. Flying Lotus 35
4. Ghostface Killah 34
5. DJ Quik 32
6. 2nd II None 18
7. Ciara 18
8. 2pac 17
9. Tony Toni Toné 17
10. The-Dream 13
1. generally loving cassie right now, this week's jam: Thirsty.
2. always got a lot of love for cam, even when he's in gibberish mode i find it charming. both purple haze and come home with me are classic status to me.
5. i listened to rhythm-al-ism and safe + sound this week, enjoyed both, but rhythm had a lot of quotable moments. especially enjoyed 'i usedta know her'
7. damn ciara - basic instinct is a really good album, one of the best things the-dream has been involved with, which is saying something.
9. great rhythms, really good harmonies, love these dudes.
Im all over this chart!
I remember loving I Usedta Know Her so much at first, definitely grabs you the most to start.
Basic Instinct is quite good, Heavy Rotation is my favorite on there for sure.
1 Cap'n Jazz 23
2 Death From Above 1979 16
3 Converge 13
4 Loma Prieta 12
5 Joyce Manor 10
6 65daysofstatic 9
7 The Dillinger Escape Plan 7
8 Vales 5
9 Los Campesinos! 2
9 We Came Out Like Tigers 2
11 Bikini Kill 1
11 Brand New 1
11 Rolo Tomassi 1
11 Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross 1
yes, just reinstall
I have had no trouble with my scrobbling for months since I reinstalled. It feels great.
01. Toy - 36
02. Grizzly Bear - 29
03. Ssaliva - 26
04. Wild Nothing - 24
05. Poor Moon - 22
06. The Raveonettes - 18
07. Woods - 14
08. Thee Oh Sees - 13
09. Interpol - 12
9. Ombre – 12
09. a i r s p o r t s – 12
this is almost identical to last week so I don't really have much new to chat about.
The Poor Moon album is growing on me. Maybe I do like Fleet Foxes after all. Hmmm.
I am jealous of all you people with Lonerism. I wish I still stole music. Unless you have a legit promo or something. I am itching to hear it, and I have a long drive from Brighton to Cornwall next week where that kind of album is ideal. The Warlocks are probably our family favourite Cornish driving music, especially the Phoenix Album. The kind of music that is made for driving to – unless you're doing the other thing that it is made for, in which case it;s probably best not to operate heavy machinery.
I bought a few albums for the trip – Japandroids – Celebration Rock; Woods – Bend Beyond; Thee Oh Sees – Putrifiers II, and How To Dress Well – Total Loss.
I don't know how good HTDW will be for driving. Inappropriate I expect, But I want it. Haven't listened to it yet, but I played the other three just the once and they are all good. Japandroids possibly really good. Oh Sees, same old same great - more garage bands should use flutes, it works too well. on theother hand, no one else should because it's Dwyers trademark. almost. other than slammming out a set of garage psych every couple of months. Woods is good, I like their sound, it;s nice and easy if not challenging at all.
I wanted the new Moon Duo album too but I don't know if it's out yet. Circles is a great track. Good driving music again.
Unrelatedly: My wife has been hammering Gangnam Style. My brother made a mash-up of all the memey video spoofs. It's pretty good actually. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUT6iMozFOs&feature=youtu.be
and lastly, I got the chance to mess about on the guitar for a bit, for the first time in 3 months it seems from the time between posts to Soundcloud. This is 5 minutes worth of the results
http://soundcloud.com/meatbreak/minimal-theme-at-home
Is it nice? it;s not supposed to be much more than Nice.
That's my initial chat salvo. over to youze.
The HTDW is interesting
I'm in the limbo period atm where I may love it or I may not hear it again after this year. I was always interested in it because I wanted to here his sound without the ear-aching fuzz. And in fairness to him, he hasn't just thrown out a load of hi fidelity indie RnB hits, it's got some good structure and pacing to it. I think I probably will end up loving it tbh.
Thanks for the first comment btw. Really I should've tried reinstalling FIRST, then asked if it still wasn't fixed.
something about HTDW annoys me
it just feels empty
Fair enough really
not exactly the sort of criticism that can be rebutted. Sucks to be you, however.
you seem upset
No, I'll try and be more eloquent
If you feel a record is empty, I could argue that the opposite is true...but really it would centre upon what we each define as empty. As it is more of a feeling I would find it difficult to put into words in any case. By "sucks to be you", I should've really said it's a pity you can't enjoy it, because I am currently enjoying it quite a bit.
I have heard it three times now
Crispin, it is a shame you find it hollow, I really don't. It is celestial, elegant. By 'empty' do you mean there is too much quiet and not enough happening in the space to really engage with? I didn't find that at all, even in the silence there's a lot of soul. The liner notes in the album are very sweet and touching too.
Wonton - I wasn't a fan of the first album much. Unlike this one, I did find that there wasn't enough happening. Only Walking This Dumb really connected with me. This is the exact perfect point in between lo-fi and high polish. So far, so wonderful.
The more I listen to Total Loss,
the more I'm beginning to decide it has better songs AND production than Love Remains. That record also had a slightly cobbled together feel to it, TL is just perfectly structured all the way through. Just a shame about the cover art...
I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that Crispin referred to the emotional side of things when he said empty (or hollow). So that is why I didn't feel I could argue against it, if you don't believe the music is genuine or heartfelt, it would be difficult for someone to convince you otherwise. I don't find TL empty at all, but in the past I have got that vibe from some much-loved albums (Yeasayer, for example).
Hihi
1. Flying Lotus - 227
2. Nick Drake - 59
3. My Bloody Valentine - 57
4. Frank Ocean - 32
5. Radiohead - 21
6. The Antlers - 20
7. Throbbing Gristle - 19
8. Akira Yamaoka - 17
8. Sufjan Stevens - 17
10. DJ Shadow - 15
11. Broken Social Scene - 14
11. Tycho - 14
11. John Maus - 14
14. Pixies - 13
14. Slowdive - 13
New FlyLo has me on a bit of a frenzy. My favourite album of the year so far I think. Blows my mind how re-playable it is, can't see myself getting sick of it anytime soon. Flows really nicely as an album and doesn't demand too much attention, which is nice, not to say there isn't a lot going on under the surface though. Getting back into Nick Drake in a big way too.
1 Menomena 29
2 Grizzly Bear 20
3 Pixies 14
4 Staff Benda Bilili 12
5 The xx 11
5 Flying Lotus 11
7 Animal Collective 10
7 Efterklang 10
9 Deerhunter 9
10 Subway 8
1 Really enjoying Moms so far
4 Bouger Le Monde is pretty much more of the same but I sure aint' complaining about that
7a Struggling to find anything to like about Centipede, disappointing after uch a great run of albums
10 Early 70s folk. This needs reissuing!
39 artists, 434 plays...
1. Grizzly Bear 74
2. Thelonious Monk 47
3. Flying Lotus 42
4. The Chemical Brothers 31
4. Pantha du Prince 31
6. Calexico 24
7. Four Tet 22
7. Michael Jackson 22
9. Radiohead 17
10. Actress 15
11. Mew 13
11. Django Django 13
13. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone 11
14. Bob Dylan 9
15. Galaxie 500 8
15. Baby Face Willette 8
Dunno why I've listened to the new Grizzly Bear so much, not really a fan...
Can't get on with that new Calexico at all
...
Good posting
Same here
it's too polished for my liking.
Top 10
1. Deerhunter 199
2. Atlas Sound 89
3. Grizzly Bear 72
4. The Walkmen 59
5. Lotus Plaza 55
6. Frank Ocean 50
7. Mr Muthafuckin' eXquire 34
8. Hey Sholay 27
9. The xx 22
10. Big Boi 20
1,2 & 5 - June excitement already
7 - I really like him, bit weird he got a major deal though
9 - Enjoying it, bit put off by Cameron's cuddles revelations though
Have 13
1. Dirty Projectors 71
2. John Martyn 64
3. The Cure 59
4. Calexico 44
5. The Herbaliser 33
6. Kate Bush 29
7. Dizzee Rascal 23
8. Damien Jurado 20
9. Trouble Books 19
10. Actress 15
11. Heavy D & The Boyz 13
12. The Civil Wars 12
13. The Caretaker 7
1- Making its way into my top 5 of year
2- Inspired by the JM thread
3- So wish I went to see them play Reading. As the yoof say Massive Fail...
4- This weeks gig
5- Ya man was on 6music this morning. Slapped on Blow Your Headphones
8- This years album is a right grower!
they were good at Reading
better at Bestival, but still good.
RUN
1 Ghostface Killah 42
2 Tree 29
3 The Field 28
3 Carly Rae Jepsen 28
5 Andre Nickatina 16
6 Dinosaur Jr. 10
7 The xx 8
8 Sunz of Man 7
9 Usher 6
10 Fleetwood Mac 5
Needed to make sure Pretty Toney was still my favorite... it is.
Tree mixtape Sunday School might be my favorite release this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4yhisCUTrU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZEwZAtRmxY
Listened to The Field cos I needed something to zone out to for work, did the trick.
CRJ album is really fun, Im sure like 8 songs on it will all be radio bound.
Dat bass:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TocNqMZt6F0
New D Jr seems alright.
xx zz
ursher got the beat that make the booty go CLAP
generally not a huge fan of skits
but that bathtub skit on pretty toney cracks me up.
1 Deftones 42
2 Angelo Badalamenti 27
2 Black Light Burns 27
4 Mogwai 16
5 The Vandals 15
5 I Am the Avalanche 15
7 Grimes 13
8 Stone Temple Pilots 12
8 Funeral for a Friend 12
8 Friends 12
8 FOE 12
12 Fleetwood Mac 11
13 Björk 10
13 Finch 10
13 The Cooper Temple Clause 10
13 Taylor Swift 10
13 Charli XCX 10
1) It's so easy to put Deftones on random and get lost for half a day
2) I actually listened to a lot of this whilst also listening to cricket. it makes it sound more sinister
3) 2nd album out recently, I rather like it. hadn't bothered with them before, which is odd, given i normally approve of Wes Borland projects
8.1) I remember hearing Plush on MTV lots back in the mid nineties, but never really bothered with STP. may bother again.
8.4) that FOE album is one of my favorites this year.
13.4) is didn't listen to We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 10 times last week, one of them was You Belong With Me.
is that Fashion Tiffany Bangles EP any good?
ok
1. Flying Lotus 18
2. Aaliyah 14
3. The Secret 13
4. Pentagram 11
5. A Place to Bury Strangers 11
6. Nachtmystium 10
7. Julie Holter 10
8. Wreck and Reference 10
9. Triptykon 9
10. Cult of Luna 7
1. Sounds like the bit in Dumbo where he gets pished off his tits.
2. Revisited. Still great.
3. New album. Utterly savage, if a tad unmemorable.
4. Revisited after watching 'Last Days Here'.
5. New album. Didn't care for it.
6. New album. Sounded good, but I got sidetracked a few tracks in. Needs more listens.
7. First listen of the latest album. It was alright.
8. First listen of the latest album. It was alright.
9. Revisited the debut. It's still good.
10. Revisited 'Salvation'. Still amazing.
sounds like the bit in dumbo where he gets pished off his tits
:D