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the shizzle => shootin' the shit => music, art and culture => Topic started by: Falling Down on November 24, 2014, 07:18:10 pm
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One more ring on the tree, four seasons gone. Who knows where the time goes?.
I thought I'd stick this up now a bit earlier as I'm ill on the sofa not doing much and as it's coming up to the time of year when, if we're lucky enough, those close to us ask I'd we'd like anything for a Christmas gift or we're racking our brains thinking of what to buy as a present and you can't go wrong with a great album.
I'm only sticking these up here again as I really look forward to hearing what everyone else has been enjoying this year.
#1 Spring (EP): Blixa Bargeld and Teo Teardo. Only five songs, but blimey, what a little gem. A collaboration between Bad Seeds/Einsturzende Neubauten guitarist, singer and composer BB and composer TT. Soli si Muoro & Crimson and Clover, an Italian and English version of the same piece are just hair raising beautiful music. Millions of Eels tells the story, of, well, millions of eels making their way to the Sargasso Sea. If you have a record player, there are a few copies still left and it's also available for DL online and on iTunes. Their album "Still Smiling" from 2013 is just as good, but the EP really stands alone by itself.
#2 Steve Gunn: Way out Weather. I've probably listened to this and last year's "Time Off" more than anything else. Gunn's relaxed virtuoso guitar style from vintage Americana to clean fender jazz with a bit of krautrock would be enough on its own but its his ability as a songwriter and member of his group that puts this (and time off) right up there. Again both this and Time Off worth buying on CD or (preferably) vinyl but also available on Spotify and other places.
#3 King Creosote: From Scotland with Love. Some find Kenny's stuff a bit syrupy and sentimental but I really like it. He's taken Jon Hopkins influence from Diamond Mine and folded it into his more traditional approach to songwriting to great effect with a much bigger and broader spectrum with a full band, strings and chorus. There are some real standout songs in Something to Believe In, Miserable Strangers and the rocking For One Night Only alongside interesting off-the-wall stuff like the kids nursery rhyme Bluebell, Cockleshells, 1 2 3 and the Hopkins influenced electro acoustic One Floor Down. (I believe he voted Yes in the referendum...)
#4 Mac Demarco: Salad Days. I really like this guy. Reminds me a bit of Steven Malkmus (Pavement) with a bit more of an 80's Eagles/Cars/ yacht rock coke vibe. Sunny, summery, lazy slacker pop rock. Like a less serious and more stoned Sea and Cake. His Mac Demarco 2 is just as good, if not better.
#5 Moodymann: Moodymann. Maybe KDJ's best album yet or at least on par with Black Mahogani. Syrupy soul, compressed reconstructed funk, Detroit codeine house beats. Still opening up like a Japanese paper flower pill months on.
#6 Flying Lotus: You're Dead. Still exploring this one.. He's Alice Coltrane's nephew and it shows. Proper electric era Miles Davis (Live Evil, Agartha etc.) plus Kendrick Lamarr, Snoop Dogg and other vocalists. It's like the Guru's Jazzmatazz take on mid-70's Herbie Hancock (he plays on it), Miles, Weather Report, Sun Ra but with modern electronica and Ras G thrown in. A messy Joyful Noise to the Creator.
#7 Oathbreaker: Eros/Anteros. Sister (in real life and lead vocalist) group to the amazing Belgian avant metal outfit Amenra. Not easy listening; blistering hypnotic black'ish metal, it's ace with a female singer.
#8 Beck: Morning Phase. I'm guessing he was on morphine when he fucked his back up 'cos this is about as blissful as one could get. Californian sunshine, waves lapping on the beach. His old man arranged the strings for his acoustic guitar songs which wouldn't be out of place on a Denis Wilson mid 70's bootleg.
#9 Melanie de Biaso: No Deal. She sings like Nina Simone and Sade and the music's great.
Also on the list... Swans: To Be Kind. Shellac: Dude Incredible. J Mascis: Tied to a Star. Sun Kil Moon: Benji. Ryan Adams: Ryan Adams & 1984. Bob Mould: Beauty and Ruin. Sharon van Etten: Are We There?. Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit; Chubbed Up (the singles). Mogwai: Rave Tapes. Fennesz: Becs. Scott 0)))
Reissues of note.
I Am The Center: Private Issue New Age In America - 1950-1990. Forget the New Age classification, this is great absorbing cerebral/body music.
Mick Harvey: Intoxicated Man/Pink Elephants. Another Bad Seed alumni. His amazing translation of Serge Gainsbourg's best songs.
Led Zeppelin: all the albums up to Houses of the Holy. I did question why these were getting remastered again but this time Jimmy Page has done a real proper job. They sound amazing and the alternative takes are all fantastic.
Sleep: Dopesmoker. The classic stoner rock high water mark.
Iggy and the Stooges: Raw Power. Iggy's and Bowies mixes on the same album. Sounds really fresh.
Hawkwind: Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music. My favourite Hawks album that wouldn't sound out of place in Roxy Music's back catalogue given the remaster and 180g repress treatment.
There's a lot of guitar music on my list as I've been having lessons again & noodling a lot on mine, displacing bouldering as a weekend obsession & scales exercises instead of weekday fingerboard sessions. Even ventured to write some songs that may see the light of day next year.
Looking forward to hearing what everyone else has been listening to.
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Hang on, don't call it just yet, Bvdub's new album Tanto is out next Monday and is apparently one of his best yet!
OK, just had a search through my music collection. Highlights for me include:
Calibre - Shelflife 3 - The Irish drum and bass guru is so far ahead of the pack that even the third instalment of his bits-n-bobs-wot-I-made-and-never-got-around-to-releasing-until-now album is one of the best albums of the year. His blend of rolling beats and bass, downtempo piano samples and subtle vocal samples hits the spot every time for me and many others.
Yann Tiersen - Infinity - For a man famous for his film soundtracks, he really knows how to produce standalone albums. I get the impression he's trying to distance himself from Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amélie Poulain but it's such a shame that he's mostly known for that and he deserves to be known for his incredible music in general. His new album is rooted in his Brittanian upbringing, with vocals sung in the Breizh language by singers from Brittany. Intensely emotional, every track seems to send a shiver down my spine no matter how many times I listen to it (which is a lot). I was fortunate enough to see him play at the Southbank Centre and it was incredible (his warm-up band were a shit version of shit 90s indie bands and the lead singer was a pretentious numpty attempting audience participation on their first song, which was as strong as a homeopathic cup of tea). The raw emotion he puts into all his music is evident immediately as he picks up or sits down at one of the myriad of instruments he knows how to play. Even tearing his violin bow to shreds half-way through a solo performance Sur Le Fil, one of the only nods to Amélie throughout his performance, could not stop him and it sounded beautiful.
Biosphere - Patashnik 2 - OK, so it's not strictly an entirely new album but a reminder of just how far ahead of his time Biosphere was back in the day with tunes like Novelty Waves. One quote from a Leeds climber being subjected to this album in the back of my car on the way back from a CityBloc session was along the lines of, "For early techno, this is really good stuff." My personal favourite is The Seal and The Hydrophone, a tune which simultaneously captures the cold depths of sea-water with the playful nature of seals.
ASC - Truth Be Told - Another ambient album from the master of the deep on the brilliant Silent Season record label. Building on his regular themes of desolation, dystopia and industrial wastelands, Truth Be Told fits welll into the sequence of previous albums released under his own Auxiliary label as well as Silent Season. Rumours are that James is working on some film scores, which is very exciting indeed!
Other than that, I can't really think of many new albums I've listened to this year other than Killing Joke In Dub, which is excellent and I highly recommend it for fans of Youth/Killing Joke/dub music in general. I wouldn't say I was enough of an expert on Killing Joke to comment on the album, having never really listened in the past, but this album is brilliant.
One which I somehow missed from 2013:
The Field - Cupid's Head - The Field's mesmerising loops are once again brought out on this six-track album and his progressive composition is as strong as ever. I've always thought his longer, more repetitive tracks in the past have been his forté and this is what he's concentrated on with this album. Fewer standard techno beats, such as those found on previous tunes such as Leave It, but more of a concentration on looping and more subtle drum patterns which has in some cases actually led to a harder sound.
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for a lazy music varmit this thread is an annual gold mine!
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Mostly Behemoth - The Satanist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanist_(album))
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Lost in the Dream by The War on Drugs has been a favourite of mine this year. Pure Americana. I think they might listen to a lot of Dylan . . .
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19094-the-war-on-drugs-lost-in-the-dream/ (http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19094-the-war-on-drugs-lost-in-the-dream/)
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War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream : The lead track got a fair bit of airtime on 6Music, so I gave it a try. Laid-back Americana with an occasional Springsteen/Dylan moment.
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain : Another one that came from 6Music's playlist - Zigzagging Toward The Light is one of my favourite tracks of the year. Melodic pop/folk, not unlike some of the Brendan Benson (Raconteurs) solo stuff.
Caribou - Our Love : Laid-back house/electronica. Only came out a month or so ago, so it's still growing on me.
Horrors - Luminous : I've since seen a few reviews saying this is very similar to the previous album (Skying?), but they were new to me. Very 80s, but not in a bad way.
Tom McRae - From The Solo Lands : Live album covering the best of his back catalogue. I got to see this tour in 2013 at an old church in York and the album reproduces it pretty well.
I've also been listening to :-
Bob Mould - Beauty and Ruin (not as good as Silver Age for me)
I Break Horses - Chiaroscuro (discovered their first album from this thread a few years ago, a good album but not as good as the previous one)
Mazzy Star - Seasons Of Your Day (one recommended from last year's thread)
Ray LaMontagne - Supernova (much more upbeat than previous albums, will always struggle to live up to Trouble)
Phontaine - Phontaine (10 years old but new to me, gets lots of play at the local wall)
Biggest Disappointment : Black Keys - Turn Blue
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#7 Oathbreaker: Eros/Anteros. Sister (in real life and lead vocalist) group to the amazing Belgian avant metal outfit Amenra. Not easy listening; blistering hypnotic black'ish metal, it's ace with a female singer.
Duly noted. Have been loving extreme metal with brutal female vocals this autumn, although I don't think I've got anything from this year in particular.
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Too early, but so far I've enjoyed Opeth's Pale Communion most, I also liked King Creosote's From Scotland With Love, I liked Prince's Art Official Age a lot more than anyone else, and now I'm listening to Azealia Banks's debut-album but haven't formed any firm opinon yet.
There might have been good records from the first half of the year as well, but I don't remember them.
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Makes me realise how little new music I encounter these days. Not good but that said, here's another vote for Mac Demarco. Love the cheap bendy guitar. Stormed the Irish centre the other night. Apparently. I fully intend at some point listen to some of the stuff here...
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for a lazy music varmit this thread is an annual gold mine!
Yup, it's the annual "obscure, me" thread.
Of everything listed the only thing I've heard (of!) is the Caribou album.
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I haven't bought much little music this year for some reason (been spending all my money on travel and books I guess)
Anyway:
Sun Kil Moon, 'Benji' - have been totally mesmerised by this ever since I got it. I still am.
St Vincent, 'St Vincent' - so much fun, brilliant live.
Sharon van Etten, 'Are We There' - pleased to see this in FD's list
At the moment, I'm in love with Angel Olsen's 'Burn Your Fire For No Witness' brilliant warped take on country.
There must be more. I might start a gig thread as there has been a lot great live music (including all four of the above).
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À propos reissues, Public Enemy just released a timely reissue of the greatest hip-hop album of all time It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
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the greatest hip-hop album of all time to feature a man wearing a big clock saying 'yeeeeeah boyeee
;)
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Sun Kil Moon, 'Benji' - have been totally mesmerised by this ever since I got it. I still am.
Sharon van Etten, 'Are We There' - pleased to see this in FD's list
Forgot about these two belters! Good shout.
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This was probably the first year that I didn't buy an album, and didn't listen to anything that came out this year. Thanks to everyone for giving me some stuff to listen to.
I did go to a concert though, one of the best I've ever attended. At a small venue in the north of Paris that has some connection with legendary group Magma.
Get the blessing - Ornette coleman meets weasels eat your flesh era Zappa for 40 something pill addled ex-cheesy quavers. They were selling albums, but I didn't have any cash. Look out for the album Lope and Antilope which came out this year or 2012's O C D C. Two ex-members of Portishead in the group to sell it to you phillistines.
Rediscovered hip-hop in the spring. Spinning..
Mobb Deep - The infamous.
Plenty of catching up to do.
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Another vote for the War On Drugs album. Superb.
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I'll throw GoGo Penguin's album, V2.0 in to the mix. Kind of like Sigur Ros meets electronic jazz without the warbly Icelandic vocals. I like it; good listening to unwind me on the all to regular drive up the M1.
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Kogumaza - Kолокол
Don't ask me to pronounce that. Saw these guys at a wicked little festvial called "Sin Eater" and was massively impressed. A little four piece band from Nottingham who do some really good post/psych rock. They actually smash it live, well worth checking out if you get the chance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHHqANNX7E0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHHqANNX7E0)
Hookworms - The Hum
Totally psych, layers of lush dripping guitar all over your cock metal.
https://soundcloud.com/weirdworldrecordco/hookworms-off-screen (https://soundcloud.com/weirdworldrecordco/hookworms-off-screen)
Richard Dawson - Nothing Important
Modern troubadour/storyteller, bangs 'em out.
https://soundcloud.com/weirdworldrecordco/richard-dawson-nothing-important (https://soundcloud.com/weirdworldrecordco/richard-dawson-nothing-important)
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Another vote for the War On Drugs album. Superb.
Cool, 1985 finally becomes rediscoved for being one of the best ever years for music. :yawn:
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Some great stuff again - keep 'em coming.
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Twin Atlantic - the great divide.
Cracking album. Biffy are dead, long live twin !
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Some great stuff again - keep 'em coming.
Some really nice stuff, but that Flying lotus album is genius. They're playing in the same venue I mentioned above in April.
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Twin Atlantic
every time someone mentions this I hear "New Atlantic" and my heart gets a little lift; until I realize it isn't them
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Sleep: Dopesmoker. The classic stoner rock high water mark.
This is one of my favourite albums. If you liked this, you may well enjoy Matt Pike's current band High On Fire (if you don't know it already). Another band in a similar attitudinal vein, albeit nowhere near as loud, is Earth (fronted by Dylan Carlson, who bought the gun that Kurt Cobain used to kill himself). The Bees Made Honey in the.. is a really good album. Oh, and the Sunn 0)) / Scott Walker collaboration (Soused) is also magnificently weird.
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Calibre - Shelflife 3 - The Irish drum and bass guru is so far ahead of the pack that even the third instalment of his bits-n-bobs-wot-I-made-and-never-got-around-to-releasing-until-now album is one of the best albums of the year. His blend of rolling beats and bass, downtempo piano samples and subtle vocal samples hits the spot every time for me and many others.
This.
Ivy labs missing persons is pretty special to.
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Bvdub's new album Tanto ... is apparently one of his best yet!
Whoever it was who said this was completely correct. It's pure genius, sweeping tides of power and beauty, a fitting celebration of friendship. Even the track titles are strongly emotive.
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I'm loving Ought. Here's one of the songs from their album released in April:
<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/91444736?color=ffffff" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/91444736">Ought "The Weather Song"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/cstrecords">Constellation Records</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Sleaford Mods have been another highlight this year - great to see them getting lots of attention.
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1. Sharon Van Etten – Are We There?
2. Tycho – Awake
3. Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness
4. Caribou – Our Love
5. Cymbals – The Age of Fracture
6. Plastikman – Ex
7. Blackbird Blackbird – Tangerine Sky
8. Bill Callahan – Have Fun with God
9. Dean Blunt – Black Metal
10. Jane Weaver – The Silver Globe
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Just found this https://coolbandperth.bandcamp.com/album/cool-ep
Possible contender 8)
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Todd Terje's "It's Album Time" gets my vote: glittery, disco-y funky looniness.
His track "Delorean Dynamite": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUOIvT9hzD8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUOIvT9hzD8)
Also, Alt J: "This Is All Yours": more experimental than the first album, with some really atmospheric moments.
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That Todd Terje album is ridiculously good. I wasn't keen at first for some mad reason, but now consider it an absolute favourite.
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Enjoying this so far - Caribou was a standout for sure!
Albums wise...
Glass Animals - Zaba
https://play.spotify.com/album/7jfkffCqKYEJmIgGOIJ9me (https://play.spotify.com/album/7jfkffCqKYEJmIgGOIJ9me)
Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso
https://play.spotify.com/album/1EQy2kR6I8qYRjQOHavaMQ (https://play.spotify.com/album/1EQy2kR6I8qYRjQOHavaMQ)
Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams
https://play.spotify.com/album/5g2rr2du9RJ9bOiO2fgqlC (https://play.spotify.com/album/5g2rr2du9RJ9bOiO2fgqlC)
Horsebeach - Horsebeach
https://play.spotify.com/album/4BxKKX3DKcAEAIpUiLB2P3 (https://play.spotify.com/album/4BxKKX3DKcAEAIpUiLB2P3)
The Master Mix: Red Hot and Arther Russell
https://play.spotify.com/album/4YnruQJtGMPgMBLFWMQCNA (https://play.spotify.com/album/4YnruQJtGMPgMBLFWMQCNA)
Singles... Grime's making a comeback
Skepta - Thats not me (remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOR-C3tFTjU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOR-C3tFTjU)
Stormzy - 0-100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkSCBdyUuI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkSCBdyUuI)
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Somehow forgot - Everyday Robots - Damon Albarn, what a great record!https://play.spotify.com/album/5SzhltQSSi1HUMi5cveZIZ (https://play.spotify.com/album/5SzhltQSSi1HUMi5cveZIZ)
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the_Dom. Thanks, yes a big Earth fan. I got a really nice DylanCarslonAlbion album of solo guitar called "Gold" that didn't quite make the best of list but is really worthwhile, especially late at night with lights down low.
Some more before the year closes out:
The Heads: Everybody Knows We Got Nowhere. Massively overlooked Leeds based acid/psych/rock band from the early 90's receives the remastering and vinyl repress treatment. It's brilliant. Super heavy freak out.
Theo Parrish: American Intelligence. Just ducked in during December. I'm a huge fan so totally biased but I just love his music. Ultra deep house/house/footwork. Perfect.
Arthur Russell: Love is Overtaking Me. All of Arthur's early songs, just lovely pop/folk from the 70's.
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The Delines - Colfax
http://youtu.be/pW3zEkWfjkw (http://youtu.be/pW3zEkWfjkw)
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Piccadilly Records end of year review is always good to have a look through.
http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/feature.php?feature=735 (http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/feature.php?feature=735)
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black metal (dean blunt) is ace
margo didsbury podcast 136 https://bleep.com/stream/podcast-136 (https://bleep.com/stream/podcast-136) - choice selection from erased tapes - most of these bleep podcasts are great
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Hi al
I must listen to that Dean Blunt...it's in lots of lists.
Hope you're well, be great to catch up sometime.
Ben
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hi ben, for dean blunt think ghostpoet the morning after! - hope you're well too ;-)
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Another vote for the latest War on Drugs album - superb!
Also enjoyed;
Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams - nuff said...
Foy Vance - Joy of Nothing (this was released in 2013 so not technically new) - His best work yet...
Future Islands - Singles - Front man of POWER...
http://youtu.be/e8Uhf3gM1m0 (http://youtu.be/e8Uhf3gM1m0)
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Ok, totally breaking the rules here . . . :sorry:
A I thought i'd give a shout out to couple things I 'discovered/rediscovered' last year that are one of my favourite record labels. Fat Possum. They are an old blues label that realised all their old musicians were passing away, so expanded to recorded some newer blues/rock/alternative acts. i.e. the Black Keys, re-release some modest mouse stuff etc.
Anyway these are worth checking out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joXHmEOGy38 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joXHmEOGy38)
Solomon Burke - Don't give up on me (2002). I'm not usually a soul fan, but this is brilliant. On the blues end of the spectrum, which is probably why i like it. Good hammond organ throughout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSXyr6im7kk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSXyr6im7kk)
Youth Lagoon - Wondrous bughouse (2013). I found his stuff takes a couple listen but then gets under the skin. Very dreamy electronic pop.
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black metal (dean blunt) is ace
Got this today Al. Really like it.... Quite dreamy in places and Dread in others. Have you listened to Actress?
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Ok, totally breaking the rules here . . . :sorry:
A I thought i'd give a shout out to couple things I 'discovered/rediscovered' last year that are one of my favourite record labels. Fat Possum.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joXHmEOGy38 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joXHmEOGy38)
Solomon Burke - Don't give up on me (2002). I'm not usually a soul fan, but this is brilliant. On the blues end of the spectrum, which is probably why i like it. Good hammond organ throughout.
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Agreed, this album is awesome, just put it on for the first time in ages.
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Have you listened to Actress?
had a listen yesterday ben, good january music
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On a Flying Lotus tip, I think this is a great track one of the best music videos I've ever seen...
http://youtu.be/2lXD0vv-ds8 (http://youtu.be/2lXD0vv-ds8)
Can't put my finger on exactly why...
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Has anyone mentioned Run The Jewels 2 yet? I've been listening to it non-stop all day, some of the best hip-hop I've heard in years.
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Some great stuff here, thanks for the recs.
I probably should start a new thread for this as it has just been released, but it was, strangely, recorded three years ago. Anyway, Natalie Prass is amazing and I was blown away by this achingly beautiful bit of country soul.
https://soundcloud.com/spacebomb/natalie-prass-why-dont-you-believe-in-me (https://soundcloud.com/spacebomb/natalie-prass-why-dont-you-believe-in-me)
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One I missed but found out about thanks to Don Letts' 6music show:
Dub Dynasty (Alpha & Omega/ Alpha Steppa) - Thundering Mantis [Full Album] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y04PLAuftI#ws)
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I don't really care what it sounds like, that cover image has made my day. Up there with this:
(http://ring.cdandlp.com/disk-eklektik/photo_grande/114350105.jpg)
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A late entry, but I've only just heard the new Spoon album 'They Want My Soul'. First impressions are excellent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd6aXM8WHGw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd6aXM8WHGw)
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#2 Steve Gunn: Way out Weather.
This guy has totally dominated my playlist for the last 2 months of Squamish - Vancouver commuting, it's made the drive a positive pleasure.
Currently edging in front in the playcount race is 'Too Early For The hammer'.
Thanks a lot for the recommendation.
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Hi Tom thanks for posting. I've listened to both those albums more than anything else over the last couple of years. Funnily enough I saw Steve Gunn live on Monday night when you posted. Just him, Tommy and Eric on the drums. It was great.
There's another earlier album Boerum Palace (think I've spelt that right) that's just as good; a really nice improv album with Mike Cooper that's a bit more esoteric.
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A bit late but this has been caned on my van stereo - Owel - S/T. The first track just builds and builds and I love it. No idea how to describe them other than maybe melodious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF-cYCVMkuY
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Another recommendation for Run the Jewels 2. Great hip hop. Four Owls are worth a listen if you prefer your rap with an English accent. A great Prince Paul produced single leads the way.
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For anyone who liked My Bloody Valentine or any of the shoegaze and dream pop of the 90s, lately there has been a renaissance of this sound. Probably the best of these bands is Pinkshinyultrablast, a russian shoegaze band who released their debut album, Everything Else Matters, this year. Here is a lovely song from them, but their whole album is just fantastic as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZO2psc4En4
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I'm going to kick off this year's thread in the next week or so.. Get your rekkids out.
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Very late entry to the list but just got into this guy and absolutely loving his 2014 album Madman
Quality songrwriting, strong melodies and a magnificent baritone making for great alt-folk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy_WjT9D3OY