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Album of the year..., by Sliding on the Walls on Nov 16, 2016 21:09:59 GMT 1, I've listened to quite a few albums this year so far, but the one I keep going back to more than the rest is 22, A Million by Bon Iver. A detour from the folky path Justin Vernon had carved himself in his previous two albums, with more attention paid to samples and looping using the Opi1 and his Medina voice autotuning device. It sounds incredibly personal (like every Bon Iver album). It's very short at little over 30 minutes, but I haven't tired of listening to it and I seem to find new parts I hadn't noticed before on each listen. With everyone having recording devices so readily available these days, it's not hard to find live versions of tracks from this album on YouTube. Bon Iver have been known to change their tracks especially for their live performances so the album itself is seen as just the beginning, then you can watch and listen to it evolve through future live renditions. It's my album of the year so far, but there have been other contenders too.
Third place is the haunting melodical ambience that is Steve Hauschildt's 'Strands'. Beautiful arpeggiated synths cross between Nils Frahm, Future Sound of London and Jean-Michel Jarre in this instrumental album. It slowly brings you in, and keeps you held right the way through its journey.
Second place is S U R V I V E - RR349. - Imagine being transported into a music sequence from a 1980s high school horror movie. The throbbin arpegiated synths and reverberated drums are so nostalgic throughout this album, i've been listening to it in my car and feeling like I belong in a scene from the movie Drive!
So what are your albums of the year?
I've listened to quite a few albums this year so far, but the one I keep going back to more than the rest is 22, A Million by Bon Iver. A detour from the folky path Justin Vernon had carved himself in his previous two albums, with more attention paid to samples and looping using the Opi1 and his Medina voice autotuning device. It sounds incredibly personal (like every Bon Iver album). It's very short at little over 30 minutes, but I haven't tired of listening to it and I seem to find new parts I hadn't noticed before on each listen. With everyone having recording devices so readily available these days, it's not hard to find live versions of tracks from this album on YouTube. Bon Iver have been known to change their tracks especially for their live performances so the album itself is seen as just the beginning, then you can watch and listen to it evolve through future live renditions. It's my album of the year so far, but there have been other contenders too.
Third place is the haunting melodical ambience that is Steve Hauschildt's 'Strands'. Beautiful arpeggiated synths cross between Nils Frahm, Future Sound of London and Jean-Michel Jarre in this instrumental album. It slowly brings you in, and keeps you held right the way through its journey.
Second place is S U R V I V E - RR349. - Imagine being transported into a music sequence from a 1980s high school horror movie. The throbbin arpegiated synths and reverberated drums are so nostalgic throughout this album, i've been listening to it in my car and feeling like I belong in a scene from the movie Drive!
So what are your albums of the year?
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dotdot
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Album of the year..., by dotdot on Nov 16, 2016 22:24:02 GMT 1,
Orb ; cow
Orb ; cow
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chrispa
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Album of the year..., by chrispa on Nov 17, 2016 0:06:42 GMT 1, Tim Hecker: Love Streams
Tim Hecker: Love Streams
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astrobboy
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Album of the year..., by astrobboy on Nov 17, 2016 0:16:20 GMT 1, Trentemøller - Fixion
Evangelist - Self titled (technically Dec 2015, but I'm still counting it)
The Duke Spirit - Kin
Trentemøller - Fixion
Evangelist - Self titled (technically Dec 2015, but I'm still counting it)
The Duke Spirit - Kin
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Album of the year..., by Coach on Nov 17, 2016 1:09:15 GMT 1, LP of which year? I don't really do modern music.
LP of which year? I don't really do modern music.
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Eric Pause
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Album of the year..., by Eric Pause on Nov 17, 2016 1:46:03 GMT 1, My top 3 this year were:
Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
The Avalanches - Wildflower
BADBADNOTGOOD - IV
My top 3 this year were:
Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
The Avalanches - Wildflower
BADBADNOTGOOD - IV
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astrobboy
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Album of the year..., by astrobboy on Nov 17, 2016 5:29:58 GMT 1, Ah yeah - The Avalanches new album. Good call!
Ah yeah - The Avalanches new album. Good call!
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AoT Framing
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Album of the year..., by AoT Framing on Nov 18, 2016 13:00:42 GMT 1, 1. Ry x - Dawn
2. Nick Cave - Skeleton Tree
3. Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter.
1. Ry x - Dawn
2. Nick Cave - Skeleton Tree
3. Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter.
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NN
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Album of the year..., by NN on Nov 18, 2016 14:36:13 GMT 1, Albums that were released this year:
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
I have been listening to the album since its release. Amazing piece of art. The best piece of music that was released this year imho. Just very sad that he had to die so shortly afterwards.
Albums that might be released this year and for sure will make it in my top 3:
The new Gorillaz album.
Albums that were released not this year but I listened to excessively:
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear
Albums that were released this year:
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
I have been listening to the album since its release. Amazing piece of art. The best piece of music that was released this year imho. Just very sad that he had to die so shortly afterwards.
Albums that might be released this year and for sure will make it in my top 3:
The new Gorillaz album.
Albums that were released not this year but I listened to excessively:
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear
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Album of the year..., by Deleted on Nov 18, 2016 14:54:56 GMT 1, Blackstar by Bowie
We got it from here...thank you 4 your service by A Tribe Called Quest
Blonde by Frank Ocean (only because it introduced me to Channel Orange)
Blackstar by Bowie
We got it from here...thank you 4 your service by A Tribe Called Quest
Blonde by Frank Ocean (only because it introduced me to Channel Orange)
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greenpoint
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Album of the year..., by greenpoint on Nov 18, 2016 20:57:17 GMT 1, 1. Ry x - Dawn 2. Nick Cave - Skeleton Tree 3. Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter.
Yes Margo Price - Midwest Farmers Daughter...Amazing
and I would like to add
The Record Company - Give It Back To You
1. Ry x - Dawn 2. Nick Cave - Skeleton Tree 3. Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter. Yes Margo Price - Midwest Farmers Daughter...Amazing and I would like to add The Record Company - Give It Back To You |
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longshanks
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Album of the year..., by longshanks on Nov 18, 2016 21:06:50 GMT 1, LSB - Content
the new tribe album 🔥🔥🔥
and for 3rd I'd probably say Noisia - outer edges
LSB - Content
the new tribe album 🔥🔥🔥
and for 3rd I'd probably say Noisia - outer edges
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yoyosh
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Album of the year..., by yoyosh on Nov 18, 2016 21:12:42 GMT 1, @nn Gorillaz will not be released this year. But it is fantastic
@nn Gorillaz will not be released this year. But it is fantastic
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Morfx
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Album of the year..., by Morfx on Nov 18, 2016 21:42:35 GMT 1, Any vinyl fans with a wedge to play with???
Not my collection but WOW!!!!
m.ebay.co.uk/itm/252634208075?_mwBanner=1
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gardenerben
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Album of the year..., by gardenerben on Nov 19, 2016 9:24:53 GMT 1, Great set by Margo Price at end of the road.
Think my most played album from this year is Laura Gibson - Empire Builder
Great set by Margo Price at end of the road.
Think my most played album from this year is Laura Gibson - Empire Builder
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NN
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Album of the year..., by NN on Nov 21, 2016 1:18:10 GMT 1, @nn Gorillaz will not be released this year. But it is fantastic
@nn Gorillaz will not be released this year. But it is fantastic Wait?! Do you have news on it? You have listened to it already?! |
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Album of the year..., by Sliding on the Walls on Nov 21, 2016 11:36:21 GMT 1, Blackstar by Bowie We got it from here...thank you 4 your service by A Tribe Called Quest Blonde by Frank Ocean (only because it introduced me to Channel Orange)
I enjoyed Blonde, it grew on me. After about 5-6 listens I was really into it. I think the production is great - I saw he got Jamie XX, Hudson Mohawke, Pharell among others involved in producing it. I found it to be honest. Perhaps a little too honest at times - maybe it's just my perception but some of his lyrics felt a bit like he's getting them in so he can relish in the sympathy he gets once it's released. Like he's fishing for it?
He also took some hooks directly from other songs (Carpenters) and some indirectly (Seigfried guitar sounding just like Radiohead's Reckoner, Adele's Someone Like You chords in Future Free) although he does give a thank you to Radiohead in the shoutouts and Adele has been quoted saying how much she loves the album.
I also got slightly put off by the same loop in every single interim segue track. As pleasant as it sounds, i felt that could have been used just once and he could have used variations of it or something else entirely for each additional one to keep it fresh. Also at the very end when he's talking to people into a field voice recorder - the volume of that whole segment is way louder than the rest of the album and it's jarring!
It's ultimately a smooth listen with some quality tracks on it. My favourite being White Ferrari.
If you listened to this and it got you into Channel Orange then that's not a bad thing at all! That album is fantastic.
Blackstar by Bowie We got it from here...thank you 4 your service by A Tribe Called Quest Blonde by Frank Ocean (only because it introduced me to Channel Orange) I enjoyed Blonde, it grew on me. After about 5-6 listens I was really into it. I think the production is great - I saw he got Jamie XX, Hudson Mohawke, Pharell among others involved in producing it. I found it to be honest. Perhaps a little too honest at times - maybe it's just my perception but some of his lyrics felt a bit like he's getting them in so he can relish in the sympathy he gets once it's released. Like he's fishing for it? He also took some hooks directly from other songs (Carpenters) and some indirectly (Seigfried guitar sounding just like Radiohead's Reckoner, Adele's Someone Like You chords in Future Free) although he does give a thank you to Radiohead in the shoutouts and Adele has been quoted saying how much she loves the album. I also got slightly put off by the same loop in every single interim segue track. As pleasant as it sounds, i felt that could have been used just once and he could have used variations of it or something else entirely for each additional one to keep it fresh. Also at the very end when he's talking to people into a field voice recorder - the volume of that whole segment is way louder than the rest of the album and it's jarring! It's ultimately a smooth listen with some quality tracks on it. My favourite being White Ferrari. If you listened to this and it got you into Channel Orange then that's not a bad thing at all! That album is fantastic. |
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Album of the year..., by phischa on Nov 22, 2016 7:41:51 GMT 1, Blackstar by Bowie We got it from here...thank you 4 your service by A Tribe Called Quest Blonde by Frank Ocean (only because it introduced me to Channel Orange) I enjoyed Blonde, it grew on me. After about 5-6 listens I was really into it. I think the production is great - I saw he got Jamie XX, Hudson Mohawke, Pharell among others involved in producing it. I found it to be honest. Perhaps a little too honest at times - maybe it's just my perception but some of his lyrics felt a bit like he's getting them in so he can relish in the sympathy he gets once it's released. Like he's fishing for it? He also took some hooks directly from other songs (Carpenters) and some indirectly (Seigfried guitar sounding just like Radiohead's Reckoner, Adele's Someone Like You chords in Future Free) although he does give a thank you to Radiohead in the shoutouts and Adele has been quoted saying how much she loves the album. I also got slightly put off by the same loop in every single interim segue track. As pleasant as it sounds, i felt that could have been used just once and he could have used variations of it or something else entirely for each additional one to keep it fresh. Also at the very end when he's talking to people into a field voice recorder - the volume of that whole segment is way louder than the rest of the album and it's jarring! It's ultimately a smooth listen with some quality tracks on it. My favourite being White Ferrari. If you listened to this and it got you into Channel Orange then that's not a bad thing at all! That album is fantastic.
There's a nice website called "whosampled". In case you're interested in the samples artist have used. Often I'm sure I'm recognizing sampled parts, it's fun to see if my guess is right.
Blackstar by Bowie We got it from here...thank you 4 your service by A Tribe Called Quest Blonde by Frank Ocean (only because it introduced me to Channel Orange) I enjoyed Blonde, it grew on me. After about 5-6 listens I was really into it. I think the production is great - I saw he got Jamie XX, Hudson Mohawke, Pharell among others involved in producing it. I found it to be honest. Perhaps a little too honest at times - maybe it's just my perception but some of his lyrics felt a bit like he's getting them in so he can relish in the sympathy he gets once it's released. Like he's fishing for it? He also took some hooks directly from other songs (Carpenters) and some indirectly (Seigfried guitar sounding just like Radiohead's Reckoner, Adele's Someone Like You chords in Future Free) although he does give a thank you to Radiohead in the shoutouts and Adele has been quoted saying how much she loves the album. I also got slightly put off by the same loop in every single interim segue track. As pleasant as it sounds, i felt that could have been used just once and he could have used variations of it or something else entirely for each additional one to keep it fresh. Also at the very end when he's talking to people into a field voice recorder - the volume of that whole segment is way louder than the rest of the album and it's jarring! It's ultimately a smooth listen with some quality tracks on it. My favourite being White Ferrari. If you listened to this and it got you into Channel Orange then that's not a bad thing at all! That album is fantastic. There's a nice website called "whosampled". In case you're interested in the samples artist have used. Often I'm sure I'm recognizing sampled parts, it's fun to see if my guess is right. |
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Album of the year..., by Sliding on the Walls on Nov 22, 2016 13:34:13 GMT 1, ^^^ I love Whosampled - it's such a great idea! I was on there when Jamie XX brought out his debut trying to figure out his samples. Have you heard the new XX single?
Samples HALL & OATES!!
^^^ I love Whosampled - it's such a great idea! I was on there when Jamie XX brought out his debut trying to figure out his samples. Have you heard the new XX single?
Samples HALL & OATES!!
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Album of the year..., by Sliding on the Walls on Nov 22, 2016 13:45:56 GMT 1,
I saw Trentemøller in 2007 at the Glade Festival and I was awestruck at how wonderfully crafted his tracks were. They sounded so future, and incredibly atmospheric. The use of tiny squelchy noises like little bugs scuttling around came through on this Funktion One soundsystem all around the stage, it sounded as if somebody had dropped a box of tiny metallic objects onto a vibrating marble floor.
I've had a listen to the newer stuff and the sound has changed into a more electro version of Blondie! Or Joy Division. It sounds much more 1980's nostalgic, shoe gazy, punk, indie live bandy and a far cry from the psychedelic ambience and deep minimal techno from Trentemøller of 2007.
If you like this, have you heard Hyetal, or did you listen to that S U R V I V E link I put in my original post?
I saw Trentemøller in 2007 at the Glade Festival and I was awestruck at how wonderfully crafted his tracks were. They sounded so future, and incredibly atmospheric. The use of tiny squelchy noises like little bugs scuttling around came through on this Funktion One soundsystem all around the stage, it sounded as if somebody had dropped a box of tiny metallic objects onto a vibrating marble floor. I've had a listen to the newer stuff and the sound has changed into a more electro version of Blondie! Or Joy Division. It sounds much more 1980's nostalgic, shoe gazy, punk, indie live bandy and a far cry from the psychedelic ambience and deep minimal techno from Trentemøller of 2007. If you like this, have you heard Hyetal, or did you listen to that S U R V I V E link I put in my original post? |
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thomasmer
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Album of the year..., by thomasmer on Nov 22, 2016 17:17:13 GMT 1, The new Tribe Called Quest Album hands down the best album in years.
The new Tribe Called Quest Album hands down the best album in years.
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Album of the year..., by Sliding on the Walls on Nov 22, 2016 18:46:13 GMT 1, ^^^ I read that in a Kanye voice
^^^ I read that in a Kanye voice
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Album of the year..., by Lroy on Nov 22, 2016 19:18:28 GMT 1, @nn Gorillaz will not be released this year. But it is fantastic
did you listen to it ?
@nn Gorillaz will not be released this year. But it is fantastic did you listen to it ? |
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astrobboy
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Album of the year..., by astrobboy on Nov 23, 2016 23:58:55 GMT 1,
I'll check them out. Thanks for heads-up.
I love Trentemøller. I moved an international flight by 24 hours to see him play in London a few years ago.
I'll check them out. Thanks for heads-up. I love Trentemøller. I moved an international flight by 24 hours to see him play in London a few years ago. |
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