Music (albums/singles/gigs) of the year

[IanRedpoint]

Claro Intelecto "Metanarrative"

Ooh. Forgot about that. Great record.

[bleak.]

Claro Intelecto "Metanarrative"

Ooh. Forgot about that. Great record.

ooh yes, listened to this on my train journey back from london - brilliant!

[hungry_manweaselbeast]

mix of the year-

[observation]

Not been to many gigs this year cos I'm skint, but Buck 65 and The Bays always raise a smile. Also saw Tinariwen and Mr Scruff. I didn't enjoy the Connect festival but saw Sigur Ros which was great. Can't afford to buy CD's right now.

[A_Northern_Soul]

Also saw Tinariwen

One of the best live bands I've ever seen.

[observation]

Also saw Tinariwen

One of the best live bands I've ever seen.

HI ANS, yeh they are good aren't they? It's odd because in many ways the music shares so much with western rock but is so utterly different and more soulful than what we know as rock music.

[hungry_manweaselbeast]

2-Bon Iver- For Emma, Forever Ago (A_Northern_Soul, you should check this one right now! )

Cheers - I've read nothing but great reviews, heard a couple of tunes, which I've loved, and fellow Twoism-er Harpoon Dodger recommended it too. I'll have to get my hands on it.

cripes! was that this year? seems i've had it for ages

[Cupz]

Tobacco - Fucked up friends

Clearly

[bleak.]

Tobacco - Fucked up friends

Clearly

that's another good one...

[Magic Brenda]

Hmmm... This years been pretty stale IMO but there has been some good stuff still:

Autechre - Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae
Erykah Badu - New AmErykah pt.1
Headhunter - Nomad
Grace Jones - Hurricane
Kangding Ray - Automne Fold
Lone - Lemurian
The Parsonage - This aint no lovey dovey
Stereolab - Chemical Chords
School of Seven Bells - Alpinism

Gigs have been total meh, only saw Battles this year.

[Phasen]

School of Seven Bells - Alpinism

YESSSS!

[john fonda]

school of seven bells are very fly

[The Telepathic Kid]

Pitchfork has released their top 50
Fleet Foxes is #1.

[jonnyjj74]

i've seen the cardiacs and silver apples live this year

Sweet! The Cardiacs are such an amazing band, I really hope they come to the states sometime before they retire.

[jonnyjj74]

I saw Otto Von Shirach play last week, and he was really entertaining. I've mainly been discovering lots of older music this year...just started getting into Sonic Youth a few months ago, so they've been taking a good majority of my listening. But here are some of my favorite LP's from this year:

Dissolved - Emit Like A Prothonolary
Autechre - Quaristice & Quadrange
Stove Bredsky - Black Ribbon Award
Track53 - We Were Warm EP
SND - 4_5_6
Max Marlow - Utopia
Portishead - Third
Squarepusher - Just a Souvenir

There were a few other good netlabel releases too by Ian Hawgood/Koen Park, Cilocub, and About This Product.

[Joebot Kill]

10. m83 - Saturdays = Youth
9. Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
8. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
7. DJ/rupture - Uproot
6. Flying Lotus - L.A.
5. Portishead - Third
4. Matmos - Supreme Balloon
3. Fleet Foxes
2. Autechre - Quaristice (including Versions and Quadrange)
1. Tobacco - Fucked up Friends

[Phasen]

The best live set I've heard, maybe ever:

(this link is dead. Click on the mp3 on this page:

http://www.eclectro.nl/2008-11-20-eclectro-live-mp3s-itm-van-kettel


sry bout that

[hexagon son]

for me:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR : Lone : Lemurian
RUNNERS UP: - Beck : Modern Guilt
- The Dandelion Council : Songs for Little Night Explorers
-BMSR : Dandelion Gum
-Hills West : ?(cant remember the name of your last album, sorry!)
-Justice : Cross
-Experience. Hold. : March Forth
-Trills : Fetal Discoveries
-Ciaran Byrne : Nine Lives Causeway
EP OF THE YEAR : Cilocub : March Febrille
RUNNERS UP: - Alone Together : Broken Piano (this guy sent me 2 free CD's! good shit too/ he's Japanese) -Mark Nine : In Memories
-Saturday Index : Partly Cloudy

SINGLE OF THE YEAR : quiet year for singles so probably something my bro played for me, by Tech-Nine or 'Lil Wayne.

BEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR : seeing Dillinja live in Hiroshima, what fucking awesome night that was.

MY FAVE NEW DISCOVERY : William Basinski

i've probably forgotten so much here, i'm not even sure if these are my true opinions. 2008 has been a hard year for me, and i've neglected so much music. i aim to make 2009 a year dedicated to exposing my new baby to lots of new musics.

<again, apologies to any artists i've missed of my list that i love.>

[Phasen]

for me:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR : Lone : Lemurian
RUNNERS UP: - Beck : Modern Guilt
- The Dandelion Council : Songs for Little Night Explorers
-BMSR : Dandelion Gum
-Hills West : ?(cant remember the name of your last album, sorry!)
-Justice : Cross
-Experience. Hold. : March Forth
-Trills : Fetal Discoveries
-Ciaran Byrne : Nine Lives Causeway
EP OF THE YEAR : Cilocub : March Febrille
RUNNERS UP: - Alone Together : Broken Piano (this guy sent me 2 free CD's! good shit too/ he's Japanese) -Mark Nine : In Memories
-Saturday Index : Partly Cloudy

SINGLE OF THE YEAR : quiet year for singles so probably something my bro played for me, by Tech-Nine or 'Lil Wayne.

BEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR : seeing Dillinja live in Hiroshima, what fucking awesome night that was.

MY FAVE NEW DISCOVERY : William Basinski

i've probably forgotten so much here, i'm not even sure if these are my true opinions. 2008 has been a hard year for me, and i've neglected so much music. i aim to make 2009 a year dedicated to exposing my new baby to lots of new musics.

<again, apologies to any artists i've missed of my list that i love.>

I'm gonna get me a backhoe and dig up that tree. I want the gold. Where da goldddd at? Give me the gold!

you know what I mean...haha

[Waterbagel]

School of Seven Bells - Alpinism

YESSSS!

school of seven bells are very fly

I'm like 5 years late but YES