iiicon posted... R.I.P. is fantastic; more textured than his previous works and surprisingly devoid of percussion. This is probably something that more than Rusty and myself will enjoy. The run of Jardin/Serpent/Shadow of Tartarus is the best thing on here. If there's a flaw I can point out after one and a half listens is that I'm disappointed IWAAD made it onto here. I dug it more than some of the twitter tracks Actress released last year, but I don't know how I feel about it as a closing piece.
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so on my six hour train journey yesterday, i was thinking (it happens!). we all do end-of-year lists, but besides the occasional all-time one i rarely stop to think about how recent albums actually compare to one another.
so, top ten albums of the last three years, guys? 2009-now, to simplify matters.
this is what i came up with:
1. Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit 2. maudlin of the Well - Part the Second 3. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma 4. Rome - Die Aesthetik der Herrschaftsfreiheit 5. A Winged Victory for the Sullen - s/t 6. Deathspell Omega - Paracletus 7. Big K.R.I.T. - K.R.I.T. Wuz Here 8. Danny Brown - XXX 9. Rome - Flowers from Exile 10. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Honourable mentions: Matana Roberts, Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, Murmuure
this'll change over the years probably like it has in the past but
1. Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises 2. The National - High Violet 3. Rome - Flowers From Exile 4. Metric - Fantasies 5. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt 6. Big K.R.I.T. - Returnof4eva 7. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma 8. Menomena - Mines 9. Beach House - Teen Dream 10. John Frusciante - The Empyrean
Put Kindred on spot #3 if we count 'EPs that are actually the length of albums'
I was thinking of something similar a couple days ago, actually, but it was top albums of the decade thus far. This is what I came up with
burial - kindred actress - splazsh machinedrum - room(s) tom waits - bad as me darkstar - north thee oh sees - carrion crawler / the dream sun kil moon - admiral fell promises isreal nash gripka - barn doors and concrete floors big k.r.i.t - k.r.i.t wuz here araabuzik - electronic dream
if I extended it back to 2009, the only album that would make it on there is the Kreng record.
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1. The Antlers - Hospice 2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 3. The Twilight Sad - Forget the Night Ahead 4. The Weeknd - House of Balloons 5. Murmuüre - Murmuüre 6. Lil B - I'm Gay 7. James Blake - James Blake 8. Japandroids - Post-Nothing 9. Robedoor - Too Down To Die 10. Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra.
1. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest 2. Burial - Kindred 3. Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind 4. Dan Deacon - Bromst 5. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 6. The Weeknd - House of Balloons 7. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker 8. Thundercat - The Golden Age of Apocalypse 9. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy 10. Japandroids - Post-Nothing
HM's to Merriweather Post Pavilion, Bon Iver, Destroyer.
Aside: any recs for classical music? I'm looking to explore that whole universe.
Oversteps King Of Limbs Cosmogramma Mines Black Masses Zodiac Sir Lucious Left Foot Bloom My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Blood Lust
any recs for classical music? I'm looking to explore that whole universe.
The soundtrack to Immortal Beloved contains some definitive versions of Beethoven's greats, Yo-Yo Ma and Gidon Kremer show up strong here. Or watch the movie, because it's one of Gary Oldman's best roles.
so I'm the only one who liked Thundercat's album better than Flylo's?
for those who haven't heard it, it's called the Golden Age of Apocalypse and since Thundercat and Flylo are both on brainfeeder he has a similar sound to flylo, but more jazz-heavy, groovier and more melodic.
a bit more conventional style-wise, but I really dig it.
nice to see mines show up twice, i don't like it anywhere near enough to rank it myself but i've always felt that it's quite overlooked
classical-wise i found it easiest to start with the guys' whose influence is clearly seen in contemporary music outside of the classical spectrum. debussy/satie have already been mentioned, but i'd also recommend minimalists like steve reich, arvo part and morton feldman. personally i find almost anything pre-romantic quite stifled, though, so i'm maybe not the best to ask.
oh, and my favourite king crimson album is red, by so much that any other opinion confuses me a little. but whatever!
walrus, have you ever heard flylo's earlier stuff? Reset EP, 1983, stuff like that? I have a feeling you'd like that more (I do). Pretty excited about his new album, even though I know nothing about it. We should be getting samples of it if we haven't already
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so Suree and I looked at a condo this morning where the mirror in the ensuite is also a television and the concierge offers to make you a cappuccino when you enter the building
it is surprisingly affordable
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kevin shields probably needs/wants money. I doubt there's anything different on the remaster other than a volume boost but it's still something new on the shelves.
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Oh lord I hope this turns out better than the recent Siamese Dream remaster. The original loveless is loved for being a perfect mix, if Shields felt like improving on it he should have tried writing new music.
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I didn't expect them to sound so.. standard AnCo though if you get what I mean. They kind of reinvented themselves on every record but now it seems kind of standard fare. Good songs though so I'm not complaining too hard.
"honeycomb" is a mess. i don't really care for it. i've already forgotten what "gotham" sounds like. maybe i'll warm up to them, but eh!
i did, however, really enjoy the new beach house. initial impressions leave it leagues above devotion and teen dream but under self-titled. my copy of the shackleton box-set came in today as well. i listened to a few songs last night but I just got home so I think I'll listen to the two EPs and go to bed.
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iiicon posted... "honeycomb" is a mess. i don't really care for it. i've already forgotten what "gotham" sounds like. maybe i'll warm up to them, but eh!
i did, however, really enjoy the new beach house. initial impressions leave it leagues above devotion and teen dream but under self-titled. my copy of the shackleton box-set came in today as well. i listened to a few songs last night but I just got home so I think I'll listen to the two EPs and go to bed.
I liked the new Beach House but considering it's basically Teen Dream part 2 i don't see how you could like this one so much more!
(just made this as a topic and quickly deleted it; completely forgot what the last transgender topic was like here.)
having known a few people who have transitioned, I applaud her courage. even in an increasingly accepting society, it's still a tremendous step to take. fortunately, the punk community is one of the more supportive ones.
From: VincentLauw | #145 I liked the new Beach House but considering it's basically Teen Dream part 2 i don't see how you could like this one so much more!
while true, most of the teen dream songs sucked. the ones that were good ("10 Mile Stereo") were unlike anything on the album. bloom is the refinement of the path they've taken since their debut.
From: WalrusJump | #146 refresh my memory
it was the topic about the transgender miss universe contender. plenty of ignorant, misinformed, and occasionally offensive posts. also, mer comically misrepresented the opposition and joyrock was on the right side of an argument butstill acted like a douche you wouldn't want to agree with.
From: CherryCokes | #147 having known a few people who have transitioned, I applaud her courage. even in an increasingly accepting society, it's still a tremendous step to take. fortunately, the punk community is one of the more supportive ones.
it really is a brave move. not an against me fan but it was still worth posting and respecting.
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Aeroplane Over the Sea has moved from top 10 to a top 5 album for me.
It's weird: first listen I hated it, 2nd listen I loved how it sounded, 3rd listen I listened to the lyrics and it became one of my favorite albums, last night I got high and listened to it a 10th time and the surrealism blended with it's reality and it's really hard for me to find albums that mean more to me.
I think the original problem is that 5 years ago Icon recommended me Agaetis Byrjun at the same time as Aeroplane and I listened to Agaetis first. Agaetis is instantly "get able" because All the sounds make you feel more Beautiful than you are and Aeroplane's first listen makes you see only the ugly---at least it was that way for me.
Anyways, Icon are you telling me you didnt like friggin ZEBRA?!?!?!?!
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From: iiicon | #148 it really is a brave move. not an against me fan but it was still worth posting and respecting.
Yeah, it's really something else. I'll always have a soft spot for Reinventing Axl Rose, I think, and I have seen Against Me! twice and enjoyed them greatly both times. I'm very intrigued about how this change will affect the band going forward.