ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2014

I worry about being a cherry picker sometimes but ultimately I know I'm culturally a UK DIY indie/experimental plugged-in guy over and above anything else. We're all here bcs we have our specialisations to some degree and want to benefit from the wisdom and research of others with different specialisations imho. Here as in this thread.

Man I'd love to have 2-3 hours music listening time a day.

I have a lot more than that...work with headphones on + travel

xpost yeah, it's a stretch at that

most of my music time is done on my commute, with train carriage noise and traffic to contend with. these last couple of years, i've been busy writing and producing my own music as much as listening to others', so obsessively listening to demo versions and mixdowns eats into that time, as well as effecting my listening habits to some extent as well.

In theory I have an entire waking day of music listening time available to me, most days, because I work from home. But a lot of the time - not all, but some - I find myself wanting to listen to news radio or blessed silence. As I get older, I feel less guilty about that.

I love silence!

tennis tends to be the biggest interference with my listening time - fitting new music around the matches when there's a slam on is a struggle - and even then i have no idea how some people find time to listen to as much as they do. tim if you have so little time how do you hear so many long hour-plus radio sets?!

it's also having, say, two uninterrupted hours - if i know i'll have to stop in 45 minutes there's no point starting a mix that lasts longer...

I'm pretty used with sets to listening to them across the day - commute / gym / commute for example.

Yeah I can remember the last time I had the opportunity to stream a dj set for example. No wifi on the train makes for endless buffering. Shame really, because obvs this is one of the best ways to hear and appreciate new dance music.

*Can't remember

You can download a mix and put it in your bag

I have a bag of mixes somewhere here, near the old barn

You dont have to follow anything, its not a test!

best you come over to us on ile we'll look after you

lol at ppl who just filled out ballots with 25 ALBUMS of music released in 1 year being all "where might i find the time to listen to a dj set?"

NB i don't think it's important to follow scenes or listen to dj sets in fact its often really boring i think dog latin missed my pt upthread, all i meant was its fun to talk in a reductive way about music & culture more generally

also people who are like i don't see colour I ain't got no type are usually kidding themselves a bit.

I'll happily admit that given my taste in music and general ~listening history~ I think about music in fairly predictable ways.

I will certainly allow biases - mainstream country production tends to grate on me (the Lee Ann Womack album itt being a happy exception) and being a person who fears clubs, straight-up dance music tends to leave me cold. But I do make an effort to broaden my tastes a little every year. I can definitely thank ILM for getting me into balearic house, and helping me to get in touch with my emo-loving side.

from the other thread - "Genres - never deny their existence if someone else says them, never use their names yourself"

I dont think its about saying you dont have a type, its more that it fades into the background, its not important because its implicit, people are too hung up on it, border-policing, this isnt that genre, yes it is, its not the real kind - its all missing the point, shutting things down, another chapter in the anthology, another section in the record shelves

Difference between not border policing and pretending you're a totally unbiased all gates open listener in the face of clear evidence to the contrary IIRC

Oh no, I'm definitely not that, believe me, you wouldn't believe some of the things Ive heard in the last couple of weeks!

Saer you transcend all categories trust me

category: woodland fauna

I wish i could get out of my comfort zone. Want to be blown away by something NEW but nothing doing whenever i listen i just feel let down. I dont think im close minded but maybe i am with new music? (new as in current not new styles)

as nakh says 90% of my listening appears to people as metal but that is because i feel it is offering something new whilst rock/indie/electronic stuff that was always my bread and butter hasnt been offering as much to ME in recent years. I know these things can change as I went off metal in the late 90s and things turn around and good things can start happening again. As long as I keep looking. I'd hate to be one of those people who only likes old music.

NB i don't think it's important to follow scenes or listen to dj sets in fact its often really boring i think dog latin missed my pt upthread, all i meant was its fun to talk in a reductive way about music & culture more generally

― flopson, Monday, February 2, 2015 6:10 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

also people who are like i don't see colour I ain't got no type are usually kidding themselves a bit.

I'll happily admit that given my taste in music and general ~listening history~ I think about music in fairly predictable ways.

― Tim F, Monday, February 2, 2015 8:05 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Bit past the point now, but for the record, yes I'm agreeing with both these points.

This Steve Gunn album is pretty good.

It is! I'd recommend his album "Time Off" slightly above that one though. Both are fantastic.