it certainly isn't noodling - it's pretty damn direct and righteous
(wasn't like Hood and Ganger and that last Slowdive album the predominant sort of British pre-Mogwai post-rock?)
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 18:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Hmm, Ganger started about the same time as Mogwai iirc - Hood were around earlier but really obscure before being on Domino (whereupon they became the biggest band in the world etc) and not so much 'post'-anything as weird and fidgety - Slowdive were a thing too I guess
― Dark, promiscuous five-year-old (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 18:59 (fourteen years ago) link
You mean "England's answer to black metal" Hood?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:00 (fourteen years ago) link
decent review, unnecessary neurosis dig, mentions my favourite torche song: http://www.lowcut.dk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=571:teeth-of-the-sea--orphaned-by-the-ocean&catid=29:album-reviews&Itemid=54
Hood were EBM! I keep saying that. It's still true. I only called them 'post-rock' because that's what everyone said they were. It's a silly term.
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:00 (fourteen years ago) link
That was an xpost, btw :D
(yeah noodling isn't the right word... just reading back my review of it and recalling that the olde poste rocke thing is mainly contained in the last track on the album anyway)
― Dark, promiscuous five-year-old (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Whiney, I think there's a publicist now handling this who might get you a legit download.― curmudgeon, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 1:38 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 1:38 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
who is it?
― famous tuamos (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:01 (fourteen years ago) link
rock, paper, scissors
http://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.home.cfm
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:38 (fourteen years ago) link
i work with them a lot; drop me a line and i'll point you at somebody whiney
― Drama Mama's and Papa's too! (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:49 (fourteen years ago) link
The Quietus 20-120. PJ Harvey & John Parish - A Woman A Man Walked By19. Teeth Of The Sea - Orphaned By The Ocean18. Soap & Skin - Lovetune For Vacuum17. Ben Frost - By The Throat16. Githead - Landing15. British Sea Power - Man Of Aran14. Abouretum - Song Of The Pearl13. Shrinebuilder - Shrinebuilder12. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic11. Fever Ray - Fever Ray10. Cold Cave - Love Comes Close9. Sonic Youth - The Eternal8. Gnaw Their Tongues - All The Dread Magnificence Of Perversity7. Gyratory System - The Sound Board Breathes6. Oneida - Rated O5. Manic Street Preachers - Journal for Plague Lovers4. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers3. The xx - xx2. The Horrors - Primary Colours1. Sunn O))) - Monoliths And Dimensions
― sofatruck, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 20:14 (fourteen years ago) link
I saw The Gyratory System live at Offset; they were quite good although I'd imagine better on record. A bit repetitive and noodly in the live sphere.
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 20:17 (fourteen years ago) link
I really did not like that Soap & Skin album.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 20:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Hood were EBM! I keep saying that. It's still true.
http://www.shout.ru/news/front242_promo2003_01.jpg
Hood, yesterday.
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 20:18 (fourteen years ago) link
gyratory system are really good actually.
― dog latin, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:03 (fourteen years ago) link
at least, i thought their album was v interesting, in a brazen, experimental way. Others might think it sounds like someone who went mental with the GTA cheat where you can make fire engines fall out the sky.
― dog latin, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Still wanna hear that Ben Frost album.
― The bugger in the short sleeves (NickB), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:12 (fourteen years ago) link
me too!
not seeing much love for 'the visitor' :-(
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link
me three!
yes, gyratory system ARE much better on record. THANK U SPOFITY
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link
actually they kinda rock
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:18 (fourteen years ago) link
look at them, caring about processed trumpet rave-ups!
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs204.snc1/7133_638626271040_36910239_40921193_3199476_n.jpg
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:21 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm shocked the NME couldn't find room for the Super Furry Animals album, they always have them in no matter what they put out. They even put his solo album in last time. Also really disappointed they missed out The Flaming Lips album.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:23 (fourteen years ago) link
nme probably think they cant sell the lips album to the kids
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:25 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^yeah, especially considering this was their best album since RATW xpost
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:25 (fourteen years ago) link
If you had have told me this time last year the Manics would be in their list and Super Furry Animals wouldn't I would have never believed it.
They gave the Flaming Lips album a great review, it really deserved a place.
It's strange how Animal Collective are really high up on these lists when I don't remember seeing any of their previous albums featured.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:38 (fourteen years ago) link
I really don't get the MPP fuss one little bit, and I never will.
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:48 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^^^I will second this every chance I have.
― Fruitless and Pansy Free (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:51 (fourteen years ago) link
I actually bought that and the Grizzly Bear album and sold them both. They just didn't do it for me.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:59 (fourteen years ago) link
To these ears it's just crummy overstuffed wanktastic psychedelic murk masquerading as mind-altering pop. Somehow everyone seems to have decided it has exemplary groove and melody. I hear a chore to get through, and an almost preternatural lack of dynamics or narrative. They're showy tech-jams with earnest lyrics and lots and lots of sparkles.
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:03 (fourteen years ago) link
So bummed the alternative version of While You Wait For The Others, with Michael McDonald fronting Grizzly Bear, isn't available anywhere. One of my favorites of the year. (xp)
It's strange how Animal Collective are really high up on these lists when I don't remember seeing any of their previous albums featured
Bet they'll be a backlash against MPP in a lot of the upcoming year-end lists. It will be No. 1 on the P4K list, but I bet it ranks below expectations elsewhere.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:03 (fourteen years ago) link
The Gyratory System album, which has just finished, COMPLETELY spunks all over MPP in just about every way imaginable.
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:08 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm not sure anyone wants to know which music makes you spunk, LJ.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:16 (fourteen years ago) link
what is MPP?
― eight woofers in the trunk sb'n down the block (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:17 (fourteen years ago) link
merry pepper's lonely hearts pavilion
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Mojo and Uncut album of the year
― djmartian, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:23 (fourteen years ago) link
ah okay sorry thought it was a band...didn't know that album had reached acronym level
― eight woofers in the trunk sb'n down the block (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:23 (fourteen years ago) link
the uk just finally catching up on pitchfork innit?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:24 (fourteen years ago) link
I write MPP not because the disc has reached some high level of cultural significance, but because it's a pain to constantly have to type "Merriweather Post Pavilion."
(xp)
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:26 (fourteen years ago) link
daniel otm...matt yours is a subtle dig but come on that name is kinda tiring and embarrassing to type
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:28 (fourteen years ago) link
what's strange about the MMP placing? it's clearly a breakthrough album in the most traditional sense possible.
nb - I am not necassarily talking about musical quality yada yada.
― fndgo, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:30 (fourteen years ago) link
sorry dudes honestly i just didn't put the pieces together mentally on that one!
― eight woofers in the trunk sb'n down the block (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:30 (fourteen years ago) link
ilx is the only place ive seen it referred to as MPP
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:32 (fourteen years ago) link
I really don't get the MPP fuss one little bit, and I never will stop reminding ilx of this opinion (maybe by 2010).― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:48
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:48
― fndgo, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:37 (fourteen years ago) link
zing zang zong with a zing-a-ling zung
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:40 (fourteen years ago) link
MMP - My Morning Panda. Did anyone see the odd episode of American Dad a few weeks back that features My Morning Jacket? That's another band I don't get.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 23:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh, I love MMJ. They hit that arena/Southern-rock sweet spot that I've been nostalgic for. And those big vocal harmonies in the choruses of Golden, Gideon and others are magnificent.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 8 December 2009 23:12 (fourteen years ago) link
They sort of lost their way with that last album, but even there, once the embarrassing missteps were removed, it was pretty good.
I hope they're satisfied with getting "Wait, you guyz are a real band?" attitude from American Dad fans for a little while.
― Cunga, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 23:14 (fourteen years ago) link
i thought they lost their way years ago. Their first electric album was their last good one imo
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 23:16 (fourteen years ago) link
it's the turn of the Americans
Spin Magazine - 40 Best Albums of 2009http://www.spin.com/gallery/40-best-albums-2009
summary viahttp://countmeoutblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/spins-top-40-of-2009.html
40. Kiss - Sonic Boom39. Wilco - Wilco (Wilco The Album)38. Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap37. Gallows - Grey Britain36. Brakesbrakesbrakes - Touchdown35. Miike Snow - Miike Snow34. Mariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx33. The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You32. U2 - No Line On The Horizon31. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca30. Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young29. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures28. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic27. Jarvis Cocker - Further Complications26. The Mountain Goats - The Life Of The World To Come25. The Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love24. Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg23. St. Vincent - Actor22. Tegan And Sara - Sainthood21. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II20. Paramore - Brand New Eyes19. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You18. Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light17. Mastodon - Crack The Skye16. Japandroids - Post-Nothing15. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone14. Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali13. Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall12. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart11. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Summer Of Fear10. The Dead Weather - Horehound09. Drake - So Far Gone08. Florence And The Machine - Lungs07. Mos Def - The Ecstatic06. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns05. Girls - Album04. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest03. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix02. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!01. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
― djmartian, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 10:52 (fourteen years ago) link
back to Britain...
Gigwise - Best 40 Albums of 2009
http://www.gigwise.com/photos/53787/The-Best-40-Albums-Of-2009
summary via:http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3172289350&frmid=10&msgid=1020887&cmd=show
40. Seasick Steve: 'Man From Another Time'39. Gallows: 'Grey Britain'38. Major Lazer: 'Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do'37. Crystal Stilts: 'Alight Of The Night'36. Fanfarlo: 'Reservoir'35. Muse: 'The Resistance'34. The Prodigy: 'Invaders Must Die'33. Eminem: 'Relapse'32. DOOM: 'Born Like This'31. A Place To Bury Strangers: 'Exploding Head'30. The Decemberists: 'The Hazards of Love'29. The Flaming Lips: 'Embryonic'28. Phoenix: 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix'27. Jay-Z: 'The Blueprint 3'26. The Low Anthem: 'Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'25. Mumford & Sons: 'Sign No More'24. Passion Pit: 'Manners'23. Bat For Lashes: 'Two Suns'22. Golden Silvers: 'True Romance'21. Dirty Projectors: 'Bitte Orca'20. Vitalic: 'Flashmob'19. Jamie T: 'Kings and Queens'18. The Big Pink: 'A Brief History Of Love'17. HEALTH: 'Get Color'16. Moderat: 'Moderat'15. Florence and The Machine: 'Lungs'14. Manic Street Preachers: 'Journal For Plague Lovers'13. The Temper Trap: 'Conditions'12. Memory Tapes: 'Seek Magic'11. Noah and The Whale: 'First Days Of Spring'10. The xx: 'xx'9. Royksopp: 'Junior'8. Fever Ray: 'Fever Ray'7. The Maccabees: 'Wall Of Arms'6. Grizzly Bear: 'Veckatimest'5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: 'It's Blitz'4. The Horrors: 'Primary Colours'3. Fuck Buttons: 'Tarot Sport'2. Animal Collective: 'Merriweather Post Pavillion'1. Wild Beasts: 'Two Dancers'
― djmartian, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 10:58 (fourteen years ago) link