aQuarius Top Ten Best of 2014:
These are the top ten releases that we at aQ were collectively most excited about in 2014, as quasi-scientifically determined by a very arcane and painful process. Futhermore, they are ranked, #1 to #10, as follows...
1. KHUN NARIN ELECTRIC PHIN BAND "s/t" (Innovative Leisure)2. MAR-VISTA "Visions Of Sodal Ye" (Strawberry Rain)3. PYE CORNER AUDIO "Black Mill Tapes Volumes 1-4" (Type)4. V/A "Warfaring Strangers: Darkscorch Canticles" (Numero Group)5. TAURUS "No/Thing" (Devout)6. ECHOLOGIST "Storming Heaven" (Prologue)7. BLACK RAIN "Dark Pool" (Blackest Ever Black)8. FOSSIL AEROSOL MINING PROJECT "17 Years In Ektachrome" (Hand-Held Recordings)9. STREET TRASH (RICK ULFIK) "OST" (Lunaris)10. ALTURAZ / WIKKID "split" (Soulthief)
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 27 December 2014 14:29 (nine years ago) link
My favourite singles. (Checked back, and for some reason I didn't post a link last year--I did the previous two years.)
― clemenza, Saturday, 27 December 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
3. Wolfmother - New Crown
did not realise this band was still a going concern !
― mark e, Saturday, 27 December 2014 18:06 (nine years ago) link
Classic Rock Albums of the Year50 California Breed - California Breed49 Amplifier - Mystoria 48 Ming City Rockers - Ming City Rockers 47 Uriah Heep - Outsider 46 Work Of Art - Framework 45 Walter Trout - The Blues Came Callin’ 44 Ginger Wildheart - Albion 43 Urban Voodoo Machine - Love, Drink And Death 42 Flying Colors - Second Nature 41 Magnum - Escape From The Shadow Garden40 Goat - Commune 39 Crobot - Something Supernatural38 The Black Keys - Turn Blue 37 John Mellencamp - Plain Spoken 36 Mastodon - Once More Round The Sun 35 The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream34 David Crosby - Croz33 Electric Wizard - Time To Die 32 Blues Pills - Blues Pills31 H.E.A.T. - Tearing Down The Walls30 Lucinda Williams - Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone 29 Messenger - Illusory Blues 28 Chrissie Hynde - Stockholm 27 Buzzcocks - The Way 26 Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams 25 Billy Idol - Kings And Queens Of The Underground 24 Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker 23 Syd Arthur - Sound Mirror 22 Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems 21 Kill It Kid - You Owe Nothing20 Orange Goblin - Back From The Abyss 19 Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt 18 Judas Priest - Redeemer Of Souls 17 Lionize - Jetpack Soundtrack 16 Blackberry Smoke - Leave A Scar 15 Joe Bonamassa - Different Shades Of Blue14 Anathema - Distant Satellites 13 Augustines - Augustines 12 Tom Petty - Hypnotic Eye 11 Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey - Going Back Home 10 Hiss Golden Messenger - The Lateness Of Dancers 9 Opeth - Pale Communion8 Black Stone Cherry - Magic Mountain 7 Ace Frehley - Space Invader 6 Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators - World On Fire 5 Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes 4 AC/DC - Rock Or Bust 3 Robert Plant - Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar 2 Royal Blood - Royal Blood 1 Rival Sons - Great Western Valkyrie
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 27 December 2014 21:24 (nine years ago) link
― mark e, Saturday, December 27, 2014 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
They are still going but no one is concerned.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Saturday, 27 December 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
A couple people upthread were interested in narcocorridos, so here's PopMatters'/NorteñoBlog's/my lists of the best norteño and banda albums and singles (Haikunym wrote about Regulo Caro):
ALBUMS
1. Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda – Soy Lo Que Quiero… Indispensable – Fonovisa2. La Nueva Rebelión – Me Hicieron Mas Fuerte – LR3. El Komander – Cazador – Twiins4. Noel Torres – La Balanza – Gerencia 360/Sony Latin5. Nena Guzman – La Iniciativa – Del/Sony Latin6. Regulo Caro - Senzu-Rah - Del/Sony Latin7. Banda Los Recoditos – Sueño XXX – Disa8. Martin Castillo – Mundo de Ilusiones – Gerencia 360/Sony Latin9. Adriel Favela – Mujeres de Tu Tipo – Gerencia 360/Sony Latin
SINGLES
1. La Nueva Rebelión – “Me Hicieron Mas Fuerte” – LR Music2. Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda – “Y Así Fue” – Fonovisa3. El Komander – “Soy De Rancho” – Twiins4. Alacranes Musical – “Zapateado Encabronado #3” – A.M.5. Gerardo Ortiz – “Eres Una Niña” – Del/Sony Latin6. La Trakalosa De Monterrey – “Mi Padrino El Diablo” – Remex7. Calibre 50 ft. El Komander – “Qué Tiene De Malo” – Disa8. Los Horóscopos de Durango – “Las Chicas Malas” – Universal Latin
― dr. philth (dr. phil), Sunday, 28 December 2014 12:52 (nine years ago) link
coolio, thanks. will listen to all that and promptly built a spotify list of those albums/tracks to share:http://open.spotify.com/user/forksclovetofu/playlist/4JOBXtZOcWAtiSBGWiyn3e
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 December 2014 18:54 (nine years ago) link
Volna's 20 electronic tracks of the year. Pretty sure they're going to drag these lists out until Orthodox new year:
Andy Stott - ViolenceCaribou - Our LoveGesloten Cirkel - Submit XSophie - HardSBTRKT - Temporary ViewTal'nik - Tsvet NadezhdiAG Cook - BeautifulObjekt - RatchetJames Blake - 200 PressMr Mitch - Don't LeaveActress - RuleCashmere Cat - PearlsPorter Robinson - Sad MachineAphex Twin - CIRCLONT14 [152.97] [shrymoming mix]Love Cult - I Smoke (Only When I’m Happy)Skrillex feat. Chance the Rapper - Coast Is ClearSD Laika - Great God PanDanny L. Harle - In My DreamsIvan Dorn - Tanets PingvinaThee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Any Fucking Thing You Love
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Monday, 29 December 2014 16:16 (nine years ago) link
Pitchfork's Top 25 Metal Albums
1 - Thou - Heathen2 - Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden3 - Yob - Clearing the Path to Ascend4 - Tombs - Savage Gold5 - Nux Vomica - Nux Vomica6 - Blut aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry7 - Godflesh - A World Lit Only By Fire8 - Woods of Desolation - As the Stars 9 - Indian - From All Purity10 - Dead Congregation - Promulgation of the Fall11 - Primordial - Where Greater Men Have Fallen12 - Morbus Chron - Sweven13 - Inter Arma - The Cavern14 - Eyehategod - Eyehategod15 - Diocletian - Gesundrian16 - Agalloch - The Serpent & the Sphere17 - Krieg - Transient18 - Gridlink - Longhena19 - Teitanblood - Death20 - Atriarch - An Unending Pathway21 - Mutilation Rites - Harbinger22 - Wreck and Reference - Want23 - Lantlôs - Melting Sun24 - Thantifaxath - Sacred White Noise25 - Planning for Burial - Desideratum
I'll never understand the Pallbearer love but it's not the worst list, I guess.
― Dinsdale, Monday, 29 December 2014 18:11 (nine years ago) link
And Meat Mead Metal Top 40 (#1 and #2 yet to be revealed)
https://meatmeadmetal.wordpress.com
40. SONS OF CROM, “Riddle of Steel”39. MARE COGNITUM, “Phobos Monolith”38. BOTANIST, “VI: Flora”37. BARGHEST, “The Virtuous Purge”36. FISTULA, “Vermin Prolificus”35. CRETIN, “Stranger”34. DAWNBRINGER, “Night of the Hammer”33. TAKE OVER AND DESTROY, “Vacant Face”32. AGALLOCH, “The Serpent & the Sphere”31. 1349, “Massive Cauldron of Chaos”30. ALRAUNE, “The Process of Self-Immolation”29. EARTH, “Primitive and Deadly”28. LOTUS THIEF, “Rervm”27. FEN, “Carrion Skies”26. ANGUISH, “Mountain”25. THANTIFAXATH, “Sacred White Noise”24. THE OATH, self-titled23. YOUNG AND IN THE WAY, “When Life Comes to Death”23. YAITW, “When Life Comes to Death”22. KRIEG, “Transient”21. NIHILL, “Verderf”20. FORESEEN HKI, “Helsinki Savagery”19. WITCH MOUNTAIN, “Mobile of Angels”18. MUTILATION RITES, “Harbinger”17. OCCULTATION, “Silence in the Ancestral House”16. WROUGHT IRON, “Rejoice and Transcend”15. MENACE RUINE, “Venus Armata”14. IMPETUOUS RITUAL, “Unholy Congregation of Hypocritical Ambivalence”13. FALLS OF RAUROS, “Believe in No Coming Shore”12. TRIPTYKON, “Melana Chasmata”11. THE FLIGHT OF SLEIPNIR, “V.”10. HORRENDOUS, “Ecdysis”09. MORBUS CHRON, “Sweven”08. MORTALS, “Cursed to See the Future”07. PALLBEARER, “Foundations of Boredom”06. BLUT AUS NORD, “Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry”05. PRIMORDIAL, “Where Greater Men Have Fallen”04. BASTARD SAPLING, “Instinct Is Forever”03. YOB, “Clearing the Path to Ascend”
― Dinsdale, Monday, 29 December 2014 18:29 (nine years ago) link
Electronic Rumors: http://electronicrumors.com/2014/12/28/awards-the-electronic-rumors-awards-2014-best-album-electronic-rumors-top-20-albums-of-2014/
01: Ronika – Selectadisc 02: Tensnake – Glow03: Todd Terje – It’s Album Time 04: Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again 05: Chromeo – White Women 06: Hercules And Love Affair – The Feast Of The Broken Heart07: Shook – Spectrum08: Mitch Murder – Interceptor09: Mild Peril – Matter 10: Justin Faust – Spellbound 11: Lemonade – Minus Tide 12: Röyksopp – The Inevitable End 13: Queen Of Hearts – Cocoon14: Ali Love – P.U.M.P. 15: Kid Machine – First Contact16: The Juan MacLean – In A Dream 17: Xeno & Oaklander – Par Avion 18: Flight Facilities - Down To Earth 19: La Roux – Trouble In Paradise20: Electric Youth – Innerworld
― mike t-diva, Monday, 29 December 2014 19:31 (nine years ago) link
are you doing a noisy list this year whiney?
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Sunday, December 21, 2014 6:16 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-avant-albums-of-2014-20141229
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, 29 December 2014 19:42 (nine years ago) link
Very much enjoyed that list Chris. A much needed antidote to RS naming U2 the best bloody album of the year.
― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Monday, 29 December 2014 20:21 (nine years ago) link
that Golden Retriever record is great, looking forward to checking some of the other ones out
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Monday, 29 December 2014 21:18 (nine years ago) link
Great list, Whiney! The Lescalleet/Drumm thing is otherworldly.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 29 December 2014 21:19 (nine years ago) link
here's a few more than half that WGW list with everything Spotify has to offer on it:http://open.spotify.com/user/forksclovetofu/playlist/6u44oIDidHRenk4dujfCk4
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Monday, 29 December 2014 22:34 (nine years ago) link
Jim Fusilli, WSJ“Morning Phase” Beck“Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro” Various Artists“Wine Dark Sea” Jolie Holland“The River & The Thread” Roseanne Cash“Colfax” the Delines“Passerby” Luluc“Blue Dream” Orenda Fink“You’re Dead!” Flying Lotus“PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” Pharoahe Monch“Decimation Blues”, Castanets “This Is My Hand” My Brightest Diamond“Neuroplasticity” Cold Specks“Multi_Viral” Calle 13“Odludek”Jimi Goodwin“Lost In The Dream” The War On Drugs
― campreverb, Monday, 29 December 2014 23:06 (nine years ago) link
Wow, is that the first time RS has published a list like that?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 00:26 (nine years ago) link
Any Decent Music's Readers' albums of the year
On a related note, the general non-local lack of love for the latest Twilight Sad record astounds me. Sure I can see it being outside many of the top ten listings but not placing in most of the top 50's? Potentially the strong Scottish accent puts people off? Or maybe I'm horrendously overrating it. I can't tell.
I'm looking forward to the Dandelion Radio festive fifty - I don't tend to trust singles lists but they have been otm the last couple years. Makes me miss Peel counting it down though.
― finn_the_scot, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 00:58 (nine years ago) link
SoulTracks
PUBLISHER'S PICK - Brandon Williams: XIIEDITOR'S PICK - Jarrod Lawson: Jarrod Lawson
Bernhoft: IslanderAloe Blacc: Lift Your SpiritsMary J. Blige: The London SessionsTraci Braxton: Crash & BurnD’Angelo: Black MessiahThe Dangerfeel Newbies: HarietCliff Dawson: Turn It UpShaun Escoffery: In the Red RoomAmp Fiddler: Basementality 2Christian Gregory: Count on You EPThe Groove Association Ft. Georgie B: 3AMIncognito: Amplified SoulMichael Jackson: EscapeLeela James: Fall For YouAngela Johnson: Naturally MeKwabs: Pray for Love EPLedisi: The TruthLoretta: Find A WayMali Music: Mali IsFrank McComb: Live At The Bitter End (Remembering Donny Hathaway)Portia Monique: Portia MoniqueGene Nobel: Rebirth of GeneSam Smith: In the Lonely HourAvery Sunshine: The SunroomTank: StrongerMichelle Williams: Journey to FreedomBryan Andrew Wilson: The One Percent
HONORABLE MENTION:
3 Winans Brothers: Foreign LandAfro Elements: Out of the CentreAkie Bermiss: AkieAl Jarreau: My Old Friend: Celebrating George DukeAlain Clark: Walk With MeAlgebra Blessett: RecoveryAnn Nesby: Living My LifeAnthony Valadez: In Search Of…Ben L’oncle Soul: A coup de revesBo Saris: GoldBobby Caldwell: After Darkbrik.liam: ***mr. liam’s neighborhoodBroken Bells: After The DiscoCalvin Richardson: I Am CalvinCarmen Lundy: Soul to SoulCheryl Barnes: Listen To ThisChris Jasper: The OneChromeo: White WomenClub Nouveau: ConsciousnessCody ChestnuTT: Landing On A Hundred: B Sides & RemixesDaley: Days & NightDaniel Crawford: The AwakeningDave Hollister: Chicago WindsDavid Ryan Harris: LightyearsDeRobert and the Half-Truths: I’m Tryin’ Dianne Reeves: Beautiful LifeDominique Toney: A Love Like OursElectric Wire Hustle: Love Will PrevailElli Ingram: The Doghouse EPEric Lau & Taiwah: Love Call EPEric Nolan: Mood SwingFaith Evans: IncomparableFreda Payne: Come Back To Me LoveFull Force: Full Force With Love From Our FriendsGabrielle Goodman: Spiritual TapestryGene Van Buren: StillGeorge Tandy, Jr.: The FoundationGladys Knight: Where My Heart BelongsGoapele: Strong As GlassJagged Edge: J.E. Heartbreak IIJames Tillman: Shangri La EPJennifer Holliday: The Song Is YouJennifer Hudson: JHUDJesse Boykins III: Love ApparatusJMSN: JMSNJoe: BridgesJordan Rakei: Groove CurseKeKe Wyatt: Ke’Ke’ EPKelly Price: Sing Pray LoveKEM: Promise to LoveKimbra: The Golden EchoKindred the Family Soul: A Couple FriendsKwabs: Wrong or Right EPLake Street Dive: Bad Self PortraitsLaura Mvula: Laura Mvula with Metropole Orkest Lee Fields: Emma JeanLil’ John Roberts: The HeartbeatLuke James: Luke JamesMama’s Gun: Cheap HotelMariah Carey: Me. I Am Mariah. The Elusive ChanteuseMario Biondi and The Unexpected Glimpses: DueMarsha Ambrosius: Friends & LoversMeshell Ndegeocello: Comet, Come To MeMoonchild: Please RewindMoses Sumney: Mid-City Island EPNatasha Watts: Natasha WattsNate Williams: Got To Let GoRajdularli: Journey of a WomanRaul Midon: Don’t HesitateRogiérs: The SheddingRuthie Foster: Promise of a Brand New DaySamuel Prather: Groove OrchestraSebastian Mikael: SpeechlessShaliek: Blood Sweat TearsSharon Jones & The Dap Kings: Give The People What They WantSlakah The Beatchild: Soul Movement, Vol. IISmoove & Turrell: Broken ToysSoul Basement: Yesterday Today TomorrowSouLutions: Listen/Mr. Sun Don’t Hide EPSt. Paul and The Broken Bones: Half The CitySuCh: Trial and ErrorSyleena Johnson: Chapter 6: Couples TherapyTaylor McFerrin: Early RiserTeri Tobin: Truth IsTeyana Taylor: VIIThe Revelations: The Cost of LivingTimothy Bloom: Timothy BloomTony Braxton & Babyface: Love, Marriage and DivorceWalter Christopher: The Mellisonant AlbumWill Downing: Euphoria
― cock chirea, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 01:14 (nine years ago) link
i saw under the skin just recently and was struck by the soundtrack; really enjoying going back to it now
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 02:06 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, we saw it about a week ago and had the same experience. At first, I was trying to figure out which Penderecki piece they were using; a little later, there was a beat behind it.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 02:35 (nine years ago) link
Dave MacIntosh, Scotland
1) Thunderlords: Rule the Stratosphere2) Pinksinker: Maximum Break3) Flat-Pack Granny: Golden Greats4) Meatfeast: Extra Crispy5) Fudclamp: Sketches of Swindon6) Low Hangers: How's It Hanging?7) Corrina Rizzla: Skin Me Up8) Collapsible Christ: Fold9) Stalkers: Where's Captain Quark?10) Prang: Wrang11) Munson: How to Be12) Electrosexuals: Sex Electric!!!13) Migraine: No Gain14) Plague Station: A Rush of Rush to the Head15) Bloodblister: Papercuts
― clemenza, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 03:13 (nine years ago) link
not really a poll (and not 75 but 36, regardless of what the link suggests), but anyway:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/12/the_best_noise_music_in_2014_the_years_top_75_noise_cuts.php
― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 12:55 (nine years ago) link
Whoa.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 14:08 (nine years ago) link
xp Rock-A-Rolla doesn't publish new issue until Jan 10, so I guess that's when the list will be out.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 16:42 (nine years ago) link
Mixmag:
50 Frank & Tony - You Go Girl 49 East India Youth - Total Strife Forever 48 Cooly G - Wait 'Til Night47 Call Super - Suzi Ecto 46 The 2 Bears - The Night Is Young 45 Huxley - Blurred44 Deadmau5 - While (1<2)43 Gaiser - False Light42 Ulterior Motive - The Fourth Wall41 Tokyo Prose - Presence40 Sable Sheep - Vagabond From Hell 39 Redinho - Redinho 38 Apollonia - Tour A Tour37 Slam - Reverse Proceed36 Kassem Mosse - Workshop 1935 DJ Dodger Stadium - Friend of Mine34 Andy Stott - Faith In Strangers33 Vermont - Vermont 32 Fhloston Paradigm - The Phoenix31 Perc - The Power And The Glory 30 The Bug - Angels And Devils29 Chromeo - White Women 28 Answer Code Request - Code 27 Moire - Shelter26 Actress - Ghettoville 25 Royksopp - The Inevitable End24 Metronomy - Love Letters23 Plastikman - Ex22 Porter Robinson - Worlds 21 Rustie - Green Language 20 The Juan Maclean - In A Dream 19 Clark - Clark18 Calibre - Shelflife 3 17 Taylor McFerrin - Early Riser16 Above & Beyond - Acoustic15 Tensnake - Glow 14 Childish Gambino - Because The Internet13 Banks - Goddess 12 FKA Twigs - LP111 Flying Lotus - You’re Dead! 10 Lenzman - Looking At The Stars9 SBTRKT - Wonder Where We Land8 Technimatic - Desire Paths 7 Lone - Reality Testing6 Leon Vynehall - Music For the Uninvited5 Moodymann - Moodymann4 Martyn - The Air Between Words3 Todd Terje - It’s Album Time 2 Caribou - Our Love1 Aphex Twin - Syro
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 18:41 (nine years ago) link
NPR top 10 metal albums, unranked:
Gridlink, LonghenaHigh Spirits, You Are HereMorbus Chron, SwevenOrigin, OmnipresentPallbearer, Foundations of BurdenRiot V, Unleash The FireSkull Fist, Chasing The DreamThou, HeathenTriptykon, Melana ChasmataWo Fat, The Conjuring
― ganglier than the Pantilimon statue (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 18:50 (nine years ago) link
same dude who compiled that also did this list of his favourite tracks, which is probably too personal to warrant inclusion here but did get me to listen to the (excellent) Unconscious Collective album just now
― ganglier than the Pantilimon statue (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 18:55 (nine years ago) link
lars rules.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 22:10 (nine years ago) link
Noticing a lot of intriguing items here, esp. Whiney's picks (esp. esp. In C Mali, and maybe they'll get to Arthur Russell next). But, with this thread x my recent homework, starting to experience list blindness---gotta take a break.
― dow, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 22:49 (nine years ago) link
not a list, but Aux.Out.'s EOY roundup comes out on new year's day. i have a few thoughts in there.
― Bill Nighy the Science Gighy (get bent), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 22:54 (nine years ago) link
In Chrome, I look at get bent's post and hit refresh -- and the phrase "EOY" disappears from it!
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 23:20 (nine years ago) link
strange, because i know i typed EOY before i hit post, and it doesn't show up on the page.
― Bill Nighy the Science Gighy (get bent), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 23:22 (nine years ago) link
Captain Beyond Zenhttp://captain-beyond.blogspot.de/2014/12/the-top-40-albums-of-2014.html
40. Ogre - The Last Neanderthal39. Aleph Null - Nocturnal38. Geezer - Gage37. Mos Generator - Electric Mountain Majesty36. Witch Mountain - Mobile of Angels35. Blood Farmers - Headless Eyes34. The Skull - For Those Which Are Asleep33. Wo Fat - The Conjuring32. Space God Ritual - From Void to Ocean31. Cardinals Folly - Our Cult Continues!30. Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden29. Serpent Venom - Of Things Seen & Unseen28. Limb - s/t27. Druglord - Enter Venus26. Grifter - The Return of the Bearded Brethren25. Purple Hill Witch - s/t24. The Order of the Solar Temple - s/t23. Kröwnn - Magmafröst22. Black Capricorn - Cult of Black Friars21. Brimstone Coven - s/t20. Bast - Spectres19. Curse the Son - Psychache18. Mothership - II17. Electric Citizen - Sateen16. Bloody Hammers - Under Satan's Sun15. The Graviators - Motherload14. Demon Eye - Leave the Light13. Heat - Labyrinth12. Ancient Warlocks - s/t11. Spiral Shades - Hypnosis Sessions10. Monolord - Empress Rising9. Blues Pills - s/t8. Howls of Ebb - Vigils of the 3rd Eye7. YOB - Clearing the Path to Ascend6. Dread Sovereign - All Hell's Martyrs5. Electric Wizard - Time to Die4. Wolf Blood - s/t3. The Order of Israfel - Wisdom2. Iron Void - s/t1. Possessor - Electric Hell
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 00:16 (nine years ago) link
That's a weird list - so many rekkids deserving higher props - The Skull, Wo Fat, SV, YOB, HoE, blues pills & a bunch of frankly boring records- demon eye, PHW, Blood Farmers. To each his own, I guess.
― BlackIronPrison, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 00:44 (nine years ago) link
Spex (Germany): http://www.spex.de/2014/12/23/alben-des-jahres-2014-die-spex-charts/
1. Fatima Al Quadiri – Asiatisch2. Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness3. Neneh Cherry – Blank Project4. St. Vincent – St. Vincent5. FKA Twigs – LP16. Mutter – Text und Musik7. Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots8. Parquet Courts – Sunbathing Animal9. Warpaint – Warpaint10. Sleaford Mods – Divide And Exit11. Caribou – Our Love12. Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 213. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead!14. Vessel – Punish, Honey15. Scott Walker & Sunn O))) – Soused16. Arca – Xen17. Alexis Taylor – Await Barbarians18. Amen Dunes – Love19. Richard Dawson – Nothing Important20. Ja, Panik – Libertatia
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 08:50 (nine years ago) link
If you look at the previous Captain Beyond Zen lists, they're historically quirky. But considering the vastness of how much is out there in those genres, I wouldn't consider anything making the top 40 as being underrated. I enjoyed giving that Wolf Blood a re-listen, but still a bit surprised with the Possessor showing.
Reckless Records Unofficial tally of staff listshttp://www.reckless.com/wordpress/?p=4809
1 Angel Olsen - Bury Your Fire For No Witness2 Aphex Twin - Syro3 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata4 Shellac - Dude, Incredible5 Ex Hex - Rips6 D’Angelo & the Vanguard – Black Messiah7 Grouper - Ruins8 Total Control - Typical System9 Liars - Mess10 Run The Jewels - RTJ211 Flying Lotus - You’re Dead!12 Budos Band - Burnt Offering13 Future Islands - Singles14 War On Drugs - Lost In A Dream15 Bitchin Bajas - Bitchin Bajas16 Cloud Nothings - Here and No Where Else17 Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Songs Of Forgiveness18 White Fence - For the Recently Found Innocent19 King Tuff - Black Moon Spell20 John Coltrane—Offering: Live At Temple University21 Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty22 Earth - Primitive and Deadly23 Ty Segall - Manipulator24 Sun Kil Moon - Benji 25 Floor - Oblation
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 14:44 (nine years ago) link
I'm a little intrigued by seeing more things like the RS top 20 avant-garde list and the VV noise list and the Baltimore City Paper's avant-garde and classical lists. I feel like until recently, there was little coverage of avant-garde and new music outside specialist publications like The Wire. Is this a new trend or have I just been missing these? If the former, does it reflect greater accessibility of the music for journos via Internet streaming, e.g. Bandcamp, or does the avant-garde perhaps have some kind of new cachet?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 17:03 (nine years ago) link
I think it says more about me and Raymond
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 17:06 (nine years ago) link
Hopefully it's the beginning of a trend (thank ya, Chris).
Maura let me start doing noise stuff when she was at the Voice, but props to Brian McManus for authorizing me to do the noise list for two years then do a column for the past one (and thanks to the current VV folks for letting me keep the column rolling).
― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 17:18 (nine years ago) link
I'm pretty sure I've seen Exclaim.ca publish lists like that before, I don't think they've done it this year though. Pitchfork has had Top Left-Field Albums or something like that as well. And NPR did one in 2012 at least.
― Dinsdale, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 17:49 (nine years ago) link
Chris and Raymond definitely deserve credit. I just thought it was noteworthy that RS was willing to publish a list like this in 2014 when it doesn't seem like something they would have done previously.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 17:54 (nine years ago) link
For sure, MUCH respect due to Marc/Grayson at p4K who've been fighting that good fight for some time now.
― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 18:03 (nine years ago) link
As much as I'd love to help push some narrative about avant-garde music is penetrating mainstream culture, the simple, unsexy truth is I did this exact list at SPIN for two years when I worked there — but now I work at RS!
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 18:03 (nine years ago) link
OK, was just wondering. I haven't followed these threads most years; that's why I asked the first question about whether this has been going on for a while.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
personal list: http://1000timesyes.tumblr.com/post/106739224079/cleaning-out-my-closet-the-top-100-records-of
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 21:18 (nine years ago) link
http://turntablelab.com/collections/turntable-lab-top-40-of-2014
This informal list was compiled by Turntable Lab employees. The list consists of records that TTL picked up in 2014: new releases, reissues, old-new-to-us titles, novelty records, etc. Many will probably be unavailable, at moment (holidays were craze), but sign up for Stock Emails if you're interested. Lastly, don't take this chart too seriously. Casey Kasem RIP.
― gr8080, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 21:31 (nine years ago) link
Afisha Volna's poll of Russian critics and musicians' top 20 albums of the year doesn't deviate wildly from the international consensus. Nice to see Owen Pallett in there though.
20. Ibibio Sound Machine - Ibibio Sound Machine19. SD Laika - That's Harakiri18: The Soundcarriers - Entropicalia17. Gesloten Cirkel - Submit X16. Ratking - So It Goes15. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire With No Witness14. Owen Pallett - In Conflict13. The Bug - Angels & Demons12. Sun Kil Moon - Benji11. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 210. D'Angelo - Black Messiah9. Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers8. Actress - Ghettoville7. Todd Terje - It's Album Time6. Dean Blunt - Black Metal5. 4 Pozitsii Bruno - Ya Zakazan4. Ariel Pink - pom pom3. 3. Flying Lotus - You're Dead!2. Ivan Dorn - Randorn1. Caribou - Our Love
There is a separate list of the 20 best Russian albums which is a bit more interesting: http://volna.afisha.ru/sounds/20-luchshih-russkih-albomov-goda/
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
The Soundcarriers is pretty nice, psych with some Stereolab influence.
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 1 January 2015 02:50 (nine years ago) link