Mobb Deep for me. My all time fave rap album.
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 10:46 (four years ago) link
Post vs Maxinquaye, just over the Wu Tang albums
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 10:53 (four years ago) link
In '95 it was Mellon Collie, today it can only be 'Tilt'.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 11:05 (four years ago) link
SHAME on you / when you stepped up to
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 11:20 (four years ago) link
I really wanted to nominate this but its a comp - https://www.discogs.com/Various-Routes-From-The-Jungle-Escape-Velocity/release/105553
Compiled by Kodwo Eshun (and wonderfully overheated liner notes from him too)
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 11:21 (four years ago) link
OTM
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 11:33 (four years ago) link
GZA, over the (great) Carl Craig, Pavement, PJ Harvey, Pulp, Radiohead, and Slowdive albums.
― willem, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 11:58 (four years ago) link
Liquid swords or Different Class
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 12:23 (four years ago) link
ok here's what i have for '95
aceyalone - all balls don't bounceamoebic ensemble - limbic rageanekdoten - nucleuscheikha rimitti - cheikhadaniel owino misiani and shirati jazz band - piny ose merdavid bowie - 1.outsidedoctor nerve - skindopplereffekt - fascist stateearthling - radarensemble organum/peres - messe de notre damefaith no more - king for a day fool for a lifetimefast floor - on a quest for intelligencemusica antiqua koln - 5 overtures (veracini)gjirokaster vocal ensemble - albanie: polyphonies vocales du pays labgorky's zygotic mynci - bwyd timehiroki kikuta - seiken densetsu 3medicine - her highness (brad laner mix)mosaic - miniaturesmotoi sakuraba - beyond the beyondmr. bungle - disco volantenecromantia - scarlet evil witching blackprince - the gold experiencerachel's - handwritingraging slab - black belt in boogiesimon steensland - the zombie huntersix finger satellite - severe exposuresixteen deluxe - backfeed magnet babesuffocation - pierced from withinthat dog. - totally crushed out!thomas jefferson slave apartments - bait and switchtokyo gakuso - gagaku: court music of japantrifixion - abschurfungepochwhy? - l'uomo appesorozz williams and gitane demone - dream home heartachex-legged sally - land of the giant dwarfs
some of these may already be on the lists, it is early and i couldn't check
― Un Poco Loco Moco (rushomancy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 12:47 (four years ago) link
yeesh, tough choice. the Aphex + Autechre albums are both pretty good but I dock 'em a bit for containing some pretty irritating noises. the Mouse on Mars album actually holds up better to my ears. but I think I'm gonna go with Black Grape here. just a really fun disc that I probably overrate because the idea of a Shaun Ryder comeback in 1995 still seems mindboggling. that Chems album is also classic of course - looking back it's probably even more influential than I give it credit for, you can divide a lot of 90s electronic stuff into pre- and post-Exit Planet Dust eras
some favorites that didn't make it:The Orb - Orbus Terrarum (still my favorite Orb disc)The Sea and Cake - The BizRuins - HyderomastgroningemP-Model - FuneDaler Mehndi - Bolo Ta Ra RaEcholyn - ...As the WorldSusumu Hirasawa - Sim City
man...there were a lot of great albums this year huh?
― frogbs, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 14:20 (four years ago) link
Different Class for me, both in terms of it being near perfect and maybe also my most teenage nostalgia filled record (becomes bbc4 talking head) I LITERALLY WORE IT OUT - LITERALLY.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 14:34 (four years ago) link
The Infamous
― brimstead, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 14:41 (four years ago) link
In 1995 it was Radiohead's "The Bends", I got into Scott in the 00's so now it's "Tilt".
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 14:43 (four years ago) link
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, followed by Maxinquaye
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 14:54 (four years ago) link
damn, i forgot about the rachels album
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 14:59 (four years ago) link
Anyway i went for the album 1995 me would want Leftism
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:00 (four years ago) link
just over the young gods album
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:01 (four years ago) link
and my fave verve album.
I dont know this Rachel's album. Math-rock?
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:04 (four years ago) link
It’s ODB or Autechre (who were in in the middle of their artistically most interesting period).
Many great metal albums, I think Skepticism and Ulver aren’t even in the top 10 for this year, which has Anathema, Summoning, Immortal, Rammstein, Death, Mütiilation, The Gathering, etc.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:04 (four years ago) link
xp
more post rock
xp to siegbran death album in part 2
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:07 (four years ago) link
its nothing like the don caballero album (i hope somebody votes for don cab as it's my fave album by one of my fave bands)
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:12 (four years ago) link
the 90s years have been ridiculously good and cutting lists has been really hard for mike and I and everyone posts albums not in it and we're like yes they should be in it too.
Shows up the futility of canons as they dont come near representing the best stuff for a lot of people
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link
so much music came out in the 90s compared to previous decades maybe?
and the 00s were even worse in that respect, esp with p2p we could actually hear almost everything we read about.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:16 (four years ago) link
I dont its a case of more music coming out in the 90s
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 16:01 (four years ago) link
Voting Liquid Swords. Not sure if I should be surprised that Rancid ...And Out Come the Wolves didn’t get in.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 16:02 (four years ago) link
Omni Trio, Carl Craig or Scott Walker. Think I'll go with C2
― or something, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 16:06 (four years ago) link
Landcruising is one of the few genuinely great techno albums. A Wonderful Life, Home Entertainment, Science Fiction are all standouts but it works from start to finish
― or something, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 16:08 (four years ago) link
Not sure if I should be surprised that Rancid ...And Out Come the Wolves didn’t get in.
considered it but it just bubbled under the bubbling under list!
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 23:03 (four years ago) link
wasn't expecting it to be on this list, but John Wall's sample-based Alterstill from 1995 is beautiful
― Dan S, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 23:20 (four years ago) link
Emmylou Harris’s Wrecking Ball is my 1995 fave. Voting Penthouse here. Good year for reverb.
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 23:30 (four years ago) link
love Penthouse
― Dan S, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 23:34 (four years ago) link
re: rachel's - i lived in louisville in the '90s so i have a soft spot for that scene.
frogbs - good call on Ruins - Hyderomastgroningem; one of my faves of theirs
― Un Poco Loco Moco (rushomancy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 23:39 (four years ago) link
I could happily vote for maybe 20 these and might have chosen Labradford, Luna or Slowdive at the time. But I'll opt for Labcabincalifornia. I've had that CD forever but still don't feel like I entirely grasp what's going on. Which is nice.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 1 August 2019 00:20 (four years ago) link
A Guy Called Gerald's Black Secret Technology sounds strange to me in the moment but also it is kind of amazing
― Dan S, Thursday, 1 August 2019 01:36 (four years ago) link
am going to vote for Maxinquaye though, it's the album I love the most from 1995
― Dan S, Thursday, 1 August 2019 01:52 (four years ago) link
Really fancied listening to Black Secret Technology on my way home from work the other day but sadly it's not on Spotify.
This is the first of these lists where I actually heard several (i.e. more than two) of the albums during the year in question - at the time I would have voted for the Chemical Brothers (I got that and the Goldie album on CD for Xmas).
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 1 August 2019 14:01 (four years ago) link
by the way out of the list i posted i want to specifically go out of my way to promote "black belt in boogie", wherein erstwhile Black Oak Arkansas imitators Raging Slab decided to go all-in on the Captain Beefheart sound. rick rubin refused to release it, and they released a revamped version (which is nearly as good) the next year. i cannot overstate how much i love this record; it's one of my most-listened to albums.
― Abigail, Wife of Preserved Fish (rushomancy), Thursday, 1 August 2019 14:02 (four years ago) link
lots of great hip hop on this set, the Big L record is fantastic. Went Raekwon in the end.
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Thursday, 1 August 2019 15:16 (four years ago) link
Timeless!
― the article don, Thursday, 1 August 2019 21:41 (four years ago) link
wowee zowee
― k3vin k., Thursday, 1 August 2019 22:38 (four years ago) link
I wish I could vote for all my selections
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Friday, 2 August 2019 14:10 (four years ago) link
Critics slagged off the jazzbo bits of "Timeless" but tracks like "Sea of Tears" are gorgeous imo. I hope the album gets a good few votes
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Friday, 2 August 2019 14:16 (four years ago) link
cracking album, saw a bit of Goldie live at t in the park 96 playing this album
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Friday, 2 August 2019 14:35 (four years ago) link
Wow, I must have been bored to tears or sleeping that year. Of that stuff, I think only the rap stuff would be stuff I would listen to now. I need to think...
― Stalinist Indie Hair-Flipping.edu (I M Losted), Saturday, 3 August 2019 03:33 (four years ago) link
Sea Of Tears is pretty great isn't it. Timeless was my first impulse here.
― Thank You (Fattekin Mice Elf Control Again) (Noel Emits), Saturday, 3 August 2019 10:31 (four years ago) link
Is The Great Escape the most 'has aged terribly' record ever?
didn't people think that in 1996?
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Monday, 5 August 2019 08:09 (four years ago) link
I remember a Melody Maker review declaring it a masterpiece
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Monday, 5 August 2019 12:12 (four years ago) link
I remember Melody Maker giving Catatonia album of the year and liking Suede's Head Music. MM went downhill pretty fast
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Monday, 5 August 2019 14:31 (four years ago) link
Look at all those good albums. What a good year.
Voting Black Grape just to be contrary.
― stop torturing me ethel (broom air), Monday, 5 August 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
I missed To Bring You My Love on my first readthrough, which was the first PJ Harvey album I outright loved
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Monday, 5 August 2019 16:28 (four years ago) link
the black grape album deserves votes s its a really great album and the best album Shaun Ryder made imo
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Monday, 5 August 2019 16:44 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
SLOWDIVE
there's many albums I love in here but Souvlaki is the only one I'd play right now.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 00:40 (four years ago) link
matter of fact, fuck it, I'll play it right now.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 00:41 (four years ago) link
never a band ive loved tbh. i should try again
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 17:07 (four years ago) link
This is literally impossible.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link
listened to the ODB recently for 1st time in loooong time and man there's a lot of skippable tracks
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 17:36 (four years ago) link
TBYML, Maxinquaye, and Pure Phase are hard to pick from.
― Coelacanth Green (Leee), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 20:41 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
Best Album on OUR Favourite Albums of......1996 PART ONE
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 00:40 (four years ago) link
High five to the other Grand Prix voter.
― dorsalstop, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 10:49 (four years ago) link
That woulda been me.
― BlackIronPrison, Thursday, 8 August 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link