what's good about him is he is able to not take the dopey rock he likes seriously, what's bad is that he takes the time to argue why it "matters" in a macro sense aside from him liking it.
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:46 (nine years ago) link
FKA Twigs is R&B?
― example (crüt), Tuesday, December 16, 2014 12:37 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yes.
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:47 (nine years ago) link
don't get what people even see in his "prose"
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:47 (nine years ago) link
really nice to see fatima and k michelle repped by RS!
not that fka twigs has no r&b dna in her, but she was totally right when she said that if she was white there'd be a lot less of that talk
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:52 (nine years ago) link
IMHO not taking his subjects entirely seriously makes him lose steam mid-article in those long pieces he writes. It's like he lacks the drive for such long arguments. Everytime I read him I start with some degree of enthusiasm, then get bored sometime around the tenth paragraph.
― cpl593H, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:53 (nine years ago) link
― lex pretend, Tuesday, December 16, 2014 11:52 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the problem is that we dont consider white ppl who do that kind of music R&B, not the other way around
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:55 (nine years ago) link
what, like björk?
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:57 (nine years ago) link
banks is definitely considered r&b, more or less, and not just in that RS list (and is also most assuredly white). if twigs was white i'd still think the rhythmic core of her sound was more r&b/hip-hop than like, bjork.
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:59 (nine years ago) link
BUT, i see why twigs would say that. she has also expressed frustration with the "alt r&b" label, i believe
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
fka twigs is extremely static rhythmically
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
i dont listen to bjork but like grimes or bat for lashes or w/e, it's all R&B
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:01 (nine years ago) link
banks being considered r&b is also a bit confusing to me, just seems like trip-hop redux x synthy pop
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:02 (nine years ago) link
grimes and bat for lashes are not r&b!
if twigs was white i'd still think the rhythmic core of her sound was more r&b/hip-hop than like, bjork.
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, December 16, 2014 5:59 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
rhythmically the closest comparison to lp1 is vespertine imo
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:03 (nine years ago) link
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, December 16, 2014 12:55 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
How did we ignore the great white R&B albums of 2014 like HOW TO DRESS WELL and ROBIN THICKE'S PAULA
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:04 (nine years ago) link
bat for lashes is called r&b??? not prima facie a bad thing but i've never heard that
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:04 (nine years ago) link
the new how to dress well album sucks
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:05 (nine years ago) link
if its pop music and its not polka in the woods eating weinerschnitzel its black american music. in the catholic sense of R&B, it's R&B. I'm not sure I see the purpose of fighting against that classification
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:07 (nine years ago) link
I couldn't believe How to Dress Well he basically teed up music writers for the 'Shit Sandwich' reviews and no one took the bait
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:07 (nine years ago) link
in that they didn't call it the shit sandwich it was?
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:13 (nine years ago) link
(bc many certainly did not and in fact did the exact opposite)
this is not the definition that a top 20 R&B albums list is working with!
― example (crüt), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:18 (nine years ago) link
I think Whiney means the album is "What Is This Heart?" and they could have said "What is This Shit?"
like the Spinal Tap joke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWqKiqTfXuA
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:19 (nine years ago) link
*slaps forehead for missing joke, reminds self to watch this is spinal tap again soon*
in that case, IRL lols
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:21 (nine years ago) link
― example (crüt), Tuesday, December 16, 2014 12:18 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
if its not R&B it can also be rock or rap or house/techno but like ... what is FKA twigs then? "its kinda like bjork" is not a genre rolling stone will do a yearly list for
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:23 (nine years ago) link
or is it ~beyond genre~ lol
Where would they list Bjork or The xx? Putting her in an R&B list is tying her up in one strand of her music.
― Re-Make/Re-Model, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:29 (nine years ago) link
i kinda feel like xx is R&B and bjork is not but i don't really know why
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:31 (nine years ago) link
http://www.prooffreader.com/2014/12/most-decade-specific-words-in-billboard.htmljust putting this here
― a stupid red mute juggalo (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:34 (nine years ago) link
just put her in "alternative" or something
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link
uncles used to be really popular
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link
i like the march toward drooglike from "blues pal sweetheart rose" to "yeah hell fuck die"
― a stupid red mute juggalo (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link
Noisey/Vice France - allez les Sleafords!http://noisey.vice.com/fr/blog/les-20-meilleurs-disques-de-2014
20. HAVE A NICE LIFE The Unnatural World19. ALKPOTE L'Orgasmixtape18. C.A.R. My Friend17. FOREVER PAVOT Rhapsode 16. TAULARD Les Abords Du Lycée15. HIGH-FUNCTIONING FLESH High-Functioning Flesh14. BODY COUNT Manslaughter13. LUST FOR YOUTH International 12. KAARIS Or Noir Part. II 11. OBITUARY Inked In Blood10. CHEVEU Bum09. LEWIS L'Amour 08. JUICY P Certifié Vrai 2 : La Plakette 07. IRON REAGAN The Tyranny Of Will06. CULT OF YOUTH Final Days05. SUN KIL MOON Benji 04. JESSICA 93 Rise 03. COLD WORLD How The Gods Chill02. PEINE PERDUE No Souvenir 01. SLEAFORD MODS Divide And Exit
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link
i think we're legit progressing with more fuckwords in song titles
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:48 (nine years ago) link
The Quietus Top 20 Metal Albums Of 2015
1. Yob - <i>Clearing The Path To Ascend</i></b><br> (Neurot)2. The Body - I Shall Die Here (RVNG International)3. Sólstafir - Ótta (Season Of Mist)4. At The Gates - At War With Reality (Century Media)5. Floor - Oblation (Season Of Mist)6. Old Man Gloom - Ape Of God (Profound Lore)7. Electric Wizard - Time To Die (Spinefarm/Witchfinder Records)8. Godflesh - A World Lit Only By Fire (Avalanche)9. Nothing - Guilty Of Everything (Relapse)10. Triptykon - Melana Chasmata (Century Media)11. 11Paranoias - Stealing Fire From Heaven (Ritual Productions)12. Bong - Stoner Rock (Ritual Productions)13. Trap Them - Blissfucker (Prosthetic)14. Full Of Hell + Merzbow - Full Of Hell + Merzbow (Profound Lore)15. Witch Mountain - Mobile Of Angels (Svart)16. Bongripper - Miserable (Great Barrier Records)17. Vampillia - Some Nightmares Take You Aurora Rainbow Darkness(Candlelight)18. Prizehog - Re-Unvent The Whool (Eolian Empire)19. Slomatics - Estron (Head Of Crom)20. Coffinworm - IV .I. VIII (Profound Lore)
― Doran, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:50 (nine years ago) link
Go 90s and list FKA twigs under "Dope beatz/downtempo"
― Re-Make/Re-Model, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 19:07 (nine years ago) link
Nice Quietus list, glad to see some love for that Bong record.
― ƋППṍӮɨ∏ğڵșěᶉᶇдM℮ (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 19:11 (nine years ago) link
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-edm-electronic-and-dance-albums-of-2014-20141216
party don't stop
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 19:40 (nine years ago) link
list party
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 19:41 (nine years ago) link
ain't no party like a list party party cause a list party party is pedantic
― a stupid red mute juggalo (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 19:41 (nine years ago) link
asiatisch is the album i have had to bitch about most in DMs this year
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 19:42 (nine years ago) link
first mention of duck sauce! which i found quite enjoyable
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 19:44 (nine years ago) link
― lex pretend, Tuesday, December 16, 2014 2:42 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i wish you would be better at not using gendered language, lex. your sexism on this board is unbearable
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 19:45 (nine years ago) link
why on earth would lex be too shook to be publicly opinionated about a record and keep it in DMs
― some dude, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 20:08 (nine years ago) link
Not exactly a critics poll, but hey
Top 10 Most Watched Music Videos in Nigeria on Youtube for 2014
http://www.afrobeatsindacity.com/
1. Davido – Aye (Official Video)2. Mavins – Dorobucci ft Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr SID, D’Prince, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello, Di’Ja3. Nicki Minaj – Anaconda4. Tiwa Savage – Wanted [Official Video]5. Flavour – Ikwokrikwo [Official Video]6. Dr SID – Surulere ft Don Jazzy (Official Video)7. Yemi Alade – Johnny8. Davido ft Mafikizolo – “Tchelete (Goodlife)” (Official Video)9. P Square – Taste the Money (Testimony) [Official Video]10.Patoranking – Girlie ‘O’ Remix [Official Video] ft. Tiwa Savage
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 20:45 (nine years ago) link
Lol I looked at that and thought "that magazine has good taste"
― Tim F, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 20:52 (nine years ago) link
xp (1) Why do you hate Asiatisch? (2) Why do you have to confine the hate to DMs?
― Re-Make/Re-Model, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 21:15 (nine years ago) link
i think asiatisch is boring and redundant in its clueless art-school rendering of something non-existent; it relies too much on a dull concept which is also slightly problematic and in terms of music FAQ sells herself way short.
i don't hate it enough to talk about it much (can't remember much of it apart from the gimmicky "nothing compares 2 u" cover) but people who are more integrated in that electronic scene have slid into my DMs many times whenever i've obliquely snarked, mostly to expand on how problematic it is to hear wealthy oil money x NYC art school privilege trying to sell grime back to us
i think FAQ is potentially an interesting musician and i've loved some of her stuff in the past but asiatisch was not the one and future brown will be even more not the one next year
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 21:38 (nine years ago) link
<3 that afrobeats list for chucking "anaconda" in there!
"I like Nicki, her yansh is bigger" iirc
― rob, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 21:39 (nine years ago) link