This is what was on my ballot. It was ranked, but this is not the exact order. I was making a lot of quick last minute decision, so I don't remember the actual ranking, but it wasn't that far from this:
Melkbelly – Nothing ValleyDauwd – Theory of ColoursRoss From Friends – You’ll UnderstandCamille – OUÏCharlotte Dos Santos – CleoNadah El Shazly – AhwarMatthew Shipp Trio – Piano SongOcto Octa – Where Are We Going?Lowly – HebaSudan Archives – Sudan ArchivesJustin Adams – RibbonsLaura Marling – Semper FeminaSunny Sweeney – TrophyParamore – After LaughterMusica Secreta – Lucrezia Borgia’s DaughterAriwo – AriwoDJ Seinfeld – Time Spent Away from YouThomas Demenga – J. S. Bach: The Six Cello SuitesTomoko Sauvage – Musique HydromantiqueKelly Moran – BloodrootZsofia Boros – Local ObjectsAuntie Flo – Soniferous GardenVarious Artists – Digital Zandoli 2Jo Harman – People We Become
I've never really gotten into Bach's cello suites, but I think the timing was right for this particular ECM recording of them. I will have to go back to other performances, eventually.
Kelly Moran and Tomoko Sauvage go together to an extent. Kelly Moran is prepared piano (etc.?) which I thought was prepared harp, for some reason, so some interesting preparations there. Hints of the original gamelan inspiration for prepared piano. The Tomoko Sauvage album begins with metallophone (or synths that sound like metallophone).
And I like (some) lo-fi house a lot, whether it's cool or not.
Campaigning after the fact.
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 2 February 2018 17:40 (six years ago) link
Ariwo is something I found on lex's year end list. First impression was that it was kind of fourth-worldish, but with more of an authentic Latin horn sound. That turns out to be care of veterans from major Cuban groups:
Ariwo are a Cuban/Iranian four-piece focused on intersection between electronic and ancestral music.The band brings together Iranian electronic composer POUYA EHSAEI and three of London’s most influential Cuban musicians; Irakere's Latin Grammy winning “percussion virtuoso”, HAMMADI VALDES; Sierra Maestra lead trumpeter, YELFRIS VALDES; and godfather of London’s Cuban scene, ORESTE NODA.
The band brings together Iranian electronic composer POUYA EHSAEI and three of London’s most influential Cuban musicians; Irakere's Latin Grammy winning “percussion virtuoso”, HAMMADI VALDES; Sierra Maestra lead trumpeter, YELFRIS VALDES; and godfather of London’s Cuban scene, ORESTE NODA.
https://ariwo.bandcamp.com/
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 2 February 2018 17:45 (six years ago) link
Also Anna Wise, toward the bottom. Forgot that.
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 2 February 2018 17:46 (six years ago) link
Rudipherous those aren’t either synths or metallophones on the Tomoko Sauvage record, it’s far cooler than that:
Musique Hydromantique is the second solo album by Tomoko Sauvage archiving many years of her performance-based practice on the waterbowls – the natural synthesizer of her invention, composed with porcelain bowls filled with water and amplified via hydrophones (underwater microphones). While her first album Ombrophilia (released on and/OAR in 2009) was studio-recorded /composed work, Musique Hydromantique is about experimentation and improvisation with the environment – acoustics affected by the architecture, temperature, humidity and the human presence. For more than ten years, Sauvage has been investigating the sound and visual properties of water in different states, as well as those of ceramics, combined with electronics. Water drops, waves and bubbles are some of the elements she has been playing with to generate the fluid timbre. Since around 2010, hydrophonic feedback has been an obsession for the musician – an acoustic phenomenon that requires fine tuning depending on the amount of water, a subtle volume control and interaction with the acoustic space.
For more than ten years, Sauvage has been investigating the sound and visual properties of water in different states, as well as those of ceramics, combined with electronics. Water drops, waves and bubbles are some of the elements she has been playing with to generate the fluid timbre. Since around 2010, hydrophonic feedback has been an obsession for the musician – an acoustic phenomenon that requires fine tuning depending on the amount of water, a subtle volume control and interaction with the acoustic space.
more info here: https://shelterpress.bandcamp.com/album/musique-hydromantique
― faust apes (NickB), Friday, 2 February 2018 17:50 (six years ago) link
Cool. Well, the point always that they are metallophonish sounding, but that is interesting.
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 2 February 2018 17:54 (six years ago) link
Hydrophonic feedback.
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 2 February 2018 17:55 (six years ago) link
Anybody want to take part in metal poll? voting ends tomorrow.You can take a look at what is nominated The 2017 ILX Metal n' Heavy Rock Poll VOTING + CAMPAIGNING thread! Ballots due Saturday, Feb. 3rd!
or give the spotify playlist a listen
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 18:14 (six years ago) link
Don't forget to vote in the 10th annual metal poll tomorrow! Even if you send a ballot with only Ex Eye, Blanck Mass and Elder it will still be welcome!
Lol xp
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 2 February 2018 18:14 (six years ago) link
Is there a metal poll? Why didn't someone mention it?!
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Friday, 2 February 2018 18:17 (six years ago) link
😅😅
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 2 February 2018 18:29 (six years ago) link
I wish someone would vote in it!!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 19:50 (six years ago) link
I'm all polled out.
― emil.y, Friday, 2 February 2018 20:13 (six years ago) link
I'm only messing. I wish I'd listened to enough (some) metal so I could get involved!
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:13 (six years ago) link
you have 30 hours to do so!
https://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/74IL7uL4YEy2tTiBYtRJ4G?si=3583JnjIQHuyKjKLbEcqKQ
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:16 (six years ago) link
Excuse this self-indulgent post.
I've already posted my ballot upthread. But I would have voted for these LPs too if I'd had 50 rather than 25 slots on my ballot (and some more noms; not all of these were even nominated). I feel the need to acknowledge the excellence of a few of these. 2017 = a good year IMO.
Mura Masa - s/tK. Michelle - KIMBERLY: The People I Used To Know*SAICOBAB - SAB SE PURANI BABSinkane - Life & Lovin’ ItVince Staples - Big Fish TheoryGoldfrapp - Silver Eye*Ondatrópica - Baile BucaneroTyler, the Creator - Flower BoyL’Rain - s/t*Bertrand Burgalat - Les choses qu’on ne peut dire à personneCharlotte Gainsbourg - RestGiant Claw - Soft Channel*Simon James - Akiha Den DenSunny Sweeney - TrophyJames Holden & The Animal Spirits - The Animal SpiritsKaren Gwyer - Rembo*Various Artists - Kompakt: Total 17Fever Ray - Plunge*DMX Krew - Strange DirectionsHannah Peel - Mary Casio: Journey to CassiopeiaSampha - Process*Faten Kanaan - Pleiade Hex 6*Zombie Zombie - Livity*Miles From Kinshasa - LIMBOArca - s/t
*not nominated (for shame)
― Jeff W, Friday, 2 February 2018 20:29 (six years ago) link
you be careful doing that, I gave an extended ballot once and everyone yelled at me ;)
― imago, Friday, 2 February 2018 20:34 (six years ago) link
Albums - Unweighted
Au-Dessus - End of ChapterBrutus - BurstDemen - NektyrDjustin - VoyagersDrab Majesty - The DemonstrationDreadnought - A Wake in Sacred WavesGodflesh - Post SelfThe Great Discord - The Rabbit HoleKaren Gwyer - RemboHante. - Between Hope & DangerNabihah Iqbal - Weighing of the HeartIt's For Us - Come With MeKelela - Take Me ApartKelly Lee Owens - Kelly Lee OwensLowly - HebaMetro Riders - Europe by NightThe Ruins Of Beverast - ExuviaJoseph Shabason - AytcheTalamanca System - s/tVarg - Nordic Flora pt 3: Gore-Tex CityVoyager - Ghost MileWhite Ward - Futility ReportYamaneko - Spa CommissionsZiúr - U Feel Anything?Various Artists - Mono No Aware
― djmartian, Friday, 2 February 2018 20:40 (six years ago) link
djmartian is needed on metal poll
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:41 (six years ago) link
*paging Dr Dj*
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:43 (six years ago) link
My weighted albums ballot:
bold: did not place, italic: sole voter
Olamide - Lagos Nawa! (Wobey Sound)(#319)Serge Beynaud - Accelerate (#184)Kelela - Take Me Apart (#13)J Hus - Common Sense (#21)Wizkid - Sounds From the Other Side (#182)Kehlani - SweetSexySavage (#12)The xx - I See You (#16)Ronnie Flex - Rémi (#431)Niniola - This Is Me (#226)Susanne Sundfør - Music For People In Trouble (#2)SZA - Ctrl (#3)Juls - Leap Of Faith (#499)Fever Ray - Plunge (#8)Various Artists (Babes Wodumo and others) - West Ink Banger (One) (#605)Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. (#1)Jlin - Black Origami (#6)Young Thug - Beautiful Thugger Girls (#88)Trio da Kali and Kronos Quartet - Ladilikan (#302)Nidia Minaj – Nida é Ma, Nidia é Fudida (#109)Flavour - Ijele - The Traveler (#718)Yemi Alade - Black Magic (#156)DJ Lycox – Sonhos & Pesadelos (#442)Jana Rush - Pariah (#717)Bicep - Bicep (#20)tqd – ukg (#89)
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 3 February 2018 01:04 (six years ago) link
bold did not place:Pumarosa - The WitchThe Weather Station - The Weather StationThe New Year – SnowRaoul Vignal - The Silver VeilJoan Shelley - Joan ShelleyHauschka - What IfThe xx - I See YouAimee Mann - Mental IllnessMark Eitzel - Hey Mr FerrymanCurtis Harding - Face Your FearRyuichi Sakamoto - asyncTinariwen - ElwanLaura Marling - Semper FeminaKing Krule - The OOZGirl Ray - Earl GreyPiano Magic - ClosureBrian Eno - ReflectionDestroyer - KenLaraaji - Bring on the Sunangel olsen - phasesMax Richter - Three Worlds: Music from Woolf WorksThe Feelies - In BetweenPenguin Cafe - The Imperfect SeaThe Jesus and Mary Chain - Damage and JoyMélanie de Biasio - Lilies
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Saturday, 3 February 2018 08:45 (six years ago) link
Forgotten my ballot but would have been smth like:
Weighted:
SZA - CtrlDej Loaf & Jacquees - Fuck a Friend ZonePeople Like You - VerseJ Hus - Common SenseCharli XCX - Pop2Kehlani - SSSSevyn Streeter - Girl DisruptedKelly Lee Owens - s/tBlondes - WarmthNabihah Iqbal - Weighing of the HeartP Jam - Jungle BookDetBoi - SecretsWiley - Godfather
Made some great discoveries, particularly grateful for L’Rain, Charly Bliss, Japanese Breakfast. Thanks all!
― Mercer Finn, Saturday, 3 February 2018 09:18 (six years ago) link
my weighted ballot
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - On the Echoing GreenYoung Marco / Various Artists - Welcome To Paradise (Italian Dream House 89-93)F Ingers - Awkwardly Blissing OutSusanne Sundfør - Music For People In TroubleSevyn Streeter - Girl DisruptedHazel English - Just Give In / Never Going HomeKehlani - SweetSexySavageEMA - Exile In The Outer RingJonny Nash - Edentornado wallace – lonely planetGaussian Curve - The DistanceSlowdive - SlowdiveCharly Bliss - GuppySaint Etienne - Home CountiesGoldfrapp - Silver EyeNite Jewel - Real HighWolf Alice - Visions Of A LifeJens Lekman - Life Will See You NowSACRED PAWS - Strike A MatchPeaking Lights - The Fifth State of ConsciousnessMiguel - War & LeisureKaleida - Tear the Rootsblondes – warmthLouise Burns - Young MopesBjörk - Utopia
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 3 February 2018 10:11 (six years ago) link
heyyy my top neighbour is Moka! not sure what it means, but sounds like good company to me B-)
― niels, Saturday, 3 February 2018 18:15 (six years ago) link
Weighted. Bold placed.
The Mountain Goats - GothsKendrick Lamar - DAMN.The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song MemoirFever Ray - PlungePissed Jeans - Why Love NowSusanne Sundfør - Music For People In TroubleMount Eerie - A Crow Looked At MeCreeper - Eternity, In Your ArmsThe xx - I See YouCaracara - Summer MegalithFull of Hell - Trumpeting EcstasyMac DeMarco - This Old DogElder - Reflections of a Floating WorldJlin - Black OrigamiThe War on Drugs - A Deeper UnderstandingJute Gyte - OviriWolves In The Throne Room - Thrice WovenHüsker Dü - Savage Young DüCleric - RetrocausalJeremy Enigk - GhostsAlice Coltrane - World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music ofAlice Coltrane TuriyasangitanandaKesha - RainbowKatie Ellen - Cowgirl BluesBell Witch - Mirror ReaperStabscotch - Uncanny Valley
― gman59, Monday, 5 February 2018 05:47 (six years ago) link
Yay, Caracara! High five, gman!
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 5 February 2018 07:51 (six years ago) link
Right back at ya. I fell in love with that album. Was pretty shocked it didnt get more love outside of the rolling emo thread
― gman59, Monday, 5 February 2018 23:51 (six years ago) link
Ha, finally found my ballot. For some reason I submitted it as unweighted, but it wouldn't have made any difference I think:
Lingua Ignota - All Bitches DieSlowdive - SlowdiveApócrýphos, Kammarheit & Atrium Carceri - Echo67 - Glorious TwelfthStefan Wesolowski - Rite Of The EndTigran Hamasyan - An Ancient ObserverMount Eerie - A Crow Looked At MeMélanie de Biasio - LiliesAnneli Drecker - Revelations For Personal UseDemen - NektyrWiley - GodfatherLana Del Rey - Lust For LifeSusanne Sundfør - Music For People In TroubleLegowelt - Legendary Freaks in the Trash Of TimeHammock - MysteriumBalmorhea - Clear LanguageJess And The Ancient Ones - The Horse And Other Weird TalesDanny Wolfers - Unfolding The Future With Amateur SpaceInfected Mushroom - Return To The SauceMew - VisualsNorthumbria - MarklandPVRIS - All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of HellScooter - Scooter ForeverExquirla - Para Quienes Aun VivenStefflon Don - Real Ting
― Siegbran, Thursday, 15 February 2018 00:20 (six years ago) link