New Dawn and The Fun Years' albums are alike in a way - they both have a particular ambient atmosphere, broken up by one track that is a total banger. What a good trick.
<3 Tony Allen's The Source, a fantastic jazz album. ILM has a thread about him from the old days.
― sbahnhof, Sunday, 11 February 2018 07:40 (six years ago) link
I was the sole voter for the Olamide album - for which Young John, beatmaker and producer extraordinaire, deserves equal billing. Even if you feel it’s not your cup of tea, you owe it to yourself to at least listen to “Saysaymaley”. So good! One of my musical highlights of 2017, purely for the backing vocals alone.
https://youtu.be/HEmP0Xh3hl4
…and you can dance to it too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt_CAAzHzoo
― breastcrawl, Monday, 12 February 2018 19:52 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 14 February 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
Tony Allen - The Source was mine. I'd always had him down as worthy-but-dull, but this sizzles. Try "Wolf Eats Wolf".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCBpJkG6ngE
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 14 February 2018 00:05 (six years ago) link
Got to stan for the Alison Moyet album. I hate to go down the best thing since Scary Monsters road, but I think it's her best solo work.
― Dan Worsley, Wednesday, 14 February 2018 11:53 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 15 February 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
― breastcrawl, Monday, February 12, 2018 7:52 PM (three days ago)
Hadn't realised it was a Young John the Wicked Producer joint - will have to take a closer listen! Had glanced at some Nigerian reviews that were a bit sniffy so didn't investigate further at the time.
Been spending more time with the Ria Hall album - sbahnhof, did you read this interview with Tomorrow People? Sort've wished the interview had teased out things re, say, their popularity vs Ria Hall's rather than putting all NZ reggae / Aotearoa roots / dub / whatevs stuff in the same basket. Still, nice that their latest single is in Samoan and Te Reo.
― etc, Thursday, 15 February 2018 04:01 (six years ago) link
but more importantly whats the best album from the ilm poll 'Best album from the 2017 ILM EOY album poll that received only ONE top 3 weighted vote' that only received ONE vote?
― nxd, Thursday, 15 February 2018 12:51 (six years ago) link
Blob On A Grid wuz blobbed
And, Yaeji didn't win an ILM poll?! Unbelievable.
(She's the sound of 2018 not 2017)
this interview
will look!
― sbahnhof, Sunday, 18 February 2018 07:50 (six years ago) link
Thanks, other person who voted for Hudson.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Sunday, 18 February 2018 12:25 (six years ago) link