Album of the Year 2012 revisited
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hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
2012 had a great bit of rap foreshadowing - Killer Mike released R.A.P. Music, an album produced by El-P, and got El-P to guest on one track:
Not one I'm particularly familiar with, but apparently El-P also did Cancer 4 Cure that year and got Killer Mike to guest on a track:
Not one I'm particularly familiar with, but apparently El-P also did Cancer 4 Cure that year and got Killer Mike to guest on a track:
braindancer
not for long
The Tim Hecker and Daniel Lopatin is really nice - weird how I completely forgot about it.
Got Claro Intelecto on now - absolute class - meticulously crafted soulful techno... I should have played this a lot more over the last 11 years! Will definitely be in my list again...
braindancer
not for long
I wonder why I didn't put Parquet Courts in my 2012 list. I found later albums a bit annoying but the debut was just the job...
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
Technically a mixtape rather than an album, but I think Fantasea counts as an album cos it's all new material, a very fun record even if it doesn't have 212 on it:
Oh, and Banks also did the 1991 EP that year, which is clearly the best record of the year because it does have 212 on it, but you can't vote for it cos it's an EP.
Oh, and Banks also did the 1991 EP that year, which is clearly the best record of the year because it does have 212 on it, but you can't vote for it cos it's an EP.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Orelha Negra - Orelha Negra . Portuguese hip hop/funk/soul. When I first heard them I was astounded that Portugal even makes this sort of music.
Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
I remember when this was released. I remember listening to clips on the Juno website. I remember meaning to pick it up. Then I forgot all about it.
I've got it on now. It's fantastic
braindancer
not for long
I remember when this was released. I remember listening to clips on the Juno website. I remember meaning to pick it up. Then I forgot all about it.
I've got it on now. It's fantastic
It is!
I had Actress at the top of my list back then. I listened to that yesterday too and whilst I could respect it I didn't enjoy it much at all whereas when I put Claro Intelecto on I was like, FUCK YES!
braindancer
not for long
I was still partial to the occasional blow out in 2012. I remember seeing Lone playing this stuff at Corsica - it was decent but the highlight of the night was blasting Legowelt back at my mates house afterwards completely mashed. Gonna listen now while going round Tesco
Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
Another album I've got into since 2012 is minimal wave/darkwave/synthpop gem Linea Aspera.
After it they split, singer Alison Lewis formed Keluar for a few EPs and then went solo as Zanias, which was when I discovered her and worked back through her catalogue. They did a second album a couple of years ago which wasn't as good. I don't love it as much her recent solo work, but since that was still in the future in 2012 I'm sure it'll be on my list this time around.
After it they split, singer Alison Lewis formed Keluar for a few EPs and then went solo as Zanias, which was when I discovered her and worked back through her catalogue. They did a second album a couple of years ago which wasn't as good. I don't love it as much her recent solo work, but since that was still in the future in 2012 I'm sure it'll be on my list this time around.
braindancer
not for long
Had to restrain myself when I got to Transformation of the Universe...I was still partial to the occasional blow out in 2012. I remember seeing Lone playing this stuff at Corsica - it was decent but the highlight of the night was blasting Legowelt back at my mates house afterwards completely mashed. Gonna listen now while going round Tesco
The Swans Mafiah are basically the same thing as the Fall Mafiah though.
Spandex I'll get back to you later today.
Gonna need a ruling...
This is one of the best albums I own. In the 10+ years since it came out it's never been far from my CD player. One of the best record labels in all music gets remixed by one of the greatest remixers in all music. Over 4 hours of non-stop philly soul, a story of disco from the early 70s to the early 80s, it's breathtakingly amazing, these tunes still melt my heart and move me every time I hear them.
Now, you might think wtf, this is clearly a compilation, but 18 of the 31 tracks are brand new remixes for this comp, never before available in this form, and Tom Moulton knows how to remix a song, turinng them from 3 minute soul songs into sprawling 10 minute plus epics. These are as much Tom Moulton tunes as The O'Jays, Three Degrees or Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.
Do I get to vote for it or not?
I think the question here is not so much what is and is not a compilation but whether remixes are something original.
Just going by the first track (O'Jay's Backstabbers) and comparing it with the original...
I thought the DJ mixes of 2002 or something like John Oswald's Plunderphonics are original because they are putting together different songs in a way that felt like something new. This on the other hand feels like it is revealing something in something old. It's a very interesting remix but it still feels like the original. In a way it's too respectful to be something new even though there are some very interesting sounds in it. I think I'm opening the floodgates to remixed albums in general if this is allowed. So I'm going to say not allowed but we'll make it a special mention compilation.
Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
No worries - I know I was testing the limits with this, just cos I fucking love this album
No worries - I know I was testing the limits with this, just cos I fucking love this album
It's not a no brainer IMO. A new performance of an approx 20 year old contemporary classical piece that had already been recorded by a different ensemble made the top 20 for 2002. Not only that I voted for it. But is it really that different to the first performance compared to these remixes?
I/We are prejudicing the performer over the guy/gal at the mixing desk. I can't justify that. I might make a ruling on classical releases going forward ie. for 1963 etc.
My feeling is that we should be voting for releases that are genuinely "new" (in a sense that they haven't been released before) from that year and that's what the compilation rule is about. And what is new and what isn't is a bit of judgement call.
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
If you feel like voting for a 1960s girl group as the 2012 album of the year, but are worried you might not be able to because 2012 wasn't in the 1960s, I think Reading Too Much Into Things Like Everything by the School is a decent substitute (and another one that I think only clandestino correctly voted for last time round):
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
Just realised it's been moved to a larger venue and isn't sold out. To celebrate, here's the picture from their wikipedia page, which should help them get ska invita's vote:
ska invita
back on the other side
Can't make that, I'm having a tullycraft appreciation meeting that nightJust realised it's been moved to a larger venue and isn't sold out. To celebrate, here's the picture from their wikipedia page, which should help them get ska invita's vote:
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Pye Corner Audio - Sleep Games .
"We don’t want to fight, and we don’t want to compromise. We want to build our own fucking world, and stay there, and the forces of mediocrity and the status quo can fuck off and leave us be. They don’t want what we’re offering, and we don’t want what they have. "
"We don’t want to fight, and we don’t want to compromise. We want to build our own fucking world, and stay there, and the forces of mediocrity and the status quo can fuck off and leave us be. They don’t want what we’re offering, and we don’t want what they have. "
