Urban75 Album of the Year 1994

[ska invita]

I found that to be a bit disappointing to be honest. On the other hand I've found this Songhai/flamenco crossover that's much more lively.

Ketama, Toumani Diabaté & José Soto - Songhai 2

Yeah it's funny, that one with Ry Cooder won lots of awards, sold loads of copies but it's my least favourite of Ali Toure albums, must come down to personal taste. I like the concept of it though. That one you posted looks interesting, will try

 

[skyscraper101]

1994 might possibly be my favorite year for music. So many good ones already mentioned. I was still one foot in the metal camp that year and so will give a shout to this classic from The Almighty. Perhaps my favorite metal album ever.

Crank (The Almighty album) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[belboid]

The first two Melt Banana albums were out in '94. Which may have given the misleading impression they would quite prolific. But seven albums in the following thirty years following say otherwise.

 

[Knotted]

Oh, Optical*8 Bug was 1994!!!!!

 

[Knotted]

First albums by two Japanese Zeuhl bands. Hundred Sights of Koenji Hyakkei and Bondage Fruit. Do be careful listening to these - listening to Slayer afterwards will sound light, good humoured and whimsical.

 

[Knotted]

Do start getting your lists together btw. Deadline Monday evening. I have @'s and I'm ready to use them.

 

[Knotted]

I've just discovered Arthur Russell. I think I vaguely knew about him. Anyway Another Thought is really good. Posthumous. Makes me think of Nick Drake or John Martyn.

 

[ska invita]

I dont think anyone has mentioned it but a very fine Orb album, Pomme Fritz, nice and uncatchy apart from a sublime opening number, right up there with their very best IMO

 

[Knotted]

Good album from the Necks this year. Aquatic. If you're not familiar (and you should be!), they do minimal almost ambient, repetitive, improvised jazz.

 

[ska invita]

I dont think anyone has mentioned it but a very fine Orb album, Pomme Fritz, nice and uncatchy apart from a sublime opening number, right up there with their very best IMO

just digging about on discogs and theres also this ive never heard of sounds promising
FFWD▸▸* – FFWD▸▸

Collaboration between Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston (aka Thrash), and Alex Paterson. Fripp was a founding member of King Crimson, and the other three were all members of The Orb (though Thrash would soon depart from the group.) The group name and album title is taken from the initials of the four members: Fripp, Fehlmann, Weston, and D.A.R. Paterson (Alex Paterson's full name is Duncan Alexander Robert Paterson) and is a reference to the "fast forward" function on a cassette or compact disc player. The album peaked at #48 in the UK Albums Chart in August 1994.

proper ambient

 

[maomao]

Do start getting your lists together btw. Deadline Monday evening. I have @'s and I'm ready to use them.

I never get the @s. I think it only does five or six per post (there's a thread about it somewhere in the feedback forum. On meet up threads they seem to do half a dozen at a time.

 

[Knotted]

I never get the @s. I think it only does five or six per post (there's a thread about it somewhere in the feedback forum. On meet up threads they seem to do half a dozen at a time.

Oh OK. Will have to do that then.

 

[maomao]

Oh OK. Will have to do that then.

It's ten per post for full members according to a nine year old post. And I've asked for clarification for 2024. It's to stop spammers spamming rather than anything technological though so probably the same.

 

[Knotted]

Thanks maomao

 

[Knotted]

Here's a great otherworldly latin jazz album from Henry Threadgill. Carry the Day

 

[ska invita]

just digging about on discogs and theres also this ive never heard of sounds promising
FFWD▸▸* – FFWD▸▸

Collaboration between Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston (aka Thrash), and Alex Paterson. Fripp was a founding member of King Crimson, and the other three were all members of The Orb (though Thrash would soon depart from the group.) The group name and album title is taken from the initials of the four members: Fripp, Fehlmann, Weston, and D.A.R. Paterson (Alex Paterson's full name is Duncan Alexander Robert Paterson) and is a reference to the "fast forward" function on a cassette or compact disc player. The album peaked at #48 in the UK Albums Chart in August 1994.

proper ambient

People in the comments have said that the audio on this video isnt the album, and theyre right, Ive downloaded the album and its different - the audio in the video appears to be some FFWD remixes and random releases. I actually prefer the youtube one to the proper album tbh, which is still V. Ambient tripping-nuts stuff but some depressing minor chord odysseys which is very non Orb... i blame the guy from King Crimson

 

[Indeliblelink]

Remember this track being quite a trip.
Global Electronic Network ‎– Time Square

 

[Knotted]

I'm shunting the deadline back to Wednesday. And with a bit of luck I'll do the rundown Thursday.

 

[stavros]

I have made a change to mine, but in plenty of time, and I have PM-ed you about it.

 

[hitmouse]

This is standing out as one of my favourite finds from this thread - having spent all this time just being familiar with Etc and assuming that's pretty much all the Jawbreaker anyone needs, turns out their actual albums are really good as well. I can see now why they have the reputation they have. Stupidly catchy.

 

[flypanam]

celebrate the new dark age by Polvo was released in 94. It’s a mini album and probably their best world

 

[Knotted]

I have made a change to mine, but in plenty of time, and I have PM-ed you about it.

It will take me about an hour this evening to identify and add up everything. Until then change it all you like.

 

[Knotted]

Send in your lists soon please if you haven't already.

maomao
chilango
Fez909
AverageJoe
Elpenor
stethoscope
flypanam
rutabowa
SpookyFrank
Silas Loom

 

[Knotted]

mwgdrwg
ATOMIC SUPLEX
klang
danny la rouge
starfish
skyscraper101

 

[SpookyFrank]

Cheers for the nudge, will do mine on the train home from work

 

[chilango]

Sent mine!

Might pointlessly add a couple more to make a top 30

 

[Knotted]

Sent mine!

Might pointlessly add a couple more to make a top 30

That genuinely might make a difference.

 

[maomao]

Done. Don't normally manage twenty but had to trim. I still reckon we should get negative votes though. Hatred is as valid as love.

 

[belboid]

That genuinely might make a difference.

oh well, in that case I am gonna have to add the ten I cut off back in!

 

[SpookyFrank]

Done. Don't normally manage twenty but had to trim. I still reckon we should get negative votes though. Hatred is as valid as love.

I tried anti-voting for Nick Cave once, don't think it counted though.