Urban75 Album of the Year 2014 - The Results

[articul8]

Seriously How you can deny this is genius?

 

[sim667]

Im surprised I hadn't heard anything about this one: Various (Ashanti Roy, Pablo Moses, Winston Jarrett) – Natty will fly again, on here..... its a great album.

Especially from some of the reggae heads too

 

[belboid]

Seriously

fuck right off

 

[belboid]

On another note....when did Frontier Ruckus turn into REM?

 

[articul8]

fuck right off

seriously - ok there's one or two fillers. But it's MORRISSEY. Jesus, you people....

 

[Dr. Furface]

seriously - ok there's one or two fillers. But it's MORRISSEY. Jesus, you people....

The U75 AOTY poll is none of your business.

 

[braindancer]

Millie & Andrea are Miles (off of Demdike Stare) + Andy Stott so no surprise you like it, it's great stuff

Yep - I'm a big fan of Stott and the Demdikes - I'm on my 3rd listen of the day! (And in between the 2nd and 3rd listen I went to the doctors to have my ears syringed - a little too much information perhaps but this 3rd listen is sounding exceptionally sweet I can assure you)

 

[belboid]

The U75 AOTY poll is none of your business.

he really should know by now - if you don't vote, you have no right to criticise.

 

[Dr. Furface]

he really should know by now - if you don't vote, you have no right to criticise.

Did the Moz lp get any votes at all?

 

[belboid]

Did the Moz lp get any votes at all?

Not a sod

 

[Threshers_Flail]

My 15...

1. Strange U - ep 2040
2. LV & Josh Idehen - Islands
3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata
4. Lone - Reality Testing
5. Mr. Mitch. Parallel Memories
6. Martyn - The Air Between Words
7. Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers
8. The Bug - Angels & Devils
9. Perc - The Power and the Glory
10. Laurel Halo - Chance of Rain
11. NehruvianDoom - NehruvianDoom
12. FKA Twigs - LP1
13. Untold - Black Light Spiral
14. caribou - our love
15. Cooly G - Wait ‘Til Night


Surprised neither of my top two made it on the list...

 

[Orang Utan]

Couldn't get through the Perfect Pussy and Gruff Rhys albums and Beck is about to get the heave ho too (he doesn't sound that different from Rhys tbh).
I have high hopes for the rest of the list though.

 

[killer b]

that rustie LP sounds good.

 

[belboid]

Gruff Rhys albums and Beck is about to get the heave ho too (he doesn't sound that different from Rhys tbh).

that's probably why I like them both

 

[belboid]

Going through some:

Frontier Ruckus - they didnt sound like that before did they? Not how I remembered them. Pretty good, but nothing out of this world.
Warpaint - definitely better than the last one, a few really good tracks on there.
Angel Olsen - I played a bit earlier in the year, as she was on at Green Man. It seemed okay, and so I checked her out at GM. Fucking hated her*. but seeing as you lot all thought she's great i thought I'd try again. A couple of good songs, not horrible, but I really don't see why this did so well and the far superior Sharon Van Etten didn't.
Grouper - now that's better. Much more interesting. Will give it a few more spins.

Silver Mt Zion & Battle Trance up after The Archers


*This also happened with Sun Kil Moon

 

[Orang Utan]

that's probably why I like them both

I don't think that sort of music will ever be my cup of tea.
This Dean Blunt record is more enjoyable, mind.

 

[killer b]

The Millie & Andrea album is fantastic.

 

[belboid]

I don't think that sort of music will ever be my cup of tea.

I'm never gonna get you to vote for Julian Cope, am i?

 

[Orang Utan]

I'm never gonna get you to vote for Julian Cope, am i?

It's doubtful, unless he shuts up and gets some vintage synths out.

 

[Orang Utan]

Going through some:

Frontier Ruckus - they didnt sound like that before did they? Not how I remembered them. Pretty good, but nothing out of this world.

I thought they were going to sound like House Of Pain, so naturally I was disappointed.

 

[belboid]

It's doubtful, unless he shuts up and gets some vintage synths out.

He's done about ten albums like that!

They're all, mmm, uhhh, still not gonna get your vote.

 

[killer b]

The Delines album is considerably more epic than I was expecting.

 

[Orang Utan]

I thought they were going to sound like House Of Pain, so naturally I was disappointed.

As disappointed as I was with the album, House Music.

 

[ska invita]

My 15...

1. Strange U - ep 2040
2. LV & Josh Idehen - Islands
3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata
4. Lone - Reality Testing
5. Mr. Mitch. Parallel Memories
6. Martyn - The Air Between Words
7. Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers
8. The Bug - Angels & Devils
9. Perc - The Power and the Glory
10. Laurel Halo - Chance of Rain
11. NehruvianDoom - NehruvianDoom
12. FKA Twigs - LP1
13. Untold - Black Light Spiral
14. caribou - our love
15. Cooly G - Wait ‘Til Night


Surprised neither of my top two made it on the list...

i didnt realise Lone had a full album - really like the tracks i heard from him this year

 

[Threshers_Flail]

i didnt realise Lone had a full album - really like the tracks i heard from him this year

Yh it's decent, provided me with my ringtone as well.

 

[ska invita]

seriously - ok there's one or two fillers. But it's MORRISSEY. Jesus, you people....

morrisey, burial, the labour party...seems like its a miserable world you've made for yourself!

 

[killer b]

The Delines album is considerably more epic than I was expecting.

whoops. actually the playlist had somehow skipped to the silver mt. zion album. I thought it sounded familiar.

 

[boing!]

Great looking list - loads of stuff I need to check out!

I've not had a chance to listen to much music this year, but of what I heard, these made my list:

1. Clark - Clark
2. Richard Dawson - Nothing Important
3. Caribou - Our Love
4. Lykke Li - I Never Learn
5. Todd Terje - It's Album Time
6. Robert Ellis - The Lights From The Chemical Plant
7. Steven James Adams - House Music
8. The Bug - Angels and Devils

 

[Dr. Furface]

My 15...

1. Strange U - ep 2040
2. LV & Josh Idehen - Islands
3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata
4. Lone - Reality Testing
5. Mr. Mitch. Parallel Memories
6. Martyn - The Air Between Words
7. Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers
8. The Bug - Angels & Devils
9. Perc - The Power and the Glory
10. Laurel Halo - Chance of Rain
11. NehruvianDoom - NehruvianDoom
12. FKA Twigs - LP1
13. Untold - Black Light Spiral
14. caribou - our love
15. Cooly G - Wait ‘Til Night


Surprised neither of my top two made it on the list...

Nice choices but the Laurel Halo one was last year

 

[articul8]

Why is the Freddie Gibbs/Madlib Pinata better than Madlib's Pinata beats without the predictable shite over the top of it?