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 May 31 2008, 02:53 PM
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 Light On The Surface  Group: Moderators Posts: 4,370 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Banjomouse Record House Member No.: 91 Gender: Male  |
Whenever year's end comes round, I can never reliably remember which albums have really floated my boat. With that in mind, I invite you all to give props to the quality releases of the year as they happen. It needn't just be albums either - good films you've watched, quality televisual entertainment and excellent gaming has its place herein also.
Sticking to the albums, I've been all over the following: Portishead - Third. Not every 'head fan's cup of char, but I love it. Very different to the earlier triphop days, but still a tremendous release. Pete And The Pirates - Little Death. Ramshackle indie-rock, low on originality but high on tunes and energy, there's not a single song on it that doesn't put some bounce 'n' swagger in my step. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes. Only listened to it for the first time yesterday after it dropped through the letterbox from Rough Trade, but it had an instant effect on me. Several times during listening I had to drop what I was doing, lean my head back, close my eyes and soak up the harmonic beauty. A further shout is needed for the Rough Trade Shops Counter Culture 07 comp, too. Technicallt the best of last year, its release in the early months of this one qualifies it for entry. A simply stunning comp packed with a little bit of everything, and a cherry on top. There will be more, I don't doubt... -------------------- the end is nice |
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May 31 2008, 03:05 PM
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 Wait for the uprising Group: Established Members Posts: 3,177 Joined: 7-April 05 From: In a cave in Scotland Member No.: 1,735 Gender: Female |
For me, Camille's Music Hole is a brilliant album. Although without the French cuteness of her last one, this record has her miaowing.
I think Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip's first offering of Angles is definitely in my top list so far, as is The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of Niggy Tardust by Saul Williams. Ditto on the Portishead. Edit- just remembered. You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into by Does It Offend You, Yeah? has to be on there too. -------------------- We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun. DARIA IZ GOOD ON TOAST TOAST IZ GOOD ON DARIA |
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Jun 15 2008, 06:04 PM
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 Obsessive Group: Established Members Posts: 227 Joined: 29-March 06 From: UK Member No.: 2,292 Gender: Male |
Frank Turner - Love, Ire and Song. It's a fanastic second album. Frank sounds more polished and professional, without compromising his sound.
Nine Inch Nails - The Slip. For no other reason than it was free ¬_¬ |
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Jun 16 2008, 08:27 AM
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 Roger Rabbit, having hit the skids, is now busking for a living. Group: Moderators Posts: 8,645 Joined: 4-March 03 From: In front of the screen Member No.: 95 Gender: Male |
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing. Enjoying that one mightily.
-------------------- The author of this post is entirely fictional and is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views of the author are not necessarily representative of the views of Matazone, Mata himself nor any of his assorted cronies, friends, allies, associates or hangers-on. Any resemblance to other posts, alive or dead, is purely coincidental and is not intentional. Except when that's the point of the post, in which case it is intentional and no coincidence is applied, inferred or otherwise described by another long legalese term which temporarily escapes me. No animals have been hurt in the production of this post, although I did kick the cat before I sat down at the computer. |
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Nov 22 2008, 03:37 PM
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Light On The Surface Group: Moderators Posts: 4,370 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Banjomouse Record House Member No.: 91 Gender: Male |
Possibly my favourite album of the year now is 'Dear Science' by TV On The Radio. Utter perfection from start to finish - I was totally sold on it within the first three tracks.
Also 'Inside Over Here' by Rozi Plain. So impossibly lovely that it's almost hard to believe that it was created by a real person, and not transported mystically to us from an etherial plane of folky joy. Thanks, Daria. 
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Nov 22 2008, 03:38 PM
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 I could have written a short novel by this point Group: Established Members Posts: 1,579 Joined: 4-August 08 Member No.: 12,759 Gender: Secret |
I think Leo should nominate Rihanna.
-------------------- Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life - weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way for them to get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget God. The stars died so that you could be here today. ~Lawrence Krauss
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Nov 22 2008, 04:37 PM
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Light On The Surface Group: Moderators Posts: 4,370 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Banjomouse Record House Member No.: 91 Gender: Male |
I think leo would like to do something to Rihanna, but I don't know if 'nominate' is the right verb...
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Nov 23 2008, 11:02 AM
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Technically a giant, intellectual midget. Group: Established Members Posts: 4,319 Joined: 29-March 03 From: Enger-land Member No.: 197 Gender: Transgender |
Flobots - Fight with Tools. Mhari put me onto that one with a few tracks. It's really not something I'd usually listen to, but the live band and lyrical content just makes it for me.
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Nov 24 2008, 10:17 AM
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Roger Rabbit, having hit the skids, is now busking for a living. Group: Moderators Posts: 8,645 Joined: 4-March 03 From: In front of the screen Member No.: 95 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (Yannick @ Nov 22 2008, 03:38 PM)  I think Leo should nominate Rihanna. QUOTE (Industrial Kybosh @ Nov 22 2008, 04:37 PM) I think leo would like to do something to Rihanna, but I don't know if 'nominate' is the right verb... Well, not unless "nominate" has another meaning which the Oxford mob have yet to cotton on to. -------------------- The author of this post is entirely fictional and is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views of the author are not necessarily representative of the views of Matazone, Mata himself nor any of his assorted cronies, friends, allies, associates or hangers-on. Any resemblance to other posts, alive or dead, is purely coincidental and is not intentional. Except when that's the point of the post, in which case it is intentional and no coincidence is applied, inferred or otherwise described by another long legalese term which temporarily escapes me. No animals have been hurt in the production of this post, although I did kick the cat before I sat down at the computer. |
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Nov 24 2008, 03:47 PM
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I could have written a short novel by this point Group: Established Members Posts: 1,579 Joined: 4-August 08 Member No.: 12,759 Gender: Secret |
Rinominate (verb) - to become associated with imaginary (as in i) nomming (nomnomnom, yeah) of Rihanna.
Except here nomming means tearing up into tiny shreds and setting on fire rather than a cute way of eating. -------------------- Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life - weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way for them to get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget God. The stars died so that you could be here today. ~Lawrence Krauss
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Dec 17 2008, 05:36 PM
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Light On The Surface Group: Moderators Posts: 4,370 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Banjomouse Record House Member No.: 91 Gender: Male |
I think it's probably safe to get the final votes in here.
Best album for me has got to be 'Dear Science' by TV On The Radio, with podium placings for Portishead and Rozi Plain. What about you lot? -------------------- the end is nice |
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Dec 17 2008, 06:55 PM
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Wait for the uprising Group: Established Members Posts: 3,177 Joined: 7-April 05 From: In a cave in Scotland Member No.: 1,735 Gender: Female |
Ooooo I was just about to say Inside Over Here!
-------------------- We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun. DARIA IZ GOOD ON TOAST TOAST IZ GOOD ON DARIA |
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Dec 17 2008, 06:57 PM
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 Ooga Booga!! SMILE! Group: Moderators Posts: 1,293 Joined: 19-October 04 From: No Quite Londinium Member No.: 1,379 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (Felander @ Jun 15 2008, 06:04 PM) Frank Turner - Love, Ire and Song. It's a fanastic second album. Frank sounds more polished and professional, without compromising his sound. WHOLE HEARTEDLY AGREE! Nuff sed! (for now) -------------------- Presently defacto leader of the scuttler nation; conform, consume, o'smile for snaffie's sake --> A smile a day keeps th...Ah sod it...just SMILE!!!Some weird dragon lady gave me a cookie and said if I got in the van she'd adopt me. I ignored mummy and went with Wyvern & lookee here, I now have my own adoptee to cause chaos: Stardust_Smile...Official barman to Tribe Wyvern COME VISIT but beware the Monkey Overlords, they plan the demise of the hairless ones. Your house is at risk. Always read the label.
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Jan 22 2009, 03:23 PM
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Light On The Surface Group: Moderators Posts: 4,370 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Banjomouse Record House Member No.: 91 Gender: Male |
It was a late entry into 2008, but it dropped right into my top five for the year - 'Alpinisms' by School Of Seven Bells. One ex-Secret Machine and two women with etherial folky voices, making music that sounds like a collision of space rock, folk and electronica, shot through with a dose of lovely.
Interested? Check out 'iamundernodisguise' and prepare to swoon. -------------------- the end is nice |
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