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2010 music
- Thread starter Thorns
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more amazing dance music: chromeo's business casual, and underworld's barking. the first is like big, shiny electro and the second is just fucking HUGE arena techno. anyone into dance music should check out both.
also anyone who was left cold by the new porno's together should definitely check out magic kids' memphis. it's better than anything the NPs have done since twin cinema. guaranteed to put you in a good mood :>
also anyone who was left cold by the new porno's together should definitely check out magic kids' memphis. it's better than anything the NPs have done since twin cinema. guaranteed to put you in a good mood :>
The new No Age album is so good that I can't even believe it.
Ahahaha I Am Abomination, I'm such a sucker for that electro-orchestral-synth-doom bullshit u___u
Tides of Man is pretty cooool. I love the album cover. The guys got a killer voiceeee. Downloading.
Not sure what I think of Tesseract right now.
Also checking out that Miami Horror album and Himuro's stuff.
Mike posner's Cooler than me and Taio cruz's Dynamite. Are two songs I absolutely fell in love with this year. People who haven't heard them should definatly cheack them out. Dance/pop is pretty catchy sometimes...
Yeah, not sure about it yet, but not enough stand out tracks and not as heavy as I'd like are my initial thoughts.
can i direct you gentleman to this? probably my pick for aoty (so far)
this is the first full length LP off of Christopher Taylor's Terrible Records. he did the producing for the album and i'm absolutely in love with it (and admittedly i don't even like Grizzly Bear all that much!). vocals are smooth and heart-breaking. really, check it out. i also highly recommend watching the really creepy video for the track "Slow"!
this is the first full length LP off of Christopher Taylor's Terrible Records. he did the producing for the album and i'm absolutely in love with it (and admittedly i don't even like Grizzly Bear all that much!). vocals are smooth and heart-breaking. really, check it out. i also highly recommend watching the really creepy video for the track "Slow"!
yeah this is my pick for aoty
KPop is such a guilty pleasure. New 2ne1 is really heavy auto-tuned, but It Hurts (Slow) is pretty good. Shady Girl by Sistar is pretty good too... as well as full on plastic pop can be anyways. Talking about kpop just isn't the same without the bickering and obsessive fans. (THIS IS TRUE KPOP YESSSS)
The new Flying Lotus is pretty great as well, but it's hard for me to say anything definitive since I just started listening to Cosmogramma and everything in that record is so great I'm just not able to get into the new one right now.
New Cloudkicker and Tides of Man are increeedibly good. I haven't even listened to all of Tides of Man yet but it's solid stuff, whereas Cloudkicker I have listened to all the way through and it's just... oh man. Beautiful every step of the way.
I'm hoping next week's Anamanaguchi single will be a tad more solid than their previous 2, but I have to question just how much material these guys can pump out in a single year, hell, even last week's was a remix.
MGMT's Congratulations is growing on me but... not alot.
Edit: I just have to say... thank god for Deschain, killer music in like every post u___u
I'm hoping next week's Anamanaguchi single will be a tad more solid than their previous 2, but I have to question just how much material these guys can pump out in a single year, hell, even last week's was a remix.
MGMT's Congratulations is growing on me but... not alot.
Edit: I just have to say... thank god for Deschain, killer music in like every post u___u
I second that, 90% of my last 6 months music has been reccomended by him :)
I really should explore stuff on my own :p but im to lazy when you got someone like deschain whos a walking talking music encyclopedia...
i have to agree, you really are a service to this thread, deschain! ive really enjoyed a whole fucking lot of stuff you've recommended. stuff like little womens throat, cloudkicker (im usually really fucking picky when it comes to metal, but i really enjoyed the more experimental side of it), and that mix by reso.
on that last one, just holy fuck. i cant get over how amazing that thing is, especially the first track. listening to it makes it impossible to listen to any electronic music for a while because nothing can quite top that feeling you get when that thing kicks into gear. graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
ps i finally managed to track down (heh) the track list if you havent already seen it
on that last one, just holy fuck. i cant get over how amazing that thing is, especially the first track. listening to it makes it impossible to listen to any electronic music for a while because nothing can quite top that feeling you get when that thing kicks into gear. graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
ps i finally managed to track down (heh) the track list if you havent already seen it
If you're into Liquid DnB Memro is like 14 and already amazing, see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wo0BDFupqo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9na-3-li5k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wo0BDFupqo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9na-3-li5k
some 2010 albums i think are excellent:
of montreal - false priest
sleigh bells - treats
tobacco - maniac meat
crystal castles - crystal castles II
gorillaz - plastic beach
janelle monae - the archandroid
laura marling - i speak because i can
some 2010 albums i think are very good:
laurie anderson - homeland
big k.r.i.t. - k.r.i.t. was here
against me! - white crosses
shad - TSOL
flying lotus - cosmogramma
tame impala - innerspeaker
wavves - king of the beach
curren$y - pilot talk
big boi - sir luscious left foot: son of chico dusty
some 2010 albums i think are ok:
dessa - a badly broken code
beach house - teen dream
a 2010 album i thought was trash:
devin the dude - suite 420
of montreal - false priest
sleigh bells - treats
tobacco - maniac meat
crystal castles - crystal castles II
gorillaz - plastic beach
janelle monae - the archandroid
laura marling - i speak because i can
some 2010 albums i think are very good:
laurie anderson - homeland
big k.r.i.t. - k.r.i.t. was here
against me! - white crosses
shad - TSOL
flying lotus - cosmogramma
tame impala - innerspeaker
wavves - king of the beach
curren$y - pilot talk
big boi - sir luscious left foot: son of chico dusty
some 2010 albums i think are ok:
dessa - a badly broken code
beach house - teen dream
a 2010 album i thought was trash:
devin the dude - suite 420
Currently listening to:
Forget - Twin Shadow
Happiness - Hurts
2010 Diamond:
Crystal Castles (II) - Crystal Castles
Treats - Sleigh Bells
/\/\ /\ Y /\ - M.I.A.
2010 Gold:
UNIVERSE - Koda Kumi
Omni - Minus the Bear
Contra - Vampire Weekend
Sir Lucious Left Foot - Big Boi
Body Talk, Pt. 1 - Robyn
Body Talk, Pt. 2 - Robyn
Acoustic EP - Lights
Hurricane Venus - BoA
2010 Silver:
Rock 'n' Roll Circus - Ayumi Hamasaki
The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monae
2010 Bronze:
Causers of This - Toro y Moi
The Family Jewels - Marina & the Diamonds
Lazers Never Die EP - Major Lazer
Lazerproof - Major Lazer & La Roux
Flesh Tone - Kelis
2010 Crap:
Congratulations - MGMT
Forgiveness Rock Record - Broken Social Scene
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry (oh god why did i listen to this??)
I bumped up BT1... Not a huge update D: Listening to two new albums, they're interesting. I really like Forget. It's pretty coooool.
Forget - Twin Shadow
Happiness - Hurts
2010 Diamond:
Crystal Castles (II) - Crystal Castles
Treats - Sleigh Bells
/\/\ /\ Y /\ - M.I.A.
2010 Gold:
UNIVERSE - Koda Kumi
Omni - Minus the Bear
Contra - Vampire Weekend
Sir Lucious Left Foot - Big Boi
Body Talk, Pt. 1 - Robyn
Body Talk, Pt. 2 - Robyn
Acoustic EP - Lights
Hurricane Venus - BoA
2010 Silver:
Rock 'n' Roll Circus - Ayumi Hamasaki
The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monae
2010 Bronze:
Causers of This - Toro y Moi
The Family Jewels - Marina & the Diamonds
Lazers Never Die EP - Major Lazer
Lazerproof - Major Lazer & La Roux
Flesh Tone - Kelis
2010 Crap:
Congratulations - MGMT
Forgiveness Rock Record - Broken Social Scene
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry (oh god why did i listen to this??)
I bumped up BT1... Not a huge update D: Listening to two new albums, they're interesting. I really like Forget. It's pretty coooool.
Cloudkiiicker.
holy crap
this new belle and sebastian album
i loved this pretty instantly, this is amazing guys
gonna make another "the rankings so far" list at the end of the month, this year has had so much to offer
this new belle and sebastian album
i loved this pretty instantly, this is amazing guys
gonna make another "the rankings so far" list at the end of the month, this year has had so much to offer
highlights:
MGMT - Congratulations (fuck the haters, this sound is much more evolved than what they were before, although both are top notch)
Luminous Orange - Songs of Innocence (i luv this so much)
The Birthday Massacre - Pins and Needles (my guilty pleasure; although not as good as violet, i've had it on repeat for over 200 listens so..)
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (need to listen to it moar!)
Shugo Tokumaro - Port Entropy (Exit is superior, but this new album is fun as well)
Beach House - Teen Dream (a very good listen)
Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People EP (everything he does is gold)
Joanna Newsome - Have One On Me (probably one of the best this year, gonna see her live in a week =D)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (very very good and a fun listen)
disappointments:
Deftones - Diamond Eyes (maybe I didn't listen to it enough)
Minus The Bear - Omni (it's not bad but they can do so much better)
As for The National, gotta listen to it from start to finish, but from what I've heard so far, not so keen on it.
MGMT - Congratulations (fuck the haters, this sound is much more evolved than what they were before, although both are top notch)
Luminous Orange - Songs of Innocence (i luv this so much)
The Birthday Massacre - Pins and Needles (my guilty pleasure; although not as good as violet, i've had it on repeat for over 200 listens so..)
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (need to listen to it moar!)
Shugo Tokumaro - Port Entropy (Exit is superior, but this new album is fun as well)
Beach House - Teen Dream (a very good listen)
Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People EP (everything he does is gold)
Joanna Newsome - Have One On Me (probably one of the best this year, gonna see her live in a week =D)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (very very good and a fun listen)
disappointments:
Deftones - Diamond Eyes (maybe I didn't listen to it enough)
Minus The Bear - Omni (it's not bad but they can do so much better)
As for The National, gotta listen to it from start to finish, but from what I've heard so far, not so keen on it.
as expected, flying lotus' pattern + grid world EP is a fantastic follow up to cosmogramma, and although i knew i'd enjoy it, i didn't expect anything like the track "kill your co-workers" which is currently blowing my mind.
im not sure i could say it tops cosmogramma neccesarily, but thats an album which really blends together into an hour of trippy beats and jazziness without any single moments you could pick out and be like "this is the greatest thing here", so having a track like that on this EP is refreshing. this track sounds like the greatest megaman boss theme ever created. in fact, this whole EP makes me want to go and finish megaman 10, lol.
das racist's new mixtape has quickly become my second favourite hip hop release this year (behind sir lucious, and not counting kanyes good friday stuff). that thing is just really fucking clever, and the first time for a while that the lyrics have been what have really drawn me in to something as opposed to the beats.
i could pick out loads of amazing lines, but my favourites are probably "i eat beats like dwight schrute" or when heems gives a "shoutout to tan lines" in "all tan everything". might edit when i remember more, just because it's fun.
edit also outside of "listening to the records on my wall", skream's outside the box is so boring. so, so boring.
im not sure i could say it tops cosmogramma neccesarily, but thats an album which really blends together into an hour of trippy beats and jazziness without any single moments you could pick out and be like "this is the greatest thing here", so having a track like that on this EP is refreshing. this track sounds like the greatest megaman boss theme ever created. in fact, this whole EP makes me want to go and finish megaman 10, lol.
das racist's new mixtape has quickly become my second favourite hip hop release this year (behind sir lucious, and not counting kanyes good friday stuff). that thing is just really fucking clever, and the first time for a while that the lyrics have been what have really drawn me in to something as opposed to the beats.
i could pick out loads of amazing lines, but my favourites are probably "i eat beats like dwight schrute" or when heems gives a "shoutout to tan lines" in "all tan everything". might edit when i remember more, just because it's fun.
edit also outside of "listening to the records on my wall", skream's outside the box is so boring. so, so boring.
new sufjan: eh.
new steve reich release: yeah.
new b&s: yeaaaaaaaaaaah.
new steve reich release: yeah.
new b&s: yeaaaaaaaaaaah.