First off, thanks go to all who voted. I only just missed my target of
100 replies so people have responded pretty well this year.
The results follow below, hope you find them interesting reading. Anyone
missing new releases at this time of year could do worse than filling any
gaps in their collections from the winners below.
If you have Web access I suggest it will be much easier to point your
browsers at www.compulink.co.uk/~proton/idm95.html where the full results
are currently located.
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IDM ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1995
Here are the results of the IDM Album Of The Year 1995. Autechre take the
honours in a close battle with Aphex. Mike Paradinas notches up 3 albums
in the top ten showing that quantity can also provide quality. T-Power's
jungle crossover polled particularly well for a newcomer.
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1 Autechre Tri Repetae Warp
2 Aphex Twin I Care Because You Do Warp
3 Jake Slazenger Makesaracket Clear
4 Black Dog Spanners Warp
5 Wagon Christ Throbbing Pouch Rising High
6 Kid Spatula Spatula Freak Reflective
7= Speedy J G-Spot Warp
7= ?-Ziq In Pine Effect Planet ?
9 Locust Truth Is Born Of Arguments Apollo
10= T-Power Self Evident Truth SOUR
10= Chemical Brothers Exit Planet Dust JBO
12= Goldie Timeless FFRR
12= Model 500 Deep Space R&S
12= Richard H Kirk Number Of Magic Warp
15= A Guy Called Gerald Black Secret Technology
15= Ken Ishii Jelly Tones R&S
15= Mouse On Mars Iahora Tahiti Too Pure
15= Nightmares On Wax Smokers Delight Warp
15= Orb Orbus Terraum Island
20= Air Liquide Red
20= Atom Heart Silver Sound 60 RI
20= Banco De Gaia Last Train To Lhasa Planet Dog
20= Dave Angel Tales Of The Unexpected Blunted
20= FSOL ISDN (reissue) Virgin
20= Seefeel Succour Warp
20= Stasis Inspiration Peacefrog
20= Vulva From The Cockpit Rephlex
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IDM SINGLE/EP OF THE YEAR 1995
Here are the results of the IDM Single/EP Of The Year 1995. Very close
polling in this category with the top places separated by only a few
votes. Plaid came out top with their Clear EP. Autechre again perform
well with two top ten finishes plus the Gescom offshoot. Luke Vibert
scatters the chart under various monikers with the Plug releases surely
suffering from lack of availability.
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1 Plaid EP Clear
2 Autechre Anvil Vapre Warp
3= ?-Ziq Salsa With Mesquite Planet Mu
3= Link Antacid Warp
5= Aphex Twin Donkey Rhubarb Warp
5= Orbital Times Fly Internal
7= Autechre Garbage Warp
7= Gescom The Sound Of Machines... Clear
9= Plug Two Rising
High
9= AFX Hangable Auto Bulb 1 Warp
9= Aphex Twin Ventolin Warp
12= Luke Vibert A Polished Solid Mo'Wax
12= Underworld Born Slippy JBO
14= Bochum Welt Scharlach Eingang Rephlex
14= Drexciya The Journey Home Warp
14= Pentatonik Credo Deviant
17= 2 Player Extreme Possibilities Ninja Tune
17= Attica Blues Bluesprint Mo'Wax
17= Eat Static Epsylon EP
17= Kushti Freestyle Octopus
17= Millsart Humana Axis
17= Plug One Rising
High
17= Red Planet Six Red Planet
17= Wagon Christ Red One EP Rising
High
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IDM COMPILATION OF THE YEAR 1995
Here are the results of the IDM Compilation Of The Year 1995. Votes for
the Black Dog retrospective 'Parallel' were transferred to the
compilation category and this tied for honours with the Macro Dub
Infection double pack. Coldcut's excellent showcase for their radio show
polled well for third place. Theory Of Evolution seems to have
dissapointed. A surprisingly poor result for 'Further Self Evident
Truths' may be more due to the collapse of Rising High than the quality
of the release. Low Recordings Vol 2 maybe missed the boat by being
released too late in the year.
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1= Black Dog Parallel GPR
1= Macro Dub Infection Virgin
3 Coldcut Journey By DJ JDJ
4= Apollo 2 Apollo
4= Basic Channel Compilation B.Channel
6= Equanimity GPR
6= TEEX4 Volume
6= The Theory Of Evolution Warp
9= Extreme Possibilities Vol 1 Lo Recs.
9= Freezone 2 SSR
9= Trance Atlantic 1 Volume
12= Ambient Cookbook Fax
12= Aphex Twin Classics Warp
12= Artcore React
12= Dark Hearts 1 Harthouse
12= Excursions In Ambience 4
Astralwerks
12= Further Self Evident Truths Rising
High
12= Interference Live At Love Parade
12= Submerge Depth Charge 3 Submerge
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IDM CHILL OUT ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1995
Here are the results of the IDM Chill Out Album Of The Year 1995.
Extremely diverse voting in this section but a return to form for the Orb
sees them take first place. Sun Electric's live recording was not too far
behind.
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1 Orb Orbus Terrarum Island
2 Sun Electric 30.7.94 Apollo
3= Nightmares On Wax Smokers Delight Warp
3= Wagon Christ Throbbing Pouch Rising High
5= Banco De Gaia Last Train To Lhasa Planet Dog
5= Gregory Fleckner Quartet Monkey Boots Clear
5= Hawtin & Namlook From Within 2 Fax
5= Namlook Seasons Greetings:Summer FAX
5= Skylab #1 L'Attitude
5= Speedy J G-Spot Warp
5= Tetsu Inoue Slow & Low FAX
5= Walker & Lustmord Stalker
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IDM LABEL OF THE YEAR 1995
Here are the results of the IDM Label Of The Year 1995. Warp won this by
a country mile with almost 50% of the vote. Clear seemingly lived up to
the hype and were a deserved second.
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1 Warp
2 Clear
3= R&S
3= Rephlex
5= Axis
5= Eevo-lute
5= GPR
5= Metalheadz
5= Ninja Tune
5= Rather Interesting
5= Reflective
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IDM ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1995
Here are the results of the IDM Artist Of The Year 1995. Very tight
between the top three but Mike Paradinas wins probably through the
quantity (and quality) of his work through the year. A pleasing result
for Luke Vibert who certainly had a diverse and magic touch in 1995.
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1 Mike Paradinas
2 Autechre/Gescom
3 Luke Vibert
4 Richard James
5 Black Dog/Plaid
6= Atom Heart
6= Richard H Kirk
8= Chemical Brothers
8= J Saul Kane
8= Speedy J
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IDM TIPS FOR 96
Here are the results of the IDM Poll Tips For 96.
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The new name most tipped is Freeform. The excellent debut LP 'Elastic
Speakers' and SKAM EP seem to have impressed. An equal number of
pollsters recommended LFO to return in fine shape with the oft delayed
'Advance'. Old names tipped to continue to impress include Plaid, Richard
James, Luke Vibert and the mighty Autechre. Newer names expected to shine
are Bochum Welt, T-Power and Kismat Biswas (Bedouin Ascent). Labels named
include Clear (again), Ersatz Audio, Lo Recordings, Bunker and Kromode.
Of course the IDM Threads LP is bound to be a winner.
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The web version includes other nominations which would have made this
posting really quite large. Feel free to mail me with comments, errors,
missing labels etc at jbuzza@cix.compulink.co.uk
Jon Burrell