wow... i wonder how many more times we'll bring up this topic before the
end of the year. it's so funny. if you don't like it, call it something
else. but don't come to the list and say that you don't like it. everyone
on the list already knows that everyone doesn't like it.
there should be something on the welcome message that says something like
"as to the name itself, well, no one really likes it. but we're not
going to change it. so don't post to the list saying that *you* don't like
it. we know that already."
moving on...
top ten of recent memory (no order here...)
01: v/a: cottage industries: neo ouija
great comp. full of melody and soul. one of the many excellent
comps to come out this year.
02: v/a: putting the morr back in morrissey: morr music
another great set of music by lots of different people. lots of
melody, with nice crunchiness, too.
03: styrofoam: the point misser: morr music
does morr release *bad* music? this album is great. very pretty n'
gritty. 'the earth is burning pt 1' is classic.
04: dntel: something always goes wrong: phthalo
okay. so i haven't even heard the whole album, but what i heard i
really, really liked. great electronic stuff. abrasive kinda like
early aphex or something.
05: v/a: neurokinetic: toytronic
yet another good comp featuring lots of people from the above
comps, and some others. has that excellent novel23 track 'blink run
away to east'.
06: rothko: forty years to find a voice: lo recordings
three men with three bass guitars. not as straightforward as it
sounds, cause they do lots of different things with them, and have
some guests in the studio for some tracks.
07: novel23: melodies for childhood... : pitchcadet
more melodies with clickiness and stuff.
08: aphelion: zugwang: defocus
great album of atmospheric techno with an old school feel. i've
heard it compared to b12 and black dog, and i think those are valid
comparisons. really lush.
09: mandrake: shake your space traveller: involve
another good release on the involve imprint. lots of different
styles with an overall "fun" feeling.
10: jega: geometry: planet mu/matador
not quite so much like spectrum, which to me is a good thing. not
that i completely didn't like spectrum. i just like this one much
better. some very different sounds this time around. very nice.
now i have to go home tonight and listen to all of these in a row... =)
goodbye,
alan!
np:cottage industries. mmmm...
p.s. speaking of mmmm... anyone else picked up hmm on sprawl? it's a
collection of hymns reworked by electronic folks. freeform's version of
"morning has broken" is one of the best/funniest things i've heard all
year. right up there with the "freeform is a bad motherfucker" track on
alt.frequencies.4. haven't had time to really get into the rest of the
album yet, so it's not on my top ten. but it's a neat concept regardless.
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