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2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:03 am
by joe muggs
Here's a very swift roundup from me:
http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/2011-rave-returns
Is it me or has it been a mind-blowingly good year for albums? Classics from Zomby, Silkie, Kuedo, Rustie, Africa Hitech, Damu, King Midas Sound, Zed Bias, Machinedrum, Goth Trad, Kode 9 & The Spaceape, Pinch & Shackleton just to mention a few...
A vintage year all round in fact.
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:08 am
by Forum
Definately Pinch & Shackleton for me. The Author album was quality as well
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:46 pm
by Soiree
ZOMBY-NOTHING
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:55 pm
by garethom
Not really a huge fan of any of the releases mentioned there, but I don't think Keysounds contribution can be forgotten, LV & Josh Idehen - Routes and Sully - Carrier are two of my all time favourite releases, let alone just this year.
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:06 pm
by DJDM
all about glass swords
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:13 pm
by garethom
DJDM wrote:all about glass swords
How did I forget that, had it playing whilst I wrote that last post haha!
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:20 pm
by Fitzaaaaaay
City Limits Vol. 2 and Glass Swords were brilliant, also good EPs from Coki, The Others, Goth-Trad, Distance, BadKlaat, etc.
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:52 pm
by clifford_-
Fitzaaaaaay wrote:City Limits Vol. 2 and Glass Swords
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:54 pm
by joeki
Outside of the regular names, I would also like to mention :
Andy Stott, AyShay, Balam Acab, Biodub, BVDUB, Clams Casino, Cloaks, Consequence, DeepChord, Demdike Stare, Ekoplekz, Emptyset, Fennesz, Holy Other, Kassem Mosse, Miles, Moomin, Nicolas Jaar, Oneohtrix point Never, Orphx, Pale Sketcher, Perc, Raime, Regis, Roly Porter, Senking, Stingray313, Surgeon, The Field, The Haxan Cloak, The Weeknd
and a bunch of others I forgot.
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:53 pm
by joe muggs
garethom wrote:Not really a huge fan of any of the releases mentioned there, but I don't think Keysounds contribution can be forgotten, LV & Josh Idehen - Routes and Sully - Carrier are two of my all time favourite releases, let alone just this year.
I mentioned Damu... Agree re LV, I never quite got to grips with the Sully album - it's a set of great tracks but not quite an ALBUM album like the others for me.
joeki wrote:Outside of the regular names, I would also like to mention :
Andy Stott, AyShay, Balam Acab, Biodub, BVDUB, Clams Casino, Cloaks, Consequence, DeepChord, Demdike Stare, Ekoplekz, Emptyset, Fennesz, Holy Other, Kassem Mosse, Miles, Moomin, Nicolas Jaar, Oneohtrix point Never, Orphx, Pale Sketcher, Perc, Raime, Regis, Roly Porter, Senking, Stingray313, Surgeon, The Field, The Haxan Cloak, The Weeknd
and a bunch of others I forgot.
Fuck yeah to most of those, and will track down the ones I don't know... see what I mean = vintage year!
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:13 pm
by garethom
joe muggs wrote:garethom wrote:Not really a huge fan of any of the releases mentioned there, but I don't think Keysounds contribution can be forgotten, LV & Josh Idehen - Routes and Sully - Carrier are two of my all time favourite releases, let alone just this year.
I mentioned Damu... Agree re LV, I never quite got to grips with the Sully album - it's a set of great tracks but not quite an ALBUM album like the others for me.
Ah yeah, apologies, didn't notice that one. Strangely, I have the feeling that you have with Sully's album about Damu's.
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:18 pm
by joe muggs
garethom wrote:joe muggs wrote:garethom wrote:Not really a huge fan of any of the releases mentioned there, but I don't think Keysounds contribution can be forgotten, LV & Josh Idehen - Routes and Sully - Carrier are two of my all time favourite releases, let alone just this year.
I mentioned Damu... Agree re LV, I never quite got to grips with the Sully album - it's a set of great tracks but not quite an ALBUM album like the others for me.
Ah yeah, apologies, didn't notice that one. Strangely, I have the feeling that you have with Sully's album about Damu's.
I thought that about Damu first listen, then when I had to give it a couple of goes through to review I just got addicted to the way it flows... the Trim track makes the perfect centrepiece, it all revolves around that.
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:34 pm
by ghandi
Albums can do one, who's got the dosh? I prefer to cherry pick tunes like always.
You get sent stuff.
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:46 pm
by joe muggs
ghandi wrote:Albums can do one, who's got the dosh? I prefer to cherry pick tunes like always.
You get sent stuff.
Yeah and I buy music too. Too much of it.
Given the amount most music fans spend on trainers / raves / video games / DVDs / drugs, who can't afford a tenner or less a week to download new albums?
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:02 pm
by ghandi
True that, and I deserve a slap. It's just a lot harder these days justifying it to the wife. Albums are like pints, there's no such thing as just one.
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:50 am
by garethom
joe muggs wrote:ghandi wrote:Albums can do one, who's got the dosh? I prefer to cherry pick tunes like always.
You get sent stuff.
Yeah and I buy music too. Too much of it.
Given the amount most music fans spend on trainers / raves / video games / DVDs / drugs, who can't afford a tenner or less a week to download new albums?
Best way to justify it. I've just spent about £12 down the pub for no reason. That's a whole album on vinyl, 2 digital albums, or 2 vinyl EPs or maybe 4 digital EPs.
Also, that Hotflush Back and 4th Compilation was amazing. The Sepalcure and George FitzGerald tracks on there were so good.
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:50 am
by prism
2011=HUGE for albums
, in no order
Machinedrum - Room(s)
FaltyDL - You Stand Uncertain
Mosaic - Volume One
Silkie - City Limits Volume 1
Clams Casino -Instrumental LP
Akua Naru - The Journey Aflame
Kromestar - Colourful Vibrations
Author - Author
Com Truise » Galactic Melt
Zomby - Dedication
Dibiase - Sound Palace
Pinch & Shackleton - Pinch & Shackleton
Samiyam - Sam Baker's Album
Kuedo - Severant
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:57 am
by wobbles
prism wrote:
Machinedrum - Room(s)
FaltyDL - You Stand Uncertain
Pinch & Shackleton - Pinch & Shackleton
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:32 pm
by mikey_g
Am suprised there's no love for the Sepulcure Lp and TRG - Simulat which feature highly on my list.
Re: 2011 highlights? What a year for albums....
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:36 pm
by joeki
mikey g wrote:Am suprised there's no love for the Sepulcure Lp and TRG - Simulat which feature highly on my list.
Sepalcure gets a lot of love here, as did Cosmin TRG. For a complete list check ma blog though
