#00's idm

[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

Cottage Industries (A Neo Ouija Compilation) 2000 IDM / Leftfield

Got into some excellent y2k-era IDM today with this first installment from a long-running series called Cottage Industries that was put out by UK label Neo Ouija. Here we have a nearly spotless collection of mindbending stuff that's sure to leave any IDM junkie feeling blissed-out, just like the iconic android in the armchair from the cover of Artificial Intelligence, the foundational comp from Warp Records that really put IDM on the map in the first place all the way back in 1992 😌. Neo Ouija seems to go for that super chill, emotively melancholic, and solitudinous kind of vibe, and this comp here, which appears to have been just the label's fourth release, serves as a great introduction to their sound from when they were just getting started.

And ultimately, it's really hard for me to pick total favorites among this set, but I feel like I need to talk about a couple in particular: one, Quinoline Yellow's "Eythyl Maltol," and two, Clatterbox's "Power Up."

Quinoline Yellow's "Eythyl Maltol," a title that makes reference to a flavor-enhancing chemical compound, is the debut track from a guy named Luke Williams, who, quite possibly because of this very tune, would go on to showcase his talents the following year on the much more well-known Skam label. "Eythyl Maltol" is a slow, head-nod-inducing groove, with rhythmically glitchy stutters and some beautifully layered, otherworldly synth work to go along with it all. And among debut tracks for IDM artists, it probably ranks towards the top; a total unknown guy making a name for himself rather quickly with this one.

And Clatterbox's aptly titled "Power Up," which liberally incorporates zappy 8-bit videogame sounds, feels like the track with the most mass appeal here. Typically, IDM is made for a post-club, home listening environment, but I feel like you could totally get away with playing this one at a nerdy hipster bar-type setting. A bit more uptempo and far more conventionally structured than the rest of these tunes, this electro-leaning track could maybe serve as a solid nugget in order for you to introduce your friends to this whole amazing genre of underground electronic music; before, y'know, you start to melt their brains with some of the more abstract stuff 🫠.

And if you pair this album with the also excellently chill and organically crunchy IDM double-disc comp, Putting the Morr Back in Morrissey, which was put out the same year by German label Morr Music, then you've got yourself a few hours worth of some ultra-satisfying and relaxational, turn-of-the-millennium IDM fare there 😎.

Highlights:

Phonem - "Bioluminescence" Bauri - "Fleck Yck" Plod - "Aptaxi" Geiom - "Reihl (94)" Penfold Plum - "Cute Toy" Geiom v Infant - "Multistories 2" Quinoline Yellow - "Eythyl Maltol" Yunx - "Nemo-Sis" Clatterbox - "Power Up" Consumer Durable - "Cool Dry Places"

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Soundtracks for Broken Video Games by S.I.N.E. W.A.V.E. Systorm Technologies 2000 IDM / Experimental / Minimal

[trevlad-sounds]

Sunday 1 October Mixtape 379 “Analogic Surfing EXCLUSIVE”

Retro Space Electronic Idm Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays. Support the artists and labels. Don't forget to tip so future shows can bloom.

Jumble Hole Clough-Surfing the Sargasso Sea 00:31

Oberu-Analogic 03:35

London Clay-Presence Unknown 05:56

Lars Leonhard-Raytracing 09:49

Higher Intelligence Agency-Delta 16:31

Carbon Based Lifeforms, Karin My-Bloom, Pt. 1 22:34

John Scott Shepherd-Trans Space 27:32

Cate Brooks-Flowstate 30:40

Datasal-Besök 34:39

Sordid Sound System-Sharawadji 41:03

The Irresistible Force-Blue My Mind 46:50

The British Stereo Collective-Mystery Fields 54:00

Cartas de Japón-Nueva Atlantis 55:41

Dohnavùr-The Kindness Of Others - Concretism Remix 1:04:06

Violet Mist-Celestial Drift 1:07:20

S U R V I V E-Hourglass 1:10:22

Runningonair-Passage Of Days 1:17:26

Metamatics-Jakemond 1:26:52

Sick Robot-1980 1:32:12

Curved Light-VIII (Lapis) 1:38:14

James Bernard-End of an Era (Comit Remix) 1:45:55

Michael Brückner-A Secret (Part 3) 1:51:12

Mioclono, John Talabot, Velmondo-Myoclonic Sequences 1:57:20

[otomes-and-tears]

it’s so rare to see a wannabe challenge writer! if you’re still taking requests can i request fluff for biho? this might be a little too specific but maybe one where reader (i usually read fem but idm if you keep it gn!) is like simping for 707 and starts gushing to biho about him?

♦ Biho's reaction to fem!reader obsessing over 707♦

► tags/warnings: -

► words: 811

► A/N: This was such a fun request! I loved the prompt!!

► Masterlist

“You’ve been on your phone a lot, lately.”  

You almost jump when you hear Biho’s soft, sleepy voice behind you. He looks at your device with curiosity, not judgment. Never judgement.

It’s much too early for Biho to be awake. Being a young night goblin, Biho is rarely up in the morning hours.

To be fair, you’re rarely up this early either. But since you had started playing Mystic Messenger again, you had taken it upon yourself to get a perfect run, with no missed chats and calls. That meant that you had set several alarms throughout the day to warn you of new chatrooms opening and that you woke up at 8:00 sharp out of dedication for your 2D crush.

Since you were already up anyway, you decided to read through the chat while eating breakfast. 

“Are you editing photos for your Wannabe?” 

He asks, taking off his round glasses to rub at his eyes, trying his best to look more awake.

“No.” You say, a little embarrassed. There were a few photos for a sponsored post you’ve been meaning to edit, but you put it off after your last fanfiction binge. “I… Actually need to get started on that.”

“Oh.”

Biho looks a little surprised at your admission. He’s used to you being dedicated to your account and being careful about managing your sponsored posts. Maybe modelling wasn’t what you originally wanted to do with your life, but you always made sure to give it your all anyway.

It was strange for you to put off something that important. He looks more alert, now, looking at you with clear worry in his soft features.

The sight fills you with guilt. You know the constant alarms sounding off and you being on your phone (and being so protective of it) is incredibly suspicious. It hasn’t been that long since you were being attacked by another model’s fans, after all, and your seemingly endless string of bad luck could only signal something bad happening and you not wanting to burden your housemates with your latest troubles.

“It isn’t anything bad! I promise.” You are quick to reassure, and his expression softens. “I’m just… Addicted to a romance game. I’ve been looking forward to the updates and I lost track of time.” You quietly, and just a little awkwardly try to explain the game mechanics to him. It takes him a bit of time to fully grasp the idea of a chatroom-themed visual novel, but it piques his interest the second you explain it as an interactive romance novel.

Your explanation turns to gushing as soon as he asks about the cast. You make sure to go to the app’s gallery to show each character as you explain their personality and role in the story.

“...And right now I’m trying to get 707’s good ending. He’s by far my favourite character!” You click on his section of the gallery. Your phone takes you to a loading screen, so you decide to continue gushing as the progress bar on the screen slowly fills up.  “He’s so well-designed! Really, he’s my ideal type. And I adore his personality. On other routes, he acts like this jokester who doesn’t really take things seriously, but if you pursue him romantically you find out he’s much more than that. He just uses humour as a front to avoid getting too close to other people and— Oh, the screen loaded!”  

You quickly loaded one of the images and showed it to Biho. His face darkens into a blush as he processes what he’s seeing on the screen.

Because the character you just showed him, and that you happily described as your ideal type looks almost identical to him. 

He looks from you to the phone screen a few times, before you get worried and look back at your phone, trying to figure out why he’s reacting so strangely.

Then it’s like you see it too. Of course, one of the things that made you want to revisit the game in the first place was Biho reminding you of Seven, but you didn’t consider that as you gushed about how attractive you think Seven was, being too focused on your attachment to the character and distracted by your rambling.

Your eyes widen, and you try to figure out how to backtrack without making things weirder. 

Then, Biho smiles. 

A cute, happy, sleepy smile. He just looks so satisfied, so pleased. Like your little blunder meant the world to him.

You decide to put your embarrassment aside for a moment. There were worse things in the world than admitting you found your housemate to be attractive, and if made him so happy, there was no way you’d lie to take that joy away. 

Instead, you look at this situation as an opportunity.

“Biho, how do you feel about cosplay?”

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frankcore june 2024 update!!

these keep coming out later and later with each month lmfao whatever. very much loaded with pop and adjacent sounds because hey, album of the year dropped, gotta rep it. some modern forms of hip hop here, some electronic stuff there, the usual stuff.

on the pop front: as i said, album of the year dropped, and while i could've chosen a lot of tracks off the regular version of the album, i ended up going with spring breakers because it works well to represent the ethos of the album and also appeals to me enjoying a mostly trashy late-00s / early-10s electropop sound. in the same vein, debut single from the collaboration of argentinian producers and singers estratosfera and qiri presents a lot of the same flare but slightly more subdued, closer to a more apathetic electroclash-esque aesthetic in a way; in regards to sounds closer to the original bubblegum bass sound, we get a revival of sorts with a few influences of hardstyle here and there from growing figure in the underground 2hollis, as well as the first of probably several posthumous sophie releases, with one of her most eagerly awaited tracks by the fans and a classic pc-music-adjacent pop sound that still works wonderfully, even after years of being in the vault. a couple of pop legends here, i actually listened to confessions on a dance floor in full for the first time and hey, it's a great record still and all of its singles are bonafide hits, and we also got robyn featuring on a single for jamie xx's upcoming album, bringing a lot of energy with a classic house beat filled with irresistible horn lines and shuffling rhythms. in a more r&b-inspired tinge, i went back to sumin's excellent "your home" album, an incredible blend of electronic idioms into classic r&b songwriting, as well as the newest single from tinashe's upcoming project, going for a more nocturnal, clubbier vibe than the surprise juggernaut hit nasty, very excited for the full album. we've also got some pop that somewhat falls under the parameters of the indie umbrella, with the charming, beautiful and comfy cámara lenta from latin-american pop legend javiera mena, some indietronica sounds from broadcast (finally getting into them proper, great album) and former hero (very much a modern take into the sound more inspired by mainstream edm tropes, in this case, taking a more midtempo prog house approach which i'm always a fan of), wonderfully jaunty jangle pop revival from fontaines d.c. and absolutely enchanting folk pop / singer-songwriter crossover sounds straight out of the 70s from jessica pratt.

on the hip hop front: keeping up to date with the modern developments of soundcloud-rap-adjacent sounds, we've got wokeups putting autotune to its limits and using that technology in an exciting and unique way, uk mcs yt and lancey foux delivering an absolute banger and contributing to the consolidation of the jerk sound, akriila and taichu bringing an industrial perreo rush of agression with maddeningly catchy hooks and lines that laps at just shy of two minutes of runtime, and iceboy violet and nueen presenting a mystifying fusion of ambient sound design and more subdued rap delivery. in somewhat less modern offerings, a surprising meetup of ed banger producer mr. flash with cities aviv, action bronson and oh no, which aren't mcs you typically see join forces very often, delivering a chipmunk-soul-esque hip hop joint, and dean blunt and dj escrow's babyfather putting their hands on lethargic r&b duo 18+'s drama, built on a mesmerizing sample and escrow's classic spoken word delivery.

on the electronic front: blood of aza and s280f delivering their signature post-club, collage-like sound in a particularly arresting manner, kamixlo presenting a surprising foray into idm and techno idioms that works very well for someone like me that isn't particularly enamored by either sound, the return of edm trap legend rustie with a track more akin to the post-trance excursions of producers like evian christ (a sound always most welcome), former noisia member thys dropping a footwork jungle banger with signature chopped up vocal lines and rolling drum lines, and closing up the list, dazegxd's take on bunny general's mek them rock, an acapella i really like and that works wonderfully with the current developments of jungle. in a semi-related note, the one outlier on the list this month, kieran hebden (aka four tet)'s incursion into jazzier sounds of rock with a particularly inviting and enveloping ten minute opus.

tube it!!

[anosci]

(166-180 albums etc that I’ve listened to this year, copied from twitter) (now with art. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13])

names and thoughts below cut

166/ MigloJE - Elements 2 (2023) hmm..it's not doing much for me? I think i wouldve been bonkers for this in 2006. does that make it retro? it does have a VERY early 00s bedroom synth vibe. highlights: "Eyes full of sky part 2". "Star Dust" hits right.

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167/ (all of the mono/tonik/211 releases from 1996) mostly a pile of singles. a mish mash of styles, that hit me to varying degrees. some standouts: 23/Wired. BIG BEAT. 40/phunky habitation. the 2step matches that synthwork beautifully. 59/painting plastics. crackly :D

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168/ (all of the modules from Tokyo Dawn Records, 1997) lots of dnb fodder. not even bad, im just picky. the standouts are the chillouts: rubrngr, almond ep… well, those are the standouts that i didnt already have from party releases :P

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169/ Nimu - Picture In Picture (2023) flowing waters, gently carrying you away. surprising amount of tobacco smoke difuses the streetlamps. for some reason this didnt do much for me overall. highlights…… hmm. mostly just "Ultramarine".

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170/ Brioskj - Afterlife (2023) a brighter side of chill. "I'm Jealous" has a really cool spacey progression that resonates with me fsr. the shifting harmonies actually permeate the whole EP, which i rather enjoy, but t3 in particular hit me 2nite. "Sultriness 2022" rly good too.

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171/ Aleksi Perälä - The Colundi Sequence Level 1 (2014) i remember skimming a few tracks each of these 100000 albums and then adding them to my list if anything caught my ear. im not sure why this made my list. prolly GBBVT1337052. feels like great meditation music overall.

(runnerup GBBVT1337102!)

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172/ (all of the stuff from monotonik 1997) it's just distance kicking all of the ass. well the other stuff is ok but i really like the chill-ish idm-ish stuff distance was dropping here. "pt30 tribute" ahead of its time tbh. s/o to Whiskas for his weird tune too.

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173/ Mr. Bill - IRL (2014) fun electric sound with a touch of groove. it's a fun dichotomy between "submersed in the modern sound of 2014" and "not cleanly fitting in any single trend box". the combo is a really fun listen 9 years later.

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174/ (all of the stuff from mono (not tonik) 1997) dnb? eh. 'sok. triphop and breaks? therein lies the good stuff. lets see, highlights: "blur (your) reality" cool orbital vibe! "twisted shadows" masiv "Call Me Persephone" d e e p SIZEABL8.XM <- surprisingly hard!

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175/ Mr. Scruff - Friendly Bacteria (2014) nice clean beats. not a fan of the vocals when they appear, which is sometimes. title track is nice. gotta love some bendy octave defying bass. fav track "We Are Coming" tho. stac.

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176/ TVBOO - HONKERS (2023) the high pitch weirdness in the opening track is enough to win my heart over, holy shit it's a lil silly but in an earnest way that only lends to the heart within the music. (check track 3 you'll know what i mean.) fun!

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177/ (every Tokyo Dawn Records mod release, 1998) hmm. dnb. lots of good stuff tbh, but im being picky. some actual hilites: "selbstmord?" is such a cool spacey mood. feels like it could fit in metroid prime. love it. "peachy" is just oldschool s3xmit for me to enjoy the dnb "On me" still dnb but man i cant deny this is FRESH for 98. absolutely bonkers you could get a 1MB module of this at the time. "wolkenflug" hmm. a lil too trance for my taste but its getting there "in vestigator" cool! b-side is a bit much (loopy) but i dig the texture "during 8" finally! some big slow breaks! sadly its just ok. "Collapsoid" huh kinda cool lil textures in this groove "AbstractTechnoVibes" anything "aphexy" gets my attention huh. cool textures and cool synthwork. warbles! "into the unknown" holding an intense fight against my distaste for dnb (and esp darkstep) by being good "lesbians on wax 2.0" i love how this is called "ae-esque." it sure is… for 1998, on the 10th of july, three days before LP5. (ok actually LP5 isn't quite as much of a leap as confield was but still.) yes good i like it "AlbertoBalsalm (rmx)" is fascinating. its hard to best the original and this doesn't quite manage but it's neat to hear someone take it on in a tracker. it's at its best when it deviates from (instead of trying to augment) the original. 5!? wild. "little 8bit box ep" beats :)

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178/ (all monotonik releases, 1998) mixed bag etc ofc "0% Sianisms (Dark Blue Mix)" wacky wonky good stuff "Chinwokh EP" cool and crunchy "Darn Martians EP" weird beats that sit well with me "Moss EP" really cool soundscapes! perfect turn of the century sound

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179/ (all mono211 releases, 1998) mixed bag etc ofc. massiv hiphop standouts. &: "0% Sianisms" delightful, industrial, and a third thing "Two Girls EP" absolutely blown away at the outside perspective shown here. actually insane. fascinating. "More Tea EP" rly good! love those breaks!! "Parannoying" takes dnb timbres and combines them into a weird lazy afternoon tracker thing. the whole ep actually. standout. "Reversions" chilled out hiphop vibes, no twists. hits good.

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180/ (all Tokyo Dawn Records, 1999) looking for non-dnb on the dnb label once again. i find myself mostly enjoying falcon's slow beats: "la petit prince" and "luv u" esp. "light" is peppy enough to overcome my anti-dnb bias. "repertoire#2" is a lovely variety pack.

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[quod-quid-erat-esse]

Cuatro álbumes perfectos. Four perfect albums. Quatre albums parfaits.

[thesongoftheday]

‘54 Cymru Beats’ by Aphex Twin, from ‘drukqs’

**WARNING: This track contains extremely high pitched frequencies which may not be suitable for some listeners.**

[kegoblocks-blog]

C418 - Bushes and Marshmallows (2009)

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Today's compilation:

Two You See? 2000 IDM / Leftfield / Alternative Hip Hop

Alright, back on some electronic shit. Here we have a 12-inch sampler from a little, short-lived label out of the UK called deFocus, which was run by Clair Poulton, a woman who first cut her teeth at Aphex Twin's own Rephlex label before launching a label of her own called Clear; and then after Clear closed up shop, she started up this one.

So Two You See is a five-song showcase of the talent that deFocus was breeding at the time at the turn of the millennium. It's short, but it's largely centered around a very good strain of IDM—one that stresses melody through chiptune-y synth work and incorporates hints of electro too. But its first track, John Tejada's operatic "Genetical Love," is actually a pretty uniquely low-key alternative hip hop one that features rapping from abstract MC Divine Styler, and ultimately it shows that Clair Poulton's vision for this label definitely stretched beyond IDM; and perhaps that's why deFocus was called what it was in the first place 🤔.

But the IDM is where this record really happens to shine regardless, with three separate gems taking up its b-side. Adelaide, Australia's Tim Koch kills it on "Blat," a song that pairs some intertwined videogame melodies—one of which is emotively rubber-thick and reminiscent of subterranean trenches from Super Mario World—with a rhythmic bed that consists of a whole lot of handclaps; then London's Plus One comes through with "Sticker," a happy-go-lucky stroll through a rainbow-colored meadow that was written by him and produced by legendary IDM duo Plaid (who are themselves alums of Clear); and last, but certainly not least, is maybe deFocus' most coveted crown jewel of all, CiM. CiM's time spent on this release is entirely too short, but here he delivers "Ceramic," a sublime song with all sorts of rhythmically mechanical glitchiness laid over some supremely mellow pads 😌. This is a tune that causes you to feel the new, forward-looking frontier that was opening up for this kind of 'intelligent' electronic music back then, during a time when peoples' pie-in-the-sky prognostications for an internet-led future were so naïvely rosy in retrospect 😅. The previous two tunes on this comp that precede "Ceramic" are certainly quite good themselves, but this one in particular is really just on a whole different plane. CiM wasn't the only artist crafting this kind of stuff at the time, but for a label that, for the most part, appeared to be kicking around with an enjoyable retro kind of vibe, this guy seemed to be providing something of a counterbalance with this excellent song of his.

More of this type of stuff on deck. Sit tight 😎.

Highlights:

Tim Koch - "Blat" Plus One - "Sticker" CiM - "Ceramic"

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Geometry by Jega Matador 2000 IDM / Glitch / Experimental / Techno / Electro

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A mai nap ugyanúgy megfelelő arra, mint bármelyik másik az eddigi 2020-asokból, hogy megosszam kedvenc 2019-es lemezeim listáját. Az elmúlt két évtizedben ezt mindig megtettem év végén, tavaly valahogyan elmaradt (leginkább mert nem törődtem vele és csak valamikor januárban csináltam meg) és most, hogy Loraine James bejelentett egy új EP-t (https://pitchfork.com/news/loraine-james-announces-nothing-ep-shares-new-song-listen/), eszembe jutott ez a lista, mert hogy Loraine James tavalyi LP-je a 2. rajta. Szóval teljes relevanciával, íme a kedvenc 2019-es lemezeim. Tényleg csak annak reményében, hogy hátha talál rajta valaki valami olyant, amit nem ismer és majd boldoggá teszi a meghallgatása.

01. FKA twigs: Magdalene 9.5 (r&b) 02. Loraine James: For You And I  9.0 (idm) 03. Default Genders: Main Pop Girl 2019   9.0 (future pop) 04. Tyler, The Creator: Igor   9.0 (experihip-neosoulhop) 05. Mattiel: Satis Factory   9.0 (garázsyéyé-lofisoul) 06. Murlo: Dolos 9.0 (UK bass) 07. Yin Yin: The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers 9.0 (world funk) 08. The Sonic Dawn: Eclipse   9.0 (pszichpop) 09. Special Request: Vortex   9.0 (hardcore breaks techno) 10. Barker: Utility 9.0 (deconstructed house)

11. Holly Herndon: Proto   9.0 (kísérleti elektronika) 12. Ot to, Not To: It Loved To Happened   9.0 (mark hollis of experimental r&b) 13. Hand Habits: Placeholder   9.0 (slowfolk-dreamtweepop) 14. Purple Mountains: Purple Mountains  9.0 (indiefolkrock) 15. Sault: 5 9.0 (soul-afrobeat) 16. Michael Kiwanuka: Kiwanuka 9.0 (soul) 17. Kokoko!: Fongola   9.0 (kongói afrohouse) 18. The Caretaker: Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 6   9.0 (dark ambient) 19. Girl Band: The Talkies    9.0 (noise-art-posztpunk-rock) 20. Erika de Casier: Essentials 9.0 (r&b)

21. Special Request: Zero Fucks 9.0 (jungle) 22. Klein: Lifetime 9.0 (glitch) 23. PJ Harvey: All About Eve   9.0 (színpadi zene, de úúdeszép) 24. Nilüfer Yanya: Miss Universe   9.0 (gitárpop-pop) 25. Rosalie Cunningham: Rosalie Cunningham 9.0 (pszichrock, kabarépop, artpop) 26. Ari Lennox: Shea Butter Baby 9.0 (neosoul) 27. Anderson.Paak: Ventura 9.0 (neosoul) 28. Kaytranada: Bubba  9.0 (zsánertelen pop) 29. Bon Iver: i,i  9.0 (glitch-ambient-r&b-pop) 30. Andrew Wasylyk: The Paralian   9.0 (instrumentális pasztorál)

31. Minor Poet: The Good News   9.0 (00’s indierock) 32. Little Simz: Grey Area   9.0 (uk hiphop) 33. Kano: Hoodies All Summer 9.0 (grime) 34. slowthai: Nothing Great About Britain   9.0 (uk rap, grime) 35. Rapsody: Eve   9.0 (hiphop) 36. Rina Mushonga: Into A Galaxy   9.0 (pop) 37. Angel Olsen: All Mirrors   9.0 (art-barokk-kamarapop) 38. Hayden Thorpe: Diviner   9.0 (szofiszti-artpop) 39. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Ghosteen  9.0 (ambinet-crooner) 40. Billie Eilish: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?   9.0 (pop)

41. Kornél Kovács: Stockholm Marathon   8.5 (housepopdeepoutside) 42. Lana Del Rey: Norman Fucking Rockwell!!   8.5 (pianopop) 43. Y La Bamba: Mujeres   8.5 (latin alt, indiefolk) 44. Yves Jarvis: The Same But By Different Means   8.5 (neopsych-folksoul) 45. Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile   8.5 (bossa-indiefolkronica) 46. Rev Magnetic: Verses Universe   8.5 (electro shoegaze) 47. Woolfy vs Projections: Destinations   8.5 (diszkó) 48. Clairo: Immunity 8.5 (pop) 49. Brittany Howard: Jaime   8.5 (pszich-jazz-hop-funk) 50. Jpegmafia: All My Heroes Are Cornballs   8.5 (expri-hiphop)

És innentől már tényleg csak akit nagyon-nagyon érdekel :)

Szóval tavaly ugye januártól elkezdtem pontosan dokumentálni, hogy miket hallgattam meg az új termésből, mi mennyire tetszett. Hozzávetőleges, sokszor csak félig hallgatott lemezek értékelése volt, de aztán valamikor június-júliusban ráuntam, mert nem úgy haladt, ahogyan terveztem, sok tervezett meghallgatás felhalmozódott, nehéz projekt ez, mert hát egyre több jó, de nem kiemelkedő lemez van, masszív túltermelés zajlik. De hát ki mondja meg bárkinek, aki hangszerhez nyúl, hogy ne tegye. Vagy legalábbis ne adja közre, ami kijön belőle. De ha nem mondjuk senkinek ezt, akkor ki értékeli ezt a mérhetetlen mennyiséget, tényleg csak tipp: évente sokszázezer lemez jelenik meg. És hát hogyan lehet objektíven értékelni, ha nem úgy, hogy a lehető legtöbbet megpróbáljuk hallani? Nem csak, azt a pár tucatot, amit a hype, meg a haverok elénk hoznak. 

Én ezt továbbra sem unom csinálni, továbbra is érdekel, hogy mi történik, kíváncsi vagyok, örömet okoz. De néha ráunok. Vagy elsodor. Azért az év második felét is behúztam úgy-ahogy, de év vége helyett valamikor 2020 januárban lett ez a lista, amire még később is rátettem tán két lemezt. Nincs vége ötvennél, amikor abbahagytam a szöszölést vele, akkor ennyi volt (138), amire úgy gondoltam, hogy ha évek múlva ránézek erre a listára, nem baj, ha a 112. helyen lévőről is beugrik majd valami. 

Nem tudom mennyi 2019-es lemezt hallottam összesen, tippre ezerpárszázat, abból ez a java, van jó pár tucat, amit felírtam, hogy még mindenképp meghallgatni, de nem került rá sor. És én sem felejtem el, hogy simán lehetne még egyszer ennyi olyanból, amiről alig pár ember hallott, de ott van Bandcampen, mint 2019-es lemez.

Nem szigorú, nyilván. A lista mindig csak játék!

1.      FKA twigs: Magdalene 9.5 (r&b)

Loraine James: For You And I  9.0 (idm)

Default Genders: Main Pop Girl 2019   9.0 (future pop)

Tyler, The Creator: Igor   9.0 (experihip-neosoulhop)

Mattiel: Satis Factory   9.0 (garázsyéyé-lofisoul)

Murlo: Dolos 9.0 (UK bass)

Yin Yin: The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers 9.0 (world funk)

The Sonic Dawn: Eclipse   9.0 (pszichpop)

Special Request: Vortex   9.0 (hardcore breaks techno)

Barker: Utility 9.0 (deconstructed house)

Holly Herndon: Proto   9.0 (kísérleti elektronika)

Ot to, Not To: It Loved To Happened   9.0 (mark hollis of experimental r&b)

Hand Habits: Placeholder   9.0 (slowfolk-dreamtweepop)

Purple Mountains: Purple Mountains  9.0 (indiefolkrock)

Sault: 5 9.0 (soul-afrobeat)

Michael Kiwanuka: Kiwanuka 9.0 (soul)

Kokoko!: Fongola   9.0 (kongói afrohouse)

The Caretaker: Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 6   9.0 (dark ambient)

Girl Band: The Talkies    9.0 (noise-art-posztpunk-rock)

Erika de Casier: Essentials 9.0 (r&b)

Special Request: Zero Fucks 9.0 (jungle)

Klein: Lifetime 9.0 (glitch)

PJ Harvey: All About Eve   9.0 (színpadi zene, de úúdeszép)

Nilüfer Yanya: Miss Universe   9.0 (gitárpop-pop)

Rosalie Cunningham: Rosalie Cunningham 9.0 (pszichrock, kabarépop, artpop)

Ari Lennox: Shea Butter Baby 9.0 (neosoul)

Anderson.Paak: Ventura 9.0 (neosoul)

Kaytranada: Bubba  9.0 (zsánertelen pop)

Bon Iver: i,i  9.0 (glitch-ambient-r&b-pop)

Andrew Wasylyk: The Paralian   9.0 (instrumentális pasztorál)

Minor Poet: The Good News   9.0 (00’s indierock)

Little Simz: Grey Area   9.0 (uk hiphop)

Kano: Hoodies All Summer 9.0 (grime)

slowthai: Nothing Great About Britain   9.0 (uk rap, grime)

Rapsody: Eve   9.0 (hiphop)

Rina Mushonga: Into A Galaxy   9.0 (pop)

Angel Olsen: All Mirrors   9.0 (art-barokk-kamarapop)

Hayden Thorpe: Diviner   9.0 (szofiszti-artpop)

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Ghosteen  9.0 (ambinet-crooner)

Billie Eilish: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?   9.0 (pop)

Kornél Kovács: Stockholm Marathon   8.5 (housepopdeepoutside)

Lana Del Rey: Norman Fucking Rockwell!!   8.5 (pianopop)

Y La Bamba: Mujeres   8.5 (latin alt, indiefolk)

Yves Jarvis: The Same But By Different Means   8.5 (neopsych-folksoul)

Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile   8.5 (bossa-indiefolkronica)

Rev Magnetic: Verses Universe   8.5 (electro shoegaze)

Woolfy vs Projections: Destinations   8.5 (diszkó)

Clairo: Immunity 8.5 (pop)

Brittany Howard: Jaime   8.5 (pszich-jazz-hop-funk)

Jpegmafia: All My Heroes Are Cornballs   8.5 (expri-hiphop)

Jamila Woods: Legacy! Legacy!   8.5 (neosoul, alt r&b)

Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel 8.5 (artpunk)

Special Request: Offworld 8.5 (ambient techno)

Caterina Barbieri: Ecstatic Comutation 8.5 (progelectro)

Sault: 7 8.5 (soul-afrobeat-dub)

O’Flynn: Aletheia 8.5 (nu-disco)

Yak: Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness   8.5 (pszichrock)

Rap: Export   8.5 (experi-elektronika)

Nivhek: After…   8.5 (ambient-dreampop)

Big Thief: Two Hands    8.5 (folkrock)

Flamingods: Levitation 8.5 (psychdisco)

Physical Therapy: It Takes A Village-The Sounds Of Physical Therapy 8.5 (posztmind

Thom Yorke: Anima   8.5 (elektroartpop)

Kali Malone: The Sacrificial Code 8.5 (drone)

Octo Octa: Resonant Body 8.5 (euro-house)

Danny Brown: U Know What I’m Sayin? 8.5 (boombaphiphop)

Joose Keskitalo: En lahde surussa   8.5 (finn psychfolkpop)

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Bandana   8.5 (gangsta/boombap hiphop)

Chromatics: Closer To Grey   8.5 (diszkódreampop)

Sharon Van Etten: Remind Me Tomorrow   8.5 (dalszerzőpop)

VC-118A: Inside   8.5 (elektro-techno)

Vampire Weekend: Father Of The Bride   8.5 (indiepop)

Ohtis: Curve Of Earth   8.5 (folkamericana)

Callum Easter: Here Or Nowhere   8.5 (szellemjárta, másvilági lofipop)

Durand Jones & The Indications: American Love Call   8.5 (chicago soul, retrosoul)

Black Pumas: Black Pumas   8.5 (psychsoulrock)

Ogawa & Tokoro: Planetary Exploration 8.5 (bedroom electronica)

Sessa: Grandeza   8.5 (brazilpop, mpb)

96 Back: Excitable, Girl   8.5 (nu-electro)

Georgia: Time   8.5 (absztrakt elektronika)

Galcher Lustwerk: Information 8.5 (deep house)

Angel Bat Dawid: The Oracle   8.5 (jazz)

Injury Reserve: Injury Reserve  8.5 (experihiphop)

75 Dollar Bill: I Was Real 8.5 (drone-jam, pszichrock)

Richard Dawson: 2020 8.5 (artrock, progfolk)

Rustin Man: Drift Code   8.5 (posztjazz-artrock)

Kali Malone: The Sacrificial Code 8.5 (drone)

Dave Harrington: Pure Imagination, No Country   8.5 (artrock-postjazz)

DJ Healer: Lost Lovesongs / Lostsongs Vol. 2   8.5 (ambient-broken beat)

Fire! Orchestra: Arrival   8.5 (experibigbandjazz)

Nkisi: 7 Directions   8.5 (future techno)

Special Request: Bedroom Tapes   8.5 (idm, ambient techno)

Denzel Curry: ZUU   8.5 (avanttrap)

Megan Thee Stallion: Fever   8.5 (traprap)

Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats: Anger Management   8.0 (hiphop)

Stats: Other People’s Lives   8.5 (gitáros groovepop)

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba: Miri   8.5 (mande)

These New Puritans: Inside The Rose   8.5 (posztpop)

Tropical Fuck Storm: Braindrops 8.5 (artrock)

Fennesz: Agora   8.5 (ambient)

Agent blå: Morning Thoughts   8.5 (indie-dream-posztpunk)

Henning: Natter Utan Dagar   8.5 (softrock, “markknopflerwave”)

Blanck Mass: Animated Violence Mild   8.5 (noise-electro)

Bent Knee: You Know What They Mean 8.5 (artrock)

Flume: Hi This Is Flume 8.5 (wonky)

Feels: Post Earth   8.5 (lofi-posztpunk)

Fling: Fling Or Die   8.5 (indiepsychpop)

Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon: Kalba   8.5 (ghánai xylofon, folkronika)

Floating Points: Crush 8.5 (progelectronika)

Junior Brielle: Tampa   8.5 (80s electropopsvédesen)

Equiknoxx: Eternal Children 8.5 (idm-dancehall)

Pixx: Small Mercies   8.5 (artsynthpop)

Lafawndah: Ancestor Boy   8.5 (keleties altr&b, deconstruct tribal glitch bass)

The Comet Is Coming: Trust n The Lifeforce   8.5 (ambient-electrojazz)

Woman’s Hour: Ephyra   8.5 (dream-szintipop)

Lemonheads: Varshons 2   8.5 (feldolgozáslemez)

Emotional Oranges: The Juice Vol. 1   8.5 (nudisco, szofiszti r&b)

Bill Callahan: Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest   8.5 (americana, altcountry)

Piroshka: Brickbat   8.5 (indierock)

Bigwave: Romantic   8.5 (japán future funk, disco)

Methyl Ethel: Triage   8.5 (indie-szinti-pop)

100 gecs: 1000 gecs 8.5 (bubblegum bass)

Lingua Ignota: Caligula 8.5 (neoclass darkwave)

Tree: We Grown Now   8.0 (hiphop)

Sun Runners: Lust For Life  8.0 (waporwave)

Giant Swan: Giant Swan 8.0 (industritechno)

Black Dresses: Love And Affection For Stupid Little Bitches   8.0 (noise pop)

Anthony Naples: Fog FM   8.0 (outsider house)

Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising 8.0 (softpop)

Sister John: Sister John   8.0 (szép gitárzene)

Moor Mother: Analog Fluids 8.0 (industrihiphop)

Wilco: Ode To Joy   8.0 (alt-rock)

Big Thief: U.F.O.F. 8.0 (folkrock)

Paula Temple: Edge Of Everything 8.0 (industri-techno)

Charli XCX: Charli   8.0 (electropop)

Sleater-Kinney: The Center Won’t Hold   8.0 (indierock)

Tayla Parx: We Need To Talk   8.0 (pop)

Teebs: Anicca 8.0 (downtempo)

[littlemissjaffa]

hiiiii, this is your secret santa! I haven’t really seen your blog a lot, so maybe you can tell me a bit about yourself? What’s your favorite color? What movies/series do you like to watch? Do you have a favorite artist? Hope you have a wonderful day💗

hi!

i’m lilly, my favourite colour is green, i love love love lilo and stitch (that’s my go to disney) and probably something like bridesmaids? for a good laugh. i watch wayyyy too many kdrama’s but if i had to pick one it’s be uncontrollably fond!!

i like katsushika hokusai (japanese print artist from the 17?00’s) and my favourite music artist rn is probably bewhy (good beats, very smooth rapping) or changmo (insanely good beats, i want to die to his songs) or one ok rock (japanese rock band, does english + japanese albums and these helped me so so so much back in march)

please tell me you have a favourite artist you’d like to share with me? (any form of art, idm) i’m always intrigued and find something to talk about within this subject!

you won’t really see my account much as i’m not massively active on this! i have a side blog that i am massively active on (1k followers woo!) and this one was just me and i was pretty secretive back then. just taking precautionary steps to keep myself safe, not because i have a secret identity or anything :D

wishing you a lovely day right back!! 💞💞

[anosci]

(136-150 albums etc that I’ve listened to this year, copied from twitter) (now with art. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11])

names and thoughts below cut

136/ Proc Fiskal - RT Hon (2023) absurdly cool hi tech sound de sign it fills a neat space where it's not "heavy" but it's not "chill" either.

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137/ VA - SPC 18 (2023) absolutely insane turnout for this one! namedropping hilites: "doodack beta" BANGER. MASSIV. "a, b, or d-side?" cute :D "NO MORE SUICIDES" MASSIVELY UNDERRATED MINDBENDER. ERFBOUND. "the most average cbat in ohio" mad decent B)

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138/ Dialed - Dials And Tribulations (2023) a nice chillout idm sort of flavor kinda late 00s sound somewhat? alright all around

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139/ Jesper Kyd - Warhammer 40K: Darktide OST (2022) i got a comment abt JK's electostyle shining in here and… partial agree. the man loves his epic orch but when he pulls out the synths he goes hard. much love for both in "Transmission Commences". +holy shit "Disposal Unit"!

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140/ Keiichi Suzuki - Mother Revisited (2021) this is a heartfelt reprise of the more human side of earthbound's soundtrack. ("mostly" because… wow there's some psychedelics here.) sadly overall not quite my cup of tea, but i cant help but admire the, well… heart.

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141/ GRiZ - Rebel Era (2013) man this griz fellow makes some sexy music. finally, some funk in my wobs!

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142/ Machine Girl - 13th Hour EP (2013) hmm. this doesn't quite vibe with me and i can't place why. except "Trigger Finger", which feels like an odd one out?

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143/ Falcon Funk - Falcon Funk EP (2013) i am excited to announce that koan sound is not the only funky wob dude kicking ass in the early 10s. final track is a bit weak, drifting into some less funky style. feels misplaced. but the first three tracks? hell to the yeah.

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144/ Pegboard Nerds - The Lost Tracks (2013) two big highlights here for me: "FrainBreeze" holy hell an absolute banger opening. i love the FUNK "Lawless" is absolutely WILD to me. im down for the hard acid throwback. but the rest? still really good actually!

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145/ Stenny & Andrea - Vostok Smokescreen (2013) the synths float and the drums have a lovely texture. exactly the kind of kind-of-techno hazy-but-not-really vibes that i needed tonight.

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146/ KNOWER - Let Go (2013) oh yeah, i just remembered. i really really love the stabby synthy jazzy vibe these guys pull off. i honestly thought "time travler" wouldn't hold without anonymoose's video but wow it still slaps. hot damn.

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147/ Genevieve Artadi - Forever Forever (2023) honestly sounds like it could've come from cuneiform. like a particularly relaxed Thinking Plague. soft and luxurious.

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148/ Fantastic Plastic Machine - Scale (2013) man. there's a lot here but i'm struggling to mesh with it. this feels like FPM wanted a piece of that fidget electro swingy houseish action and then… produced something thatd steamroll a 1998 set, but in 2013… bluh :\

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149/ Flume - Arrived Anxious, Left Bored (2023) massive and l u s h . this is a funny spot where i just had a good time so idk what to add lol. its good!

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150/ Flare - DOTS (2013) man, ken ishii always hits just right for me. lots of raw synth stuff but with just enough of a liquid bed to sit comfortably. feels like a really great combo of "old vibes" and new.

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