Best Ever Albums

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Anonymous — Thu, 4 Jul 2013 01:51:08 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/04/2013 05:51

The antlers were one of the ones I found from BEA.

Also, DJ Shadow. Both phenomenal albums. There's a few others, I remember finding Wild Beasts from a chart and that was great. Blow the heavens is another pretty good album I found on here.

That's probably not all of them, but those are the ones I remember the most.

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

AlexZangari — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 20:35:28 GMT

Author: AlexZangari

Posted: 07/04/2013 00:35

Off-topic: Watching Nathan Fillion dance to LCD Soundsystem has been my entertainment for the day. Thank you, Zero.

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Anonymous — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 16:53:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/03/2013 20:53

just a few that I can think of

Cannibal Ox (thanks to lethal and tekin)
post-synthpop Talk Talk (thanks to like everybody)
Black Dice, some of the more obscure Phil Elvrum shit (thanks to Frogger)
Natural Snow Buildings, Boredoms, Merzbow (thanks to The Poe)
Boxhead Ensemble, John Fahey (thanks to yourself)
Dirty Three, Kinder (Defago)
Roc Marciano, Theo Parrish, Harald Groskopf, The Congos, Blu & Exile (lethal)
Fucked Up (jackwc)
Thee More Shallows, Do Make Say Think, This Heat, Galaxie 500 (SilverWalrus)
Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon (purple and CellarDoor)
Slint (basically everybody)
Borbetomagus, Albert Ayler (previous)
Ewa Demarczyk (Torchlin)

this list could go on and on but the point is BEA is amazing and I love you all

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

MrFrogger — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 15:04:39 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 07/03/2013 19:04

Just a few

Nick Drake(Lethal's chart I think
Talk Talk(A bunch of charts, namely Tekin)
Kinder(Defago)
Joanna Newsom(Purple's chart)
Stars of the Lid(Dividesbyzero and Tekin's chart)
The Books(Defago)
William Basinski(Purple's chart)
Van Morrison(Everywhere)
The Stooges(Purple's chart)
Suicide(Borve's chart)
Dirty 3(Defago and Tekin's chart)
Do Make Say Think(Silverwalrus)

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Jasonconfused — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 14:44:56 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 07/03/2013 18:44

I don't think BEA has led me to obsess over any artist, but it has helped me make some incredible album discoveries. I'll list a few of these puppies.

Elephant
Another Green World
After the Gold Rush
Marquee Moon
We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
Forever Changes
Violent Femmes
OK Computer
Hounds of Love
Purple Rain
Transformer

Yea all those I discovered here and have made my chart.

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Anonymous — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 14:38:25 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/03/2013 18:38

So far I'd say that BEA introduced me to a couple obvious ones that I had pretty much ignored before - Radiohead and Arcade Fire. Both have albums high on my charts now.

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Anonymous — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 13:38:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/03/2013 17:38

I found the vast majority of the albums mentioned by myself. I must have known too much before I came here. 😕 🤣

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

junodog4 — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 13:34:15 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 07/03/2013 17:34

Cymro2011 wrote:

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosions (Thanks to Junodog) and The Fall (Thanks to DBZ).

Actaully, pretty much everything Jon Spencer has worked on. I actually bought an album that JS produced just last night.

😎

Hot damn...

For me, it's the following:

Belle and Sebastian (more like a rediscovery)
Pavement (likewise)
Grizzly Bear
and lately, I've been listening to loads of blues, thanks to the recs I got (especially Purple)

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Anonymous — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 12:21:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/03/2013 16:21

Before discovering BEA, I exclusively listened to Tool (almost), so I've discovered most of my favorites through either BEA or RYM. Most of them have been through both sites' overall charts. Some great artists (I'll just list those instead of albums) which I think I've discovered or became aware/curious about thanks to specific users on BEA:

DLGGLD: Company Flow, A$AP Rocky, Danny Brown
CellarDoor: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Fall, Beach House, Nicolas Jaar, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Young Marble Giants, The Feelies, Glenn Branca, Galaxie 500, Jandek, Cannonball Adderley, Arvo Pärt
Norman Bates: Talk Talk/Mark Hollis, Red House Painters, Lambchop, J Dilla, This Heat, Gastr del Sol, Cat Power, The Modern Lovers, Gang of Four, Daniel Johnston, Pharoah Sanders, Antipop Consortium, John Martyn, Curtis Mayfield, Vashti Bunyan, Mazzy Star, Robert Johnson, Otis Redding, The Streets, Eels, The Go-Betweens, Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
purple: Joanna Newsom, William Basinski, Wilco, The Avalanches, Flying Lotus
lehtalnezzle: The Congos, Culture, Cannibal Ox
Necharsian: The Angelic Process

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

AlexZangari — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 12:16:59 GMT

Author: AlexZangari

Posted: 07/03/2013 16:16

Janelle Monáe

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

GeevyDallas — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 11:34:19 GMT

Author: GeevyDallas

Posted: 07/03/2013 15:34

The Dentists - Some People Are On The Pitch.. (Hayden+Magenta+NoWaxJim)

The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers (Revolver was the final push I needed, but I had seen it on a bunch of charts)

D Double E - On Tha Double ( Yung Nezz)

Quelle Chris - Niggas is Men ( N.E.Z. Tha Infamous)

Oval - 94 Diskont (purple)

Broadcast (Squishy + Revolver)

Grouper - Dragging A Dead.. (Saoirse)

DJ Koze - Amygdala (Jher)

The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site (Jackwc)

The Replacements - Let It Be (htts)

Killah Priest - Heavy Mental (bongritsu)

I could go on all day, above are the first things that popped into my head.

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Anonymous — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 11:33:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/03/2013 15:33

Joanna Newsom! 😁 I saw her on a bunch of charts and tried her albums and now I am obsessed.

But yeah, this site has pretty much supplied me with my current taste. 😜

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Cymro2011 — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 11:25:42 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 07/03/2013 15:25

lethalnezzle wrote:

Slint - Spiderland
Found it because of how many charts it appears in and how often it gets mentioned around here. Actually didn't like this at all after the first few listens, but people whose tastes I trust clearly loved it so I persevered. So glad I did.

That was one of the first albums I discovered from BEA.

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Anonymous — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 11:06:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/03/2013 15:06

Puncture Repair wrote:

He's almost completely unknown in the UK.

Nobody told me. I remember him getting rave reviews across pretty much all UK publications when Illinois came out. In fact, I heard about him even earlier, when Seven Swans came out. I dunno, maybe I just chill with too many music geeks.

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Anonymous — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 11:04:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/03/2013 15:04

I don't know if there are any artists who I could say I'm obsessed with thanks to BEA (my obsessions are still the same ones I had when I joined - hip-hop, reggae, UK bass music, The Flaming Lips, Bob Dylan), but here's a list of albums from my chart that are there because of BEA:

Oval - 94 Diskont
Recommended by purple.

Björk - Homogenic
I knew who Björk was, but never gave her music a real chance until I saw how enthusiastic various users were about her, and this album in particular. I'd heard the odd song from it previously, but hadn't heard the whole thing in its entirety. Was blown away, obviously, hence its inclusion on my chart.

The The - Soul Mining
Think I listened to this because of a Magenta recommendation. She's free to correct me if it wasn't her, but I definitely listened to it because of somebody on BEA.

Tortoise - TNT
Probably another purple rec to be honest. Can't remember.

Can - Ege Bamyasi
Like Björk, just a general enthusiasm from a lot of users convinced me to try Can.

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works vol. II
I loved the first volume, but didn't even know of this album's existence until I came to BEA.

Ganger - Hammock Style
purple again.

Sun City Girls - Torch of the Mystics
Borve, I think. I always forget. I saw the cover in the 'What album are you listening to...' thread, and asked what it was. Loved it from the first listen.

Slint - Spiderland
Found it because of how many charts it appears in and how often it gets mentioned around here. Actually didn't like this at all after the first few listens, but people whose tastes I trust clearly loved it so I persevered. So glad I did.

There are a ton of great recommendations from a bunch of users across all of my charts, but those are the ones from my overall. So yeah, cheers BEA.

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Anonymous — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 10:52:24 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/03/2013 14:52

Found out about Sufjan Stevens from this site almost a year ago, now he's one of my favourite artists, if not my all-time favourite. He's almost completely unknown in the UK.

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

drakonium — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 09:53:50 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 07/03/2013 13:53

Lethal got me into reggae and in particular Gregory Isaacs.

Otherwise, having discovered most of the music I listen to thanks to BEA, I could say that I had most of my obsessions because of the site. From Belle & Sebastian to Built To Spill to punk to Richard Hell, everything happened thanks to BEA. Lol I sound like I had no life before... I've had a power ballad obsession two years ago (bleeeh... I still love November Rain, though), and Queen, Doors and Beatles obsessions without knowing BEA yet, but otherwise I discovered music thanks to this place.

Re: Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

Cymro2011 — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 09:30:48 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 07/03/2013 13:30

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosions (Thanks to Junodog) and The Fall (Thanks to DBZ).

Actaully, pretty much everything Jon Spencer has worked on. I actually bought an album that JS produced just last night.

Your Ongoing BEA Obsession

videoheadcleaner — Wed, 3 Jul 2013 09:21:17 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 07/03/2013 13:21

Maybe this has been a thread before but: What artist/genre/album has become your ongoing obsession because of this website?

Surprising to myself, Jim Thirlwell has become my obsession. I want to listen to what this man creates. Everything. From a guest bit on a rare 1980s album where he plays drums to a full-blown solo effort filled with jazz, industrial and post-punk aesthetics; I am intrigued by this man. I don't always enjoy his music but something always draws me in. Is it edgy for my English/Drama high school teacher image? Is the name Foetus just too weird? Am I harbouring feelings to be an industrial ambient music pioneer? Who knows.

This is the result of my ongoing obsession.

I blame/thank BEA for letting me discover this man just through a little album placed high in the Australian albums on this site [Nail].