Best Ever Albums

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

RoundTheBend — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 19:36:26 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 08/21/2016 23:36

1. Terry Riley - G Song
I thought this had an absolutely fantastic entrance. I wish the tone of the wind instrument (Oboe?) was slightly different... I've heard smoother Oboes... and if it were, I think would have liked this much more. Somehow that was a turn off for me, but musically a fantastic arrangement.

2. Bérangère Maximin - Knitting In The Air (feat. Fennesz)
Possibly second favorite of the mix. Reminded me of the elements of Björk that I like, but a little more "artsy" for a lack of better word. I love the play with all the different metallic type sounds, and the repetitive vocal. I do wish it went somewhere though... I felt it was a bit stagnant.

3. Joe McPhee Po Music - Oleo (Take 1)
Cool. I am not that into jazz, but that walking bass was impressive... he was all over the place and in very high registers which are hard to execute so clearly. Very impressive. What was the electronic element? The sax for a moment made me laugh... sounded like a duck, but also was impressive to have almost taken the place of the lacking percussion.

4. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - When I Try, I'm Full
Probably my favorite of the mix so far. Reminds me a bit of Cornelius' Point.

5. Leafcutter John - Khom?s
Somehow the steel string with slid guitar sound the whole time I was thinking... hmmm, I wonder if that is synth or real because it sounds so believable. I'm leaning towards actual guitar... that distracted me from the rest, sorry. Other than that, I was quite intrigued mentally. A plethora of unique/custom sounds. Interesting space the vocals took up.

6. Nettle - As Nettle As I Wannabe (Donna Summer Remix)
I like bombastic music, and this did the trick.

7. Oval - Untitled [Ovalcommers Track 1]
Oooh... me likey. I don't think I've heard these tones put to music before and it was tantalizing.

8. The New Sound Of Numbers - Luminous September
For me... it was like Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper had a baby.

9. The Other People Place - You Said You Want Me
It was chill, but a little too background music for my taste. I felt like I was in a W hotel.

10. Black To Comm - Hands
Ok fine. This takes the cake. Somehow I was really taken by this one and it totally enveloped my state of conscious. Fantastic. I know it is simple, but somehow the contrast between the rhythm and "melody" made me feel like I was on a subway train and just brought back a flash of the A Train in NYC, the Red Line in LA, U4 in Vienna, and U6 in Munich. Of course in the beginning it maybe felt like the internal carnal instinct/rush/adrenaline of life/stress, and then is taken over by this almost zen experience in the train... idk... I fell in love.

Overall, I have difficulty connecting with this music emotionally somehow. It all tickles my brain quite well, but maybe I haven't had time to build some kind of emotional response to it just yet (but that's often what I find with this type of music and I've been trying off and on for 5 years, with smaller stints earlier than that). For me those are the two big things intellectual/mental stimulation and spiritual/emotional good vibrations... if those jam with me, baby, I'm in love. The last song did the trick though.

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

Tap — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 04:15:04 GMT

Author: Tap

Posted: 08/11/2016 08:15

oh hey thanks! oh man if you havent heard jason forrest's (aka "donna summer") albums, they are really worth hearing. but yeah I havent been keepin up with these cause i dont have a spotify subscirption any more, so id feel weird abt doin another one cause i cant get thru any of these with ads but i really should cause some of these seen well thought out. but yeah if anyone wants to pm me links to downloadable versions of their mixes I assure you those would be downloaded and listened to. im going to post an idm mix in my diary thread soon so listen to that cause its gonna be awesome.

while I have your attention, how do you all feel about sync listens? I've been syncin up with people from another message board to listen to two albums from the nurse with wound list each week.. doing two every week, currently have broadcasts goin on tuesdays 5:30 PST. Anyone here interested in somethin like that? currently doing it at 5:30 pm pst tuesdays, but doing two a week will go into 2019 so i am down to adjust anygroup listening sessions to get larger numbers goin. this week included the brast burn album which i cant recommend enough, great stuff. and next week is capt beefheart. meet me in my diary if yr interested.

also dbz i will write a compelling argument for the valerio tricoli album soon but part of me feels unequppied cause i havent listened to his weird rock band 3/4had been eliminated or whatever its called, and they have an album coming out on oren ambarchi's label black truffle and I really need to solidify my background here cause it all seems like id really like it. but still theres a lot to talk abt with clonic earth, cause i actually bought vixit too, but the record came all covered in paper scraps and actually the russolo tribute stuff is interesting but not as good as the other tricoli solo stuff. but this 3/4 stuff seems rly interesting so i dont even know

also DUDE did you know that kaitlyn aurelia smith ended up moving *NEXT DOOR* to suzanne ciani so naturally their collaboration is the new FRKWYS and thats awesome and coming in september (I think?) and i'm so psyched

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:57:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/10/2016 20:57

alright yeah so I've been listening to this actually fairly regularly since you posted. Easily my favorite of any of these so far. That Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith was beyond amazing, and I really enjoyed the one from "Donna Summer" ( 🤣 ). It's interesting, idk if it was deliberate but you seem to have done a cool job here of contextualizing jazz and various forms of electronic music so as to highlight their similarities. Who would've thought Bérangère Maximin/Fennesz would've flowed so well into Joe McPhee? Yeah terrific work. Can we expect a second volume?

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

benpaco — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:26:28 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 04/28/2016 22:26

OK this was a really cool weird list as expected but damn Knitting in the Air was just a bit too much for me. I was really enjoying the intro until the voice came in and the more I think about it the more I'm honestly just not sure if I enjoy it or not at all. Outside of that, a confusingly wonderful blur, that Donna Summer track was probably my favorite. Also didn't really enjoy G Song the first time but it's grown on me.

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

Grzywa — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:17:05 GMT

Author: Grzywa

Posted: 04/26/2016 16:17

Kool Keith Sweat wrote:

Been meaning to listen to the new Kaitlin Aurelia Smith, and this track reinforced that notion, but I just looked at the Austin Psych Fest schedule and it looks like I'll be able to catch some of her set this Friday; excited to see her, and will give her album a listen if I enjoy the performance.

I think you should give it a try regardless of the set, gets better with every listen. Very colourful and oddly beautiful.

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:29:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/26/2016 15:29

Very solid set of tracks here. I was familiar with the Oval and Riley tracks before listening, and coming out of it the Oval track is my favorite here on this listen (biased tho because Oval is one of my favorite musicians of all times). The Leafcutter John track reminded me of this album from this year, due to the synth/folk blend; I like the banjo sound on Tuttle better, but John's synths are more pleasing to me. Looked up some of what John does on wikipedia/allmusic and he's probably going to be what I really take away from this playlist; will definitely be looking into more of his stuff. Been meaning to listen to the new Kaitlin Aurelia Smith, and this track reinforced that notion, but I just looked at the Austin Psych Fest schedule and it looks like I'll be able to catch some of her set this Friday; excited to see her, and will give her album a listen if I enjoy the performance. Need to check out some more DJ/Rupture too; heard tracks here and there but just never sat down to dig around in his stuff. The Joe McPhee was alright; I recognize that album cover being thrown around and will probably give it a listen at some point, though I was not particularly thrilled by the playing on that track. My only complaint is that though the tracks clustered together thematically, most tracks seemed not to flow very well from one to another. Anyways, great mix. Thanks, Tap!

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

Grzywa — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:10:06 GMT

Author: Grzywa

Posted: 04/16/2016 19:10

Fourth listen and oh, the opener has really grown on me. The Kronos Quartet level of intensity is always unparalleled. Love them. I need to check out the whole album, as well as other works by Terry Riley.

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:08:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/15/2016 21:08

Kool Keith Sweat wrote:

Shame there's not more discussion of this... Tap is what I consider one of the few bottomless pits of recs (for me, at least) on here.

Unfortunately am busy but am excited to listen to it and give my thoughts on Monday or Tuesday. I'm very familiar with the Riley and Oval tracks, so I'm really looking forward to everything you put between and beyond.

Yeah this exactly (also familiar with the Joe McPhee). Will be listening soon and am super excited. Could probably live on nothing but Tap recs for idk how long...

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:48:08 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/15/2016 20:48

Shame there's not more discussion of this... Tap is what I consider one of the few bottomless pits of recs (for me, at least) on here.

Unfortunately am busy but am excited to listen to it and give my thoughts on Monday or Tuesday. I'm very familiar with the Riley and Oval tracks, so I'm really looking forward to everything you put between and beyond.

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

Tap — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:49:34 GMT

Author: Tap

Posted: 04/14/2016 21:49

Oh hey guys thanks for checking it out! Glad to see Leafcutter John get some love, that track has been a staple of mine for mixes for a while now. Would definitely recommend checking out the album that's from, The Housebound Spirit, as well as his 2015 comeback Resurrection.

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

Grzywa — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:24:39 GMT

Author: Grzywa

Posted: 04/11/2016 13:24

Three listens so far. I only knew Joe McPhee track before (thanks to your recommendation, btw), and no wonder I dig it, since free/improvised jazz makes up considerable amount of my listening these days.

Luminous September attracted my attention immediately, sort of reminds me of Stereolab, and I always have a soft spot for this sort of trance flow, with underlying garage-rock rhythm pattern.

I also enjoy Khom?s by Leafcutter John, I like its simple and harmonius structure coated with all the broken loops.

And my favourite transition (something that interest my immensely in all your playlists, guys) is Luminous September to You Said You Want Me which maintains the persistence of the former, but smoothly changes the mood into more laid-back and chilled.

Re: SLP #4: The Taplist

SquishypuffDave — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 18:09:20 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 04/10/2016 22:09

That Leafcutter John track is so friggin great wowow. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is always welcome. Bérangère Maximin was real cool, kinda Jenny-Hval-ish. I'm liking the recurring pitch-shifted vocals throughout the playlist. All sorts of lovely recurring elements tying this together. Some of these are probably going to be growers, going to give a couple more listens. Leafcutter John is far and away my favourite discovery here though.

SLP #4: The Taplist

Tap — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 03:01:16 GMT

Author: Tap

Posted: 04/10/2016 07:01

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Spotify Playlist Link

Tracklist:
Terry Riley - G Song
Bérangère Maximin - Knitting In The Air (feat. Fennesz)
Joe McPhee Po Music - Oleo (Take 1)
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - When I Try, I'm Full
Leafcutter John - Khom?s
Nettle - As Nettle As I Wannabe (Donna Summer Remix)
Oval - Untitled [Ovalcommers Track 1]
The New Sound Of Numbers - Luminous September
The Other People Place - You Said You Want Me
Black To Comm - Hands

Please note that "Donna Summer" is actually Jason Forrest, who was just straight up using that name until he got a cease and desist letter.

I've been playing around with this playlist since I signed up to do it. It took a lot of tinkering, but I think I've got a good one for you all here. Let me know what you think.