Best Ever Albums

Re: BETH Round 1 - Minutes Of Sleep vs (Bump Talkin)

Jimmy Dread — Tue, 16 May 2017 15:41:45 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 05/16/2017 19:41

Y'all'd rather sleep than bump 6-5

Re: BETH Round 1 - Minutes Of Sleep vs (Bump Talkin)

Anonymous — Sun, 14 May 2017 07:00:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/14/2017 11:00

kinda late here (as usual), but as one of the handful of records in this tournament, I hadn't heard yet, Bump Talkin' was a great discovery (cheers Jim). I've undoubtedly seen the name Paul Johnson somewhere before (probably as part of a mix or comp or something) but man as Norm and Jim referenced, this thing feels really foundational to the Bangalter & Co's sound (except better than most of what that entails). Got unexpectedly funky at points. Don't get me wrong, I've dug Minutes of Sleep since its release (and still give it a spin on occasion), but I feel like there a handful of Harris' peers who do the "jazzy ambient super-minimal dreamy house" in a way that scratches my itch for that kind of thing more fully, whereas Bump Talkin is scratching an itch I wasn't even aware was bothering me until now, and I'm very grateful for that (thanks again Jim 😉 )

Re: BETH Round 1 - Minutes Of Sleep vs (Bump Talkin)

SquishypuffDave — Tue, 2 May 2017 00:56:33 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 05/02/2017 04:56

Another vote for melancholy aquatic haze. Minutes Of Sleep is one of my regular rotation late-night albums, perfect for insomnia.

Re: BETH Round 1 - Minutes Of Sleep vs (Bump Talkin)

Norman Bates — Mon, 1 May 2017 13:14:20 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/01/2017 17:14

Definitely Paul Johnson. Really liked half of Minutes of Sleep, but that was not enough. Nice discovery still.

Re: BETH Round 1 - Minutes Of Sleep vs (Bump Talkin)

Hayden — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 16:03:55 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/30/2017 20:03

Gotta give Bump Talkin a listen... I remember liking Minutes of Sleep, but haven't listened to it since it came out. might give both a listen later on today before I vote.

Re: BETH Round 1 - Minutes Of Sleep vs (Bump Talkin)

Jimmy Dread — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 15:59:14 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 04/30/2017 19:59

Norman Bates wrote:

Oh and is it safe to assume that Daft Punk's Homework rips this off in more than one instance? Asking the connoisseurs. "Revolution 909" for instance doesn't sound so original all of a sudden.

Absolutely. It's no wonder that Paul Johnson is the first person namechecked in Teachers. In fact "Tenancious" off Bump Talkin can be seen as a direct precursor for a lot of the stuff Bangalter put out on Roule (i.e. Trax On Da Rocks).

Glad someone's taken to the trouble to listen to it to be honest. Feared that this tournament was going the way of the metal one (admittedly a period of ill-health and holiday hasn't helped on my part, but if folks are still keen to keep up then I'm more than willing to keep this going).

Obvious vote to Bump Talkin for me - didn't mind Minutes Of Sleep, in fact parts of it were ace (almost like jazzy techno on first listen) but Johnson gets me up and busting shapes every time.

Re: BETH Round 1 - Minutes Of Sleep vs (Bump Talkin)

Norman Bates — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 15:46:36 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 04/30/2017 19:46

Oh and is it safe to assume that Daft Punk's Homework rips this off in more than one instance? Asking the connoisseurs. "Revolution 909" for instance doesn't sound so original all of a sudden.

Re: BETH Round 1 - Minutes Of Sleep vs (Bump Talkin)

Norman Bates — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 15:44:35 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 04/30/2017 19:44

Had never heard any of those, but just listened to Bump Talkin' and I must say I'm very impressed. Except for one or two tracks that verge on the loungey techno that I can enjoy only in small doses, it's banger after banger and an instant favourite. I can just hope Minutes of Sleep is only half as good and the matchup will have made my day.

BETH Round 1 - Minutes Of Sleep vs (Bump Talkin)

Jimmy Dread — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:03:58 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 04/25/2017 20:03

Best Ever Techno & House Album Round 1:

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Minutes of Sleep by Francis Harris

Nominated by SquishypuffDave

Squish wrote:

Well this is great. So soothing. This is exactly what I needed right now.

VS.

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Bump Talkin by Paul Johnson

Nominated by Jimmy Dread

Jimmy wrote:

Pure dancefloor euphoria. Should be right up there with the other Chicago House legends if there was any justice

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