Favorite Albums of 04

[seahorsegenius]

Every forum has to have one...(I searched, if I missed it show me to it)

Here are mine so far. The rank will probably change:

1. Animal Collective - Sung Tongs
2. Black Dice - Creature Comforts
3. Annie - Anniemal
4. Ariel Pink - The Doldrums
5. Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing....

 

[originaldrum]

up to di time - special edition - vybz cartel - greensleeves
15 OZ - 15 years of australian hip hop on vinyl - VA - crookneck records
Lord of the MIC cd - various (it counts!) - hot headz
Mark One - One Way - planet mu
Grime - various - rehplex

this is no order - this is just an idea of what i'm thinkin for now

 

[originaldrum]

dizzee rascal - showtime
wiley - treadin on thin ice

of course

 

[seahorsegenius]

Is Showtime as good as Boy In...?

I just haven't got the chance to check it out.

 

[originaldrum]

Is Showtime as good as Boy In...?

many people will say no, this may be because the album is different from 'boy in the corner' , showtime is less murkey less grimey, so maybe there was less to grab onto for many listeners, dizzee is also using different programs and sounds to 'boy in tha' as well

having said that though i would like to know how trapped and give u more didn't make to the album, maybe to boost single sales, i dunno

i 'reckon' the album is good though, especially after a few good listens, the same was with wiley's album. the first time i listened to both it was the off key tracks like dizzee's dreams & wileys special girl which haunted me for days

but after a few listens the real choons came through , and both haven't been far from reach since

 

[DavidD]

Dizzee, Wiley, Annie, Trick Daddy, Favela Booty Beats, Arthur Russell CDs, David Banner, Trillville/Lil Scrappy, Madvillainy, MM Food, Kanye West, M Mayer, MIA/Diplo, Devin the Dude, Superpitcher, Luomo, Lucien-N-Luciano, Ghostface, Erlend Oye's DJ Kicks, Brandy, Scissor Sisters, RJD2, Diplo, Kiley Dean, Ragga Ragga Ragga 2004, Theodore Unit, Felix Da Housecat, Streets, 3-6 S&C, Jada's "The Champ is Here," Bhangra Masti 2.

That's what I've really liked I guess.
I always feel more ashamed of my album lists than my singles lists, though.
I can list singles and be like "that song is beautiful and I'm CONFIDENT in my opinion about how great that song is." With albums though...blah.

 

[hamarplazt]

It haven't been a good year for albums I think. Nevertheless, my favorites would be:

Overcast: 3PM Eternal (Bloody Fist (RIP))
LFO Demon: Genocide Memoria (Sprengstoff)
Like A Tim & Gina v. D'Orio: Bass Girl (Like Records)
Null Object: I Saw Machines but I Heard Monsters (Null)
Einstürzende Neubauten: Perpetuum Mobile (Mute)
Felix Kubin: Matki Wandalki (A-Musik)
Mark One: One Way (Planet MU)
Wiley: Treddin' on Thin Ice (XL)

A couple of them mini-LPs rather than albums, actually.

Really looking forward to the new Candie Hank album coming in november, too.

Oh, and Showtime is OK, but nowhere near a favorite. Too long and uneven.

 

[dubplatestyle]

dizzee
wiley
junior boys
inperspective records mix
offshore records mix
infinite livez
lil jon mixtape
streets
lord of the decks 2
ted leo
blood brothers
arthur russell
wasteland
panda bear

can't even imagine being bothered to whittle it down to 10/order it anytime soon.

 

[Landfill Elektronikz]

'ang on, shouldn't we wiat till the end of year round-ups?

ah what the hell...

Shitmat - Killababylonkuts (Planet Mu) (the new one is good too, but 'killa' is killa)
Mark One - One Way (Planet Mu)
Pan Sonic - Kesto (Blast First)
Team Shadetech - Burnerism (Warp)
Mr. 76ix - Hits Of 76ix (Skam)
V/A - Grime (Rephlex)
Kid 606 - Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You (Ipecac)
Detroit Grand Pubahs - Galactic Ass Creatures Of Uranus (Poker Flat)
Wagon Christ - Sorry I Make You Lush (Ninja Tune)
Kerrier District - Same (Rephlex)
Richard H Kirk - Meets The Truck Bombers OF Suburbia Uptown (Intone)
(plus the amazing 'Earlier/Later' retrospective on Mute)
cLOUDDEAD - Ten (Big Dada)
Felix Da Housecat - Devin Dazzle & The Neon Fever (Emporor Norton)
Miss Kittin - I Com (Novamute)
Wiley - Treddin' On Thin Ice (XL)
Fennesz - Venice (Touch)
Kanye West - College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)
Metalux - Waiting For Armadillo (Load)
Junior Boys - Last Exit (Kin)
!!! - Loaden Up Now (Warp) (just about!)

Haven't gotten around to the Dizzy album yet, either. Anyone else see him being interviewd by that twat on Channel 4 this morning? Cool video, tho! The 'Andy Pandy' of Grime?!

 

[DigitalDjigit]

Moodymann - Black Mahogani
Jeff Mills - Exhibitionist
Stereolab - Margerine Eclipse (my introduction to Stereolab)

 

[satanmcnugget]

geez, i can only come up with Showtime by Dizzee Rascal..im so unhip

 

[be.jazz]

geez, i can only come up with Showtime by Dizzee Rascal..im so unhip

Cheer up, I've only heard a handful of the albums listed so far. I'll admit to not having really thought very much about my favourite non-jazz albums this year.

 

[Grievous Angel]

Haven't bought any albums this year.

But John Eden bought me Coughing Up Fire, which is Saxon Sound in full flow from a 1985 session which is dominated by bubblin' DJs -- it's virtually accapella. Absolutely astounding record.

I got an ace track out of it too.

Mix of the year is probably a Soundmurderer one.

 

[nomos]

Dizzee - "Showtime"
Lesbians on Ecstasy, Kids on TV, et al. - untitled compilation
Kids on TV - "Hustle!"
Warp - "Watch Play and Repeat" mix
DJ/rupture - "Special Gunpowder"
DJ/rupture - "Gold Teeth Thief" mix (mp3 from negrophonic. still looking for the "v. Mutamassik" disc)
Soundmurderer - "Wired for Sound"
Remarc - "Sound Murderer" and "Un-released Dubs" (do these last few count as new?)
Whitehouse Records - "Calling All the People - Best of..." (1995, but it's been on regular rotation)
Shitmat - Killa Babylon Breakfast Tings
Bizzy B - "Science EP III"
Madvillain - "Madvillainy"
Diplo - "Favela on Blast"

Mp3:
Slimzee sets and other DL grime
Marc Dauncey's "Old Skool Rewind" mixes
WOEBOT "Brick Door Mix"
Old AWOL sets
Gabba Pod, Gutterbreakz, Spoilt Victorian Child collections
Aaron Spectre - "No More Destruction Mix"

 

[Diggedy Derek]

Anyone who hasn't heard Showtime yet is an absolute fool! Beg, borrow or buy (and yeah it's worth the money) a copy as soon as possible.

 

[echo-friendly]

some amazing stuff that i think hasn't been mentionend so far:

phoenix -- alphabetical

Von Spar -- Die Uneingeschränkte Freiheit Der Privaten Initiative

Sido -- Maske

new Luomo & Raz O'Hara, don't know what it's called.

Ricardo Villalobos -- Alcachofa

 

[martin]

Madvillain - Madvillainy - number 1 by a long shot
NERD - She Likes to Move (single)
Bratney Sparks - Toxic (ditto)
Yumi Yumi - Alchemy
Formula Bone - Rupert the Bastard
Felix da Housecat - Devin Dazzle etc etc
Shitmat - Killababylonkutz

 

[john eden]

I think Tanya Stephens "Gangsta Blues" is the only 2004 album I have heard. So, that one.

LOL at Martin's trance comment, tho.

 

[seahorsegenius]

If you hear two albums from 2004, the other one should be Creature Comforts.

 

[john eden]

If you hear two albums from 2004, the other one should be Creature Comforts.

Righty ho. Does it have that bloke from the Fugees on it tho?

Actually, according to my blog, I also managed to blag copies of the following this year:

Mad Professor/Crazy Caribs (Ariwa)
v/a Godspunk vol 2 (Pumf)
Charlie Eskimo Fox
The Bug - Aktion Pak (Rephlex, phle phle phle phlex)

I'm not counting singles tho. But I am counting The Bug as an album, cos it is.

Anyway, all of these are good but The Bug is the only one up there with Tanya. Ahhhh Tanya...