[Dead-Air]

Originally Posted by afterthefact

Some college radio stations will just play stuff from a band's myspace, purevolume, etc., so you can pretty much request anything you want and they can get it. Do you have that option?

I do play stuff from a band's myspace or other site if that's the only way to get it. I'm increasingly doing that, as the net is where music is going after all (hell, I have way more listeners by stream and download than I do on the radio, at least that's my suspicion). Still, I know if I was the person in the music director's office we'd have 2/3s of that list on cds in the studio ready to play.

[pokkeherrie]

I think I've heard 9 albums from the list, but except for maybe The Hospitals they wouldn't end up in a pokkeherrie's XX records of the year list. The other names that I'm familiar with don't give me the idea that I should go listen to them right away either, but I will check on some of the unfamiliar ones.

Oh well, I guess The Bug is better than Burial (who topped last year's list if I remember well?)... but that doesn't say much.

Seriously though, this is the best list of records The Wire came up with since I remember last buying a copy of the magazine. Including Hercules & Love affair is pretty special for me, as this record has been one of the best to come out of what even the walls know by now as the 'gay scene' They were the only thing I watched on tv this year (i hardly ever watch tv), and made me re-think about paying attention to lyrics again, which are spot on about so many things. You have to witness the reaction on dancefloor to 'blind' to really understand why it's such a great tune.

Also, New York is cool again (if you ever doubted that), so many cool things coming out of it. Don't start a whole hatred-thing about being a hipster etc, or I'll lash out on the difference and history between fashion-victims and hipsters, yeah?

[gmku]

I'm so out of it this year. I don't think I've bought a single 2008 album aside from Radiohead. All my purchases have been reissues.

Originally Posted by gmku

I'm so out of it this year. I don't think I've bought a single 2008 album aside from Radiohead. All my purchases have been reissues.

reissuecore

don't you know?

[demonrail666]

wire-fi

dronegaze
haha

[demonrail666]

 

I'd love to go to see Electric Wizard tonight but I am too crunchgaze, the scene that celebrated its own bank statements.

*insert sad face*

I'll listen to Maureen Tucker playing dirt-poor garage rock instead.

[batreleaser]

hahah

[fugazifan]

i stated listening to london zoo, not my thing
but the ryoji album is pretty great so far

[atsonicpark]

Yeah, it's not my favorite Ryoji album but it's awesome. I think "Dataplex" is my favorite.

Originally Posted by narlus

i like that, but like the reissue of Amanaz' _Africa_ even more. Shadoks put out a lot of great stuff this year.

For real.

William S Burroughs - Real English Tea Made Here

whats that?

[davenotdead]

Originally Posted by batreleaser

kevin martin is white

you prolly just dont like dancehall, youre not along there either so dont worry about it. id try listening more though, the album reveals some new nook and cranny that floors me everytime i hear it. im positive itll be remembered as martin's masterpiece, and that was a dude who played on 16-17's 'gyatso', so that says something right there.

ok i downloaded this... i love the dubstep/bass part of the production... its the vocals which sound cheesy/dated to me... except for Poison Dart so far. that track is fire. i like it, but "Judgement", the last track, really doesn't do it for me... i'm going through the rest now...

[PAULYBEE2656]

a top album list with no fleet foxes???? wow!!! take that up whatever way you want..

the fall album up high thats good but would i have put itup that high??? find out in a weeks time!!! my list is in the process of listing right now.....

fav autechre.. its certainlly not quarsticteicicie or confeld.. lp5 is their zenith for me,

[Dead-Air]

Originally Posted by PAULYBEE2656

fav autechre.. its certainlly not quarsticteicicie or confeld.. lp5 is their zenith for me,

I never said quaristice was my favorite, just like it more than confield. My favorite probably fluctuates between Amber, lp5 and the anti-ep Really, I love all of their records though.

[Derek]

Originally Posted by al shabbray

William S Burroughs - Real English Tea Made Here

whats that?

It is a 3CD anthology of cut-up tape pieces. Bunch of rare and unpublished material.

[batreleaser]

fleet foxes is everything wrong with music right now