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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Oct 24, 2023 17:16:10 GMT
2008
Dungen - Mina Damer Och Fasaner
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Post by DarknessFish on Oct 25, 2023 7:39:19 GMT
2008
Another year where there were multiple options, but I've gone for a fairly big gun, a key track from Fuck Buttons' Street Horrrsing. This was the first track on their debut album, and the moment when noise music essentially crossed over into the mainstream. This track was everywhere, used like Sigur Ros or Coldplay as background music on TV montages, adding a bit of excitement to Top Gear or drama trailers. They never really managed to follow up on the concept though, and kind of drifted into bland electronics.
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Post by riggers on Oct 25, 2023 11:11:06 GMT
2006 The Dears-"There Goes My Outfit"
Ok, as has been mentioned a few times on this thread, the idea of the 'Canon' is getting a bit lost. I look back on my entries from the 60s and 70s and they're mostly big songs that help to define the year "Whiter Shade Of Pale", "Metal Guru" etc..
This is nothing of the sort, it's just a brilliant record. I had to Google best records of 2006 and was pleased to find this one fell into that category. I actually wrote about it in the 'Miniscule moments in music that move you' thread, so I'm just gonna paste that description in here.. From a 2006 album. I know nothing about this lot, other than that they're Canadian. I've heard other bits by them I've quite liked, but nothing as good as this, which I heard on a freebie cd that came with some magazine or other.
The point at 1.46, where it picks up for the 3rd verse immediately pricks up your ears, then I love it all until the end, with the band's wordless chanting in the background, the point at 2.36 where the singer (whatever his name is..) sings the title of the song, on the 3rd iteration of 'There goes..' and he sounds like he's gritting his teeth and trying to hold it together is something that I find just magical. There have been a few occasions where for some reason, the delivery and how the intensity builds (rather than the lyrics) have made me well up like the soppy old bugger I am.
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Post by riggers on Oct 25, 2023 11:24:01 GMT
2007 Radiohead-"Bodysnatchers"
The first album I ever downloaded. Remember all the fuss about how you could pay tuppence ha'penny for it or whatever? Which isn't far from what I actually paid. It seemed significant at the time. The return of a 'big riff' was welcomed by me at the time though. Seems almost quaint now.
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Post by riggers on Oct 25, 2023 11:39:22 GMT
2008 The Bug featuring Warrior Queen-"Poison Dart"
In 2008 I was working for my (now ex) brother in law, selling musical gear online. It felt amazing to be out of the 'rat race' and just having to walk up the road from where I was living at the time, to an office/warehouse we had. The only thing was, we had to listen to his music all day (until he started to work from home and then I got control of the music).
He liked stuff like Dylan and Hendrix, so we got a bit of that, but his big love was dance music and in particular at this point, the Ninja Tune label. A lot of it went over my head, but this one stopped me in my tracks and has been a big favourite ever since.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Oct 25, 2023 11:54:32 GMT
2008
I thought TV On The Radio stood out at the time as a cut above the rest and Dear Science was the album of the year for me. Passionate and dense, claustrophobic and intense but also occasionally celebratory and ecstatic. I almost picked the climactic Lover's Day which rests in the latter category but went with the lead off single Golden Age instead because it's a funky, slinky little number that made so much indie music of the time look stiff and unsophisticated in comparison. For a handful of years TV On The Radio combined arty pretentions with a degree of accessibility but they peaked on this album. It doesn't surprise me Bowie was hip to them.
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Post by loveless on Oct 25, 2023 13:26:47 GMT
2008
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Post by DayoRemix on Oct 25, 2023 16:18:43 GMT
2008
"Machine Gun" Portishead
Had a deep roster of songs for this year, ranging from more popular fare (Santogold,Department of Eagles,Crystal Castles) to obscure titles (Yellow Swans,Flying Lotus,Black Milk), but the proceedings came down to this, an excellent Nick Cave track, Beach House and an underground title from a band called Snowman. Went Portishead because it's more "Canony" and it's kinda overlooked..
When I get around to posting them, my 2006-2008 contenders listings should be interesting to those looking for stuff they may have missed from the era..
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Post by adamcoan on Oct 25, 2023 16:41:28 GMT
2008I thought TV On The Radio stood out at the time as a cut above the rest and Dear Science was the album of the year for me. Passionate and dense, claustrophobic and intense but also occasionally celebratory and ecstatic. I almost picked the climactic Lover's Day which rests in the latter category but went with the lead off single Golden Age instead because it's a funky, slinky little number that made so much indie music of the time look stiff and unsophisticated in comparison. For a handful of years TV On The Radio combined arty pretentions with a degree of accessibility but they peaked on this album. It doesn't surprise me Bowie was hip to them. Fantastic band, tried to drum up some interest in the 'other place' , I seriously think more people should be hip to them.
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Post by adamcoan on Oct 25, 2023 16:46:49 GMT
2006The Dears-"There Goes My Outfit" Ok, as has been mentioned a few times on this thread, the idea of the 'Canon' is getting a bit lost. I look back on my entries from the 60s and 70s and they're mostly big songs that help to define the year "Whiter Shade Of Pale", "Metal Guru" etc.. This is nothing of the sort, it's just a brilliant record. I had to Google best records of 2006 and was pleased to find this one fell into that category. I actually wrote about it in the 'Miniscule moments in music that move you' thread, so I'm just gonna paste that description in here.. From a 2006 album. I know nothing about this lot, other than that they're Canadian. I've heard other bits by them I've quite liked, but nothing as good as this, which I heard on a freebie cd that came with some magazine or other. The point at 1.46, where it picks up for the 3rd verse immediately pricks up your ears, then I love it all until the end, with the band's wordless chanting in the background, the point at 2.36 where the singer (whatever his name is..) sings the title of the song, on the 3rd iteration of 'There goes..' and he sounds like he's gritting his teeth and trying to hold it together is something that I find just magical. There have been a few occasions where for some reason, the delivery and how the intensity builds (rather than the lyrics) have made me well up like the soppy old bugger I am. I have all their albums Riggers. I took a punt on their debut and stuck around. How, why ? They are not universally loved and admired is a mystery. I think I started a thread on them years ago, completely blanked it was.
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Post by adamcoan on Oct 25, 2023 16:48:58 GMT
2008Another year where there were multiple options, but I've gone for a fairly big gun, a key track from Fuck Buttons' Street Horrrsing. This was the first track on their debut album, and the moment when noise music essentially crossed over into the mainstream. This track was everywhere, used like Sigur Ros or Coldplay as background music on TV montages, adding a bit of excitement to Top Gear or drama trailers. They never really managed to follow up on the concept though, and kind of drifted into bland electronics. I always thought it was Dougie that got me into The Buttons. It was you, wasn't it-on BCB.
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Post by adamcoan on Oct 25, 2023 16:51:38 GMT
2008Dungen - Mina Damer Och Fasaner I only have a copy of Ta Det Lugnt. Is the rest of their catalogue worth a listen ?
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Oct 25, 2023 17:17:54 GMT
2008Dungen - Mina Damer Och Fasaner I only have a copy of Ta Det Lugnt. Is the rest of their catalogue worth a listen ? I haven't listened to the two LPs prior to Ta Det Lugnt, so I can't say anything about them, but there are gems sprinkled throughout their catalogue after that one. I'd say it's definitely worth listening, at least up to 2107's Häxan.
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Post by osgood on Oct 27, 2023 11:47:12 GMT
2008
Goldfrapp - Colone Cerrone Houdini
One of the 2008 highlights I got in real time. I hadn't heard about them before and was immediately hooked by Alison's voice and their full approach. I checked previous albums and then a few of later releases and, though I like a lot of what I have heard, this is still the one I keep coming back to.
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Oct 31, 2023 12:47:47 GMT
2009
My nomination is for Empire Of The Sun 'We Are The People. A sunkissed, melodic track with a sad, yearning heart.
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