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Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:09 am
by D.o.S.
goroth wrote:D.o.S. wrote:All right. It's August 2018. I remain totally fucking awful at keeping up with new music.
What I haven't missed (that you may have and should rectify):
Y'all know the deal. I'm sure I've listened to not Bruce Springsteen this year. Will post shortly.
Short list so far, no links because on mobile:
Churchburn - None Shall Live... The Hymns of Misery
Blawan - Wet Will Always Dry
ILL - We Are ILL
GNOD - Chapel Perilous
Anthroprophh - Omegaville
Bongripper - Terminal
The new sleep record
Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:54 am
by goroth
Does anyone know if you can access spotify statistics apart from that years end summary thing?
I should just keep a list of great music... but all my playlists are great so

Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 2:33 pm
by IEatCats
goroth wrote:Does anyone know if you can access spotify statistics apart from that years end summary thing?
I should just keep a list of great music... but all my playlists are great so

I use last.fm religiously for this. I just run the app on my phone and it tracks my plays on google music.

My top 9 new releases so far this year.
I didn't realize Sleep put something out this year, though. Def going to have to check that out.
Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 2:34 pm
by tremolo3
I've only listened like 3 and I love them all:
Autechre - NTS
Beach House - 7
Giraffes? Giraffes! - Memory Lame
Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 9:57 pm
by kbit
https://palmnewyork.bandcamp.com/album/rock-island
https://westmineral.bandcamp.com/album/ ... t-ouest099
I gotta dig into that Autechre release sometime soon, and I'm excited for the new Tim Hecker record coming out later this year.
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Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:48 am
by rustywire
Bumpy Knuckles - Pop Duke Vol 1
Doctor Octagon - Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation
J-Zone - Guerilla Drums
Excited bigly for new Aphex Twin Collapse EP next month

Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:39 pm
by Mudfuzz
Ok so far going by the posts in this thread... anyone find something that I can't say "this sounds just like this"?
I liked GNOD, Anthroprophh, Giraffes? but I've heard stuff just like it..

I'd say the same for everything I've came across this year, some I like but it either was a band I already liked or someone copying a band I already liked.
Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 2:00 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
Nothing is original anymore?

I would try but I'm sure everything I find that sounds original to me is probably a rip-off of a band I've never heard of yet.
Things I can remember off the top of my head so far this year (except a bunch of stuff I can't remember right now (so it must have been great)):
Ill (which is super un-original but fun and I don't care at all)
Gigafauna (it's goroth's band and it's a good album)
Zeal and Ardor is pretty good.
Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 1:00 am
by tremolo3
Mudfuzz wrote:Ok so far going by the posts in this thread... anyone find something that I can't say "this sounds just like this"?
Mind sharing more like NTS sessions by Autechre?

I'm not really into IDM, so legit question, but so far I haven't found anything like it, at least none of the "big" names.
Re: "original"
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 2:27 am
by rustywire
fwiw I prefer
fresh to
original in music, which seems a more realistic goal for someone building toward M. Gladwell's 10,000hrs, with determination for "sounding good" rather than "being original". When a song or recording appreciates with replay value, is it more because of the former or latter? Also perhaps a topic for another thread: there's an interesting duality between remaining original and changing with the times, evolution
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Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:05 pm
by Mudfuzz
tremolo3 wrote:Mudfuzz wrote:Ok so far going by the posts in this thread... anyone find something that I can't say "this sounds just like this"?
Mind sharing more like NTS sessions by Autechre?

I'm not really into IDM, so legit question, but so far I haven't found anything like it, at least none of the "big" names.
check out: Gescom, Chris Carter [solo stuff and coil], AFX, Polygon Window [

], The Tuss,The Future Sound of London

Re: "original"
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:09 pm
by Mudfuzz
rustywire wrote:fwiw I prefer fresh to original in music, which seems a more realistic goal for someone building toward M. Gladwell's 10,000hrs, with determination for "sounding good" rather than "being original". When a song or recording appreciates with replay value, is it more because of the former or latter? Also perhaps a topic for another thread: there's an interesting duality between remaining original and changing with the times, evolution
true maybe another thread someday but no I'm not asking for world changing, i understand styles are styles but what i am at is not where i can go well this song is like this song mixed with this song, because if you are just to sound good you might as well record covers.
Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:43 pm
by tremolo3
Mudfuzz wrote:tremolo3 wrote:Mudfuzz wrote:Ok so far going by the posts in this thread... anyone find something that I can't say "this sounds just like this"?
Mind sharing more like NTS sessions by Autechre?

I'm not really into IDM, so legit question, but so far I haven't found anything like it, at least none of the "big" names.
check out: Gescom, Chris Carter [solo stuff and coil], AFX,The Future Sound of London

Mmm pretty good and indeed similar to (old) Autechre shit but nope, I'll give the rest a shot though, thanks!
Re: Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:59 pm
by goroth
Re: "original"
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 3:34 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
Mudfuzz wrote:rustywire wrote:fwiw I prefer fresh to original in music, which seems a more realistic goal for someone building toward M. Gladwell's 10,000hrs, with determination for "sounding good" rather than "being original". When a song or recording appreciates with replay value, is it more because of the former or latter? Also perhaps a topic for another thread: there's an interesting duality between remaining original and changing with the times, evolution
true maybe another thread someday but no I'm not asking for world changing, i understand styles are styles but what i am at is not where i can go well this song is like this song mixed with this song, because if you are just to sound good you might as well record covers.
I always set out to write stuff that's different, then finish it and think "hey this is x crossed with y" so I'm sympathetic to other people who do that.
