2007 List
February 12, 2007 at 8:21 pm
This series begin as a humor. Why not avoid the rush and made “the best of” list at the beginning of the year. What’s so difficult about it. Put something hot, cross fingers and make prediction. Is not like anybody can figure out what truely the best music of particular year so soon after the year end. Hmmm…
Well, it was a fun experiment. Tho’ it works only partly, but it gave insight how thing unfold during 2006. And it made me pay attention, so I am doing it again
First about 2006 list.
Two biggest misses. I should have known. Retro punk made a big comeback, 2006 see a lot of this type of band. Two: drone start to creep into a lot of albums. The first one is a boring surprise, second one is exciting. Did 2006 sees electrified freak-folk? (well, sort of. There are Joana Newsom and Beirut) My big mambo jumbo: “Crisp, gentle, well executed” (I think I should pat myself on the back for inserting such save clause, because 2006 certainly isn’t filled with crazy and wild albums. Even the top blog pick for hip-hop is very benign. Herbet and JDilla.)
(The Gossip, Captain Beefheart, Cat Power, The Impossible Shapes ) are (Pipets, Hot chips, Belle & Sebastian, Bands of Horses, Cat Power, Beirut, Midlakes, The decemberist)
It’s a saving grace Moka goes hunting for folktronica all year. Otherwise who knows what will happen to MdM list.
2007 List.
I want to put my wishlist, rather than trying very hard to predict what will happen. 1. I don’t want to see “Phoney Beatles Mania” (with apology to the Clash) 2. Retro punk is over and it won’t be turning into Dream-pop and shoe gazers, because MdM has done that and I don’t think anybody around here can stand a bad clone of shoegazing bands. 3. It is math-rock, post-rock and new form hip-hop turn to go upstage on the blog. (Menomena, Boris, Fourtet, Avalanches) 4. IDM will dominate my search if I can help it, on top of folktronica, mathrock and post-rock. I am sure the last one will not happen because IDM is still struggling to break the blog and people still prone to pick “danceable electronica” instead of pure IDM.
This year list is a sketch of sound that I am looking for. How can IDM sits together with Jazz, Rock, Hip-hop and ambient? Can it contribute new sound without turning plastic, boring laptop glitch-tech and spikey? I can’t wait for end of 2007 surprise.
2007 List.
01. Max Roach - January V
(L.N.T: Four Tet, 2004)
02. Amon Tobin - Straight Psyche
(Foley Room, 2007)
03. The Clash - The Guns of Brixton
(Londong Calling, 1979)
04. Mary Lou Williams - holy ghost
(Zoning, 1974)
05. Axiom Dub - Gun Too Hot (Dub Syndicate)
(Mystery of Creation, 1996)
06. Arrah & The Ferns - Science Books
(Evan is A Vegan, 2006)
07. Third Eye Foundation - goddamit you’ve got to be kind
(Little Lost Soul, 2000)
08. Menomena - Running
(Friend and Foe, 2007)
09. Macromantics - Love Thyself
(Movements in Movement, 2006)
10. Anja Garbarek - ‘The Last Trick’
(Nouvelle Vague - ‘Late Night Tales’, 2007)
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see also : 2006 List, Best of 2006, AE no.3a-2006, Top 100 Blog pick 2006, Top 10 albums 2006 (Bubbachups), Top 5 albums of 2005, Top 6 -11 albums of 2005 .
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Thanks Squashed… appreciate the help!
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Thanks for the great play-lists! Just a small suggestion/request. Could you tag the Moka mp3’s in the comments box. Works so much easier for my listening pleasure. Happy V Day when it comes.
I don’t know if it’s the mediterranean weather in here but I predict 2007 will see some new bands doing some sort of dub and roots reggae comeback or reinvention (hopefully). I believe IDM will be clearly overshadowed by danceable electronica this year with the kind of dumbfuck disposable lyrics we’ve been hearing throughout 2006 (this isn’t a complaint I’m more of a sound based listener not lyric based so I’ll take what they sell me if the music is good) There’s many important post-rock and IDM records coming up (Fridge!!!) so time will tell.
I’d love to hear the Garbarek-Peyroux-Mary Lou Williams-and most of all the Django Reinhardt style dominating the scene that’s my biggest wish up for 2007’s music.
whatever it is. I really don’t want to hear Beatles rehash and cute retro-punk anymore.
anything goes.
The thing about IDM/experimental rock, they sounds so harsh on ear when not on dance floor.
I almost wish somebody combining IDM and bossa nova but with a twist of free jazz. Sort of like DJ spooky but more melodious.
hey, are you busy smooching Fridge yet? heh..come on, we need to have at least his playlist or beg a mix… That four tet dude is minor deity in my book.
I have over-indulged on post-rock and if I hear one more twee echoed guitar coda giving way to a bombastic swirly noise I shall sob quietly. Electro/freak/nu-folk is strictly for those who wish to pretend they are in a mobile-phone advert.
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thank you
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