Jan 21, 2010
Top 200 Tracks of the 2000′s Pt. 9
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I
- Maher Shalal Hash Baz – Unknown Happiness
From a Summer to Another Summer (KK, 2000) - Tanakh – November Tree
Dieu Deuil (Alien8, 2004) - Shalabi Effect – Blue Sunshine
Pink Abyss (Alien8, 2004) - Minus Story – Wont Be Fooled Again
The Captain Is Dead, Let the Drum Corpse Dance (Jagjaguwar, 2004)
II
- Destroyer – It’s Gonna Take an Airplane
Your Blues (Acuarela, 2004) - Camera Obscura – Let’s Get Out of this Country
Let’s Get Out of this Country (Elefant, 2006) - Jens Lekman – Black Cab
Oh You’re So Silent Jens (Secretly Canadian, 2005) - Lykke Li - Little Bit
Youth Novels (LL, 2008)
III
- Faun Fables – I’d Like To Be
The Transit Rider (Drag City, 2006) - Espers – Byss & Abyss
Espers (Locust, 2004) - Vashti Bunyan – Here Before
Lookaftering (Fatcat, 2005) - James Blackshaw – Running To The Ghost
Cloud of Unknowing (Tompkins Square, 2007)
IV
- Warsaw Village Band – Fishie
Uprooting (Jaro, 2004) - Gojogo – Puppets
All is Fair (Galaxia, 2006) - Toumani Diabaté – Si Naani
The Mandé Variations (World Circuit, 2008) - David Darling & Wulu Bunun Tribe - Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi
Mudanin Kata (Riverboat, 2004)
V
- Manu Chao – Merry Blues
Proxima estación: Esperanza (2001) - Noir Désir – Le Vent Nous Portera
Des visages des figures (Barclay, 2001) - Andy Palacio – Águyuha Nidúheñu
Wátina (Cumbancha, 2007) - Tinariwen – Matadjem Yinmixan
Aman Iman (Independiente, 2007)
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I. Simple, but gorgeous, yearning kitsch. Something about the imperfection and lack of technique gives these songs an incredible human warmth.
II. Four sweet slices of exquisite pop in the much maligned twee vein. There’s two key elements to twee music as far as I’m concerned: vocal restraint and overtly precious, baroque melodies.So I agree, its not for everyone, but I feel the amount of hate it often gets is a tad undeserved. After all, when done right, it can be a thing of admirable beauty.
III. This is the section where I make fun of squashed for listening to renaissance fair music, but I’ll be honest, I also take a great deal of pleasure when listening to these sort of pagan, psych-folk from time to time. It was sort of a big trend for a better part of the decade, wasnt it?
IV. A set that floats somewhere in between modern and traditional. Begs to be played in the wee hours of the day when all you want is to wind down with a good book or some music.
V. Delightfully minimal, rolling music, with a healthy hint of melancholia that should be played very loud and danced to until a sweat is broken.
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You know what would be fun? Psych folks in space … lol
Folks + bleep tech. I cant even imagine how that would sound like. (maybe I give it a try when my head is messed up enough.)
You mean something like folktronica?… Ok maybe not… uhmm right now egoexpress’ aranda comes to mind but I don’t have my music collection over here… I remember it as some sort of spacey folk song but I could be wrong. There’s also an Amorphous Androgynous song… ‘ Go Tell It To The Trees Egghead’, sounds like a happy folk ditty being blown into hyperspace. Listen to those two and tell me what you think.
You know, I was expecting you to fill the comments section with some massive stats and bizarre info on twee and psych folk and their influence on the independent scene. :D
I was thinking something else.. Folks supposedly never seems to contain a) drum loop b)non standard major/minor tone or common harmony. (think crazy free jazz or minimalist dance tech.) They just so far away from “folksy”
maybe ‘Enigma’, that french house group blending gregorian chant and house/dance. But gregorian chant is so primitive, it can handle any beat. Folks has delicate melody, any house “boom and bass” will destroy it. So maybe bleep-tech. But simple blend is so boring. It should be exquisite detail like a well made IDM. It will fling imagination thousand years into the future….. etc. etc…who knows.
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yeah, hae several articles in the bookmark. but everytime I search, I end up reading and listening to music…. lol.
I went through all the tracks and enjoyed every one, but “Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi” struck me as especially beautiful. It brings up many wonderful feelings.
Hi, thanks very much for these amazing tracks. I only discovered motel de moka a few days ago and I’ve been enjoying going back through the old posts. I’ve only heard of about a third of the artists, there’s a lot to explore.
In case you’re interested, I found my way here by doing a Twitter search for “moka” to find any tips for using the Moka Express coffee maker that I recently received!
lugu lugu kan-ibi… “I am not here and this is not happening”
David: It’s really beautiful indeed. I fully recommend giving a listen to Darling’s output, tons of gems to be found in there.
jimbo: Phew… I think most of the links are still functional 2008 onwards… let me know if you’re looking for anything in particular so I can help you out. Also I owe you an apology, I imagine it must have been very dissapointing not finding any tipsters for your coffee machine ;)
Wigs: Already fixed. Thanks!
yeah, the David Darling track really got me.
wigs – The tone of the music didn’t strike me to be so melancholy, but maybe “I am not here and this is not happening” isn’t melancholic?
Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi is a pearl indeed. Whole list is great as always. It’s good to forget about exams for an hour and drop out in motel. Yeah, sun is shining for the first time, this winter, I can’t see a thing on the screen but it’s GREAT xD Btw. Warsaw Village Band is a band from my city :D
Folky Spacey makes me think Katamari Damacy OST
- 7, “Walking on a Star” (original ost)
- 13. “Angel’s Gift” (original ost)
– 15. “Katamari Stars” (original ost)
- Beautiful Star (we love katamari)
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Somnovore: I love that game… the soundtrack fits in some sort of lounge-y way.
Here are the two tracks I mentioned upthread. Mainly featuring cheap futuristic synthetizers and acoustic guitars:
http://www.mediafire.com/?rzkmn3mt3qm
Another amazing list indeed !
Great list altogether!!!
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Fantastic lists, thanks very much!
Great playlist, wish i had it on tape!