Tell Us About 2012 Releases

[IceyHotshot]

Saltillo's new album is pretty nice. Good background music for getting things done.

[buddy]

Age of Adz was the most under appreciated 2010 album of 2011

it was for me, apparently

[ods..]

ƒIN by John Talabot is sexy as hell. So groovy. Surprised none of the techno/house people have mentioned him.

it's excellent

[ods..]

no for real this is a fucking banger

[elChurro]

Waiting on Fiona.

[guedita]

I didn't even realize John Talabot had a full length coming until I checked P4K this morning. Digging it so far, but I'm a bit surprised at the darker tone considering how blissed out his EPs were.

I think it's incredibly paced. Maybe my favorite listen of the year so far (Goth Trad is also a contender)

[bmack86]

The new Fucked Up single continues in two directions they've been pushing. First, it continues with the extended song lengths of the previous Year of the 12" releases. This one also finds them taking the restraint and melodicism that they focused on in David Comes to Life and ties it to a bigger structure. For reference, Year of the Pig is one of my favorite songs of all time. This one fell mostly flat for me. The melodies are nice and Damian is still screaming, but it seems like they've sapped almost all of the energy out of this recording. I'll be giving it more listens, but color me concerned about fucked up.

Edit: that's the A-Side. The B-Side is longer and sounds like they're been listening to Burzum quite a bit. It has potential.

[ods..]

The Caretaker album is so fucking good... It transports me to somewhere weird. I was like passing out/hallucinating last night listening to it.

[rag and bone]

Damn, yeah, Year of the Pig kicked ass. That was my intro to Fucked Up. I agree that Year of the Tiger wasn't nearly as impactful after one listen.

[Pea]

Really enjoying the new Mux Mool album that came out yesterday. Very groovy and laid back. For whatever reason you can get 2 tickets for $15 for his Seattle show on Saturday. Not too fucking bad...

[bmack86]

This John Talabot release is really fun and groovy. I like it a lot.

[ods..]

The Oren Ambarchi is definitely my favorite release of the year so far. Seriously amazing and out there.

[IceyHotshot]

It's my number one also. Great album.

[SoulDischarge]

The Oren Ambarchi is definitely my favorite release of the year so far. Seriously amazing and out there.

Stop making me Google stuff.

[ods..]

Lo siento

It's reaaaaal good though. Check it out. Audience of One.

[IceyHotshot]

Like wmgaretjax recommended, ods, the collab with Keiji Haino and Jim O'Rourke from last year is also really great. I prefer Audience of One but the Ambarchi/Haino/O'Rourke collab gives me some great imagery when I lie down in the dark and listen to it.

[ods..]

Yeah I like that one as well. Really awesome.

Audience of One and Ilyas Ahmed's With Endless Fire are my 1 and 2. And as weird as it sounds I think Schoolboy Q's album is number 3 lol.

[bmack86]

Thanks for the heads up guys. Knots is humongous.

[IceyHotshot]

So far I have

1. Oren Ambarchi - Audience of One
2. From the Mouth of the Sun - Woven Tide
3. Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
4. Dustin Wong - Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Lead
5. Willamette - Always in Postscript
6. Sonitus Eco - It Is Loneliness That Makes the Loudest Noise
7. Demdike Stare - Elemental Parts 3 (Rose) & 4 (Iris)
8. Ilyas Ahmed - With Endless Fire
9. of Montreal - Paralytic Stalks

in VERY tentative ordering. I just like to keep a list of this shit and edit it as the year goes on. Speaking of which, my copy of Woven Tide still hasn't arrived

[ods..]

The Willamette album is so good.

[Newro7ic]

Saltillo's new album is pretty nice. Good background music for getting things done.

I agree with this. If you were a fan of the last album, you will most likely enjoy this one as well. It didn't jump out at me as much as his previous work, but it was still pretty good.

[bmack86]

Okay, the Oren Ambarchi album is incredible. I can't believe the last song is an Ace Freheley cover. The last time someone did a Kiss-related song so well, the Replacements put it on Let it Be.

[SoulDischarge]

Bite your tongue.




(no studio version exists on YouTube, but it's Quintron covering "God Of Thunder" and it's awesome, horrible sound quality aside)

[bmack86]

Okay, that sounds pretty great. I love the Melvins one, but I think I prefer the Replacements for doing that in 1984 on their most diverse release. But, I guess the same could be said for Houdini.

[darklands]

The Caretaker album is so fucking good... It transports me to somewhere weird. I was like passing out/hallucinating last night listening to it.

i check this thread to see if i can discover some hidden gems and i decided for some reason to check this out.i have seen the caretaker mentioned a few times recently on this board. is this what really passes for music these days?

i listened to the first three songs on his/her/their website and it is the most boring fucking shit i have heard for a long time

i am sure people on here(on this thread in particular) just post some obscure stuff on purpose to look different. i find it hard how anyone can feel anything to listening to the caretaker

the only newish artist i have checked out, who i have seen talked about on this board this year, that has been any way half decent have been cloud nothings

[Cameron Frye]

So far I have

1. Oren Ambarchi - Audience of One
2. From the Mouth of the Sun - Woven Tide
3. Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
4. Dustin Wong - Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Lead
5. Willamette - Always in Postscript
6. Sonitus Eco - It Is Loneliness That Makes the Loudest Noise
7. Demdike Stare - Elemental Parts 3 (Rose) & 4 (Iris)
8. Ilyas Ahmed - With Endless Fire
9. of Montreal - Paralytic Stalks

in VERY tentative ordering. I just like to keep a list of this shit and edit it as the year goes on. Speaking of which, my copy of Woven Tide still hasn't arrived

never really got in to of Montreal, their one single from the new album is catchy though

[bmack86]

Helps to look at who's recommending stuff. Many of us love ambient, noise and general avant-garde music. It's definitely not for everyone.

[IceyHotshot]

I don't like this so it must suck and everyone who says they're enjoying it is pretending so that others will like them. Because liking shit is sure to gain them lots of popularity.

PS: Cameron, I have liked of Montreal for a long time, but this one was difficult for me to get into. The last four tracks sealed it for me though. Though the single is the only song I'd call catchy off it.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Helps to look at who's recommending stuff. Many of us love ambient, noise and general avant-garde music. It's definitely not for everyone.

Yes, the very active people in this particular thread tend to veer towards that stuff, (as well as everythng else in between), and the environment/headspace you're in when listening can have a lot of impact as well.

I haven't heard that particular album yet though.

[Cameron Frye]

i'll throw down my top 5 in a second