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  • Song of the Day - 01.01.10 ## Cunninlynguists - The Light (feat. Club Dub)

    1 Jan 2010, 14:37 by MoreThan15

    I hope today's song will help you getting the alcohol out of your venes.


    CunninLynguists' PlayThe Light one of my favs on the album A Piece of Strange.

    Happy New Year

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  • | Favorite Albums of 2009 |

    31 Dec 2009, 23:27 by mhunke

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    This year, and decade, is finally over and it has been a great one, especially for hip-hop. Because I find it impossible to make a definitive ranking of these albums, I based I created a point system to determine rank, based on two stats: (1) total # of plays, and (2) average # plays per track (# of plays / # of tracks). I ranked every album based on these two stats and assigned points based on ranking in each category, added them together and ranked them based on their final score.

    ie:
    Chris Cornell Scream ranked 2nd in plays (254) and 4th in average plays (14.11). Therefore, the formula used to calculate points for this album was (101-2) + (101-4) = 196.

    This isn't a list of the best albums, but of my favorite albums. The ranking is sorted by plays and moderated by the # of tracks in each album. This compensates for greater # of plays for albums with more tracks (ie: B.o.B vs Bobby Ray [22], Mixtape Messiah 7 [26], etc.). So, here they are...


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    #1:
    Chris Cornell - Scream (196)

    R&B / Pop Album
    Essential Tracks: PlayLong Gone | PlayGet Up | PlayScream | PlayGround Zero | PlayTime


    #2:
    Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End Of Day (195)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Alive (Feat. Ratatat) | PlaySoundtrack 2 My Life | Up, Up, And Away (The Wake And Bake Song) | Enter Galactic (Love Connection Pt. 1) | My World (feat. Billy Cravens)


    #3:
    B.O.B & Bobby Ray - B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray (194)

    Hip-Hop / R&B / Rock / Reggae Mixtape
    Wonderland | Mr. Bobby | Already There | No Mans Land | Change Gonna Come (Feat. Asher Roth & Charles Hamilton)


    #4:
    Saigon & Statik Selektah - All In A Day's Work (192)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Spit | The Rules | My Crew | So Cruel | Lose Her


    #5:
    Wale - Attention Deficit (191)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Mirrors feat. Bun B | PlayPrescription | Shades feat. Chrisette Michelle | Diary feat. Marsha Ambrosius | Play90210


    #6:
    k-os - Yes! (190)

    Hip-Hop Album
    PlayZambony | Play4 3 2 1 | PlayThe Aviator | PlayUptown Girl | PlayI Wish I Knew Natalie Portman


    #7:
    Curren$y - This Ain't No Mixtape (189)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Sail On (Ft. Young Chris) | Elevator Musik | On My Plane (Ft. Deelow) | Blown away (ft. Jean Lephare & Deelow) | Galaxy (Ft. Whodinsky & Jean Lephare)


    #8:
    J. Cole - The Warm Up (185)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape
    Lights Please | Grown Simba | Knock Knock | Dreams ft. Brandon Hines


    #9:
    XV - Everybody's Nobody (185)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape
    In Due Time | Come Back Down | Blinded ft. Harlems Cash, Used To ft. Ne-Yo | Undeniable


    #10:
    Drake - So Far Gone (181)

    Hip-Hop / R&B Mixtape
    November 18th | PlayBest I Ever Had | Successful (feat. Trey Songz & Lil' Wayne) | Uptown (feat. Bun B & Lil' Wayne) | A Night Off (feat. Lloyd)


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    -------------------------- 11 - 20 --------------------------
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    #11:
    Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap (178)

    Southern Rap Album
    All I Really Want (feat. The-Dream) | Maybach Music 2 (Feat. Kanye West, T-Pain, & Lil' Wayne) | Yacht Club (Feat. Magazeen) | Magnificent (feat. John Legend) | Usual Suspects (Feat. Nas)


    #12:
    The-Dream - Love vs. Money (174)

    R&B Album
    Rockin That Shit | PlayMr. Yeah | Love Vs Money | Walkin On The Moon (Feat. Kanye West)


    #13:
    Mr Hudson - Straight No Chaser (172)

    R&B Album
    PlayEverything Is Broken (feat. Kid Cudi) | Time | Straight No Chaser | Learning to Live | PlaySupernova (feat. Kanye West)


    #14:
    Slim Thug - Boss Of All Bosses (170)

    Southern Rap Album
    I Run feat. YelaWolf | My Bitch | Hard feat. J-Dawg & Scarface | Top Drop Feat. Paul Wall


    #15:
    Pleasure P - The Introduction of Marcus Cooper (167)

    R&B Album
    I'm A Beast Ft. Yung Joc | Fire Lovin | Gotta Have You | Boyfriend #2


    #16:
    UGK - 4 Life (162)

    Southern Rap Album
    PlayEverybody Wanna Ball | The Pimp and The Bun (feat. Ron Isley) | Swishas And Erb (Feat. Sleepy Brown) | PlayFeelin' You | PlayDa Game Been Good To Me


    #17:
    Tanya Morgan - brooklynati (160)

    Hip-Hop Album
    PlaySo Damn Down | She's Gone AKA Without You ft. Phonte & Brittany Bosco | We're Fly ft. Kay & Chop


    #18:
    Curren$y - The Jet Files (158)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Perfect Time | Tokyo Drift | Smoke N Maintain (In and Out) | I'm Just Dope


    #19:
    Ghostface - Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City (158)

    R&B / Hip-Hop Album
    Paragraphes Of Love feat. Vaughn Anthony And Estelle | She's A Killah feat. Ron Browz (Bonus) | Goner feat. Lloyd | Let's Stop Playin' feat. John Legend | Do Over feat. Raheem DeVaughn


    #20:
    JR and PH7 - the standard (154)

    Hip-Hop Album
    PlayTop Rank (feat. Guilty Simpson & Black Milk) | Fast Lane Speedin' (feat. Oddisee) | PlayBest Flow (feat. Pumpkinhead) | I Don't Know Why (feat. Oddisee)


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    -------------------------- 21 - 30 --------------------------
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    #21:
    Snoop Dogg - Malice n Wonderland (154)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Gangsta Luv feat. The-Dream | Pimpin Ain't EZ feat. R Kelly | Luv Drunk feat. The-Dream | Special feat. Brandy & Pharrell


    #22:
    Creed - Full Circle (153)

    Rock Album
    PlayFull Circle | PlayBread Of Shame | PlayOvercome


    #23:
    Ryan Leslie - Ryan Leslie (151)

    R&B Album
    Addiction (feat. Keri Hilson & Fabolous) | PlayOut Of The Blue | PlayShouldn't Have To Wait


    #24:
    Paul Wall - Fast Life (151)

    Southern Rap Album
    One Hundred Ft. Z-Ro And Yung Redd | Look At Me Now Ft. Yung Chill | I Grind Ft. Marty James Of One Block Radius


    #25:
    Fabolous - Loso's Way (147)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Imma Do It (Feat. Kobe) | Everything, Everyday, Everywhere (Feat. Keri Hilson) | Last Time (Gotta Go) | Makin' Love (Feat. Ne-Yo)


    #26:
    Joe Budden - Padded Room (147)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Don't Make Me (Produced By Blastah Beats) | The Future Ft. The Game (Produced By Fyu-Chur) | Now I Lay (Produced By Blastah Beats) | Exxxes (Produced By The Klasix)


    #27:
    Shawn Chrystopher - A City With No Seasons (146)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape
    On Stage | You're Beautiful at Night | Lose Your Mind | Believer


    #28:
    Reks - MORE GREY HAIRS (146)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Goodnight and Goodluck (Produced By Demo) | Bitter (Produced By The Soul Searchers) | Dear Winter (Produced By Timeless)


    #29:
    Rock City - PTFAO The Album (142)

    Hip-Hop / R&B / Dancehall Mixtape
    Rep V.I. | Can I Get On | In And Out of Traffic | I Know


    #30:
    Nipsey Hussle - Bullets Ain't Got No Name Vol. 3 (141)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape
    The Best Rapper | We Gangbangin (Feat. Coby Supreme, Jay Rock & Glasses Malone) | The Hu$$le Way | PlayRap Music (feat. June Summers) | PlayRich Roll (feat. Taslema)


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    -------------------------- 31 - 40 --------------------------
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    #31:
    Asher Roth - Asleep In The Bread Aisle (133)

    Hip-Hop Album
    As I Em (Ft. Chester French) | PlayLa Di Da | PlayHis Dream | Perfectionist (Ft. Beanie Sigel & Rock City)


    #32:
    Royce da 5'9" - Street Hop (133)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Soldier feat. Kid Vishis | Gun Harmonizing feat. Crooked I | Thing For Your Girlfriend Feat. Kay Young | PlayShake This | Hood Love feat. Bun B & Joell Ortiz

    #33:
    Flo-Rida - R.O.O.T.S (129)

    Hip-Hop / Pop Album
    Shone Ft. Pleasure P | Never | Available Ft. Akon & will.i.am


    #34:
    Donnis - Diary of an ATL Brave (128)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape
    Here_To_Stay | Gone | Sexytime


    #35:
    Emilio Rojas - Recession Proof (127)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape
    Way She Moves feat. Stat Quo, Marvin Priest (Prod. M-Phazes) | Keys To The City (Prod. Midnite) | Murder feat. Donny Goines, Mela Machinko (Prod. Illmind) | 10 Player Commandments (Prod. Reality)


    #36:
    J. Holiday - Round 2 (126)

    R&B Album
    PlayLights Go Out | Wrong Lover (Featuring Rick Ross) | PlaySing 2 U


    #37:
    CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Volume Two (126)

    Hip-Hop Album
    To Be For Real | Close Your Eyes (Feat. Grieves, Geologic & Macklemore) | The W.W.K.Y.A. Tour (Substantial Feat. Efamm) (Remix)


    #38:
    Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse (125)

    Hip-Hop Album
    Cut You Loose (Produced By Mr. Porter) | Sound Off (Produced By STREETRUNNER) | Pray (It's A Shame) (Produced By RealSon) | Rain Drops Ft. Novel (Produced By Filthy Rockwell)


    #39:
    Kevin Cossom - Hook Vs Bridge (124)

    R&B Album
    Relax (Feat. Snoop Dogg) | She Got A Boyfriend | I Dare You (Feat. Rick Ross & Lil' Jon) | Late Night


    #40:
    Chester French - Love the Future (122)

    Rock / Pop Album
    PlayNot Over You | PlayC'mon (On My Own) | PlayBebe Buell | PlayShe Loves Everybody


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    -------------------------- 41 - 50 --------------------------
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    #41:
    DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) (120)

    Southern Rap Album
    Day Dreaming (Featuring Akon, Snoop Dogg And T.I) | Stripper Love (Featuring The-Dream, La Darkman And Too Short) | Pimpin' Ain't Easy (Featuring La Darkman, Bun B, Styles P And Jovan Dais)


    #42:
    G-Side - Huntsville International (116)

    Southern Rap Album
    Huntsville International ft. Sound of Silence | Paradise | So Wonderful ft. Chrystal Carr, G-Mane & SupaKing

    #43:
    Wale - Back to the Feature (116)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape
    Rhyme N Reason (feat. Tre) | Night Life (feat. Young Chris & Tre) | Warwick Avenue (Feat. Duffy) | Pot of Gold (Feat. Daniel Merriweather)


    #44:
    Colin Munroe - Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero (110)

    R&B / Hip-Hop Album
    Break Off (feat. Saukrates & Black Milk) | Piano Lessons (feat. Joell Ortiz) | Cannon Ball (feat. Drake) | What The Young Man Says (feat. Izza Kizza & MIMS)


    #45:
    Lacuna Coil - Shallow Life (110)

    Rock Album
    PlayThe Pain | PlayUnderdog


    #46:
    Silversun Pickups - Swoon (109)

    Rock Album
    Panic Switch | The Royal We | Growing Old Is Getting Old


    #47:
    Three Days Grace - Life Starts Now (108)

    Rock Album
    PlayBreak | PlaySomeone Who Cares


    #48:
    Mike Jones - The Voice (107)

    Southern Rap Album
    Next to You | Cuddy Buddy Ft. Lil Wayne, T-Pain And Twista | Swagger Right


    #49:
    Timbaland - Shock Value II (107)

    R&B / Pop Album
    PlayCarry Out (Featuring Justin Timberlake) | Tommorow In The Bottle (featuring Chad Kroeger & Sebastian) | PlayTimothy Where You Been (Featuring Jet) | Ease Off the Liquor (featuring SoShy)


    #50:
    Warren G - The G Files (107)

    Hip-Hop Album
    The West Is Back Ft. Halla And Mr. Lucc | What's Wrong Ft. Black Nicc And Halla | She Got Her Own Ringtone


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    ----------------- Just Missed The Cut ----------------
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    #51:
    Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night (103)

    R&B Album

    #52:
    Oddisee - Mental Liberation (103)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #53:
    Emilio Rojas - The Natural (101)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #54:
    Keelay and Zaire - Ridin High (101)

    Hip-Hop/R&B Album

    #55:
    Jet - Shaka Rock (99)

    Rock Album

    #56:
    Ryan Leslie - Transition (99)

    R&B Album

    #57:
    The Grouch & Eligh - Say G&E! (97)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #58:
    Brother Ali - Us (89)


    #59:
    Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 7 (85)

    Southern Rap Mixtape

    #60:
    Platinum Pied Pipers - Abundance (84)

    R&B / Soul Album

    #61:
    K'naan - Troubadour (82)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #62:
    Termanology - Time Machine: Hood Politics VI (82)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #63:
    Kam Moye - Splitting Image (78)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #64:
    Donny Goines - The Breakfast Club (74)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #65:
    Joe Budden - Escape Route (71)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #66:
    DJ Quik & Kurupt - Blaqkout (69)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #67:
    Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 (69)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #68:
    Rhymefest - The Manual (68)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #69:
    Zion I - The Take Over (68)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #70:
    Charles Hamilton - My Brain Is Alive (64)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #71:
    Smile Empty Soul - Consciousness (64)

    Rock Album

    #72:
    Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue (60)

    Rock Album

    #73:
    Sick Puppies - Tri-polar (54)

    Rock Album

    #74:
    Marco Polo & Torae - Double Barrel (50)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #75:
    Skyzoo - The Salvation (50)

    Hip-Hop Album


    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    ----------------- Honorable Mentions ----------------
    ---------------------------------------------------------------



    #76:
    Maino - If Tomorrow Comes (48)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #77:
    Rakim - The Seventh Seal (48)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #78:
    Wiz Khalifa - Burn After Rolling (47)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #79:
    Esso - Off The Wall (39)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #80:
    Muse - The Resistance (39)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #81:
    R.O.M.E. - My Demo (39)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #82:
    Fashawn - Boy Meets World (37)
    Hip-Hop Album

    #83:
    Z-Ro - Cocaine (37)

    Southern Rap Mixtape

    #84:
    Big Sean - UKNOWBIGSEAN (34)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #85:
    Freddie Gibbs - midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik (30)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #86:
    DJ Mitsu The Beats - A word to the wise (28)

    Hip-Hop / R&B Album

    #87:
    Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II (28)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #88:
    Breaking Benjamin - Dear Agony (27)

    Rock Album

    #89:
    Tech N9ne - Sickology 101 (26)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #90:
    J.J. Brown - Connect The Dots (25)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #91:
    Mike Posner & The Brain Trust - A Matter of Time (25)

    R&B / Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #92:
    Blue Scholars - OOF! EP (23)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #93:
    serani - No Games (23)

    Dancehall / R&B / Hip-Hop Album

    #94:
    Saigon - Warning Shots 2 (22)

    Hip-Hop Mixtape

    #95:
    Novel - Suspended Animation (20)

    R&B Mixtape

    #96:
    Juvenile - Cocky And Confident (20)

    Southern Rap Album

    #97:
    Charles Hamilton - This Perfect Life (19)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #980:
    Trey Songz - Anticipation (15)

    R&B Mixtape

    #99:
    La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust (14)

    Hip-Hop Album

    #100:
    BK-One - Rádio Do Canibal (13)

    Hip-Hop Album


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    There are many great albums that didn't make this list due to the sheer quantity of quality albums and mixtapes put out this year, but don't hesitate to recommend any album that you think should be on this list.

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  • Megaepicki post posumowywawczy 2009

    31 Dec 2009, 12:11 by Ithil_pl

    Ojej, to już koniec grudnia, a to oznacza że kończy nam się rok 2009! Jak przystało na miłośnika statystyk, zestawień, list, podsumowań i tak dalej, ponownie podaje swoje typy do najciekawszych tegorocznych płyt. Tym razem jednak moje zestawienie będzie wyglądać trochę inaczej. Ale o tym się przekonacie jeśli będziecie czytać dalej. Powodzenia w czytaniu tej masy tekstu. UWAGA: Najwytrwalsi mogą liczyć na specjalną nagrodę! Na począteczek subiektywny top 2009, dalej podsumowania roczne w danych gatunkach.

    SUBIEKTYWNY TOP 2009

    1. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport (neo-psychedelia, electronic)
    2. Clark - Totems Flare (idm, techno)
    3. Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem (lo-fi, singer/songwriter)
    4. The Field - Yesterday and Today (minimal techno)
    5. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (psychedelic pop)
    6. Tim Hecker - An Imaginary Country (ambient)
    7. Mastodon - Crack the Skye (progressive metal)
    8. Natural Snow Buildings - Shadow Kingdom (avant folk)
    9. The Horrors - Primary Colours (indie rock)
    10. Kormorany - La musica teatrale (avant prog)
    11. Converge - Axe to Fall (mathcore)
    12. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (experimental rock)
    13. Robert Logan - Inscape (electronic)
    14. 10-20 - 10-20 (idm)
    15. Soap&Skin - Lovetune for Vacuum (singer/songwriter)
    16. Current 93 - Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain (neofolk)
    17. TwinSisterMoon - The Hollow Mountain (psychedelic folk)

    2009 W LICZBACH

    - 2009 trwał 365 dni. Składał się z 4 cyfr, z czego 1 się powtarza, co daje 3 różne cyfry: 2, 0 oraz 9. (no dobra, już nie będę :))
    - 2009 to 286 różnych płyt (tak, przesadziłem)
    - stosunek liczby płyt dobrych do słabych to aż 2,9 (taaa, to był świetny rok)
    - przy czym prawdopodobnie jedynie 1 płyta ma realne szanse na znalezienie się w moim topie dekady (też jest mi smutno)
    - średnia roku to 5,986/10 (średnie w retrospekcjach były sporo wyższe ze względu na to że przesłuchanych płyt było znacznie mniej)

    ROZCZAROWANIA OKRUTNE
    płyty nie złe (choć i takie przypadki tu są), ale takie które miały byc znacznie lepsze
    - Thee Maldoror Kollective - Need the Needle
    - Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omnia
    - The Gathering - The West Pole
    - Indukti - Idmen
    - MF DOOM - Born Like This
    - Massive Attack - Splitting the Atom
    - Minsk - With Echoes in the Movement of Stone
    - Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself
    - Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship
    - The Paper Chase - Someday This Could All Be Yours, Vol. 1
    - múm - Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know
    - IAMX - Kingdom of Welcome Addiction
    - Isis - Wavering Radiant
    - GREYMACHINE - Disconnected
    - Basement Jaxx - Scars
    - Venetian Snares - Filth

    ZASKOCZENIA WSPANIAŁE
    płyty, które wydawały się być słabe, bądź przeciętne, a jednak takie nie były, tudzież jeszcze inne konfiguracje
    - The xx - XX
    - Moderat - Moderat
    - Goldi - Ślady stóp
    - Fat Freddy's Drop - Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW
    - Antigama - Warning
    - Throbbing Gristle - The Third Mind Movements

    ALTERNATYWA
    zaznacza się, że nazwa tego działu, tak jak i poniższych jest bardzo, bardzo ogólna
    80 pozycji powyżej 6/10

    No cóż, tu działo się chyba najwięcej. Przynajmniej z tego co wyłapałem ja. Niekwestionowanym królem tej sceny w tym roku zostaje Animal Collective, niekoniecznie może ze względu na to jak dobre Merriweather Post Pavilion jest, ale raczej ze względu na ten styczniowy szał. Ah-oh-uh, płyta roku, dekady, piędziesięciolecia, Animal Collective > Mozart - takie widniały opinie w najróżniejszych internetach. Szał opadł, ale tą podnietę zapamiętam na dłuuugo. [dodam, że od początku byłem umiarkowanie dobrze nastawiony do tej płyty, jestem boskim indywidualistą i wogle (co wcale nie przeszkodziło mi w umieszczeniu płyty na 5 miejscu :))]. Ciekawie wypadła też epka Fall Be Kind, która nie doczekała się już tak piekielnie ciepłego przyjęcia. Mnóstwo oczu zwróciło na siebie także The Flaming Lips, wydając olśniewający album Embryonic, który zawładnął sercami nawet tych, którzy na codzień w takiej muzyce nie siedzą. Mało tego, porwali się na coś, na co porywa się niewielu, nagrali na nowo klasyk - Dark Side of the Moon. Wydawnictwo bardzo świeże, więc opinii jeszcze nie mam (ugruntowanej). Bardzo podobał mi się także mariaż My Bloody Valentine z Joy Division w wykonaniu The Horrors. Potężną płytę wydał także Phil Elvrum pod szyldem Mount Eerie, niektórzy twierdzą, że jest to jedne z najlepszych wydawnictw Elvruma od czasów genialnego "The Glow Pt. 2". Po drodze jednak było jeszcze "Mount Eerie", nie byłbym więc aż tak entuzjastyczny. Niemniej leśny klimat, subtelność kiedy trzeba i solidna porcja hałasu też kiedy trzeba, zrobiła na mnie ogromne wrażenie.

    Zaskoczeniem roku prawdopodobnie zostanie debiutancki album The xx. Początkowo stwierdziłem, że jest w porządku, ale bez fajerwerków. Dopiero potem urzekł mnie fantastyczny klimat tej płyty, minimalistyczne kompozycje przypominające troszkę Low (wiem, że n/c :D) i świetne dopasowanie głosów wokalistów (ach, ta lekko sepleniąca maniera wokalistki ;)). Bardzo dobry album zanotowali także starzy wyjadacze - Sonic Youth, wprawdzie to nie to, co robili 20 lat temu, ale i tak "The Eternal" słucha się wyśmienicie. Niesamowicie zaskoczył mnie także nowy album nikogo innego jak... Morphine. Tak, 10 lat po śmierci lidera. Podwójny album wypełniony odrzutami sesyjnymi (żeby wszystkie odrzuty były tak dobre...), alternatywnymi wersjami znanych już fanom piosenek oraz nagraniami na żywo. Warto wspomnieć także o nowym albumie Yo La Tengo, którzy nagrali kolejny błyskotliwie brzmiący album. Nie jest to wprawdzie "I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One", ale czy takie akustyczne brzdąkanie jak The Fireside nie powala na kolana? YLT pokazuje, że wciąż mają coś do powiedzenia.

    Bardzo fajny, imprezowy wręcz album zarejestrował paryski Phoenix. 10 fantastycznych, energetycznych rockowych kawałków podszytych electropopowymi synthami. Zupełnie inny album zaprezentował HEALTH - noise rockowa rzeźnia, charakterystycznie brzmiące tribalowe bębny, mniam. Na koniec zostawiłem sobie płytę The Gathering. Po kilku przesłuchaniach stwierdzam, że to jednak dobra płyta, jednak chyba najsłabsza w katalogu tego wyśmienitego zespołu (nie wliczając drugiej płyty). Stąd też miejsce w rozczarowaniach. Brak tu jakiegoś wybijającego się od razu punktu, jakieś wrzynającej się od razu w pamięć melodii, ciekawego motywu. Pomysł na płytę arcyciekawy, trochę gorzej wyszło w praniu. Trudno, zdarza się najlepszym. Ale narzekać w 100% nie potrafię, instrumentalny opener miecie, tak samo jak i Treasure, czy kawałek tytułowy. Tak czy inaczej - brać.

    PROSZĘ O WIĘCEJ HAJPU DLA:
    - The Warlocks - The Mirror Explodes (psychedelic rock, shoegaze)
    - Zelienople - Give It Up (slowcore, drone)
    - Rubik - Dada Bandits (indie rock)
    - Pustki - Kalambury (indie pop)
    - Part Chimp - Thriller (noise rock)

    ELEKTRONIKA
    45 pozycji powyżej 6/10

    Jako, że elektronika to moja druga miłość (a serducho mam pojemne), tutaj też znalazłem sporo fajnych rzeczy. To w tych klimatach działa zespół który wydał moją prywatną płytę roku - Fuck Buttons. Co to takiego? A takie mocno zwariowane granie, łączące tribalowe bębnienie, minimalową techniawę, drony, trochę noisu. Łatwiej byłoby powiedzieć czego tu nie ma. Jedna z płyt dekady, tak powiadam. Duże wrażenie zrobił też Clark, świetne podsumowanie dotychczasowej twórczości. Brytyjczyk wziął to co najlepsze z "Body Riddle" i "Turning Dragon" i wymieszał. Efektem jest świetna, trudno do oderwaniasię, kolorowo-wsamrazdobaunsu płyta. Zupełnie inną płytę wydał The Field, ponownie pokazał subtelne, transowe, ciepłe oblicze minimal techno. No i dzięki samplowi Cocteau Twins w The More That I Do na nowo rozbudził we mnie miłość do tego wspaniałego zespołu.

    Zdecydowanie nie sądziłem, że wciągnie mnie tak bardzo debiut Moderat. Początkowo myślałem, że to płyta na 2-3 przesłuchania i w kąt, a tu jednak takie o. Ta trójka może zdziałać razem wiele, mam nadzieje, że projekt ten nie okaże się jednak projektem jednorazowym. Oczarowany zostałem także nowym krążkiem mistrzów psybientu - Shpongle. Jak zwykle materiał okazał się klasy pierwszej. Tym razem pojawiło się jeszcze więcej muzyki świata niż zwykle, co mnie bardzo cieszy, w dobrym kierunku panowie idą. Lekko nierówny album zaliczył Vitalic - sporo tu totalnych parkietowych killerów, parę fillerów też się znajdzie, ale cholera, za takie kawałki jak np. Second Lives, jestem skłonny mu to wybaczyć. Podobna sprawa ma się z "Junior" Röyksopp i "Hands" Little Boots, płyty może nie są najlepsze, ale pokroić dałbym się za ich pierwsze połowy. Epki byłyby chyba rozwiązaniem idealnym.

    PROSZĘ O WIĘCEJ HAJPU DLA:
    - 10-20 - 10-20 (idm)
    - Robert Logan - Inscape (???)
    - Ben Klock - One (minimal techno)
    - Estroe - Elemental Assets (minimal techno)
    - Tesla Boy - The Tesla Boy (synth pop)

    HIP-HOP I OKOLICE
    16 pozycji powyżej 6/10

    Tu już tak długo nie będzie, obiecuję, a im bliżej końca tym mniej tekstu, serio. :) Ok, to był chyba całkiem świetny rok dla hip-hopu. Co prawda MF DOOM wydał przeciętną płytę, ale już takie CunninLynguists poradziło sobie znacznie lepiej. Pierwsza część Strange Journey wbiła mnie w ziemię, druga jest już nieco słabsza, chyba brakuje jej killerów w stylu "Hypnotized", ale możliwe, że nie osłuchałem się z nią jeszcze zbyt dobrze. Ciekawie prezentuje się także nowy Mos Def, nawet pomimo tego, że jego flow jest z lekka irytujący. :) Bardzo dobre okazały się także "Ślady Stóp" Goldiego - tak dobrze wyprodukowanego instrumentalnego hip-hopu nie słyszałem już dawno. I nie mówię tu tylko o naszym poletku. Z kolei dälek wydał chyba swoją najsłabszą płytę, ale wciąż jest to pułap o którym wielu może pomarzyć.

    PROSZĘ O WIĘCEJ HAJPU DLA:
    - Torae & Marco Polo - Double Barrel
    - Lukid - Foma
    - Fashawn - Boy Meets World
    - NaPszykłat - NP
    - Wax Tailor - In the Mood for Life

    METAL
    15 pozycji powyżej 6/10

    Tak, nawet ja muszę czasem posłuchać czegoś mocniejszego. Dużo tego nie ma, ale zawsze coś. Największe wrażenie zrobił na mnie Mastodon i jego "Crack the Skye". Może i nie są już trve, ale słucha mi się tej płyty mega przyjemnie. Dobrze że się zespół rozwija i nie stoi w miejscu, zwłaszcza kiedy atakuje takie fajne, już melodyjne, ale jeszcze nie serowe rejony. Podobnież uczynił Converge. No tak trochę podobnie. Z melodiami to tu raczej nie za bardzo, ale i tak jest niesamowicie chwytliwie. Bardzo podoba mi się też zabieg z dwoma ostatnimi, spokojniejszymi kawałkami. OM nom nom, to były natomiast moje pierwsze słowa po zetknięciu się z "God Is Good". Klimat, bas, partie mówione, orientalizmy, miód, cud, orzeszki. Tylko ciekawe czy można to w ogóle jeszcze nazywać metalem. Zaskakująco dobra okazała się także nowa Antigama. O ile wydawało mi się, że grindcore to jednak nie jest moja działka, to akurat "Warning" okazało się bardzo znośne, nie okazało się natomiast bezmyślną napierdalanką, jakiej szczerze mówiąc się spodziewałem. :D

    PROSZĘ O WIĘCEJ HAJPU DLA:
    - Kylesa - Static Tensions
    - Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious
    - Nile - Those Whom the Gods Detest

    EKSPERYMENTY, DŻEZY, I INNE POPY

    Bardzo ciekawe wydawnictwo zarejestrowały Kormorany. Wyszło coś megaepickiego i megadługiego, prawie jak ten post. Eklektyzm w pełnej krasie, mieszają się tu wpływy z totalnie odległych muzycznych światów. Ci, których nie przeraża słuchanie jednego albumu (o ile mozna tak powiedzieć) przez sześć godzin, na pewno się nie zawiodą. Sporo dobroci zrobił także w tym roku Steven R. Smith rejestrując najpierw wspólny album z Gareth Davisem. Jednak to solowe "Cities" porządnie mną wstrząsnęło. No bo zawsze myślałem, że drone z zasady chwytliwe być nie może. Ducha third streamu wskrzesza natomiast Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra. Niesamowita jazzowo-klasyczna jazda. Warto zwrócić także uwagę na nowy krążek Portico Quartet. Jeśli ktoś myśli, że gatunek nu jazzem zwany się skończył, to się bardzo myli. Świetne rozwinięcie stylu The Cinematic Orchestra, bez żadnych bezmyślnych copypastów. Bardzo mocno stał w tym roku folk, ten eksperymentujący. Kolejny mega album nagrał Natural Snow Buildings, podobnie jak i poboczny projekt muzyków NSB - TwinSisterMoon. Nie zawiódł także Current 93, po raz kolejny otrzymaliśmy fantastyczny krążek.

    KONIEC

    No. Już koniec. :( Fajnie było, ale się skończyło. Nie opisałem wszystkich płyt które chciałem, które chciałbym żebyście i wy usłyszeli, ale było tego naprawdę dużo, odpadłyby mi palce. Mam nadzieję, że rozumiecie. Życzyłbym sobie, w sumie wam też, żeby w przyszłym roku ukazało się równie wiele świetnych płyt. W końcu następny rok to już lata dziesiąte (śmiesznie to brzmi, nie?). A zapowiada się całkiem całkiem, zapraszam do swojego dziennika z premierami 2010, niedługo w końcu go zaktualizuję. :) Bardzo możliwe, że ułożę też w przyszłości "małą" listę moich ulubionych kawałków 2009, oczywiście każdą piosenkę będzie można jakoś odsłuchać. Stej tjund. Tymczasem życzę wam wszystkiego najlepszego w Nowym Roku. :)

    BTW: Aha, obiecałem nagrodę. Nagrodą dla wytrwałych jest mój prywatny buziak - :* ;)

    Czytane razy.
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  • Omega_Switch's Favorite Albums of the 2000s (the inevitable...)

    30 Dec 2009, 07:00 by Omega_Switch22B

    So this is my attempt at making a list of my 100 favorite albums of the past decade. You know the drill. Hopefully the albums here can make up for the predictability of the list...

    You can find the full list (with 50 more albums, an explanation of the list and will hopefully include mini-reviews soon): here


    1. Agalloch- The Mantle
    2. maudlin of the Well- Leaving Your Body Map
    3. Steve Roach- Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces
    4. Boards of Canada- Geogaddi
    5. Drudkh- Autumn Aurora
    6. Stars of the Lid- The Tired Sounds Of
    7. Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!
    8. Wolves in the Throne Room- Two Hunters
    9. Isis- Oceanic
    10. Aphex Twin- Drukqs

    11. Weakling- Dead as Dreams
    12. dälek- Absence
    13. Warning- Watching From a Distance
    14. Cannibal Ox- The Cold Vein
    15. Sigur Rós- ( )
    16. Stendeck- Faces
    17. Eluvium- Copia
    18. Have a Nice Life- Deathconsciousness
    19. Natural Snow Buildings- The Dance of the Moon and the Sun
    20. Agalloch- Ashes Against the Grain
    21. Steve Roach- New Life Dreaming
    22. Jóhann Jóhannsson- Fordlândia
    23. Enslaved- Below the Lights
    24. Jesu- Silver
    25. Isis- Panopticon

    26. Lykathea Aflame- Elvenefris
    27. Tool- Lateralus
    28. Boards of Canada- In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
    29. Björk- Vespertine
    30. Opeth- Blackwater Park
    31. Negură Bunget- Om
    32. Radiohead- Kid A
    33. Gas- Pop
    34. Arcturus- The Sham Mirrors
    35. My Dying Bride- The Dreadful Hours
    36. Ulrich Schnauss- Far Away Trains Passing By
    37. Boris- Flood
    38. Autechre- Confield
    39. Dolorian- Voidwards
    40. Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavilion
    41. Sun Kil Moon- April
    42. Aesop Rock- Labor Days
    43. Lunar Aurora- Andacht
    44. Esoteric- Subconscious Dissolution Into the Continuum
    45. Drudkh- Blood in Our Wells
    46. Bohren & der Club of Gore- Sunset Mission
    47. Carbon Based Lifeforms- Hydroponic Garden
    48. Darkspace- Dark Space II
    49. Primordial- To the Nameless Dead
    50. Blonde Redhead- 23

    51. The Ruins of Beverast- Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite
    52. Genelec & Memphis Reigns- Scorpion Circles
    53. Gorguts- From Wisdom to Hate
    54. Opeth- Deliverance
    55. Boris- Pink
    56. Ocean- Here Where Nothing Grows
    57. CunninLynguists- A Piece of Strange
    58. Skepticism- Farmakon
    59. Pan Sonic- Kesto
    60. J-Live- All of the Above
    61. Deathspell Omega- Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
    62. The December Sound- The December Sound
    63. ColdWorld- Melancholie²
    64. Gridlock- Formless
    65. Belong- October Language
    66. Reverend Bizarre- III: So Long Suckers
    67. Emperor- Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise
    68. Walknut- Graveforests and Their Shadows
    69. Wintersun- Wintersun
    70. Discordance Axis- The Inalienable Dreamless
    71. Nadja- Radiance of Shadows
    72. Sweet Trip- Velocity : Design : Comfort
    73. Vindensång- Terminus: Rebirth in Eight Parts...
    74. 柏 大輔- Program Music I
    75. Blut aus Nord- MoRT
    76. Nile- In Their Darkened Shrines
    77. Devin Townsend- Terria
    78. The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
    79. Lurker of Chalice- Lurker of Chalice
    80. Squarepusher- Ultravisitor
    81. !T.O.O.H.!- Řád a Trest
    82. Enslaved- Isa
    83. Absu- Tara
    84. múm- Finally We Are No One
    85. Tenhi- Maaäet
    86. Velvet Cacoon- Genevieve
    87. Gojira- From Mars to Sirius
    88. Sigh- Imaginary Sonicscape
    89. Tim Hecker- Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again
    90. A Silver Mt. Zion- He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms...
    91. Six Organs of Admittance- Dark Noontide
    92. Immolation- Close to a World Below
    93. Reflection Eternal- Train of Thought
    94. Alcest- Souvenirs d'un autre monde
    95. maudlin of the Well- Part the Second
    96. Ulver- Perdition City
    97. M83- Saturdays = Youth
    98. Shining- III - Angst - Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie
    99. Deerhunter- Microcastle / Weird Era Continued
    100. The Knife- Silent Shout

    Albums that I listened to after making this list that might have made the cut (since I'm too lazy to revise the list right now)... or I forgot about and probably should have included somewhere...:
    Baroness- Red Album
    Something by Converge
    The Flaming Lips- Embryotic
    The Flashbulb- Soundtrack to a Vacant Life
    Kylesa- Static Tensions
    Nasum- Shift

    Ohhh... and if you got some recommendations up your sleeve, I'd appreciate it if you could dish them out. We all know they're more helpful than snide elitist remarks (although not quite as amusing)! But if you so insist, let me fuel the fire by stating that, at one point in my life, I did not know what the word "snide" meant. Take that as you will.

    But seriously... some recommendations would be appreciated, and I'd be glad to return the favor!
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  • Top 125 Rap Albums of the 2000's - 25-1

    30 Dec 2009, 05:22 by gptp20

    1. A Piece of Strange- CunninLynguists – 2006

    The Gates


    Since When


    2. The Blueprint- Jay-Z – 2001

    Heart of the City


    Song Cry


    3. Train of Thought- Reflection Eternal – 2000

    Love Language


    Good Mourning


    4. The Renaissance- Q-Tip – 2008

    Life is Better


    Getting Up


    5. The Cool- Lupe Fiasco – 2007

    Paris, Tokyo


    Put You On Game



    6. Masters of the Universe- Binary Star – 2000

    Reality Check


    New Hip Hop


    7. Like Water for Chocolate- Common – 2000

    The Light


    6th Sense



    8. Mind Over Matter- Zion I – 2000

    Elevation


    Inner Light


    9. Graduation- Kanye West – 2007

    Flashing Lights


    Everything I Am


    10. Late Registration- Kanye West – 2005

    Gone


    Hey Mama


    11. Madvillainy- Madvillain – 2004

    All Caps


    Accordion


    12. Supreme Clientele- Ghostface Killah – 2000

    Nutmeg


    Apollo Kids


    13. Labor Days- Aesop Rock – 2001

    Daylight


    Save Yourself


    14. Hell Hath No Fury- Clipse – 2006

    Hello New World


    Chinese New Year


    15. Below The Heavens- Blu & Exile – 2007

    So(ul) Amazing


    Dancing In The Rain


    16. The Cold Vein- Cannibal Ox – 2001

    Vein


    Stress Rap



    17. The Marshall Mathers LP- Eminem – 2000

    Stan


    The Way I Am


    18. Stankonia- OutKast – 2000

    B.O.B.


    Ms. Jackson


    19. The Listening- Little Brother – 2003

    The Way You Do It


    Whatever You Say


    20. God's Son- Nas – 2002

    Thugz Mansion


    Made You Look



    21. Stillmatic- Nas - 2001

    One Mic


    Rule


    22. Food & Liquor- Lupe Fiasco – 2006

    Kick Push


    Daydream


    23. Fantastic Vol. 2- Slum Village – 2000

    Fall in Love


    Climax


    24. American Gangster- Jay-Z - 2007

    Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)


    Fallin’


    25.None Shall Pass- Aesop Rock - 2007

    None Shall Pass


    Fumes
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  • Top 125 Rap Albums of the 2000's - 75-51

    28 Dec 2009, 03:01 by gptp20

    51. The Grind Date- De La Soul – 2004

    He Comes


    No


    52. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below- OutKast – 2003

    Ghetto Musick


    Hey Ya


    53. Dirty Money- UGK – 2001

    Wood Wheel


    Like a Pimp


    54. The Undisputed Truth- Brother Ali – 2007

    Ear to Ear


    Watcha Got


    55. 50 Cent- 50 Cent – 2000

    Qhetto Qu’ran


    Life’s on the Line


    56. Ink Is My Drink- Panacea – 2006

    Steel Kites


    Invisible Seas


    57. Will Rap For Food- CunninLynguists – 2001

    Lynguistics


    Missing Children


    58. Exit- k-os – 2002

    Fantastique


    Superstarr Pt. 0


    59. 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up- Gift Of Gab – 2004

    Way of the Light


    Evolution




    60. Man on the Moon- Kid Cudi – 2009

    Up Up and Away


    Pursuit of Happiness


    61. The Ecstatic- Mos Def – 2009

    Supermagic


    Casa Bey



    62. Bayani- Blue Scholars – 2007

    Joe Metro


    North By Northwest



    63. HerFavoriteColo(u)r- Blu – 2009

    Since


    Amnesia


    64. Mood Muzik 2- Joe Budden – 2006

    Are You In that Mood Yet


    3 Sides to a Story


    65. Be- Common – 2005

    Be


    Go


    66. Dilated Peoples- Dilated Peoples – 2001

    Worst Come To Worst


    Clockwork


    67. Monkey Barz- Sean Price – 2005

    Onion Head


    Monkey Barz



    68. Underground Kingz- UGK – 2007

    Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)


    Chrome Plated Woman


    69. Earth Tones- Crown City Rockers – 2004

    B-Boy


    Without Love


    70. Evolution Fight- Cyne – 2005

    Arrow of God


    Rappin


    71. Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101- Young Jeezy – 2005

    Bottom of the Map


    Soul Survivor




    72. I Phantom- Mr. Lif - 2002

    Live from the Plantation


    The Now


    73. THE HEALING- Strange Fruit Project – 2006

    Special


    Ready Forum








    74. The Old Prince- Shad - 2007

    I Heard You Had A Voice Like an Angel



    Out of Love Part II



    75. Country Grammar- Nelly - 2000

    Country Grammar



    EI
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  • Indie Music Sucks!

    23 Dec 2009, 06:58 by Mad_Dingo704

    Seems like 90% of indie bands are just bunch of emasculated boys singing girly choruses in high-pitched, feminine tones. Where's the rock? Where's the testosterone, where's the edge, the aggression, the BALLS? Getting tired of these little heroin chic, girl men wailing in falsetto.

    I guess the music is a by-product of the overly-feminized society we live in.

    Remember grunge? At least those skinny white boys weren't afraid to get in yer face and let you have it. It seems now, the same generation of white boys have lost their balls. Guys like Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley at least burned bright while they were here. They weren't afraid to show their anger and angst in their music. Whereas these singers now...just seem passified, is that a word?

    in days gone past, guys didn't learn to harness their testosterone until well into their twenties. Nowadays though, any sort of aggression or masculine behavior is quickly snubbed out in the classrooms and homes in our western culture as feminism asserts itself on young males and impresses itself on young females. So I think this new generation of "rockers" has been conditioned to be more passive and feminine.


    (Antony Hegarty, Lead singer of Antony & The Johnsons)

    Indie music, as a genre, and it's toned-down, tamed, un-offensiveness is a direct reflection of the emasculation that feminism has achieved in young males. It's like every Indie band is a slightly different version of Bright Eyes. A castrated male plea to society. And the message indie music is sending is "I'm sensitive, I understand you, I'm aware of the harm men have done to women and the harm men have done to our environment".

    My only point was that, as a result of the feminist movement, men in general have been emasculated and this is reflected in the music of our generation. Indie music, is a perfect example of this. Further, indie music, as a genre, is no longer relegated to the underground scene but has now moved into the mainstream. Masculinity and femininity are foreign concepts now, unidentifiable. And this is what I see in indie music.

    Peter Frampton's music represents masculinity, that which is distinctly male. With his music he doesn't apologize for being a man, rather with it he embraces and expresses what it is to be a man. Unapologetic sexuality, the desire to conquer whatever he wants to conquer, non-accountability to the establishment. By "establishment" I mean government, feminism, liberalism or any movement or structure that would attempt to strip him of his masculinity.

    To be a man is to be your own master. You don't answer to a bureaucracy and you certainly don't answer to women. To be masculine is to be the dominant one, the leader, the initiator, assertive, without fear of confrontation. Basically, the exact opposite of everything that indie music represents. Thus, indie music has been emasculated and now represents the traits of femininity rather than masculinity. Indie songs are always about how guys are in touch with the issues, especially those of women and the environment.


    If you think the feminist movement is nothing more than women seeking equal rights, you're exceedingly naive. The feminist movement is THE prominent, all-encompassing philosophy of our society. The feminist movement brainwashes women into believing that they don't need men, that men are pigs and worth nothing more than servants with one task; to give women what they are entitled to. Which leads me to the sense of entitlement that feminism instills in women. Under the feminist philosophy, every woman deserves a perfect man, a perfect job, a perfect life, etc. and isn't required to do anything in order to earn these things.

    Under the feminist movement, that reared its ugly head along with the abortion/eugenics movement, women are taught that nothing is more important than "ME". So women abort their babies because the babies are an inconvenience to them, they stick their infants in daycare because their job comes first and they divorce their husbands because he doesn't make them happy.


    (Animal Collectivee posing nude, something clearly effeminate)

    For the young males, the lines have been blurred, all but erased as to what it means to be a man and what those traits are that distinguish men from women. The people on this site, of whom most assuredly are all young males between the ages of 18-35, haven't the foggiest idea about what masculinity is, further, they misinterpret it as chauvinism, sexism and ignorance. They have proven my point that males have been brainwashed along with the females by the feminist/liberal movement.

    Don't get me wrong, I like indie music. In fact, most of what I listened to is considered indie. But that's where the emasculation stops for me. Thankfully I have a dad who grew up pre-feminist era and he instilled in me a proper understanding of what it means to be a man.

    I feel sorry for males that grow up without guidance from their dads, a role model to show a man how to be a man. But the fact is, that's the way most guys grow up. Most dads nowadays are already ruined, castrated by the feminist movement. Now that women have invaded the workplace and every other aspect of our society, men have become nothing more than accessories, even hindrances. Everything that was masculine has been removed, replaced with an asexual/feminine quality.

    One need only take a look at the men, and I use that term very loosely, that are in most of these indie bands. They are weak, skinny, effeminate humans. Like I said earlier, it's almost like they're ashamed of being men. They are afraid they might offend someone by showing any masculine traits. And their songs reflect this. I can't be the only one who notices this.

    Media portrays men as weak, unimportant buffoons, and that's what they've become. Look at how many tv shows and movies mock men, with characters that are constantly apologizing for being men. Music is no different, especially indie.

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  • 2009 Music Review

    20 Dec 2009, 12:42 by kidoriginal

    Albums:

    1. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
    2. Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
    3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
    4. CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Vol. 1
    5. J Dilla - Jay Stay Paid
    6. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2
    7. N.A.S.A. - The Spirit of Apollo
    8. Condo Fucks - Fuckbook
    9. Felt - Vol 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez
    10. Oh No - Ethiopium

    Songs:


    1. N.A.S.A. - Way Down (feat. RZA, Barbie Hatch & John Frusciante)
    2. Yo La Tengo - Here to fall
    3. Karen O and the Kids - PlayHideaway
    4. Mos Def - PlayLife In Marvelous Times
    5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - PlayDull Life
    6. Metric - Help I'm Alive
    7. Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers
    8. CunninLynguists - Georgia (Remix)
    9. MF DOOM - Gazzillion Ear
    10. Modest Mouse - PlayThe Whale Song
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  • Favorite Albums of 2009

    18 Dec 2009, 14:35 by pamento

    This has been a pretty good year for music. There are still a few albums/mixtapes I need to check out, like the latest tape from Pill, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's self-titled album, Freeway's "The Beat Made Me Do It," Dirty Projectors' joint and The Flaming Lips' Embryonic. So without further ado, here are my 25 favorite albums of 2009.

    In alphabetical order...

    50 Cent - Forever King



    Like 50's stellar 2008 mixtape, "Sincerely Yours, Southside", Forever King finds 50 rapping over classic R&B tracks including Christopher Williams' I'm Dreamin' and Case's Touch Me, Tease Me. There's also a couple of original tracks included, but the R&B remakes are the real gems.

    Best Track: Get The Money

    Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind



    A dark, lush and amazing follow up to their vibrant masterpiece.

    Best Track: What Would I Want? Sky

    Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion



    What can I say about this album that hasn't been already said? MPP has pretty much dominated my last.fm charts and I have yet to get tired of it. Easily my favorite album of 2009.

    Best Track: Brother Sport

    Atlas Sound - Logos



    Best Track: PlayWalkabout [w/ Noah Lennox]

    Bon Iver - Blood Bank


    The man who put out the most soulful album of 2008 is back with more on this amazing EP. Woods is the real standout here which has Bon singing layered Auto-Tuned vocals.

    Best Track: PlayWoods

    CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Volume Two



    This album made me a fan.

    Best Track: The Park (Blue Sky Black Death Remix)

    The-Dream - Love vs. Money



    The-Dream does it again. It's quite an accomplishment to make an album where damn near every song could be a single and still maintain consistency through the end.

    Best Track: PlayWalkin' On The Moon

    DJ Quik & Kurupt - Blaqkout



    In an era where rap vets are trying hard to fit in (see Jay-Z and Blueprint 3 for example), DJ Quik and Kurupt do their best to stand out on this experimental rap record.

    Best Track: PlayDo You Know

    Eminem - Relapse



    This album is included purely because of how great of a technical rapper Em is.

    Best Track: PlayInsane

    Freddie Gibbs - midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik



    Best Track: Country Bounce

    G-Side - Huntsville International



    Maybe the most underrated rap album of 2009.

    Best Track: Paradise

    Gucci Mane - Writing On The Wall



    Best Track: Perfect Diamonds

    Keri Hilson - In A Perfect World



    Best Track: PlayKnock You Down

    Late Night Fruit - The Fruit EP



    15 minutes of awesome soul-based hip hop instrumentals.
    You can download this on their MySpace for free.
    http://www.myspace.com/latenightfruit

    Lil Wayne - No Ceilings



    This is no Drought 3 or Dedication 2, but it's still pretty good.

    Best Track: Swag Surfin'

    Little Dragon - Machine Dreams



    Best Track: PlayBlinking Pigs

    Matt & Kim - Grand



    Best Track: Daylight

    Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night



    Best Track: PlayPretty Wings

    Nocando - The Patient EP



    Project Blowed's own came through with a surprisingly great (and free) EP. Inventive production. Great lyrics. What more could you want?

    Playboy Tre - Liquor Store Mascot


    Another great mixtape/album from Tre available for free download.

    Best Track: If This World Was Mine

    Real Estate - Real Estate



    Best Track: Snow Days

    Stanza - Do Not Listen


    Great rapper with a great ear for beats. You can download this at Stanza's official website for free.

    Best Track: A Town Love

    UGK - UGK 4 Life



    Best Track: PlayDa Game Been Good To Me

    The xx - xx



    Best Track: Intro

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz



    YYY's call on David Stiek from TV on the Radio to help them re-invent themselves once again on this electronic influenced effort.

    Best Track: PlayZero
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  • 2009: Year In Review

    18 Dec 2009, 00:28 by flipwun

    Obligatory sentence that expresses disgust, disdain and disapproval of shitty shit shit music released this year.

    To be perfectly honest, though, I wanna say there was a boatload of great shit that came out this year, but I'm not too sure anymore. Still, teh shit that I did enjoy, I enjoyed a whole fucking lot. Like, teh artists who came through with dope shit came with that front-to-back album chock-full-of-goodness type dope shit.

    So, while this edition of teh Year in Review continues in teh tradition of having only two categories, I suppose some elaboration on teh uber-favourites will offer some insight into teh dopeness of teh dopeness.


    ZOMG DIS IZ LYKE SOOOOO FULL OV TEH AWESOME!

    Dam-Funk - Toeachizown
    A crazy mix of some dope soul/space/funk shit, Toeachizown demands you to roll up and blaze to it for the entire two hours.

    Electric Wire Hustle - Electric Wire Hustle
    Now this is what (post-?)(modern-?)neo-soul should sound like, yes?

    Exile - Radio
    A great achievement in instrumental music, Exile displays his mastery of the MPC and his incredible ear for samples.

    Fashawn - Boy Meets World
    Boy Meets World is almost like a loose sequel to Blu & Exile's Below the Heavens. Almost. Regardless of teh comparisons, what's important is taht Fash kills it, and Exile comes thru with some serious heat.

    J Dilla - Jay Stay Paid
    Yup, obvious inclusion of Dilla is obvious. I don't give a fuck. The beats bang, the features bang, so that's that.

    Little Dragon - Machine Dreams
    A little more dancy and upbeat than their debut, Machine Dreams maintains teh atmospheric beauty of their sound while pounding even moar synth-heavy goodness without ever missing a beat. And ZOMG, seeing Yukimi and teh gang perform live was just epic.

    Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6
    BKvol5-6 gets a mention here because I actually officially copped the shit in 2009, even though I loved the hell out of teh leak in 2008.

    Metric - Fantasies
    This is far and away my favourite Metric album. Everything about it is So Succexy.

    Mos Def - The Ecstatic
    The Mighty Mos' take on DOOM's model of music making shows him in top form. Casa Bey is that crack. Not to mention the Ruler's cameo appearance is worth the price of admission alone.

    Nicolay - City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya
    Genre-bending seems to be name of the game for my favourite crew of musicians, The Foreign Exchange. Whatever teh classification, this album is perfect for any time of day no matter where you might find, or lose, yourself.

    Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II
    Though rap album sequels are generally fail, Raekwon does not disappoint on this one. In fact, this album is an amazing follow up to teh O.G., banging beats and crazy ill drug raps ftw. I needs the instrumental to Surgical Gloves in my life.

    Robert Glasper - Double Booked
    Dope jazz? Check. Dope hip-hop fusion with jazz? ZOMG. Though admittedly, I'm not always in teh mood for straight up jazz shit, this album cannot be denied.

    (Also, I absolutely HATE that Robert Glasper's collabo with Bilal is pitted against The Foreign Exchange's Daykeeper in teh Grammies. Like, DAMN.)

    The Roots - Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Sandwiches EP
    Only 22 of 1000, but fuggit -- these free! goodies from The Legendary show that quality and diversity do not have to compromise. Hopefully that new Roots album will not be postponed anymoar.

    Slug & Murs - Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez
    Sluggo and MURS got a whole album produced by.. Aesop muthafuckin' Rock? Wait, wat? Though 22 tracks may be a bit overkill, these dudes did the damn thing. Again, the instros to this shit would be oh so good, cuz Aes done brought that BASS FO' YO' TRUNK.

    Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati
    I really really really liked this album, really. All iller and no filler, teh TM crew shine. Prime example of how an album of front-to-back dopeness could and should be made.

    Zo! - ...just visiting too
    Yet moar amazing covers from The Foreign Exchange crew. Zo! & 'em Love the 90's? I hope so.


    Yes, this is also good.

    14KT - Nowalataz
    Atmosphere - Leak at Will
    BK-One - Radio do Canibal
    Blakroc - Blakroc
    Blame One - Days Chasing Days
    Blockhead - The Music Scene
    Blueprint - Sign Language
    Brother Ali - The Truth Is Here EP
    Brother Ali - Us
    Camp Lo - Stone and Rob: Caught on Tape
    Clutchy Hopkins - Music is My Medicine
    CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Volume One
    CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Volume Two
    Definitive Jux Presents IV
    Diamond District - In the Ruff
    DJ Spinna - Sonic Smash
    Doom - Born Like This
    Elzhi - The Leftovers Unmixedtape
    Freeway - The Beat Made Me Do It
    The Gift of Gab - Escape 2 Mars
    Greenhouse - Electric Purgatory Part One
    Hudson Mohawke - Butter
    Jay Are - The 1960's Jazz Revolution Again
    John Mayer - Battle Studies
    k-os - Yes!
    Kam Moye - Splitting Image
    Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement
    Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2
    Mr. Scruff - Bonus Bait
    Oddisee - Mental Liberation
    Oddisee - Odd Summer EP
    Oddisee - Odd Autumn
    Paramore - Brand New Eyes
    Passion Pit - Manners
    Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
    PPP - Abundance
    Prefuse 73 - Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
    Sa-Ra Creative Partners - Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love
    Sean Price - Kimbo Price
    Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins - Fascinating Fingers
    Skyzoo - The Salvation
    Slum Village - Villa Manifesto EP
    Strong Arm Steady - In Search of Stoney Jackson
    Termanology - If Heaven Was A Mile Away
    The xx - The XX
    Yu - Before Taxes
    Zo! & Asylum 7 - Overdue Process
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