67 - 17: the absolute
i'm a follower and a swallower / local resident succumbs to peer pressure and makes a list emulating better members and you won't BELIEVE what happens next *beyonce eye roll gif* |
1 | | Love Forever Changes
setting the scene, 1967. |
2 | | The Jazz Composer's Orchestra The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
1968. |
3 | | Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica
If ur mind isn't composed of dissonant guitar lines that you bop along to arhytmtically on ur down time then you're no friend of mine. 1969. |
4 | | Miles Davis Bitches Brew
If ur mind isn't composed of vaguely dischordant trumpet lines that you bop along to arhythmically on ur down time then you're no friend of mine. 1970. Apologies to Anthony Braxton - For Alto. |
5 | | Barbara Perlow and Frantz Casseus Haitiana
1971. |
6 | | Yes Close to the Edge
1972. |
7 | | John Fahey Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice)
with apologies to: Joao Gilberto; Catch A Fire. Also Guila Bustabo who should be here but i can't be fucked adding her to the database. 1973. |
8 | | McCoy Tyner Enlightenment
1974. RUNNERS UP: King Crimson - Red, Neil Young - On the Beach. |
9 | | Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks
i do it for you honey-baby can't you tell. 1975. |
10 | | Ilhan Mimaroglu Face the windmills, turn left.
1976. Apologies to:
Kaoru Abe - Mort a Credit
Fernando Grillo - Fluvine |
11 | | Talking Heads Talking Heads: 77
1977. |
12 | | Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians
1978. Consolation Prize:
Cheryl Lynn - Cheryl Lynn
Robbie Basho - Visions of the Country |
13 | | Polly Bradfield Solo Violin Improvisations
i want to fuck a violin. 1979. achingly close second: Robert Ashley - Automatic Writing |
14 | | Jacki Apple The Mexican Tapes
1980. Sound Collage. |
15 | | Grace Jones Nightclubbing
1981. Sophisticated Pop. |
16 | | Jandek Chair Beside a Window
1982. Outsider folk. |
17 | | Sonic Youth Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr Idols
1983.
Big Country - The Crossing also marvelous. |
18 | | The Smiths The Smiths
Bookended by two of the best tracks of the decade; the others aren't too shabby either!!! 1984. |
19 | | Kaija Saariaho A Portrait of Kaija Saariaho
1985. |
20 | | Arthur Russell World of Echo
a trap mash-up of this called "World of Coco". 1986. |
21 | | Ramleh Hole in the Heart
1987. |
22 | | Pixies Surfer Rosa
literally tied with Daydream Nation but i've loved this one longer. uhh. 1988. |
23 | | Oum Kalthoum 1926, Volume 1
SHAKE UR BODY LIKE A BELLYDANCER. 1989. |
24 | | Herbert Distel La Stazione
1990. |
25 | | Talk Talk Laughing Stock
1991. |
26 | | Henryk Gorecki Symphony No. 3, Op. 36
1992. |
27 | | Wu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
apologies to
Bronislaw Huberman, Agustin Barrios, Lady Bee. |
28 | | The Shadow Ring Put the Music in Its Coffin
1994. also this year:
Bedhead - WhatFunLifeWas
Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime
Lo Key - Test my nutz
Unwound - New Plastic Ideas
Weezer - Blue Album |
29 | | Brainbombs Obey
1995. |
30 | | DJ Shadow Endtroducing...
fucks sake 1996 was a good year but i literally turned down a one-night stand once so i could go home and listen to this so.
see also: Harvey Milk - Courtesy and Goodwill Towards Men
Jeff Mills - Live at the Liquid Room Tokyo
N.O.D. Niggaz of Destruction
Mo*Te - Life in a Peaceful New World
Nirvana - From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah |
31 | | AMM Before Driving To The Chapel We Took Coffee...
who else's best album comes like 30 years after they formed? 1997.
Everyone Asked About You would be here but it feels weird adding an EP, no matter how perfect. |
32 | | The Shadow Ring Hold onto I.D.
best fucking band. 1998. |
33 | | American Football American Football
1999. |
34 | | Radiohead Kid A
Y2k (2000). |
35 | | cLOUDDEAD cLOUDDEAD
2001. fuck 'em if they can't take a joke. can't be bovvered adding the Ives Ensemble's string quartet II into the database lol |
36 | | William Basinski The Disintegration Loops I
2002. Year of Klono and Trammies. |
37 | | Sun Kil Moon Ghosts of the Great Highway
eughhh this was hard. 2003.
Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf - Big Shots
Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye
Keith Rowe - Duos for Doris
Off Minor - The Heat Death of the Universe
Anco - Here Comes the Indian
coulda been contenders |
38 | | Sachiko M / Toshimaru Nakamura / Otomo Yoshihide Good Morning Good Night
2004. a Ulysses for millennials. |
39 | | Veliotis / Sugimoto / Kinoshita / Unami Quartet
2005. pipped at the post:
Anco - Feels
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
David Thomas Broughton - The Complete Guide to Insufficiency
Julius Eastman - Unjust Malaise
4G - Cloud |
40 | | Sunshine Has Blown Sunshine Has Blown
lush af eai 4 2006. close to this quality:
Arctic Monkeys -- Whatever People say, that's what i'm not
Burial - s/t
Jason LaScaleet - The Pilgrim
Voices of North American Owls
Andrew Chalk - Blue Eyes of the March
DJ Yo-Yo Dieting - Dormant Mirrors / Drum |
41 | | The National Boxer
2007. |
42 | | Kevin Drumm Imperial Distortion
2008, closely followed by The Breadwinner uwu. |
43 | | Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion
2009. |
44 | | Flying Lotus Cosmogramma
fucking great year personally and musically. these were also crucial formative experiences:
DJ Rashad - Just a Taste
Women - Public Strain
Graham Lambkin / Jason Lascaleet - Air Supply
Harvey Milk - A small turn of human kindness
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Nikos Veliotis - Slugabed
Off Cells - 60/40
Child Abuse - Cut and Run |
45 | | MURAL Live at the Rothko Chapel
2011. |
46 | | Francisco Meirino Undetected
2012. Runner up = Andy Stott - Luxury Problems |
47 | | The National Trouble Will Find Me
2013. two main runners up are hontatedori and the 20/20 experience in case u were curious |
48 | | Sun Kil Moon Benji
2014. |
49 | | Takahiro Kawaguchi / Utah Kawasaki Amorphous Spores
2015. |
50 | | Reed Evan Rosenberg / Ethan Tripp Medium Rude
2016 |
51 | | Mark Templeton Gentle Heart
thingken of life :'( here in 2017. |
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