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| Liledman Does 2012
I can but acknowledge that this diary of musical experiences is hideously
late, on account of the year already having passed us by, to the extent that
this is no longer relevant as far as evaluating releases is concerned because
it is no longer timely, and is in fact totally devoid of worth because I can on
no account boast of my achievements, because, as it needs to be said, most
of these releases have been accounted for on some list or other ? their utility
becoming somewhat stale by now ? and therefore afford your humble list-
maker no such bragging rights nor claims of any kind to elite standing within
this so-called community, which is of course the only reason one would find
for devising such a list, subjecting an assortment of musical releases to such
a vulgar simplification of aesthetic experience, immersion and judgement,
though in the present circumstances one can only surmise that a perverse
joy can still be attained through the act of placing one album after the other
into some abstract hierarchy, regardless of the pertinence, regardless of
tardiness, regardless of impact, reception, acknowledgement or any kind of
commendation, for it is this perversity alone with which I stand before you
now, and present you with this list. | | 50 |  | Flying Lotus
Until the Quiet Comes
Instrumental Hip Hop | Fairly pedestrian, to be honest. | | 49 |  | Grizzly Bear
Shields
Folk, Indie Rock | I dig these guys to the extent that they actually do try to subtly
push beyond the typical folky-indie-y approach, and play with the nuts and bolts of
their sound quite a bit. | | 48 |  | Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Visiting This World
Ambient | Hissing is a bit uncalled for. | | 47 |  | Broken Water
Tempest
Sonic Youth | "They sound like Sonic Youth!" | | 46 |  | Fort Romeau
Kingdoms
Deep House | Don't go in for house too often, but I enjoyed this. In my bedroom.
Alone. | | 45 | | Proclamation
Nether Tombs of Abbadon
Death Metal | It's all a rip-off, or homage, but it's fun. | | 44 |  | Mirrorring
Foreign Body
Ambient | Liz Harris | | 43 |  | Cornigr
Relics of Inner War
Black Metal | Straight ahead black metal is quite refreshing every now and then. | | 42 |  | Killer Mike
R.A.P. Music
Hip Hop | Something about Reagan? | | 41 |  | Grinning Death's Head
Golden Dawn
Black Metal | Rough stuff to get you going. | | 40 |  | Loscil
Sketches From New Brighton
Ambient | Silky smooth. | | 39 |  | Raime
Quarter Turns Over a Living Line
Dark Ambient | Lovely cover, goodish music. The cinematic kind of approach to "dark"
music never really engages me though. | | 38 |  | Bass Clef
Reeling Skullways
Acid House | Good for a few jams. | | 37 |  | Torture Chain
Time is but a Doorway to the Incinerator
Black Metal | Not quite as interesting as their previous work (a common theme this
year) but these guys are a fucking solid band so it is still worth the listen. | | 36 |  | Willits Sakamoto
Ancient Future
Ambient | Soothing. | | 35 |  | Matt Elliott
The Broken Man
Contemporary Folk | http://vimeo.com/31071691 | | 34 |  | Cremation Lily
Infant
Power Electronics | Cool stuff I have to check out more from this guy. | | 33 |  | Big K.R.I.T.
4eva N a Day
Hip Hop | It's a nice album. | | 32 |  | Michael Pisaro
Tombstones
Avant-garde | I have yet to get my hands on Crosshatches, which is the semi-lauded
release from Pisaro and Tsunoda, but this release has gotten me very interested
indeed. Occasionally the spoken word interjection stick out a little too much against
the sparse backdrop, but there is much beauty to be found here. | | 31 |  | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Post-Rock | Maybe I'm just getting over them, but I don't think this quite has the
spark of their earlier releases. It's still a fun ride though, as always. | | 30 |  | Demdike Stare
Elemental
Dark Ambient | Just like their last comp, there is a lot of stuff on here I dig, but not
enough to keep me pinned down and engrossed for the whole length every time.
These guys do have a great sound though. | | 29 |  | Adversarial/Antediluvian
Split
Death Metal | I listened to much less metal in 2012 than in previous years, but the
Adversarial side of this split kept my masculinity in check. | | 28 | | Helm
Impossible Symmetry
Dark Ambient | A dark-ish ambient base with a whole bunch of wacky noises on top.
Cool. | | 27 |  | John Talabot
Fin
Balearic Beat | | | 26 |  | El-P
Cancer 4 Cure
Hip Hop | I still don't like any of his solo stuff as much as the Company Flow work,
rhymes or beats, but he is still a guy that must be payed attention to. | | 25 | | Claro Intelecto
Second Blood EP
Minimal Techno | More of the quality found on the full-length. | | 24 |  | Grouper
Violet Replacement
Drone, Ambient | Mmmm | | 23 |  | Mount Eerie
Clear Moon
Folk, Post-Rock | Never quite bought into the hype for this dude. As much as I like the
vibe, and some of the ideas, I would love a bit more of a progressive approach to
musical material. It doesn't have to be crazy, just some subtle prodding at the norm,
like Grouper. | | 22 |  | Emptyset
Medium
Drone | One of the most intriguing acts to emerge from techno. | | 21 |  | Nazoranai
Nazoranai
Noise Rock | Haino, Ambarchi and O'Malley blasting some shit out. Both this and the
other trio with Haino and Ambarchi were great, and worth listening for anybody
interested in Haino's stuff particularly. | | 20 |  | Wadada Leo Smith
Ten Freedom Summers
Avant-Garde Jazz | A behemoth, which just about works. I have mixed feelings about
this release, and about the integration of classical chamber music with avant-jazz, but
there is enough quality over the 4 hour running time to warrant a gold star or two.
Maybe I'm being harsh, but when something is this long, I thing everybody tends to
be. | | 19 |  | Swans
The Seer
Experimental Rock | A behemoth, which mostly works. | | 18 |  | Burial
Truant/Rough Sleeper
Future Garage | The prophet appears again! | | 17 |  | Akos Rozmann
12 Stationer VI
Electroacoustic | Bunch-o'-weird-sounds. | | 16 |  | Charles Gayle
Streets
Free Jazz | Jazz for the homeless. Not as explosive as his early '90s releases, but a
great recording. | | 15 |  | Laurel Halo
Quarantine
Ambient, Dream Pop | Interesting approach here, as far as production is concerned,
setting vocals squarely against the accompaniment, which automatically jars with the
apparent idiom she is lumped in. | | 14 |  | Oren Ambarchi, Jim O'Rourke, Keiji Haino
Imikuzushi
Noise Rock | Maniacal, noisy improv from these three fiends. Haino's personality is
somewhat dominant (as much as he deconstructs the standard rock template, the
standard band hierarchy and prominence of singer/guitarist frontman is something that
interestingly always remains), with many of the jams turning into squalling guitars
over a bass/drum groove, but all three have a big ol' bash and plenty of fun is had
along the way. | | 13 |  | Actress
R.I.P
IDM, Minimal Techno | I still haven't been head over heels for any of his albums, but I
understand his apparent popularity. | | 12 |  | Claro Intelecto
Reform Club
Minimal Techno | Great atmosphere, great beats, great vibe. | | 11 |  | Zelienople
The World Is A House On Fire
Slowcore | I wouldn't have thought that I would place it this highly, but there you go. | | 10 |  | Silent Servant
Negative Fascination
Minimal Techno | Dark brooding beats are the order of the day. Forever. | | 9 |  | Kouhei Matsunaga
Dance Classics Vol. I
IDM | Lots of interesting stuff going on here. Of all the things on this list, perhaps this
is the one that I am surprised at the lack of attention it has received on Sputnik. | | 8 |  | Burial
Kindred
Future Garage | Year of Burial Buzz. | | 7 | | Friedrich Cerha
Konzert für Schlagzeug und Orchester; Impulse für Orchester
Modern Classical |
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/friedrich_cerha/konzert_fur_schlagzeug_und
_orchester__impulse_fur_orchester__grubinger__percussion__wiener_philharmoniker
__eotvos__boulez_/ | | 6 | | Olivier Messiaen
Orchestral Works
Modern Classical | Mammoth boxset, comprising 8 discs of wondrous recordings of
birdy noises and colourful Catholic nonsense. | | 5 |  | Andy Stott
Luxury Problems
Minimal Techno | I hastily judged this as a further experiment after Stott's previous
EPs, which I love dearly, though as cliche as it is, "further listens revealed ?" yada
yada, and so it goes. Needless to say, Stott is the man, and I am a fanboy.
Particularly when he is (strangely) alongside Ravel at Chanel:
http://youtu.be/8XqTkOpVuI4 | | 4 |  | Jakob Ullmann
Fremde Zeit Addendum
Modern Classical | Bring on the classical. This 3-Cd set is more of what you would hope
for from this intriguing composer: drawn-out, aching whispers of sounds, the kinds of
sounds that impel you to lean forward a little, even with the volume turned up, giving
you the feeling of being privy to some sort of hushed ritual of sonic worship. Almost 3
hours of worship, mind you. | | 3 | | Luigi Nono
A Pierre. Dell?azzurro silenzio, inquietum
Modern Classical | Neos is a fantastic label. This is only the second physical copy I
have bought from them, but I am floored by how great the product is, from the
recording qulity to the design and packaging. And I guess the music itself is pretty
fucking awesome too. | | 2 |  | Morton Feldman
Crippled Symmetry
Modern Classical | "At June in Buffalo" - This is a live recording by the trio whom
Feldman wrote the piece for. I am a card-carrying Feldmaniac, so of course I gorged
myself on this 2-CD set, but truly this is a great entrance point for anybody interested
in this brilliant composer, and a must-have recording for those already in the know. | | 1 |  | Sofia Gubaidulina
Complete String Quartets
Modern Classical | A brilliant set, which has taken over as my go-to Guba release.
Clearly I have favoured classical releases this year, and I am glad that I have actually
payed attention to what has been coming out, because it has been fantastic stuff. | |
liledman
02.10.13 | Some of the descriptions were a bit stupid but I forgot how long it takes to get one of these things together. Have at it. | HSThomas
02.10.13 | You never disappoint Liledman, will devour this list soon enough. Also was Keiji Haino part of Hijokaidan at one point? | SgtPepper
02.10.13 | There's variety of stuff I've yet to hear from this list, but almost all of them sound very intriguing. Good list, man. Very diverse. | Keyblade
02.10.13 | sweet list | liledman
02.10.13 | Thanks guys. I don't think Haino was in Hijokaiden, or at least that's what RYM says, though he could very well have played with some of those guys in various settings.
Also, this marks 4 years on Sputnik for me. Thanks for all the good times. | Havey
02.10.13 | GUBA!
7 has been on my wishlist for a while, gonna have to put 2-3 and 6 on there too | liledman
02.10.13 | Love dat Guba. 6 is a must for anybody interested in Messiaen, and it is available on Spotify too. Same with 7. | Havey
02.10.13 | ah, another reason for me to renew my Spotify Premium. It hurts my soul being limited to 2.5 hours of streaming per week
and damn, always got Imikuzushi mixed up with Nazoranai for some reason (not that wierd if you think about it), and as a result never checked out the former. Gonna change that right now | RiffOClock
02.10.13 | sweet | liledman
02.10.13 | The quality of releases on this list is wider ranging than most years, I have to admit. | wabbit
02.10.13 | god you rock.
1 is super fly | Graveyard
02.10.13 | nice list dude, very similar to mine
a list about dark souls got featured, but this didn't? | Relinquished
02.10.13 | great list | Hyperion1001
02.10.13 | awesome | Hyperion1001
02.10.13 | giving 5 a listen now | AngelofDeath
02.10.13 | Really nice list. Gonna need to check out a few of these. | MO
02.10.13 | yea list rules, good shit liled | kitsch
02.10.13 | HOLY SHIT I NEED 2 SO FUCKING BADLY | carouse
02.10.13 | This is a great list, there's many on here I neglected to listen to. | Havey
02.10.13 | Everyone needs to check out 1 | LifeAsAChipmunk
02.10.13 | this list is like 1300* better than mine :/ oops wrong acc | liledman
02.11.13 | Thanks guys, I highly recommend all those top releases to everybody who has commented.
Graveyard I noticed as I was filling in a lot of these ratings recently that your name (and Havey's) popped up nearly every time. Guess that means we are awesome. | Cygnatti
02.11.13 | whoa you did Sandcastle! | liledman
02.11.13 | And I still do, every day. | GiaNXGX
02.11.13 | awesome list bruv, agreed with everything you said in that paragraph. Gubaidulina's album was also on
Havey's top 10 if I remember correctly, may have to check it out now that I've been reminded! Seems
like everyone slept on Theodor Bastard's Oikoumene & Archaeopteryx Ultraavantgarda's debut, guh. | liledman
02.11.13 | Thanks G, I'll check that out. Definitely give the Guba a look. | YankeeDudel
02.11.13 | Nice list liled | Havey
02.11.13 | yes, gian, t'was my aoty | MisterTornado
02.11.13 | MAJOR props for 32, i just added that to the database like 3 days ago | Havey
02.11.13 | crosshatches was whatever though | HSThomas
02.11.13 | Havey does liledman does 2012 | MisterTornado
02.11.13 | yup, wanted to like crosshatches but meh. hell, wanted to like sofia gubaidulina but meh. i must be missing a serialism chromosome. | Havey
02.11.13 | it's not every day i get to see guba get the love she deserves thomas you wouldnt understand | liledman
02.11.13 | I've almost bough Crosshatches every pay day for the past couple of months, I still really want to hear it. Guba is a bit of a weird one though. Most of her work for me doesn't hit that powerfully, but after time her compositional voice becomes more and more apparent, and I find myself drawn to her work more and more also. Also, I am a strings enthusiast, so quartets by any twentieth-century composer usually get me salivating. | MisterTornado
02.11.13 | you guys need to check out docperkins' 2012 best of on RYM, nobody knows classical/atonal works quite like he does
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/docperkins/2012___best_of__so_far_ | liledman
02.11.13 | I've spent much time stalking his ratings over the past couple of years. He is definitely a guru. | MisterTornado
02.11.13 | Good to know I'm not the only one *hi-five* | xxm
10.10.13 | thanks for 20. |
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