noddin0ff
12-21-2010, 09:49 AM
Season’s Greetings, ARers,
Time for me to call it and to put up my year ender. In 2010, I found a lot of tracks I liked but there weren’t too many albums I really dug. Maybe I just didn’t hear the right ones or maybe they just need time. Of the albums in my list, the winners would be
#1 Brothers: The Black Keys.
This was the clear winner of the year for me.
#2 The Way Out: The Books.
A bit corny, but I found myself listening to it many times and enjoying it.
#3 Primitive: Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3.
Although I’m a fan, this album took a while to grow on me.
#4 Your Future Our Clutter: The Fall.
Good noise. Track 2 bothers me though; the first half of the track is so lo-fi it takes me out of the album. Other than that, good stuff.
#5 God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise: Ray LaMontagne
#6 Transference: Spoon.
The rest get some form of honorable mention. Fleece on Brain was a track from a recent compilation release (We’ll Never Stop Living This Way (http://ghostly.com/releases/well-never-stop-living-this-way-a-ghostly-primer)), so not really an album. Admiral Radley I didn’t care for much but I really liked the track.
Tobacco’s album is actually pretty fun--a total sonic assault that sounds like the audio from Nintendo’s classic Pole Position warped into…well…I dunno… “fuzzy grimey techno sleaze” to quote nobody (http://forums.audioreview.com/showpost.php?p=349686&postcount=2725).
I had some tracks from The National, Arcade Fire and The Bells in earlier drafts. But, they just seemed like filler really. As is, this weighs in at a respectable 69 minutes. I tried to select in favor of a cohesive sound overall. It works for me. I recommend adding a 1-2 second gap between tracks if you burn it. I think it sounds better with some space.
Noddin’s Best of 2010: Attempt no landings there
01. It Don't Come Easy ~ Bettye LaVette
02. Dark Water ~ Galactic (feat. John Boutte)
03. Last Time ~ Black Dub
04. Tighten Up ~ The Black Keys
05. Mexico Wax Solvent~ The Fall
06. Fresh Hex ~ Tobacco (feat. Beck)
07. Cineramascope ~ Galactic (feat. Trombone Shorty & Corey Henry)
08. High Chair ~ Autolux
09. Sometimes in This Country ~ Crooked Still
10. Whispering Light ~ Jesca Hoop (*note the files are still tagged wrong (http://forums.audioreview.com/showpost.php?p=349836&postcount=5))
11. Blue Blocks ~ Jason Moran
12. Beg Steal or Borrow ~ Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
13. Before Destruction ~ Spoon
14. Fleece On Brain ~ Matthew Dear
15. Primitive ~ Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
16. The Thread ~ Admiral Radley
17. All You Need Is a Wall ~ The Books
18. Thirty Incoming ~ The Books
Pick your format.
iTune’s Apple Lossless (http://db.tt/OyymDSG)
FLAC (http://db.tt/nOXaim6)
MP3 (256 VBR) (http://www.mediafire.com/?z6wga8kk0knbm8n)
And for kicks, if you enjoy the inflexibility of vinyl but want something digital, I offer my special long-playing, single file,tag-free MP3 format.
LP-MP3 (http://www.mediafire.com/?cd6oejb0utvm1sk)
or the mono version. ;-)
Mono LP-MP3 (http://www.mediafire.com/?v7t681cs3zarphg)
And, finally, the jewel case art (http://www.mediafire.com/?tg6324t1t1sla0v)
The lossless formats are on dropbox. They won't be up forever. The others are on mediafire. If you want hard copy or special request, PM me.
Give it a listen and come back and report. I made the poll to lower the energy barrier, but written comments are always enjoyed.
Time for me to call it and to put up my year ender. In 2010, I found a lot of tracks I liked but there weren’t too many albums I really dug. Maybe I just didn’t hear the right ones or maybe they just need time. Of the albums in my list, the winners would be
#1 Brothers: The Black Keys.
This was the clear winner of the year for me.
#2 The Way Out: The Books.
A bit corny, but I found myself listening to it many times and enjoying it.
#3 Primitive: Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3.
Although I’m a fan, this album took a while to grow on me.
#4 Your Future Our Clutter: The Fall.
Good noise. Track 2 bothers me though; the first half of the track is so lo-fi it takes me out of the album. Other than that, good stuff.
#5 God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise: Ray LaMontagne
#6 Transference: Spoon.
The rest get some form of honorable mention. Fleece on Brain was a track from a recent compilation release (We’ll Never Stop Living This Way (http://ghostly.com/releases/well-never-stop-living-this-way-a-ghostly-primer)), so not really an album. Admiral Radley I didn’t care for much but I really liked the track.
Tobacco’s album is actually pretty fun--a total sonic assault that sounds like the audio from Nintendo’s classic Pole Position warped into…well…I dunno… “fuzzy grimey techno sleaze” to quote nobody (http://forums.audioreview.com/showpost.php?p=349686&postcount=2725).
I had some tracks from The National, Arcade Fire and The Bells in earlier drafts. But, they just seemed like filler really. As is, this weighs in at a respectable 69 minutes. I tried to select in favor of a cohesive sound overall. It works for me. I recommend adding a 1-2 second gap between tracks if you burn it. I think it sounds better with some space.
Noddin’s Best of 2010: Attempt no landings there
01. It Don't Come Easy ~ Bettye LaVette
02. Dark Water ~ Galactic (feat. John Boutte)
03. Last Time ~ Black Dub
04. Tighten Up ~ The Black Keys
05. Mexico Wax Solvent~ The Fall
06. Fresh Hex ~ Tobacco (feat. Beck)
07. Cineramascope ~ Galactic (feat. Trombone Shorty & Corey Henry)
08. High Chair ~ Autolux
09. Sometimes in This Country ~ Crooked Still
10. Whispering Light ~ Jesca Hoop (*note the files are still tagged wrong (http://forums.audioreview.com/showpost.php?p=349836&postcount=5))
11. Blue Blocks ~ Jason Moran
12. Beg Steal or Borrow ~ Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
13. Before Destruction ~ Spoon
14. Fleece On Brain ~ Matthew Dear
15. Primitive ~ Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
16. The Thread ~ Admiral Radley
17. All You Need Is a Wall ~ The Books
18. Thirty Incoming ~ The Books
Pick your format.
iTune’s Apple Lossless (http://db.tt/OyymDSG)
FLAC (http://db.tt/nOXaim6)
MP3 (256 VBR) (http://www.mediafire.com/?z6wga8kk0knbm8n)
And for kicks, if you enjoy the inflexibility of vinyl but want something digital, I offer my special long-playing, single file,tag-free MP3 format.
LP-MP3 (http://www.mediafire.com/?cd6oejb0utvm1sk)
or the mono version. ;-)
Mono LP-MP3 (http://www.mediafire.com/?v7t681cs3zarphg)
And, finally, the jewel case art (http://www.mediafire.com/?tg6324t1t1sla0v)
The lossless formats are on dropbox. They won't be up forever. The others are on mediafire. If you want hard copy or special request, PM me.
Give it a listen and come back and report. I made the poll to lower the energy barrier, but written comments are always enjoyed.