WATMM Top Albums of 2011 - Final Poll

[BobDobalina]

So here we are, 99 nominees made the ballot - let the voting begin! Vote for as many as you deem worthy of "Top Album" status.

 

Unless there are any objections, I'll leave the poll open for 1 week, closing it at the end of next Saturday (14 Jan). Good luck and easy listening

[Npoess]

voted for: Room(s) & An Empty Bliss Beyond this World

 

edit: And Ravedeath, 1972

[joseph]

shabazz palaces

dalglish

phoenecia

wagawaga

NHKyx

[Cryptowen]

Coppice Halifax

David Lynch

Tom Waits

 

There are several others on there I considered voting for but I haven't heard them enough times.

[Capsaicin]

Clams Casino's album was so good.

[Guest placidburp]

bibio

bon iver

mitch murder

sint

fleet foxes

monolith

 

 

not heard the others, but will check them out.

[ganus]

voted for: Room(s) & An Empty Bliss Beyond this World

[Guest bitroast]

shit! i forgot to give a vote to plaid.

can some who otherwise wouldn't vote for plaid, vote plaid for me? thx

[xyrofen]

I don't understand the appeal of the new Machine Drum album. I say this having quite liked Want To 1 2.

[kinski]

bullion, byetone, wagon christ, lego feet, toro y moi, peaking lights for me.

 

 

I don't understand the appeal of the new Machine Drum album. I say this having quite liked Want To 1 2.

 

me neither, and i'm a huge fan of 'now you know'.

[Guest bitroast]

machinedrum album just makes me wanna listen to africa hitech album, which is actually really super good.

[BobDobalina]

Thanks to everyone who voted thus far, keep em coming in! In retrospect I probably should've made the votes public (unfortunately there's no going back to change it).

 

Gotta defend Room(s) though, it's just one of those perfect right place/right time things - it's an immensely talented producer's take on the footwork/juke aesthetic (which up to now has been pretty raw and unpolished) that hardly sounds derivative, instead drawing a deft arc to UK garage & bass and resulting in a proper album of ebb, flow, and emotion. To wit:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82t_wZlV_3k

 

As if there weren't enough reasons to hate on Pitchfork, they initially shat on it with their review, and instead of admitting the error of their ways decided to big up the Sepalcure album - which is still good, but not to the extent Room(s) is - to save face.

 

Also, I never knew this preview/teaser track existed until now - good stuff!

http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2011/06/tmpl

[joshuatxuk]

As if there weren't enough reasons to hate on Pitchfork, they initially shat on it with their review, and instead of admitting the error of their ways decided to big up the Sepalcure album - which is still good, but not to the extent Room(s) is - to save face.

 

The reviewer kind of apologized, he admitted he ranked it too low in the Sepalcure http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16062-sepalcure/ I've never seen that before on pitchfork.

 

Stewart hops genres as Machinedrum, whose footwork-fusion album Room(s) is widely regarded as one of the year's best dance releases (I regret underrating its idiosyncrasies).

[Captain James Mission]

voted (among others) for the superb trilogy of FREE! mixtapes from the weeknd.

if you don't have them, get 'em, they're FREE.

don't believe the hype!

[Guest MortstoX]

I just realised that I've only heard 19 of these albums. I'm gonna try to get through half the list before saturday.

[QBLA]

Shabazz Palaces gained like 100 points for me after CJM told me that its Butterfly's project. All I had was mp3s and I didn't read any articles about SP, so I never made the connection!

[joseph]

Shabazz Palaces gained like 100 points for me after CJM told me that its Butterfly's project. All I had was mp3s and I didn't read any articles about SP, so I never made the connection!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSOOZa3oYys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CbnYw-TgnE&ob=av2e

[joseph]

best hip hop album of the last decade

[schlucharski]

photodementia fig. 03 not on list, pfffffft

[Guest MortstoX]

I forgot to nominate GusGus

[acid1]

Whoops I forgot to vote for Rustie :/

[Mr12000]

Matthewdavid - Outmind

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQPtJpDwj1w

[sidewinder]

Battles

Dimlite

Panda Bear

Plaid

[BobDobalina]

Top 20 as of Wednesday:

 

1. Machinedrum - Room(s) (27 votes)

2. Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972 (23 votes)

3T. Lego Feet - Lego Feet (19 votes)

3T. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica (19 votes)

5. Dave Monolith - Welcome (18 votes)

6. Andy Stott - Passed Me By / We Stay Together (17 votes)

7. Rustie - Glass Swords (16 votes)

8T. Bibio - Mind Bokeh (15 votes)

8T. NHKyx - yx aka 1ch aka Solo (15 votes)

8T. Radiohead - The King Of Limbs (15 votes)

11T. 2562 - Fever (14 votes)

11T. Africa Hitech - 93 Million Miles (14 votes)

13T. Plaid - Scintilli (13 votes)

13T. The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond this World (13 votes)

13T. Wagon Christ - Toomorrow (13 votes)

16T. Alva Noto - Univrs (12 votes)

16T. Battles - Gloss Drop (12 votes)

16T. Kuedo - Severant (12 votes)

16T. Leyland Kirby - Eager To Tear Apart The Stars (12 votes)

20T. Clams Casino - Instrumentals (11 votes)

20T. Com Truise - Galactic Melt (11 votes)

20T. Phoenecia - Demissions (11 votes)

 

A lot of expecteds up there so far as well as a few surprises: didn't realize watmm was that keen on Mind Bokeh, thought Rustie would be rating higher with all the fuss around his glass phalluses, and Alva Noto is up there (after barely getting nominated).

 

Also, is the Dave Monolith album actually that good or is it just buoyed by the OMGmoarRephlexIDMz vote?

 

Remember to get your votes in by end of day Saturday if you haven't already

[cear]

(kuedo deserves more)