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Post by grey on Dec 24, 2016 17:05:14 GMT
Have to say nothing has grabbed me as much as last years Mbongwana Star's - From Kinshasa which is simply brilliant.
This years going by the albums most played Id have to give it to. (no order)
David Bowie - Black Star
Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
Baaba Maal - The Traveler
Christine and the Queens - Chaleur Humaine
Black String - Mask Dance
Baloji - 64 Bits & Malachite (EP)
lots of others like
Moh! Kouyate, Blick Bassy, Courtney Barnett but they all seems to be 2015.
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Post by grey on Dec 25, 2016 19:45:46 GMT
anybody else with a list want to play?
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Post by standing stone on Dec 25, 2016 21:06:18 GMT
I'll play, Grey!  Most listened to this year.... off the top of my head.. Blick Bassy - Ako Bamba Wassoulou Groove - Farina Pink floyd - Division ess and A Momentary Lapse of Reason (both new to me) Martyn Bennett - Bothy Culture Transglobal Underground - International times - rediscovered Dawanggang - wild Tune, Stray Rhythm African Classical Music Ensemble Ravi Shankar - Music of India T-Rex - Solid gold *reserving right to add more later.... |
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Post by calndel on Dec 31, 2016 19:52:14 GMT
Well where to begin
in no particular order her's Del told albums of 2016
Antonio Forcione & Sarah Jane Morris - Compared To What
Blaze Bayley - Infinite Entanglement
Blues Pills - Lady in Gold
The Breath - Carry your kin
Federico Albanese - The Blue hour
The Amorettes - White Hot Heat
Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the heart - Everything is nothing
Omar Sosa & Paola Fresu - Eros
Ibrahim Maalouf - Kalthoum
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Will Calhoun - Celebrating Elvin Jones
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Post by beef on Jan 1, 2017 15:52:43 GMT
Intriguing lists grey,SS & CnD... I'll definitely have a listen... I can't quite get my head around so much right now... so just one for me: Leonard Cohen's You Want It Darker...
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Post by beanstew on Jan 1, 2017 17:22:43 GMT
Some of my favourites in no particular order:
Meilyr Jones - 2013
Heron Oblivion - Heron Oblivion
Black Mountain - IV
Marissa Nadler - Strangers
Kate Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
Agnes Obel - Citizen of Glass
Angel Oslen - My Women
Jean-Michel Jarre - Electronica 2 - The Art of Noise
Big Thief - Masterpiece
MIA - AIM
Amber Arcades - Fading Lines
Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch
Margaret Glaspy - Emotions and Math
The Low Anthem - Eyeland
Savages - Adore Life
Mitski - Puberty 2
Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Martha - Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart
Arc Iris - Moon Saloon
Evans the Death - Vanilla
AURORA - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
Christine and the Queens - Chaleur Humaine
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Post by standing stone on Jan 1, 2017 17:47:37 GMT
Mr Beef; I salute you; I haven't been able to ... yet..
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Post by Zenrider on Jan 1, 2017 18:32:31 GMT
Black Star I think is the only 'new' album I got around to buying last year. Not that I might not have bought others, I just don't buy albums (OK, CD's) like I did as a kid. I did to pick up ONXRT 18. Which is a compilation of songs sung live at Chicago area WXRT shows, so the bast of some of the talent that passes through Chicago. Sadly, they mostly sell those locally and some they did offer through Target Stores online sold out pretty much right away. If not, I might have thrown a link to it at the Pub.  I just wish I had started buying them sooner then a few years ago. |
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Post by sc on Jan 2, 2017 19:17:33 GMT
For me I have no real doubt as to the most inspirational album I have heard this year, ok it probably is older than a year, but I first heard it towards the end of 2016 and found it to be an extremely inspirational album. Teaching that as we are only certain that we will get one go on this hamster wheel of life, if you want to do something, then do it!
The album?
"Learning Curve" by Nigenet
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Post by digitalmonkey on Jan 7, 2017 20:53:38 GMT
Not bought a huge amount in 2016.
The one clear standout is Sara Watkins - Young in all the Wrong Ways. Also she was gig of the year.
Other mention to the ever reliable Stray Birds, Magic Fire was a good album to.
Came out in 2014 but purchased this year by me, Olcay Bayir's Neva. A delight.
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Post by Purpledawn on Jan 7, 2017 22:45:30 GMT
Nothing specific, but I plan to dip in and out of this link this year that Jim Hxn tipped me off about a while back Awesome tapes link |
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I just wish I had started buying them sooner then a few years ago. 
