Frownland's Top 20 Albums of 2017 (featuring 17 honourable mentions)

**Frownland** · 05-27-2018, 11:31 AM

It's called building anticipation.

**Exo** · 05-27-2018, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Or two months and running...

I'm very bad at finishing things.

**Frownland** · 06-25-2018, 09:40 PM

Ok ok ok ok

Honourable Mention Number Fourteen

Zeena Parkins - Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics

Right like it says on the cover, folks. This is some music for three harps, tuning forks, and electronics. Some of the objects used to prepare and play said harps are e-bows, basting brushes, metal bolts, rubber/hard yarn and wooden mallets, and 2-inch ribbon. Zeena Parkins is joined by Nuiko Wadden, Kristen Theriault, and Megan Conley on this record. Long time collaborator Ikue Mori also appears on the track Tuning Forks (if you haven't heard Zeena and Ikue together, rectify that ASAP). As one should expect from Zeena Parkins, the harp technique on this record is insanely inventive and diverse. It goes beyond that with the performers having great interplay in their hypnotic minimalist electroacoustic soundscapes. The electronics bring this to another level imo. This is marked as indeterminacy on RYM but idk about that. The record is gorgeous, spaceous, surprising, and goddamn just some really ****ing good **** check it out.

https://zeenaparkins.bandcamp.com/releases

Sidenote: since we're on the subject of electroacoustic harps, check out this 2018 release.

**Frownland** · 06-26-2018, 10:23 PM

Honourable Mention Number Fifteen

Group Doueh & Cheveu - Dakhla Sahara Session

Genre bending French rock trio Cheveu collaborate with Saharawi legends Group Doueh. An unlikely combination, but still one that works really well. Neither group really bends toward the other, choosing instead to trade off as the focus of the song. Excellent frilly tishoumaren guitars, hypnotic rhythm section, awesome jams, gruff French vocals, (far better) Sarahan vocals, neat synths. The product is a really fun and fresh tishoumaren (African desert blues) record with post-punk and krautrock influences that absolutely shits on Tinariwen's or Mdou Moctar's 2017 redundant releases (old stuff is still solid though). These are great songs, I don't have much else to say about the record.

DAKHLA - SAHARA - SESSION | Born Bad Records

**Frownland** · 07-07-2018, 09:26 AM

Alright, it's too hot and I'm too broke to go out today, so I'm going to finish up my honourable mentions. Your window to guess what my number one album of 2017 will be officially closes at midnight PST. There's a prize for whoever guesses correctly.

In the game:
Anteater: Jake Paul - Litmas
Occulthawk: Elliott Sharp, Mary Halvorson, Marc Ribot - Err Guitar
Mindfulness: Shabazz Palaces - Quazarz versus the Jealous Machines
Micshazam: Diamanda Galas - All the Way

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-07-2018, 10:04 AM

Oooh sweet!

Is it this?

(I have no clue tbh)

Mondo Bungle · 07-11-2018, 02:45 PM

OccultHawk · 11-26-2018, 06:41 PM

Just copy and paste your ****ing list you lazy bitch

Thread fail of the year

**Frownland** · 11-26-2018, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Honourable Mention Number Fifteen

Group Doueh & Cheveu - Dakhla Sahara Session

Genre bending French rock trio Cheveu collaborate with Saharawi legends Group Doueh. An unlikely combination, but still one that works really well. Neither group really bends toward the other, choosing instead to trade off as the focus of the song. Excellent frilly tishoumaren guitars, hypnotic rhythm section, awesome jams, gruff French vocals, (far better) Sarahan vocals, neat synths. The product is a really fun and fresh tishoumaren (African desert blues) record with post-punk and krautrock influences that absolutely shits on Tinariwen's or Mdou Moctar's 2017 redundant releases (old stuff is still solid though). These are great songs, I don't have much else to say about the record.

DAKHLA - SAHARA - SESSION | Born Bad Records

Great album!

OccultHawk · 11-26-2018, 06:47 PM

I’m sure your whole list is great except for the not existing part

05-27-2018, 11:31 AM	#101 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	It's called building anticipation. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

06-25-2018, 09:40 PM	#103 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Ok ok ok ok Honourable Mention Number Fourteen Zeena Parkins - Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics Right like it says on the cover, folks. This is some music for three harps, tuning forks, and electronics. Some of the objects used to prepare and play said harps are e-bows, basting brushes, metal bolts, rubber/hard yarn and wooden mallets, and 2-inch ribbon. Zeena Parkins is joined by Nuiko Wadden, Kristen Theriault, and Megan Conley on this record. Long time collaborator Ikue Mori also appears on the track Tuning Forks (if you haven't heard Zeena and Ikue together, rectify that ASAP). As one should expect from Zeena Parkins, the harp technique on this record is insanely inventive and diverse. It goes beyond that with the performers having great interplay in their hypnotic minimalist electroacoustic soundscapes. The electronics bring this to another level imo. This is marked as indeterminacy on RYM but idk about that. The record is gorgeous, spaceous, surprising, and goddamn just some really **ing good ** check it out. https://zeenaparkins.bandcamp.com/releases Sidenote: since we're on the subject of electroacoustic harps, check out this 2018 release. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

06-26-2018, 10:23 PM	#104 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Honourable Mention Number Fifteen Group Doueh & Cheveu - Dakhla Sahara Session Genre bending French rock trio Cheveu collaborate with Saharawi legends Group Doueh. An unlikely combination, but still one that works really well. Neither group really bends toward the other, choosing instead to trade off as the focus of the song. Excellent frilly tishoumaren guitars, hypnotic rhythm section, awesome jams, gruff French vocals, (far better) Sarahan vocals, neat synths. The product is a really fun and fresh tishoumaren (African desert blues) record with post-punk and krautrock influences that absolutely shits on Tinariwen's or Mdou Moctar's 2017 redundant releases (old stuff is still solid though). These are great songs, I don't have much else to say about the record. DAKHLA - SAHARA - SESSION \| Born Bad Records __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

07-07-2018, 09:26 AM	#105 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Alright, it's too hot and I'm too broke to go out today, so I'm going to finish up my honourable mentions. Your window to guess what my number one album of 2017 will be officially closes at midnight PST. There's a prize for whoever guesses correctly. In the game: Anteater: Jake Paul - Litmas Occulthawk: Elliott Sharp, Mary Halvorson, Marc Ribot - Err Guitar Mindfulness: Shabazz Palaces - Quazarz versus the Jealous Machines Micshazam: Diamanda Galas - All the Way __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

11-26-2018, 06:41 PM	#108 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Just copy and paste your ****ing list you lazy bitch Thread fail of the year __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

07-07-2018, 10:04 AM	#106 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Oooh sweet! Is it this? (I have no clue tbh)

11-26-2018, 06:47 PM	#110 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I’m sure your whole list is great except for the not existing part __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html