Your top 5 musical discoveries of 2004 (2 Viewers)

[billygannon]

Well, what are your top 5 musical discoveries of 2004?

Here's mine (no particular order):

1. The Boredoms
2. Tyondai Braxton
3. Circle
4. Terry Riley/New Albion Records
5. Black Dice

 

[billygannon]

And an honourable mention to Z'ev.

 

[oh shit]

hm

1. Devendra Banhart
2. Soul Jazz Records
3. Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
4. Paper Cut Out
5. Pine Hill Haints



also
Betamax Format, Rachel's, Bilge Pump, Owls, the Boredoms, Medications (late starters), Off Minor, Charlie Parr, noise from NZ, GOLF.

i have a black dice 7" from 1998 that sounds like Gravity-style hardcore. they could at least have changed the name or somethin

 

[magnetize]

1. part chimp
2. fuxa
3. robag wruhme
4. comets on fire
5. matthew johnson

 

[moc]

1. mtv

 

[mackle]

1.squarepusher
2.off minor
3.double leopards
4.angel hair
5.sun city girls

 

[zebra heart attack]

wives
the futureheads
sexy prison
the homosexuals
les georges leningrad

all .|..|

 

[Ex-User (250)]

music from mali
music from eritrea
inuit singing
pigmei music (incredible polyrhythms)
phoenix

 

[veryslowey]

divynils
t45-ISO 74465 smoke alram
i hate piano
decoy owl motherfuckers
a jazz chord

 

[P. Littbarski]

bands i started paying attention to this year...

cloudead
Deerhoof
Karate
lali puna
Rooney from the O.C

 

[Anthony]

bit of a latecomer but...

Slipknot

 

[Ex-User (250)]

bit of a latecomer but...

Slipknot

i pretty much discovered the world of the ex this year. very much a late comer but i don't give a crap. and i've only heard 3 of their cds. i got to see them 4 times this year too i just worked out so they're joined tops with LB.

 

[nEiLo]

corsano/flaherty
runegrammafon label
animal collective
the necks
merzbow

 

[Ex-User (250)]

will someone please make me a comp featuring supersilent, comets on fire, part chimp, les georges leningrad, double leopards and black dice please? thanks. if i like them, i'll try to bring them over so that may be worth someone's while. i just don't have my finger on the pulse any more, i need help.

 

[nEiLo]

the whispering gallery tried to bring supersilent over a few years ago but they were looking for megabucks.

 

[hugh]

comets on fire, part chimp, les georges leningrad, double leopards and black dice please? thanks. if i like ....

I have the Comets On Fire album. It's really great. They're my token "new band I've heard and like this year".

Oh and Guided By Voices (thanks Buck!)

 

[broken arm]

benedictine monks of st. michael

 

[Wheels]

Sufjan Stevens
Deerhoof
Modern Lovers
Joanna Newsom
The Dylan Group

 

[Super Dexta]

michael knight

 

[LMD64]

in order of (current) preference, my top 7:

skalpel
fourtet
mylo
mr scruff
the album leaf
mara carlyle
m83