Interactive Tracks Poll: Goodbye 2023, Hello 2023!

^ I'm sorry to hear that. If you can think of any, nice to hear about them even if you choose not to be entered in the poll. I like your music, by the way.

Here are all the tracks of 2023 that were posted, plus mention of choices for nomination for some of us with multiple mentions.   Again, I ask to have all of your choices decided before Monday for nomination. On Monday I plan to input the poll and open this for voting.


Logan

Susanne Sundfør "Blómi"
Sprain "Man Proposes, God Disposes"
Sufjan Stevens "Sh*t Talk"
Bob Drake "The Medium's House"
Swans "Ebbing" (over ten minutes, but not by that much)
Beach House "Black Magic"
Vanishing Twin - Lotus Eater
Xiu Xiu - Esquerita, Little Richard
ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT "The Sons and Daughters of Poor Eternal"
Squid "The Blades"
Sprain "Margin for Error" (too long for selection, but this and Ebbing are my favourites of my mentions)
Depeche Mode "Ghosts Again"
Depeche Mode "Before We Drown"

Chose:
1. Squid "The Blades"
2. Sufjan Stevens "Sh*t Talk"

Lewian

Aksak Maboul "La parole de la peau"
Deerhoof "Momentary Art of Soul!"
Radian "Skyskryp12"

mathman0806

Pixie Ninja - Alpha Waves
Go Go Machine Orchestra - Atom (feat. Minyen Hsieh)
Jack O' the Clock - The Ladder Slipped
Geese - 4D Country
Model/Actriz - Crossing Guard
shame - Six-Pack
Cable Ties - Crashing Through
Wananabani-en - Door Door

Chose:
1. Pixie Ninja - Alpha Waves
2. Go Go Machine Orchestra - Atom (feat. Minyeh Hsien)

AlanB

Grace Potter - Good Time
D'Virgilio Morse and Jennings - The Weary One
Neal Morse - Slave Boy

Chose:
1. Grace Potter - Good Time
2. D'Virgilio Morse and Jennings - The Weary One

Snicolette

Secret Sky "Opium"
Edenya "Another Place"
Harp "Seven Long Suns"

Chose:
1. Harp "Albion" ~ Seven Long Suns
2. Edenya "Another Place" ~ Inside Your Walls

Suitkees

La théorie des cordes - BCN - Terminale envolée
Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay - Blue Skies
OGIVES - Mighty Pumpkin

Cristi

Riverside - Friend or Foe?
66Crusher - Phantom
Host - Tomorow's Sky
Grave Pleasures - Lead Balloons

RichardH

Uriah Heep's - Hail The Sunrise
eMolecule - The Architect
Squeaky Feet - Little Bit Further
Zopp - Reality Tunnels
Caravela Escarlate - III

Frets N Worries

*Atmos - The Stardust Medley (bonus due to length?)

Choosing a shorter one too?

Meltdowner

Voyou - Huis Clos

Here again is the suggestions playlist:



And the incomplete nominations playlist:



This is going to be really tough to choose, as I genuinely love so many that people have mentioned. Still time for others to join should they so desire.

Thanks to all. I listened to all, and it's been a joy. And Samuel, I really like your mention.

Edited by Logan - January 11 2024 at 05:39

^ Do you have any track choices to share from 2023? You can share in the thread without participating in the listening and voting if you don't want to fully participate. IT;s nice to get a wider variety of people sharing music even if some are more casual and not joining in on the poll itself.

Sorted through to find additional "regular" entries, here are my takes on those:                

Christian:                                                                                                                                                                          Radian:  “Skyskryp12” Experimental electronica here  Goes back and forth from blips and waaahhhs to almost but not quite melody, played on vibes.  Some electric guitar wanders in and about.  This generally keeps going throughout the piece, with occasional zipper-like noises and some bomps of percussion.  The electric guitar swoops in and out, almost like it’s in a different distorted room than this piece is, but once in a while, someone opens the door and lets some of it drift in.  Intensifies about 5/8ths in.  The payoff of being patient is nice, they apparently finally invited the guitarist in, and the drums become more intense, ending with almost a gong-like crescendo.

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Samuel:                                                                                                                                                                                 Voyou “Huis Clos”  Very French, upbeat ditty.  Sound very summery to me, summer on the beach although the video shows a placid streamside.  Wonder what he’s musing about, since I don’t speak French.  There is a nice horn section that comes along, the bridge seems as though it maybe isn’t as peaceful in his mind (perhaps echoing the visual of the bridge in the video, with a stand of dark trees next to it. Nice song, it has also a cinematic quality to it.   I find I’m right, here is a translation in English to the lyrics:  https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Voyou-1/Huis-clos/translation/english

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Hrychu:                                                                                                                                                                              ERA “Amena”  This is quite beautiful, are they singing in Latin, perhaps?  Could be Italian?  I looked up the band name and find that th ais is the work of a single composer from France, and the composer often uses an imaginary language, similar to Latin.  Extra points!  They describe him as being “New Age,” a genre of which I’m not overly fond, as it’s too sweet/preachy to me in general.  I dol like music that blends some of those elements, though.  But… it’s not from this past year?  Anyway, I do love the music regardless.  My kind of stuff!

Hrychu wrote: Snicolette wrote: Logan wrote: [/QUO VADIS?]

  Just getting Logan's attention to my edited post.  Wasn't sure if @ would be sufficient.  

Cristi wrote: Hrychu wrote: Snicolette wrote: Logan wrote: [/QUO VADIS?] DOMINE

Snicolette wrote: Logan wrote: [/QUO

VADIS?]

My choices are my first in that order.

1. Pixie Ninja - Alpha Waves
2. Go Go Machine Orchestra - Atom (feat. Minyeh Hsien)

But, the other two as well could be there.

Greg - Glad you liked the post-punk trio of songs. I really like the sound and industrial layers of Model/Actriz.

One more from 2023. I picked this video to show the unique instrumentation. I haven't ranked it yet among my 2023. The band consists of two bassists, a drummer, and a musician playing one of his two handmade instruments.

Wananabani-en - Door Door




The homemade instrument used here is called the Ribbon Controller.

Here are descriptions copied from Bandcamp.

Kaisatsuko:
Electric two strings upright fiddle made in 2003. It is not performed with a bow. The rotating wheel (which is rotated by his handling) rubs strings and makes sound like Hurdy-Gurdy.

The translation of the word is as follows:
Kai = Rotation Satsu = Rub Ko = Oriental fiddle
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Ribbon Controller
Electric musical instrument which can change an oscillator pitch smoothly, depending on the place which you press down. Ribbon Controller was originally made as a kind of MOOG SYNTHESIZER's controller in late 60's. Yuichi made this following MOOG’s example and self learned to play it.

Logan wrote: ^ It's a very fine song, one of my favourite that I've heard from DM. I think it's a fine album. "Before We Drown" is another particular favourite of mine from the album.

Samuel, I can't "see" that one (so, also, can't hear it).  Can you advise on the artist name and title (or another source, such as Bandcamp?)