Interactive Poll: It Takes Two!

I add Irmin Schmidt & Kumo - Fledermenschen to the main poll.

Sorry, I had a listen to about half of the playlist and I liked it, but couldn't find the time to write something.

So now that all the technical problems have been solved we can finally start listening to the nominated songs.

In the poll the entries of the main category/less known are written in capital letters followed by the entries of the side category/better known in the common spelling. In the playlist the two groups are separated by a video titled 'Top 10 Greatest Music Duos of All Time’ (which is of course in no way representative. lol).

You can vote for 4 of your favourites in the main and for 2 in the side category.

Also on a side note: We have a total of nine participants and 27 songs/tracks. Since the number of slots is limited to 25 I needed to find a solution. Therefore, I decided to refrain from participating in the side category, whereas Lorenzo’s Mina & Celentano and Cochi & Renato will share one slot. I hope he doesn't mind. I just thought that Lorenzo as the creator of the Interactive Polls would be happy to see them continue and let the other participants go first. But all of his entries will remain in the poll, The contributions mentioned are of a humorous nature and I believe that they will gladly share their slot.-Yay, we now have 9 participants, almost 10! 

So now enjoy and have fun! 

No Cochi and Renato? Hmmmmmm

OK, let's see... much to listen to, but very rewarding.

Vote one: The Mark & Clark Band. I've never heard of them but I love how Cardiacs this is, before Cardiacs and with none of their members involved. Very curious whether Tim Smith knew this. Great stuff.

Vote two: Hauschka & Kai Angermann. Great swinging track, pretty predictable that I like this kind of thing of course. I know some Hauschka but hadn't come across this one. One of the best.

Vote three: Godley & Creme. I don't normally vote for things I know already, but I have this album and haven't played it often (it hard to listen to from the beginning to the end as it has some rather annoying stuff thrown in) - it just wasn't on my radar how good this one is any more. Thanks for reminding me. Stunning composition! (Frahm & Mueller and Teardo & Bargeld tracks are much appreciated but too well known here so no vote.)

Vote four goes to the very dark and atmospheric Cedric Victor & Jarboe track.

I love Boards of Canada but didn't warm quickly enough to this particular track. Hard to not vote for something one of my music superheroes Fred Frith is involved in and I have no better reason than not supporting a 26 minutes entry in such a poll. High workload made it hard to get through this and with several tracks with more than 10 minutes I needed several runs to get through the list. At least no time pressure this time. But maybe keep it a bit shorter anyway. Lobo Marino would've been another candidate for a vote, and it is a testimony to the quality of this that I didn't consider Squire/Hackett and Anderson/Stolt voteworthy even though this is quality material, too. Sorry Lorenzo, the Italians were not my cup of tea this time. Kudos to Ninja Sex Party who made it big fun to follow their story (actually Mina/Celentano's fun factor wasn't bad either).

 

In the well known department I'm tempted to be super inconsistent and vote for Shamblemaths as this is spectacularly gorgeous, but I know it already and then it's another 28 minutes monster, so Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will pick up another rather predictable vote from me, even though this Buggles track is surprisingly good (I had the album on tape in the eighties but had mostly forgotten about it in the meantime).

 

Thanks. 

 

 

Lewian wrote: Hard to not vote for something one of my music superheroes Fred Frith is involved in and I have no better reason than not supporting a 26 minutes entry in such a poll.

 

Actually, it was not my intention to submit the entire album, just the second track. But there was no YouTube video of just the second track. It's one of the limitations of these polls that we can't always get videos of precisely what we want. 

Finally got to another run-through of this wonderful playlist, but it didn't really help. But since I won't get to another listen (since it is quite long) I will get to my votes now...

For the main category:

First, and my preferred one: Hauschka & Kai Angermann.

Second, Phantom Orchard

Third,Cedric Victor & Jarboe

Fourth, Anderson/Stolt (whished Yes would still make music like this...)

 

And for the "famous" ones: Yazoo followed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross.

Nice listen overall. Unfortunately I didn't have the time to comment on all or even few.

I'm listening to the playlist now.