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 22nd January 2020, 11:58 PM
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 FIVE YEARS OF THE TURRET 15-20
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ALBUMS 15-11
15. The Cinematic Orchestra - To Believe The Cinematic Orchestra have returned to the concert hall for the first time in 12 years with approximately 54 minutes of a breath-taking ambience. The lyrics pack in an emotional depth that fit magnificently with the tones of the album. Fave Tracks: A Promise, Lessons, Zero One/This Fantasy 14. Sleaford Mods - Eton Alive A humorous, tongue-in-cheek day in the life of a cynical person, with some very pleasing basslines and lots of amusing one-liners ("Can I come back next time dressed in shite and take my place on the landscapes ice"). Unlike most of their previous material, which uses an actual drum kit, this album switches this instrument for patterns from a drum machine. Fave Tracks: Discourse, Subtraction, Kebab Spider 13. Kate Tempest - The Book of Traps and Lessons The follow-up to Let Them Eat Chaos expands on the dark, dystopian vibe of that album, as well as its political and philosophical themes. Tempest’s poetic performance is brilliant as always and the track transitions are really smooth. It sounds more like an audiobook with added music than an album, as it is extremely reliant on the lyrics. Oh, and the 6th track doesn’t contain any instruments at all (except for the vocals). Still, the title states that this is a BOOK of traps and lessons, so this audiobook style enhances it. Fave Tracks: Holy Elixir, People’s Faces, Keep Moving Don’t Move 12. James Blake - Assume Form The first 2019 album I listened to. After giving this a listen, I knew that it would be a big contender for my Top 10, yet it is only at #13. Anyway, James Blake’s tenor tessitura and the moody production of this album are a perfect fit. The instrumentation can back up Blake’s emotionally driven lyrics effectively. His recent studio album deals with the many subjects of love (including the struggles of dissociation). Tell Them focuses on Blake being involved in a one-night stand with him feeling a sense of regret, with Moses Sumney’s soulful vocals playing the role of his conscience. In Where’s The Catch, he (along with Andre 3000, who was also on the Anderson .Paak album that came up earlier) expresses his paranoia from a calculated ‘perfect’ relationship. Don’t Miss It shows his fight against stigmatization, whilst also providing a cautionary tale on missed opportunities. The album closes with Lullaby For My Insomniac, which contains an eerie, cinematic-like feel to it in both the vocal harmonisation and the almost monophonic texture of the synths. Fave Tracks: Assume Form, Tell Them, Where's The Catch? 11. Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning Loyle Carner is one of the most down-to-earth rappers out there. His personality meshes superbly with the chilled beats and it shines through the music during this album. He talks about his admiration for chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and the late Antonio Carluccio, questions trust in a relationship on You Don’t Know and is thankful for the support he has received from close friends on Loose Ends. Ice Water has some elegant sounding strings that wouldn’t sound out of place on a track by The Avalanches. We are also treated to a heartfelt feature from Sampha on Desoleil (Brilliant Corners), the pedal driven piano on this song serves as a great fit for him. The most deeply felt point on the album comes on both the album opener and closer with the respective titles Dear Jean and Dear Ben, where Carner is writing a letter to his mother about his current life, which is then followed by a reply letter from her on how he has grown and progressed over the course of the years. Fave Tracks: Loose Ends, Angel, Desoleil (Brilliant Corners) Feel free to guess what's in my Top 10! This post has been edited by DalekTurret32: 22nd January 2020, 11:59 PM |
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25th January 2020, 12:05 AM
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FIVE YEARS OF THE TURRET 15-20
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Some clues for the Top 10
10. sounds like a 1980s soundtrack 9. UK rap 8. debut album 7. One of the producers of this record sadly passed away in 2019 6. first album in 5 years 5. you make my earth quake 4. two-in-one 3. see 21 2. lead singer of one of my favourite bands 1. you may have been expecting fish in the top 10, but they didn't show up. So here's my number one pick This post has been edited by DalekTurret32: 25th January 2020, 12:11 AM |
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25th January 2020, 12:09 AM
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FIVE YEARS OF THE TURRET 15-20
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 10. Bat For Lashes - Lost Girls Bat For Lashes tries out a dark 1980s gothic style for her new album, and the result that comes out sounds like a fantastic film soundtrack from that decade. The synths do a swell job at driving the atmosphere of the album, which fits the vocal style of Natasha Khan really well. She isn’t new to the synthesizer as she previously used this instrument on her 2009 album Two Suns. Fave Tracks: Jasmine, The Hunger, Kids In The Dark  9. Little Simz - GREY Area My favourite UK Rap Album of the year. Little Simz proves to be an excellent rapper in the game right now with this record. She goes hard and assertive on Boss, Offence and Venom, and when she goes personal on tracks like Selfish and Sherbet Sunrise, it hits deep into your feelings. Wounds touches on the link between gun control and the culture of youth and Flowers serves as a tribute to the 27 Club. Both come with touching choruses from respective artists Chronixx and Michael Kiwanuka. Fave Tracks: Wounds, Flowers, Sherbet Sunrise |
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25th January 2020, 12:20 AM
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FIVE YEARS OF THE TURRET 15-20
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 8. black midi - schlagenheim Ladies and gentlemen! The most out-of-this-world rock music of this year! The debut album from the newcoming London band brings in a discordant, ferocious sound to represent a crumbling society. This uniquely loud style and the peculiar accent of Geordie Greep come together to form an amazing album. There are also times in which it can feel cinematic, like on the track Western, which uses different stages of the song to represent scenes of conflict and climax in a classic Western movie. Fave Tracks: Ducter, Of Schlagenheim, Western  7. Hot Chip - A Bath Full of Ecstasy A Bath Full Of Ecstasy comes in a bath of melancholy sounding synthpop. It shows a vulnerable side of Hot Chip’s work with lyrics touching upon love, desire and the search for positivity. These themes are conveyed by the vocal timbres of Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor. The album also comes with a vibrant atmosphere that elevates its quality even further. One of the producers of this record was Philippe Zdar (one half of the French house duo Cassius who also produced for Phoenix and Two Door Cinema Club). It was the last album he worked on before his untimely death (two days before its release), and the album sounds like a great note to end his production discography on. Fave Tracks: No God, Hungry Child, Echo |
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25th January 2020, 06:05 PM
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FIVE YEARS OF THE TURRET 15-20
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 6. Tyler, The Creator - IGOR A 40-minute long trip packed with a 1980’s mixing bowl of vaporwave and R&B with a fantastic look into heartbreak from Tyler. He points out his feelings and emotions in the middle of a relationship in I THINK and paints a psychotic picture of a heartbroken character in NEW MAGIC WAND. The latter track carries a dark blend of a distorted 1960s psychedelic rock guitar and Moog keyboard sounds. A BOY IS A GUN makes use of an uplifting sample from The Ponderosa Twins Plus One’s 1971 track Bound, with Tyler flipping the sample just as fantastically as Kanye did on Bound 2 six years ago. The featured artists are also a treat to listen to. Lil Uzi Vert tries out a different vocal style from his usual melodic autotune vocal on album opener IGOR’S THEME, which sets the scene brilliantly with its night time drive feel. Playboi Carti managed to bring in some mindless fun like he does most of the time on EARFQUAKE, although his verse felt out of place. Charlie Wilson, Solange and Santigold bring in some splendid backing vocal contributions to add more soul to the album. Slowthai's parts on WHAT’S GOOD was a nice surprise. Cee Lo Green delivers a heartfelt chorus on GONE GONE / THANK YOU. Fave Tracks: GONE, GONE / THANK YOU, ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?, WHAT’S GOOD  5. FKA twigs - MAGDALENE While LP1 was filled with electronic beats, the long-awaited followup MAGDALENE shifts to a more traditional style. The instrumentation focuses more on pianos and haunting choirs, and we also get to hear FKA experiment with different vocal accents. This album ends up being just as gripping as its predecessor was, as we get a deeper, expanded look into the heartbreak that was already explored on LP1. There’s a diverse cast of producers that were involved in the process of the album, such as Nicolas Jaar, Benny Blanco and Jack Antanoff (Wow! He really has been busy this year!) Fave Tracks: fallen alien, mary magdalene, sad day |
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25th January 2020, 06:10 PM
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 4. Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost (Parts 1 and 2) I’m sort of cheating with this pick (I state this due to the presence of my one-album-per-artist rule for this countdown). The main reason why I’m putting this as a two-way tie is because both parts came out on the same year and I find both of them to be equally awesome. Part 1 focuses on a crumbling city in a dystopian future. The album throws in some energetic indie rock riffs on Exits and White Onions to contrast with the image presented, as well as mellow, dreamy cuts like Sunday and I’m Done With The World. Cafe D’Athens blends the sounds of the xylophone, the metallophone and the drums together to create a tasteful tropical vibe, which I came to appreciate more while giving this album a re-listen in my Summer holiday. Part 2 expands on this picture, but also has the main character gradually become more optimistic. He overcomes the many obstacles in his life on blood pumping anthem The Runner and strays away from the many traps of social media on Wash Off. There’s even some cathartic aggressiveness shown on Black Bull and Like Lightning. There’s still some of the sorrowfulness that occurred throughout the first part. Into The Surf shows him grieving a close friend who recently died and 10,000 Feet makes use of Icarus metaphors to present the slowly declining state of the ecological side of Earth. If I had to choose from either of the two, I’d say that I prefer Part 1 due to its highlights being higher than those of the part that follows it. Fave Tracks from Part 1: Sunday, Syrups, In Degrees Fave Tracks from Part 2: Neptune, Wash Off, The Runner  3. The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery My favourite jazz album of the year. The Comet Is Coming have shown what amazing stuff they can offer on Channel The Spirits, but this follow-up is even better. The album takes the jazz genre and makes it more psychedelic and progressive. This ends up creating a spectacular auditory experience. It also comes packed with the most supersonic saxophone solos of this year. The band released The Afterlife not too long after this, and while it isn’t as brilliant, it still succeeds in generating that atmospheric power that made this album outstanding. Fave Tracks: Blood Of The Past, Super Zodiac, Summon The Fire |
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25th January 2020, 06:11 PM
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 2. Thom Yorke - ANIMA Last year, Yorke composed the soundtrack to the Luca Guadagnino remake of the 1977 Dario Argento horror film Suspiria. The spine-chilling sound of his score succeeded in giving the listener goosebumps. The following year, he put out a studio album called ANIMA, which also managed to pack in some of those goosebump-inducing feelings that the Suspiria soundtrack had. It also carries this dramatic, cinematic vibe throughout thanks to its gloomy synths, industrial drum patterns and elegant string arrangements. Yorke sings with a layer of vulnerability of his voice, which is backed up by his vocals that range from baritone to tenor. He also talks about his emotional (as well as mental) struggles, which the instrumentals back up really effectively. Fave Tracks: Twist, Dawn Chorus, Last I Heard (...He Was Circling The Drain) |
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25th January 2020, 06:35 PM
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I can't believe the 2010's are over. It only feels like yesterday that I joined this site and started my personal charts. The way I have viewed music has changed over the course of the years, from my modern EDM phase of 2015 to my mega indie phase of late 2016/early 2017 to the dawn of 2019, in which I have started feel more confident in putting my thoughts on music into words.
I will now present the Hall Of Fame of each year I have done an Albums Of The Year countdown on Buzzjack. An asterisk will be placed on spots to indicate that my favourite album of that year has changed 2015: Foals - What Went Down (*) 2016: David Bowie - Blackstar 2017: Temples - Volcano 2018: Sons Of Kemet - Your Queen Is A Reptile(*) My 2015 and 2017 didn't have any written elaboration, not even in the Top 10. My current 2015 album fave: East India Youth - Culture Of Volume My current 2018 album fave: IDLES - Joy As An Act Of Resistance WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IT'S TIME TO ANNOUNCE MY NUMBER ONE ALBUM OF 2019 DRUM ROLL, PLEASE! This post has been edited by DalekTurret32: 25th January 2020, 06:39 PM |
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25th January 2020, 06:38 PM
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 1. KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD - INFEST THE RATS' NEST Their 2017 quintology of albums made it into my Top 3 of my 2017 countdown, but they have finally made it to the top of this year's countdown. Fishing For Fishies was a solid contender for my Top 10, but King Gizzard’s other album of 2019 easily blows it out of the water When people think about music bringing political topics to the conversation, the first things that come to their minds are the government and climate change. The latter is discussed in this album, but there’s another theme that isn’t expected to come from an album of this kind. Colonisation, Colonisation, Colonisation! The dystopian presentation of this topic is absolutely marvellous, and the thrash metal instrumentation gives off a fiery, ferocious feel to accompany that, from the rage-fuelled guitar solos to Stu Mackenzie’s vocal yells. This might probably be one of my favourites from this band, along with Polygondwanaland and Murder Of The Universe. Fave Tracks: Self-Immolate, Superbug, Organ Farmer And that's it. Top 10 UK Hit Songs Of 2019 may come next month, followed by a possible Top 50 Songs Of 2019 |
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25th January 2020, 08:28 PM
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Hey DT, great stuff so far. I pretty much love your entire Top 10. I bought Little Simz, black midi, FKA twigs, The Comet Is Coming, and Foals. I really want to get the Thom Yorke album on vinyl, however I've been told not to buy it yet as it *may* be a birthday present!
That Kate Tempest album sounds like it'd be up my street too - absolutely loved “People’s Faces”. |
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26th January 2020, 12:55 PM
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QUOTE(Doctor Blind @ Jan 25 2020, 08:28 PM)  Hey DT, great stuff so far. I pretty much love your entire Top 10. I bought Little Simz, black midi, FKA twigs, The Comet Is Coming, and Foals. I really want to get the Thom Yorke album on vinyl, however I've been told not to buy it yet as it *may* be a birthday present! That Kate Tempest album sounds like it'd be up my street too - absolutely loved “People’s Faces”. I recommend you check out the Kate Tempest album, along with Let Them Eat Chaos. You made some really good buys. I have Foals, The Comet Is Coming and Bat For Lashes on vinyl (with the Foals one being the Foals shop exclusive boset and the BFL one being the Rough Trade exclusive vinyl), and I have Tyler, Hot Chip and Thom Yorke on CD. |
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27th January 2020, 08:48 PM
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I thought you'd linked a song then only to find it was a drum roll
 I have enjoyed quite a bit of what Foals have put out this year, Exits was a league above everything else for me but there were some other good tunes as well. |
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28th January 2020, 06:18 PM
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Igor is a masterpiece so I'm very happy to see it finish high here. It's so far above everything else Tyler has done before for me.
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24th February 2020, 08:55 PM
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QUOTE(PeteFromLeeds @ Jan 27 2020, 08:48 PM) I thought you'd linked a song then only to find it was a drum roll I have enjoyed quite a bit of what Foals have put out this year, Exits was a league above everything else for me but there were some other good tunes as well. Ha! Plus I tuned in to BBC Radio 1 on the day of Exits' release to witness its premiere. Thank you Pete and Lewis for the nice replies |
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24th February 2020, 08:58 PM
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For my Top 10 UK Hits of 2019 list, I will include a transition song which you can play 5-20 seconds of inbetween each pick.
My picks (it can be for another song on the year end list, but I might also include Top 40 entries that didn't make it): Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You Da Beatfreakz feat. Dappy, Deno and Swarmz - Motorola Liam Gallagher - Shockwave Gesaffelstein feat. The Weeknd - Lost In The Fire CamelPhat x Cristoph feat. Jen Cooke - Breathe This post has been edited by DalekTurret32: 24th February 2020, 08:58 PM |
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26th February 2020, 03:06 PM
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Top 10 Fave UK Hit Songs of 2019 is up: https://dalekturret32.blogspot.com/2020/02/...gs-of-2019.html
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26th February 2020, 09:06 PM
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Crown is a decent entry from Stormzy, nice choice of Mainstream #1! Nothing Breaks Like a Heart, Ladbroke Grove, Higher Love and Boasty are also favourites from that list.
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28th February 2020, 11:44 PM
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My Top 25 UK Top 40 entries of 2019
Edit: Forgot about Longshot This post has been edited by DalekTurret32: 1st March 2020, 12:30 PM |
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2nd April 2020, 09:16 PM
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I have been thinking of replacing my #75 pick from the 51-75 section of my albums list with either Hollywood's Bleeding by Post Malone or Outer Piece by Toro Y Moi.
Anyway, first part of Top 50 Songs Of 2019 is here!  https://dalekturret32.blogspot.com/2020/04/...atever-you.html This post has been edited by DalekTurret32: 2nd April 2020, 09:16 PM |
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7th April 2020, 03:57 PM
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Working on this was quicker than I expected. Here's the second part of my Top 50 Songs Of 2019 list. 'Tis now complete!
https://dalekturret32.blogspot.com/2020/04/n.html And with that done, I now present to you the extended 51-75 section that would have happened if I did a Top 75. 51. Temples - Hot Motion 52. Kojey Radical - Can’t Go Back 53. Mura Masa feat. Slowthai - Deal Wiv It 54. Sharon Van Etten - Seventeen 55. The Skints feat. Runkus - Armageddon 56. JayKae - Heartache 57. Yves V feat. Afrojack and Icona Pop - We Got That Cool 58. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib feat. Yasiin Bey - Education 59. Tame Impala - Patience 60. Lone - Melted (Out Of Body Experience) 61. GoldLink feat. Maleek Berry and Bibi Bourelly - Zulu Screams 62. Gesaffelstein feat. Pharrell Williams - Blast Off 63. Ezra Collective feat. Loyle Carner - What Am I to Do? 64. Anderson .Paak feat. Brandy - Jet Black 65. KAYTRANADA feat. Durand Bernarr - Freefall 66. Ray BLK - Paradise 67. The Amazons - Mother 68. Karen O & Danger Mouse - Woman 69. DJ Shadow feat. Run The Jewels - Kings & Queens 70. Working Men’s Club - Teeth 71. Lamb - Bulletproof 72. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Teeth 73. Ed Sheeran feat. Bruno Mars and Chris Stapleton - BLOW 74. Moses Sumney - Virile 75. SOAK - Knock Me Off My Feet Fun Fact: The #75 spot was originally going to go to 10 Bands by Joyner Lucas and Timbaland, but I ended up liking Teeth more after listening to 5SOS' new album. This post has been edited by DalekTurret32: 7th April 2020, 03:58 PM |
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