The Toasty 50

Dayvan Cowboy · 08-05-2010, 05:19 PM

The Toasty 50

Hello, Fellow music banter-ers! I'm fairly new around here, and not many of you guys know me very well. In order for you guys to get to know me better, I've decided to compile a "top 50 albums" list. Just in case you guys didn't know, I call myself Toasty, why? Well, in grade two, I burnt my arm on a toaster, and I came to school and everybody started calling me toasty once they found out where the the burn on my arm came from. Now, the origin of my name aside, lets talk albums:

#50: Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion

I bet you saw this coming. I usually don't like those REALLY popular hipster bands (Neutral Milk Hotel, for a good example.) but this album is really top notch. Every time you listen to it, you always hear a quirky sample you never heard before. Every song on here is a solid track, from In The Flowers to Brother Sport. And isn't the album art the best? the image above is moving, And it's a JPEG. I also love the singing on this album, It really stands out on tracks like Guys Eyes and Taste.The only problem I have about this album is the repetition, but that doesn't really effect how much I love this album.

#49: Autechre: Tri Repetae

^Most imaginative album art ever. The amazing trippy album art aside, the music is pretty top notch. Autechre has a really cool style on this album. They take a really stripped down, minimal beat, and loop it, then a few seconds later, a new sound is added. this process of adding on goes on for a few minutes, and it sounds nothing like the beginning of the song. in fact, the music evolves, and it does so nicely. My personal favorite tracks were Stud and Eutow. If you want to start getting into IDM, this is a good place to start. a brilliant album, in my opinion.

~~James~~ · 08-05-2010, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by boardsofcanada

#50: Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion

*Loses all respect for you*
Nah jk, but this is a pretty bold thing for a newbie to do. I'm still finishing my 1000. I'll be keeping an eye on this.

Dayvan Cowboy · 08-05-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by James

*Loses all respect for you*
Nah jk, but this is a pretty bold thing for a newbie to do. I'm still finishing my 1000. I'll be keeping an eye on this.

1000? that's an awful lot, isn't it? I thought i'd never even finish 100!

~~James~~ · 08-05-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by boardsofcanada

1000? that's an awful lot, isn't it? I thought i'd never even finish 100!

That's why it's not finished :P
I'll be checking this for hopefully some crazy IDM I haven't heard of.

RVCA · 08-05-2010, 05:30 PM

James is a freak. He knows everything about music, I'm not even surprised he's doing a top 1000.

~~James~~ · 08-05-2010, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

James is a freak. He knows everything about music, I'm not even surprised he's doing a top 1000.

Nah, I really don't.

The Abominable Homan · 08-05-2010, 05:33 PM

I actually personally don't like either album posted so far, but I'm interested in seeing more. And good job on taking the time to do this! I was wanting to make a top 100 myself sometime, but college starts soon so I need to see if I'll have time during the year to keep up with the list. I don't want to start and then abandon it.

Anyway, I'll be watching this topic for updates.

Dayvan Cowboy · 08-05-2010, 06:17 PM

No worries, I've got some good electronica up my sleeve for you guys. such as this one:

#48: Kona Triangle: Sing A New Sapling Into Existence

To tell you the truth, I haven't even heard of Lone until My friend recommended this to me. Apparently Lone is a part of Kona Triangle, and I probably will check Lone out when my internet decides to be faster. Whoops, I got off topic, I will go back to talking about this, now. okay. this is an electronic/IDM-ish/something album, that has a few odd time signatures, old-school-ish synth and a great overall feel. It reminds me of Selected Ambient Works 85-92 era Aphex Twin. The album also has a distinctly tropical feel, as heard on Airlock and Mango Rubicon. This is a good album for fans of Flying Lotus and (from what I've heard among the electronic community) Lone.

#47: Maserati: Inventions For The New Season

I would probably like U2 if it weren't for Bono. His vocals get on my nerves. I don't know why, though. What if we removed the vocals altogether? you would get Maserati, the instrumental U2. Whatever you do, don't listen to the Pitchfork review of this album. This is a great post-rock album, with some pretty solid tracks. They even wander into Ambient territory with the intro to the second song 12 16, and they pulled it off so nicely. I was recommended this back when I first started listening to post-rock. I must say, even after two years, this album still held up well and withheld the test of time. My favorite track on this album is The World Outside. it begins with an interesting guitar loop and builds up throughout the song. Fascinating listen, I must say.

sidewinder · 08-11-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by boardsofcanada

#48: Kona Triangle: Sing A New Sapling Into Existence

To tell you the truth, I haven't even heard of Lone until My friend recommended this to me. Apparently Lone is a part of Kona Triangle, and I probably will check Lone out when my internet decides to be faster. Whoops, I got off topic, I will go back to talking about this, now. okay. this is an electronic/IDM-ish/something album, that has a few odd time signatures, old-school-ish synth and a great overall feel. It reminds me of Selected Ambient Works 85-92 era Aphex Twin. The album also has a distinctly tropical feel, as heard on Airlock and Mango Rubicon. This is a good album for fans of Flying Lotus and (from what I've heard among the electronic community) Lone.

I'm listening to this now, and it's definitely more enjoyable than Lone's stuff that I've heard. Just found out that the other members of this collaboration are Keaver & Brause, who I like! Their album The Middle Way from last year is worth checking out, especially being that you're a BoC fan. It's like a mixture of glitch-hop and BoC. I hear elements of that in Kona Triangle as well. BTW I don't see much similarity between this and Aphex's SAW 85-92 to be honest. Some influence of course, which can't be denied in almost every IDM-related album for the past 20 years, but otherwise, this is basically glitch-hop.

Dayvan Cowboy · 08-11-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

I'm listening to this now, and it's definitely more enjoyable than Lone's stuff that I've heard. Just found out that the other members of this collaboration are Keaver & Brause, who I like! Their album The Middle Way from last year is worth checking out, especially being that you're a BoC fan. It's like a mixture of glitch-hop and BoC. I hear elements of that in Kona Triangle as well. BTW I don't see much similarity between this and Aphex's SAW 85-92 to be honest. Some influence of course, which can't be denied in almost every IDM-related album for the past 20 years, but otherwise, this is basically glitch-hop.

hm. this really reminded me of Pulsewidth for some reason. Oh, and will check out the album you recommended, too.

08-05-2010, 05:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	The Toasty 50 The Toasty 50 Hello, Fellow music banter-ers! I'm fairly new around here, and not many of you guys know me very well. In order for you guys to get to know me better, I've decided to compile a "top 50 albums" list. Just in case you guys didn't know, I call myself Toasty, why? Well, in grade two, I burnt my arm on a toaster, and I came to school and everybody started calling me toasty once they found out where the the burn on my arm came from. Now, the origin of my name aside, lets talk albums: #50: Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion I bet you saw this coming. I usually don't like those REALLY popular hipster bands (Neutral Milk Hotel, for a good example.) but this album is really top notch. Every time you listen to it, you always hear a quirky sample you never heard before. Every song on here is a solid track, from In The Flowers to Brother Sport. And isn't the album art the best? the image above is moving, And it's a JPEG. I also love the singing on this album, It really stands out on tracks like Guys Eyes and Taste.The only problem I have about this album is the repetition, but that doesn't really effect how much I love this album. #49: Autechre: Tri Repetae ^Most imaginative album art ever. The amazing trippy album art aside, the music is pretty top notch. Autechre has a really cool style on this album. They take a really stripped down, minimal beat, and loop it, then a few seconds later, a new sound is added. this process of adding on goes on for a few minutes, and it sounds nothing like the beginning of the song. in fact, the music evolves, and it does so nicely. My personal favorite tracks were Stud and Eutow. If you want to start getting into IDM, this is a good place to start. a brilliant album, in my opinion.

08-05-2010, 05:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
The Abominable Homan Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 281	I actually personally don't like either album posted so far, but I'm interested in seeing more. And good job on taking the time to do this! I was wanting to make a top 100 myself sometime, but college starts soon so I need to see if I'll have time during the year to keep up with the list. I don't want to start and then abandon it. Anyway, I'll be watching this topic for updates. __________________ Rate Your Musics

08-05-2010, 06:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	No worries, I've got some good electronica up my sleeve for you guys. such as this one: #48: Kona Triangle: Sing A New Sapling Into Existence To tell you the truth, I haven't even heard of Lone until My friend recommended this to me. Apparently Lone is a part of Kona Triangle, and I probably will check Lone out when my internet decides to be faster. Whoops, I got off topic, I will go back to talking about this, now. okay. this is an electronic/IDM-ish/something album, that has a few odd time signatures, old-school-ish synth and a great overall feel. It reminds me of Selected Ambient Works 85-92 era Aphex Twin. The album also has a distinctly tropical feel, as heard on Airlock and Mango Rubicon. This is a good album for fans of Flying Lotus and (from what I've heard among the electronic community) Lone. #47: Maserati: Inventions For The New Season I would probably like U2 if it weren't for Bono. His vocals get on my nerves. I don't know why, though. What if we removed the vocals altogether? you would get Maserati, the instrumental U2. Whatever you do, don't listen to the Pitchfork review of this album. This is a great post-rock album, with some pretty solid tracks. They even wander into Ambient territory with the intro to the second song 12 16, and they pulled it off so nicely. I was recommended this back when I first started listening to post-rock. I must say, even after two years, this album still held up well and withheld the test of time. My favorite track on this album is The World Outside. it begins with an interesting guitar loop and builds up throughout the song. Fascinating listen, I must say. Last edited by Dayvan Cowboy; 08-05-2010 at 07:45 PM.

08-05-2010, 05:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	James is a freak. He knows everything about music, I'm not even surprised he's doing a top 1000.