sábado, 8 de janeiro de 2011

PITCHFORK-LEITORES ELEGE AS MELHORES GRUPOS ELETRONICAS

Top 10 Dance/Electronic Albums

01. Four Tet: There Is Love in You
02. Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma
03. Gonjasufi: A Sufi and a Killer
04. Pantha du Prince: Black Noise
05. Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner
06. Mount Kimbie: Crooks & Lovers
07. James Blake: Klavierwerke EP
08. James Blake: CMYK EP
09. Teebs: Ardour
10. Autechre: Oversteps 
 
Like the category below, this is loosely defined: Records that were more track-y than song-based were generally what's included, since obviously Kanye West, everything on the radio, Sufjan Stevens, etc., etc., is all electronic (as opposed to "acoustic" or "electronic.") Not many of these are actual dance records though-- much more for the head than the hips.
 
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Como a categoria abaixo, isso esta definido: Os votos que foram mais do que música eram geralmente o que está incluído, uma vez que, obviamente, Kanye West, e tudo que toca no rádio, Sufjan Stevens, etc, etc, tudo é eletrônico ( acústico "ou" eletrônicos. ) Não são votos de dança reais - embora muito mais para a cabeça do que para  os quadris.

 

 

 

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kANYE WEST-MELHOR ALBUM DE RAP DE 2010 PELOS LEITORES DO SITE PITCHFORK

Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums

01. Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
02. Big Boi: Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
03. The Roots: How I Got Over
04. Das Racist: Sit Down, Man
05. Curren$y: Pilot Talk
06. Drake: Thank Me Later
07. kiD CuDi: Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
08. Das Racist: Shut Up, Dude
09. Eminem: Recovery
10. MellowHype: BLACKENEDWHITE 
 
 
Just like they did on our own list, Kanye and Big Boi ran away with this category; readers preferred the Roots over many of our favorite second-tier hip-hop records, and alas people aren't that into Rick Ross (yet?).


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Assim como fizeram em nossa própria lista, Kanye e Big Boi sairam e os leitores preferiam as raízes do hip hop, e infelizmente as pessoas que não são Rick Ross (ainda? ).

 

 

 

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ARCADE FIRE- ENTRE OS 50 MELHORES ALBUNS DE 2010

Top 50 -Albums bandas alternativas

01. Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
02. Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
03. The National: High Violet
04. Beach House: Teen Dream
05. LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening
06. Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest
07. Sufjan Stevens: The Age of Adz
08. Joanna Newsom: Have One on Me
09. Sleigh Bells: Treats
10. Vampire Weekend: Contra
11. Titus Andronicus: The Monitor
12. Big Boi: Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
13. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today
14. Gorillaz: Plastic Beach
15. Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma
16. The Black Keys: Brothers
17. Janelle Monáe: The ArchAndroid
18. The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt
19. Caribou: Swim
20. Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles
21. Local Natives: Gorilla Manor
22. Tame Impala: Innerspeaker
23. Best Coast: Crazy For You
24. The Walkmen: Lisbon
25. MGMT: Congratulations
26. Surfer Blood: Astro Coast
27. Broken Social Scene: Forgiveness Rock Record
28. Yeasayer: Odd Blood
29. Wavves: King of the Beach
30. Twin Shadow: Forget
31. Wild Nothing: Gemini
32. No Age: Everything in Between
33. Owen Pallett: Heartland
34. Spoon: Transference
35. Four Tet: There Is Love in You
36. Foals: Total Life Forever
37. Robyn: Body Talk
38. The Dillinger Escape Plan: Option Paralysis
39. Broken Bells: Broken Bells
40. The Radio Dept.: Clinging to a Scheme
41. Wolf Parade: Expo 86
42. Toro Y Moi: Causers of This
43. Los Campesinos!: Romance Is Boring
44. Menomena: Mines
45. Mumford & Sons: Sigh No More
46. Baths: Cerulean
47. The Morning Benders: Big Echo
48. Girls: Broken Dreams Club EP
49. Women: Public Strain
50. Grinderman: Grinderman 2 
 

Pitchfork readers still love Arcade Fire apparently-- who knew? AF and Kanye rolled away as easy winners here.

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Os leitores do Pitchfork ainda amam Arcade Fire aparentemente - quem diria?

 

 

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KYLESA- A MELHOR BANDA DE METAL SEGUNDO O SITE PITCHFORK

Top 10 Metal Albums

01. Kylesa: Spiral Shadow
02. Deftones: Diamond Eyes
03. High on Fire: Snakes for the Divine
04. Alcest: Écailles de Lune
05. Shining: Blackjazz
06. The Body: All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood
07. Agalloch: Marrow of the Spirit
08. Nachtmystium: Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II
09. Watain: Lawless Darkness
10. Harvey Milk: A Small Turn of Human Kindness
Only Kylesa from here placed on our lists.



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INTRONAUT-ENTREVISTA SOBRE O ALBUM "VALLEY OF SMOKE"

Intronaut – Peaks and Valleys

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One of the real darkhorse albums of 2010 turned out to be Intronaut’s Valley of Smoke. Parlaying the vaunted post-metal, metalgaze sound popularized by Isis, Neurosis, and Cult of Luna (and many more, mind you), Intronaut’s own take on the style is starting reap benefits, primarily because these Californians are infinitely more progressive-minded than their contemporaries, just check out the musical tenacity on display during album opener “Elegy” and “Miasma.” Better yet, singer/guitarist Sacha Dunable prefers to actually sing, ditching the way-too predictable gorilla roar so many vocalists of this ilk are apparently tied to. It’s quite refreshing.

 

We’re not about to hail these guys as the “next Isis” or anything (that would be awfully dumb), but they’re easily one of the more captivating bands on the North American scene. Since Valley of Smoke is a bonafide rocker, we snagged Dunable for a round of inquiries that entailed the sometimes pesky Isis comparisons, the new album, and how they’re staying afloat on one of metal’s biggest record labels in the form of Century Media. Here’s how it went…

 
 

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Um dos álbuns da Darkhorseem  2010 do intrnaut Valley of Smoke Louvado post-metal, o som metalgaze popularizado por Isis, Neurosis e Cult of Luna , Intronaut como próprio nome assumi o estilo que está começando a colher os benefícios, principalmente porque estes californianos são infinitamente mais progressivo do que seus contemporâneos, basta verificar a tenacidade musical em exibição durante a abertura do álbum "Elegy" e "Miasma." Melhor ainda, o vocalista e guitarrista Sacha Dunable prefere realmente cantar, deixando de lado o muito previsível gorila rugido forma que tomou conta deste tipo de bandas como uma doença  .

 

Nós não estamos a ponto como o proximo Isis ou qualquer coisa (que seria muito burro), mas eles são facilmente uma das bandas mais cativantes no cenário norte-americano. Valley of smoke é, que snagged Dunable para uma rodada de consultas que envolveu os traquinas do Isis comparações, por vezes, o novo álbum, e como eles ficam flutuando sobre uma das maiores gravadoras de metal da  Century Media. Aqui está  a entrvista.

 

 

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Blistering.com: Quando viu   as comparações com  Isis ,Neurosis a vocês . Se sentirão  confortável com isso?

 

Sacha Dunable: Bem, eu estaria mentindo se eu dissesse que nós tínhamos zero influência do Neurosis ou  Isis. Essas são grandes bandas e nós, obviamente, tiveram seus registros antes de iniciar esta banda, mas nós estávamos tentando fazer as coisas à nossa maneira, e quem realmente ouve a nenhum dos nossos registros provavelmente irá perceber isso. Então sim, eu acho que quando as pessoas reduzem tudo que você fez até uma pequena descrição ao longo  da carreira "soa como Neurosis," não é favorável, mas o que posso fazer?

 
 
 

Blistering.com: Como reagiu aos elogips  pela  crítica  antes que você pudesse  descobrir sua verdadeira voz?

 

Dunable: Quer dizer que as reacções ao nosso primeiro disco? Se assim for, eu não sei se realmente percebi que teria evoluído muito o nosso som ao longo do tempo, por isso, provavelmente não estavam pensando nisto . Acho que naquela época ele realmente nos incentivou a continuar a fazer música. Nós provavelmente não teria sido tão motivados a sair e turísticos tanto se não tivesse havido tanto apoio da imprensa e Goodfellow, nossa gravadora na época. E considerando que nós éramos uma banda nova em uma pequena etiqueta de forma justa, que abriu muitas portas para nós. Em retrospecto, é provável que nos fez pressão sobre nós para não ficar preguiçosa com os registros que vieram depois.

 
 

Blistering.com: Você acha que todo o primeiro álbum da banda ainda tem  relação com o outro?

 

Dunable: Em um sentido musical, sim. Tínhamos todos conhecemos há dez anos, como antes de iniciar Intronaut, com exceção de Leon [del Muerte, ex-guitarra] eu acho, mas mesmo assim tivemos conhecimentos mútuo o suficiente para que ele não seja estranho, isso em um nível pessoal. Mas sim, eu me lembro que seja mais difícil de escrever canções como antes . Lembro-me especificamente das músicas "Fault Lines" e "Rise Para o Midden" ser completamente despojado e reescrito em algum ponto. Nós ainda estávamos tentando descobrir os pontos fortes e fracos, e ainda estabelece o papel de cada membro no processo. Temos mais pensado um monte de coisas sobre esse primeiro registro e até mesmo o, EP Nulo  e que pode ser o que os torna tão estranho e frio.

 
 
 


 

Blistering.com:O vocal é algo peculiar, tem texturas diferentes entre o rosnar e o vocal limpo em Vale do Smoke. O que levou você a ir por esse caminho?

 

Dunable: é apenas sobre como usar a voz como mais um instrumento musical para ter à sua disposição, ao invés de gritar sobre a música o tempo todo. E como eu estava dizendo antes, ficando no palco e rosnando para as pessoas de 45 minutos apenas não se sente tão natural para mim como fez cinco ou dez anos atrás.

 
 

Blistering.com: Obviamente, o ângulo progressivo da banda ainda é muito uma prioridade, por isso muitas vezes você tem que recuar e permitir que aqueles momentos atmosféricos?

 

Dunable: Eu sinceramente não vejo como duas coisas diferentes. O fato de que há, ou o esforço colocado em equilibrio os dois de uma certa maneira, é muito bonito o que a palavra "progressista" significa para mim no contexto da música. Nós estamos tentando fazer música para que as pessoas não irá  dizer  "uau, isso é muito técnico", mas sim como um desafio para nós mesmos, para torná-lo audível e agradável em um nível emocional primeiro, antes de analisá-lo e perceber que há uma cerebral dimensão a isso, esperando para ser apreciado também.

 
 

Blistering.com: When you first came out, the usual Isis/Neurosis tags were lobbed at you. Were you comfortable with those?

 

Sacha Dunable: Well, I'd be lying if I said that we had zero influence coming from Neurosis, or even Isis. Those are great bands and we obviously had their records prior to starting this band, but we were trying to go about things in our own way, and anyone who actually listens to any of our records will probably realize that. So yeah, I guess that when people reduce everything you've done down to a short description along the lines of "sounds like Neurosis,” it's not favorable but what can you do?

 

Blistering.com: How does one react to being already hailed/praised by critics before you can get really get rolling and find your true voice?

 

Dunable: Do you mean the reactions to our first record? If so, I don't know if we actually realized that we would have evolved our sound so much over time, so we probably weren't thinking along those lines. I guess back then it really encouraged us to keep making music. We probably wouldn't have been as motivated to go out and tour as much if there hadn't been as much support from the press and Goodfellow, our label at the time. And considering that we were a new band on a fairly small label, it opened a lot of doors for us. In hindsight, it probably made us pressure ourselves into not getting lazy with the records that came after that.

 

Blistering.com: Do you think around the first album the band was still getting comfortable with each other?

 

Dunable: In a musical sense, yeah. We had all known each other for like ten years before starting Intronaut, except for Leon [del Muerte, ex-guitars] I guess, but even then we had enough mutual acquaintances that it wasn't weird, so on a personal level everyone got along fine right away. But yeah I do remember it being harder to write songs back then. I remember specifically the songs "Fault Lines" and "Rise To the Midden" being completely stripped down and rewritten at some point. We were still figuring out everyone's strengths and weaknesses, and still establishing each member's role in the writing process. We over-thought a lot of things about that first record and even the Null EP, and that might be what makes them so weird and cool.

 

Blistering.com: Going into Valley of Smoke, was there already an inclination as to how melodic the album would end up sounding?

 

Dunable: Yeah. I think that harmony has become the new aspect of our music that we obsess over and try to push the envelope with, so it doesn't take much for that aspect to find it's way into most of our music. We're certainly not as angry, or "angsty" as we were five years ago, so we certainly aren't forcing out anything resembling that on this record.

 

Blistering.com: Was anything gained/gleamed from touring with Cynic? You don’t sound alike, but in approach, there are some similarities...

 

Dunable: It's hard to say. I mean, you take away something from every band you tour with. What to do and what not to do. On one hand, there might be something about one band that makes you want to improve a certain aspect of your music, and on the other you make mental notes about what NOT to do. With Cynic, the thing I appreciate about their newer material is their harmonic and textural palette and how there is this constant kaleidoscope of sound and dynamics that comes across really well in a live setting.

 

Blistering.com: Lots of clean, but also well-sung growling on Valley of Smoke. What prompted you to go this route?

 

Dunable: It's just about using the voice as another musical instrument to have at your disposal, rather than screaming over the music the whole time. And like I was saying before, getting on stage and growling at people for a 45 minutes just doesn't feel as natural to me as it did five or ten years ago.

 

Blistering.com: Obviously, the progressive angle of the band is still very much a priority, so often do you have to hold back and allow those atmospheric moments shine through?

 

Dunable: I honestly don't see it as two different things. The fact that there is pushing and pulling, or effort put into balancing the two in a certain way, is pretty much what the word "progressive" means to me in the context of music. We're trying to make technical music not so people will go "wow, this is so technical" but rather as a challenge for ourselves to make it listenable and enjoyable on an emotional level first, before you analyze it and realize that there's a cerebral dimension to it, waiting to be enjoyed as well.

 

 

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