Top 2001 albums

We all know how good 2001 was.

What are your top 5 of 2001?

Aphex- drukqs

kettel- red pears

Kettel- Dreim

AE- confield

Infected- BP Empire

Aphex Twin - Drukqs

Transllusion - The Opening Of The Cerebral Gate

The Other People Place - Lifestyles Of The Laptop Cafe

Muse - Origin of Symmetry

Ulf Lohmann - Because Before

Bola - Fyuti

Autechre - Confield

Ochre - AudioMicroDevice

Techno Animal - Brotherhood of the Bomb

Monolake - Cinemascope

Mind you I was six years old then so my tastes have probably changed since.

  On 10/26/2013 at 4:04 AM, Lewps said:

Mind you I was six years old then so my tastes have probably changed since.

Christ almighty I feel old.

Monolake - Cinemascope

Markus Guentner - In Moll

Dan Abrams - Stream

Jan Jelinek - Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records

Susumu Yokota - Grinning Cat

good year for music indeed.

aphex - drukqs

dntel - life is full of possibilities

beefcake - drei

ilkae - postachio island

marumari - supermogadon

bola - fyuti

dang. looking through my music sorted by year makes me sad. so much innovative shit released in early-mid 90s.

You feel old jt? I was already out of college ffs :)

Anyway a browse thru my digital repository for 2001 yields the following. I dunna feel like it was a particularly special year for better or worse but whatevs that's just like my opinion man

Radiohead - Amnesiac

Phoenicia - Brownout

Plaid - Double Figure (IMHO their last A++ album)

Mouse on Mars - Idiology

Transllusion - The Opening Of The Cerebral Gate (good call dude)

Rhythm & Sound - S/T Compilation

Manitoba (Caribou) - Start Breaking My Heart (way underarted)

Tino - Tino's Breaks Vol. 5 Dub (just discovered this a few months ago, mental)

Tadd Mullinix - Winking Makes a Face (waaay underrated)

  On 10/26/2013 at 4:15 AM, joshuatx said:

 

  On 10/26/2013 at 4:04 AM, Lewps said:

Mind you I was six years old then so my tastes have probably changed since.

 

Christ almighty I feel old.

 

Don't worry Josh-o, at least you're not part of a generation of iPad wielding maniacs.

^I'm not really that old. Just like, beginning to get a preview of feeling that way.

So here's the thing, most of the albums I love from 2001 I didn't even know existed back then. So I'll let others post them.

It's surreal for me to think about what I was aware of back when I was 15. I wasn't aware of so much music and likewise not a music fanatic whatsoever. Hell, I was just beginning to discover my parents old Beatles and Pink Floyd albums. With few exceptions everyone in school listened to Korn, Limp Bizkit, and super mainstream hip-hop. Most music I heard was off of Playstation, Gameboy, movie soundtracks, Weezer - Blue Album and my dad's old cassettes. I'm only going to post the albums I actually were aware of back in 2001, two of which I wasn't even able to listen to until I got them years later (Daft Punk and Avalaches) but fondly recall their singles being played in MTV in the UK:

Radiohead - Amnesiac

Gorillaz - Gorillaz

Avalanches - Since I Left You

Daft Punk - Discovery

Tenacious D - Self-titled

I also listened to the following mediocre albums: R.E.M. - Reveal, Weezer - self-titled, Basement Jaxx - Rooty, Butthole Surfers - Weird Revolution, Toadies - Hell Below/Stars Above (big album in Texas, a bit underrated actually and the band broke up not long after)

Some great fairly mainstream rock albums most won't mention included Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American, System of a Down - Toxicity, Appleseed Cast - Low Level Owl and White Stripes - White Blood Cells, Incubus - Morning View, Muse - Origin of Symmetry, Travis - The Invisible Band, Blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Grand Opening and Closing, Fugazi - The Argument

Realizing that Clouddead and Prefuse 73 released insanely influential albums that year too.

i was just looking through my music to answer this thread and i realized that xiu xiu's "knife play" came out TWELVE FUCKING YEARS AGO FUCK THAT MAKES ME FEEL OLD.

i'd add Telefon Tel Aviv - Fahrenheit Fair Enough.

Top 5:

Machine Drum, Now I Know

Prefuse 73, Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives

Plaid, Double Figure

The Avalanches, Since I Left You

Bonobo, Animal Magic

Some others:

From memory right now.

Autechre - Confield

Squarepusher - Go Plastic

Aphex Twin - Drukqs

Plaid - Double Figure

The Strokes - Is This It

Phoenicia - Brownout

Clark - Clarence Park

Venetian Snares - Songs About My Cats / Making Orange Things

Nujabes and Substantial - To This Union A Sun Was Born

  On 10/27/2013 at 1:27 AM, onecaseman said:

 

Some others:

Fennesz, Endless Summer

Not sure how I missed this. Must have labeled it 2000 by accident. That'll definitely be replacing the Dan Abrams album.

Bjork - Vespertine

Bola - Fyuti

Bardo Pond - Dilate

Thom Brennan - Vibrant Water

Beefcake - Drei

Ishq - Orchid

Shit I forgot Gravity by Monolake.

  On 10/26/2013 at 4:31 AM, Chris Toffer said:

music sorted by year

This is what i did and i only had those 5 albums i listed (plus Gorillaz's debut album)

This thread is great, i'll check these albums out to expand my 2001 collection!

This thread is great! Everyone should participtae so we can make a general list of the best of 2001's.

  On 10/27/2013 at 10:46 AM, Mindphaser said:

Bjork - Vespertine

the more I think about 2001 music, the more i realize what a landmark this is - pop music has never reached heights like this since

Great year for music.

Autechre, Aphex Twin, Bjork & Fennesz all previously mentioned & incredible records.

But also:

Cannibal Ox "The Cold Vein

Stars Of The Lid "The Tired Sounds Of..."

Prefuse 73 "Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives"

Sparklehorse "It's A Wonderful Life"

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "No More Shall We Part"

Aesop Rock "Labor Days"

Fugazi "The Argument"

Low "Things We Lost In The Fire"

Tortoise "Standards"

Four Tet "Pause"

Boredoms "visioncreationnewsum"

Stephen Malkmus "Stephen Malkmus"

Alva Noto "Transform"

Pan Sonic Aaltopiiri"

cLOUDDEAD "cLOUDDEAD"

The White Stripes "White Blood Cells"

Jay-Z "The Blueprint"

How could I forget Squarepusher's "Go Plastic"?!?!

Also, Vladislav Delay "Anima".

1s bought/liked at the time (dont listen to any of them now so cant say which ones are still good)

s pusher - go plastic

afx twins - drukqs

roots manuva - run come save me -

tortoise - standards

godspeed - lift yr skinny fists

AE - confield

at the drive in - relationship of command

the avalanches - since i left you

dave clarke - world service

air - 10000hz legend

mogwai - rock action

the strokes - is this it ?

andrew WK - i get wet

susumu yokota - sakura

top 5 probs

Bjork - Vespertine

Aphex - Drukqs

Squarepusher - Go Plastic

Ae - Confield

Daft Punk - Discovery

BUT NOT FAR BEHIND

Mouse on Mars - Idiology

Rhythm and Sound Comp

Team Doyobi - Cryptoburners (not mentioned yet i think)

Lexaunculpt - The Blurring of Trees

Phoenecia - Brownout

Metic - Expect More From a Past Life

Pan Sonic - Aaltopiiri

Otto Von Schirach - 8000 BC

Jetone - Ultramarin

Proem - Negativ

Venetian Snares - Songs About My Cats

Venetian Snares - Doll Doll Doll

Brothomstates - Claro

Brothomstates - Qtio

Eiffel 65 - Contact (lol)

Some that I noticed weren't mentioned or thought needed more love or both. 2001 was a good year.

I'm so surprised that Go Plastic is only on 2 peoples lists... Holy shit... lol

Will report back with my list soon. =)