Saturday, October 19, 2019

SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 100 Greatest EPs of the 2010's - Part 4 [25-1]

25 "EP 2" - Yaeji

Label: GODMODE
Year: 2017
Country: South Korea/US
Best Track: "Raingurl"



24 "Country Girl" - Boy Harsher

Label: Ascetic House
Year: 2017
Country: US
Best Track: "Country Girl"



23 "Selfish" - Hard Ton

Label: International Deejay Gigolo Records
Year: 2010
Country: Italy
Best Track: "Forever No More"



22 "Channel Tres EP" - Channel Tres

Label: GODMODE
Year: 2018
Country: US
Best Track: "Controller"



21 "True" - Solange

Label: Terrible Records
Year: 2012
Country: US
Best Track: "Lovers in the Parking Lot"



20 "Warm In The Winter" - Glass Candy

Label: Italians Do It Better
Year: 2011
Country: US
Best Track: "Warm In The Winter"



19 "Once" - Peggy Gou

Label: Ninja Tune
Year: 2018
Country: South Korea
Best Track: "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)"



18 "Dorothy - EP" - Polo & Pan

Label: Ekler'O'ShocK
Year: 2014
Country: France
Best Track: "Dorothy"



17 "Солнце Января = January Sun" - Kedr Livanskiy

Label: 2MR
Year: 2016
Country: Russia
Best Track: "Sgoraet (Burning Down)"



16 "Cavalier seule" - Juliette Armanet

Label: Barclay
Year: 2016
Country: France
Best Track: "Manque d'amour"



15 "S/T" - Cherushii & Maria Minerva

Label: 100% Silk
Year: 2019
Country: Estonia/US
Best Track: "Nobody's Fool [Vocal Version]"



14 "Hallucinogen" - Kelela

Label: Warp
Year: 2015
Country: US
Best Track: "Rewind"



13 "Fille De Ta Région" - Corine

Label: Kwaidan
Year: 2016
Country: France
Best Track: "Pluie Fine"



12 "Northtown" - Shamir

Label: GODMODE
Year: 2014
Country: US
Best Track: "If It Wasn't True"



11 "Yaeji - EP" - Yaeji

Label: GODMODE
Year: 2017
Country: South Korea/US
Best Track: "Feel It Out"



10 "Princess" - Abra

Label: True Panther Sounds
Year: 2016
Country: US
Best Track: "CRYBABY"



9 "Do It Again" - Röyksopp & Robyn

Label: Dog Triumph/Wall of Sound
Year: 2014
Country: Norway/Sweden
Best Track: "Monument"



8 "GL" - GL

Label: Plastic World
Year: 2014
Country: Australia
Best Track: "Take Me Back"



7 "Body Talk Pt. 3" - Robyn

Label: Konichiwa Records
Year: 2010
Country: Sweden
Best Track: "Stars 4-Ever"



6 "Endless Vacation" - Annie

Label: Pleasure Masters
Year: 2015
Country: Norway
Best Track: "Cara Mia"



5 "The A&R EP" - Annie

Label: Pleasure Masters
Year: 2013
Country: Norway
Best Track: "Invisible"



4 "Vicious Love" - Midnight Magic

Label: Soul Clap Records
Year: 2014
Country: US
Best Track: "Trouble T"



3 "EP" - Beth Ditto

Label: Deconstruction
Year: 2011
Country: US
Best Track: "I Wrote the Book"



2 "Mi Senti" - Róisín Murphy

Label: The Vinyl Factory
Year: 2014
Country: Ireland
Best Track: "Ancora Tu"



1 "Marée basse" - Vendredi sur Mer

Label: Profil de Face
Year: 2018
Country: Switzerland
Best Track: "Larme À Gauche"



CHOON OF THE DAY: "WHICH WAY THE WIND" - The Late David Turpin feat. Jaime Nanci & Bear Worship


I discovered this sublime collaboration last week with an instant appetite to make it my soundtrack of the past few days. The alluring "Which Way the Wind" comes from a joined Irish queer-scene based force that is The Late David Turpin, Bear Worship and the sensational Jaime Nanci who is escaping his jazzy roots here to seduce us with his mellifluous vocalisations in the electronic sphere. The lavishly produced track brings us on a cinematic journey, reminiscing Goldfrapp's first album "Felt Mountain", embellished with subtle beats, tastefully selected synths and leaving us gasping for more. I am completely bewitched with the song's haunting melody, its enigmatic aura, the moody (and flirtatious!) sax solo, the Julie London sample, the multi-tiered arrangements... Oh the sonic luxury of it all! So autumnal. So sexy...

The Late David Turpin's album "Romances" is out now digitally an in a very special, physical release described most accurately by the official press release:

"In lieu of a conventional physical release, David has worked with the artist Dorje De Burgh to produce a limited edition photo-book (with a download code and optional CD). The book’s images and artwork make explicit the 1980s influence at work in Romances – particularly that of the celebrated avant-garde filmmaker Derek Jarman. Like everything else about the album, it reflects Turpin’s commitment to taking a fresh approach the singular territory he has carved out in his ten years as a recording artist."





"Romances" comes with another collaboration featuring Jaime Nanci - the atmospheric, Julee Cruise-esque "Unsolved Mystery" which could easily be taken from David Lynch's new season of "Twin Peaks"...



Monday, October 14, 2019

SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 100 Greatest EPs of the 2010's - Part 3 [50-26]

50 "Flawless" - Hard Ton

Label: Permanent Vacation
Year: 2010
Country: Italy
Best Track: "Jealousy"



49 "Facepaint" - Buzzy Lee

Label: Future Classic
Year: 2018
Country: US
Best Track: "Coolhand"



48 "Sleepover" - Jimi Tenor & Freestyle Man

Label: Studio Barnhus
Year: 2017
Country: Finland
Best Track: "Temple of Music"



47 "Ambivert Tools, Vol. 1" - Lone

Label: R & S Records
Year: 2017
Country: UK
Best Track: "Crush Mood"



46 "Good Look for You" - Gavin Turek

Label: Madame Gold
Year: 2017
Country: US
Best Track: "On the Line"



45 "February 15" - NAO

Label: Little Tokyo Recordings
Year: 2015
Country: UK
Best Track: "Inhale Exhale"



44 "Far Away So Close" - Cherushii

Label: 100% Silk
Year: 2015
Country: US
Best Track: "Far Away So Close"



43 "So Good" - NAO

Label: Little Tokyo Recordings
Year: 2014
Country: UK
Best Track: "So Good" /feat. A.K. Paul/



42 "Elevate / Believe" - Finesse

Label: Ecstasy
Year: 2015
Country: US
Best Track: "Elevate"



41 "The Suspended Kid" - Sevdaliza

Label: Twisted Elegance
Year: 2015
Country: The Netherlands/Iran
Best Track: "That Other Girl"



40 "Désorbitée" - Exotica

Label: Chambre404
Year: 2012
Country: France
Best Track: "Conte d'été"



39 "Solar" - KWAYE

Label: Mind of a Genius
Year: 2017
Country: UK
Best Track: "Little Ones"



38 "Prophet" - Zhala

Label: Konichiwa Records
Year: 2014
Country: Sweden
Best Track: "Efter Livet"



37 "Ma Shiva" - Clarian

Label: Multi Culti
Year: 2014
Country: Canada
Best Track: "Ma Shiva"



36 "Fire" - Bella Boo

Label: Studio Barnhus
Year: 2018
Country: Sweden
Best Track: "Keep Me Warm"



35 "Charlotte Adigéry" - Charlotte Adigéry

Label: DEEWEE
Year: 2017
Country: Belgium
Best Track: "1,618"



34 "Black Magik Dawn, Pt. 1" - Josh Caffe

Label: Night Sheen Records
Year: 2018
Country: UK
Best Track: "Mind Obsession"



33 "Old Persian Tale" - Rosemary

Label: Perfectly Isolated
Year: 2011
Country: Denmark/Iran
Best Track: "Sleep Alone"



32 "EP2" - FKA Twigs

Label: Young Turks
Year: 2013
Country: UK
Best Track: "Papi Pacify"



31 "What The Eyes Can't See" - Midnight Magic

Label: Scion Audio/Visual
Year: 2011
Country: US
Best Track: "Calling Out"



30 "Dangerous" - Shay Lia

Label: self-released
Year: 2019
Country: Djibouti/Canada
Best Track: "Good Together"



29 "Fille Sans Soucis" - Cinema

Label: ACV
Year: 2013
Country: France
Best Track: "Fille Sans Soucis"



28 "Nite-Funk" - Nite-Funk

Label: Glydezone Recordings
Year: 2016
Country: US
Best Track: "Let Me Be Me"



27 "Zandoli" - Charlotte Adigéry

Label: DEEWEE
Year: 2019
Country: Belgium
Best Track: "Cursed and Cussed"





26 "Okey" - Smerz

Label: Escho
Year: 2016
Country: Norway
Best Track: "Because"