Really interesting choices this year, favouring the less conventional stuff. Even though it's not ranked, it was great to see Aethiopes and I Told Bessie as the first two picks! As for the rest:...
Really interesting choices this year, favouring the less conventional stuff. Even though it's not ranked, it was great to see Aethiopes and I Told Bessie as the first two picks!
As for the rest:
Haven't listened to Fatboi sharif and really need to.
Fly Anakin was a bit 'meh' for me.
Was very surprised to see the Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals album. It wouldn't make my top 10 but is still worth a listen. Brian Ennals is a ferocious emcee and I'd definitely see them live if I could.
Mary sue - Wasn't for me but seems to be pretty hyped in some circles.
Open Mike Eagle - Probably inevitable given the reviewer's taste so far. I did like this album but it's not his best.
Psalm One and Custom Made - Haven't listened to this.
Quelle Chris - As I have mentioned before this album is pretty underrated/overlooked so good to see it on the list.
Wilma Vritra - Wasn't as exciting as their debut but more consistent. Love Wilmer Archer's production.
All in all, a very 'bandcamp' list that shares some of the albums in my top 10, but great to see more coverage for underground hip hop.
I was initially a bit surprised by this list (well, more accurately some omissions from the list), but then I remembered this is a bandcamp list. By that I mean that the focus will be on...
I was initially a bit surprised by this list (well, more accurately some omissions from the list), but then I remembered this is a bandcamp list. By that I mean that the focus will be on underground artists or artists who are currently flying under most people's radar and unconventional/unique art. This is not a bad thing or a statement against their list, I love and use bandcamp a lot. It is just important to remember what the grading scale being used is when looking at a "Best Of" list. Most of the artists I have heard on here are very deserving of their spot.
Sidenote: I always remember and appreciate how much effort and thought bandcamp puts into how they make their lists. I love that they did away with "Top <N> of <Genre>" lists. They're so subjective, and you're always going to miss out on some works that were equally deserving of being on the list but couldn't be put on because we're only allowed N items. Unordered lists that have as many items as the writer thinks earned "Best Of" is something I vastly prefer and would love to see adopted more generally.
Really interesting choices this year, favouring the less conventional stuff. Even though it's not ranked, it was great to see Aethiopes and I Told Bessie as the first two picks!
As for the rest:
All in all, a very 'bandcamp' list that shares some of the albums in my top 10, but great to see more coverage for underground hip hop.
I was initially a bit surprised by this list (well, more accurately some omissions from the list), but then I remembered this is a bandcamp list. By that I mean that the focus will be on underground artists or artists who are currently flying under most people's radar and unconventional/unique art. This is not a bad thing or a statement against their list, I love and use bandcamp a lot. It is just important to remember what the grading scale being used is when looking at a "Best Of" list. Most of the artists I have heard on here are very deserving of their spot.
Sidenote: I always remember and appreciate how much effort and thought bandcamp puts into how they make their lists. I love that they did away with "Top <N> of <Genre>" lists. They're so subjective, and you're always going to miss out on some works that were equally deserving of being on the list but couldn't be put on because we're only allowed N items. Unordered lists that have as many items as the writer thinks earned "Best Of" is something I vastly prefer and would love to see adopted more generally.