best of Tom's Best Of 2018 | Finished

[Da Vinci]

Such a nice list

 

 

Also lemme copy this formatting, it makes a lot more sense that only the YT link is spoiler'd not the titles/descriptions  

[worldwide angel]

the taste

[Love Drought]

AL-90, Channel Tres, Ravyn Lenae, Abel . I found Amber Mark's ep pretty forgetful when I first listened to it but I'll get back to it

[Ewan Chaos]

Ooh didn't know Steve Lacy was party of this Ravyn girl's EP - I'll def need to check it out.

 

Amber Mark's EP was my favorite of these - I agree, it's smaller but better than her first one. I don't think her first record was AS bedroom-vibey for some reason, but it felt more internal than Conexao, which is weird since I usually prefer the internal records.

[Bubble Tea]

Nothing I like / know. But I'll remain perched.

 

[TheWayWeWere]

Amber's EP was good, but I loved first one more

MDM was cute for a minute, but aged badly for me

[World Eater]

I loved that Channel Tres EP but then again, I'm a big fan of Nick Sylvester's production. Ravyn snapped as well

[prézli]

Wake up, Tommy, I need an update.

 

[Tom Vercetti]

15 hours ago, Remmy said:

Top EPs~ My Dear Melancholy, is decent but I can only remember what the first 3 tracks sound like dd.

Some would say it’s frontloaded.

 

14 hours ago, Pink Matter said:

Don't have much to say about your EPs since I never really checked for them much this year (don't really know work to look dd) but I did listen to the Peggy Gou one and the Wednesday Campanella one (which deserved much better ). 

20-11: Only heard The Weeknd's and Ravyn's. I also felt The Weeknd's got a lot of unnecessary hate too. At this point, Abel's kinda stuck in a rut in terms of subject matter because I think if he goes down some dramatic route with it, it might seem disingenuous to some people? Or at least weird and unwanted? Idk. Maybe that's some misguided perception I have. But I'm happy he's playing with his sound more. He needs to serve me some more electronic excellence with his next project.

Ravyn's was nice and sleek. A great intro to an artist who hopefully has more to offer!

I enjoyed campanella’s album from last year much more than her ep for some reason. I’m not sure where The Weeknd is going next but he needs to make it concise again like the mixtapes.

 

13 hours ago, TRF. said:

the Miho Hatori/New Optimism EP is interesting! I should give it more spins, but it's exciting to see her do something so fresh so well into her career.

 

Love to see Ravyn here

I think Miho has other projects so I’ll check those out too.

 

12 hours ago, The Lion King said:

Such a nice list

 



 

Also lemme copy this formatting, it makes a lot more sense that only the YT link is spoiler'd not the titles/descriptions  

Make sure not to do spoilers manually or else the posts can get messed up.

 

11 hours ago, FancyMoonlight said:

the taste

?

 

10 hours ago, Love Drought said:

AL-90, Channel Tres, Ravyn Lenae, Abel . I found Amber Mark's ep pretty forgetful when I first listened to it but I'll get back to it

That’s how I felt about her first so but the new one had more of a lasting impression.

 

9 hours ago, Ewan Chaos said:

Ooh didn't know Steve Lacy was party of this Ravyn girl's EP - I'll def need to check it out.

 

Amber Mark's EP was my favorite of these - I agree, it's smaller but better than her first one. I don't think her first record was AS bedroom-vibey for some reason, but it felt more internal than Conexao, which is weird since I usually prefer the internal records.

He’s on two tracks at least. 

 

7 hours ago, Reinvention said:

Nothing I like / know. But I'll remain perched.

 

Alright~

 

5 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

Amber's EP was good, but I loved first one more

MDM was cute for a minute, but aged badly for me

It still sounds fine to me now but time will tell.

 

last ep update later today

[prézli]

4 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

MDM was cute for a minute, but aged badly for me 

How could it be age when it was released in 2018?  

[Tom Vercetti]

It seems spoilers don’t work correctly on mobile? Idk what’s going on anymore.

 

Update will be soon x. 

[Dom]

The Weeknd , yass finally, I know something. Yush, it's great.

You have listened to so much different music, oh my god.

do you work something related to music, cause i wouldn't even be able to listen to that much. hah

[Mark Rih]

Abel I'm glad the EP made it to your list!

[Tom Vercetti]

2 hours ago, Dom said:

The Weeknd , yass finally, I know something. Yush, it's great.

You have listened to so much different music, oh my god.

do you work something related to music, cause i wouldn't even be able to listen to that much. hah

Nah i'm just very open to various kinds of music. I do a lot of digging tho. 

 

2 hours ago, Mark Rih said:

Abel I'm glad the EP made it to your list!

Of course

 

Bout to update my top 10 eps right now

 

[Tom Vercetti]

 

 

10. Stars Hollow - Happy Again (Midwest Emo)

 

 

The raw vocals may be an acquired taste but I dig them, along with the strong instrumentals and energy behind them. Top Tier midwest stuff. 

 

Key Track: As You Were Before

 

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9. James Ferraro - Four Pieces For Mirai (Progressive Electronic)

 

 

I definitely see this as improvement over Human Story 3 which was unremarkable. James created this to present a futuristic dystopian theme and I think he met the goal through the music. I also enjoyed this more than the OPN EPs (Not to start a OPN vs James war here since the two are often viewed among the top tier electronic producers of this decade.)

 

Key Track: Green Hill Cross

 

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8. Black Thought - Streams Of Thought Vol 2 (Hip Hop)

 

 

I didn't get enough time to fully digest this since it just came out recently but I liked it more than volume 1. One difference is the collab with Salaam Remi for some added production flavor. Recommended to those who are more into "old school" hip hop or simply The Roots. 

 

Key Track: Streets

 

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7. Moses Sumney - Black in Deep Red, 2014 (Art Pop)

 

 

A step in the right direction for him. Short and sequential. 

 

Key Track: Call To Arms

 

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6. Roza Terenzi - Mwah EP (House)

 

 

The more talented version of Peggy Gou~

 

Key Track: Gigi

 

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5. Imperial Black Unit - State Of Pressure (Industrial Techno/EBM)

 

 

Heavy retro industrial tunes. Adore both the A and B sides. 

 

Key Track: Philosophy Of A Knife

 

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4. Uniiqu3 - Phase 3 (Jersey Club)

 

 

An EP full of club bops as the kids say these days. Recommended for those who likes Tkay Maidza or Cupcakke I guess?

 

Key Track: Bubble Gum

 

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3. Hatchie - Sugar & Spice (Dream Pop)

 

 

I like it when newcomers deliver good eps and it makes u look out for them in the future. Sugar & Spice is lush and strangely nostalgic. Cocteau Twin's impact lives on still. Each of the songs don't blend in with each other too much, which is a common flaw/criticism in dream pop/shoegaze projects. Recommended for pop fans.

 

Key Track: Sleep

 

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2. Kilo Kish - Mothe (Alt R&B/Electropop)

 

 

This is her best project imo. I've always enjoyed her presence in Vince Staple albums but her debut didn't convince me enough that she can hang on her own. With Mothe however, she pulls a strong argument. 

 

Key Track: Elegance

 

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1. André 3000 - Look Ma No Hands (Vocal Jazz)

 

Perhaps the only ep that really tugged the heartstrings? It's no album but i'll take it for now. This seemingly came out of nowhere but it was welcomed and was appropriate for the Mothers Day. The length 17 minute jazz piece also felt necessary for completion and ties in with the piano outro of Me & My. This is what talent sounds like. 

 

Key Track: Me & My (To Bury Your Parents)

 

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[Tom Vercetti]

full ep deets

 

 

 

20. New Optimism - Amazon To LeFrak 

19. Amber Mark - Conexao 
18. AL-90 & DX20V - Fuse004 
17. Channel Tres - Channel Tres 
16. Chthe'ilist - Passage into the Xexannoth 
15. Sunareht - Sagas EP 
14.  Sunmi - Warning 
13. Ravyn Lenae - Crush EP
12. The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy, 
11.  90 Process - No Warehouse Needed
10. Stars Hollow - Happy Again 
9. James Ferraro - Four Pieces For Mirai 
8. Black Thought - Streams Of Thought Vol 2 
7. Moses Sumney - Black in Deep Red, 2014 
6. Roza Terenzi - Mwah EP 
5. Imperial Black Unit - State Of Pressure 
4. Uniiqu3 - Phase 3 
3. Hatchie - Sugar & Spice 
2. Kilo Kish - Mothe 
1. Andre 3000 - Look Ma No Hands

 

 

[Vilppu]

hatchie and moses were good, haven't heard anything else. sampled the key tracks tho and kilo's were pretty good so maybe i'll check that

[Dom]

Oh I like the Hatchie song, mainly cause i adore pop music, and she is pure pop. Nice one.

[Mark Rih]

That Gigi song is great, love me some house/techno

 

Sleep sounds like a song alt-pop ATRL would stan, I like it!

[Weed]

 Did not know Moses and Andre released EPs this year I-

[World Eater]

After Sugar & Spice my expectations for Hatchie's album are high, she better not screw it up  Never listened to a Kilo Kish project until earlier this week, but I really enjoyed Mothe. As for Moses, idk if I'd say this is a step into the right direction considering how much I loved Aromanticism. Either way, the EP was fantastic

[Eeveelution]

Moses, Hatchie, Kilo.

 

i haven't heard the others, but I'll try and get around to Andre at least cause I've heard good things.

[wabayou]

The way I haven't heard any of these. I am so basic

 

[Blue Rose]

Andre 3000 released an EP?

alright, I’m going to check out Kilo’s EP. I’ll tell you my favorite song from it tomorrow 

[Legend E]

The way I haven't heard any of these. I am so basic

 

 

I didn't know Andre 3000 still does music