The 1. 00 Best Albums Of The 1. Skip to 1. 00 9. Like this You can read FACTs rundown of the 1. Best Albums of the 1. Last year, FACT counted down our 1. We were wrong. If narrowing the 1. The birth of hip hop, US hardcore, techno, house, metal, first wave indie, second wave disco, goth, new waveits a decade which, unsurprisingly, refuses to be pinned down. Still, pints of blood, buckets of sweat and enough tears to fill a bath later, the list is complete and were very proud of the results. Lists, ultimately, tell a story, and weve attempted to make ours as comprehensive as possible one that does its best to reflect the full patchwork of musical activity going on in the period, and brings some forgotten heroes to light in the process. No fast passes or sacred cows, and no obscurities for obscuritys sake either every record here is one that has something important to add to the narrative of the period. Crucially, its also very much a story as seen from the vantage point of 2. More than anything though, the following is a catalogue of music that we genuinely love records that have moved us, records that have surprised us, records that have inspired us, records we still come back to today. Gather round these are the 1. Watch Armstrong Hindi Full Movie here. Best Albums of The 1. Well be counting them down over the course of the week, posting 2. Friday. To accompany the list, our team curated and recorded five downloadable mixes featuring material from all 1. Mix 1 1. 00 8. Mix 28. Mix 3 6. Mix 4 4. Mix 52. 0 1Use your keyboards arrow keys or hit the prev next arrows on your screen to turn pages page 11. VARIOUS ARTISTSULTIMATE BREAKS AND BEATSSTREET BEAT RECORDS, 1. In the late 7. 0s, pioneering DJs scoured record stores across New York City for the breaks that would come to form the foundation of hip hop. Nick De. Krechewo of Downstairs Records, Stanley Platzer of the Music Factory, and livery driver turned record expert Lenny Breakbeat Lenny Roberts would turn this demand into a cottage industry, providing records for artists like Afrika Bambaataa. Roberts and associate Louis Breakbeat Lou Flores also bootlegged rare and out of print records before going legit in 1. Ultimate Breaks and Beats series. The 2. 5 edition series ran until the early 9. Rosetta Stone from Amen Brother to Funky Drummer, these are the breaks. HANS JOACHIM ROEDELIUSWENN DER SDWIND WEHTSKY, 1. While hes still best regarded for his work as half of legendary kosmiche music pioneers Cluster, Hans Joachim Roedeliuss solo outings were occasionally just as crucial. At this time especially, the synthesizer was an enabler for talentless noodlers to rebrand their dull meandering compositions as new age, but this look never really fit with Roedelius the sounds might indeed be similar, but the mood is Roedeliuss very own, and Wenn der Sdwind Weht finds him combining the mystery and roguishness of Cluster with a pastoral, playful sense of whimsy. Wenn der Sdwind Weht is electronic music for the countryside, and it doesnt need any bleating sheep or singing birds to prove it. WHODINIESCAPE JIVE, 1. Whatever happened to Escape Whodinis second LP was one of the first hip hop LPs to score a platinum tag, but, eclipsed by the antics of the new school, it seems to have tumbled off of most casual fans bucket lists. On Escape, the trio manage a set thats diverting from end to end something Spoonie G, The Cold Crush Brothers and The Furious Five conspicuously failed to deliver. For all of Escapes pop smarts, its a chilly collection Friends later cannibalised by Public Enemy, Nas and MF DOOM goes in for bug eyed paranoia, and Freaks Come Out At Night sketches a John Hogarth drawing of downtown Brooklyn after hours. And, three decades on, theres absolutely no messing with electro boogie nonpareil Five Minutes Of Funk a sinewy goosebump raiser thats so good, they couldnt not include it twice. Salva Although Im too young to have enjoyed this record at time of release, while I was growing up I had records that sampled tracks from Escape on heavy rotation. Pac, Mac Dre, Bone Thugs, Snoop, Nas, KRS One, and the list goes on Later when I got into my phase of digging for old hip hop, electro and freestyle, it was hard not to come across this record, and I got to soak in how dope this whole LP is. UiHZsYr.jpg' alt='Watch Lilting Streaming' title='Watch Lilting Streaming' />Marc Almond News. September 2017 Shadows And Reflections, the new album from Marc Almond is released today. One can palpably feel the frosty air that effuses each second of this production, a lilting sequence of carollike bells with an iciness only matched by the greed in. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl A story tells about Greg, a seventeenyearold guy who often makes parodies of classic movies with his friend Earl. But his life. Last year, FACT counted down our 100 favourite albums of the 1990s a yearsinthemaking effort that, we thought, was about as tough as undertakings got. Watch Lilting Streaming' title='Watch Lilting Streaming' />The Princess Diaries 16yearold Mia Thermopolis is a normal shy girl who just wants to keep off as many of lifes petty embarassments as possible in her high school. Watch Lilting Streaming' title='Watch Lilting Streaming' />Before gangsta rap sort of forced this style out of the mainstream, these guys were it. Whodinis Escape was one of the records that caused me fall in love with drum machines and synthesizers, signified when electrodance had a heavy presence in hip hop, and Id easily qualify this as one of the best rap records of the 8. CARCASSREEK OF PUTREFACTIONEARACHE, 1. Sure, Reek of Putrefaction might not quite carry the same influence as Napalm Deaths Scum, and theres been grander grindcore records released since its certainly no The Inalienable Dreamless in the widescreen stakes but in terms of throwing yourself head first into a pit of musical slurry, can it be topped At some points sloppy and shlocky, at others sadistically precise in its razor sharp dynamic twists, it was Peels favourite record of the year, and surely top five for any self respecting grind bastard. PHILIP GLASSKOYAANISQATI OSTISLAND, 1. Koyaanisqatsi was the record that helped minimalist composer Philip Glass transition from being an artist loved by seemingly only an elite few to being a bona fide commercial success. Preceding the immensely popular Glassworks by a year, Koyaanisqatsi was the soundtrack to a wordless film, and demanded the attention of listeners and viewers alike. For many listeners this was the first time theyd heard minimalist composition at all, and Glass combination of orchestral flourishes, organ and synthesizer broke a sound that went on to influence countless musicians. The records centerpiece The Grid is where things really fall into place ,with rapidly panning synthesized arpeggios and synth bass dancing around Glasss urgent brass and woodwind with a masterful grace. A generation of post classical experimental types would be lost without this record Johann Johannsson and Max Richter, were looking at you. Zola Jesus Philip Glass Koyaanisqatsi feels like a mantra adrift in space. The repetitive motif that circles around and around throughout the record starts to transform like a hazy dream you cant quite explain. Glass can pull off playing three notes for 6 minutes straight and by the end of it you feel like youre listening to a completely different song. It is impossible not get lost in this record. Benjamin John Power Blanck MassFuck Buttons I remember the first time I saw Koyaanisqatsi and it kind of blew me away. I was quite a bit younger and I dont think Id ever seen anything like that, without the use of any actual dialogue. I remember being drawn to it, and I still think its great. The idea of a soundtrack really interests me and I think its a really amazing example of music accompanying film, quite groundbreaking. Id like to think that our music is almost like a soundtrack in a sense, but maybe for a set of imagery thats not pushed upon people its more of an internal thing. SOUL II SOUL CLUB CLASSICS VOL. RECORDS, 1. 98. 9listen hereJazzie Bs sound systemmusical collective revitalized turn of the decade R B with a brand of soul music inflected with hip hop, dance music, and African touches. A refreshing change of pace from the sounds that dominated urban radio, songs like Keep On Moving paired lush orchestration with clubwise grooves. The albums strongest vocal melody, Back To Life However Do You Want Me, is presented as an accapella ironically, the more familiar single version subs in some of the paint by number New Jack swing to which Soul II Soul was the antidote. SKINBLOOD, WOMEN, ROSESPRODUCT, INC, 1.