Elephant Talk's Best 2017

ALESSANDRO CORSI (30 Dicembre 2017):

- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard "Flying Microtonal Banana" 
  (il primo della serie del 2017, per intendersi. Anche la psichedelia ha le sue "Variazioni Goldberg"; lo 
  stesso sound declinato in tutte le salse. Bach oggi sarebbe a suonare qui) 

- Avec le Soleil Sortant de Sa Bouche "Pas Pire Pop, [I Love You So Much]" 
  (Afro-Kraut dal Canada: geografia impazzita, ma del resto il marchio Constellation e' una garanzia di scommesse. Vinte) 

- Carl Craig " Versus" 
  (ancora una metamorfosi della techno in musica classica contemporanea. Capolavoro?) 

- Zeal & Ardor "Devil is Fine" 
  (apocalisse blues, apocalisse metal, apocalisse spiritual ?!? nessunasalvezzanessunasalvezzanessunasalvezzanessunasalvezza) 

- Dutch Uncles "Big Balloon" 
  (come rendere attuali gli anni '80 britannici senza rinunciare alla propria identita'. No Brexit, please) 

- Otis Taylor "Fantasizing About Being Black" 
  (il titolo - perfetto - e' una promessa mantenuta: "negritudine" a 360 gradi. Anch'io "vorrei la pelle nera") 

- Le Ton Mite' "Passe' Compose' Futur Conditionnel" 
  (le tessere di un rompicapo, forse, frammenti che sfidano ogni grammatica: allez hop) 

- The Fall "New Facts Emerge" 
  ("Io, con tua nonna che suona i bonghi, siamo sempre i Fall!" Mark E. Smith) 

- Mario Batkovic "Mario Batkovic" 
  (minimalismo, massimalismo, mantici, marco_batkovic: una promessa) 

- Torres "Three Futures" 
  (nonostante la severita' di distorsioni.net questo album mi continua ad affascinare. Sotto gli arrangiamenti sta un 
  bel lavoro di voce/chitarra; non e' poco...) 

Fuori categoria: 

Made in Italy: Mood "Out Loud" 
(due ragazzini che se la giocano alla pari con Tinariwen e Battles; coraggio da vendere) 

Off topic: The Magnetic Fields "50 song memoir" 
(box di 5 album per i 50 anni, un pezzo per anno nello stile del periodo: che dire, 
solo il proposito vale 1.000 punti. Non l'ho neanche ascoltato, ma sta in cima in cima in cima in cima...) 

Off off topic: The Fall "Singles 1978-2016" 
(box di 7 cd, un mostro, in tutti i sensi. Roooaaaarrr) 

RICCARDO RIDI (22 Gennaio 2018):

-----  ALBUM INTERNAZIONALI:  

1.	Arcade Fire	EVERYTHING NOW 
2.	Grandaddy	LAST PLACE
3.	LCD Soundsystem	AMERICAN DREAM
4.	Baby Bird	I MISS MYSELF +  I MISS MYSELF 2
5.	Piano Magic	CLOSURE
6.	!!! 		SHAKE THE SHUDDER
7.	Linda Perhacs	I'M A HARMONY
8.	Wolf Alice	VISIONS OF A LIFE
9.	Gift		ALTAR
10.	Robyn Hitchcock	ROBYN HITCHCOCK
11.	Jesus & Mary Chain DAMAGE AND JOY
12.	Jessie Ware 	GLASSHOUSE 
13.	Jamiroquai	AUTOMATON
14.	Broken Social Scene HUG OF THUNDER
15.	Slowdive	SLOWDIVE
16.	Cigarettes After Sex CIGARETTES AFTER SEX
17.	Muna		ABOUT U
18.	Future Islands	THE FAR FIELD
19.	British Sea Power LET THE DANCERS INHERIT THE PARTY
20.	The Pains of Being Pure at Heart THE ECHO OF PLEASURE
21.	Daniel Land 	A SINGLE MAN
22.	Black Grape	POP VOODOO
23.	Beck		COLORS
24.	Kasabian	FOR CRYING OUT LOUD 
25.	Baby Bird	THE WRONG WORDS
26.	Garland Jeffreys 14 STEPS TO HARLEM
27.	Stephen Jones 	SAWN IN HALF
28.	Fujiya & Miyagi	FUJIYA & MIYAGI
29.	Luna		A SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION
30.	Unkle		THE ROAD: PART I
31.	David Fonseca 	BOWIE 70: A TRIBUTE
32.	Mark Lanegan Band GARGOYLE
33.	Boss Hog	BROOD X
34.	BNQT		VOLUME 1
35.	Curtis Harding	FACE YOUR FEAR
36.	The National	SLEEP WELL BEAST
37.	Spoon 		HOT THOUGHTS
38.	Flo Morrissey & Matthew E. White GENTLEWOMAN, RUBY MAN 
39.	The Waterboys	OUT OF ALL THIS BLUE 
40.	Saint Etienne	HOME COUNTIES
41.	Goldfrapp	SILVER EYE
42.	Paramore	AFTER LAUGHTER
43.	Barry Adamson 	LOVE SICK DICK + LOVE SICK DICK REMIXED
44.	The Afghan Whigs IN SPADES
45.	Alien Stadium	LIVIN' IN ELIZABETHAN TIMES
46.	Lali Puna	TWO WINDOWS
47.	Jim James 	TRIBUTE TO 2
48.	Ride		WEATHER DIARIES
49.	Jane Weaver	MODERN KOSMOLOGY
50.	Wire		SILVER/LEAD

-----  ALBUM ITALIANI:  

1.	Baustelle	L'AMORE E LA VIOLENZA
2.	Francesco Gabbani MAGELLANO
3.	KO COMPUTER [Radiohead tribute]
4.	Andrea Chimenti	CANTA DAVID BOWIE (live)
5.	Mauro E. Giovanardi	LA MIA GENERAZIONE

----- LIVE, RACCOLTE, REMIXES, REINCISIONI E RISTAMPE DI UN SOLO ARTISTA:  

1.	David Bowie A NEW CAREER IN A NEW TOWN (1977-1982)  
2.	David Bowie CRACKED ACTOR: LIVE LOS ANGELES '74 
3.	T Rex	REMIXES
4.	Prince	PURPLE RAIN (1984) deluxe edition
5.	Pet Shop Boys	FURTHER LISTENINGS (2001-2012)
6.	Kraftwerk	3-D: DER KATALOG (live)
7.	King Crimson	THE ELEMENTS: 2017 TOUR BOX (live & studio 1969-2016)
8.	The Rolling Stones ON AIR: BBC SESSIONS 1963-1965 
9.	Sufjan Stevens	THE GREATEST GIFT: CARRIE & LOWELL OUTTAKES, REMIXES & DEMOS 
10.	Radiohead	OK COMPUTER (1997) deluxe edition 

----- RACCOLTE, RISTAMPE, TRIBUTI E DJ SET DI PIU' ARTISTI:  

1.	TO THE OUTSIDE OF EVERYTHING: A STORY OF UK POST-PUNK (1977-1981) 
2.	NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM: FORMATIVE EUROPEAN ELECTRONICA (1974-1984)
3.	SILHOUETTES & STATUES: A GOTHIC REVOLUTION (1978-1986)
4.	C88 (1987-1988)
5.	SOMETHING ELSE: A TRIBUTE TO THE KINKS [Mojo magazine covers] 
6.	RESISTANCE RADIO: THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE ALBUM [tv series soundtrack)
7.	GARY CROWLEY'S PUNK AND NEW WAVE (1977-1982)
8.	BE MUSIC (1982-2017)
9.	RAVE ON: A MADCHESTER CELEBRATION [The Blog That Celebrates Itself covers]
10.	PRODUCED WITH LOVE compiled by Joey Negro

----- SCOPERTE TARDIVE:  

2015:
Lea Delaria 	HOUSE OF DAVID [Bowie tribute]
Jaakko Eino Kalevi JAAKKO EINO KALEVI
Stephen Jones 	NO MESSAGE
Outsider	OUTSIDER

2016:
Jakuzi		FANTEZI MUZIK
Jim James 	ETERNALLY EVEN
King Creosote	ASTRONAUT MEETS APPLEMAN
Cass McCombs	MANGY LOVE
Old Fire	SONGS FROM THE HAUNTED SOUTH

FILIPPO TAGLIAFERRI (14 Gennaio 2018):

01 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM American Dream 
02 DREAM SYNDICATE How Did I Find Myself? Here
03 JANE WEAVER Modern Kosmology
04 PETER PERRETT How The West Was Won 
05 MICHAEL HEAD & THE RED ELASTIC BAND Adi˜s Senor Pussycat
06 CURTIS HARDING Face Your Fear 
07 THUNDERCAT Drunk
08 SLOWDIVE Slowdive 
09 ROBERT PLANT: Carry Fire 
10 MOGWAI Every Country's Son 
11 BAXTER DURY Prince Of Tears
12 GOSPELBEACH Another Summer Of Love Alive 
13 DESTROYER Ken 
14 KING KRULE The Ooz
15 SPARKS Hippopotamous
16 ARIEL PINK Dedicated To Bobby Jameson
17 CLIENTELE Music For The Age Of Miracles
18 BLACK ANGELS Death Song
19 ROBYN HITCHCOCK s/t
20 RYAN ADAMS Destroyer 
21 MARK EITZEL Hey Mr. Ferryman
22 PROPER ORNAMENTS Foxhole 
23 MICHAEL CHAPMAN 50 
24 GREGG ALLMAN Southern Bloood
25 BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE I Tell A Fly
26 CHRIS HILLMAN Biding My Time
27 THURSTON MOORE Rock n Roll Consciousness
28 MAGNETIC FIELDS 50 Song Memoir
29 FEELIES In Between
30 DREAM MACHINE The Illusion

Ristampe/Anotologie/Live/Box Set/Compilation ecc.

01 NEIL YOUNG Hitchiker
02 TIM BUCKLEY Venice Mating Call ex-aequo Greetings From West Hollywood
03 GRATEFUL DEAD Cornell '77
04 VV.AA. Running The Voodoo Down: Explorations In Psychrockfunksouljazz 1967-80
05 BEACH BOYS 1967 Sunshine Tomorrow 
06 VV.AA. Wayfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmare
07 REPLACEMENTS For Sale Live at Maxwell's 1986
08 VV.AA. Soul Of A Nation Afro Centric Vision In The Age Of Black Power
09 JACKIE SHANE Any Other Way
10 VV.AA. Bob Stanley & Peter Wiggs Present English Weather