Desert Island IX: Results Thread

[phanan]

I've suggested a few alternatives to help assist those problems, such as making sure that only those who are participating in the competition, or those pre approved by the contest runner, to vote in the polls.

Agreed with this part, definitely, after the incident we had back in, I think, DI5 or something.

The reason I love the poll so much, is because it really put more emphasis on actually listen to the lists in a timely fashion, this format has always been too loose.

I never got that sense, to be honest. I think we had quite a few participants voting without listening at all.

 

[bono_212]

Really enjoyed your list, LMS! Excellent first run

 

[bono_212]

Agreed with this part, definitely, after the incident we had back in, I think, DI5 or something.



I never got that sense, to be honest. I think we had quite a few participants voting without listening at all.

Yeah, I remember. People going into the Temple Bar and saying, "Vote for me plz".


Honestly, I suspect as many people listen as who listened to all of these lists. With a shorter format, no matter what, I think we'll have more people listening to the lists.

 

[phanan]

I'm certainly open to any changes. DI has evolved so much from the first edition that it's to be expected by now, and it actually keeps it fresh. We've done rankings as much as the World Cup style I think, so switching it up isn't a bad thing.

 

[lazarus]

I thought djerdap's list has both of those things going for it. I wish it would have placed higher.

This. Very refreshing to hear all this unfamiliar stuff.

 

[LemonMelon]

10. Padj
141 points
Highest placement: 1st
Lowest placement: 17th
Top 5 placements: 4

Beads



1. Slowdive - "Souvlaki Space Station" - Souvlaki (6:01)
2. Ride - "Stampede" - Going Blank Again (4:16)
3. Cocteau Twins - "Aloysius" - Treasure (3:25)
4. Wild Nothing - "Ride" - Empty Estate (3:26)
5. Pixies - "Ana" - Bossanova (2:10)
6. The Chameleons - "Second Skin" - Script Of The Bridge (6:51)
7. The Pogues - "Hot Asphalt" - Just Look Them Straight In The Eye And Say... Poguemahone!! (2:28)
8. Noir Désir - "À L'envers À L'endroit" - Des Visages Des Figures (4:08)
9. Mazes - "Jaki" - Ores & Minerals (3:51)
10. Pinback - "Seville" - Blue Screen Life (4:08)
11. Tame Impala - "Alter Ego" - Innerspeaker (4:48)
12. Brian Eno - "The True Wheel" - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (5:12)
13. The Microphones - "Solar System" - Mount Eerie (3:39)
14. Deerhunter - "Little Kids" - Microcastle (4:23)
15. Throwing Muses - "Limbo" - Limbo (4:26)
16. The Shins - "The Past And Pending" - Oh, Inverted World (5:22)
17. Wire - "A Mutual Friend" - 154 (4:29)
18. The Stone Roses - "I Am The Resurrection" - The Stone Roses (8:15)
19. Rain Parade - "Broken Horse" - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip (3:43)
20. Sleater-Kinney - "Don't Talk Like" - The Hot Rock (3:35)
21. PJ Harvey - "We Float" - Stories From The City Stories From The Sea (6:08)
22. The Antlers - "Rolled Together" - Burst Apart (4:36)


Total runtime: 99:07

 

[iron yuppie]

Loved Padj's list, especially the first half. Cocteau Twins. The Chameleons.

 

[bono_212]

The first half of his list was fantastic. It just kinda dropped off for me in the second half, unfortunately.

 

[LemonMelon]

9. the tourist
145 points
Highest placement: 2nd
Lowest placement: 17th
Top 5 placements: 3

a total running time of two hours, thirty-eight minutes, and fifty seconds. surf's up.

the first part.

01. Abe Vigoda - "Sequins" - Crush |4:21|
02. Diiv - "Human" - Oshin |2:57|
03. Deerhunter - "Sleepwalking" - Monomania |3:08|
04. Poor Moon - "People In Her Mind" - Illusion |3:03|
05. The Kinks - "Waterloo Sunset" - Waterloo Sunset [Single] |3:16|
06. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Who'll Stop the Rain" - |2:27|
07. The White Strips - "Hotel Yorba" - White Blood Cells |2:10|
08. The Rolling Stones - "Monkey Man" - Let It Bleed |4:11|
09. The Supremes - "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" - Gold |2:47|
10. The Temptations - "My Girl" - The Definitive Collection |2:45|

should be closely followed.

11. Lupe Fiasco - "All Black Everything" - Lasers |3:41|
12. Kanye West - "Diamonds From Sierra Leone [ft. Jay-Z]" - Late Registration |3:53|
13. Justin Timberlake - "Suit and Tie" - The 20/20 Experience |5:26|
14. Outkast - "Ms. Jackson" - Stankonia |4:31|
15. The Flaming Lips - "Sunship Balloons" - Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell [EP] |4:04|
16. Stardeath and White Dwarfs - "I Can't Get Away" - The Birth |3:16|
17. The Black Keys - "Dead And Gone" - El Camino |3:41|
18. Cults - "Oh My God" - Cults |3:21|
19. Lotus Plaza - "Strangers" - Spooky Action at a Distance |4:31|
20. Youth Lagoon - "Third Dystopia" - Wondrous Bughouse |5:01|

by each additional part.

21. Lykke Li - "Silver Springs" - Just Tell Me That You Want Me |4:11|
22. Melody's Echo Chamber - "Some Time Alone, Alone" - Melody's Echo Chamber |3:46|
23. Ringo Deathstarr - "Other Things" - Colour Trip |3:28|
24. Wild Nothing - "Rheya" - Nocturne |3:55|
25. Twin Shadow - "Patient" - Confess |3:25|
26. Stars - "Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It" - The North |4:39|
27. Van She - "Sarah" - Idea Of Happiness |4:42|
28. Neon Indian - "Polish Girl" - Era Extraña |4:24|
29. Passion Pit - "Carried Away" - Gossamer |3:42|
30. Tame Impala - "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" - Lonerism |3:13|

until the end.

31. M83 - "Splendor" - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |5:08|
32. Girls - "Carolina" - Broken Dreams Club [EP] |7:44|
33. Pickwick - "Brother Roland" - Can't Talk Medicine |4:13|
34. Local Natives - "Wide Eyes" - Gorilla Manor |4:26|
35. Fleet Foxes - "He Doesn't Know Why" - Fleet Foxes |3:20|
36. The Junipers - "They Lived Up in the Valley" - Paint the Ground |2:49|
37. Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven" - IV |8:03|
38. Simon & Garfunkel - "The Sounds of Silence" - Sounds of Silence |3:09|
39. The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever" - Magical Mystery Tour |4:07|
40. The Beach Boys - "Surf's Up" - Surf's Up |4:14|

without pause.

 

[LemonMelon]

8. LMP
159 points
Highest placement: 3rd
Lowest placement: 17th
Top 5 placements: 4

YOU WANNA GET NUTS??

With this mix, I tried to create as comprehensive of a track list that encapsulates my current tastes as much as possible. It's equal parts loud, sprawling, bombastic, goofy, earnest, obtuse, silly as hell… but hopefully it's pleasurable for you all to listen to for 2 and a half hours of your time.

COME ON!!
1. Sleigh Bells - "Crown on the Ground" - Treats (3:49)
2. Pixies - "Bagboy" - Bagboy [Single] (4:53)
3. Weezer - "Tired of Sex" - Pinkerton (3:01)
4. Ramones - "Do You Wanna Dance?" - Rocket to Russia (1:56)
5. Death - "Where Do We Go from Here???" - …For the Whole World to See (3:50)
6. Connections - "Miller's Grove" - Private Airplane (1:46)
7. Guided by Voices - "Game of Pricks" - Alien Lanes (1:33)
8. Best Coast - "Crazy for You" - Crazy for You (1:50)
9. Pavement - "Cut Your Hair" - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (3:07)
10. Brazilian Girls - "Good Time" - New York City (3:47)
11. Disclosure - "Latch (ft. Sam Smith)" - Settle (4:17)
12. Prince & the Revolution - "Baby I'm a Star" - Purple Rain (4:25)
13. Clarence Carter - "Strokin'" - Messin' with My Mind (4:33)
14. The Avalanches - "Two Hearts in 3/4 Time" - Since I Left You (3:22)
15. J. Dilla - "The Diff-rence" - Donuts (1:53)
16. Kanye West - "Bound 2 (ft. Charlie Wilson)" - Yeezus (3:49)
17. Earl Sweatshirt - "Whoa (ft. Tyler, the Creator)" - Doris (3:23)
18. Kendrick Lamar - "Poetic Justice (ft. Drake)" - Good Kid M.A.A.D. City (5:00)
19. Wiz Khalifa - "Never Been" - Kush & OJ (3:34)
20. Aceyalone - "Headache and Woes" - All Balls Don't Bounce (3:58)
21. Sam Cooke - "Bring It on Home to Me" - Live at The Harlem Square, 1963 (5:42)
22. Chance the Rapper - "Chain Smoker" - Acid Rap (3:31)
23. Frank Ocean - "Pilot Jones" - channel ORANGE (3:04)

Running Time - 1:19:53

LET'S GET NUTS
24. Daft Punk - "Touch (ft. Paul Williams)" - Random Access Memories (8:17)
25. Roger Daltrey & Rick Wakeman - "Funeralities" - Lisztomania: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (3:54)
26. T. Rex - "Teenage Dream" - Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (5:46)
27. TV Girl - "I Wonder Who She's Kissing Now" - The Wild, The Innocent, The TV Shuffle (2:46)
28. Washed Out - "Feel It All Around" - Life of Leisure [EP] (3:16)
29. Bernard Herrmann - "Marnie" - Marnie: Original Motion Picture Score (3:54)
30. Björk - "Like Someone in Love" - Debut (4:38)
31. Yann Tiersen - "Dust Lane" - Dust Lane (5:11)
32. The National - "Secret Meeting" - Alligator (3:45)
33. The Crystals - "He's a Rebel" - He's a Rebel (2:24)
34. Hunx and His Punx - "Lover's Lane" - Too Young to Be in Love (3:35)
35. Talking Heads - "Wild Wild Life" - True Stories (3:40)
36. David Bowie - "Modern Love" - Let's Dance (3:58)
37. Big Star - "The Ballad of El Gordo" - #1 Record (4:21)
38. Scott Walker - "Black Sheep Boy" - Scott 2 (2:43)
39. Grizzly Bear - "A Simple Answer" - Shields (6:01)
40. Fiona Apple - "Hot Knife" - The Idler Wheel… (4:02)
41. Dusty Springfield - "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" - You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (2:50)
42. The Band - "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - The Last Waltz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (4:36)

Running Time - 1:19:28
Total Time - 2:39:21

 

[bono_212]

Welcome back, Jake.

 

[LemonMelon]

Top placement was 3rd? I shouldn't have let him back in.

 

[bono_212]

 

[iron yuppie]

Bravo to LMP. That list was fun as hell.

 

[phanan]

Big jump in points there.

 

[bono_212]

Clarence Carter- Strokin' - YouTube

Let's admit it. This was the best DI ever just for this one reason. Jake should have took it all.

 

[lazarus]

The first half of his list was fantastic. It just kinda dropped off for me in the second half, unfortunately.

At least he included an older Tame Impala track. I loved this list. Ranked it near the top.

 

[LemonMelon]

7. iron yuppie
161 points
Highest placement: 2nd
Lowest placement: 15th
Top 5 placements: 6

Entry:

Title: Uptempo/Downtempo

Cover Art:

The underlying concept of this list is a simple one: songs that make me want to move. Not all of them would fall under the category of "dance" or even "electronica," but they all boast a groove or beat that I find infectious and energizing in some way or another.

1. Animal Collective - "My Girls" - Merriweather Post Pavilion (5:41)
2. TV on the Radio - "Second Song" - Nine Types of Light (4:20)
3. Hercules & Love Affair - "Hercules Theme" - Hercules & Love Affair (4:30)
4. Prince - "Kiss" - The Hits 2 (3:46)
5. Blondie - "Rapture" - Greatest Hits (5:36)
6. The Rolling Stones - "Miss You" - Some Girls (4:49)
7. Elton John - "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" - Reg Strikes Back (4:33)
8. New Order - "Bizarre Love Triangle [Shep Pettibone 12" Mix]" - Brotherhood Expanded Edition (6:46)
9. Daft Punk - "Around the World" - Homework (7:09)
10. LCD Soundsystem - "Get Innocuous!" - Sound of Silver (7:12)
11. The Knife - "Silent Shout" - Silent Shout (4:54)
12. Portishead - "Wandering Star" - Dummy (4:54)
13. Burial - "Shell of Light" - Untrue (4:45)
14. Atoms for Peace - "Ingenue" - Amok (4:30)
15. Actress - "Ascending" - R.I.P. (3:08)
16. Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence [7" Version]" - The Singles Box 4 (4:23)
17. Neon Indian - "Fallout" - Era Extrana (3:32)
18. Cut Copy - "Sun God" - Zonoscope (15:07)

Total Runtime: 99 minutes 35 seconds

 

[iron yuppie]

Yeah, Tame Impala must have been the most represented artist on these. Much to IWB's ire.

 

[bono_212]

iYup, I still think your list might have been the most...unexpected...list I've ever heard. I'm not even sure I knew that you liked this kind of music

 

[iron yuppie]

It's strange how it came together. The Elton John-New Order combo came on my iPod shuffle while I was working out, and I built it from there.

 

[LemonMelon]

6. gump
174 points
Highest placement: 1st
Lowest placement: 18th
Top 5 placements: 6

Entry:

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning

Forgive me for the admittedly cliché topic, but it gave me some freedom with the sounds and moods I wanted to explore. Saturday night starts off as the protagonist escapes yet again to the city, to find entertainment and sex. Despite the glowing lights and glamour, he thinks of Jane Smiley, whom he left yet again at home after a meaningless argument. The bright lights start to get blurry as he realizes the mistakes he's made. Suddenly, the people around him don't look so extraordinary, and the substances he consumed start to take their toll. He wonders if he will make it through this. Sunday morning is full of regret. He asks for forgiveness, but doesn't expect it. He realizes it's too late. As Jane leaves, he feels alone in the house. He pretends he can have her back and return home to southern Carolina. But he drives alone to the house of his estranged father, frozen underground.

Volume I

1. Kavinsky Feat. Lovefoxxx - "Nightcall" - Drive Original Soundtrack (4:20)
2. M83 - "Midnight City" - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (4:04)
3. Grimes - "Genesis" - Visions (4:15)
4. Purity Ring - "Fineshrine" - Shrines (3:30)
5. Phantogram - "Mouthful of Diamonds" - Eyelid Movies (4:13)
6. Broken Social Scene - "All to All" - Forgiveness Rock Record (4:50)
7. Autre Ne Veut - "Play by Play" - Anxiety (5:14)
8. MGMT - "Electric Feel" - Oracular Spectacular (3:49)
9. Wild Nothing - "Midnight Song" - Nocturne (3:07)
10. Beach House - "Wishes" - Bloom (4:47)
11. Beck - "Chemtrails" - Modern Guilt (4:40)
12. James Blake - "Voyeur" - Overgrown (4:18)
13. Sufjan Stevens - "I Want To Be Well" - The Age Of Adz (6:29)

Run time: 57:28

Volume II

1. Belle & Sebastian - "The State I Am In" - Push Barman To Open Old Wounds (5:00)
2. Phosphorescent - "Song For Zula" - Muchacho (6:10)
3. Tame Impala - "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" - Lonerism (3:13)
4. The National - "About Today" - Cherry Tree (4:11)
5. Yo La Tengo - "Well You Better" - Fade (2:37)
6. Franz Ferdinand - "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" - You Could Have It So Much Better (2:50)
7. Eleanor Friedberger - "Stare at the Sun" - Personal Record (2:56)
8. Andrew Bird - "Orpheo Looks Back" - Break It Yourself (4:55)
9. Beirut - "The Rip Tide" - The Rip Tide (4:26)
10. Girls - "Carolina" - Broken Dreams Club (7:44)
11. Wilco - "One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend)" - The Whole Love (12:04)

Run time: 56:02

Total run time: 1:53:30

 

[phanan]

Wow, 1st to 18th.

 

[bono_212]

Gump's list

Like I said at the time. The only issue I had with his list and it's really just a miniscule thing that a lot of people do, was that it relied so heavily on music released in the last few years. Other than that, gooooood shit.

 

[LemonMelon]

Big jump in points there.

And another big jump between 6 and 7.

Separating the men from the boys right about now.

Or girls, because boneoz__2212312.

 

[PhilsFan]

I had no idea that my list was mostly recent songs until everyone pointed it out to me.

 

[Padj]

Loved Padj's list, especially the first half. Cocteau Twins. The Chameleons.

The first half of his list was fantastic. It just kinda dropped off for me in the second half, unfortunately.

At least he included an older Tame Impala track. I loved this list. Ranked it near the top.

Thank you all! I honestly didn't expect to be this high on the ranking, being my first entry and all. Also, the quality of the playlists overall was really great. I'm happy
Now I'm kinda aching to know who put me on first place...
Ah yes, btw, I'm a girl

 

[lazarus]

Gump's list

Like I said at the time. The only issue I had with his list and it's really just a miniscule thing that a lot of people do, was that it relied so heavily on music released in the last few years. Other than that, gooooood shit.

Yeah, I had the same issues but it just worked.

 

[LemonMelon]

5. lazarus
175 points
Highest placement: 1st
Lowest placement: 18th
Top 5 placements: 5

Entry:

BACK TO THE 90s (for ZOOTS)

A tribute to one of our fallen soldiers via his favorite decade.


Zoots Rocks

Part One is a look at alt. rock on both sides of the Atlantic, eschewing the more roots-based acts of the time period. Some fresh indie faces, as well as a few veterans turning up the volume.

1. The Jesus & Mary Chain - "Stardust Remedy" - Munki (2:26)
2. Frank Black - "Thalassocracy" - Teenager Of The Year (1:33)
3. Guided By Voices - "Your Name Is Wild' - Under The Bushes, Under The Stars (2:02)
4. Sugar - "Gee Angel" - File Under: Easy Listening (3:57)
5. The Lemonheads - "The Great Big No" - Come On Feel The Lemonheads (2:52)
6. Spoon - "Loss Leaders" - Soft Effects (EP) (3:29)
7. Helium - "Pat's Trick" - The Dirt Of Luck (3:20)
8. Bettie Serveert - "Balentine" - Palomine (4:12)
9. Dinosaur Jr. - "Yeah Right" - Without A Sound (2:47)
10. Veruca Salt - "Get Back" - American Thighs (3:13)
11. Lou Reed - "Egg Cream" - Set The Twilight Reeling (5:18)
12. Sammy - "Neptune Ave. (Ortho Hi Rise)" - Tales Of Great Neck Glory (3:56)
13. Liz Phair - "Cinco De Mayo" - Whip-Smart (2:44)
14. Pavement - "Harness Your Hopes" - Spit On A Stranger (single) (3:27)
15. The Wannadies - "Oh Yes (It's A Mess)" - Bagsy Me (4:23)
16. Shudder To Think - "Resident Wine" - 50,000 B.C. (3:34)
17. The Afghan Whigs - "Blame, Etc." - Black Love (4:12)
18. Supergrass - "Cheapskate" - In It For The Money (2:43)
19. Material Issue - "Diane" - International Pop Overthrow (2:57)
20. Boy Wonder - "Ladder" - Wonder Wear (3:44)
21. Sleeper - "Lie Detector" - The It Girl (2:32)
22. Electronic - "Late At Night" - Twisted Tenderness (4:14)
23. Super Furry Animals - "Ice Hockey Hair" - Ice Hockey Hair (single) (6:58)

TRT (1:20:21)

Zoots Grooves

Side two is a tour of rhythm-based/electronic music of the decade, beginning with retro/global pop and proceeding through trip-hop/downtempo, Big Beat, drum 'n' bass, etc. Hip-hop only pokes its head in briefly through crossover, as that genre really necessitates its own compilation.

1. Pizzicato Five - "Baby Portable Rock (baby Mexican Rock version)"
- Combinasion Spaciale (EP) - (4:30)
2. Los Amigos Invisibles - "Sexy" - The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera - (3:25)
3. Saint Etienne - "Lose That Girl" - Good Humor (4:03)
4. David Byrne - "Fuzzy Freaky (Mark Walk And Ruby Mix)" - The VIsible Man (2:46)
5. Happy Mondays - "Bob's Yer Uncle" - Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches (5:11)
6. Cornershop - "Sleep On The Left Side " - When I Was Born For The 7th Time (4:06)
7. Massive Attack - "Protection (Underdog's Angel Dust Mix)" - Special Brew (comp.) (4:52)
8. Robbie Robertson & Howie B. - "Take Your Partner By The Hand (Red Alert mix)"
- Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy (6:43)
9. Tricky - "Bad Dreams" - Pre-Millennium Tension - (4:12)
10. The Prodigy - "Diesel Power" - The Fat Of The Land (4:17)
11. Fatboy Slim - "Gangster Tripping" - You've Come A Long Way, Baby (5:20)
12. Underworld - "Jumbo" - Beaucoup Fish (6:58)
13. Everything But The Girl - "Walking Wounded (Omni Trio Remix)" - Walking Wounded (6:44)

TRT (1:03:01)

 

[bono_212]

Speaking of...I feel like such a hypocrite when I "complain" about lists being mostly comprised of newer songs, but then there are lists like Laz's that are just one decade. I think the difference is, he covered so much and such a long period of time over his list that really just sealed it up for me as an absolute favorite/classic.