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Modern Qualifier 37 – CURATED by Dan C!
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— 22 May 2023 Tom

A Curated Group by Dan C aka @dc_goblue on Twitter. Can you guess its theme?

  1. From the late Memphis rapper’s 2011 mixtape, High Class Street Music.
  2. The Atlanta MC’s breakthrough single from 2006’s Best Thang Smokin’.
  3. Commercial debut and breakthrough single for another Atlanta star, from 2014.
  4. The Nashville rapper included this on his 2007 Buck The World LP.
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katstevens   19 months ago

Buck's sousaphone parp gets my vote

dc_goblue   19 months ago

Not from the South, not from the 21st century

Cumbrian   19 months ago

One for the curator obviously but I'd imagine it would have had to be something other than Bust-A-Move since it got a go in the 2nd Chances poll (where it sadly bombed out early for unaccountable […]

Hocktavian (@BloodyHell@theblower.au)   19 months ago

Why no Young MC?

Modern Qualifier 38 – CURATED by Patrick Van D!
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— 22 May 2023 Tom

Our second Curated Group today comes from Patrick Van D and I don’t think it’s themed, just a collection of faves!

  1. The final release from the Scottish indie legends (well, before they reformed). A website-only track from 2003, I believe!
  2. Track from the Portland band’s 2004 second album, Fuckin’ A.
  3. The Canadian rockers’ lead single from 2012’s Celebration Rock LP.
  4. From the score for Wayne MacGregor’s AutoBIOgraphy dance performance, released in 2018.
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sclv   19 months ago

Sorry that Jlin got demolished in the voting. Standout Golden Beat for me, hope it makes it there!

vinnycrackers   19 months ago

3 really nice songs (I was leaning towards Bis) but Jlin is one of those things that grabs my ear and doesn't let go - especially with the choreography.

wmterhaar   19 months ago

Between The Thermals track and Japandroids lies an invisible border for me where 'nice & catchy garage sound' becomes 'annoying punkpop earworm'.

RobertK   19 months ago

Jlin is one of the singular great artists of our time in a way that is quite rare. Voted for her, although I enjoyed Japandroids too.

Modern Qualifier 32 – CURATED by BaltimoreJacks
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— 19 May 2023 Tom

Shhhhh, it’s a Curated Group by @baltimorejacks!

  1. From DJ Shadow’s 2016 LP The Mountain Will Fall.
  2. From El Alfa “El Jefe”‘s 2021 collection El Androide.
  3. Track from the London band’s 2013 debut Silence Yourself.
  4. From the Florida band’s 2014 LP The Moon Rang Like A Bell.
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Jeff Worrell   19 months ago

Missed this one. Would have voted for “Hablamos…”

stabilimentum   19 months ago

Savages' was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. All the raw power in their debut translated so fiercely in a live settting. "Shut Up" makes me remember that feeling so well. DJ Shadow/RTJ […]

David Belbin   19 months ago

The video for Savages has an interminable intro but the song is great and I'm sad it seems that the band have irrevocably if unofficially split, having not recorded or performed since 2016. Visceral […]

SmoothBrain   19 months ago

Always have time for RTJs particular brand of braggado and there are some classic lines here, but I've never heard 'Murmers' and really liked it so voted for that

Modern Qualifier 33 – CURATED by sclv
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— 19 May 2023 Tom

This curated group comes from @sclv and the thematic link should be pretty clear from two of the titles!

  1. A track from 2022’s LP Midnights.
  2. DFA remix of the electroclash artist’s 2006 single.
  3. Title track from the Americana artist’s 2012 debut LP.
  4. From the Norwegian singer-songwriter’s 2014 LP When The Morning Comes.
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Tom   19 months ago

We're back in the 3-way tie zone!

Edward Still   19 months ago

Yeah great shout, I really enjoyed that. Can't describe it better than you already have, but would love to hear more like it from her.

Just Rewarding   19 months ago

I gave my vote to Stevie Nicks https://twitter.com/PopBase/status/1660864355565436928

qosephine   19 months ago

Whoops, my vote has pushed this into a three-way tie! Somebody help!

Modern Qualifier 23 – CURATED by Dan B
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— 16 May 2023 Tom

First of today’s Curated Groups comes from Dan B – it’s a terrific collection of recent dance/electronic tracks, if there’s a wider theme I’ll let him elaborate!

  1. Techno remix of the Manchester outfit’s 2021 track.
  2. A 2022 track from the Italian DJ/Producer, on Factory 93 Records.
  3. A 2021 collaboration between the French twin sisters and the Coventry rapper.
  4. From the EDM duo’s 2022 LP Wet Tennis.
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Ed Still   19 months ago

I think it helped that they all had hints of other songs I really like, Rosso Profundo in particular have me a strong flavour of former Golden Beat winner Poni Hoax.

Dan Bright-Amaya   19 months ago

Very much (pleasantly) surprised by how the voting is going. One of these artists is an order of magnitude more popular on Spotify so half expected them to run away with it, but not going that way […]

vinnycrackers   19 months ago

Agree, I had to listen twice, and it wasn't even a chore, I was glad to do it.

Ed Still   19 months ago

Top to bottom one of the best Curated Groups I've ever heard. Not a clue what I'm voting for except it's one of the first 4

Modern Qualifier 24 – CURATED by George O
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— 16 May 2023 Tom

It’s a Curated Group – this one’s from George O, they’re chronologically pretty tight but I don’t think there’s a particular theme, it’s a great group though.

  1. From the UK indie rockers’ self-titled 2018 debut. Stands for “Fuck U Up”
  2. The closing track from her 2018 LP Record.
  3. From the Spanish indie poppers’ 2019 Agosto 7″ on Elefant Records.
  4. A track from Could It Be Different?, the Scottish band’s final LP from 2018.
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itinerantgeoff   19 months ago

This is a wonderful group - thank you George! I know the Tracey Thorn one, and love it too - one of my favourite records of the past few years, probably shows my age that I relate to it so much. […]

stabilimentum   19 months ago

Delightful group! As a Spanish language speaker Linda Guilala strikes some deep chords here. A beautiful mixture of delicacy and angst. Spanish dreampop is really something special.

Matt   19 months ago

The Spook School were on my list of things I might nominate until I saw someone had beaten me to it; had to vote for them here, although it was tough not to vote for FUU. Linda Guilala is new to me […]

Baltimore Jacks   19 months ago

I wasn't familiar with their work at all, but enjoyed this enough to vote for it despite the presence of a good Spanish language song (which I'm always going to be inclined to vote for) and "F.U.U." […]

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