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Modern Qualifier 18 – CURATED by Colinmcarlson
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— 15 May 2023 Tom

This is today’s only Curated Group, from Twitter’s colinmcarlson. I don’t think there’s a specific theme, more a vibe, but I could be wrong!

  1. A single from 2007’s self-titled LP.
  2. Track from the Odd Future member’s 2013 full debut LP Doris.
  3. A standout from the hip-hop trio’s 2010 mixtape Sit Down, Man
  4. From the BROCKHAMPTON member’s 2nd LP, American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story
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Matt   19 months ago

I'm trying not to vote for the one I know, because it's an excellent group with no bad choices, but I haven't listened to Liars for ages and have very much enjoyed being reacquainted with it.

jonathanb   19 months ago

I was going to nominate Earl's "EARL" for the Four Letter Words poll; it'd be nice to say propriety interceded, but actually I just forgot on the day. I still enjoy his post-"Free Earl" stuff, like […]

sclv   19 months ago

Solid group. Liars goes on my Golden Beat shortlist, but gotta vote for one of the hip-hop tracks on general balance grounds. Das Racist takes it over Earl for purely tactical reasons.

Ed Still   19 months ago

Kevin's beautiful song deserves a lot here, and certainly more than bottom place (though admittedly in a high quality group)

Modern Qualifier 14 – CURATED by perfectdepth
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— 12 May 2023 Tom

Here’s a Curated Group by @perfectdepth on Twitter. Its theme – perhaps you have guessed! – is remixes by Superpitcher (and in one case Supermayer, his collaboration with Michael Mayer).

  1. Epic Supermayer mix of a track originally on 2007’s Release The Stars.
  2. From the 12″ of this single from 2005’s Before The Dawn Heals Us.
  3. 2001’s classic indietronica single came with a bunch of remixes – this is one.
  4. From 2002’s Speicher 6 12″ release on Kompakt.
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abisnuts   19 months ago

I Walk wurde robbed

Sarah   19 months ago

Yes! Excellent! Superpitcher's scarf collection is a classic of the schaffel times imho

j_e_l   19 months ago

Is this it? Not even sure if this is Superpitcher

Sarah   19 months ago

Quarks for me! Can we post pics here? Can I spam you with Superpitcher's scarf? Hmm, seems not...

Modern Qualifier 10 – CURATED by Tom E
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— 11 May 2023 Tom

A curated group by Tom E (hey that’s me!) mixing late UK garage, early grime and grime novelties.

  1. Ragga-garage 2002 single produced by Sticky. The only one to get any sort of official release.
  2. JME extemporises on the theme of Pokemon, from 2015. (YOUTUBE ONLY)
  3. White Label 12″ from 2003 from members of N.A.S.T.Y. Crew, much circulated on MP3 in the “blog era”. (YOUTUBE ONLY)
  4. Viral paean to Southern Fried Chicken’s meal deal. (YOUTUBE ONLY)
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j_e_l   19 months ago

I’m thinking that Red Hot Entertainment are the most influential song in the poll, just found myself asking my son if he wants a Junior Spesh from the fish and chip shop

Bob Burgoyne   19 months ago

'Gimmee some tissue in case of mess' surely?

Tom   19 months ago

The group has finally ended! Thanks to all voters :) All I was hoping when I went in was that one of the "novelty" tracks and one of the "serious" tracks would progress, and that's the result we've […]

Tom   19 months ago

Thank you kindly! And that was actually my pick too - partly cos I thought it would need more votes as it doesn't have the novelty appeal of the other two YT only ones. Of all of them it's the one […]

Curatorfest Qualifier 13! CURATED by David B
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— 8 May 2023 Tom

Our final CURATORFEST Qualifier* comes from David B, and it’s a collection of four songs loosely linked by being personal favourites but also by a connection to his recently published memoir, Don’t Mention The Night. Songwriters Kevin Coyne and Nick Drake feature prominently in the book, and the group also features tracks by Gallery 47 and White And Torch

*there will be plenty more Curated Groups in both the Ancient and Modern polls!

RESULTS: Nick Drake romps home and is joined by Kevin Coyne in the ANCIENT poll Round 1.

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David Belbin   19 months ago

Thanks to everyone who voted on my curated group. Nick was a sure thing in this context. He's on the cover of both Uncut and Mojo this month, which isn't a coincidence, as Richard Morton Jack's […]

ajjr82   19 months ago

I surprised myself by quite enjoying the Gallery 47 song, usually newer stuff that so directly mirrors 90s indie kind of gets my back up.

stabilimentum   19 months ago

Fantastic group! I feel Nick Drake shouldn't need the help, so I'm voting for Gallery 47.

RobertK   19 months ago

After a few decades of Elliott Smith, Stuart Murdoch, the Clientele, Neil Halstead, and now artists like Phoebe Bridgers, it's pretty hard to hear Nick Drake's voice as novel anymore. I do quite […]

Curatorfest Qualifier 12! CURATED by thedesertpope
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— 8 May 2023 Tom

The penultimate CURATORFEST group is from Twitter’s @thedesertpope with four unthemed artists – so far as I know. City pop from Kaoru Akimoto, New Wave pop from the Waitresses, modern dancepop from Confidence Man and indiepop from 2021 Golden Beat Winners Ginger Root! FUN FACT: This is the only one of the 13 curated groups in this preliminary round to have an even split of Ancient (20th Century) and Modern (21st Century) tracks.

RESULTS: The Waitresses’ place in ANCIENT Round 1 was never under threat. They’re joined by Kaoru Akimoto, who pulled ahead of Confidence Man in the closing hours.

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Son of Mecha Mummy   19 months ago

Okay, finally checking in and voting myself with less than twelve hours to go. Like I said on Twitter if anyone hadn't seen it, the *actual* secret theme here is that each artist is an artist I've […]

koganbot   19 months ago

I see I'm the second sucker in the comments section.

koganbot   19 months ago

Torn between Confidence Man (from the electroclash section of the bosh bin) and Ginger Root: when I first moved to Colorado someone had left a 1940s teengirl mag in the apt I rented, and I read […]

RobertK   19 months ago

I think I found the group with the curator whose tastes are the furthest from my own. (Not a reflection of quality). And indeed, the one I even picked was at this writing in last place.

Curatorfest Qualifier 11! CURATED by Jamie R
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— 8 May 2023 Tom

Jamie R gives us a selection which he wasn’t going to make curated until he realised the tracks tell a story. Happy or sad? You be the judge. Owen Pallett, Me’shell NdegeoCello, Bobby Short and Umberto Tozzi are your narrators.

RESULTS: Another two tracks heading for ANCIENT Round 1 here. Me’Shell NdegeoCello dominated the group, but Umberto Tozzi managed to reel in his rivals to take second by a single vote.

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ajjr82   19 months ago

The backing vocals on the Me'Shell song are delightfully petty and mean.

koganbot   19 months ago

We have not polled Me'Shell (unless as playing bass where a band or another performer is the name on the marquee). Tom has provided an extraordinary spreadsheet of what we've polled, which is up-to […]

j_e_l   19 months ago

Gloria is a great song, and even on a new site, even with a new beginning, even with the Twitter-refuseniks, outrage continues

RobertK   19 months ago

Surely we've polled Me'Shell before, no?

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