Amazon exiles discussion

Hello & greetings to you in 2018, hope you are well and fully recovered from the festivities...may 2018 be a fabulously wonderful year...we all hope!

Right...if you've read my closing post on Round 5, it's time to see whether or not to carry on with this year's cream of.......we'll see what happens in round 6.

Let's have your next nominations in please, the more the merrier, please..with the usual links, thank you.

Noms in by 10pm Weds 10th, much obliged! :)

Week 2 of the new year begins...hope you're all wrapped up nice 'n' cosy wherever you are, isn't chilly outside? And yet, today I spotted the first lot of daffodils out already! Don't they know it's still winter?!

My daffs are fighting their way through the lavender which hasn’t died off yet!

This instrumental is from Ulrich Schnauss and Jonas Munk, though wouldn't sound out of place on the Harold Budd/Cocteau Twins album https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moon-Melodie..., especially 3.18 onwards, imo. Nice track.

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOwFa...

Really hope this isn't the last round, I've still got 4 songs left after this one. :-(

Lez wrote: "My daffs are fighting their way through the lavender which hasn’t died off yet!"

Weird isn't it...and you're in Scotland! It ain't warm down here in Wales at the moment...it must blinkin' freezing where you are...and yet the flowers seem to be coming up earlier and earlier each year...woz gwanin' on wiv zat, then, eh? :-)

TheFoe wrote: "This instrumental is from Ulrich Schnauss and Jonas Munk, though wouldn't sound out of place on the Harold Budd/Cocteau Twins album https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moon-Melodie......"

Well nothing is written in stone yet, Nick, just the last round seemed a bit lacking...maybe it'll perk up again, now that xmas is over. I've only really got another two noms left, unless you lot are prepared to have your ears assaulted by another King Gizz song!

Woss that ya'll say...YES did you say...oh alrighty then!!!!

Heheheheh! :)

After Nick:

Here's mine, a stupendous song by a band I discovered a few weeks ago...the studio version is brilliant, but I like this live version they did....

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXu1T...

After Duke

I can go on forever. I've been concentrating on Aussie artists (like to give them a showcase) but there were heaps of international artists I could nom for 2017.

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkvWE...

After Val

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper

https://youtu.be/Rh2YmGujtFI

Keep it going! 10 rounds at least to give us an exiles top 10 for 2017! I was surprised to see so many rounds being run over the holidays, hopefully more participation as people come back.

After Rob

Conor got back on track and channelled his best Bob Dylan for the best album since the Desaparecidos debut.

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eJCy...

I have plenty of tracks lined up too, so I'm happy to get to at least 10 rounds.

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst
Pushing On - Boxed In

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhEr5...

Blastro, if you are out there you might like this one :-)

After Helen

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lly3G...

After Sussex:
Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgFh4...

After JB

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns
What Jail Is Like - John Murry
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy

Badcamp link, song not on youtube

https://bellahardy.bandcamp.com/track...

Helen The Melon wrote: "I have plenty of tracks lined up too, so I'm happy to get to at least 10 rounds.

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird..."

Aye..i was wondering what had become of Blastro...he used to like participating on these music threads. Life must be getting in the way! ;-)

SussexWelsh wrote: "After Helen

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst
Pushing On -..."

Ahhh....that was my other nomination Sussex! Great choice, my man...but now i'm really gonna have scrape the barrel..for a few more noms, since folks wanna continue to round 10...anybody got any spares?!

Most of what I've bought in 2017..isn't going to appeal to many of you (I presume), since you all know whom I've been following mostly....but I might have something from one or two of the other bands I've bought from....we'll shall see.

After Derek

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns
What Jail Is Like - John Murry
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9V8AYx1...

After Tim.

I still have loads left, I haven't even started on my Irish metal bands yet, run it as long as you like :-)

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns
What Jail Is Like - John Murry
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer
Bodies For Money - Gnod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmZuI...

After Space

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns
What Jail Is Like - John Murry
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer
Bodies For Money - Gnod
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2w8gxSt...

Coupla hours left to nom folks..surely we can get a couple more in! :)

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns
What Jail Is Like - John Murry
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer
Bodies For Money - Gnod
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy
Truth - Kamasi Washington

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtW1S...

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

and

https://bellahardy.bandcamp.com/track...

Okey doke then, 14 seems to be the number of the moment, meaning we're sticking with the 4 vote system, for now. Thanks again to Spacepig for the playlist....the usual closing time on Sunday..enjoy the list folks.

I'm all smiles here...I'm starting to get some of the Polygondwanaland pre-orders through my door...some of variants really are beautiful to look at, can't to play 'em! :)

Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy: https://bellahardy.bandcamp.com/track...

And the main playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns
What Jail Is Like - John Murry
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer
Bodies For Money - Gnod
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy
Truth - Kamasi Washington

Have a great week! :)

I'll kick off the voting on this one:-

4 - Robyn Hitchcock
3 - Ulrich Schnauss And Jonas Munk
2 - Conor Oberst
1 - John Murry

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 3
Estimate - The Black Angels
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 2
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 4
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 1
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer
Bodies For Money - Gnod
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy
Truth - Kamasi Washington

After Rob

I thought this was a strong list and wished I'd had more votes.

Bella Hardy - 4
The Black Angels - 3
BlitzenTrapper - 2
Ulrich Schnauss And Jonas Munk - 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 4
Estimate - The Black Angels - 3
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 2
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 4
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 1
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer
Bodies For Money - Gnod
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy
Truth - Kamasi Washington

efterval,

sell you some of mine, val! :)

2 - s.evens
1 - h.odge

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 4
Estimate - The Black Angels - 3
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 2
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 4
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 2
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 1
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 1
Bodies For Money - Gnod
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy
Truth - Kamasi Washington

aftertech

What Jail Is Like - John Murry ~ 4
Bodies For Money - Gnod ~ 3
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock ~ 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst ~ 1



Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 4
Estimate - The Black Angels - 3
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 3
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 6
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 2
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 5
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 1
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 3
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy
Truth - Kamasi Washington

After Sj

Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk 4
Gnod 3
John Murry 2
Conor Oberst 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 8
Estimate - The Black Angels - 3
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 4
Pushing On - Boxed In
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 6
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 2
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 1
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 6
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy
Truth - Kamasi Washington

After Sussex

Gnod - 4
Boxed In - 3
Kamasi Washington - 2
Stephen EvEns - 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 8
Estimate - The Black Angels - 3
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 4
Pushing On - Boxed In - 3
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 6
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 3
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 1
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 10
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy
Truth - Kamasi Washington - 2

Help, I'm turning into tech with my stingy voting!

B Angels - 2
Hodge & R - 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 8
Estimate - The Black Angels - 5
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 4
Pushing On - Boxed In - 3
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 6
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 3
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 2
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 10
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy
Truth - Kamasi Washington - 2

I struggled too, not even that keen on my own nom!

Cousin Tony - 2
Black Angels - 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 8
Estimate - The Black Angels - 6
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - 2
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 4
Pushing On - Boxed In - 3
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 6
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 3
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 2
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 10
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy
Truth - Kamasi Washington - 2

Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 4
The Black Angels - 3
Stephen EvEns - 2
Grandaddy - 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 12
Estimate - The Black Angels - 11
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - 2
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 8
Pushing On - Boxed In - 3
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 7
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 5
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 2
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 13
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy - 1
Truth - Kamasi Washington - 2

"Help, I'm turning into tech with my stingy voting!"

no-one can help you now! resistance is futile! :)

After KJS

Kamasi Washington - 4
Grandaddy - 3
Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 2
Gnod - 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 14
Estimate - The Black Angels - 11
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - 2
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 8
Pushing On - Boxed In - 3
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 7
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 5
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 2
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 14
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy - 4
Truth - Kamasi Washington - 6

After Tim:

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 4
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - 3
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 2
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy - 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 18
Estimate - The Black Angels - 11
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - 5
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 2
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 8
Pushing On - Boxed In - 3
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 9
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 5
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 2
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 14
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy - 5
Truth - Kamasi Washington - 6

Could some kind passer-by add these scores, please?

4 - Cousin Tony
3 - Blitzen Trapper
2 - Boxed In
1 - Granddaddy

Sera's

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 18
Estimate - The Black Angels - 11
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - 9
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 5
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 8
Pushing On - Boxed In - 5
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 9
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 5
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 2
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 14
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy - 6
Truth - Kamasi Washington - 6

Mine

Hodge & Randomer - 4
Boxed In - 3
Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 2
The Black Angels - 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 20
Estimate - The Black Angels - 12
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - 9
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 5
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 8
Pushing On - Boxed In - 8
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 9
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 5
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 6
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 14
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy - 6
Truth - Kamasi Washington - 6

After spacepig

Blitzen 4
Robyn 3
Angels 2
Conor 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 20
Estimate - The Black Angels - 14
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - 9
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 9
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 9
Pushing On - Boxed In - 8
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 12
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 5
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 6
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 14
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy - 6
Truth - Kamasi Washington - 6

And perhaps, last but certainly not least..my votes..

Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 4
Robyn Hitchcock - 3
Gnod - 2
Grandaddy - 1

Amaris - Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - 24
Estimate - The Black Angels - 14
Morning Person - Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - 9
Rebel - Blitzen Trapper - 9
A Little Uncanny - Conor Oberst - 9
Pushing On - Boxed In - 8
Autumn Sunglasses - Robyn Hitchcock - 15
Captains Of Convenience - Stephen EvEns - 5
What Jail Is Like - John Murry - 7
Queen of Carter's Bar - Bella Hardy - 4
Slipping (Kowton remix) - Hodge & Randomer - 6
Bodies For Money - Gnod - 16
A Lost Machine - Grandaddy - 7
Truth - Kamasi Washington - 6

Okay...that'll do it then...done and dusted.

And wouldn't you know it.....with two 1st's in his trophy cabinet now...Nick's done it again! A lovely choice from the former host, scoring a decent 24 points, with his nom Amaris by Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk. Nicely done mate!

And so....my 'casting' vote, has changed the order for 2nd and 3rd places; Spacepig gets the silver disk, for his nom Bodies For Money by Gnod, having scored 16 points & finally, Sussex is the runner up, with Autumn Sunglasses by Robyn Hitchcock, scoring just 1 point fewer, & a song I was gonna nom in Round 7!

I've just realised I knocked my nom out of the running, by elevating those two with my votes....hey ho! lol! :)

Well done chaps....a fairly decent playlist I thought.

Cheers Duke, and thanks to those who voted for it. This was hands down my favourite song of 2017, must check the album out soon. :-)

Tech wrote: ""Help, I'm turning into tech with my stingy voting!"

no-one can help you now! resistance is futile! :)"

Oh dear, I hope this doesn't mean I'm going to go bald, put on weight and start listening to reggae.....😁!

'sake, don't haud back! :)

Tech wrote: "'sake, don't haud back! :)"

Sorry, just being cheeky! ;-)

:)