hey kids, it’s me winnipeg vibes

pretty much forgot i made this blog haha

but i done gone and emailed a bunch of notable winnipeg people

and got them to write about what things they liked this year

i noticed a trend of resistance to ranking any of the albums, which i’ll take as an indicator that my highly controversial and groundbreaking unranked list of songs from last year is now a canonical point of reference for all future year-end list making

got some pretty good responses here we go:

DAVID SCHELLENBERG

member of noise punk band tunic and booker at The Good Will Social Club

top 15 albums of 2015 in my opinion in no order, just a list:

Braids - Deep in the Iris (Flemish Eye)

Conduct - Fear & Desire (Public Tone Records)

Fountain - Fountain 2 (independent)

Crosss - Lo (Telephone Explosion)

Hag Face - R.I.P. (Psychic Handshake)

Freak Heat Waves - Bonnie’s State of Mind (Hockey Dad Records)

Cannon Bros. - Dream City (Disintegration Records)

Ought - Sun Coming Down (Constellation Records)

Micah Visser - Ok Night (Independent)

Summering - Summering (Independent)

Dilly Dally - Sore (Buzz Records)

(The band soon to be formerly known as) Viet Cong- Viet Cong (Flemish Eye)

Father John Misty - I Love you, Honeybear (Sub Pop)

HSY - Bask (Buzz Records)

Dri Hiev - Contravitural (Independent)

LAUREN SWAN

coordinator and cofounder of BIG FUN

Top 10 Albums (in no particular order):

Human Music - Sup

Fountain - Fountain 2

Summering – S/T

Hag Face – RIP

Kurt Vile – B’lieve I’m Going Down

Cannon Bros – Dream City

Radiation Flowers – Radiation Flowers

Dilly Dally – Sore

Andy Shauf – The Bearer of Bad News

Twin River – Should the Light Go Out

Top 5 EPS (In no particular order):

DRI HIEV - Contravirtual

Woolworm – Everything Seems Obvious

Sheer Mag - II

Amen Dunes - Cowboy Worship

Yes We Mystic - Vestige

Holy Void - S/T

GIL CARROLL

member of unstoppable dream-pop juggernaut Living Hour

best music released this year (In no particular order besides Sufjan as number 1):

1. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie and Lowell

Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone?

Jenny Hval - Apocalypse Girl

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

Basic Nature - Circles and Lines

Twerps - Range Anxiety

Sisykyou - Nervous

Built to Spill - Untethered Moon

Florist - Holdly

Frankie Cosmos - Fit Me In EP

Tearjerker - Stay Wild

DAVE SHAW

local hermit, makes music as Camp David

Objectively True and Precisely Ordered List of The Best Releases of 2015:

1. Kamasi Washington - The Epic

2. Sasha Conda - Bronco

3. Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone?

4. Holly Herndon - Platform

5. Sean Nicholas Savage - Other Death

6. Micah Visser - ok night

7. George Clanton - 100% Electronica

8. Persona La Ave x Baraka - ONE

9. Body-san - Corporate Interiors

10. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Euclid

CLAIRE BONES AND LIZZY BURT

from legendary shoegaze outfit Basic Nature

Best Songs To Listen To On Tour According To Basic Nature in 2015 (no particular order) (listened to between 10-100 times)

Bittersweet Symphony, The Verve

Satellite Of Love, Lou Reed

Night Still Comes, Neko Case

Look For Me (I’ll Be Around), Neko Case

Avalon (Full Album), Roxy Music

Midnight City, M83

Summerhead, Cocteau Twins

Carolyn’s Fingers, Cocteau Twins

Evangeline, Cocteau Twins

Blue Beard, Cocteau Twins

Helicopter, Deerhunter

Let Her Go, Mac DeMarco

Dreams, The Cranberries

Crushed, The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Beverly Kills, Ariel Pink

Take A Picture, Filter

A Mouthful (Full Album), The Do

Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys

Spiderwebs, No doubt

Happy Yellow Bumblebee, Of Montreal

Souvlaki Space Station, Slowdive

…2016 goal: 100x more local music!

MICAH VISSER

makes stadium-grade anthems as Micah Visser (notably solid new single here)

top 5 local album list. (in no particular order)

1: Camp David, Babes Before Christ

Ok it is no secret that I love everything Dave Shaw has done (notably Glass Random). Camp David put out this cool album in January and I still listen to it all the time and give it an A+. Enjoy its funniness and sexiness, but don’t let its funniness and sexiness distract you because underneath all the kitsch there are some really smart pop songs with real depth.

2: Yes We Mystic, Vestige (duh)

Hey well this one is a shoe in because it’s obviously very very good. Bought it on vinyl and just love everything about it. The first time I head Contest of Strength my jaw dropped and I am certain we will get a lot more of that from YWM in 2016.

3: Basic Nature, circles and lines

I only became aware of Basic Nature at Big Fun last year and every time I see or hear something new from them it manages to exceed my expectations and blow my mind. Circles and Lines is a great example of this, it’s so well crafted and beautiful that is sucks you into its atmosphere demands that you devote your full attention to it. Very rewarding album. Some of the most satisfying dream pop music ever.

4: Adam Hanney and Co., 4/12

Here’s one that you haven’t heard because it was only released on cassette, but I can assure you there is much fun to be had here. Very densely layered, very smart. Can’t wait for the album to drop because I’m sure it’s going to be fantastic.

5: NOTME, Smoke

Cheating with this one a little because I did some production on it but I assure you, personal contributions aside, this single is a banger. Most eerily cheerful song about trying to quit smoking and getting high I’ve ever heard. Look out for NOTME next year because hopefully they will be playing shows and making more killer music.

EVAN BURGESS

ex-winnipeger BURGLAR, now working with Bedroomer and booking shows as part of Ghost Emoji in toronto

BURGLAR’s favourite spooky songs to play at the club in 2015

10. T_A_M - Northwood Sad Clown



09. Bricc Baby Shitro - 6 Drugs (Prod. by Sam Tiba)



08. 0$P$ - Outrage Of Modesty (Fzpz remix)



07. DJ New Jersey Drone - Blood Kakao



06. ???? - Work



05. Mutual Friend - Perfection



04. Michael Magnan - Alright Um



03. Arca - Xen (Katuchat Refix)



02. Partisan - Magma



01. Rabit - Black Gates



*****

alright that’s all, be sure to check some of this stuff out, thanks to everyone who sent lists, might do my own year end list later but idk looks like we’ve already nailed it