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Just Tuesday I sent my ballot for the Uproxx critics poll for 2022. For my “outlets” I put "Dreamwidth" and "Peoples Pop Polls." I hope Philip doesn’t actually know what Dreamwidth is and decide to disqualify me. The reason I didn’t put “koganbot” is that I’d already put @koganbot as my Twitter handle.
Anyhow, since 2022's year-end lists are now already in play, I should at least somewhat try to continue my grappling with 2021. Last January 23 I sent a ballot to the Expert Witnesses poll (Expert Witnesses were a group of people who back in a somewhat-recent day created a community out of comment threads on one of Robert Christgau's post-Village Voice endeavors, a blog called Expert Witness, where he continued his ongoing Consumer Guides; "Expert Witness" is now a Facebook community). For some reason, or no reason, I never got around to posting my Expert Witnesses ballot here on Dreamwidth, so here it is. From my voter perspective, at least, it's the best of the three current-day Pazz & Joppish polls in that it doesn't have Uproxx's way-too-early deadline and stupid scoring system and irritating date restrictions; also, unlike Uproxx or Pazz & Jop Rip-Off it gives EPs their own category and 10 not 5 singles, or 0 singles as in Pazz & Jop Rip-Off. Also doesn't have Pazz & Jop Rip-Off's ungainly alphabetization rules. (See the footnotes here for my gripes about those, though when reading those gripes take into account that the people doing these things are putting in the labor and I'm not, and for the P&J Rip-Off and Expert Witnesses I'm sure unpaid.)
My number 1 album here, Babes Wodumo's Crown, is also the number 1 on the ballot I just submitted to Uproxx, in that it came out in December '21 and therefore is within Uproxx's Dec.-1-to-November-30th time period, and obviously wasn’t even out when I submitted last year's Uproxx ballot. Is the densest music I've ever heard from gqom, most packed with voices and sounds, takes the basic suspense of gqom and overloads it with life.
[I don't think the Wikipedia write-up on gqom is all that useful, but here's the link.]
Babes Wodumo ft. Madanon, Rhythmsounds & Bongzin "Sanbonani"
Anderson Neiff, MC Terror, Laryssa Real, MC Magrinho "O Neiff Me Ligou"
For the Expert Witnesses Poll results go here and scroll down about halfway.
*The asterisk after "Sarra Nela Com Fuzil Na Bandolera" actually had some significance for poll scoring, but I forget what it was. Maybe it got 2 points instead of 1.
Anyhow, since 2022's year-end lists are now already in play, I should at least somewhat try to continue my grappling with 2021. Last January 23 I sent a ballot to the Expert Witnesses poll (Expert Witnesses were a group of people who back in a somewhat-recent day created a community out of comment threads on one of Robert Christgau's post-Village Voice endeavors, a blog called Expert Witness, where he continued his ongoing Consumer Guides; "Expert Witness" is now a Facebook community). For some reason, or no reason, I never got around to posting my Expert Witnesses ballot here on Dreamwidth, so here it is. From my voter perspective, at least, it's the best of the three current-day Pazz & Joppish polls in that it doesn't have Uproxx's way-too-early deadline and stupid scoring system and irritating date restrictions; also, unlike Uproxx or Pazz & Jop Rip-Off it gives EPs their own category and 10 not 5 singles, or 0 singles as in Pazz & Jop Rip-Off. Also doesn't have Pazz & Jop Rip-Off's ungainly alphabetization rules. (See the footnotes here for my gripes about those, though when reading those gripes take into account that the people doing these things are putting in the labor and I'm not, and for the P&J Rip-Off and Expert Witnesses I'm sure unpaid.)
My number 1 album here, Babes Wodumo's Crown, is also the number 1 on the ballot I just submitted to Uproxx, in that it came out in December '21 and therefore is within Uproxx's Dec.-1-to-November-30th time period, and obviously wasn’t even out when I submitted last year's Uproxx ballot. Is the densest music I've ever heard from gqom, most packed with voices and sounds, takes the basic suspense of gqom and overloads it with life.
[I don't think the Wikipedia write-up on gqom is all that useful, but here's the link.]
Frank Kogan
Ballot for the Expert Witnesses Poll 2021
ALBUMS
1. Babes Wodumo - Crown - 20 points
2. Various Artists - Sounds Of Pamoja - 14 points
3. MC Carol - Borogodó - 10 points
4. Bee DeeJay - On The Map - 10 points
5. Squid - Bright Green Field - 10 points
6. 75 Dollar Bill - Live Ateliers Claus - 8 points
7. Ashley Monroe - Rosegold - 8 points
8. Slant - 1집 - 8 points
9. Juçara Marçal - Delta Estácio Blues - 7 points
10. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever - 5 points
SINGLES
1. DJ Wesley Gonzaga, MC Cyclope & MC Laureta - "Sarra Nela Com Fuzil Na Bandolera"*
2. MC Thammy, MC Jhenny (DJ Malícia) - "Vulgo Malvadão"
3. MC 2Jhow, MC Rennan & MC Fahah (DJ NBeat) - "Vem Sentando Vem"
4. Anderson Neiff, MC Terror, Laryssa Real, MC Magrinho - "O Neiff Me Ligou"
5. DJ Wesley Gonzaga - "Mtg Ta Brotando No Plantão Pra Tira Foto Com Revolver"
6. MC Thammy ft. Eo Don & Barca Na Batida - "Eu Adoro Eu Me Amarro"
7. MC J Mito, MC Yuri, MC Menor da Alvorada, DJ Will DF - "Aquecimento do Striptease"
8. DJ Guuga & MC Don Juan - "Acabou Você Não Deu Valor"
9. DJ Guuga & MC Danny - "Faz um pix pra mim"
10. Nathan Evans - "The Wellerman" [TikTok ver.]
MINI ALBUMS/EPs
Tia Maria Produções - Lei Da Tia Maria - 3 points
Grrrl Gang - Honey, Baby - 3 points
Hello Psychaleppo - Jismal - 3 points
Annie - Neon Nights - 1 point
Conflict of interest: Was bandmate briefly with Rick Brown of 75 Dollar Bill in 1982. Great guy.
Babes Wodumo ft. Madanon, Rhythmsounds & Bongzin "Sanbonani"
Anderson Neiff, MC Terror, Laryssa Real, MC Magrinho "O Neiff Me Ligou"
For the Expert Witnesses Poll results go here and scroll down about halfway.
*The asterisk after "Sarra Nela Com Fuzil Na Bandolera" actually had some significance for poll scoring, but I forget what it was. Maybe it got 2 points instead of 1.
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