Clipping. - Dead Channel Sky VS. The El Michel’s Affair & Black Thought - Glorious Game
Clipping - Dead Channel Sky
Clipping. is, hands-down, my favorite contemporary hip-hop act. They’re confrontational, cerebral, and technically virtuosic, and Dead Channel Sky is an outstanding and relatively accessible example of what they are capable of. Their win here is incontrovertible. I do have a bit of sadness letting Glorious Game go, however, as I have really grown to enjoy it over the past couple of months.
Spellling - The Turning Wheel VS. Jenny Hval - Classic Objects
Jenny Hval - Classic Objects
The Turning Wheel is inarguably my favorite outing from this Spelling, but there is still a melodramatic, theatrical aspect to the album that gives me pause. The melodic and atmospheric beauty of Classic Objects, not to mention its deeply philosophical subject matter, immediately grabbed and held my attention.
Count Basie & Quincy Jones - Basie One More Time VS. Josh Johnson - Unusual Object
Count Basie & Quincy Jones - Basie One More Time
Considering it's a solo saxophone album in the most literal sense, Unusual Object held its own in a daunting contest. Basie is difficult to ignore in any situation, however, and the brilliant, intricate arrangements offered up by Quincy Jones make One More Time a particularly engaging outing.
Gazpacho - Bravo VS. Steven Wilson - The Overview
Steven Wilson - The Overview
In several ways, this is a totally fair showdown. Gazpacho and Steven Wilson clearly occupy a similar space in the contemporary prog-rock landscape. Practically, however, this was a shut-out. Wilson’s most recent release is as masterful as always, and unquestionably overpowers Gazpacho’s relatively monochromatic approach to atmospheric prog.
Viewer’s Choice Results
Clipping. - Dead Channel Sky VS. The El Michel’s Affair & Black Thought - Glorious Game
Clipping - Dead Channel Sky
Jhariah - Trust Ceremony VS. Jenny Hval - Classic Objects
Jhariah - Trust Ceremony
Count Basie & Quincy Jones - Basie One More Time VS. Josh Johnson - Unusual Object
Count Basie & Quincy Jones - Basie One More Time
Gazpacho - Bravo VS. Steven Wilson - The Overview
Steven Wilson - The Overview
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