What the Fontaine?! presents:
2019 in Review (L.J. hosts!)
Let’s start talking about the music of 2019! I’m going to touch on some of the highlights of my musical year!
El Jay What the Fontaine?! December 20th, 2019
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
Tags: angel olson, Bat for Lashes, black midi, bon iver, Chelsea Wolfe, Chromatics, Clinic, Danny Brown, desert sessions, FKA twigs, Frank Ocean, Holly Herndon, James Blake, Kim Gordon, Lana Del Rey, matmos, nick cave, paul cauthen, Purple Mountains, rustin man, sandy alex g, Sharon Van Etten, Sudan Archives, vampire weekend, Wilco
Genre charts for week ending Nov 22 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Nov 22
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARMA BOMBS | Enjoy The View | Self-Released |
| 2 | JOSIENNE CLARKE | In All Weather | Rough Trade/Beggars |
| 3 | TOO LATE TO PRAY: DEFIANT CHICAGO ROOTS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bloodshot |
| 4 | GIRL IN RED | Beginnings | Self-Released |
| 5 | CHE APALACHE | Rearrange My Heart | Free Dirt |
| 6 | JAKE OWEN | Greetings From…Jake | Big Loud |
| 7 | MATTHEW AND THE ATLAS | Morning Dancer (Unplugged) | MATA |
| 8 | ROBBIE BASHO | Visions of the Country | Gnome Life |
| 9 | JIM MORAY | The Outlander | Managed Decline |
| 10 | SMITH AND MCCLENNAN | Small Town Stories | White Fall |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOGFUQ | L’alphabet | Self-Released |
| 2 | OHBLIV | Give Thanks | Fat Beats |
| 3 | DJ SHADOW | Our Pathetic Age | Mass Appeal |
| 4 | APOLLO BROWN | Sincerely, Detroit | Mellow |
| 5 | MUSTARD | Perfect Ten | Ten Summers |
| 6 | KOOL KEITH | Keith | Mello |
| 7 | JUSTIS BRATT | Justified [EP] | Hollywood Starstruck |
| 8 | MEGAN THEE STALLION | Fever | 300 |
| 9 | FREDDIE GIBBS AND MADLIB | Bandana | Keep Cool/RCA/Madlib Invazion/ESGN |
| 10 | FAT JOE | “YES” [Single] | RNG / EMPIRE |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETRICHOR | II | Custom Made |
| 2 | MONOLORD | No Comfort | Relapse |
| 3 | NILE | Vile Nilotic Rites | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | SUNN O))) | Pyroclasts | Sounthern Lord |
| 5 | PELICAN | Nighttime Stories | Southern Lord |
| 6 | RINGS OF SATURN | Gidim | Nuclear Blast |
| 7 | EQUIPOISE | Demiurgus | The Artisan Era |
| 8 | KING DIAMOND | “Masquerade Of Madness” [Single] | Metal Blade |
| 9 | SEPULTURA | “Isolation” [Single] | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | OBITUARY | “A Dying World” [Single] | Relapse |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHROMATICS | Closer To Grey | Italians Do It Better |
| 2 | TOXIC MOXIE | Falkonia | Self-Released |
| 3 | COM TRUISE | Persuasion System | Ghostly |
| 4 | BLACK MARBLE | Bigger Than Life | Sacred Bones |
| 5 | CITY AND IO | Spirit Volume | PTP |
| 6 | HYPNOLOVE | Plexus | Record Makers |
| 7 | HERON AND CRANE | Firesides | Hibernator Gigs |
| 8 | AFRIQUA | Colored | R & S |
| 9 | DJ HARAM | Grace [EP] | Hyperdub |
| 10 | DANKMUS | It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Blurst of Times. | Dankcrest Enterprises |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUANA MOLINA | Forfun [EP] | Crammed |
| 2 | POUR ME A GROG | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ostinato |
| 3 | ADOLFO ECHEVERRIA Y SU ORQUESTA | Sabroso Bacalao | Vampisoul |
| 4 | FARAFI | Calico Soul | Piranha |
| 5 | KEITH AND TEX | Greatest Hits 1966-1970 | Rebel Sound |
| 6 | FLYING ORKESTAR | Les Yeux Qui Pleurent | Eben Productions |
| 7 | LOS AFROINS | A Gozar Salsomanos | Vampisoul |
| 8 | TINARIWEN | Amadjar | Anti- |
| 9 | GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE, THE | Aban | Stonetree |
| 10 | JAH9 | “Ma’at (Each Man)” [Single] | VP |
Anna C. November 23rd, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Chromatics, Dharma Bombs, Dogfuq, Juana Molina, Petrichor
Genre charts for week ending Nov 8 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Nov 8
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGS CONNOLLY | Wrong Again | Alive |
| 2 | TOO LATE TO PRAY: DEFIANT CHICAGO ROOTS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bloodshot |
| 3 | KINKY FRIEDMAN | Resurrection | Echo Hill |
| 4 | KAREN AND THE SORROWS | Guaranteed Broken Heart | Ocean Born Mary |
| 5 | JONAH TOLCHIN | Fires For The Cold | Yep Roc |
| 6 | CLARA ENGEL | Where A City Once Drowned | Self-Released |
| 7 | ANNIE AND ROD CAPPS | When They Fall | Maynard |
| 8 | DALLAS MOORE | Tryin’ To Be A Blessing | Sol |
| 9 | JAKE LA BOTZ | They’re Coming For Me | Hi Style/Free Dirt |
| 10 | SON OF TOWN HALL | The Adventures Of Son Of Town Hall | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANNY BROWN | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 2 | GISTO | Self Made | Historical |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | Holly Water | Fat Beats |
| 4 | SYCHO SID | We’re All Our Own Demons | Urban Waves |
| 5 | MIRTAW | Vandals | MXC |
| 6 | BLACK LIQUID AND BANDOLERO | The New Juice Crew Presents KnowTheLedge | Self-Released |
| 7 | MALLY | The Journey To A Smile | Self-Released |
| 8 | KOOL KEITH | Keith | Mello |
| 9 | NDEFRU AND OHBLIV | Foreign Local [EP] | Blue Ether Sound |
| 10 | BIGAL HARRISON | Bintage | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONOLORD | No Comfort | Relapse |
| 2 | NILE | Vile Nilotic Rites | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | ALCEST | Spiritual Instinct | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | USA NAILS | Life Cinema | HEX |
| 5 | TOOL | Fear Inoculum | RCA |
| 6 | MORTIFERUM | Disgorged From Psychotic Depths | Profound Lore |
| 7 | HOWLING GIANT | The Space Between Worlds | Blues Funeral |
| 8 | NEGATIVLAND | True False | Seeland |
| 9 | KREBS | The Uncanny Parallel | Machine Man |
| 10 | BLACK LINE | Layers | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHROMATICS | Closer To Grey | Italians Do It Better |
| 2 | BLACK MARBLE | Bigger Than Life | Sacred Bones |
| 3 | RHI | The Pale Queen | Tru Thoughts |
| 4 | DAN DEACON | “Sat By A Tree” [Single] | Domino |
| 5 | AMON TOBIN | Long Stories | Nomark |
| 6 | PYE CORNER AUDIO | Hollow Earth | Ghost Box |
| 7 | KREIDLER | Flood | Bureau B |
| 8 | FIX | FIX | Killroom |
| 9 | SUSUMU YOKOTA | Cloud Hidden | Lo |
| 10 | MEXICO CITY BLONDES | Blush | Burger |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOS SHAINS | El Ritmo De Los Shains | Munster |
| 2 | KOKOLO AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA | 100 Fevers | Peace & Rhythm |
| 3 | KEITH AND TEX | Greatest Hits 1966-1970 | Rebel Sound |
| 4 | LONDON AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE | Humans | Self-Released |
| 5 | POUR ME A GROG | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ostinato |
| 6 | LAKOU MIZIK | HaitiaNola | Cumbancha |
| 7 | RACHID TAHA | Je Suis Africaine | Believe |
| 8 | HOPE MASIKE | The Exorcism Of A Spinster | WMN |
| 9 | OUMAR KONATE | I Love You Inna | Clermont |
| 10 | CONJUNTO GUANTANAMO | “El Son Convidando” [Single] | Nganga |
Anna C. November 9th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Ags Connolly, Chromatics, Danny Brown, Los Shains, Monolord
Friday Clock Out presents:
Oh cheeky cheeky… Oh naughty sneaky… (L.J. Hosts)
It’s a Fall Fund Drive show, so LJ will have a co-host for the evening (It’s Paul!)
El Jay Friday Clock Out October 18th, 2019
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
Tags: #B-52s, #Bob, #Brian, #Brothers, #Cave, #Dan, #Elvis, #Eno, #Fleetwood, #Frank, #Gainsbourg, #Huey, #Immaterial, #Isley, #Its, #James, #Kinks, #Lewis, #Lou, #Mac, #Mountains, #Nick, #Presley, #Primal, #Purple, #Reed, #Scream, #Serge, #Shondelles, #Steely, #Thom, #Tommy, #Treepeople, #Welch, #Who, #Yorke, #Zappa, Air, Chromatics, Liars