RECORDS OF THE YEAR

[jazzy_dave]

Well here it is the end of the year review of my top forty records of the year which is a mixed bag between new stuf,compilations and reissues. Enjoy.

By the way i noticed that  bagrec has done a best of the year as well - will be interesting to compare notes.We obviously differ over the Scott Walker one - oh well,c'est la vie.! Also there is a few on his list like Grizzly Bear which i have yet to investigate.


1/ Joanna Newsom - Ys (Drag City CD)
2/ Scott Walker - The Drift (4AD CD)
3/ Wolf Eyes - Human Animal (Sub Pop CD)
4/ Bonnie Prince Billy - The Letting Go (Domino CD)
5/ Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped (Geffen CD)
6/  Current 93 - Black Ships Ate The Sky (Durtro CD)
7/  Charalambides - A Vintage Burden (Kranky CD)
8/  Espers - Espers II (Domino CD)
9/  Leopard Leg - The Seven Sistered Sea Secret of Shh Shh Shh (Upset The Rythm LP)
10/ Various Artists - Women of Egypt 1924 - 1931 ,Pionnerrs of Stardom and Fame (Topic CD)
11/  Gloria Coates - Symphonies 1,7 and 14 (Naxos CD)
12/  Tony Conrad - Joan Of Arc (Table of The Elements CD)  
13/ Various Artists - Creative Outlaws,US Underground 1962-70 (Trikont CD)
14/ Various Artists - Tropicalia (Soul Jazz CD)
15/ Cul De Sac - Ecim (Strange Attractors Audio House CD reisue)
16/ Various Artists - Queer Noise, From The Closet To The Charts (1961- 1979) (Trikont CD)
17/ Various Artists - Gold Leaf Branches (Digitalis 3CD set)
18/  Electric Wizard - Let Us pray (Rise Above CD)
19/  Electrolene - Singles B Sides and Live (Too Pure CD)
20/ Juana Molina - Son (Domino CD)
21/ Various Artists - Early Morning Hush (Castle Music CD)
22/ Various Artists -  Not Alone (Durtro Jnana CD set)
23/  Tortoise - A Lazarus Taxan (Thrill Jockey CD set)
24/  Steve Reich - Phases : A Nonesuch Retrospective (Nonesuch CD set)
25/  Faust - Faust IV (Virgin double CD reissue)
26/ The Fall - Middle Class Revolt (Castle Music CD)
27/ Various Artists - Nuggets , Original Artifacts From The First Pyschedelic Era 1965 - 1968 (Rhino CD)
28/ Various Artists - Music In The Margin (Sub Rosa CD)
29/ Various Artists - Girl Monster(Chicks On Speed CD set)
30/ John Fahey - The Yellow Pricess (Vanguard CD)
31/  Bill Fay - Tomorrow Tomorrow And Tomorrow (Drag City CD)
32/  Various Artists - Plague Songs (4AD CD)
33/  Various Artists - New York Noise Vol.3 (Soul Jazz CD)
34/  Vetiver - To Find Me Gone (Fat Cat CD)
35/  Bruise with Derek Bailey (Foghorn CD)
36/  Various Artists - Boogaloo Pow Wow (Honest Jons CD)
37/  Various Artists - The Tomorrow People OST (Trunk CD)
38/  Various Artists - Jukebox Buddha (Staubgold CD)
39/  Tom Waits - Orphans (Anti CD set)
40/  The Mike Sammes Singers - Music For Biscuits (Trunk CD)

Comments

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

The Topic Egypt CD is well worth getting - I han't realised there was a new Stereolab CD out , the last i remember buying was "Emperor Tomato Ketchup" - so i shall investigate this one as too Grizzly Bear.