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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

  The Silent Ballet | The Top 30 Electronic Releases of 2008

A specialist electronic music list from The Silent Ballet: The Silent Ballet | The Top 30 Electronic Releases of 2008

Summary:

30) Maps and Diagrams | Smeg

29) Vibert/Simmonds | Rodulate

28) Hol Baumann | Human

27) Luomo | Convivial

26) Four Tet | Ringer

25) Errors | It's Not Something But it is Like Whatever

24) Geskia | Silent77

23) He Can Jog | Middlemarch

22) Fjordne | The Last Three Days of Time

21) no.9 | Usual Revolution and Nine

20) I Am Robot and Proud | Uphill City

19) Philip Jeck | Sand

18) d_rradio | d_rradio

17) Totakeke | ELekatota: The Other Side of the Tracks

16) Juxta Phona + Offthesky | !Escape Kit!

15) Rumpistol | Dynamo

14) Fuck Buttons | Street Horrrsing

13) Fennesz | Black Sea

12) Clark | Turning Dragon

11) The Black Dog | Radio Scarecrow

10 ) Mountains in the Sky | Electron Suite

9 ) Max Tundra | Parallax Error Beheads You

8) Autistici | Volume Objects

7 ) Booka Shade | The Sun and the Neon Light

6) Anders Ilar | Sworn

5) Evan Marc + Steve Hillage | Dreamtime Submersible

4) Kira Kira | Our Map to the Monster Olympics

3) Bersarin Quartett | Bersarin Quartett

2) Beneva Vs. Clark Nova | Sombunall

1) Lindstrøm | Where You Go, I Go Too

# posted by DJ Martian 11:32 PM

  textura - 2008 ARTISTS' PICKS

Essential reading: textura - 2008 ARTISTS' PICKS

As a complement to the 2008 Top 10s and 20s feature, textura asked artists whose works appear in the article to select a favourite 2008 recording (or pre-2008) and write a sentence or two explaining what made it special. Here's what they said:

2tall • Rudi Ararpahoe • Autistici • Beneva Vs Clark Nova • Celer • CYNE • Rae Davis • Dday One • Dreamsploitation • Yair Etziony • Gregor Samsa • Ezekiel Honig • KILN • Library Tapes • Stephan Mathieu • Michna • Mico Nonet • Nicolay • Duncan Ó Ceallaigh • orchestramaxfieldparrish • The Retail Sectors • Sans Serif • Sawako • School Of Seven Bells • Sleepingdog • Slow Dancing Society • Stray Ghost • Twine • Rick Wade • Christopher Willits • Windy & Carl

# posted by DJ Martian 5:44 PM

Monday, December 29, 2008

  Music Links Roundup - Update - December 29th

Some links of interest:

Lars Hollmer has died: Radio Dupree: Swedish musician Lars Hollmer dies

Swedish keyboardist, composer and member of the legendary group Samla Mammas Manna has died at the age of 60.


electronic music dj Nick Luscombe: Flomotion Radio

Nick Luscombe presents a regular update on the best new electronic music from around the world.

dirtyradio is back: dirtyradio.net

dirtyradio is finally back online with the support of podeo.fm, will be broadcasting on their waves and support each other toes and bounce. check out the dj's show + tracklist on podeo.fm

taintradio: taintradio.org - Home

taintradio.org is an international alliance of independent producers dedicated to presenting music and music-related programming on the Internet 24/7. There is no particular music format. Each program host is autonomous and presents only the music they wish to present. Our target audience is anyone who enjoys an eclectic and adventurous mix of music.

drum n bass music history timeline: Drum & Bass Timeline - Rate Your Music

new issue of Mojo: Mojo: February 2009

Fresh Sound-New Talent esteemed jazz label Fresh Sound-New Talent is profiled at All About Jazz.

Club Transmediale: RA: Club Transmediale announce line-up. International News

Club Transmediale Berlin based electronic music festival: DISK/club transmediale: Festival 09

club transmediale (CTM), Berlin’s unique festival for electronic and experimental musical culture, invites you to its 10th Anniversary Edition in January 2009.

nice collection of links: Music.populair.eu - Where do you get all that new cool hot music from?

Cuneiform Records: ProgressiveWorld.net - Cuneiform Records Releases For January 2009 new albums from:

CHEER-ACCIDENT

FAST 'N' BULBOUS

FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA

GUTBUCKET

UNIVERS ZERO


Artists

Kekal

news update: Teeth of the Divine - Kekal to release “Auditory Minority” on NePlusUltra Music

The 7th full-length album from Indonesia/Canada based experimental / progressive artist Kekal will be the first NePlusUltra Music release.

The Konsortium

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE KONSORTIUM Signs With AGONIA RECORDS

Norway's THE KONSORTIUM has inked a two-album deal with Agonia Records. The band's full-length debut is due before the end of 2009.

According to a press release, THE KONSORTIUM performs "black metal with various thrash, avant-garde and non-metal influences creating [its] own atmosphere and identity. THE KONSORTIUM features various members. Some of them better and some of them [not as well] known to the metal (but not only) community."

Billie Ray Martin

news update: from ex electribe 101 vocalist Billie Ray Martin teams up with the Märtini Brös for new album and records Cabaret Voltaire covers

Ex-Electribe 101 front woman Billie Ray Martin has started work on her new solo album.

Martyn

one of the most anticipated electronic releases of 2009: FactMagazine - Martyn on tour

Martyn has been holed up in his studio for the past few months, hard at work on his forthcoming debut album - which is all but certain to become one of the handful of “classic” dubstep full-lengths in existence

Album Title: Great Lengths

Project Pitchfork

2009 album: Project Pitchfork to release Dream, Tiresias! in February 2009

"Dream, Tiresias!", the new album from Germany's Project Pitchfork, will be released on February 27 2009 on the band's own label Candyland Entertainment.

The Whitest Boy Alive

2009 album announced: BETA - NoMusic - The Whitest Boy Alive confirm new album title, tracklist, artwork and release date. Title: Rules - due March 2nd

# posted by DJ Martian 11:27 PM

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

  2008 Music Lists Update - Roundup: December 12th - 24th

Assorted 2008 music lists from the past 2 weeks:

Listeners of the Gagliarchives radio show: Gagliarchives Top 100 of 2008 - progressive rock & related

Adrien Begrand: The Best Metal Albums of 2008 & PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 | PopMatters also his personal list @ The Best Albums of 2008.

PopMatters reissues: The Best Re-Issues of 2008 & PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 | PopMatters

2 jazz lists: The Best Jazz of 2008 & PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 | PopMatters and The Allmusic Blog - AllMusic’s Favorite Jazz Reissues of 2008


FactMagazine present FactMagazine - 20 best: features of 2008

fRoots magazine: fRoots Albums of 2008

The 22nd Annual fRoots Critics Poll is the definitive look at the best albums of the year in world folk & roots musics. We badgered an international panel of more than 300 and this year’s winners are… Jim Moray’s Low Culture and Franco’s Francophonic.

the slow countdown at Idolator: 80 08 (and Heartbreak): Announcing Idolator's Year-End Extravaganza

artists select their 2008 music: Records of the year (by the people who should know) - Features, Music - The Independent

From the Independent: A golden year in music for women and old stagers - Features, Music - The Independent

It has been a year of divas, US indie bands, veterans and some notable – and almost unnoticed – comebacks. Andy Gill looks back on an eventful 12 months in music

a basic overview from London's Metro newspaper: Metro's music albums of 2008 | Metro.co.uk

Musikknyheter.no - Nyhet.... - via it's a trap Musikknyheter.no lists their favorite Norwegian music of 2008

best music bloggers: POPSENSE: The Definitive List of Best Blogs in 2008 (in no order): Part 1

Assorted lists from The Quietus: The Quietus | Features | The Quietus List of Lists: Albums, Tracks & Ephemera Of 2008

The Quietus isn't just about stern power ambient and arboreal black metal. To prove this we invited writers and pals to share their best-of-lists.

The Wire list in a rateyourmusic.com format: 2008|The Wire - Rate Your Music


Some UK Lists

some rather disappointing UK lists, but they give an indication what is mainstream critical / listener consensus in the UK:

IndieLondon: Best albums of 2008 - Your London Reviews - a most divergent list in terms of quality !

Readers Poll 2008: The results | Music | guardian.co.uk - it's as conformist as Uncut and Mojo

From the mainstream newspaper The Sun: Acclaimed Music Forum: The Sun EOY list


More 2008 lists:

Allmusic Blog The Allmusic Blog - Some of our Favorite Mixes of 2008

Allmusic Blog The Allmusic Blog - AllMusic’s Favorite Electronic Albums of 2008

From Aversion.com: Aversion.com | 2008

FatCat Records: FatCat Records : FatCat Staff Picks Of 2008

2008 music list from newspaper Helsingin Sanomat in Finland: HS listasi...

Seattle based radio station: KEXP: KEXP Blog - KEXP Top Ten

MAGIC Magazine Acclaimed Music Forum: EOY 2008 - MAGIC Magazine - From MAGIC Magazine (one of the main French music publications):

Muzikalia: Acclaimed Music Forum: Muzikalia Best of 2008 - Spanish web-zine has just published their end of year list as "Los mejores de 2008 en MZK".

RA: RA: RA Poll: Top 30 tracks of 2008 - Feature / Interview

RA concludes its year-end coverage with the top tracks of the past 12 months.

Rumore: Italian based music mag: Acclaimed Music Forum: Rumore (Italy) best of 2008

Stereogum: The Outsiders: The Best Albums Of 2008 Stereogum

Blank Dogs, Caïna, Cold Cave, Dennis Cooper, Dominick Fernow, Grouper, Harry Pussy, Kevin Drumm, Mick Barr, Ocrilim, Peter Rehberg, Peter Sotos, Prurient, Roberto Bolano, Shit And Shine, Valet, Yellow Tears

UK based Subba Cultcha music webzine: Subba Cultcha - Top 50

Woxy - US based internet radio station:

Listeners: The Futurist - Blog Archive - WOXY.com Listeners Vote Their Top 97 Of 2008

Airplay: The Futurist - Blog Archive - WOXY.com 97 Best Of 2008 - Airplay

Individual lists: The Futurist - Blog Archive - Best Albums Of 2008 - WOXY.com DJ’s

# posted by DJ Martian 11:47 PM

  The Silent Ballet | The Top 50 Releases of 2008

The Silent Ballet are counting down their favourite releases of 2008: The Silent Ballet | The Top 50 Releases of 2008 [post rock / ambient / experimental / jazz etc]

Publishing schedule, follow the links on: The Silent Ballet | 2008 End of the Year Special

# posted by DJ Martian 10:11 PM

  Cokemachineglow Top 50 Albums of 2008

Canada's Cokemachineglow announce their top albums list for 2008: List / Top 50 Albums of 2008 :: Feature | Cokemachineglow.com

summary via: Acclaimed Music Forum

Cokemachineglow Top 50 of 08

50. High Places / High Places
49. Laura Barrett / Victory Garden
48. Luomo / Convival
47. M83 / Saturdays = Youth
46. Deerhoof / Offend Maggie
45. Grand Salvo / Death
44. Mount Eerie / Lost Wisdom
43. Shearwater / Rook
42. Yellow Swans / Deterioration
41. Lelia / Blood, Looms and Blooms
40. My Morning Jacket / Evil Urges
39. Terrible Twos / Terrible Twos
38. Ellen Allien / Sool
37. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks / Real Emotional Trash
36. HEALTH / Disco
35. The Mountain Goats / Heretic Pride
34. The Breeders / Mountain Battles
33. Autechre / Quaristice
32. The Cool Kids / The Bake Sale EP
31. Hauschka / Fendorf
30. Dirt Dress / Theme Songs EP
29. The Instruments / Dark Småland
28. Flying Lotus / Los Angeles
27. Fleet Foxes / Fleet Foxes
26. Max Tundra / Parallax Error Beheads You
25. Danny! / And I Love H.E.R.
24. Why? / Alopecia
23. Kingdom Shore / ...and all the dogs to shark
22. Subtle / ExitingARM
21. Dan Friel / Ghost Town
20. AGF / DANCE FLOOR DRACHEN
19. Cut Copy / In Ghost Colours
18. HILOTRONS / Happymatic
17. Roommate / We Were Enchanted
16. Lau Nau / Nukkuu
15. Portishead / Third
14. The Hospitals / Hairdryer Peace
13. Chad VanGaalen / Soft Airplane
12. The Dodos / Visiter
11. Lil Wayne / Tha Carter III
10. Azeda Booth / In Flesh Tones
09. Vivian Girls / Vivian Girls
08. Paavoharju / Laulu Laakson Kukista
07. The Walkmen / You & Me
06. Wolf Parade / At Mount Zoomer
05. Invincible / Shapeshifters
04. Women / Women
03. Gang Gang Dance / Saint Dymphna
02. Black Milk / Tronic
01. Erykah Badu / New Amerykah, Part One

# posted by DJ Martian 10:04 PM

  Zavvi placed into administration

Zavvi: was formed after a management buy out of the Virgin Megastore division of the Virgin Group in September 2007.

breaking news: BBC NEWS | Business | Zavvi placed into administration - the main problem when your distribution partner [Entertainment UK] goes into administration - your supply chain is completely destroyed and so the saying "don't put all your eggs into one basket" becomes a business reality.

Music, games and DVD chain Zavvi has gone into administration, Ernst & Young has announced, threatening 3,500 jobs.

The BBC report:
The administrators intend for Zavvi to continue trading with a view to selling all or part of the business.

# posted by DJ Martian 11:56 AM

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

  Experimental / Freestyle Canadian Radio Show: Délire Musical unveils its 50 best albums for 2008

Press Release: via Avant-Progressive Yahoo Group [avant-progressive : Message: Delire Musical announces its 50 best albums for 2008]

Délire Musical unveils its 50 best albums for 2008


Sherbrooke, December 23, 2008 The eclectic music radio show Délire Musical
(CFLX-FM, Sherbrooke, Quebec) unveiled today the list of the 50 albums
selected by its team for its special year-end show. This list culls 50
highly diverse albums in genres as widely spread as folk, post-rock,
progressive rock, fusion jazz, world music, electronica, and much more.

Délire Musical focuses on all forms of creative yet accessible music,
everything off the commercial paths,² explained François Couture,
co-producer of the show.

A special three-hour edition of Délire Musical will be broadcast tonight
(December 23), from 7 pm to 10 pm (EST), on CFLX. Couture and Oueillette
will be improvising a playlist from the 50 albums selected, a list of which
is enclosed. You can tune in to CFLX at 95.5 FM in the Sherbrooke area, or
anywhere over the web at www.cflx.qc. ca.

About Délire Musical
Delire Musical is a radio show devoted to music discovery through
eclecticism. We tear down the walls between styles and genres. Its playlist
is improvised on the spot from pre-selected stacks of albums. Delire Musical
is currently in its 13th year on CFLX 95.5 FM Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada).


p.j. Delire Musical¹s 50 Best Albums in 2008

Délire Musical¹s 50 Best Albums in 2008

Reference Format: Artist Title Label
New releases and reissues combined. Alphabetical order.

. The Room of Loud Sound: Heavy Psych from the USA 1968-1972
(White Lace & Strange Volume 2) Psychic Circle

Actis Furioso World People Leo

Adamson, Barry Back to the Cat Central Control

Anima Mundi Jagannath Orbit Musea

Arnalds, Olafur Eulogy for Evolution Erased Tapes

Balmorhea Rivers Arms Western Vinyl

Barrett, Laura Earth Sciences EP Paper Bag Records

Beardfish Sleeping in Traffic: Part Two InsideOut

Beat Circus Dreamland Cuneiform

Blue Blokes 3 Stubble Fledg¹ling

Boom Pam Puerto Rican Nights Essay Recordings

Brendel, Christian - Zomb Le peuple des songes Musea

Callers Fortune Western Vinyl

Canvas Solaris The Atomized Dream Sensory

Deus Ex Machina Imparis Cuneiform

DFA 4th Moonjune

Dub Trio Another Sound is Dying Ipecac Recordings

Eat Static Back to Earth Interchill

Elephant9 Dodovoodoo Rune Grammofon

Falaise, Bernard Clic Ambiances magnétiques

Foster, Josephine This Coming Gladness Bo¹Weavil

Friendly Rich & The Lollipop People Dinosaur Power
Pumpkin Pie

Gato Libre Kuro Libra

Helios Caesura Type

Hotel Hotel The Sad Sea Silber Media

Hue - Circum Bai Hat Circum Disc

Jack Dupon L¹échelle du désir Gazul

Johannsson, Johann Fordlândia 4AD

Karmakanic Who¹s the Boss in the Factory InsideOut

Leinonen, Ville Suudelmitar Fonal

Lento Earthen Supernatural Cat metal

Little Bang Theory Elementary Acidsoxx Musicks /
Phonetic Records

Long Dead Sevens, The The White Waltz & Other Stories
Beta-lactam Ring

Maneige Les Porches ProgQuébec

MÖRGLBL Grötesk Free Electric Sound

Nisenson, Damián Damián Nisenson Trio + 3 en concert
Malasartes

Orford, Martin The Old Road Giant Electric Pea

Orient Express, The The Orient Express Fallout

OWL Of Wondrous Legends Locust

Poni Hoax Images of Sigrid Tigersushi

Quikion Kaprico Musea Parallèle / Poseidon

Sebkha-Chott Nigla[h]: Tapisseries fines en XXX strips et LXXX
trompettes Musea Parallèle

Schulze, Klaus - Lisa Gerrard Farscape SPV

Tape Luminarium Häpna

Thieves¹ Kitchen The Water Road Thieves¹ Kitchen
(ind.)

Van der Graaf Generator Trisector EMI

Vent du Nord, Le Mesdames et messieurs! Borealis

Vervloesem, Pierre Not Even Close Off

Yoke Shire The Witching Hour Zygo

Zombie Zombie A Land for Renegades Versatile

# posted by DJ Martian 7:58 PM

Monday, December 22, 2008

  LAS magazine | 2008 Lists

Lost at Sea publish their end of year list: LAS magazine | 2008 Year-End Music Report [composite]


01. Why? - Alopecia (Anticon)
02. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar)
03. M83 - Saturdays = Youth (Mute)
04. TV on the Radio - Dear Science (Interscope)
05. (tie) Deerhunter - Microcastle (Kranky)
05. (tie) Flying Lotus - Los Angeles (Warp)
05. (tie) Portishead - Third (Mercury)
08. (tie) Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (XL)
09. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours (Modular)
10. (tie) Department of Eagles - In Ear Park (4AD)
10. (tie) Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III (Cash Money)
12. Dr. Dog - Fate (Park The Van)
13. The Dodos - Visiter (French Kiss)
14. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (Sub Pop)
15. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing (ATP)
16. Parts and Labor - Receivers (Jagjaguwar)
17. Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances (Troubleman Unlimited)
18. The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me (City Slang)
19. Black Milk - Tronic (Fat Beats)
20. (tie) Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight (Fat Cat)
20. (tie) The Uglysuit - The Uglysuit (Quarterstick)

also: LAS magazine - 2008 Year-End Music Report [individual A-M] and LAS magazine - 2008 Year-End Music Report [individual N-Z]

# posted by DJ Martian 2:17 PM

  THE 2008 REVIEW | themilkfactory

THE 2008 REVIEW | themilkfactory - also see individual lists at the end of the feature.

1 - PORTISHEAD - Third
2 - LINDSTRØM - Where You Go I Go Too
3 - AUTECHRE - Quaristice
4 - LEILA - Blood, Looms & Blooms
5 - MINILOGUE - Animals
6 - PAAVOHARJU - Laulu Laakson Kukista
7 - GRAHAM LAMBKIN & JASON LESCALLEET - The Breadwinner
8 - POPULOUS WITH SHORT STORIES - Drawn In Basic
9 - LUOMO - Convivial
10 - WIRE - Object 47
11 - STEPHAN MATHIEU - Radioland
12 - FLYING LOTUS - Los Angeles
13 - ARVE HENRIKSEN - Cartography
14 - JANEK SCHAEFER - Extended Play (Triptych For The Child Survivors Of War And Conflict)
15 - AIR FRANCE - No Way Down
16 - ENCOMIAST - Encomiast
17 - MERCURY REV - Snowflake Midnight
18 - MATMOS - Supreme Balloon
19 - JEREMY BIBLE & JASON HENRY - Vryashn
20 - HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR - Hercules & Love Affair

# posted by DJ Martian 2:13 PM

  Prefix - Readers Best Albums of 2008

Readers Best Albums of 2008 - why didn't prefix wait till January 1st to publish this?

# posted by DJ Martian 2:10 PM

  Strangeglue Top 50 Albums of 2008

UK music webzine, Strangeglue have completed their 2008 albums list: Strangeglue Top 50 Albums of 2008 - a rather mixed in quality list

1.) Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago
2.) Foals: Antidotes
3.) Frightened Rabbit: The Midnight Organ Fight
4.) British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music?
5.) Frank Turner: Love, Ire & Song
6.) Elbow: The Seldom Seen Kid
7.) Portishead: Third
8.) Islands: Arms Way
9.) Santogold: Santogold
10.) Sun Kil Moon: April

11. Wilderness - (K)No(W)Here
12. Why? - Alopecia
13. Atlas Sound - Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
14. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
15. Passion Pit - Chunk Of Change EP
16. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
17. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
18. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
19. Moving Mountains - Pnuema
20. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
21. Mahjongg - Kontpab
22. Envelopes - Here comes the wind
23. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
24. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
25. M83 - Saturdays = Youth
26. The Photographic - Pictures of a Changing World
27. Wolf Parade - Mount zoomer
28. The Walkmen - You And Me
29. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
30. Human Bell - Human Bell
31. The Cast Before The Break - As Your Shoulders Turn On You
32. D Charles Speer And The Helix - After Hours
33. Lau Nau - Nukkuu
34. Los Campesinos - Hold On Now Youngster
35. The Kills - Midnight Boom
36. The Decemberists - Always The Bridesmaid EP(s)
37. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
38. Nada Surf - Lucky
39. 2562 - Aerial
40. Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
41. The Dodos - Visiter
42. Pontiak - Sun On Sun
43. Moya - Die hard
44. Hush Arbors - Hush Arbors
45. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
46. Sound of animals fighting - Ocean and sun
47. Mutyumu - Il y a
48. Steven R Smith - Owl
49. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
50. Zomes - Zomes

# posted by DJ Martian 2:07 PM

  Boomkat - 2008 End of Year lists

Manchester based Boomkat have published their end of year lists:

Boomkat - 100 Albums of 2008

a rateyourmusic.com user [Spirit_G] has created this: 2008|Boomkat - Rate Your Music including:

01. The Fun Years ~ Baby, It's Cold Inside
02. Portishead ~ Third
03. Stephan Mathieu ~ Radioland
04. Gas ~ Nah Und Fern
05. Newworldaquarium ~ The Dead Bears
06. Machinefabriek ~ Dauw
07. The Caretaker ~ Persistent Repetition of Phrases
08. Richard Skelton ~ Marking Time
09. Kevin Drumm ~ Imperial Distortion
10. Fennesz ~ Black Sea

Boomkat - 100 Singles of 2008


Loads of end of year lists from artists / djs / critics / record labels / Boomkat individual lists: Boomkat - Charts

# posted by DJ Martian 2:01 PM

Sunday, December 21, 2008

  Music Links Roundup - Update - December 21st

Some links of interest:

UK guide for music on television and radio: Sweeping The Nation: TV an' the radio

DJ Ian Camfield returns to Xfm in London: Ian Camfield returns to Xfm

music blogs directiory / portal: Chewbone

You can view any of the 5000+ mp3blogs directly in this blog! Just choose the starting letter of the blog in the alpha menu above and:

Norway at Eurosonic | allscandinavian.com | All Scandinavian Music

Katzenjammer
Kakkmaddafakka
Casiokids
Marit Larsen
The New Wine


Artists

A Forest of Stars

interview: A Forest Of Stars interview (12/2008) - Metal Storm

Ablaze in Hatred

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ABLAZE IN HATRED Completes Work On New Album; Audio Sample Available

Finnish atmospheric and melodic death/doom metal band ABLAZE IN HATRED has completed work on its second album, "The Quietude Plains"

Bat for Lashes

2009 album: Teletext Planet Sound News: Bat For Lashes Exclusive album: Two Suns due April 6th

EXCLUSIVE: Bat For Lashes returns on April 6th with a new album Two Suns, PS can reveal. Produced by Natasha Khan with David Kosten, aka Faultline. Also Scott Walker and Yeasayer are guests on the album !

Between The Buried And Me

news update: Between The Buried And Me writing new album // News // Lambgoat

Commix

compilation: RA: Commix ready their Fabriclive mix. Music News

Fabric will release Commix's Fabriclive 44 in the UK on February 2 and in the US on March 10.

Cynic

interview: [Metal-Temple.com] Paul Masvidal (Interview)

Deus Invictus

2009 album planned: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DEUS INVICTUS Signs With BOMBWORKS RECORDS

Bombworks Records has announced the signing of DEUS INVICTUS. The band will enter Red Room 104 Studios in January with Charles Clifton to record its first full-length — a concept album featuring over one hour of music — for a mid-2009 release

With influences including bands like CARCASS, BELIEVER, OPETH, DEATH, HYPOCRISY, TOURNIQUET, and NECROPHAGIST, DEUS INVICTUS is ready to storm onto the scene with a progressive thrash masterpiece.

Dredg

new track: New Dredg Song Leaked - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net

The Gathering

2009 album: The Gathering to release a new album in 2009 posts on Progressive Rock Music Forum by Progarchives.com titled: The West Pole

Hacride

news update: Bravewords.com News: HACRIDE Post New Album Teaser

Harmonic 313

2009 album: RA: Harmonic 313 preps debut full-length. Music News

Warp will release Harmonic 313's When Machines exceed Human Intelligence on February 3, 2009.

Howling Bells

interview re 2009 album: Howling Bells On Second Album - Strangeglue - Music News, Views and Reviews

Vijay Iyer

interview: Pi Weblog - Interview #1: Vijay Iyer

Marybell Katastrophy

Music video from denmark: Video: Marybell Katastrophy - Hip | allscandinavian.com | All Scandinavian Music

Lacuna Coil

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - LACUNA COIL Discusses Shallow Life Album Concept

Miosis

2009 album: ProgressiveWorld.net - Miosis - Albedo Adaptation - Due From Lion Music Jan 23

Miosis plays a dark and dynamic brand of prog rock/metal with a sound that draws parallels to the likes of Tool and Isis but with its own edge and personality

The National

news update: The National Writing For New Album

Paradise Lost

interview: [Metal-Temple.com] PARADISE LOST: Nick Holmes Talks About The Upcoming Album (News)

Aaron Parks

interview: Running The Voodoo Down: THIS MONTH IN JAZZIZ

WOUND AND UNBOUND
Pianist Aaron Parks brings an alt-rock attitude to his Blue Note debut.

Portishead

news update: Portishead to Work on New Album | Spin Magazine Online

Satellite

2009 album: ProgressiveWorld.net - Satellite Reveal Artwork For New Album, Nostalgia

Progressive rock band Satellite have revealed the cover artwork of their forthcoming album, Nostalgia. The artwork was designed by the young artist Trine. Nostalgia, the follow up to the highly acclaimed album Into The Night, will be released by Metal Mind Productions on 23rd February 2009 in Europe / 10th March 2009 in USA (via MVD).

Strawberry Fields

2009 album: ProgressiveWorld.net - Strawberry Fields Reveal Album Art, Sample Posted

Wojtek Szadkowski, a highly acclaimed musician (Collage, Peter Pan) and a leader of one of the art/prog rock bands - Satellite, returns with a new fascinating project - Strawberry Fields. The band's debut album entitled Rivers Gone Dry will be released by Metal Mind Productions on 26th January 2009 in Europe and 10th March 2009 in USA (via MVD).

SunnO)))

2009 album: Greg Anderson reveals details of upcoming SunnO))) album

To-Mera

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TO-MERA Begins Writing New Material

White Lies

UK band tipped for 2009 success: Ealing band are critics favourite with 2009 album (From Ealing Times)

WhoMadeWho

2009 album: RA: WhoMadeWho ready The Plot. Music News

Gomma will release WhoMadeWho's The Plot on March 2, 2009.

Robert Wyatt

interview: The Quietus | Features | Quietus Artists Of 2008 | Robert Wyatt Interviewed: The Quietus Salutes An English Treasure

In an in-depth interview, Robert Wyatt talks to Jonny Mugwump about his life and political beliefs, getting nervous when recording with Bjork, and the importance of imperfection in music

# posted by DJ Martian 11:59 PM

Friday, December 19, 2008

  Treble : The Top 50 Albums of 2008

Treble present Treble : The Top 50 Albums of 2008 - this webzine is heavily influenced by Pitchfork

Summary list via Acclaimed Music Forum

EOY 2008 - Treble

50. Neon Neon - Stainless Style
49. R.E.M. - Accelerate
48. Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
47. Lykke Li - Youth Novels
46. Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams
45. Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too
44. Kelley Polar - I Need You To Hold On While the Sky Is Falling
43. Crystal Stilts - Alight of Night
42. The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
41. The Ruby Suns - Sea Lion
40. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
39. High Places - High Places
38. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down in the Light
37. Stereolab - Chemical Chords
36. Blitzen Trapper - Furr
35. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
34. Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster
33. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
32. Deerhoof - Offend Maggie
31. Black Mountain - In the Future
30. Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls
29. Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
28. Q-Tip - The Renaissance
27. Beck - Modern Guilt
26. Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
25. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
24. Sigur Rós - Med sud í eyrum vid spilum endalaust
23. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
22. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
21. Broken Social Scene presents Brendan Canning - Something For All of Us...
20. Santogold - Santogold
19. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
18. Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins
17. Hot Chip - Made In the Dark
16. The Dodos - Visiter
15. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
14. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
13. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
12. Shearwater - Rook
11. Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair
10. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
9. Beach House - Devotion
8. No Age - Nouns
7. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
6. Walkmen - You & Me
5. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
4. Deerhunter - Microcastle
3. TV on the Radio - Dear Science
2. M83 - Saturdays=Youth
1. Portishead - Third

# posted by DJ Martian 7:41 PM

  The 50 Best Albums of 2008 | Pitchfork

updated: The 50 Best Albums of 2008 | Pitchfork

Summary:

01: Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP/Fleet Foxes
02: Portishead - Third
03: No Age - Nouns
04: Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
05: Deerhunter - Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
06: TV on the Radio - Dear Science
07: Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
08: M83 - Saturdays=Youth
09: Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair
10: DJ/rupture - Uproot
11: Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
12: Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too
13: Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
14: Air France - No Way Down
15: Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
16: Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls
17: Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life
18: The Mae Shi - HLLLYH
19: The Walkmen - You & Me
20: Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
21: Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreak
22: Santogold - Santogold
23: Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
24: Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
25: Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances

26: Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
27: Max Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads You
28: Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
29: The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
30: Los Campesinos! - Hold on Now, Youngster...
31: Fennesz - Black Sea
32: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
33: Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight
34: Arthur Russell - Love Is Overtaking Me
35: Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
36: Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing
37: Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
38: The Bug - London Zoo
39: Times New Viking - Rip It Off
40: The Very Best - Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit are the Very Best
41: David Byrne and Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
42: Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down in the Light
43: Shearwater - Rook
44: Marnie Stern - This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That
45: Lykke Li - Youth Novels
46: Beach House - Devotion
47: The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave
48: High Places - High Places
49: Crystal Stilts - Alight of Night
50: Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual


update: also Individual lists: 2008 Albums of the Year: Individual Lists | Pitchfork

# posted by DJ Martian 12:57 PM

Thursday, December 18, 2008

  My Nominations for the ILM 2008 Poll: 15 2008 Albums

15 albums from 2008 that I nominated on the ILM 2008 Nominations Thread:

albums:

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin - Holon
Brave - Monuments
Burst - Lazarus Bird
Elephant9 - Dodovoodoo
Enslaved - Vertebrae
Gaiser - Blank Fade
Arve Henriksen - Cartography
Carolyn Hume - Gravity and Grace
Mar de Grises - Draining the Waterheart
Mothlite - The Flax of Reverie
Orakle - Tourments & perdition
Jonas Reinhardt - Jonas Reinhardt
Setna - Cycle I
Star of Ash - The Thread
Virus - The Black Flux

more info @ 2008 Nominations - a list by djmartian

ILM thread YES WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE 2008 ILX ALBUMS & TRAX POLL NOMINATION PROCESS nominations due December 31, 2008

# posted by DJ Martian 10:28 PM

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

  Tiny Mix Tapes Favorite Albums of 2008

Tiny Mix Tapes present Tiny Mix Tapes Features: 2008: Tiny Mix Tapes Favorite Albums of 2008 - 25 Albums that Defined 2008 for TMT

EOY 2008 - Tiny Mix Tapes

25. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
24. Marnie Stern - This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That
23. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig! Lazarus! Dig!
22. Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull
21. No Age - Nouns
20. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
19. Fennesz - Black Sea
18. The Walkmen - You & Me
17. Women - Women
16. Juana Molina - Un Dia
15. Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
14. Zazen Boys - Zazen Boys 4
13. Evangelista - Hello, Voyager!
12. Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual
11. WHY? - Alopecia
10. Mount Eerie - Dawn / Lost Wisdom
09. Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
08. Times New Viking - Rip It Off
07. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
06. Beach House - Devotion
05. The Music Tapes - Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes
04. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
03. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
02. Portishead - Third
01. Deerhunter - Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.

highlighted avant-garde / experimental releases of 2008: Tiny Mix Tapes Features: 2008: Eureka! Albums of 2008 - The Well-Tuned Music Critic

tracks: Tiny Mix Tapes Features: 2008: Tiny Mix Tape 2008 - Individual songs stuck on repeat

also: Tiny Mix Tapes Features: 2008: Top 25 Album Covers of 2008 - Amneziak returns for this year’s top 25 album covers

update: Tiny Mix Tapes Features: 2008: Individual Lists

# posted by DJ Martian 9:08 PM

  Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention | Pitchfork

Pitchfork present Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention | Pitchfork

We're kicking off our annual list of the best albums of the year with something a little different-- a look at 20 records that came close to making the cut. Each of these albums made a strong run at our top 50, but they are neither records #51-70 nor our editors' choices for the next 20 best; rather, they're albums that for a variety of reasons-- including, but not limited to, the genre in which they work, a lack of widespread distribution, the relative lack of chatter they inspired this year (including in our pages, in some cases)-- don't tend to show up in year-end lists from large music publications. Granted, to ravenous indie fans these are well-known records but in the context of the slightly wider (read: non-internet) world, they are still mostly outliers and curiosities-- and ones that deserve a bit more praise.

Summary:

Abe Vigoda
Skeleton
[Post Present Medium]

Calexico
Carried to Dust
[Quarterstick]

Department of Eagles
In Ear Park
[4AD]

The Dodos
Visiter
[Frenchkiss]

The Dutchess and the Duke
She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke
[Hardly Art]

Harvey Milk
Life...The Best Game in Town
[Hydra Head]

Hauschka
Ferndorf
[Fat Cat]

Philip Jeck
Sand
[Touch]

Nico Muhly
Mothertongue
[Bedroom Community]

Nomo
Ghost Rock
[Ubiquity]

Osborne
Osborne
[Spectral Sound]

Quiet Village
Silent Movie
[!K7]

Jay Reatard
Matador Singles '08
[Matador]

Santogold/Diplo
Top Ranking
[Mad Decent]

Snowman
The Horse, the Rat and the Swan
[Dot Dash]

Sun Kil Moon
April
[Caldo Verde]

Torche
Meanderthal
[Hydra Head]

Ricardo Villalobos
Vasco EP
[Perlon]

WHY?
Alopecia
[Anticon]

Women
Women
[Jagjaguwar]


also of interest: Pitchfork's 50 Highest Rated Albums of 2008 - Rate Your Music

# posted by DJ Martian 8:56 PM

  Top 50 Albums of 2008 - No Ripcord

2008 albums list from No Ripcord: Top 50 Albums of 2008 (Part One) | No Ripcord and Top 50 Albums of 2008 (Part Two) | No Ripcord

summary provided by Acclaimed Music Forum

01. Fleet Foxes - “Fleet Foxes” / “Sun Giant EP”
02. Portishead - “Third”
03. Bon Iver - “For Emma, Forever Ago”
04. M83 - “Saturdays = Youth”
05. TV on the Radio - “Dear Science”
06. Deerhunter - “Microcastle / Weird Era cont.”
07. Shearwater - “Rook”
08. The Hold Steady - “Stay Positive”
09. Vampire Weekend - “Vampire Weekend”
10. Spiritualized - “Songs in A&E”
11. Sigur Rós - “Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust”
12. Elbow - “The Seldom Seen Kid”
13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!”
14. Fennesz - “Black Sea”
15. Fuck Buttons - “Street Horrrsing”
16. The Bug - “London Zoo”
17. Girl Talk - “Feed the Animals”
18. No Age - “Nouns”
19. Okkervil River - “The Stand Ins”
20. Marnie Stern - “This Is It And I Am It And You Are It And So Is That And He Is It And She Is It And It Is It And That Is That”
21. Atlas Sound - “Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel”
22. The Dodos - “Visiter”
23. Neon Neon - “Stainless Style”
24. Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - “We Brave Be Stings and All”
25. Jamie Lidell - “Jim”
26. Deerhoof - “Offend Maggie”
27. Beach House - “Devotion”
28. Autechre - “Quaristice”
29. Cut Copy - “In Ghost Colours”
30. Department of Eagles - “In Ear Park”
31. Mogwai - “The Hawk Is Howling”
32. Windy & Carl - “Songs for the Broken Hearted”
33. Hercules and Love Affair - “Hercules and Love Affair”
34. Kaki King - “Dreaming of Revenge”
35. Flight of the Conchords - “Flight of the Conchords”
36. Wire - “Object 47”
37. Of Montreal - “Skeletal Lamping”
38. David Byrne & Brian Eno - “Everything That Happens Will Happen Today”
39. Mercury Rev - “Snowflake Midnight”
40. Lil Wayne - “Tha Carter III”
41. Last Shadow Puppets - “The Age of the Understatement”
42. MGMT - “Oracular Spectacular”
43. Lindstrom - “Where I Go You Go Too”
44. Magnetic Fields - “Distortion”
45. Fucked Up - “The Chemistry of Common Life”
46. Titus Andronicus - “The Airing of Grievances”
47. Ratatat - “LP3”
48. The Sea and Cake - “Car Alarm”
49. Kanye West - “808s & Heartbreak”
50. Randy Newman - “Harps and Angels”

# posted by DJ Martian 8:32 PM

  Kerrang Albums Of The Year List 2008

via ILM Kerrang Albums Of The Year List 2008

20 Johnny Truant - No Tears For The Creatures
19 Enslaved - Vertebrae
18 Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
17 AC/DC - Blck Ice
16 Meshuggah - Obzen
15 The Mars Volta
14 The Night Marchers - See You In Magic
13 Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling
12 Bring Me The Horizon - Suicide Season
11 Weezer - Weezer
10 Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony
09 Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
08 Stars On Broadway - Stars On Broadway
07 Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
06 Slaves To Gravity - Scatter The Crow
05 The Bronx - The Bronx
04 Amon Amarth - Twilightt Of The Thunder god
03 Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer
02 The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
01 Metallica - Death Magnetic

As published in the new double issue of Kerrang - Magazine - on sale in the UK today.

# posted by DJ Martian 8:21 PM

  RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2008

RA present their top 20 albums of 2008 plus individual lists: RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2008

Sure, that's an annual cliché, but in 2008 it seems more apt than ever: Unrepentant techno, ambient excursions, live disco, hip-hop and a soul-house hybrid all took top honors this year and—looking over the scorecard—they were head-and-shoulders above even the rest of our top 20. With RA writers listing more than 250 full-lengths that they found worthy of your attention in 2008, we're not sure what that means exactly. All we do know is that these are our 20 favourite.

# posted by DJ Martian 11:14 AM

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

  ILM: THE 2008 ILX ALBUMS & TRAX POLL NOMINATION PROCESS

ILM open up the nominations process: YES WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE 2008 ILX ALBUMS & TRAX POLL NOMINATION PROCESS nominations due December 31, 2008

You can nominate up to 15 albums AND/OR tracks. 15 tracks, 14 albums and 1 track, 3 tracks and 4 albums, 1 track, etc.

Due date: please get your noms in before the new year. If it's datestamped with 2008 I will take it.

Note: it would be of great help if you could format your nominations as

Tracks

Artist - Song

Albums

Artist - Albums

# posted by DJ Martian 11:49 PM

  The AllMusic Pop Editors’ Favorites of 2008

individual AMG lists @ The Allmusic Blog - The AllMusic Pop Editors’ Favorites of 2008

# posted by DJ Martian 11:47 PM

  Commenced: Strangeglue Writers' Top 50 Albums of 2008

Strangeglue commence their 2008 albums countdown: Strangeglue Writers' - Top 50 Albums of 2008 (Numbers 50 -41) - Strangeglue

Over the course of the next few day's we'll release, ten at a time, the albums that have squatted in, pulled, torn and unremittingly impressed our dainty little souls during the course of the year, and will probably do so for many more years to come.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:39 PM

Monday, December 15, 2008

  RA Poll: Top 20 compilations of 2008

another 2008 list from RA: RA: RA Poll: Top 20 compilations of 2008 - Feature / Interview number 1: 01. Marcel Dettmann - Berghain 02 [Ostgut Ton]



20. Carl Craig – Sessions [Studio !K7]
19. Adam Beyer - Fuse Presents... [Music Man Records]
18. VA - Circoloco @ DC10 - 10 Years Anniversary [Moon Harbour Recordings]
17. Matthew Dear - Body Language Vol. 7 [Get Physical Music]
16. Dave Clarke - Back in the Box [NRK Music]
15. Basic Channel - BCD-2 [Basic Channel]
14. Stefan Goldmann - The Transitory State [Macro]
13. Sascha Funke - Watergate 02 [Watergate]
12. Wighnomy Brothers - Metawuffmischfelge [Freude Am Tanzen]
11. VA - Soundboy's Gravestone Gets Desecrated by Vandals [Skull Disco]
10. Andy Stott - Unknown Exception: Selected Tracks Vol. 1 (2004 - 2008) [Modern Love]
09. Âme - Fabric 42 [Fabric]
08. Robert Hood - Fabric 39 [Fabric]
07. Gas - Nah und Fern [Kompakt]
06. Luciano - Fabric 41 [Fabric]
05. DJ /rupture - Uproot [The Agriculture]
04. Metro Area - Fabric 43 [Fabric]
03. Appleblim - Dubstep Allstars: Vol. 06 [Tempa]
02. Efdemin - Carry On, Pretend We're Not in the Room [Curle Recordings]
01. Marcel Dettmann - Berghain 02 [Ostgut Ton]

# posted by DJ Martian 2:05 PM

  The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 | Pitchfork

Pitchfork present The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 | Pitchfork

We count down our favorite tracks of the year, starting today with numbers 100-51, and concluding tomorrow with the next 50.

Top 100 Summary list @ Acclaimed Music Forum: Pitchfork EOY lists 2008

# posted by DJ Martian 2:01 PM

  Nominations for Brainwashed - The 11th Annual Brainwashed Readers' Poll

Nominations process for Brainwashed - The 11th Annual Brainwashed Readers' Poll

ROUND 1: NOMINATIONS

Nominations will only be accepted until December 20th. Check out the list of nominations which are building up right here. Scan the list carefully to see if something you want to nominate has already been added or not. If you don't see something which you feel should be voted on, fill in the form at the bottom. Nominations will be screened before they are added to the list so be patient and do not add the same thing twice.

list of 2008 releases: The 11th Annual Brainwashed Readers Poll

# posted by DJ Martian 2:00 PM

  Top 10s for 2008: It's a Trap! (albums)

IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal presents lists for the best Scandinavian music of 2008: Top 10s for 2008: It's a Trap! (albums) | ARTICLE | IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

# posted by DJ Martian 1:56 PM

  The Best Albums of 2008 - PopMatters

Best 60 Albums of 2008 according to PopMatters: The Best Albums of 2008 - PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 | PopMatters - Number 1: Portishead - Third

update: summary list via: Acclaimed Music Forum

60. Maiysha ´This Much Is True´
59. Harvey Milk ´Life...The Best Game In Town´
58. Coldplay ´Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends´
57. Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara ´Soul Science´
56. Ben Folds ´Way To Normal´
55. Black Mountain ´In The Future´
54. Goldfrapp ´Seventh Tree´
53. Kathleen Edwards ´Asking For Flowers´
52. Opeth ´Watershed´
51. Stephen Malkmus And Ahe Jicks ´Real Emotional Trash´
50. Hercules and Love Affair ´Hercules and Love Affair´
49. Nas ´Untitled´
48. Okkervil River ´The Stand Ins´
47. Sigur Rós ´Með Suð I Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust´
46. The Raconteurs ´Consolers Of The Lonely´
45. Lizz Wright ´The Orchard´
44. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds ´Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!´
43. The Roots ´Rising Down´
42. Santogold ´Santogold´
41. Shugo Tokumaru ´Exit´
40. Lykke Li ´Youth Novels´
39. Girl Talk ´Feed The Animals´
38. Drive-By Truckers ´Brighter Than Creation's Dark´
37. M83 ´Saturdays=Youth´
36. Al Green ´Lay It Down´
35. Shearwater ´Rook´
34. Lucinda Williams ´Little Honey´
33. The Mountain Goats ´Heretic Pride´
32. My Morning Jacket ´Evil Urges´
31. Jamie Lidell ´Jim´
30. Bon Iver ´For Emma, Forever Ago´
29. Q-Tip ´The Renaissance´
28. Camille ´Music Hole´
27. Wale ´The Mixtape About Nothing´
26. Neon Neon ´Stainless Style´
25. El Guincho ´Alegranza!´
24. No Age ´Nouns´
23. Beck ´Modern Guilt´
22. The Walkmen ´You & Me´
21. Flying Lotus ´Los Angeles´
20. MGMT ´Oracular Spectacular´
19. Why? ´Alopecia´
18. R.E.M. ´Accelerate´
17. Crystal Castles ´Crystal Castles´
16. Fucked Up ´The Chemisty Of Common Life´
15. Gnarls Barkley ´The Odd Couple´
14. Vampire Weekend ´Vampire Weekend´
13. Buena Vista Social Club ´At Carnegie Hall´
12. Blitzen Trapper ´Furr´
11. The Hold Steady ´Stay Positive´
10. Los Campesinos! ´Hold on Now, Youngster…´
09. Elbow ´The Seldom Seen Kid´
08. Lil Wayne ´Tha Carter III´
07. Deerhunter ´Microcastle´
06. Cut Copy ´In Ghost Colours´
05. The Bug ´London Zoo´
04. Erykah Badu ´New Amerykah, Part One´
03. TV On The Radio ´Dear Science´
02. Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´
01. Portishead ´Third´

# posted by DJ Martian 1:52 PM

Saturday, December 13, 2008

  Music Links Roundup - Update - December 13th

Some links of interest

Hinterland

Glasgow based festival: First 30 Hinterland Bands Announced - News - This Is Fake DIY - has revealed 30 bands confirmed to appear at the two-day event next April, 20 of which are Scottish.

Pinnacle situation:

Pinnacle Fallout Assessed - Strangeglue - Music News, Views and Reviews and Independent music: A rough trade gets rougher - Features, Music - The Independent

First Woolies, then the collapse of distributor Pinnacle; could it get any worse for the music industry? Yes, it could; many small labels and indie shops now face ruin. By Jerome Taylor


Mix to download: lower end spasm.: Night Slugs mixtape for Fact Magazine

compilation:

RA: Darren Emerson readies GU36. Music News

Global Underground will release Darren Emerson: GU36 Bogota on February 9th, 2009.

Tracklist
CD1
01. Underworld - Mmm Skyscraper... I Love You
02. Anja Schneider & Sebo K - Rancho Relaxo
03. Jagged - Hello Kool Nice (Quarion Mix)
04. Einzelkind - Out With A Bang
05. Journey Man DJ - Shelley's
06. Mooncat Feat Ferank - Hear What Was Said (Skylark Mix)
07. Stimming & Einmusik - Magdalena
08. Darren Emerson - Home
09. Nikitin & Semikashev - Blown
10. Pete Heller - Sabotage
11. Kerri Chandler - Pong (Ben Klock Mix)
12. Nikitin & Semikashev - Reflection Vector
13. Nick Chacona - Mariacha
14. John Selway & Vincenzo Ragone - Dream Stealer
15. Maja - If You Love Me Tonight (Passarani Mix)

CD2
01. Itamar Sagi - One Million Oaks (Funk D'Void Mix)
02. Kerri Chandler - Fortran (Argy 'Big Room Detroit' Mix)
03. Darren Emerson - Crash Jack (Jamie McHugh 'Exclusive GU Bogota' Mix)
04. Recloose Feat Joe Dukie - Dust (Induceve Mix)
05. Josh Wink - Counter Clock 319
06. Donnacha Costello - Black Bag Job 526
07. Jamie McHugh - Lunar (Handycraft Mix)
08. Mathew Jonson - Marionette (Adam Beyer Mix)
09. Spirit Catcher & Compuphonic - Mastermind
10. Nosmo Vs Kris B & Ben Brown - La Cocina (Mazi Dubstrumental Mix)
11. Darren Emerson & Jamie McHugh - Impact
12. Joel Mull - Viewpoint
13. Joris Voorn - Blank
14. Underworld - Mmm Skyscraper... I Love You


Artists

Apparat

interview: Interview: Apparat - State Magazine | Music

Asobi Seksu

interview: 20 Questions with… Asobi Seksu | The Line Of Best Fit

Cobalt

2009 album: MetalKult - COBALT Completes Work on New Album Gin

Avant-garde extreme metal outfit COBALT has completed work on its highly anticipated new album, Gin, which will drop on March 17, 2009 via record label Profound Lore.

Cranes

interview: Delusions of Adequacy: Interview with Alison Shaw of Cranes

Durutti Column

new album, news via: Cerysmatic Factory :: Factory Records, Manchester, England

The new album is expected on Artful/Fullfill early next year according to a statement on the label's website which says "Vini Reilly is in the studio as we speak putting the finishing touches to the album due for release in Feb.

PJ Harvey

2009 album planned: The Quietus | News | PJ Harvey & John Parish New LP Details

Danny Howells

interview: RA: Intensive care: Danny Howells - Feature / Interview

Whether it be DJing, producing or mental nursing, Danny Howells puts the utmost care into whatever he does. Better, not bigger, is his mantra. RA's Todd L. Burns talks to the man to find out more.

Kaada

2009 album planned: BETA - NoMusic - New Kaada album for March next year

Mountains

2009 album: RA: Mountains ready new full-length, Choral. Music News

Thrill Jockey will release Mountains new album Choral on February 16, 2009.

New Violators

debut album from this Norwegian band: New Violators -
The new New Violators album is due to be released February 23'rd 2009.

School Of Seven Bells

tour: School Of Seven Bells Announce Euro Tour - Strangeglue

School Of Seven Bells 2009 European Tour:

Dublin Whelans (February 23)
Glasgow Captain's Rest (24)
Leeds Cockpit (25)
London Cargo (26)
Manchester Night & Day (27)
Bristol Start The Bus (28)
Brighton Audio (March 1)
Amsterdam Paradiso (3)
Brussels AB Club (4)
Paris Le Point Ephemere (5)
Munster Gleis 22 (7)
Berlin Bang Bang Club (8)
Hamburg Molotow (9)
Koln Studio 672 (10)
Vienna Flex (12)
Munich Atomic Café (13)
Milan La Casa (14)

Solefald

2009 album from one of the greatest rock/ metal bands on planet earth: MySpace.com Blogs - SOLEFALD MySpace Blog - our next album will be out in the early Fall 2009

Telefon Tel Aviv

more info on 2009 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Telefon Tel Aviv: Immolate Yourself

Bpitch Control (BPC188CD)
January 26th, 2009

Wild Beasts

interview: The Quietus | Features | Quietus Artists Of 2008 | We Celebrate Wild Beasts As They Tell Us How They'll Roger Their Semiotics In 2009

Luke Turner salutes Wild Beasts, and in return they tell him about their plans for a new album early next year.

Patrick Wolf

news update: Help Patrick Wolf finance his next album | Music | guardian.co.uk

By signing up for the Bandstocks website and paying a £10 fee, you can become a stakeholder in the lupine one's future success. Bargain!

# posted by DJ Martian 10:00 PM

  Under the Radar Magazine - Top 50 Albums of 2008

via: 2008: Albums of the Year & What’s Dropping in ‘09 - Againstthegrainblog’s Weblog

[Under The Radar Magazine is a US, Beverly Hills, CA based music magazine]

Under the Radar - Top 50 Albums 2008

1. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

2. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

3. The dodos - Visitor

4. Portishead - Third

5. The Duke Spirit - Neptune

6. She & Him - Volume One

7. M83 - Satruday=Youth

8. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

9. Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords

10. The Dears - Missiles

11. TV on the Radio - Dear Science23088720-23088723-slarge

12. Deerhunter - Microcastle

13. Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue

14. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue

15. Neon Neon - Stainless Style

16. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins

17. No Age - Nouns

18. R.E.M - Accelerate

19. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

20. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs

21. Love Is All - A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night

22. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?

23. Lykke Li - Youth novels

24. Black Mountain - In the Future

25. Tindersticks - The Hungry Saw

26. Jamie Lidell - Jim

27. Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

28. Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair24766015-24766017-large

29. Pop Levi - Never Never Love

30. Frances - All the While

31. Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree

32. Fujiya & Miyagi - lightbulbs

33. Spiritualized - Songs in A&E

34. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges

35. Girl Talk - Feed the Animals

36. The Walkmen - You & Me

37. Noah and the Whale - Peaceful, the Wolrd Lays Me Down

38. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping24766061-24766063-large

39. Beck - Modern Guilt

40. Ladytron - Velocifero

41. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrsing

42. Dungen - 4

43. Jim Noir - Jim Noir

44. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

45. The Old Believers - Eight Golden Greats19863820-24765660-large

46. The Verve - Forth

47. The Week That Was - same

48. School of Language - Sea from Shore24765813-24765816-slarge

49. Hot chip - Made in the Dark

50. Friday Hyvonen - Silence Is Wild

# posted by DJ Martian 5:11 PM

  Smallfish - Top Releases of 2008

via: email from experimental/ electronic online retailer: Smallfish

Smallfish - Top Releases of 2008

Now, I could have made this a top 50 to be perfectly honest. I've been spoilt for choice this year and there have been some unbelievably good things released in the last 12 months. Realistically I have to to pick the things I've listened to more than anything else so here goes (in no particular order, of course!):


01] Steinbruchel - Home - Slaapwel CDr
[A wonderful limited edition CDr with a delightful 35 minute piece of organic / electronic goodness. Limited to 150 copies.]


02] Grit - Expanse - Shoreless Recordings CDr
[I'm sure I don't need to say a lot about this, do I? After the long wait it quickly became apparent that it's a brilliantly put together album of techno and electronic music.]


03] Bvdub - Return To Tonglu - Quietus Recordings CDr
[I could have picked any number of things by Bvdub from this year but I've settled on this as I think it's had slightly more plays than Dreams Of Red Chambers. Lush, expansive, intimate electronic music by this prolific and all round top guy. Truly blissful.]


04] Various - Sounds Of Slow Flow Volume 1 - Slow Flow Rec CDr
[The first release from Ryonkt's label. Features tracks from Celer, Ian Hawgood, Entia Non and Ryonkt himself. A gorgeous album of chilled and atmospheric electronics.]


05] Level - Opale - Spekk CD
[One of my fave artists on one of my fave labels. Opale is everything you could want it to be - gentle, personal sounding, warm, yet totally fragile. Simply a beautiful album.]


06] The Green Kingdom - Jasmine - Smallfish CDr
[Again, it's hard for me to pick out any particular Smallfish release, but I'm going for this as it's the most recent. Warm, friendly and delicate electronic music with a keen ear for melody. Beautiful.]


07] Rod Modell - Incense & Black Light - Plop CD
[A notable album for many reasons. For me it's so good because it's so varied. You get Rod Modell delivering icy ambience, deep, dense techno and a considerably more abstract feel. A superb work.]


08] Various - Depth Perceptions - Pronounce CDr
[First release on Pronounce and it really was a good one. Limited to 100 copies and featuring the likes of Havantepe, Grit, Quantec, Dubatech, Atheus and more. A very good CD indeed.]


09] Gas - Nah Und Fern - Kompakt 4xCD / 2xLP
[They've been some of my favourite albums for the last 10+ years and here are all 4 packaged together and lightly remastered. It's Gas... what more can I say? Epic.]


10] Hakobune - We Left The Window Open Sometimes - Pragmatism CD
[A low key and somewhat under the radar release from Hakobune here. Pragmatism is an offshoot of Symbolic Interaction and this is a collection of finely crafted guitar based manipulations. I love this guy's music.]


11] Celer - Honestly? Everything they've done this year including releases on Spekk, Infraction and and/OAR
[I couldn't pick a single release I'm afraid as everything they've produced is exquisite (in fact I'm sitting here listening to them right now). Utterly stunning drone-based soundscape music. Intimate, personal and beautiful.]


12] Pub - Making Trakcx Series - Ampoule CDr
[This entire series has kept me hooked all year. Pub is a genuine British musical treasure and this work is, in my humble opinion, some of his finest. Only 2 more to go! What am I going to do when the series is finished?]


13] DJ Olive - Triage - Room40 CD
[This album is straight-up a fantastic slice of ambient music. The way it evolves and morphs over the hour that it lasts is exemplary. This album's had an awful lot of play.]


14] Christopher Bissonette - In Between Worlds - Kranky CD
[Kranky releases are always worth checking out, but I had no idea this was going to be so amazing (even though I really liked his first album). Soundscapes, textures and a lovely intensity that keep this one firmly near the top of my list.]


15] Deepchord - Vantage Isle Sessions - Echospace CD
[Kind of goes without saying that this would be in the list I suppose. It's Deepchord and it featured unreleased versions that weren't on the double pack. I still believe this worked better on CD - although I'm sure that's fairly controversial.]


16] Lawrence English - Kiri No Oto - Touch CD
[A late addition for me as I only got this a few weeks ago. Lawrence English has put an extraordinary body of work and this is another in a long line of deeply impressive albums. Beautiful and delicate yet robust... this really is something special.]


17] Wouter Veldhuis - Satumaa - Waterscape CDr
[An even later addition to the list. I only got this a few days ago but it clicked with me immediately. Some of the finest textural work of the year on this low-key release. Luckily I'll be getting a few more copies soon as it sold out in a couple of hours.]


18] Rudi Arapahoe - Echoes From One To Another - Symblic Interaction CD
[This album took my breath away. A varied collection of tracks than spans ambient / abstract electronic, Gas-like textural work and several more classically orientated pieces. I always knew this would be one of my favourites.]


19] Sawako - Bitter Sweet - 12k CD
[There had to be one 12k release in here, but I was seriously torn between this and the Willits / Sakamoto CD. I think this one just edges it as I love the pure ambient nature of the work - it's surprisingly different to Hum and her other albums and has been a constant companion this year.]


20] SB - Middlesex Filter Beds 04/08 - Unknown CDr
[This was never actually released (although there are rumours of it happening at some point in the future) but I've spent a lot of time listening to this series of field recordings by the mysterious SB. The narrative flow of the work is remarkable and manages to easily avoid being just another field recording album by virtue of the quality and natural style of the captured moments. It's a lovely work and I'll most definitely keep you informed should anything arise in the near future regarding a release.]

Some of these are available to buy @ Smallfish Records

# posted by DJ Martian 4:40 PM

Friday, December 12, 2008

  Depeche Mode 2009 Album Update

Dave Gahan comments on the upcoming Depeche Mode album: Depeche Mode finishes new album, reveals new songs | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times

# posted by DJ Martian 5:23 PM

  Results: 2008 Pitchfork Readers Poll

The results of the Pitchfork readers poll: 2008 Pitchfork Readers Poll | Pitchfork including:

albums

01. TV on the Radio: Dear Science
02. Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes / Sun Giant EP
03. Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend
04. Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago
05. Deerhunter: Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
06. Portishead: Third
07. MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
08. Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours
09. M83: Saturdays=Youth
10. No Age: Nouns
11. Girl Talk: Feed the Animals
12. Sigur Rós: Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
13. The Walkmen: You & Me
14. Dodos: Visiter
15. Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer
16. WHY?: Alopecia
17. The Hold Steady: Stay Positive
18. Nine Inch Nails: The Slip
19. Of Montreal: Skeletal Lamping
20. Okkervil River: The Stand Ins
21. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
22. Beach House: Devotion
23. Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles
24. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
25. Beck: Modern Guilt

# posted by DJ Martian 1:06 PM

  Critics' poll 2008 | Music | The Guardian

No 1: TV On the Radio - Dear Science: Critics poll 2008 | Music | guardian.co.uk - The Guardian have massive resources and all the can come up with is this uninspired top 10.

update: Albums of the year: 11 - 50 | Music | guardian.co.uk

11. White Denim – Workout Holiday

12. Santogold – Santogold

13. Nas - Untitled

14. Laura Marling – Alas, I Cannot Swim

15. Fucked Up – The Chemistry of Common Life

16. Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair

17. Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster…

18. Arthur Russell – Love Is Overtaking Me

19. The Bug - London Zoo

20. Hot Chip – Made in the Dark

21. Late of the Pier – Fantasy Black Channel

22. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig Lazarus Dig

23. Q Tip – The Renaissance

24. Neon Neon – Stainless Style

25. Santogold – Santogold (a Diplo dub)

26. Stephen Malkmus – Real Emotional Trash

27. Mount Eerie - Dawn

28. Duffy - Rockferry

29. July Skies – The Weather Clock

30. Cass McCombs – Dropping the Writ

31. Thalia Zedek Band – Liars and Prayers

31. The Walkmen – You and Me

32. Metronomy – Nights Out

33. Dark Captain, Light Captain – Miracle Kicker

34. Sian Alice Group – 59.59

35. Last Shadow Puppets – The Age of the Understatement

36. Estelle - Shine

37. Benge – Twenty Systems

38. LadyHawke - Ladyhawke

39. Abe Vigoda - Skeleton

40. Marnie Stern - This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That

41. The Gaslight Anthem – The '59 Sound

42. The Roots – Rising Down

43. Coffins – Buried Death

44. Sway – The Signature

45. Spiritualized – Songs in A&E

46. Melanin 9 – Hi Fidelity

47. The Felice Brothers – The Felice Brothers

48. Mystery Jets - 21

49. Justice – A Cross The Universe

50. Young Jeezy – The Recession

# posted by DJ Martian 12:24 PM

  Drowned in Sound's 50 albums of 2008

From Drowned in Sound: Drowned in Sound's 50 albums of 2008 / In Depth // Drowned In Sound

DiS' Top 50 of 2008 in full:

1. M83 Saturdays=Youth (Review / Interview)
2. Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight (Review / Interview)
3. Cut Copy In Ghost Colours (Review)
4. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! (Review / Interview)
5. Deerhunter Microcastle (Review / Interview)
6. Portishead Third (Review / Interview 1 | 2)
7. Why? Alopecia (Review / Interview)
8. Friendly Fires Friendly Fires (Review / Track-by-Track / Interview)
9. The Kills Midnight Boom (Review / Interview)
10. Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago (Review / Interview)
11. Fuck Buttons Street Horrrsing (Review / Interview / Tour Diary)
12. Foals Antidotes (Review / Interview)
13. Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna (Review / Interview)
14. Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid (Review / Interview)
15. Crystal Castles Crystal Castles (Review)
16. Shearwater Rook (Review/ Track-by-Track)
17. Sigur Rós Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (Review)
18. Of Montreal Skeletal Lamping (Review)
19. Los Campesinos! Hold On Now, Youngster (Review) / We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (Review)
20. These New Puritans Beat Pyramid (Review / Interview)
21. No Age Nouns (Review / Track-by-Track)
22. Santogold Santogold (Review / Interview)
23. Nine Inch Nails The Slip (Review)
24. Okkervil River The Stand Ins (Review / Interview 1 / 2)
25. Late Of The Pier Fantasy Black Channel (Review / Track-by-Track)
26. Hauschka Ferndorf (Review)
27. TV On The Radio Dear Science (Review)
28. MGMT Oracular Spectacular (Review / Interview)
29. Wild Beasts Limbo, Panto (Review / Interview 1 / 2)
30. Atlas Sound Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Review / Interview)
31. White Williams Smoke (Review)
32. The Stills Oceans Will Rise (Review)
33. Mogwai The Hawk Is Howling (Review / Interview)
34. Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend (Review)
35. The Futureheads This Is Not The World ( Review / Track-by-Track)
36. Bloc Party Intimacy (Review)
37. The Raveonettes Lust, Lust, Lust (Review)
38. Johnny Foreigner Waited Up 'Til It Was Light (Review / Track-by-Track)
39. El Guincho Alegranza (Review)
40. Metronomy Nights Out (Review)
41. Lykke Li Youth Novels (Review / Interview)
42. Islands Arms Way (Review)
43. British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music? (Review/ Interview)
44. Fucked Up The Chemistry of Common Life (Review)
45. Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes (Review / Interview)
46. Blood Red Shoes Box Of Secrets (Review / Track-by-Track)
47. Rolo Tomassi Hysterics (Review/ Interview)
48. Times New Viking Rip It Off (Review / Interview)
49. Diamanda Galas Guilty Guilty Guilty (Review)
50. I Was A Cub Scout I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope (Review / Interview)

# posted by DJ Martian 11:54 AM

Thursday, December 11, 2008

  2008 Best Music Lists Update

Some links of interest: re: 2008 music lists

some humour first: The Thinking Man’s Take On: Year-End Lists at Pretty Much Amazing! The Music Blog

thoughts on 2008 lists: In League With Paton: The Years Fly By But End Slowly

User Generated lists / Prefix

introduction: Create your Best Albums of 2008 list on Prefix

user lists: Browse Lists

current ranking for 2008 albums: All Votes for Best Albums of 2008

various 2008 music lists from music websites:

Best 2008 Albums by Norway's Aftenposten Newspaper: Dette er årets 25 beste album! - Oslopuls.no

The Allmusic Blog - AllMusic’s Favorite Albums of 2008 and The Allmusic Blog - AllMusic’s Favorite Metal Albums of 2008

Baltimore City Paper - Special Issues: The Year in Music

Cargo Records Distribution UK: Cargo staff favourites 2008

Drowned In Sound: Favourite Five: 5 Acts: favourite 5 Albums of 2008 (Part 1) / In Depth // Drowned In Sound

More from FACT: FactMagazine - 2008: A Year In Music and FactMagazine - 100 best: tracks of 2008

via Acclaimed Music Forum: The Fly EOY albums - UK based music monthly

US music webzine: The Glide 20: Our Top Albums of 2008 - Glide Magazine

The Top 11 Debut Albums Of 2008 : NPR Music

PopMatters lists:

The Best of Britain 2008 - PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 | PopMatters

The Best Electronic(a) Albums of 2008 - PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 | PopMatters

The Best Indie Pop of 2008 - PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 | PopMatters

The Best World Music of 2008 & PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 | PopMatters



The Quietus | Features | The Quietus Self-Indulgent Reissues, Comps & Mixes Of The Year List: 14 to one

World music: SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture: Top 10/20/25 Global Albums of 2008

US music webzine: Treble : The Top 50 Songs of 2008


Next: Later this week I will highlight some of the better 2008 lists from individual music bloggers.

# posted by DJ Martian 11:56 PM

  All About Jazz - John Kelman's Best of 2008

John Kelman's Best of 2008 - A Highly Recommended Read - John Kelman is an informed (jazz) music critic

Jazz New Releases

Reissues/Historical Releases

Progressive/Fusion

Beyond

New Discoveries

# posted by DJ Martian 1:59 PM

  MIC Norway: by:Larm announces 55 new acts

MIC Norway: by:Larm announces 55 new acts

by:Larm, Scandinavia’s largest and most important music industry event/showcase festival, adds 55 vibrant and exciting acts to its roster.

Profiles updated @ by:Larm

These are the latest acts confirmed for by:Larm ’09:


Annie

The Alexandria Quartet

Ballrogg

Bellman

Bergtatt

Choir Of Young Believers (DK)

Egil Olsen

El Caco

El Cuero

Fatboy (S)

Fennesz/Food

Gammalgrass

Hanne Hukkelberg

Harrys Gym

Hellsongs (S)

Heroes & Zeros

Håkon Kornstad (solo)

I Was a Teenage Satan Worshiper (FIN)

Jaqueline

Jarle Bernhoft

Jørg 1

Joel Alme (S)

K-X-P (FIN)

Kim Andre Rysstad

Kråkesølv

Major Label (FIN)

Majors (DK)

Martin Hagfors

Mathias Eick Quartet

Mattias Tellez

Name

Neverstore (S)

New Violators

Ost & Kjex

Our Broken Garden (DK)

Petter Carlsen

Pilgrimz (DK)

Pohlitz (solo)

Revolver

Robert Post

Sailorine

Shimmering

Shuffle Service – Union Blues Band 2009

Skambankt

Stian Westerhus (solo)

Titiyo (S)

Tor Konstalij

Trinity

Underwater Sleeping Society (FIN)

Valravn (DK)

Whitest Boy Alive

Xploding Plastix

Zanussi 5

Årabrot
Ólafur Arnalds (ICL)

In addition to the above mentioned acts, a further 13 were confirmed in early November:

From Sweden:

Frida Hyvönen

Jenny Wilson

Maia Hirasawa

First Aid Kit

Detektvibyrån

Far och Son

From Denmark:

Electrojuice

The Wong Boys

Heidi Mortenson

SMALL

Turboweekend

From Iceland:

Hjatalín

Retro Stefson

# posted by DJ Martian 1:47 PM

  New Coloma Album: Love's Recurring Dream

New 2009 album from Coloma: DOTSHOP.SE - Coloma: Love's Recurring Dream

Italic (ITA083CD)
February 23rd, 2009

# posted by DJ Martian 1:32 PM

  Gigwise's Top 50 Albums Of 2008! - GIGWISE

Gigwise publish their best 2008 music list: Gigwise's Top 50 Albums Of 2008! - GIGWISE

update: summary list @ Acclaimed Music Forum: EOY-List GIGWISE

50. Mystery Jets – '21'
49. Ludacris - 'Theatre Of The Mind'
48. Fuck Buttons - 'Street Horrrsing'
47. These New Puritans - 'Beat Pyramid'
46. The Hold Steady - 'Stay Positive'
45. Mr Scruff - 'Ninja Tuna'
44. Lightspeed Champion - 'Falling Off The Lavender Bridge'
43. Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – 'Angles'
42. Teenagers - 'Reality Check'
41. Glasvegas – 'Glasvegas'
40. Eugene McGuinness – 'Eugene McGuinness'
39. Nas – 'Untitled'
38. Kings Of Leon - 'Only By The Night'
37. Slipknot - 'All Hope is Gone'
36. Goldfrapp - 'Seventh Tree'
35. N.E.R.D. - 'Seeing Sounds'
34. Lykke Li - Youth Novels'
33. The Last Shadow Puppets - 'The Age of the Understatement'
32. Hot Chip - 'Made in the Dark'
31. The Dodos – 'Visitor'
30. Ladyhawke – 'Ladyhawke'
29. Oasis - 'Dig Out Your Soul'
28. Santogold – 'Santogold'
27. Gang Gang Dance - 'Saint Dymphna'
26. Bon Iver - 'For Emma, Forever Ago'
25. MIT – 'Coda'
24. Crystal Castles - 'Crystal Castles'
23. Fleet Foxes - 'Fleet Foxes'
22. Deerhunter - 'Microcastle'
21. Portishead – 'Third'
20. Laura Marling - 'Alas, I Cannot Swim'
19. The Raconteurs - 'The Consolers of the Lonely'
18. Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends'
17. Foals – 'Antidotes'
16. Late of the Pier - 'Fantasy Black Channel'
15. Spiritualized - 'Songs in A+E'
14. Bloc Party – 'Intimacy'
13. Roots Manuva - 'Slime and Reason'
12. Vampire Weekend - 'Vampire Weekend'
11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 'Dig! Lazarus! Dig!'
10. Sebastian Tellier – 'Sexuality'
9. Mogwai - 'The Hawk Is Howling'
8. Metallica - 'Death Magnetic'
7. Friendly Fires - 'Friendly Fires'
6. Neon Neon - 'Stainless Style'
5. Kanye West - '808s and Heartbreak'
4. MGMT - 'Oracular Spectacular'
3. TV On The Radio - 'Dear Science'
2. Lil' Wayne - 'Tha Carter III'
1. Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'

# posted by DJ Martian 1:06 PM

  The 40 Best Albums of 2008 | Spin Magazine

Spin Magazine: The 40 Best Albums of 2008 | Spin Magazine Online

Update: [Summary provided @ SPIN's Top 40 Albums of 08 - Year-End List - Stereogum]

40 Chairlift - Does You Inspire You
39 Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
38 Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
37 Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
36 Lykke Li - Youth Novels
35 The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
34 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
33 El Guincho - Alegranza
32 The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
31 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
30 Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
29 Nas & DJ Green Lantern - The Nigger Tape
28 Metallica - Death Magnetic
27 The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed
26 R.E.M. - Accelerate
25 Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
24 Duffy - Rockferry
23 Kate Nash - Made Of Bricks
22 Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
21 Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
20 Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
19 Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
18 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
17 The Roots - Rising Down
16 My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
15 Beck - Modern Guilt
14 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
13 No Age - Nouns
12 Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Pt. 1: 4th World War
11 Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
10 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
09 Coldplay - Viva La Vida
08 Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
07 Deerhunter - Microcastle
06 Santogold - Santogold
05 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
04 Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
03 Portishead - Third
02 Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
01 TV On The Radio - Dear Science

# posted by DJ Martian 1:03 PM

  The Wire: Rewind 2008 Issue | January 2009

New issue of The Wire now on sale in the UK - Rewind 2008 it's a themed issue looking back on 2008 music.



On The Cover: The Wire’s review of the year’s best music, including our Top 50 Records of the Year. Plus Animal Collective's Invisible Jukebox, Emeralds, Peverelist, Voice Crack on film, Hugo Wilcken on Joy Division and more.

also: The Mire: Rewind 2008 Addendum: The Office Dissonance

# posted by DJ Martian 12:05 PM

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  The Wire - 50 Albums of 2008

via ILM: ILM: Year-End Critics Polls 08

The Wire magazine - 50 Albums of 2008

50. Sao Paulo Underground - Long ass album title
49. Ellen Fullman and Monique Buzzarte - Fluctuations
48. Sic Alps - US EZ
47. Mark Stewart - Edit
46. Alva Noto - Unitxt
45. Peter Rehberg - Works for GV
44. Josephine Foster - This Coming Gladness
43. Murcof - Versailles Sessions
42. Vajra - Live
41. Dave Grubbs - An Optimist Notes the Dust
40. Jakob Ullmann - Voice, Books and Fire 3
39. Toumani Diabate - Mande Variations
38. Portishead - Third
37. Maryanne Amacher - Sound Characters 2
36. Emeralds - Solar Bridge
35. Vampire Weekend - s/t
34. Harvey Milk - Life...
33. Stereo Image - s/t
32. Christina Carter - Masque Femine
31. Malcolm Goldstein - A Sounding of Sources
30. Terry Riley - The Last Camel in Paris
29. Earth - The Bees Made Honey...
28. Scorces - I Turn Into You
27. Arther Russell - Love Is Overtaking Me
26. Tricky - Knowle West Boy
25. Robert Ashley - Concrete
24. Jandek - Glasgow Sunday 2005
23. Group Inerane - Guitars From Agadez
22. Hercules & Love Affair - s/t
21. Lukas Ligeti - Afrikan Machinery
20. Stephan Mathieu - Radioland
19. Bill Dixon - 17 Musicians...
18. Luomo - Convivial
17. Dusk + Blackdown - Margins Music
16. Autechre - Quaristice
15. Kasai Allstars - In the 7th Moon
14. Eric Chenaux - Sloppy Ground
13. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Dig thingy
12. Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern
11. Kevin Drumm - Imperial Distortion
10. Caretaker - Persstant Repetition
9. The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent
8. William S Burroughs - Real English Tea
7. Evangelista - Hello Voyager
6. Advisory Circle - Other Channels
5. Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
4. John Butcher - Resonant Spaces
3. The Hospitals - Hairdryer Peace
2. Philip Jeck - Sand
1. The Bug - London Zoo

update:

Avant Rock
Aufgehoben - Khora [Holy Mountain]
Burning Star Core - Challenger [Plastic/Hospital]
Birchville Cat Motel - Four Freckle Constellations [Conspiracy]
Black Mountain - In the Future [Jagjaguwar]
The Dead C - Secret Earth [Ba Da Bing]
Eat Skull - Sick To Death [Siltbreeze]
Fabulous Diamonds - Fabulous Diamonds [Siltbreeze]
Growing - All The Way [Social Registry]
Hair Police - Certainty Of Swarms [No Fun Productions]
The Hospitals - Hairdryer Peace [no label]
Hototogisu - Under the Rose [Blossoming Noise]
Religious Knives - Remains [No Fun Productions]
Scorces - I Turn Into You [Not Not Fun]
Alexander Tucker - Portal [ATP]
Valet - Naked Acid [Kranky]

Critical Beats
Louis Guillaume - Soulpoint [SD Records]
Joker & Rustie - Play Doe [Kapsize 12"]
King Midas Sound - Cool Out [Hyperdub 12"]
DJ Koze - I Want To Sleep [International Records Recordings 12"]
Martyn - Vancouver/Natural Selection [3024 12"]
Peverelist - Infinity Is Now/Junktion [Punch Drunk 12"]
Rustie - Zig Zag [Wireblock 12"]
Trim - Soulfood Vol. 3 [no label]
Scuba - Twitch (Jamie Vex'd Remix) [Hotflush 12"]
Shackleton - Death Is Not Final [Skull Disco 12"]
Shackleton - Soundboy's Suicide Note [Skull Disco 12"]
Skream - Skreamizm Vol. 4 [Tempa 2x12"]
Tobias - I Can't Fight The Feeling EP [Wagon Repair 12"]
Ricardo Villalobos - Vasco [Perlon 12"]
Ricardo Villalobos - Enfants [Si Es Drum 12"]

Electronica
Benge - Twenty Systems 1968-1988 [Expanding]
Blevin Blectum - Gular Flutter [Aagoo]
Bochum Welt - ROB [Rephlex]
Byetone - Death Of A Typographer [Raster-Noton]
Lawrence English - Kiri No Oto [Touch]
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles [Warp]
Koen Holtkamp - Field Rituals [Type]
Machinefabriek - Dauw [Dekorder]
Matmos - Supreme Balloon [Matador]
Move D - Drøne [Modern Love]
Theo Parrish - Sound Sculptures Vol. 1 [Sound Signature]
Max Richter - 24 Postcards In Full Colour [Fat Cat]
Schlammpeitziger - Schingstelle Für Rauschabzug [Sonig]
snd - 4, 5, 6 [snd]
Tape - Luminarium [Hapna]

Global
Les Amazones De Guinee - Wamato [Sterns]
Ammasu Akapoma Group - The Music Of Ammasu: Brong Ahasu, Ghana 1976 [Country & Eastern]
Balla Et Ses Balladins - The Syliphone Years [Sterns]
Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay - Pujo [Felmay]
Zerfu Demissie - Akotet [Terp]
Frank Denyer - Music For Shakuhachi [Another Timbre]
Group Inerane - Guitars From Agadez (Music of Niger) [Sublime Frequencies]
Kasai Allstars - In the 7th Moon... [Crammed]
Seant Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 - Many Things [Tot Ou Tard]
Melingo - Maldito Tango [Naïve]
Rail Band - Mansa [Sterns]
Sam Shalabi - Eid [Alien8]
Amadou Sodia - Ca Va Se Savoir [Sterns]
Terakaft - AKh Issudar [IRL]
Umalali - The Garifuni Women's Project [Cumbancha]

Hiphop
Clipse presents Re-Up Gang - Clipse Presents Re-Up Gang [Koch]
Cool Kids - Winterfresh [no label]
Peedi Crakk - Welcome to Crakk's House [no label]
Giggs - Walk In Da Park [SN1]
Charles Hamilton - It's Charles Hamilton [no label]
Alicia Keys - Teenage Love Affair [J-Records]
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III [Cash Money/Universal]
Madlib - Madvillany 2 [Madlib]
MIA featuring Jay-Z
Boyz (Remix) [no label]
9th Wonder & Buckshot - The Formula [Duck Down]
Proton - Read & Purple Mixtape Volume 1 [no label]
Guilty Simpson - Ode to the Ghetto [Stones Throw]
TI featuring Kanye West, Jay-Z & Lil Wayne - Swagga Like Us [Grand Hustle]
Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing [no label]
Yo! Majesty - Futuristically Speaking...Never Be Afraid [Domino]

Jazz & Improv
Michael Adkins Quartet - Rotator [HatOLOGY]
Butcher/Muller/va der Schyff - Way Out Northwest [Drip Audio]
Charles/Grydeland/Wallumrød/Zach - Dans Les Arbres [ECM]
Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra - Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra [Thrill Jockey]
Barry Guy/Marilyn Crispell/Paul Lytton - Phases Of The Night [Intakt]
Mary Halvorson Trio - Dragon's Head [Firehouse 12]
Mazen Kerbaj/Birgit Uhler/Sharif Sehnaoui - 3:1 [Creative Sources]
K-Space - Infinity [Ad Hoc]
Ingrid Laubrock - Sleepthief [Intakt]
Chris McGregor Septet - Up To Earch [Fledg'ling]
Mike Osbourne - Force Of Nature [Reel Recordings]
William Parker - Double Sunrise Over Neptune [AUM Fidelity]
Howard Riley - Three Is One [ASC]
Franz Paul Schubert & Gunter 'Baby' Sommer - Hic Sunt Leones [Jazz Haus]
Seymour Wright - Seymor Wright Of Derby [no label]

Modern Composition
Robert Ashley - Concrete [Lovely Music]
Carrier Band - Voice Coil [Deep Listening]
Gloria Coates - Symphony No 15 [Naxos]
Anthony Coleman - Lapidation [New World]
Frank Denyer - Silenced Voices [Mode]
James Dillon - The Soadie Waste [NMC]
Ron George - The Floating Bubble [Innova]
Malcolm Goldstein - A Sounding Of Sources [New World]
Mauricio Kagel - Acustica [Zig Zag Territories]
Annea Lockwood - A Sound Map Of The Danube [Lovely Music]
Olivier Messiaen - Organ Works [Delphian]
Eliane Radigue - Chry-Ptus [Schoolmap]
Eliane Radigue - Naldjorlak [Shiiin]
'Blue' Gene Tyranny - The Somewhere Songs/The Invention Of Memory [Mutable]
Jakob Ullmann - Voice, Books and FIRE 3 [Edition RZ]

Outer Limits
AFCGT - AFCGT [no label]
Astral Social Club - Model Town In A Field Of Mud [Textile]
John Baker - The John Baker Tapes Vols 1 & 2 [Trunk]
Excepter - Debt Dept [Paw Tracks]
Ron Geesin - Biting The Hand: BBC Radio Broadcasts 1969-1975 [Hux]
G*Park - Reuters [Tochnit Aleph]
Russell Haswell - Second Live Salvage [Editions Mego]
The Hub - Boundary Layer [Tzadik]
Kikuri - Pulverised Purple [Victo]
Jacob Kirkegaard - Labyrinthitis [Touch]
Richard Skelton - Marking Time [Preservation]
sh*t and Shine - Küss Mich, Meine Liebe [Load]
Howard Steltzer - Bond Inlets [Intransitive]
Volcano The Bear - Amidst The Noise and Twigs [Beta-Lactam Ring]
Zeitkratzer - Electronics [Zeitkratzer]

Dub Top 10
Jimmy Radway & The Fe Me Time Allstars - Dub I [Pressure Sounds]
Johnny Osbourne - Truth & Rights [Heartbeat/Studio One]
Augustus Pablo - The Mystic World Of Augustus Pablo: The Rockers Story [Shanachie]
Deadbeat - Roots & Wire [Wagon Repair]
Culture - Culture & The Deejays At Joe Gibbs 1977-79 [17 North Parade]
Gussie P - Roots & Dub Vol 1 [Sip A Cup]
Henry & Louis - Increments [2 Kings]
Pale Rider - Listen Keenly [Cassava Outernational]
Vibronics - UK Dub Story [Scoops]
The Might Diamonds - The Mighty Diamonds Inna De Yard [Inna De Yard]

Size Matters Top 10
Little Claw - Why Not [Physical Sewer 7"]
Screw - Bans Of The River [Shagrat 10"]
Billy Childish & The Musicians Of the British Empire Vs Halo Of Flies [Amphetamine Reptile 7"]
Elisa Ambrogio & Karl Bauer - Yankee Psychic Hygene [Spirit of Orr 7"]
Zaimph - Bird Of Prey [Arbor 7"]
United Light - Untitled [Alt Vinyl 8"]
Martin Creed - Ooh [Smart Guy/White Columns]
Lightning Strike Lightning - The Moon [L'Animaux Tryst 7"]
Zola Jesus - Poor Sons [Die Stasi 7"]
Anals - Commando Of Love [Sweet Rot 7"]

Compilations
African Scream Contests: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From 70s Benin & Togo [Analog Africa]
An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music: Fith A-Chronology [Sub Rosa]
An England Story: The Culture Of The MC In The UK 1984-2008 [Soul Jazz]
Art Of Field Recording Vol 1 [Dust To Digital]
Bollywood Steel Guitar [Sublime Frequencies]
Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels [Numero Group]
Disco Italia: Essential Italo Disco Classics 1977-1985 [Strut]
Discovered: A Collection Of Daft Punk Samples [Rapster]
Dreams Come True: Classic First Wave Electro 1982-1987 [Domino]
Dubstep Allstars Vol 6: Mixed By Appleblim [Tempa]
Fabric 39: Robert Hood [Fabric]
Give Me Love: Songs Of The Brokenhearted Bahgdad 1925-1929 [Honest Jon's]
Last Kind Words 1926-1953 [Mississippi]
Life Is A Problem [Mississippi]
Living Is Hard: West African Music In Britain 1927-1929 [Honest Jon's]
Love, Peace & Poetry: Chilean Psychedelic Music [Normal]
Mary Anne Hobbs Presents Evangeline [Planet Mu]
Messthetics Greatest Hiss: Classics Of UK Cassette Culture DIY 1979-1982 [Hyped to Death]
Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump [Strut]
Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of the Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-1979 [Soundway]
Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria [Soundway]
Oh, Run Into Me, But Don't Hurt Me: Female Blues Singers Rarities 1923-1930 [Sub Rosa]
Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 07 [Counter Culture]
Shadow Music Of Thailand [Sublime Frequencies]
Sleeping Bag Records: Greatest 12" Mixes [Sleeping Bag/Acrobat]
Sprigs of Time: 78s From the EMI Archive [Honest Jon's]
Steppa's Delight [Soul Jazz]
The Very Best Of Hugh Tracey [SWP]
Victrola Favorites: Artifacts From Bygone Days [Dust To Digital]
Wierd Compilation Vol 2: Analogue Electronic Music 2008 [Wierd]

Reissues
23 Skidoo - Seven Songs [LTM]
808 State - Quadrastate [ZTT]
A Guy Called Gerald - Black Secret Technology [A Guy Called Gerald Music]
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 1985-1992 [R&S]
Arabian Prince - Innovative Life: The Anthology 1984-1989 [Stones Throw]
Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie [Soul Jazz]
Kevin Ayers - Songs For Insane Times: Anthology 1969-1980 [Island]
Basic Channel - BCD2 [Basic Channel]
Jorge Ben - Jorge Ben (1969) [Dusty Groove]
The Blue Notes - The Ogun Collection [Ogun]
Anthony Braxton - Complete Arista Recordings [Mosaic]
Anne Briggs - Anne Briggs [Water]
Burzum - Anthology [Candlelight]
Ornette Coleman - The Croydon Concert [Free Factory]
Shirly & Dolly Collins - The Harvest Years [EMI]
Kid Creole - Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1974-1983 [Strut]
Dredd Foole - Kissing the Contemporary Bliss [Family Vineyard]
Fripp & Eno - No Pussyfooting [DGM/Panegyric]
Gas - Nah Und Fern [Kompakt]
Harry Pussy - You'll Never Play This Town Again: Live Etc. 1997 [Load]
Thomas Leer - Contradictions [Cherry Red]
Liquid Liquid - Slip In And Out Of Phenomenon [Domino]
Loop - Heaven's End [Reactor]
Ewan MacColl/Charles Parker/Peggy Seeger - Radio Ballads [Topic]
Chris McGregor Group - Very Urgent [Fledg'ling]
Model 500 - Classics [R&S]
Grachan Moncur III - Evolution [Blue Note]
Conlon Nancarrow - Studies For Player Piano [Other Minds]
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou - The Voudon Effect: Funk & Sata From Benin's Obscure Labels 1973-1975 [Analog Africa]
Mike Osbourne Trio - The Willisau Concert [Ogun]
Evan Parker - Conic Sections [Psi]
Bernard Parmegiani - L'Oeuvre Musicale [INA]
Washington Phillips - What Are They Doing In Heaven Today? [Mississippi]
Pole - 1 2 3 [~scape]
Ragga Twins - Ragga Twins Step Out [Soul Jazz]
Skullflower - IIIrd Gatekeeper [Crucial Blast]
Steinski - What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective [Illegal Art]
Sun Ra - Some Blues But Not The Kind That's Blue [Atavistic]
Sir Victor Uwaifo - Guitar Boy Superstar 1970-1976 [Soundway]
Yoshi Wada - Off The Wall/Lament For The Rise And Fall Of the Elephantine Crocodile [EM/Omega Point]
Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue [Columbia Legacy]
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom/Old Rottenhat/Schleep [Domino]

# posted by DJ Martian 3:33 PM

  The Best Metal Albums of 2008 PopMatters

The Best Metal Albums of 2008 - Columns | PopMatters by Adrien Begrand

# posted by DJ Martian 1:13 PM

  NME Top 50 Albums of 2008

via: Acclaimed Music Forum

NME Albums

1 MGMT Oracular Spectacular
2 TV on the Radio Dear Science
3 Glasvegas Glasvegas
4 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend
5 Foals Antidotes
6 Metronomy Nights Out
7 Santogold Santogold
8 Mystery Jets Twenty One
9 Kings of Leon Only by the Night
10 Friendly Fires Friendly Fires
11 Neon Neon Stainless Style
12 Crystal Castles Crystal Castles
13 Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes
14 Marling, Laura Alas, I Cannot Swim
15 Last Shadow Puppets The Age of Understatement
16 Ladyhawke Ladyhawke
17 Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid
18 Late Of The Pier Fantasy Black Channel
19 Fucked Up The Chemistry of Common Life
20 Spiritualized Songs in A and E
21 Lightspeed Champion Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
22 Oasis Dig Out Your Soul
23 Johansson, Scarlett Anywhere I Lay My Head
24 Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago
25 Portishead Third
26 Verve, The Forth
27 Hercules and Love Affair Hercules and Love Affair
28 British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music?
29 Cave & the Bad Seeds, Nick Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
30 Hot Chip Made in the Dark
31 Coldplay Viva La Vida
32 Mogwai The Hawk Is howling
33 Deerhunter Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
34 Los Campesinos! We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
35 Mccombs, Cass Dropping The Writ
36 Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight
37 Primal Scream Beautiful Future
38 Beck Modern Guilt
39 Chairlift Does You Inspire You
40 Kills, The Midnight Boom
41 These New Puritans Beat Pyramis
42 Alpinisms School of Seven Bells
43 Black Kids Partie Traumatic
44 Li, Lykke Youth Novels
45 Black Keys, The Attack & Release
46 Blood Red Shoes Box Of Secrets
47 Gaslight Anthem, The The '59 Sound
48 Maria, Ida Fortress Round My Heart
49 Bloc Party Intimacy
50 Heartbreak Lies



In the 34 years that they've been doing it this is arguably the worst NME EoY list I've ever seen. Marcello Carlin on ILM

# posted by DJ Martian 12:59 PM

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

  Norway's Dagbladet Newspaper - 2008 Lists

via Acclaimed Music Forum

Here's Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet's end of year list:

Best international album:
1. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
2. TV On the Radio - Dear Science
3. Lindsey Buckingham - Gift of Screws
4. Dungen - 4
5. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
6. No Age - Nouns
7. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
8. Q-Tip - The Renaissance
9. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
10. The Bronx - The Bronx III
11. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Sunday at Devil Dirt
12. Paul Weller - 22 Dreams
13. Portishead - Third
14. Randy Newman - Harps and Angels
15. Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior
16. Deerhunter - Microcastle/Weird Era Cont.
17. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
18. Chatham County Line - IV
19. Nachtmystium - Assassins: Black Meddle Pt I
20. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
21. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
22. Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Death
23. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
24. Ry Cooder - I, Flathead
25. Opeth - Watershed
26. Amadou & Mariam - Welcome to Mali
27. Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
28. Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
29. AC/DC - Black Ice
30. Eagles of Death Metal - Heart On

BEST NORWEGIAN ALBUMS
1. Marit Larsen - The Chase
2. Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
3. Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too
4. Rockettothesky - Medea
5. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
6. Onkel Tuka - Hotell Hellman
7. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
8. Ane Brun - Changing of the Seasons
9. Magnus Moriarty - Perhaps Interior Heart Politeness
10. Enslaved - Vertebrae
11. Major Parkinson - Major Parkinson
12. Lukestar - Lake Toba
13. Madrugada - Madrugada
14. Farmer's Market - Surfin' USSR
15. Rumble in Rhodos - Intentions
16. Øystein Sunde - Meget i sløyd
17. Hilde Marie Kjersem - A Killer For That Ache
18. Ingrid Olava - Juliet's Wishes
19. Niko Valkeapää - Birrat birra
20. Kurt Nilsen - Rise to the Occasion

# posted by DJ Martian 7:14 PM

  Top 50 Albums of 2008 from AU Magazine - Northern Ireland Based Magazine

AU Magazine (www.iheartau.com - Belfast, Northern Ireland) Website: I Heart AU

via ILM: Year-End Critics - Polls 08

Top 50 Albums from AU Magazine [Based in Belfast]

50. Eine Kleine Nacht Musik - Eine Kleine Nacht Musik (Modular)
49. No Age – Nouns (Sub Pop)
48. Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia (Charisma)
47. Ladytron – Velocifero (Nettwerk)
46. Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Modern Life (Matador)
45. Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs (Atlantic)
44. Late Of The Pier – Fantasy Black Channel (Zarcorp)
43. Adebisi Shank – This Is The Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank (The Richter Collective)
42. British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music? (Rough Trade)
41. Fuck Buttons – Street Horrrsing (Atp)
40. Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles (Lies)
39. Portishead – Third (Mercury)
38. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend (XL)
37. Santogold – Santogold (Atlantic)
36. Fight Like Apes – Fight Like Apes And The Mystery Of The Golden Medallion (Model Citizen)
35. Lightspeed Champion – Falling Off The Lavender Bridge (Domino)
34. Oppenheimer – Take The Whole Midrange And Boost It (Fantastic Plastic)
33. Born Ruffians – Red, Yellow And Blue (Warp)
32. Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer (Sub Pop)
31. Cadence Weapon – Afterparty Babies (Big Dada)
30. V/A - Carling Supports: The Oh Yeah Sessions ‘08
29. Beck – Modern Guilt (XL)
28. 2562 – Aerial (Tectonic)
27. Pacific! – Reveries (Half Machine)
26. Los Campesinos! – Hold On, Now Youngster (Wichita)
25. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular (Columbia)
24. Jamie Lidell – Jim (Warp)
23. Jape – Ritual (Cooperative)
22. The Presets – Apocalypso (Universal)
21. Neon Neon – Stainless Style (Lex)
20. Hot Chip – Made In The Dark (EMI)
19. My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges (Rough Trade)
18. Deerhunter – Microcastle (4AD)
17. Of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping (Polyvinyl)
16. Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Lie Down In The Light (Domino)
15. Spiritualized – Songs In A&E (Universal)
14. Foals – Antidotes (Transgressive)
13. Nick Cave – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! (Mute)
12. Hercules And Love Affair – Hercules And Love Affair (DFA)
11. David Holmes – The Holy Pictures (Canderblinks/Mercury/UMC)
10. Glasvegas – Glasvegas (Columbia)
9. Why? – Alopecia (Tomlab)
8. Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid (Polydor)
7. The Dodos – Visiter (Wichita)
6. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours (Modular)
5. Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires (XL)
4. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (Bella Union)
3. Frightened Rabbit – Midnight Organ Fight (Fatcat)
2. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago (4AD)
1. TV On The Radio – Dear Science (4AD)

# posted by DJ Martian 3:04 PM

  The Quietus Top 30 Albums of 2008

part 2: The Quietus | Features | The Quietus' Reductive & Subjective Albums Of The Year List: 14 to One

Summary list @ Acclaimed Music Forum: The Quietus' Reductive & Subjective Albums Of The Year List

30. Beach House - Devotion
29: Neon Neon - Stainless Style
28: Times New Viking - Rip It Off
27: No Age - Nouns
26: Grace Jones - Hurricane
25: Squarepusher - Just A Souvenir
24: Burial Hex - Initiations
23: Aidan John Moffat - I Can Hear Your Heart
22: Lindstrom - Where You Go I Go Too
20: Amadou and Miriam - Welcome To Mali
19: Rolo Tomassi - Hysterics
18: Simon Bookish - Everything/Everything
17: Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
16: Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
15: These New Puritans - Beat Pyramid
14: Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
13: UFOmammut - Idolum
12: Deerhunter - Microcastle / Weird Era Cont
11: Glasvegas - Glasvegas
10: Nadja - Skin Turn To Glass
9: One More Grain - Isle of Grain
8: Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair
7: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig
6: Wild Beasts - Limbo, Panto
5: Sunn O))) - Domkirke
4: British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
3: The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent
2: Portishead - Third
1: The Bug - London Zoo

# posted by DJ Martian 2:36 PM

  Gummy Awards: Best Album of 2008

Stereogum do their impersonation of a hybrid Pitchfork and Spin Magazine: Gummy Awards: Best Album of 2008

update: Summary list provided @ Count Me Out: Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2008 (Gummy Awards)


50. Islands - Arm's Way [Anti-]
49. Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow & Blue [Warp]
48. Man Man - Rabbit Habits [Anti-]
47. Bloc Party - Intimacy [Atlantic]
46. Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords [Sub Pop]
45. Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane [Sub Pop]
44. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple [Atlantic]
43. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles [Last Gang]
42. Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair [Mute]
41. Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak [Roc-A-Fella]
40. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark [(Astralwerks]
39. Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster... [Arts & Crafts]
38. The Black Keys - Attack & Release [Nonesuch]
37. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology [Lost Highway]
36. Dr. Dog - Fate [Park The Van]
35. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue [Warner Bros]
34. Blitzen Trapper - Furr [Sub Pop]
33. The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely [Warner Bros]
32. Lykke Li - Youth Novels [Atlantic]
31. Santogold - Santogold [Downtown]
30. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night [RCA]
29. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst [Merge]
28. She & Him - Volume One [Merge]
27. Beach House - Devotion [Carpark]
26. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol]
25. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III [Cash Money]
24. M83 - Saturdays = Youth [Mute]
23. The Dodos - Visiter [French Kiss]
22. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges [ATO]
21. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins [Jagjaguwar]
20. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours [Modular]
19. Department Of Eagles - In Ear Park [4AD]
18. Beck - Modern Guilt [Interscope]
17. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight [Fat Cat]
16. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line [Barsuk]
15. No Age - Nouns [Sub Pop]
14. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs [Atlantic]
13. WHY? - Alopecia [Anticon]
12. Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust [XL]
11. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer [Sub Pop]
10. The Walkmen - You & Me [Gigantic]
09. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals [Illegal Art]
08. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive [Vagrant]
07. Portishead - Third [Mercury]
06. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping [Polyvinyl]
05. Deerhunter - Microcastle [Kranky]
04. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend [XL]
03. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago [Jagjaguwar]
02. TV On The Radio - Dear Science, [Interscope]
01. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes [Sub Pop]

# posted by DJ Martian 11:51 AM

  Clash magazine Best 2008 albums

Via Acclaimed Music Forum: Clash magazine Best 2008 albums - some right turkeys in this list:

40. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of Understatement
39. Cadenie Weapon - Afterparty Babies
38. Adele - 19
37. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
36. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
35. Killers - Day & Age
34. No Age - Nouns
33. Eiene Kliene Nacht Musik - s/t
32. Primal Scream - Beautiful Future
31. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
30. Friendly Fires - s/t
29. Why? - Alopecia
28. Hercules & Love Affair - s/t
27. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
26. Wild Beasts - Limbo Panto
25. Fleet Foxes - s/t
24. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
23. Emiliana Torrini - Me & Armini
22. Dr. Dog - Fate
21. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
20. Neon Neon - Stainless Style
19. Mystery Jets - Twenty One
18. Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
17. Deerhunter - Microcastle
16. Aliens - Luna
15. Portishead - Third
14. Coldplay - Viva La Vida...
13. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
12. White Denim - Workout Holiday
11. Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim
10. The Bug - London Zoo
9. Gang Gang Dance - 'Saint Dymphna'
8. Santogold - s/t
7. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
6. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
5. Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior
4. Foals - Antidotes
3. Late Of The Pier - Fantasy Black Channel
2. Vampire Weekend - s/t
1. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night


Clash Magazine - is a UK music monthly magazine.

New issue of Clash Magazine

# posted by DJ Martian 12:05 AM

Monday, December 08, 2008

  Culturedeluxe - The Top 50 Albums of 2008

From Culturedeluxe: Culturedeluxe - The Top 50 Albums of 2008

# posted by DJ Martian 11:57 PM

  AllMusic’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2008

2008 jazz music: The Allmusic Blog - AllMusic’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2008

# posted by DJ Martian 11:54 PM

  RA: RA Poll: Top 20 labels of 2008

RA: RA Poll: Top 20 labels of 2008 - Feature / Interview
- RA's year-end poll extravaganza begins with the top imprints of 2008.

20. Mule Electronic
19. Spectral Sound
18. Innervisions
17. Workshop
16. Hyperdub
15. Kompakt
14. Smallville
13. Circus Company
12. Oslo
11. Diynamic
10. DFA
09. Cécille
08. Dial
07. Rekids
06. Cadenza
05. Wagon Repair
04. Skull Disco
03. Perlon
02. Modern Love
01. Ostgut Ton

# posted by DJ Martian 3:06 PM

Sunday, December 07, 2008

  Music Links Roundup - Update - December 7th

Some links of interest:

Pinnacle in Administration

the biggest shock of the week for UK Music: Music Week - Pinnacle goes into administration

High street woes signal the final demise of the CD | Business | The Observer

The collapse of a major independent distributor and the demise of Woolworths lead to huge reduction in number of outlets that sell CDs


hyped artist tips for 2009: BBC NEWS | Entertainment | BBC Sound of 2009: The longlist

The Big Pink * Dan Black * VV Brown * Empire of the Sun * Florence and the Machine * Frankmusik * Kid Cudi * La Roux * Lady GaGa * Little Boots * Master Shortie * Mumford & Sons * Passion Pit * The Temper Trap * White Lies

Twitter: Twitter is radically changing the way musicians are building communities of supportive fans around them. Are you still resisting it? - Music Think Tank - Music Think Tank

Not seen this before: Death+Taxes - Death+Taxes was launched in August of 2006. NYC music / culture mag

December releases listed: RA: RA release advice: December 2008. Music News

Obscure Sound - Indie Music Blog - Obscure Sound: Best of November 2008

Built on a Weak Spot: Monthly Mix: November 2008

Shoegazer mix: Melodies in Distortion | XLR8R

London this Thursday: Music Export Norway : Norwegian label night in London

Tellé Records and Smalltown Supersound present a club night in London with Diskjokke and The New Wine.

On Thursday December 11th the two Norwegian labels Tellé Records and Smalltown Supersound will host an exciting club night at the venue Cargo in London.


Rumraket and Efterklang news:

Efterklang - Blog Archive - THANK YOU FOR A GREAT YEAR!

It has been one of the best years ever for us, and we are now looking forward to future adventures and new Efterklang releases in 2009. We also look forward to upcoming albums by Slaraffenland and Taxi Taxi! which will be released on our label Rumraket in 2009.

Øya 2009

Norway's Øya Festival: Myspace.com Blogs - First acts on the bill revelead - The Øya Festival MySpace Blog

KÅRE & THE CAVEMEN (N)
TOMMY TOKYO & STARVING FOR MY GRAVY (N)
BON IVER (US)
MUNGOLIAN JET SET (N)
ATOMIC (N)
CRYSTAL ANTLERS (US)
THE NEW WINE (N)

New website for Øya 2009: Øya 2009 - Øyafestivalen - News


latest releases reviewed @ Hearingisbelieving: Winter Single Reviews #1 Jon Freer’s Reviews: Winter 08 Singles #1

Music discussion forum: Strangeglue Community • Index page

London's Resonance104.4fm have opened a web shop.


Artists

Autumn

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - AUTUMN: New Album Details Revealed

Dutch symphonic metallers AUTUMN have completed work in their new album, "Altitude".

Callisto

2009 album: Metal News - Callisto To Release Third Album With New Vocalist ( Metal Underground . com )

Callisto's third album Providence will be released in Finland on February 18th.

Centaurus A

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - CENTAURUS A Signs To LISTENABLE RECORDS

German technical death metal maestros CENTAURUS A have inked a deal with Listenable Records. The band's debut album, "Side Effects Expected", will be released in March 2009.

Coalesce

latest news: Way Too Loud! Coalesce Complete new Album

Cormorant

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - CORMORANT To Record New Album With Producer BILLY ANDERSON

San Francisco, California-based progressive black metal act CORMORANT will enter Sharkbite Studios in Oakland in January 2009 with producer with Billy Anderson (NEUROSIS, PRIMORDIAL, SLEEP, MELVINS) to begin recording its as-yet-untitled full-length debut.

Diplo

interview: FactMagazine - Interview: Diplo

Doves

news update: Doves Prepare To Reclaim Their Kingdom - first single titled: Kingdom of Rust.

Expect a new Doves album in April.

Enslaved

New Enslaved video: MySpaceTV Videos: ENSLAVED - The Watcher (album: VERTEBRAE) by Enslaved

Everything Everything

introducing: Everything Everything - would appeal to Field Music fans BBC - Manchester - Introducing - Introducing… Everything Everything

Hailing from Newcastle and Kent but congregating in Manchester, Everything Everything make "unconventional pop at its bravest and best", inspired by everyone from R Kelly to Ezra Pound.

The Joy Formidable

interview: Interview: The Joy Formidable - Strangeglue - Music News, Views and Reviews

Junior Boys

London: EYOE / Eat Your Own Ears - EVENTS -

THU 12TH, MARCH
JUNIOR BOYS PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS

Unique canadian electronic pop digital disco outfit JUNIOR BOYS promote their new album out now on Domino in early 2009

MSTRKRFT

news update: MSTRKRFT Heads Downtown With New Album

The long-awaited sophomore album from MSTRKRFT, "Fist of God," will be released in the States on Steve Aoki's Dim Mak/Downtown in March, Billboard.com has learned.

Pestilence

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - PESTILENCE: New Album Artwork, Songtitles, Release Date Revealed

Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE entered Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark last month to begin recording its new album, "Resurrection Macabre", for a March 16, 2009 release via Holland's Mascot Records.

Telefon Tel Aviv

interview: Inbox: Telefon Tel Aviv | XLR8R

Valborg

album postponed till 2009: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - VALBORG's Glorification of Pain Pushed Back To February

"Glorification of Pain", the debut album of Germany's atmospheric/death metal/rock band VALBORG, has been postponed to February 2009.

Virus

interview: Avant-garde Metal - Stories: Virus - Of Black Waves And Peacocks Thrash

Vreid

streaming mp3: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - VREID: New Song Posted Online

# posted by DJ Martian 10:43 PM

  Tiger's Year End Report 2008 - Tiger Records - Oslo - Norway

various end of year lists from Oslo's Tiger Records [Oslo's equivalent of London's Rough Trade Shops]: Tiger's Year End Report 2008 - Tiger Records

# posted by DJ Martian 1:54 PM

  The Current: Top 89 of 2008 - Staff Top 10

US radio station The Current part of Minnesota Public Radio provide their staff picks for 2008 music: MPR: The Current: Top 89 of 2008 - Staff Top 10

You can also vote in their 2008 public poll: Top 89 of 2009

# posted by DJ Martian 1:47 PM

  The 100 best records of 2008 - Sunday Times

Published by The Sunday Times in the UK: The 100 best records of 2008 - Times Online

# posted by DJ Martian 1:19 PM

  piccadilly Records albums of the year 2008

Manchester's Piccadilly Records provide their end of year list: piccadilly albums of the year 2008 - the top 100

Acclaimed Music Forum - list the top 50

01. Bon Iver ´For Emma, Forever Ago´
02. Cut Copy ´In Ghost Colours´
03. Laura Marling ´Alas I Cannot Swim´
04. MGMT `Oracular Spectacular´
05. Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´
06. Quiet Village ´Silent Movie´
07. No Age ´Nouns´
08. Benga ´Diary Of An Afro Warrior´
09. Santogold ´Santogold´
10. Glass Candy ´B/E/A/T/B/O/X´
11. Fuck Buttons ´Street Horrrsing´
12. Erykah Badu ´New Amerykah : Part One (4th World War)´
13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ´Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!´
14. Portishead ´Third´
15. Hercules And Love Affair ´Hercules And Love Affair´
16. The Notwist ´The Devil, You & Me´
17. The Duke Spirit ´Neptune´
18. Flying Lotus ´Los Angeles´
19. Flavor Crystals ´Ambergris´
20. El Guincho ´Alegranza´
21. David Holmes ´The Holy Pictures´
22. Ass ´My get Up And Go Just Got Up And Headspin´
23. Calexico ´Carried To Dust´
24. Ladyhawke ´Ladyhawke´
25. Deerhunter ´Microcastle´
26. The Alps ´III´
27. Jenny Lewis ´Acid Tongue´
28. Cass Mccombs ´Dropping The Writ´
29. Radiohead ´In Rainbows´
30. Gang Gang Dance ´Sain Dymphna´
31. Elbow ´The Seldom Seen Kid´
32. CSS ´Donkey´
33. Hatchback ´Colours Of The Sun´
34. Brightblack Morning Light ´Motion To Rejoin´
35. Koushik ´Out My Window´
36. TV On The Radio ´Dear Science´
37. Duffy ´Rockferry´
38. The Kills ´Midnight Boom´
39. Black Hollies ´Casting Shadows´
40. Goldfrapp ´Seventh Tree´
41. The Wave Pictures ´Instant Coffee Baby´
42. Low Motion Disco ´Keep It Low´
43. Mogwai ´The Hawk Is Howling´
44. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis ´Kitty, Daisy & Lewis´
45. Lykke Li ´Youth Novels´
46. Endless Boogie ´Focus Level´
47. The Last Shadow Puppets ´The Age Of Understatement´
48. Micah P Hinson ´And The Red Empire Orchestra´
49. Lindstrom ´Where You Go I Go Too´
50. Port O´Brien ´All We Could Do Was Sing´

# posted by DJ Martian 1:17 PM

  Observer Music Monthly: 50 Best Albums of 2008

The Observer Music Monthly have published their end of year list, with reviews: 2008 review: 50 albums of the year | Music | The Observer

Summary via: Acclaimed Music Forum: EOY-List OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY (ALBUMS) - what a mixed in quality list, this is like a combination of NME, Q, Uncut, Mojo and Word rolled into one.

Observer Music Monthly: 50 Best Albums of 2008

01. Bon Iver ´For Emma, Forever Ago´
02. Amadou & Mariam ´Welcome To Mali´
03. Elbow ´The Seldom Seen Kid´
04. Galsvegas ´Glasvegas´
05. Kings Of Leon ´Only By The Night´
06. MGMT `Oracular Spectacular´
07. Vampire Weekend´Vampire Weekend´
08. Kanye West ´808s & Heartbreak´
09. Portishead ´Third´
10. TV On The Radio ´Dear Science´
11. The Bug ´London Zoo´
12. Duffy ´Rockferry´
13. The Garifuna Women´s Project ´Umalali´
14. Paul Weller ´22 Dreams´
15. EST ´Leucotyte´
16. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ´Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!´
17. Toumani Diabaté ´The Mandé Variations´
18. Laura Marling ´Alas I Cannot Swim´
19. Lil Wayne ´Tha Carter III´
20. Foals ´Antidotes´
21. Monkey ´Journey To The West´
22. Sigur Ros ´Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust´
23. Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´
24. The Killers ´Day And Age´
25. Coldplay ´Viva La Vida´
26. Camille ´Music Hole´
27. The Last Shadow Puppets ´The Age Of Understatement´
28. Adele ´19´
29. These New Puritans ´Beat Pyramid´
30. The Streets ´Everything Is Borrowed´
31. The Raconteurs ´Consolers Of The Lonely´
32. Neon Neon ´Stainless Style´
33. Hot Chip ´Made In The Dark´
34. Nina de Fuego ´Buika´
35. AC/DC ´Black Ice´
36. Ladyhawke ´Ladyhawke´
37. Dusk & Blackdown ´Margins Music´
38. British Sea Power ´Do You Like Rock Music´
39. Black Kids ´Partie Traumatic´
40. Oasis ´Dig Out Your Soul´
41. Seu Jorge ´America Brasil
42. Roota Manuva ´Slime & Reason´
43. White Denim ´Workout Holiday´
44. The Week That Was ´The Week That Was´
45. Bellowhead ´Matachin´
46. The Aliens ´Luna´
47. Kasai All Stars ´In The 7th Moon ...´
48. Late Of The Pier ´Fantasy Black Channel´
49. Dido ´Safe Trip Home´
50. Guns n´Roses ´Chinese Democracy´

# posted by DJ Martian 1:14 PM

Thursday, December 04, 2008

  The Quietus' Reductive & Subjective Albums Of The Year List: 30 To 15

From The Quietus: The Quietus | Features | The Quietus: Reductive & Subjective Albums Of The Year List: 30 To 15

The List

30: Beach House - Devotion

29: Neon Neon - Stainless Style

28: Times New Viking - Rip It Off

27: No Age - Nouns

26: Grace Jones - Hurricane

25: Squarepusher - Just A Souvenir

24: Burial Hex - Initiations

23: Aidan John Moffat - I Can Hear Your Heart

22: Lindstrom - Where You Go I Go Too

21: Wire - Object 47

20: Amadou and Miriam - Welcome To Mali

19: Rolo Tomassi - Hysterics

18: Simon Bookish - Everything/Everything

17: Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

16: Flying Lotus - Los Angeles

15: These New Puritans - Beat Pyramid

Read the rest of The Quietus' reductive, subjective and spurious albums of the year list next Monday, December 8th. Who will be Number One? A world awaits, trembling

# posted by DJ Martian 12:36 PM

  musicOMH's Top 50 Best Albums Of 2008: Introduction | musicOMH

The countdown by UK based musicOHM music webzine: musicOMH's Top 50 Best Albums Of 2008: Introduction | musicOMH [note: Come back on Friday 5th December for Part 5: Nos 10-1]

update:

Summary list via Acclaimed Music Forum: EYL 2008 musicOMH (UK)

01: Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
02: TV On The Radio - Dear Science
03: Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
04: Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
05: Portishead - Third
06: Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
07: MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
08: Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
09: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - DIG!!! LAZARUS, DIG!!!
10: Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
11: Deerhunter - Microcastle
12: Santogold - Santogold
13: Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
14: Foals - Antidotes
15: Johnny Flynn - A Larum
16: Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling
17: Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
18: Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
19: Glasvegas - Glasvegas
20: Joan As Police Woman - To Survive
21: Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
22: Neon Neon - Stainless Style
23: Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
24: The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
25: Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
26: Shearwater - Rook
27: Teddy Thompson - A Piece Of What You Need
28: British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
29: Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
30: Lykke Li - Youth Novels
31: Mystery Jets - Twenty One
32: Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair
33: Simon Bookish - Everything, Everything
34: White Denim - Workout Holiday
35: Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
36: The Kills - Midnight Boom
37: Spiritualized - Songs In A&E
38: The Matthew Herbert Big Band - There's Me And There's You
39: Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali
40: Blood Red Shoes - Box Of Secrets
41: The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain
42: Grace Jones - Hurricane
43: Girls Aloud - Out Of Control
44: Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins
45: Weezer - Weezer (The Red Album)
46: Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now Youngster
47: Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
48: Thomas Tantrum - Thomas Tantrum
49: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Sunday At Devil Dirt
50: Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea

# posted by DJ Martian 12:33 PM

  Metal Hammer - Top 50 Albums of 2008

The Top 50 Albums of 2008, countdown by UK based Metal Hammer magazine Metal Hammer - Top 50 Albums of 2008 [Check back for daily updates]

# posted by DJ Martian 12:31 PM

  The Best Albums of 2008, eMusic - Best 88 Albums of 2008

the Countdown at eMusic: The Best Albums of 2008, eMusic [With mini album reviews]

If 2008 had a theme, discovery was it. For example: of this very list's top ten albums of the year, we had heard of precisely two of those artists a year ago at this point. Two. That strikes us as pretty remarkable. Each and every week brought more discoveries. Just keeping track of them all took a lot of effort, but the result you see here — 88 albums that helped make eMusic vibrant and special this year, revealed ten at a time over the next nine days — was well worth it.

updated:

88 DJ/rupture, Uproot
87 Benoit Pioulard, Temper
86 Bobby Watson, From the Heart
85 Mr. Scruff, Ninja Tuna
84 Friendly Fires, Friendly Fires
83 The Avett Brothers, The Second Gleam
82 Zomby, Where Were U in ‘92?
81 Olof Arnalds, Vio og vio
80 Jenny Scheinman, Jenny Scheinman
79 The Mole, High As the Sky
78 Fredrik, Na Na Ni
77 Juana Molina, Un Dia
76 Various Artists, Nigeria 70
75 twi the humble feather, Music for Spaceships and Forests
74 Rainbow Arabia, The Basta
73 She and Him, Volume One
72 Bang on a Can All-Stars, Music for Airports Live
71 Otis Redding, Live in London & Paris
70 James Blackshaw, Litany of Echoes
69 Ladyhawke, Ladyhawke
68 Black Mountain, In the Future
67 Cut Off Your Hands, Happy As Can Be
66 Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson at Emmanuel
65 John Ellis, Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow
64 Boduf Songs, How Shadows Chase the Balance
63 Huun-Huur-Tu, Mother Earth! Father Sky!
62 Headlights, Some Racing, Some Stopping
61 Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles
60 Simone Dinnerstein, The Berlin Concert
59 Studio, Yearbook 2
58 Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson
57 Okkervil River, The Stand Ins
56 The Kills, Midnight Boom
55 Kurt Vile, Constant Hitmaker
54 2562, Aerial
53 Breathe Owl Breathe, Ghost Glacier EP
52 The Fireman, Electric Arguments
51 Titus Andronicus, The Airing of Grievances
50 Blacklisted, Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God
49 Eliza Carthy, Dreams of Breathing Underwater
48 Seun Kuti & Fela’s Egypt 80, S/T
47 Top Choice Clique, Reel Chemistry
46 Army Navy, Army Navy
45 Chris Knight, Heart of Stone
44 Paul Lewis, Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol. 4
43 Elzhi, The Preface
42 Fuck Buttons, Street Horrrsing
41 Avishai Cohen Trio, Gently Disturbed
40 Esperanza Spalding, Esperanza
39 British Sea Power, Do You Like Rock Music
38 Kayhan Kalhor, Silent City
37 Liam Finn, I’ll Be Lightning
36 Marco Benevento, Invisible Baby
35 Horse Feathers, House With No Name
34 Crystal Stilts, Alight of Night
33 Valery Gergiev, Mahler Symphony No. 3
32 The Raveonettes, Lust Lust Lust
31 Richard Swift, Ground Trouble Jaw
30 She Keeps Bees, Nests
29 The Rural Alberta Advantage, Hometowns
28 Let’s Wrestle, In Loving Memory Of…
27 Atlas Sound, Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
26 Beach House, Devotion
25 Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
24 Pete and the Pirates, Little Death
23 Osmo Vanska, Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 7
22 Madvillain, Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix
21 Carl Craig, Sessions
20 High Places, 03/07 – 09/07
19 Hauschka, Ferndorf
18 Portico Quartet, Knee-Deep in the North Sea
17 Jay Reatard, Matador Singles ‘08
16 John Eliot Gardiner, Brahms Symphony No. 1
15 Siah & Yeshua dapoED, The Visualz Anthology
14 Santogold, Santogold
13 Deerhunter, Microcastle
12 Shearwater, Rook
11 Grouper, Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
10 Thao, We Brave Bee Stings and All
09 Frightened Rabbit, The Midnight Organ Fight
08 The Walkmen, You and Me
07 Terakaft, Akh issudar
06 Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
05 Various Artists, Miles From India
04 Various Artists, Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76
03 Rodriguez, Cold Fact
02 Deastro, Keeper’s
01 The Gaslight Anthem

# posted by DJ Martian 12:27 PM

  State Magazine | Best Albums of 2008

Ireland's equivalent of Pitchfork - State Magazine provide their best of 2008 list: State’s 25 best albums of 2008 - State Magazine | Music

State’s 25 best albums of 2008

25. Santogold - Santogold
24. The Gaslight Anthem - The ‘59 Sound
23. Ham Sandwich - Carry The Meek
22. Kanye West - Heartbreaks & 808
21. Department Of Eagles - In Ear Park
20. Messiah J & the Expert - From The Word Go
19. David Holmes: The Holy Pictures
18. Times New Viking-Rip it Off
17. Nick Cave - Dig Lazarus Dig!
16. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
15. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
14. Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swin
13. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
12. Why? - Alopecia
11. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
10. Jape - Ritual
9. Adebisi Shank - This Is The Album
8. Deerhunter - Microcastle
7. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
6. Neon Neon - Stainless Style
5. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
4. Foals - Antidotes
3. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
2. Sigur Ros - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
1. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

# posted by DJ Martian 12:25 PM

  Year-end Analysis: by FACT Magazine

Michaelangelo Matos at Idolator provides a summary of FACT magazine's end of year lists: Year-end Analysis: Gang Gang Dance's Album Of The Year, As A Matter Of "Fact


FACT'S TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2008
1. Gang Gang Dance, Saint Dymphna (Warp)
2. No Age, Nouns (Sub Pop)
3. Zomby, Where Were U in ’92? (Werk)
4. Portishead, Third (Island)
5. Late of the Pier, Fantasy Black Channel (Parlophone)
6. Jay Reatard, Matador Singles ’08 (Matador)
7. MGMT, Oracular Spectacular (Columbia)
8. Thomas Brinkmann, When Horses Die . . . (Max Ernst)
9. Deerhunter, Microcastle (4AD)
10. Flying Lotus, Los Angeles (Warp)
11. High Places (Thrill Jockey)
12. Hercules and Love Affair (EMI)
13. Ponytail, Ice Cream Social (We*Are*Free)
14. 2563, Aerial (Tectonic)
15. Vampire Weekend (XL)
16. The Bug, London Zoo (Ninja Tune)
17. Kelley Polar, I Need You to Hold on While the Sky Is Falling (Environ)
18. Claro Intelecto, Metanarrative (Modern Love)
19. Hush Arbors (Ecstatic Peace)
20. M83, Saturdays = Youth (Mute)

FACT'S TOP 20 REISSUES OF 2008
1. Gas, Nah Und Fern (Kompakt)
2. Arthur Russell, Love Is Overtaking Me (Audika)
3. Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works 85-92 and Classics (R&S)
4. Dennis Wilson, Pacific Ocean Blue (Caribou)
5. A Guy Called Gerald, Black Secret Technology (A Guy Called Gerald)
6. Liquid Liquid, Slip In and Out of Phenomenon (Domino)
7. The Prodigy, Experience Expanded: B-Sides and Remixes (XL)
8. Pavement, Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition (Matador)
9. BBC Radiophonic Workshop: A Retrospective (The Grey Area)
10. Robert Wyatt, catalogue (Domino)
11. An England Story: The Culture of the MC in the UK 1984-2004 (Soul Jazz)
12. Pole, 1/2/3 (~scape)
13. Basic Channel, BCD-2 (Basic Channel)
14. Mount Vernon Arts Lab, The Séance at Hobs Lane (Ghost Box)
15. Derrick May, Innovator (R&S)
16. Tubeway Army, Replicas Redux (Beggars Banquet)
17. Philip Glass, Glass Box: A Nonesuch Retrospective (Nonesuch)
18. Gore, Hart Gore and Mean Man’s Dream (Southern Lord/FSS)
19. Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Cotonou, The Vodoun Effect 1972-1975: Funk and Sato from Benin’s Obscure Labels (Analog Africa)
20. Shining, In the Kingdom of Kitsch and Grindstone (Rune Grammofon)

FACT'S MIXES OF 2008
01: APPLEBLIM – RINSE APRIL PODCAST (Rinse FM)
02: METRO AREA – FABRIC 43 (Fabric)
03: MARCUS NASTY & MAC 10 – SEPTEMBER RINSE SET (Rinse FM)
04: OPTIMO – SLEEPWALK (Domino)
05: BOK BOK & MANARA – WHAT'S A NICHE? (Mad Decent)
06: ESAU MWANWAYA AND RADIOCLIT ARE... THE VERY BEST (Self-Released)
07: HYPERDUB SHOWCASE (Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show, Radio 1)
08: DJ /RUPTURE – UPROOT (The Agriculture)
09: TRIM – SOULFOOD VOLUME 3 (Self-Released)
10: PRINS THOMAS – RA.074 (Resident Advisor)
11: JUSTIN MILLER & JACQUES RENAULT – ANIMAL HOUSE (FACT)
12: GENERATION BASS (Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show, Radio 1)
13: CROOKERS – FIVE MINUTE MINI-MIX (Annie Mac's Show, Radio 1)
14: HESSLE AUDIO – FACT MIX (FACT)
15: RITON – THE EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK MIXTAPE (Self-Released)
16: SQUINCY JONES – NINTENDUB (Self-Released)
17: MIKE SIMONETTI – ALBUTEROL MIX (Italians Do It Better)
18: DEETRON – FUSE PRESENTS... (Music Man)
19: JACKMASTER – MIX FOR SINDEN'S SHOW (Kiss FM)
20: GHOST BOX – ADVENTURES IN MODERN MUSIC GUEST MIX (Resonance FM)

# posted by DJ Martian 12:20 PM

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

  Favorite Albums You Haven't Seen In The Critics' Polls 08

interesting thread on ILM: Favorite Albums You Haven;t Seen In The Critics Polls 08 - I have contributed these 15 suggestions: [See ILM for activated web links]

15 Great Albums from 2008 that will unfortunately NOT be on many Best of 2008 Lists

Adoration - Sleepwalking
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/adoration__uk_/sleepwalking/
Influenced by Clan of Xymox and The Cure circa disintegration - atmospherical dreamy music from London

http://www.myspace.com/adorationuk

Emily Bezar - Exchange
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/emily_bezar/exchange/
America's answer to Kate Bush - art-rock music with expressive female vocals

http://cdbaby.com/cd/ebezar5
http://www.myspace.com/emilybezar

Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin - Holon
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nik_bartsch%E2%80%99s_ronin/holon/
minimalist groove electronic jazz soundscapes from Switzerland

http://www.myspace.com/nikbaertschsronin

Brave - Monuments
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/brave/monuments/
sublime art-rock music from USA with lush female vocals

http://www.myspace.com/braveband

Burst - Lazarus Bird
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/burst/lazarus_bird/
one of the best produced rock albums of 2008 - multi-dimensional brilliance from Sweden. Fans of Cave In - Jupiter will love this album.

http://www.myspace.com/burstrelapse

Elephant9 - Dodovoodoo
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/elephant9/dodovoodoo/
powerful jazz-fusion rock from Norway

http://www.myspace.com/elephant9theband

Folk & Røvere - Lysrædd
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/folk_and_rovere/lysraedd/
burial influences plus trip-hop soundscape music from Norway - glacial grooves

http://www.myspace.com/folkogrovere

Guapo - Elixirs
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/guapo/elixirs/
avant progressive rock from England - more spatial and varied than their previous albums

http://www.myspace.com/guapoband

Mar de Grises - Draining the Waterheart
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/mar_de_grises/draining_the_waterheart/
death-doom metal with post-metal atmospherics from Chile - superbly produced album - one of the top tier metal albums of 2008

http://www.myspace.com/mardegrises2

Metus - Deliverance
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/metus/deliverance/
ethereal music from Poland
slowcore dreamy ambient gothic atmospheric art-rock, piano, violins, deep gothic vocals - would appeal to Swans 90s era and Beyond Dawn fans

http://www.myspace.com/metuspl

Mothlite - The Flax of Reverie
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/mothlite/the_flax_of_reverie/
progressive art rock from England, the production on this album is sublime - would appeal to Talk Talk and Beta Band fans

from their myspace page: stated influences
The Underneath | Tin Drum | Night of the Hunter | Music from the Penguin Cafe | White Light from the Mouth of Infinity | The Magic Mountain | Spirit of Eden | Laughing Stock | Hounds of Love | Turangalîla-Symphonie | Big Science | La Planete Sauvage | Lodger | Tarka the Otter | Delusion of the Fury | Feel Flows | Songs from the Big Chair | Love's Secret Domain | Blue Jay Way

http://www.myspace.com/mothlite

Orakle - Tourments and Pedition
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/orakle/tourments_and_perdition/
France's answer to Arcturus - avant progressive melodic black metal - the vocalist does the best Garm [of Arcturus] impersonation ever

http://www.myspace.com/orakleband

Setna - Cycle I
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/setna/cycle_i/
absolutely stunning music ! from France one of the very best albums of 2008 - fans of Comus will enjoy this - trippy psychedelic music

http://www.myspace.com/setnasesame

Trinacria - Travel Now Journey Infinitely
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/trinacria/travel_now_journey_infinitely/
noise rock meets shoegazer metal from this Norwegian collective, the title track Part VI: Travel Now Journey Infinitely - is pure orgasmic in it's build up and release - would appeal to My Bloody Valentine and Neurosis fans. Some metal purists just didn't know what to make of this album, it left them rather confused.

http://www.myspace.com/trinacriamusic

Virus - The Black Flux
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/virus_f3/the_black_flux/
complex experimental rock music from Norway - in the 70s this would have been labeled "rock in opposition"

http://www.myspace.com/czral

# posted by DJ Martian 11:29 PM

  Terrorizer Magazine - New Issue

New issue of Terrorizer magazine features CRADLE OF FILTH and GORGOROTH on the front cover. On sale in the UK on Thursday December 4th



Terrorizer #178 December 2008

Feature Highlights:

CRADLE OF FILTH and GORGOROTH
DARKTHRONE
EXODUS and BONDED BY BLOOD
THYRFING
TRAP THEM
BORN FROM PAIN
AGATHOCLES
SYLOSIS
BENEATH THE MASSACRE
TAAKE
PHOBIA
DESECRATION
SIX FEET UNDER
LORDI

Terrorizer - 178 - Issue Details

Fear Candy 62: 19 Tracks!

#178 - Fear Candy Track Listing

1 -- Darkthrone -- Hiking Metal Punx --3:18
2 -- Trap Them -- Day Twenty: Flesh And Below --2:21
3 -- Thyrfing -- En Sista Litania (edit) --4:57
5 -- Taake -- Umenneske (edit) --5:15
6 -- Desecration -- Aim, Fire, Kill --3:06
7 -- Lifelover -- LIFELOVER --4:02
8 -- Ocean -- Of The Lesser (edit) --5:02
9 -- May Result -- Hold The World In The Hands Of Sulphur --4:27
10 -- Cross Examination -- Blackout --2:17
11 -- Total Fucking Destruction -- Let The Children Name Themselves --2:25
12 -- October Tide -- 12 Days Of Rain --6:43
12 -- Rosewest -- Note To Self Learn To Swim --2:11
13 -- The Red Shore -- Misery Hymn --3:59
14 -- Black Reign -- The King Of Demons --4:35
15 -- Ecnephias -- Haereticus --4:46
16 -- Gallileous -- Anti Vaticano --6:06
17 -- Thirteenth Sign -- In The Wake Of Mourning --3:47
18 -- Coils Of The Serpent -- Daemonity --5:01
19 -- 9 Days Down -- Cut To Pieces --4.01

# posted by DJ Martian 5:13 PM

Monday, December 01, 2008

  Norwegian music on Xfm X-Posure Show

Recommended listening later this week: Norwegian music hijacks XFM! (Norway - the official site in the UK)

On December 3rd and 4th XFM's John Kennedy will broadcast his celebrated radio show X-Posure with a focus on Norwegian popular music.

XFM (104.9)
3 and 4 December
10-12pm
The show will also be broadcasted live on XFM’s internet site

Xfm - X-Posure Show

# posted by DJ Martian 10:48 PM

  textura - 2008 End of Year Lists

Essential reading: textura - 2008 TOP 10s AND 20s - electronic and experimental music.

2008 TOP 10s AND 20s

All year long, we waited in vain for some incredible genre-advancing release on the order of The Knife's Silent Shout and Burial's Unture to appear. Though that didn't quite happen (a few came close), a careful review of the year's releases revealed that an inordinate number of exceptional releases did appear, in fact so many that a number of well-deserving titles weren't able to elbow their way into the top fifty. Without further ado, then, here are our picks for the top 20 full-lengths, followed by 30 Honourable Mentions, 20 Compilations and Mixes, 20 EPs / Singles / 12-inch Discs, additional highlights, and thank yous.

TOP 20 ALBUMS • 30 HONOURABLE MENTIONS • 20 COMPILATIONS AND MIXES • 20 EPS / SINGLES / 12-INCH DISCS • ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS • THANK YOUS

including: Top 20 Albums

01. Rudi Arapahoe: Echoes From One To Another (Symbolic Interaction)
02. Cyne: Starship Utopia (Project Mooncircle) / Pretty Dark Things (Hometapes)
03. The Foreign Exchange: Leave It All Behind (Hard Boiled)
04. Mathieu Ruhlmann + Celer: Mesoscaphe (Spekk)
05. Deepchord: Vantage Isle Sessions (Echospace [ Detroit ])
06. Rick Wade: The Good, The Bad, And The Deep (Yore)
07. Gregor Samsa: Rest (Own Records)
08. orchestramaxfieldparrish: The Silent Breath Of Emptiness (Faith Strange)
09. Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia: Pain Disappears (Buzzin' Fly)
10. Twine: Violets (Ghostly)
11. Willits + Sakamoto: Ocean Fire (12k)
12. Osborne: Osborne (Spectral Sound)
13. Michna: Magic Monday (Ghostly)
14. Nicolay & Kay: Time:Line (Nicolay Music)
15. School Of Seven Bells: Alpinisms (Ghostly)
16. Deadbeat: Roots And Wire (Wagon Repair)
17. Beneva Vs Clark Nova: Sombunall (Fenetre)
18. Jacaszek: Treny (Miasmah)
19. Flying Lotus: Los Angeles (Warp)
20. Dday One: Heavy Migration (Content)

30 HONOURABLE MENTIONS

21. Celer: The Everything And The Nothing / Discourse Of The Withered (Infraction)
22. Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree (Mute)
23. Benga: Diary Of An Afro Warrior (Tempa)
24. Susanna: Flower Of Evil (Rune Grammofon)
25. 2tall: The Softer Diagram (Content)
26. Masaoka: For Birds, Planes, And Cello; While I Was Walking, I Heard A Sound (Solitary B)
27. Aloof Proof: Piano Text (Infraction)
28. Kiln: Thermals (Infraction)
29. Dreamsploitation: Soft Focus Sound Of Today (From Here To There)
30. Peter Broderick: Docile (Kning Disk)
31. Autistici: Volume Objects (12k)
32. Mico Nonet: The Marmalade Balloon (Mico Nonet)
33. Yair Etziony: Flawed (Spekk)
34. Stephan Mathieu: Radioland (Die Schachtel)
35. Library Tapes: A Summer Beneath The Trees (Make Mine Music)
36. The Retail Sectors: Starlight Silent Night (Symbolic Interaction)
37. Sawako: Bitter Sweet (12k)
38. Motorcitysoul: Technique (Simple Records)
39. Rae Davis: Positive Thinking (Exponential)
40. Hatchback: Color Of The Sun (Backspin)
41. Windy & Carl: Songs For The Broken Hearted (kranky)
42. Slow Dancing Society: Priest Lake Circa ‘88 (Hidden Shoal)
43. Lisa Nordström: 7 States Of Passion (Kning Disk)
44. Ezekiel Honig: Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band (Anticipate)
45. Sleepingdog: Polar Life (Gizeh)
46. Harold Budd-Clive Wright: A Song For Lost Blossoms (Darla)
47. Stray Ghost: Losthilde (Highpoint Lowlife)
48. Sans Serif: Tones For Lamonte (Hypnos)
49. Spectral Lore-Underjordiska: Split (Stellar Auditorium)
50. Derek Carr: Digital Space Race (Psychonavigation)

# posted by DJ Martian 12:29 PM

  Top 25 Albums of 2008 - XLR8R

US based music mag: XLR8R: Top 25 Albums of 2008: XLR8R

Top 25 Albums of 2008

Atlas Sound Let the Blind Lead Those Who See But Cannon Feel kranky

Beach House Devotion Carpark

Brenda Ray Walatta EM

Bun-B Il Trill Rap-a-lot

Daedelus Love to Make Music To Ninja Tune

Dizzee Rascal Maths + English Def Jux

Flying Lotus Los Angeles Warp

Foals Antidotes Sub Pop

Glass Candy Beatbox Italians Do It Better

Jeremy Jay A Place Where We Could Go K

Kelley Polar I need to Hold on While the Sky is Falling Environ

Lindstrøm Where You Go I Go Too Smalltown Supersound

Lone Lemurian Dealmaker

M83 Saturdays = Youth Mute

MGMT Oracular Spectacular Sony

The Notwist The Devil, You + Me Domino

Portishead Third Mercury

Syclops I've Got My Eye on You DFA

Spiritualized Songs in A & E Universal

The Mole High as the Sky Wagon Repair

Throw Me the Statue Moonbeams Secretly Canadian

Tobacco Fucked Up Friends anticon.

Xiu Xiu Women as Lovers Kill Rock Stars

Yelle Pop-Up Carolina

Zomes Zomes Holy Mountain


Published, in the new issue of XLR8R - Best of 2008

Luca "Drop the Lime" Venezia tops our list for best artist of 2008, but there's much more where he came from. We dig up the latest music coming out of Gothenburg, Sweden, chat with shoegaze bands of yesterday and today, go into the studio with Hot Chip and Matthew Herbert, and get the year-ending praise and jabs from Kid Sister, Telepathe, The Death Set, Vivian Girls, Cut Copy, Beach House, Matthew Dear, Santogold, and many more for our Best of 2008 feature.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:16 AM

  Acclaimed Music Forum: : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far

stats updated by Stefan: Acclaimed Music Forum: UPDATE : 01/12/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far - the critical mainstream for 2008:

THE MEGA-CRITIC CHART :

The current position is followed by last month´s position in brackets, then the adjusted score, followed by the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets.

The scores after the title are the individual positions/adjusted scores for Europe, the UK and the US, followed by the current Metacritic score.


50. (47 ) 65,00 - 72,43 (21 ) Joan As Police Woman ´To Survive´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 14. 71,43 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76

50. (47 ) 65,00 - 74,75 (16 ) Neon Neon ´Stainless Style´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 23. 70,41 - US : 00000000 - MC : 79

49. (46 ) 65,04 - 75,47 (15 ) Al Green ´Lay It Down´
EU : 47. 65,29 - UK : 00000000 - US : 43. 67,44 - MC : 81

48. (44 ) 65,20 - 71,52 (25 ) Beck ´Modern Guilt´
EU : 55. 64,65 - UK : 00000000 - US : 69. 65,80 - MC : 77

47. (43 ) 65,24 - 73,58 (19 ) Spiritualized ´Songs In A & E´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 65. 67,05 - US : 46. 67,28 - MC : 76

46. (42 ) 65,24 - 71,58 (25 ) Cat Power ´Jukebox´
EU : 30. 66,72 - UK : 00000000 - US : 91. 64,90 - MC : 72

45. (41 ) 65,31 - 71,68 (25 ) Magnetic Fields ´Distortion´
EU : 25. 67,78 - UK : 00000000 - US : 40. 67,50 - MC : 79

44. (40 ) 65,33 - 74,36 (11 ) Opeth ´Watershed´
EU : 14. 69,56 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 82

43. (39 ) 65,33 - 74,71 (17 ) Why? ´Alopecia´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 11. 70,10 - MC : 76

42. (38 ) 65,33 - 71,98 (24 ) The Breeders ´Mountain Battles´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 39. 68,37 - US : 19. 68,93 - MC : 75

41. (36 ) 65,42 - 75,44 (16 ) Lindström ´Wherever You Go I Go Too´
EU : 100.62,60 - UK : 89. 66,18 - US : 31. 68,04 - MC : 82

40. (00 ) 65,42 - 80,00 (11 ) Q-Tip ´The Renaissance´
EU : 45. 65,48 - UK : 00000000 - US : 55. 66,67 - MC : 84

39. (35 ) 65,46 - 72,77 (22 ) Lykke Li ´Youth Novels´
EU : 37. 65,90 - UK : 83. 66,33 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76

38. (34 ) 65,47 - 77,85 (13 ) Robert Forster ´The Evangelist´
EU : 23. 67,89 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 81

37. (00 ) 65,51 - 80,18 (11 ) Amadou & Mariam ´Welcome To Mali´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 10. 73,08 - US : 00000000 - MC : 93

36. (37 ) 65,55 - 77,11 (14 ) Gang Gang Dance ´Saint Dymphna´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 09. 70,45 - MC : 77

35. (33 ) 65,67 - 73,43 (21 ) The Black Keys ´Attack & Release´
EU : 31. 66,69 - UK : 83. 66,33 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76

34. (32 ) 65,70 - 77,36 (14 ) Bonnie ´Prince´ Billy ´Lie Down In The Light´
EU : 48. 65,18 - UK : 46. 67,65 - US : 100.64,52 - MC : 81

33. (00 ) 65,77 - 75,41 (17 ) El Guincho ´Alegranza´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 56. 67,35 - US : 49. 67,17 - MC : 78

32. (30 ) 65,83 - 73,32 (22 ) Wolf Parade ´At Mount Zoomer´
EU : 24. 67,84 - UK : 00000000 - US : 29. 68,21 - MC : 78

31. (29 ) 66,10 - 73,71 (22 ) Santogold ´Santogold´
EU : 26. 67,58 - UK : 00000000 - US : 18. 69,13 - MC : 77

30. (28 ) 66,18 - 79,16 (13 ) Late Of The Pier ´Fantasy Black Channel´
EU : 60. 64,28 - UK : 09. 73,47 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

29. (27 ) 66,20 - 75,56 (18 ) Los Campesinos! ´Hold On Now, Youngster´
EU : 72. 63,68 - UK : 39. 68,37 - US : 48. 67,22 - MC : 81

28. (26 ) 66,37 - 74,48 (21 ) Okkervil River ´The Stand Ins´
EU : 46. 65,30 - UK : 74. 66,67 - US : 39. 67,55 - MC : 79

27. (25 ) 66,41 - 75,89 (18 ) Drive-By Truckers ´Brighter Than Creation´s Dark´
EU : 08. 70,70 - UK : 00000000 - US : 99. 64,71 - MC : 83

26. (24 ) 66,43 - 73,26 (25 ) R.E.M. ´Accelerate´
EU : 67. 63,93 - UK : 25. 69,39 - US : 44. 67,35 - MC : 79

25. (22 ) 66,51 - 74,69 (21 ) The Gutter Twins ´Saturnalia´
EU : 16. 68,85 - UK : 42. 67,95 - US : 00000000 - MC : 80

24. (21 ) 66,86 - 73,88 (25 ) Hot Chip ´Made In The Dark´
EU : 39. 65,87 - UK : 00000000 - US : 13. 69,51 - MC : 78

23. (20 ) 66,90 - 74,54 (23 ) MGMT ´Oracular Spectacular´
EU : 10. 70,24 - UK : 23. 70,41 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76

22. (19 ) 67,12 - 75,60 (21 ) Black Mountain ´In The Future´
EU : 21. 68,19 - UK : 65. 67,05 - US : 68. 65,88 - MC : 79

21. (45 ) 67,32 - 79,33 (15 ) Fucked Up ´The Chemistry Of Modern Life´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 34. 69,23 - US : 05. 72,35 - MC : 84

20. (18 ) 67,38 - 76,90 (19 ) The Dodos ´Visiter´
EU : 51. 64,91 - UK : 20. 70,46 - US : 40. 67,50 - MC : 83

19. (17 ) 67,61 - 75,93 (22 ) Sigur Ros ´Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust´
EU : 13. 69,89 - UK : 25. 69,39 - US : 00000000 - MC : 81

18. (16 ) 67,66 - 78,47 (17 ) No Age ´Nouns´
EU : 18. 68,56 - UK : 00000000 - US : 21. 68,73 - MC : 79

17. (15 ) 67,87 - 75,96 (23 ) The Last Shadow Puppets ´The Age Of Understatement´
EU : 05. 71,53 - UK : 83. 66,33 - US : 00000000 - MC : 77

16. (31 ) 67,90 - 77,20 (20 ) Deerhunter ´Microcastles´
EU : 69. 63,86 - UK : 74. 66,67 - US : 04. 72,86 - MC : 81

15. (14 ) 67,92 - 79,56 (16 ) The Bug ´London Zoo´
EU : 43. 65,53 - UK : 13. 71,59 - US : 51. 67,10 - MC : 90

14. (13 ) 67,94 - 78,91 (17 ) Elbow ´The Seldom Seen Kid´
EU : 58. 64,42 - UK : 06. 74,49 - US : 00000000 - MC : 82

13. (23 ) 68,50 - 83,31 (13 ) Glasvegas ´Glasvegas´
EU : 03. 72,66 - UK : 25. 69,39 - US : 00000000 - MC : 82

12. (12 ) 68,86 - 79,18 (19 ) Silver Jews ´Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea´
EU : 22. 68,03 - UK : 17. 70,51 - US : 25. 68,53 - MC : 78

11. (11 ) 69,26 - 80,39 (18 ) Erykah Badu ´New Amerykah : Part One (4th World War)´
EU : 17. 68,60 - UK : 34. 69,23 - US : 10. 70,11 - MC : 82

10. (10 ) 69,53 - 81,47 (17 ) Lil Wayne ´Tha Carter III´
EU : 06. 71,06 - UK : 46. 67,65 - US : 16. 69,22 - MC : 82

09. (09 ) 69,77 - 81,19 (18 ) Randy Newman ´Harps & Angels´
EU : 04. 72,12 - UK : 46. 67,65 - US : 52. 67,08 - MC : 85

08. (08 ) 70,63 - 78,89 (26 ) Vampire Weekend ´Vampire Weekend´
EU : 07. 70,97 - UK : 14. 71,43 - US : 14. 69,46 - MC : 82

07. (07 ) 70,89 - 79,94 (24 ) Hercules And Love Affair ´Hercules And Love Affair´
EU : 20. 68,23 - UK : 06. 74,49 - US : 71,18 - MC : 86

06. (06 ) 71,84 - 80,92 (25 ) The Hold Steady ´Stay Positive´
EU : 12. 70,14 - UK : 05. 75,51 - US : 08. 70,80 - MC : 85

05. (05 ) 71,87 - 81,76 (23 ) Bon Iver ´For Emma, Forever Ago´
EU : 11. 70,19 - UK : 01. 77,55 - US : 23. 68,63 - MC : 89

04. (04 ) 73,15 - 82,40 (26 ) Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds ´Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!´
EU : 09. 70,29 - UK : 02. 76,53 - US : 02. 74,11 - MC : 87

03. (03 ) 73,30 - 82,62 (26 ) TV On The Radio ´Dear Science´
EU : 15. 69,16 - UK : 02. 76,53 - US : 01. 76,16 - MC : 88

02. (02 ) 74,07 - 83,69 (26 ) Portishead ´Third´
EU : 02. 74,48 - UK : 06. 74,49 - US : 03. 73,13 - MC : 85

01. (01 ) 76,56 - 88,06 (24 ) Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´
EU : 01. 79,83 - UK : 02. 76,53 - US : 06. 71,96 - MC : 87

THE BUBBLERS :

99. (00 ) 63,16 - 73,69 (13 ) Metronomy ´Nights Out´
EU : 63. 64,04 - UK : 83. 66,33 - US : 00000000 - MC : 70

96. (00 ) 63,20 - 73,00 (14 ) Friendly Fires´Friendly Fires´
EU : 99. 62,69 - UK : 65. 67,05 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

92. (00 ) 63,45 - 71,22 (18 ) Wild Beasts ´Limbo Panto´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 30. 69,32 - US : 88. 65,00 - MC : 78

89. (00 ) 63,57 - 75,33 (12 ) High Places ´High Places´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 25. 68,53 - MC : 75

86. (00 ) 63,59 - 74,46 (13 ) Juana Molina ´Un Dia´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 12. 69,57 - MC : 77

84. (86 ) 63,71 - 75,58 (12 ) The Week That Was ´The Week That Was´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 65. 67,05 - US : 00000000 - MC : 82

76. (00 ) 64,09 - 72,71 (17 ) White Denim ´Workout Holiday / Exposion´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 20. 70,46 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76/73

74. (00 ) 64,11 - 73,28 (16 ) Los Campesinos! ´We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 74. 66,67 - US : 22. 68,66 - MC : 81

71. (92 ) 64,33 - 76,75 (12 ) Dungen ´4´
EU : 82. 63,38 - UK : 00000000 - US : 93. 64,88 - MC : 79

65. (67 ) 64,56 - 72,53 (19 ) Deerhoof ´Offend Maggie´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 42. 67,95 - US : 45. 67,32 - MC : 81

56. (73 ) 64,79 - 74,41 (16 ) The Acorn ´Glory Hope Mountain´
EU : 77. 63,46 - UK : 65. 67,05 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

55. (00 ) 64,91 - 79,00 (11 ) The Gaslight Anthem ´The ´59 Sound´
EU : 32. 66,64 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

54. (00 ) 64,95 - 82,22 (09 ) Johann Johannsson ´Fordlandia´
EU : 28. 67,02 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 81

FURTHER EU-POSITIONS :

19. (19 ) 68,51 Ry Cooder ´I, Flathead´
27. (27 ) 67,50 Madrugada ´Madrugada´
29. (28 ) 67,02 The Notwist ´The Devil, You And Me´
33. (00 ) 66,62 Rachel Unthank & The Winterset ´The Bairns´
34. (31 ) 66,42 Brian Wilson ´That Lucky Old Sun´
35. (32 ) 66,17 Elvis Costello & Imosters ´Momofuku´
36. (33 ) 66,10 Conor Oberst ´Conor Oberst´
38. (35 ) 65,89 Death Cab For Cutie ´Narrow Stairs´
40. (37 ) 65,77 Willard Grant Conspiracy ´Pilgrim Road´
41. (38 ) 65,70 Tindersticks ´The Hungry Saw´
42. (39 ) 65,61 Ron Sexsmith ´Exit Strategy Of The Soul´
44. (41 ) 65,49 Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan ´Sunday At Devil Dirt´
49. (45 ) 65,00 Sascha Funke ´Mango´
49, (45 ) 65,00 Emmylou Harris ´All I Intend To Be´

FURTHER UK-POSITIONS :

11. (10 ) 72,45 British Sea Power ´Do You Like Rock Music?´
12. (11 ) 72,41 Plush ´Fed´
16. (15 ) 70,59 Eliza Carthy ´Dreams Of Breathing Underwater´
17. (16 ) 70,51 Johnny Flynn ´A Larum´
17. (16 ) 70,51 Paul Weller ´22 Dreams´
20. (19 ) 70,46 Metallica ´Death Magnetic´
25. (24 ) 69,39 These New Puritans ´Beat Pyramid´
25. (24 ) 69,39 Mystery Jets ´Twenty One´
30. (29 ) 69,32 Cass Mccombs ´Dropping The Writ´
30. (29 ) 69,32 Roots Manuva ´Slime & Reason´
30. (29 ) 69,32 David Holmes ´The Holy Pictures´
34. (33 ) 69,23 DeVotchKa ´A Mad And Faithful Telling´
34. (33 ) 69,23 Teddy Thompson ´A Piece Of What You Need´
38. (36 ) 69,12 Thea Gilmore ´Liejacker´
39. (38 ) 68,37 The Raconteurs ´Consolers Of The Lonely
42. (41 ) 67,95 Cadence Weapon ´Afterparty Babies´
42. (41 ) 67,95 Sparks ´Exotic Creatures Of The Deep´
46. (44 ) 67,65 Toumani Diabaté ´The Mandé variations´
46. (44 ) 67,65 Benga ´Diary Of An Afro Warrior´
46. (44 ) 67,65 Fuck Buttons ´Street Horrrsing´
46. (44 ) 67,65 Flight Of The Conchords ´Flight Of The Conchords´
46. (44 ) 67,65 Kasai All Stars ´In The 7th Moon ...´
46. (44 ) 67,65 Lyindsey Buckingham ´Gift Of Screws´
46. (44 ) 67,65 Bellowhead ´Matachin´

FURTHER US-POSITIONS :

15. (14 ) 69,24 Robyn ´Robyn´(2005)
16. (15 ) 69,22 The Mountain Goats ´Heretic Pride´
20. (19 ) 68,78 Times New Viking ´Rip It Off´
24. (RE ) 68,54 The Music Tapes ´Music Tapes For Clouds And Tornadoes´
27. (23 ) 68,48 Wire ´Object 47´
28. (24 ) 68,33 Torche ´Meanderthal´
30. (27 ) 68,06 Shugo Tokumaru ´Exit´
31. (00 ) 68,04 Marnie Stern ´This Is It & I Am It ...´
33. (29 ) 67,93 Leila ´Blood, Looms & Blooms´
34. (30 ) 67,72 Ellen Allien ´Sool´
35. (31 ) 67,68 Matmos ´Supreme Balloon´
36. (32 ) 67,65 Destroyer ´Trouble In Dreams´
37. (33 ) 67,56 Kelley Polar ´I Need You To hold On ...´
37. (33 ) 67,56 Harvey Milk ´Life ... The Best Game In Town´
40. (36 ) 67,50 Women ´Women´
47. (00 ) 67,26 David Byrne/Brian Eno ´Everything That Happens ...´
49. (44 ) 67,17 Calexico ´Carried To Dust´

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