Listmania

ou've probably already read RA's lists of top singles and albums, so below are the two top 20s I submitted to the site. I did so in the hope that some of the voices I feel passionate about might get heard on such a widely-read platform. However, the truth is, I feel uncomfortable doing lists. It makes me feel like I am applying a hierarchical system to music, that in so doing I am stating that some work has more merit than others. The other main problem for me is that these lists are limited to a 12-month period. Many of my purchases this past year have been old singles and albums - for example, 2008 was the first time I heard anything by Silver Apples - so it's impossible to include them to a 'best of' list. Anyway, have a look at my choices and stay tuned for a proper lookback at the year either shortly after Christmas or in the new year. In the meantime, have a very happy and peaceful festive season!

Singles

Function     Anticipation     Sandwell District
 Morphosis     Dark Tales of Phonecia Part 2    Morphine Doser
 Seldom Felt    Seldom Felt 2    Seldom Felt
 Omar S     Psychotic Photosynthesis     FXHE
 Portable     Release    Perlon
 Aroy Dee    Summer    M<O<S
 Redshape    Blood Into Dust     Styrax Leaves
 Lowtec    Workshop 6     Workshop
 Silent Servant    Blood of our Kings     Sandwell District
 Yuro & Trago    Primary Roots     Rush Hour
 Donnacha Costello     It Simply Is     Minimise
 Patrice Scott    The Evolutions EP      Sistrum
 Claro Intelecto      When the Time is Right    Modern Love
 Equalized     Equalized 01     Equalized
Jackmaster Corky    Dimension 106    Crème Jak
 Marcel Dettmann    MDR 4     MDR
 Sleeparchive     Hadron     Sleeparchive
 Peter Van Hoesen    Casual Care     Time 2 Express
 Lawrence    Miles     Dial
 Ben Klock    Klockworks 4     Klockworks

Albums

Kenny Larkin    Keys, Strings  & Tambourines    Planet E
Petar Dundov    Escapements    Music Man
Osborne    Osborne    Spectral
James T Cotton     Like No One    Spectral
Shed       Shedding The Past      Ostgut
Neil Landstrumm    Lord for 39    Planet Mu
Prosumer & Murat Tepeli    Serenity    Ostgut
Dedbeat     Roots & Wire      Wagon Repair
Benjamin Brunn & Move D    Songs from the Beehive    Smallville
Jason Fine    Our Music Is a Secret Order    Kontra
Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia    Pain Disappears    Buzzin Fly
Claro Intelecto    Metanarrative    Modern Love
James Ruskin    The Dash    Tresor
The Third Man    Clarion Call     Ai
Barry Lynn      Balancing Lakes    Planet Mu
Hans-Joachim Roedelius & Tim Story    Inlandish    Gronland
Bochum Welt    R.O.B.    Rephlex
Italtek    Cyclical    Planet Mu
Bruno Pronsato     Why Can't We Be Like Us    Hello? Repeat
 Corrugated Tunnel     I Am Corrugated    Invisible Agent / Seedy R

Comments

[Kenny]

happy christmas fella!

[kdiddy]

i said about the same thing as you, albeit in a more longwinded and irritated fashion than you, on ISM. i also didn't post up my lists i made for RA ;)

that lowtec is ridiculous, isn't it?!?! good lists here, lots of nice stuff in a more techno vein than what i personally chose....

[tom/pipecock]

eeek, my wife's typepad acct was signed in when i make that reply. my bad!

[scott]

nice to see Morphosis in there amongst others - the ones I know in the list are great, so i'll check out some of the others - thanks.