MUSIC PICKS FOR DECEMBER:
Fiona Apple-EXTRAODRDINARY MACHIE - Jon Brion-produced version (bootleg)
Art Brut-BANG BANG ROCK & ROLL (Fierce Panda)
Benjamin Biolay-A L'ORIGINE (EMI)
John Entwistle-SMASH YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL (Sanctuary '71)
John Martyn-THE TUMBLER (Island '68)
Ennio Morricone-CRIME AND DISSONANCE (Ipecac '69-'81)
No Neck Blues Band-QUASIS (5RC)
Various Artists-POP AMBIENT 2006 (Kompakt)
Various Artists-PROG IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD (Delay 68 '69-'77)
Van der Graaf Geenrator-GODBLUFF (Virgin '75)/STILL LIFE (Virgin '76)
MUSIC PICKS FOR NOVEMBER:
Animal Collective-FEELS (Fat Cat)
Animals and Men-REVEL IN THE STATIC (Messthetics '79-'83)
Arab Strap-THE LAST ROMANCE (Chemikal Underground)
Bigg Jus-POOR PEOPLE'S DAY (Mush)
Foo Fighters-IN YOUR HONOR - mostly the rock disc only (RCA)
Jan Jelinek-KOSMISCHER PITCH (~scape)
Mike Ladd-PRESENTS FATHER DIVINE (ROIR)
Lady Sovereign-VERTICALLY CHALLENGED (Chocolate Industries)
Thomas Mapfumo-SPIRITS TO BITE OUR EARS: THE SINGLES COLLECTION 1977-1986
(DBK Works)
Prince Far I-SILVER AND GOLD (Blood & Fire '73-'79)
Various Artists-RUN THE ROAD VOLUME 2 (679)
Skalpel-KONFUSION (Ninja Tune)
Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck, 8Ball & MJG-"Stay Fly" (Columbia)
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice-THE FLOOD (Troubleman Unlimited)
MUSIC PICKS FOR OCTOBER:
Vashti Bunyan-LOOKAFTERING (DiCristina)
Ornette Coleman-OF HUMAN FEELINGS (Antilles '79)
Danger Doom-THE MOUSE AND THE MASK (Epitaph)
Early Man-CLOSING IN (Matador)
Fall-FALL HEADS ROLL (Narnack)
Instant Automotons-ANOTHER WASTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON (Messthetics
'78-'82)
Jackson and His Computer Band-SMASH (Warp)
As Mercenarias-THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE WORLD (Soul
Jazz '82-'88)
Julian Priester-LOVE LOVE (ECM
'74)
Steve Reid Ensemble-SPIRIT WALK (Soul Jazz)
Sunn O)))-BLACK ONE (Southern Lord)
MUSIC PICKS FOR SEPTEMBER:
Black Dice-BROKEN EAR RECORD (DFA/Astralwerks)
Cluster & Eno-s/t (Water '77)
Earth-HEX (Southern Lord)
Gorillaz-DEMON DAYS (Virgin)
Killing Joke-s/t (Virgin '80)
Little Brother-THE MINSTREL SHOW (Atlantic)
Jack Rose-KENSINGTON BLUES (VHF)
Rosebuds-BIRDS MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS (Merge)
Kanye West-LATE REGISTRATION (Roc-A-Fella)
MUSIC PICKS FOR AUGUST:
Derek Bailey-CARPAL TUNNEL (Tzadik)
Cheap Trick-DREAM POLICE (Epic '79)
Rogerio Duprat-A BANDA TROPICALISTA DO DUPRAT (Cherry
Red '68)
Fairport Convention-RISING FOR THE MOON (Island '75)
Fursaxa-LEPIDOPTERA (ATP)
Kano-HOME SWEET HOME (679)
Roisin Murphy-RUBY BLUE (Echo)
New Pornographers-TWIN CINEMA (Matador)
Only Ones-THE PEEL SESSIONS (Strange Fruit '78-'80)
Paavoharju-YHA HAMARAA (Fonal)
Pelican-THE FIRE IN OUR THROATS WILL BECKON THE THAW
(Hydra Head)
Sons and Daughters-THE REPULSION BOX (Domino)
Van der Graaf Generator-PRESENT (Virgin)
Vex'd-DEGENERATE (Planet Mu)
MUSIC PICKS FOR JULY:
Cage-HELL'S WINTER (Definitive Jux)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-s/t (self-released)
Cure-PORNOGRAPHY (Fiction/Rhino/Elektra '82)
Miles Davis-ASCENSEUR POUR L'ECHAFAUD (Fontana
'58)
Excepter-SELF-DESTRUCTION (Fusetron)
Isolée-WE ARE MONSTERS (Playhouse)
Koushik-BE WITH (Stones Throw)
Jamie Lidell-MULTIPLY (Warp)
Popol Vuh-HEART OF GLASS (SPV '77)
Various Artists-SOUL SISTERS (Black Beauty '72-'75)
Surfjan Stevens-ILLINOIS (Asthmatic Kitty)
Various Artists-STUDIO ONE LOVERS (Soul Jazz)
Talk Talk-LAUGHING STOCK (Polydor '91)/ THE COLOUR
OF SPRING (EMI '86)
Susumu Yokata-SYMBOL (Lo Recordings)
MUSIC PICKS FOR JUNE:
Various Artists-CAN YOU JACK? CHICAGO
ACID AND EXPERIMENTAL HOUSE 1985-1995 (Soul Jazz)
Comus-SONG TO COMUS (Castle/Sanctuary '71-'74)
Dust-s/t (Repertoire '71)
Fall-THE COMPLETE PEEL SESSIONS 1978-2004
(Castle/Sanctuary)
Fourtet-EVERYTHING ECSTATIC (Domino)
Isis-OCEANIC: REMIXES/REINTERPETATIONS (Hydra
Head)
Jane-BERSEKER (Paw Tracks)
Jay-Z-REASONABLE DOUBT (Roc-A-Fella '96)
Jesu-s/t (Hydra Head)
Nas-IT WAS WRITTEN (Columbia '96)
Roll Deep-IN THE DEEP END (Relentless/Virgin)
Mark Stewart-KISS THE FUTURE (Soul Jazz '79-'05)
Tralala-s/t (Audika)
Van Der Graaf Generator-PAWN HEARTS (Virgin
'71)/THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS WAVE TO EACH OTHER (Virgin '70)
White Stripes-GET BEHIND ME SATAN (V2)
MUSIC PICKS FOR MAY:
Animal Collective-"Prospect Hummer"
cd5 (Fat Cat)
Art Ensemble of Chicago-PHASE ONE (America
'71)
Boredoms-SEADRUM/HOUSE OF SUN (Vice)
Boris-AKUMA NO UTA (Southern Lord)
Common-BE (Geffen)
Jacques Coursil-MINIMAL BRASS (Tzadik)
Cure-SEVENTEEN SECONDS (Fiction/Rhino/Elektra
'80)
Electric Light Orchestra-ON THE THIRD
DAY (Jet '73)
Forest-s/t (Radioactive '69)
Hawkwind-DOREMI FASOL LATIDO (EMI
'72)
Quasimoto-THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF
LORD QUAS (Stones Throw)
Various Artists-THE SEXUAL LIFE OF
THE SAVAGES (Soul Jazz)
Sleater-Kinney-THE WOODS (Sub Pop)
Rachid Taha-TEKITOI (Wrasse)
Venetian Snares-ROSSZ CSILLAG ALATT
SZULETETT (Planet Mu)
MUSIC PICKS FOR APRIL:
Art Ensemble of Chicago-WITH FONTELLA
BASS (America '71)
Bloc Party-SILENT ALARM (Vice)
Edan-BEAUTY AND THE BEAT (Lewis)
Gang Gang Dance-GOD'S MONEY
(Social Registry)
Mike Jones-WHO IS MIKE JONES?
screwed and chopped version (Swishahouse)
Killers-"Mr. Brightside "(Island)
Konono No. 1 -LUBUAKU (Terp)/CONGOTRONICS
(Crammed Discs)
Mountains-s/t (Apestaartje)
New Order- POWER, CORRUPTION
& LIES (Qwest '83)
Organized Konfusion-s/t (Hollywood
Basic '91)
Perceptionists-BLACK DIALOGUE
(Definitive Jux)
Various Artists-RIO BAILE
FUNK FAVELA BOOTY BEATS (Essay)
Judee Sill-DREAMS COME TRUE
(Water '68-'74)
MUSIC PICKS FOR MARCH:
Airborn Audio-GOOD FORTUNE
(Ninja Tune)
Alog-MINIATURES (Rune
Gramofon)
Dead Meadow-FEATHERS
(Matador)
the Game-THE DOCUMENTARY
(Aftermath)
Hamza El Din-ESCALAY:
THE WATER WHEEL (Nonesuch '71)
Jam-SETTING SONS (Collector's
Choice '79)
Kano-"Typical Me" cd5
(679)
M.I.A.-ARULAR (XL)
Various Artists-RUN THE
ROAD (Vice)
Scritti Politti-EARLY
(Rough Trade '79)
Shining-IN THE KINGDOM
OF KITSCH YOU WILL BE A MONSTER (Rune Gramofon)
Various Artists-LOVE'S A
REAL THING: THE FUNKY, FUZZY SOUNDS OF WEST AFRICA (Luaka
Bop)
Various Artists-YELLOW PILLS:
PREFILL (Numero Group '78-'82)
MUSIC PICKS FOR FEBRUARY:
Aesop Rock-FAST CARS,
DANGER, FIRE AND KNIVES (Definitive Jux)
Antony & the Johnsons-I
AM A BIRD NOW (Secretly Canadian)
Earth-LIVING IN THE
GLEAM OF AN UNSHEATHED SWORD (Meca Blade)
Sage Francis-A HEALTHY
DISTRUST (Epitaph)
Go! Team-LIGHTING,
THUNDER, STRIKE (Memphis Industries)
Insect Trust-HOBOKEN
SATURDAY NIGHT (Collector's Choice '70)
Juvenile-JUVE THE
GREAT - SCREWED AND CHOPPED (Cash Money)
LCD Soundystem-s/t
(DFA/Capitol)
BJ Nilsen-FADE TO
WHITE (Touch)
This Heat-DECEIT (These
'81)
MUSIC PICKS FOR JANUARY:
William Basinski-SILENT
NIGHT (2062)
Bright Eyes-DIGITAL
ASH IN A DIGITAL URN (Saddle Creek)
Clipse-WE GOT IT
4 CHEAP VOL. 1 (Star Trak)
Fairport Convention-ANGEL
DELIGHT (Island '70)
Fall-THE REAL
NEW FALL LP (Narnack)
Fiery Furnaces-EP
(Rough Trade)
Green Day-AMERICAN
IDIOT (Reprise)
Low-THE GREAT
DESTROYER (Sub Pop)
Ian Matthews-VALLEY
HI/SOME DAYS YOU EAT THE BEAR, SOME DAYS THE BEAR
EATS YOU (Water '73-'74)
Stranglers-BLACK
AND WHITE (EMI '78)
UGK-CHOPPED
AND SCREWED (Jive)