DECEMBER MUSIC PICKS:
Animal Collective- FALL BE KIND (Domino)
Bauhaus-IN THE FLAT FIELD (4AD '80)
Beat-s/t (Get Hip '79)
Blurt-BLURT/SINGLES (LTM '80-84)
Earth and Fire-SONG OF THE MARCHING CHILDREN (Esoteric '72)
G-Side-HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL (Slow Motion Soundz mixtape)
Matthew Halsall-COLOUR YES (Godwana)
Jook-DIFFERENT CLASS (RPM '72-'74)
Katatonia-NIGHT IS THE NEW DAY (Peaceville)
King Midas Sound-WITHOUT YOU (Hyperdub)
Marduk-WORMWOOD (Regain)
Mawell-NOW (Columbia '01)
Various Artists-RINSE 10: MARCUS NASTY (Rinse)
Sensational/Spectre-ACID AND BASS (Wordsound)
Spirit-TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS (Epic '70)
Strawbs-GRAVE NEW WORLD (A&M '72)
Iannis Xenakis-COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS (Mode)
NOVEMBER MUSIC PICKS:
Annie-DON'T STOP (Smalltown Supersound)
Baroness-RED ALBUM (Relapse '07)/BLUE RECORD (Relapse)
Converge-AXE TO FALL (Epitaph)
Dam Funk-TOEACHIZOWN (Stones Throw)
Various Artists-5 YEARS OF HYPERDUB (Hyperdub '04-'09)
Various Artists-FORGE YOUR OWN CHAINS (Now-Again '68-'74)
Fuck Buttons-TAROT SPORT (ATP)
Group Bombino-GUITARS FROM AGADEZ VOL. 2 (Sublime Frequencies)
Arve Henriksen-CARTOGRAPHY (ECM)
Joni Mitchell-HEJIRA (Asylum '76)
Roj-THE TRANSACTIONAL DHARMA OF ROJ (Ghost Box)
Santana-LOTUS (Columbia '74)
Various Artists-SINGAPORE A GO-GO (Sublime Frequencies)
Slayer-WORLD PAINTED BLOOD (American)
Supersilent-9 (Rune Gramofon)
Terror Danjah-GREMLINZ (Planet Mu '03-'09)
2562-UNBALANCE (Tectonic)
James Blood Ulmer-TALES OF CAPTAIN BLACK (DIW '79)
OCTOBER MUSIC PICKS:
Anti-Pop Consortium-FLUORESCENT BLACK (Big Dada)
Basement Jaxx-SCARS (Ultra)
Blo-CHAPTERS AND PHASES: THE COMPLETE ALBUMS 1973-1975 (RPM)
Elvis Costello-LIVE AT THE EL MOCAMBO (Hip-O '78)
Demdike Stare-SYMBIOSIS (Modern Love)
Bernard Favre-BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB PRESENTS THE STRANGE NEW WORLD OF BERNARD FAVRE (Lo)
Flaming Lips-EMBRYONIC (Warner Bros.)
Millie Jackson-CAUGHT UP/STILL CAUGHT UP (Hip-O '74-'75)
James Gang-BANG (Atco '73)
King Cannibal-LET THE NIGHT ROAR (Ninja Tune)
Memory Tapes-SEEK MAGIC (Something In Construction)
Mission of Burma-THE SOUND THE SPEED THE LIGHT (Matador)
Monsoon-FEATURING SHEILA CHANDRA (Mercury '83)
Porcupine Tree-THE INCIDENT (Roadrunner)
Pylon-CHOMP MORE (DFA '82)
Shackleton-THREE EPS (Perion)
SRC-BLACK SHEEP (RPM '68-'69)
Tinariwen-IMDIWAN: COMPANIONS (World Village)
SEPTEMBER MUSIC PICKS:
Kate Bush-NEVER FOR EVER (EMI '80)/THE RED SHOES (Columbia '93)
Betty Davis-IS IT LOVE OR DESIRE? (Light in the Attic '76)/NASTY GAL (Light in the Attic '75)
Drake-SO FAR GONE (Cash Money)
Feelies-THE GOOD EARTH (Bar/None '86)
Jay-Z-THE BLUEPRINT 3 (Roc Nation)
Kid Cudi-MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY (Universal Motown)
Legion of Two-RIFFS (Planet Mu)
Lemon Pipers-LOVE BEADS AND MEDITATION (Rev-Ola '68)
Os Mutantes-HAI... (Anti-)
Raekwon-ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX PART 2 (Ice H2O/EMI)
Various Artists-SIAMESE SOUL: THAI POP SPECTACULAR VOLUME TWO 1960S-1980S (Sublime Frequencies)
Strawbs-DRAGONFLY (A&M '70)
Sylvester and the Hot Band-THE BLUE THUMB COLLECTION (Geffen '73-'74)
Wodensthrone-LOSS (Bidrun)
Zomby-ONE FOOT AFTER THE OTHER (Ramp)
AUGUST MUSIC PICKS:
Anchiskhati Choir-POLYPHONIC VOICES OF GEORGIA (World Audio Foundation)
Bizzy B-RETROSPECTIVE (Planet Mu)
Cold Cave-LOVE COMES CLOSE (Heartworm)
Congas de los Hoyas-CARNIVAL MUSIC OF EASTERN CUBA (World Audio Foundation)
Hatfield and the North-s/t (Esoteric '74)
Bert Jansch-A RARE CONUNDRUM (Drag City '77)
JJ-NO. 2 (Sincerely Yours)
Maxwell-BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT (Columbia)
Muslimgauze-AZZAZIN (Staalplaat '96)/ZURIFF MOUSSA (Staalplaat '97)
Jay Reatard-WATCH ME FALL (Matador)
Reigning Sound-LOVE AND CURSES (In the Red)
Ty Segall-LEMONS (Goner)
Bob Seger-BACK IN '72 (Lost Diamonds '73)
Temptations-PSYCHEDELIC SOUL (Motown '69-'73)
JULY MUSIC PICKS:
Jacques Brel-I AM THE SHADOW OF THE SONGS (El '53-'56)
Cage-DEPART FROM ME (Definitive Jux)
Cornell Campbell-THE GORGON DUBWISE (Jamaican)
Drdukh-MICROCOSMOS (Season of Mist)
Falty DL-LOVE IS A LIABILITY (Planet Mu)
God Help the Girl-s/t (Matador)
Michael Jackson-OFF THE WALL (Epic '79)
Bert Jansch-SANTA BARBARA HONEYMOON (Drag City '75)
Mad River-TWO CLASSIC ALBUMS FROM MAD RIVER (Collector's Choice '68-'69)
Nadja/Black Boned Awl-s/t (20 Buck Spin)
Nosaj Thing-DRIFT (Alpha Pop)
Todd Rundgren-TODD (Rhino '74)
Various Artists-SKWEE TOOTH (Ramp)
Various Artists-TECTONIC PLATES 2 (Tectonic)
Venom-WELCOME TO HELL (Sanctuary '81)
Woods of Infinity-HOPPLOS DANTAN (Supernal)
JUNE MUSIC PICKS:
Bubble Puppy-A GATHERING OF PROMISES (Charly/Snapper '69)
J Dilla-JAY STAY PAID (Nature Sounds)
Dinosaur Jr.-FARM (Jagjaguwar)
Dirty Projectors-BITTE ORCA (Domino)
DJ Quik/Kurupt-BLAQKOUT (Mad Science)
Jacques Dutronc-ET MOI ET MOI ET MOI (RPM '66-'69)
Field-YESTERDAY AND TODAY (Kompakt/Anti)
Millie Jackson-SOUL FOR THE DANCEFLOOR (Kent '69-'08)
Major Lazer-GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE...LAZERS DO (Downtown)
Various Artists-MILKY DISCO 2 (Lo)
Mordant Music-PICKING O'ER THE BONES (Mordant Music)
Ann Peebles-I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN (Hi/Fat Possum '73)
Phoenix-WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX (Glassnote)
Sonic Youth-THE ETERNAL (Matador)
MAY MUSIC PICKS:
Blank Dogs-UNDER AND UNDER (In The Red)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds-THE FIRSTBORN IS DEAD (Mute '84)
Don Cherry/Latif Khan-MUSIC/SANGAM (Heavenly Sweetness '78)
Jarvis Cocker-FURTHER COMPLICATIONS (Rough Trade)
Bob Dylan-TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE (Columbia)
Green Day-21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN (Reprise)
Isis-WAVERING RADIANT (Ipecac)
Gloria Jones-SHARE MY LOVE (Reel Music '73)
Lindstrøm/Prins Thomas-II (Eskimo)
Muslimgauze-SPEAKING WITH HAMAS (Soleilmoon '96)
Royksopp-JUNIOR (Astralwerks)
Oumar Souleyman-DABKE 2020 (Sublime Frequencies '99-'09)
Sunn O))-MONOLITHS & DIMENSIONS (Southern Lord)
Sweet-DESOLATION BOULEVARD (RCA '74)
Tinted Windows-s/t (S-Curve)
APRIL MUSIC PICKS:
Altar of Plagues-WHITE TOMB (Profound Lore)
Buraka Som Sistema-BLACK DIAMOND (Fabric)
Can-LANDED (Spoon/Mute '75)
PJ Harvey/John Parish-A WOMAN A MAN WALKED BY (Island)
Isley Brothers-3+3 (Epic '73)
Sven Libaek and His Orchestra-SOLAR FLARES (Vadim '74)
Magma-1,001 DEGREES CENTIGRADES (Seventh '71)
Rurdresh Mahanthappa-KINSMEN (Pi)
Thomas Mapfumo & the Acid Band-HOKOYO! (Water '78)
Martyn-GREAT LENGTHS (3024)
Micachu-JEWELLERY (Rough Trade)
Muslimgauze-OBSERVE WITH SADIQ BEY (Staalplaat '98)
Various Artists-1970'S ALGERIAN PROTO-RAI UNDERGROUND (Sublime Frequencies)
Scuba-A MUTUAL ANTIPATHY (Hotflush)
Telepathe-DANCEMOTHER (I Am Sound)
Wolves in the Throne Room-BLACK CASCADE (Southern Lord)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-IT'S BLITZ (Interscope)
MARCH PICKS:
Amadou & Mariam-WELCOME TO MALI (Nonesuch)
Gui Boratto-TAKE MY BREATH AWAY (Kompakt)
Neko Case-MIDDLE CYCLONE (Anti-)
Grace Jones-NIGHTCLUBBING (Island '81)
Mastodon-CRACK THE SKYE (Reprise)
Aidan Moffatt & the Best-Ofs-HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN FROM SCOTLAND (Chemikal Underground)
Nite Jewel-GOOD EVENING (Human Ear Music)
Olege-TRY AND LOVE (Academy '73)
Pains of Being Pure at Heart-s/t (Slumberland)
Todd Rundgren-THE HERMIT OF MINK HOLLOW (Rhino '78)
Arthur Russell-THE SLEEPING BAG SESSIONS (Traffic '80-'86)
Sweet-SWEET FANNY ADAMS (RCA '74)
Van der Graaf Generator-TRISECTOR (Virgin)
Wavves-WAVVVES (Fat Possum)
X-X-ASPIRATIONS (Aztec '80)
FEBRUARY PICKS:
Lily Allen-IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU (Capitol)
Belbury Poly-FROM AN ANCIENT STAR (Ghost Box)
Cluster-GROSSES WASSER (Water '79)
Death-...FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE (Drag City '75)
Devo-OH NO! IT'S DEVO (Infinite Zero '82)
Diplo-DECENT WORK FOR DECENT PAY (Big Dada)
Doctors of Madness-LATE NIGHT MOVIES, ALL NIGHT BRAINSTORMS (Ozit '76)/FIGMENTS OF EMANCIPATION (Ozit '76)
Jefferson Airplane-CROWN OF CREATION (RCA '68)
Lamb of God-WRATH (Epic)
Tommy McCook & the Aggrovators-KING TUBBY MEETS THE AGRROVATORS AT DUB STATION (Trojan '75)
Mo-Dettes-THE STORY SO FAR (Cherry Red '79-'81)
Morrissey-YEARS OF REFUSAL (Attack/Lost Highway)
Quarteto Em Cy-ALELUIA 1964-66 (El)
T.I.-PAPER TRAIL (Atlantic)
Wale-THE MIXTAPE ABOUT NOTHING (self-released)
JANUARY PICKS:
Animal Collective-MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILLION (Domino)
Darkthrone-TRANSILVANIAN HUNGER (Peaceville '94)
Flower Travellin' Band-MAKE UP (Wok Sin '72)
Lifelover-KONKURS (Avantgarde)
Lucifer's Friend-s/t (Revisited '70)
Murcof-THE VERSAILLES SESSIONS (Leaf)
A.C. Newman-GET GUILETY (Matador)
Soft Machine-SEVEN (Sony BMG '73)
Soundtrack-SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Interscope)
Various Artists-SOUNDBOY'S GRAVESTONE DESECRATED BY VANDALS (Skull Disco)
Studio Der Frühen Musik/Thomas Binkley-TROUBADOUS, TROUVERES, MINSTRELS (Warner Classics '66-'74)
Van Duren-ARE YOU SERIOUS? (Water '77)
Wavves-s/t (Woodsist)