Albums of the Year 2008 (3 Viewers)

[psycho]

My favourite has to be the the 'No Kids' album. http://www.discogs.com/release/1210138

Reminds me of Jim O' Rourke 'Eureka' so you can't help but love it!

Can't believe only 6 people on Discogs have this or have bothered to log it.Doh I better do it now

K

 

[platters]

In no particular order;

Sunken Foal - Fallen Arches
Autechre - Quaristice
Dam-Funk - Rhythm Tracks Vol 4
Flying Lotus - LA
The Bug - London Zoo
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah: Part one (4th world war)
Leila - Blood, Looms & Blooms
Claro Intelecto - Metanarrative

looking forward to hearing the Fennesz

 

[hermie]

here's my top 8:

Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
Why? - Alopecia
Spook of the 13th Lock - s/t
Crayonsmith - White Wonder ('Lost in the Forest' definately my song of the year)
Xiu Xiu - Women as Lovers
Stereolab - Chemical Chords
Beach House - Devotion
Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual!

the last two will probably come from these albums on my shopping list of which I've liked what I've heard:
Grouper, Fennesz, Marnie Stern, Deerhoof, Women, Krallice, Flesh vs Venom.

 

[hermie]

honourable mentions to Papier Tigre, Portishead, Throw Me the Statue

 

[ratmonkey]

John Zorn - The Dreamers

Not a whole lot else coming to mind.

 

[platters]

honourable mention

Arthur Russell - Love Is Overtaking Me

 

[ronan]

Why? - Alopecia
Throw Me The Statue - Moonbeams
The Mae Shi - HLLLYH
No Kids - Come Into My House
Subtle - Exiting Arm
Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
Max Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads You
Women - Women
Portishead - Third
Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers

 

[therealjohnny]

I dint buy many new releases

I liked these though

 

[Mitchum]

Gang Gang Dance-Saint Dymphna
Grouper-Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill
Earth-The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull
Flying Lotus-Los Angeles
Tape-Luminarium
Evangelista-Hello, Voyager
Fennesz-The Black Sea
Fabulous Diamonds s/t
Growing-All The Way
Lil' Wayne-Tha Carter III

 

[aoboa]

Skull disco - Soundboy's Gravestone Gets Desecrated By Vandals
Amenra - Mass IIII
The Bug - London Zoo
Final - Dead Air
The Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock - The Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock
Boris - Smile
Jape - Ritual


Probably a few more I can't remember.

 

[M. Stratosphere]

Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
Flying Lotus - LA
Beck – Modern Guilt
Leila - Blood, Looms & Blooms

Probably more but can’t seem to think of too many that came out before the summer.

Single of the year, Heliocentrics – Distant Star

Haven’t got around to getting the Advisory Channel and the new Tussle yet, and I’m sure they’d be right up there too. It’s the whole I hate cd’s thing that has me dragging my heals. Plus I’ve been mostly re discovering hip hop (been about 15/16 years since I listened to it this much) and old, if new to me records.

 

[Anthony]

play

 

[aoboa]

play

When di the Mound album come out?
If it was this year it should have been on the list.

 

[Anthony]

Late 2007.
(note: never release beyond mid october)

 

[Alan Remorse]

Fair few I've forgotten about. Definitely the Mai Shi was one. Especially cos their gig was so much fun. Sunken Foal too.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Aids Wank's Outstanding Child Colossus was the name we all dropped at those summer BBQ street parties.

 

[Cryptid]

Aids Wank's Outstanding Child Colossus was the name we all dropped at those summer BBQ street parties.

Yeah, I went to one of those BBQs for a weekend and stayed for a whole for 11 years, like. Yeah, I was there at the start.

 

[Cryptid]

At least we have U2 to look forward to in 09. Just when you thought the recession couldn't get any worse. I, for one, can only hope that they change their mind.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

At least we have U2 to look forward to in 09. Just when you thought the recession couldn't get any worse. I, for one, can only hope that they change their mind.

I wouldn't hold out much hope of U2 ever making a half-decent record again.

It'll be like the last three - one or two decent tracks then the rest shit.

Still - a better good/bad ratio than Sigur Ros.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I wouldn't hold out much hope of U2 ever making a half-decent record again.

It'll be like the last three - one or two decent tracks then the rest shit.

apparently theres a heavy trance influence on the new u2 one. yikes.