Favorite Music from 2008

cruise_elroy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:24 pm

as always, i don't know if these came out this year, but i heard 'em recentlyish

the goodnight loving lp
wovenhand - ten stones
terri & someone - this is already that
avett brothers - emotionalism
roky & the explosives - halloween
the bad plus - prog
barry & the eastenders - the uplift mofo boner donor sweater zeppelin party plan
glass & ashes lp
david sedaris - when you are engulfed in flames
the rats reissue lp
the black & whites lp
gentleman jesse lp
flight of the conchords lp
hellacopters covers lp
howlies 45
analogik - soens folk
o'death - broken hymns, limbs, & skin
saturday looks good to me - fill up the room
chants r&b lp on norton
the sun - don't let your baby have all the fun
bygones - in threes
this heat - deceit reissue
vivian girls lp
rollo 45
magnetic fields - distortion
firewater - golden hour

61 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:49 pm

Pink Reason - Borrowed Time

Various Artists - Life is a Problem - Mississippi Records compilation of electric gospel

Irma Thomas - Irma Thomas Sings - reissue of early singles

Thee Oh Sees - the song "Ghost in the Trees" off of
The Master's Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In

Marie Corbo covering about a quarter of Tommy with just an acoustic guitar,
uploading it to her myspace, and taking it down after a couple of weeks

Sofa King · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:35 pm

underspecialization · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:00 pm

i like dig!!! lazarus, dig!!!

teenageteenageteenage · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:45 pm

skeletons "money" is the best record of '08.

other highlights include:
indian jewelry "free gold"
the alps "iii"
times new viking "rip it off"
magic lantern "high beams"

blah blah blah.

Rollie · **Joined:** Wed Feb 12, 2003 6:04 pm **Posts:** 1872

Yeah, that Magic Lantern may be the best Psych record of the year.

Joelseph · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:10 pm

a top 55 I came up with.

teepee · **Joined:** Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:49 pm **Posts:** 42

1. Sic Alps - Long Way to a Shortcut CD (Animal Language), U.S. EZ LP (Siltbreeze)
2. Los Llamarada - Take the Sky LP (S-S)
3. Tyvek - Cauldron Born CDR, Sidewalk/Flashing Lights 7" (M'lady's)
4. Ara - Pick Up and Run 2007 LP (What the?) (http://www.mimaroglumusicsales.com/artists/ara.html)
5. Little Claw - Race to the Bottom 7" (Siltbreeze), World of tired 7" (Physical Sewer), Live Trash 2006 CDR
6. Guinea Worms - Box of Records 7" (Columbus Discount), Lost and Found 7" (Botulism Music)
7. Pink Reason - Winona 7" (Woodsist), 3:16/Sweet Sinister 7" (Columbus Discount)
8. El Jesus de Magico - Unclean Ghost/Pirate Utopia 7" (Columbus Discount)
9. Times New Viking - Rip it Off CD, Stay Awake 7" (Matador)
10. Grave Blankets - Our Love is Real 7" (HoZac), Fey Gods - Face Like a Rat tape

These other ones I listened to and enjoyed a great deal...

Blank Dogs - singles, On Two Sides LP (Troubleman)
Fabulous Diamonds - s/t LP (Siltbreeze)
Factums - The Sistrum LP (Sacred Bones)
Unholy 2 - Kutter/Porky$ 7" (Columbus Discount)
Harrisburg Players 7" (Columbus Discount)
Vivian Girls - 7" (Woodsist), 7" (In the Red)
Black Time - singles, Double Negative LP (In the Red)
Intelligence - Debt & ESP 7" (PIR)
Zola Jesus - Soeur Sewer 7" (Sacred Bones)
Emeralds - Solar Bridge CD (Hanson)
Ducktails - Beach Point Pleasant 7" (Breakingworld)
70s Thai Orchestra/Siamese Temple Ball LP (Mississippi)
V/a - Fight on, your time ain't long LP (Mississippi)

DJ Sleepy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:39 am

The first portion of the Agit Reader Top 20 is up:
http://www.agitreader.com/2008/albums_11_20.html

timstepford · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:22 pm

Albums:
The Gutter Twins - Saturalina
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Bloc Party - Intimacy
Local H - 12 Angry Months

Songs:
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
Portishead - Machine Gun
The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer
Flight of the Conchords - Hiphopopotamus Vs. Rhymenocerous
Annie - I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me

DJ Sleepy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:03 am

Independent Playground · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:35 am

robertduffy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:47 am

Pitchfork top songs

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/f ... ks-of-2008

DJ Sleepy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:08 am

robertduffy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:54 am

okay i put my list up..

http://www.donewaiting.com/2008/12/17/f ... ert-duffy/

thefiercelime · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:07 am

Wow, dude. You could use an editor. Re-read that.

Just saying. That made my head hurt.

Was there a deadline or something?

robertduffy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:35 am

thefiercelime · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:37 am

HA! I figured that was written late.

Nice picks.

I'm just giving you a hard time.

Sorry for coming across like a jackass. I was born this way.

Truthfully, my head already hurt before I posted this.

melikecheese · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:52 am

These are the singles that I enjoyed the most this year.

1. Brimstone Howl - Tunnel of Love
2. Jay Reatard - Always Wanting More
3. Pink Reason - 3:16 (cdr singles club #1)
4. Sandwich - Assisted Living (cdr singles club #4)
5. Lover! - I Am Not a Gnome
6. Cheval Sombre - I found It Not So
7. RTFO Bandwagon - New Jack
8. The Muslims - Parasites/Walking With Jesus

favorite re-issues

The Velvet Underground re-issues. (i think were this year) but it allowed me to pick up nice copies of White Light White Heat and the S/T.

DJ Sleepy · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:13 am

DJ Sleepy · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:55 am

justin · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:27 pm

no real order:

hearts of palm - bridge ep
dianogah - qhnnnl
miranda sound - s/t
baak gwai - find a stranger in the alps
hayden - in field & town (u.s. release in '08, canadians had it last year)
hold steady - stay positive
highland - bull simple
mogwai - the hawk is howling
torche - meanderthal

wirrbear · **Posted:** Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:03 am

vinyl
1) magic lantern - high beams
2) sun araw - beach head
3) grouper - dragging a dead dear up a hill
4) Prurient - Victorian Photography 7"
5) Pocahaunted - Island Diamonds
6) Barn Owl - From Our Mouths A Perpetual Light
7) Astro - Live At Muryoku Muzen Temple

Burning Star Core - Challenger
9) Spine Scavenger - Shackles Of Man Measured Time
10) Inca Ore - Birthday Of Bless You
11) Torche - Meanderthal
12) Sonic Youth - SYR7
13) Autechre - Quaristice
14) Chris Corsano - The Young Cricketer
15) Alva Noto - Unitxt

cds
1) Jason Crumer - Ottoman Black
2) Christina Carter - Original Darkness
3) Mark Mcguire - Dream Team
4) Kevin Drumm - Imperial Distortion 2xCD
5) Emeralds - Solar Bridge
6) hair police - certainty of swarms
7) Prurient - Cocaine Death

Prurient - The Black Post Society
9) Nerve Net Noise - Dark Garden
10) Oneohtrix Point Never - A Pact Between Strangers
11) Sonic Youth - SYR8
12) Coconot - Cosa Astral
13) Valerio Cosi – Heavy Electronic Pacific Rock
14) Lau Nau - Nukkuu
15) Li Jianhong – San Sheng Shi
16) Jim O'Rourke - Long Night 2xCD
17) Stag Hare - Black Medicine Music
18) Merzbow - Annica

cassettes
1) lilypad - capacitor
2) Emeralds & Aaron Dilloway - Under Pressure
3) Pocahaunted - Beast That You Are
4) Andrew Coltrane - Synth Tapes Vol. 5
5) Andrew Coltrane - Untitled 2xc90
6) Sam Golberg - OBES
7) Steve Hauschildt - Rapt For Liquid Minister

Aaron Dilloway - Modern Jester
9) Do Tell - Sewn to the Current

Rollie · **Joined:** Wed Feb 12, 2003 6:04 pm **Posts:** 1872

Yo. My favorite reissues of the year:

Stay tuned for more.

Fuck ranking music.

There is only good and bad.

Time to start enjoying music again.

Love,

Doug

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