o, circuit des yeux-symphone

emeralds' 'solar bridge' is a beautofil mindfuck, also one of the greats of 08.

Huntsville - Eco, Arches & Eras
Grails - Take Refuge in Clean Living
Marnie Stern
Stereolab - Chemical Chords
Boris - Smile

my top 5:

mogwai - the hawk is howling
james blackshaw - echoes of litany
grails - take refuge in clean living (or doomsdayer's holiday is fine as well)
dungen - 4
Bar Kokhba Sextet – Lucifer, Book of Angels Vol 10

I didn't like Microcastle. Sounds like a ballad from Twin Peaks.

Mount Eerie's Black Wooden Ceiling Opening (or whatever it is called)

I've grown to be more tolerable of Microcastle.

if it sounded like twin peaks, itd prolly have a better shot of being good.

it was all like James' song: just you... and me... together.... forever...

I dislike them, but I hear Portishead's latest is great. Also go for Just a Souvenir by Squarepusher, but that may be what you consider a risky buy.

Ooh, and while we're on the topic of shameless self promotion, check my sig for the link to my discography. It's all free, baby :D

Is Squarepusher risky or just relentlessly shite?

You just want that bug-eyed animal Zooey to gobble your knob. ;)

Arthur Russell__Love Is Overtaking Me.
Gang Gang Dance__ Saint Dymphna
Wavves__Wavves


already mentioned:
Hospitals
Grouper
Flying Lotus

Who doesn't?

Me.

Even if she could act I'd kick her out of bed.

It's actually really enjoyable. Different from his others.

1-5 Suishou No Fune - Prayer for Chibi.



Also, "Microcastle" isn't Twin Peaks ENOUGH. For a record that sounds exactly like music form Twin Peaks but is actually good, check out Bohren & Der Club Of Gore's "Dolores".

Does he do that thing he does with the bass that makes me want to hurt him?

Not as much. Only on like one track.

It's a really weird album. Sounds like a full rock band at times. Not as jazzy. Has some poppy stuff too. Has a mix of everything he's done and stuff he's never explored before. It's actually pretty brilliant. My girlfriend's 13 year old brother likes it.

yeah cat power is terrible.

I'm not too convinced that Jukebox was voted worst album because the music is "bad." I think it's more a case of Chan Marshall wearing too much makeup, dancing like an idiot during shows, and doing tons of commercial work that has those voters upset.

I'm not one of those Cat Power apologists who praises everything she does because I have some unhealthy fixation on her as a person. I honestly wouldn't pay more than 25 bucks to see her live, as her stage shows are so unpredictable. I GENUINELY like 98% of the music she puts out, and I think her latest polished pop is excellent. Jukebox has some great covers and, imo, one of her best original compositions, 'Song to Bobby'. While I do find Jukebox to be one of her weaker efforts, I don't like it any less than say her You Are Free album, which is typically praised by most "fans."

Jukebox is nothing earth-shattering by any means, and she can certainly do better. I just can't bring myself to believe that it's the WORST album of the year. I'm quite convinced that this is simply another case of image overriding the music.

Take this comment from a Brainwashed reader for example, "How long can you release substandard, undernourished albums of cutesy postmodern cover versions, and play live shows that are famous for their awfulness, and still continue to be a critical darling and indie pinup girl? For Chan Marshall, the answer is thirteen fucking years."

She's had like eight albums, two of which were covers, and those two cover albums are completely different in sound, design and execution. Just another case of someone, who doesn't even appear to have listened to the album, bitching about "popularity."