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Originally Posted by Derek
I dunno, I just loved 'Lulu'. The conception and the execution. And I'd say hip hop in particular is killing it this year in terms of mixtape rappers.
Shame the new Kayo Dot wasn't released until yesterday cause it would so be top 5 material.
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Oh yeah. That did come out. Gotta hunt that down.
The new GbV is also available for DL. Maybe it has been for some time. Anyway, check mediafire if you're interested.
I think this year I was way too focused on keeping track of new releases from highly established artists like Boris, Battles, harvey, Mogwai, Waits, Wilco, and so on. I missed a lot of the underdogs, or at least failed to listen to them until very late in the year.
Don't get me wrong... all those "big" releases were worth it, but I think the year was really owned by Grouper and Tim Hecker, while some of the bigger artists' releases (like Wilco and Battles) were kind of let-downs.
I really wish the Flaming Lips had released a comprehensive compilation of their work from this year on a singe disk instead of a brain or a vagina or something. They had some really good tunes this year. Their gigs with Lightning Bolt and Neon Indian both yielded kickass results, as did their "Gummy" stuff.