OK, as 2005 rapidly outstays its welcome, now's a good time as any to rewind through what the year had to offer musically. First up, my top ten albums (in no order).
1. Venetian Snares: Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett (Planet Mu)
2. Konono No.1: Congotronics (Crammed)
3. Pier Bucci: Familia (Crosstown Rebels)
4. Kraftwerk: Minimum Maximum (EMI)
5. Exile: Pro-Agonist (Planet Mu)
6. Autechre: Untilted (Warp)
7. Ryoji Ikeda: Dataplex (Raster Noton)
8. Caro: The Return of Caro (Orac)
9. Matias Aguayo: Are you really lost? (Kompakt)
10. Sunn O)))): Black One (Southern Lord)
and singles....
1. Andy Greenman: Discothique EP (Microsolutions to Megaproblems)
2. Skream: Angry / Traitor (Ital)
3. AM/PM: Also (Dreck)
4. Florian Hecker & Russell Haswell: Revision (Mego)
5. Macabre Unit: Lift Off / Death By Stereo Remix / Tensor Jam (Terrorhythm)
6. Digital Mystikz: Everything they released in 2005 (DMZ)
7. The Bug: Dem a Bomb We (Ladybug)
8. Adam Kroll: Galopp (Traum Schallplatten)
9. AFX: Analord (Rephlex)
10. Gudrun Gut / Thomas Fehlmann: Move Me (Earsugar)
Compilation of the year was Acid: Can You Jack? - Chicago Acid & Experimental House 1985-95 on Soul Jazz Records.
Thanks for everything in 2005. Happy New Year.
Sheikh :)
