quoted 6 lines in fact, than most of the records I have bought this year have turned out> in fact, than most of the records I have bought this year have turned out
> to be in the long run. I believe that the music is stagnating a bit, and
> this is just trickling down to the list. If there were things worth
> reviewing, I'd bet people woud review them. If there was more music to
> focus on, I'm certain the focus would return to the music. Currently,
> however, there are just not that many exciting new releases to talk about.
I was feeling a bit musically distraught this year as well, until I
picked up Blue's _Mexican Church_, Spooky's _Found Sound_, and
Hosono's _N.D.E._. I attribute some of the letdown to the prolific
ones -- let's face it, Kirk, Paradinas, and A. Heart are simply
repeating themselves. And so are some of the labels.