I'm a closet fan of best-of lists, so here's mine for 2000:
10 Best Albums (no order):
- Gimmik [Slow Motion Process]
- Sigur Ros [Agaetis Byrjun]
- Capitol K [Island Row]
- Marumari [The Wolves Hollow]
- Yee-King [SuperUser]
- The Third Eye Foundation [Little Lost Soul]
- Luomo [Vocalcity]
- Fort Lauderdale [1001 Revolutions]
- Jega [Geometry]
- Radiohead [Kid A]
Honerable Mentions
- Two Lone Swordsmen [Tiny Reminders]
- Jamie Lidell [Muddlin Gear]
- Mira Calix [One On One]
- Jimi Tenor [Out Of Nowhere]
- Red Snapper [Our Aim Is To Satisfy]
- Broadcast [The Noise Made By People]
5 Best EPs (no order):
- Boards Of Canada [In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country]
- Leafcutter John [Concouse E.E.P.]
- Bola [Mauver]
- Ovuca [King Stacey]
- Bogdan Raczynski [Ibiza Anthems Vol.4]
Honerable Mentions (eps):
- Team Doyobi [Push Chairs For Grown Ups]
- Bola [Shapes]
- V.L.A.D. [Motion Institute]
Best Compilation (no competition that i've heard)
- Lily Of The Valley
And some holdover "bests" from 1999 that I only just acquired in 2000
or haven't been able to stop listening to in 2000:
- Proem [Burn Plate No.1]
- Faultline [Closer Colder]
- Mum [Yesterday Was Dramatic - Today Is OK]
- Funkturm [Urban Mantras]
- Plod [Pillow Talk]
- Freeform [Me Shape]
- Richard Devine [Richard Devine EP]
- Gimmik [?!Load-Error EP]
- Aphex Twin [Windowlicker]
- Various [A Murder In The Company Of The Vespertine]
- Various [+b+mo18 cd-r comp]
OK, lots of stuff, I know, but I couldn't help myself. I like a lot
of things.
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Adam Piontek [
http://www.tcinternet.net/users/damek/]
ICQ: 3456339 [damek@earthling.net]
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