1. Cut Chemist & DJ Shadow -- Brainfreeze:
If you can find this limited release, get it! It features Cut and
Shadow mixing up a whole lotta PRIMO rare groove on the night before their
Future Primative show. Worth the purchase if only for the rework of
Shadow's "Number Song" with Kraftwerk's "Numbers".
2. Bonnie Prince Billy -- I See A Darkness:
Will Oldham (The Artist Formerly Known As 'Palace') is certainly one of
the greatest lyricists of our decade. This album, featuring Oldham's
signature brand of dark country music, is beautiful beyond words.
3. Various Artists -- Quannum Spectrum
A hip-hop compilation featuring the production wizardry of Dj Shadow,
and the lyrical mayhem of Latyrx, Blackalicious, Jurassic 5, Divine Styler,
and several other key figures in the underground hip-hop scene. Veeeerrry
nice.
4. Autechre -- EP7
Come on guys, it wasn't THAT bad. The only track I don't really like is
the second (the one with the MC).
5. Boards of Canada -- High Scores
I know its a re-release, but, DAMN, this shit is good! "Everything You
Do Is a Balloon" is the JAM!
6. Plone -- For Beginner Piano
Wonderfully melodic tunes from these guys. Not even the staunchest Oval
fan could resist its powers.
7. Aphex Twin -- Windowlicker
Richard continues to show is why he is the master and we are all merely
his students. How could you not be awestruck by the programming on
"Nannou"?
8. DJ Z-Trip & Radar -- Live At the Future Primative Soundsession
Arizona Turntablists Z-Trip & Radar mix some classic (and some
not-so-classic) hip-hop with classic rock, and the result is nothing short
of remarkable. This is the LORD of all party albums.
9. Red Snapper -- Making Bones
The refreshing album from this live Jazz / Drum 'n' Bass band is a
killer. This album really comes at you from all directions: A badass MC, a
sulty diva, and some of the hottest drumming around. A true classic.
10. All the old shit I heard for the first time this year!
Latyrx -- The Album
Amon Tobin -- Permutaion
Bricolage
Chomp Samba
Piranha Breaks
Cujo -- Adventures in Foam
Every Autechre album
Aphex Twin -- Selected Ambient Works, Vol. II
Squarepusher -- Big Loada
Lesser -- Welcome to the American Experience
Jurassic 5 -- J5 EP
Mogwai -- Young Team
Ten Rapid
Kid Koala -- Scratchcratchratchatch
John Coltrane -- Live at the Village Vanguard
Miles Davis -- Kind of Blue
My Bloody Valentine -- Loveless
Asian Dub Foundation -- Rafi's Revenge
Photek -- Form and Function
Jamie Johnson
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