DAT PoliticsTop Twenty:
I really enjoyed this year musically. A lot of great stuff came out of the crevices, to see the light of day. Obviously this indicates my favorite picks, not everything I listened to over the year. Your tastes may differ from mine as well, so keep this in mind. And a new section has been created, to sort of let you know what I would have enjoyed in 2008 had I known about it (or given it a proper listen). Enjoy yourself wonderful people and notes have been added regarding volume levels, etc. Please take note of them, since some of this is very loud.
In no particular order:
1. Hecker– Acid in the Style of David Tudor*
2. Dominque Leone – Abstract Expression
3. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms
4. SND – Atavism**
5. Dan Deacon – Bromst
6. Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport
7. Tortoise– Beacons of Ancestorship
8. DAT Politics – Mad Kit
9. Japandroids– Post-Nothing
10. Shit and Shine - '229 2299 - Girls Against Shit'***
11. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
12. Cheer Accident – Fear Draws Misfortune
13. The Field – Yesterday and Today
14. Thomas Koner – La Barca
15. Jay Reatard – Watch Me Fall
16. Leyland Kirby – Sadly, the Future is No Longer What it was
17. Oneida– Rated O
18. Memory Tapes – Seek Magic
19. DJ Sprinkles – Midtown 120 Blues
20. EmptySet- Emptyset
*Listen to on speakers only, due to panning and 3D Sound, abstract doesn’t even begin to describe it.
**Headphones (strongly) recommended
***Really, almost unbelievably loud. Watch the volume levels.
Songs of the Year:
Yeah, sure, why not have this section. Sometimes an album may be boring, but one or two of the songs is decent enough to mention. Often they don’t even release a full blown album, but rather one or two songs via blogs, myspace, etc.
Das Racist – Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell
Derek Rogers– Cosmic Overlap
Andy Stott – Night Jewel
Broadcast and The Focus Group – Royal Chant
Bibio– Jealous of Roses
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone – Hot Boyz
Deerhunter– Circulation
Real EstateReal Estate – Fake Blues (EP)
Lighting Bolt – Nation of Boar
The Juan McLean – Happy House
New Section: Amendments to 2008 (or: Things I should’ve put on last year’s list or at least mentioned)
Mogwai: Hawk is howling
Dan Friel: Ghost Town
Maryanne Amacher: Sound Characters 2
I really enjoyed this year musically. A lot of great stuff came out of the crevices, to see the light of day. Obviously this indicates my favorite picks, not everything I listened to over the year. Your tastes may differ from mine as well, so keep this in mind. And a new section has been created, to sort of let you know what I would have enjoyed in 2008 had I known about it (or given it a proper listen). Enjoy yourself wonderful people and notes have been added regarding volume levels, etc. Please take note of them, since some of this is very loud.
In no particular order:
1. Hecker– Acid in the Style of David Tudor*
2. Dominque Leone – Abstract Expression
3. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms
4. SND – Atavism**
5. Dan Deacon – Bromst
6. Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport
7. Tortoise– Beacons of Ancestorship
8. DAT Politics – Mad Kit
9. Japandroids– Post-Nothing
10. Shit and Shine - '229 2299 - Girls Against Shit'***
11. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
12. Cheer Accident – Fear Draws Misfortune
13. The Field – Yesterday and Today
14. Thomas Koner – La Barca
15. Jay Reatard – Watch Me Fall
16. Leyland Kirby – Sadly, the Future is No Longer What it was
17. Oneida– Rated O
18. Memory Tapes – Seek Magic
19. DJ Sprinkles – Midtown 120 Blues
20. EmptySet- Emptyset
*Listen to on speakers only, due to panning and 3D Sound, abstract doesn’t even begin to describe it.
**Headphones (strongly) recommended
***Really, almost unbelievably loud. Watch the volume levels.
Songs of the Year:
Yeah, sure, why not have this section. Sometimes an album may be boring, but one or two of the songs is decent enough to mention. Often they don’t even release a full blown album, but rather one or two songs via blogs, myspace, etc.
Das Racist – Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell
Derek Rogers– Cosmic Overlap
Andy Stott – Night Jewel
Broadcast and The Focus Group – Royal Chant
Bibio– Jealous of Roses
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone – Hot Boyz
Deerhunter– Circulation
Real EstateReal Estate – Fake Blues (EP)
Lighting Bolt – Nation of Boar
The Juan McLean – Happy House
New Section: Amendments to 2008 (or: Things I should’ve put on last year’s list or at least mentioned)
Mogwai: Hawk is howling
Dan Friel: Ghost Town
Maryanne Amacher: Sound Characters 2
