| Artist |
Album |
Label |
| Kevin Kowalczyk. Sleepless Nights |
| Rufus Wainwright |
Want One |
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| Cat Power |
You Are Free |
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| Radiohead |
Hail to the Thief |
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| Bjork |
Live Box |
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| Medicine |
Mechanical Forces of Love |
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| Belle & Sebastian |
Dear Catastrophe Waitress |
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| Massive Attack |
100th Window |
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| Lisa Germano |
Lullaby for Liquid Pig |
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| Longwave |
The Strangest Things |
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| Grandaddy |
Sumday |
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Rob Bell. Sleepless Nights. The Alphabestest 2003. Hope it's not too much for you...
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| Abstract Rude & Tribe Unique |
Showtyme! |
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| Aceyalone |
Love & Hate |
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| Benji |
Filing Me Away |
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| Andrew Bird |
Weather Systems |
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| Burnside Project |
The Networks, The Circuits, The Streams, The Harmonies |
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| Cat Power |
You Are Free |
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| Caural |
Stars On My Ceiling |
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| Devotchka! |
Una Volta |
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| Devslashnull (Dev/Null) |
Poppy |
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| D.H.S. |
Attention: Earth People |
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| Friends Forever |
Killball |
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| Interpol |
Turn On The Bright Lights |
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| Marz |
Love Streams (German Release From 2002) |
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| The Notwist |
Neon Golden |
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| William Parker Violin Trio |
Scrapbook |
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| Postal Service |
Give Up |
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| Rithma |
Music Fiction |
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| Uscochi |
Uscochi |
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| Bret Berman. Here is a list of my Top Ten Studio Albums for 2003! This list does not include Live releases or reissues. |
| Josh Rouse |
1972 |
Ryko |
| Madlib |
Shades of Blue |
Blue Note |
| OutKast |
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below |
La Face |
| Garage A Trois |
Emphasizer |
Tone Cool |
| Kid Koala |
Some of My Best Friends Are DJ's |
Ninja Tune |
| The White Stripes |
Elephant |
V2 |
| Black Eyed Peas |
Elephunk |
A&M |
| Michael Franti & Spearhead |
Everyone DeservesMusic |
Boo Boo |
| moe. |
Wormwood |
Artist Direct |
| Sex Mob |
Dime Grind Palace |
Rope a Dope |
| E23 - Electronic Air DJ: E23's 2003 Top Picks |
| Autechre |
Draft 7.30 |
Warp |
| Detroit Grand Pubahs |
Funk All Ya'll |
Jive Electro |
| Fischerspooner |
#1 |
Fischerspooner/Capitol |
| Frost |
Melodica |
Frostworld/Shadow |
| Lfo |
Sheath |
Warp |
| Massive Attack |
100th Window |
Virgin |
| Monolake |
Momentum |
Monolake/Imbalance Computer Music |
| Plump Dj'S |
Eargasm |
Finger Lickin |
| The Postal Service |
Give Up |
Subpop |
| Royksopp |
Melody A.M. |
Warp |
| Runners-up: |
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| DJ Icey |
Different Day |
System |
| Kraftwerk |
Tour de France Soundtracks |
Virgin/Astralwerks |
| Push Button Objects |
Ghetto Blaster |
Warp |
| Karl Eggert. Jazz & Beyond. Here are the most interesting CDs I heard in 2003. Whoops! It's my top Eleven.... -vor |
| Gerry Hemingway |
Songs |
Between the Lines |
| Susanne Abbuehl |
Ida Lupino |
Radio Netherlands. |
| Gregg Bendian |
Bone Structure |
Cryptogramaphone. |
| Rob Burger |
Lost Photograph |
Tzadiik. |
| Ann Dyer |
When I Close My Eyes |
Sunnyside. |
| Ignaz Friedman |
Complete Recordings Volume 2. |
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| Georges Lentz |
Caeli Enarrant . . . III. & IV |
Naxos |
| Michael Mussilami |
Beijing |
Playscape. |
| Matthew Shipp |
Equilibrium |
Alma. |
| Sonny Stitt |
Live At the High Hat |
OJC. |
| Omar Sosa |
A New Life |
Ota Records. |
| Akio Yashiro |
Piano Concerto and Symphony |
Naxos. |
George Figgs. Monday afternoon Sound Alternative and Musica Mundi host as well as head Kabaret Engineer. Here are 10 Albums I've enjoyed over the last year. I could have easily tacked on another 25.
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| Roswell Rudd/Toumani Diabate |
Mali Cool |
Sunny Side |
| Juana Molina |
Segundo |
Domino |
| Bill Frisell & The Intercontinentals |
The Intercontinentals |
Nonesuch |
| William Parker Violin Trio |
Scrapbook |
Thirsty Ear |
| Rob Burger |
Lost Photograph |
Tzadik |
| Wilco |
"More Like the Moon" EP |
independent |
| Kotche/O'Rourke/Tweedy |
Loose Fur |
Drag City |
| Adrar des Iforas |
Voyages en Pays Tuareg |
Le Chant Du Monde |
| Band of Blacky Ranchette |
Still Looking Good to Me |
Thrill Jockey |
| Calexico |
Feast of Wire |
Quarterstick |
BEEZ, Late night DJ
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| Al Green |
I Can't Stop |
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| Yo La Tengo |
Summer Sun |
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| Massive Attack |
100th Window |
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| Neil Young |
Greendale |
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| Joe Strummer |
Streetcore |
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| Poi Dog Pondering |
In Seed Comes Fruit |
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| Joss Stone |
The Soul Sessions |
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| Various Artists |
1 Giant Leap |
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| The Dixie Hummingbirds |
Diamond Jubilation |
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| Buddha Cafe |
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| Hall of Shame : |
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| Phish |
Round Room |
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| E.C. Erb. Music Director. EC's Top Ten (or so) of 2003 |
| Carla Kihlstedt |
Two Foot Yard |
Tzadik |
| Bill Frisell & the Intercontinentals |
CD |
Nonesuch |
| Devotchka |
Una Volta |
Cicero |
| Various Artists, compiled by R. Crumb |
Hot Women |
Kein & Aber |
| Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros |
Streetcore |
Hellcat |
| Ry Cooder/Manuel Galban |
Mambo Sinuendo |
Nonesuch |
| Lucky Peterson |
Black Midnight Sun |
Dreyfus |
| Al Green |
I Can't Stop |
Blue Note |
| Various Artists |
Festival in the Desert |
World Village |
| Tribalistas |
CD |
Metro |
| Various Artists |
Flowers in the Wildwood |
Trikont |
| Robert Een |
Mystery Dances |
Starkland |
Glenn Arndt. Here's my list of Jazz favorites, those that I remember, in no particular order, with some glaring omissions:
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| Gerry Hemingway, |
Songs |
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| Anthony Braxton, |
Four Compositions GTM |
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| Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quartet, |
Year of the Elephant |
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| Roscoe Mitchell and The Note Factory |
Song for my Sister |
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| William Parker/Joe Morris/Hamid Drake |
Eloping with the Sun |
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| Art Ensemble of Chicago |
Tribute to Lester |
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| Steve Lacy |
The Beat Suite |
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| William Parker Violin Trio |
Scrapbook |
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| Matthew Shipp |
Equilibrium |
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| DJ Spooky |
Dubtometry |
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| GoodandEvil |
Sessions |
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John Schaefer : ASA/MSA/Sleepless Host : 10 or 15 of the best recordings from the last 12 or 16 months.
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| Band of Blacky Ranchette |
Still Lookin' Good To Me |
Thrill Jockey |
| Gaby Kerpel |
Carnabailito |
Nonesuch |
| Various Artists |
Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways |
Smithsonian Folkways |
| The Books |
The Lemon of Pink |
Tomlab |
| The Cinematic Orchestra |
Man with a Movie Camera |
Ninja Tune |
| Adam Rudolph & Hamid Drake |
Hu Vibrational Boonghee Music 1 |
Meta |
| Hint |
Portakabin Fever |
Hombre |
| Bonobo |
Dial 'M' For Monkey |
Ninja Tune |
| HiM |
Many in High Places are Not Well |
Bubblecore |
| DJ Krush |
Shinsou: Message at the Depth |
Red Ink |
| Andrew Bird |
Weather Systems |
Righteous Babe |
| Prefuse 73 |
One Word Extinguisher |
Warp |
| Caural |
Stars on My Ceiling |
Chocolate Industries (2002) |
| Various Artists |
Jeff Recordings: Rough Beats from Trinidad & Peru 1972-1976 |
Crippled Dick Hot Wax Records (2002) |
|
März |
Love Streams |
Karaoke Kalk (2002) |
| James Weise, Thursday Afternoon Sound Alternative. "Top Ten" be damned. There's way too much great music to narrow in on simply The Best. Here are ten albums I can say I have thoughly enjoyed this year and would safely recommend to listeners with eclectic and adventerous taste. i.e. a KGNU listener. Happy Listening. |
| Dengue Fever |
Dengue Fever |
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| Wu Man |
Pipa: From a Distance |
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| Scott Amendola Band |
Cry |
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| Aoki/Hunsinger/Jarman |
Trio |
|
| John Cage/Herbert Henck |
Sonatas & Interludes / Festeburger Fantasien |
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| Jason Moran |
The Bandwagon |
|
| Evolution Control Committee |
Plagiarythm Nation |
|
| John Hollenbeck |
The Claudia Quintet |
|
| Babatunde Lea |
Soul Pools |
|
| Solomon & Socalled |
Hiphopkhasene |
|
Major Lance. Top Ten list. Highway 322 & others.
|
| Fountains of Wayne |
Welcome Interstate Managers |
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| Ryan Adams |
Rock n Roll |
|
| Jayhawks |
Rainy Day |
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| Cash Brothers |
A Brand New Night |
|
| The National |
Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers |
|
| Grandaddy |
Sumday |
|
| Paul Westerberg |
Come Feel Me Tremble |
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| Eels |
Shootennany |
|
| Kathleen Edwards |
Failer |
|
| Neil Young |
Greendale |
|
Stephen Whitehead. Restless Mornings, Sleepless Nights, and fledgling ASA DJ.
|
| Juana Molina |
Segundo |
Domino |
| Four Tet |
Rounds |
Domino |
| Bonobo |
Dial 'M' For Monkey |
Ninja Tune |
| Cinematic Orchestra |
Man With A Movie Camera |
Ninja Tune |
| Radiohead |
Hail To The Theif |
Capitol |
| White Stripes |
Elephant |
Third Man Records / V2 |
| Matthew Shipp |
Equilibrium |
Thirsty Ear |
| Laibach |
WAT |
Mute |
| Kptmichigan |
Player, Player |
Aesthetics |
| Prefuse 73 |
One Word Extinguisher |
Warp |
| Twine |
Twine |
Ghostly International |
| Little Fyodor. Better late than never?? The Top 10 played artists on Under The Floorboards for 2003 are: |
| Ken Clinger |
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| Don Campau |
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| DB Pedersen |
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| R. Stevie Moore |
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| Jaws of the Flying Carpet |
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| Noodle Muffin |
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| Art Paul Schlosser |
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| C. Goff III |
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| Sindex Industries |
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| C. Reider |
|
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| Frank Lambrick: Afternoon Sound Alternative. An alphabetical list of the most recent 10 favorites of the year. |
| Brokeback |
Looks at the Bird |
|
| Miles Davis |
The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions |
|
| East River Pipe |
Garbageheads on Endless Stun |
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| Fourtet |
Rounds |
|
| Joe Henry |
Tiny Voices |
|
| Kotche/ORourke/Tweedy |
Loose Fur |
|
| Kelly Joe Phelps |
Slingshot Professionals |
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| Rachel's |
Systems/Layers |
|
| Radiohead` |
Hail to the Thief |
|
| Yo La Tengo |
Summer Sun |
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