| Artist |
Album |
Label |
| Karl Eggert, JazzBo Extraordinaire |
| Jenny Scheinman |
12 Songs |
Cryptogramophone. |
| A beautiful production that mixes folk, jazz, rock, and classical elements into a perfect musical stew. |
| Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane |
Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall |
Blue Note. |
| A jazz Holy Grail discovered in the dusty archives of the Smithsonian. |
| Billy Bang |
Vietnam Reflections |
Justin Time. |
| The second album by Bang features performances reflecting his and his musician's feelings about Viet Nam (all the jazz musicians on the cd are veterans of the Viet Nam War; all the other musicians are Viet Namese). |
| Khan Jamal |
Peace Warrior |
Random Chance Records. |
| Eclectic recordings from the late 1980s by vibraphonist Jamal. Sometimes square, sometimes ahead of its time, always swinging and passionate. |
| The Nels Cline Singers |
The Giant Pin |
Cryptogramophone. |
| One of the great electric guitar players mixing genres and making what he creates beyond category and therefore incomparable. |
| Ebony Band Amsterdam |
Homenaje a Revultas |
Channel Classics. |
| Small orchestra of European musicians play rarely if ever heard compositions by early Twentieth-Century, Mexican-Classical composer Silvestre Revultas. Viva Mexico! Viva Revultas! |
| The Billy Nayer Show |
Goodbye Straplight Sarentino, I Will Miss You |
BSG Records. |
| Sometimes whacky, sometimes poignant songs performed by a sometimes whacky, sometimes poignant rock trio. Believe it or not this group's musical esthetic reminds me most of the original Carter Family. |
| Nguyen Le |
Bakida |
The Act Company. |
| Viet Namese electric guitarist based in Paris. His music combines aspects of jazz and Viet Namese music, as well as touches of Hendricks. |
| Red Norvo |
Red Norvo Trio. |
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| Jazz vibraphonist Norvo recorded in 1954 with support from Jimmy Raney on guitar and Red Mitchell on bass. The tunes are great. The performances Swing. Norvo is impeccable. |
| Earl Hines |
Blues in Thirds |
Black Lion. |
| Perhaps the greatest of all jazz pianists playing solo in 1965. Listen to his version of Tea for Two on this cd and you can understand why one critic called him Jazz's "most daring" improviser. |
| Most Interesting Musician of 2005. For me it is Jenny Scheinman. Her own cds this year and last were outstanding. Her performances as a sideperson on a number of other cds were of an equally high standard. |
| Marshall I Demeranville III. Electronic Air, Sats. 9pm |
| Micah P. Hinson |
The Baby & the Satellite |
Sketchbook |
| Flanger |
Spirituals |
Nonplace |
| Sigur Ros |
Takk |
Emi Records |
| Arcade Fire |
Funeral |
Rough Trade |
| Fog |
10th Ave Freakout |
Lex Records |
| Jamie Lidell |
Multiply |
Warp Records |
| The Bad Plus |
Suspicious Activity? |
Columbia Jazz |
| Tord Gustavson Trio |
The Ground |
ECM |
| Eluvium |
Talk Amongst the Trees |
Temporary Residence Limited |
| Mountains |
Mountains |
Apestaartje |
| I'm Not a Gun |
Our Lives on Wednesdays |
City Centre Offices |
| The Butcher's list of albums from 2005 that people who enjoy music really need to hear. In no particular order: (Come check me out on MySpace). 2nd and 4th Friday evening Sleepless Nights. |
| Bright Eyes |
I'm Wide Awake It's Morning |
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| The Bad Plus |
Suspicious Activity? |
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| Andrew Bird |
The Mysterious Production of Eggs |
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| The Benevento/Russo Duo |
Best Reason To Buy The Sun |
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| Clem Snide |
End Of Love |
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| Gogol Bordello |
Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike |
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| Mr. Anonymous |
Mr. Anonymous |
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| David Garza |
Oh Dread/May Ides (free downloads on www.davidgarza.com!) |
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| Sigur Rós |
Takk... |
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| Son Volt |
Okemah And The Melody Of Riot |
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| Willie Nelson |
Countryman |
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| Caribou |
The Milk Of Human Kindness |
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| Iron & Wine/Calexico |
In The Reins |
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| Beck |
Guero |
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| George Figgs. Musica Mundi, Weds. 7pm. ASA Mon. 1pm. -always tough to limit to limit to ten, and decide what's best. so rather than saying best' here are ten that i enjoyed at one time or another over the last year, in alphabetical order. |
| amadou and mariam + manu chau |
dimanche a bamako |
nonesuch |
| antibalas |
government magic |
Ropeadope |
| bonny prince billy and matt sweeney |
superwolf |
drag city (caroline) |
| calexico/iron and wine |
in the reins |
Overcoat |
| cheb i sabba |
la kahena |
six degrees |
| field recordings |
Bush Taxi Mali |
sublime frequencies |
| Jenny Scheinman |
12 Songs |
cryptogramophone |
| sambasunda |
rahwana's cry |
world network |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings |
Naturally |
Daptone |
| wilco |
kicking television |
Nonesuch |
bekaluna and papa j. here is my top ten list for bekaluna and papa j's ROCK THE NATION . in addition we would like to announce our top three favorite in-studio performances of the year 2005 on ROCK THE NATION: our top one: BLUES IS BLOOD second: Blue Sky Invention third: the all female band that needs to get back together: YUKON!
we wish you a happy holiday season and want to thank you all for listening to KGNU...remember you can tune into ROCK THE NATION for the best in live jam music the last monday of the month from 9pm until midnight! |
| Vinyl |
ALL THE WAY LIVE |
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| Donna the Buffalo |
LIVE AT THE AMERICAN BALLROOM |
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| Brotherhood of Groove |
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| Bonnaroo |
SWEET SOUNDS VOL.6 |
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| Grateful Dead |
Vol 27. 12/26/1992 Oakland Col. |
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| Bonerama |
Live from NYC |
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| Kyle Hollingsworth |
NEVER ODD OR EVEN |
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| New Monsoon |
LIVE FROM TELLURIDE |
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| Ozomatli |
LIVE FROM THE FILLMORE WEST |
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| Leslie Helpert |
SERENDIPITY |
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| John Schaefer, The Western Front "2005 was an incredible year for music. Here are ten recordings that made my life better this year... listed in order from 'awesome' to 'excellent'." |
| Seu Jorge |
The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions |
(Hollywood Records) |
| Bright Eyes |
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning |
(Saddle Creek) |
| LCD Soundsystem |
LCD Soundsystem |
(DFA Records) |
| El Michels Affair |
Sounding Out The City |
(Truth & Soul) |
| Felix Laband |
Dark Days Exit |
(Compost Records) |
| M. Ward |
Transistor Radio |
(Merge) |
| Susumu Yokota |
Symbol |
(Lo Recordings) |
| Sanso-Xtro |
Sentimentalist |
(Type Records) |
| Magnolia Electric Co. |
What Comes After The Blues |
(Secretly Canadian) |
| Konono No.1 |
Congotronics |
(Crammed Discs) |
Rob Bell. Sleepless Nights/ The Western Front. THE BAKER'S DOZEN 2005:
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| THE BOOKS |
"Lost & Safe" |
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| BORN IN THE FLOOD |
"The Fear that We May Not Be" |
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| LES BREASTFEEDERS |
"Dejeuner sur L'herbe" |
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| CAT-A-TAC |
"Cat-a-tac" |
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| CHRONOMAD |
"Sokut" |
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| DESTROYALLDREAMERS |
"A Coeur Leger Sommeil Sanglant" |
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| DRESSY BESSY |
"Electrified" |
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| THE OMENS |
"Destroy the ESP" |
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| THE RAVEONETTES |
"Pretty in Black" |
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| SIGUR ROS |
"Takk" |
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| SPOON |
"Gimme Fiction" |
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| STYROFOAM |
"Nothing's Lost |
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| UPHOLLOW |
"Jackets for the Trip" |
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| Frank Lambrick of Tuesday ASA (1-4pm) and Kabaret Engineer. Thanks to everyone who listened, and to those of you who support us. Here's the list of my favorite new releases for 2005: |
| Arizona Amp and Alternator |
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| Andrew Bird |
"...and the Mysterious Production of Eggs" |
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| Boards of Canada |
"The Campfire Headphase" |
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| Dirty Three |
"Cinder" |
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| The Evens |
|
|
| Chris Whitley (RIP) |
"Soft Dangerous Shores" |
|
| ...and a couple of great individual cuts from albums out this year: |
| Long Winters |
"The Commander Thinks Aloud" (from Ultimatum) |
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| Low |
"Broadway(So Many People)" (from The Great Destroyer) |
|
| ...and a couple from back in the stacks that made it into heavy rotation: |
| Mose Allison |
"Creek Bank" |
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| Duke Ellington |
"Anatomy of a Murder" soundtrack |
|
Shaw. Reggae bloodlines Sat 1-4. (Newest member of the Reggae rotation.). "2005 has been a bountiful year for reggae music. There were a handful of amazing reissues of legendary artists, with simultaneous releases from living legends including their wisdom on our current world system and a handful of young veterans bubbling to the top. Everyday there seems to be another album or track to check out as reggae continues to provide insight in our lives while giving plenty of bass to wind up our waists! Jah guide and live. Have a great 2006! Thanks to all the labels, musicians, KGNU folks, and listeners! Shaw
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| This is Reggae Music Box Set |
Various |
Trojan |
| This four disc set focuses on the golden era from 1960-1975 and includes many of the must have classics at the origins of the genre. |
| Welcome to Jamrock |
Damian Marley |
Tuff Gong |
| This is one of the most phenomenally written albums since Bob Marley's Survival, and has the feel of a modern day Bob renaissance. |
| Sly & Robbie's Taxi Sound. Marking 30 Years of Taxi Records |
Various |
Auralux Recordings |
| This two record set simply blows me away with the amazing rhythms and extra long tracks provided by the rhythm twins. |
| Sugar Minott at Studio One |
Soul Jazz |
|
| Sugar has done so much for reggae and this two record set showcases his roots inna fine style. |
| Pressure Points |
John Brown's Body |
Easy Star |
| This New York crew has the writing skills, production, and musicianship to take reggae into the future. |
| Messenger Man |
Willi Williams |
Blood & Fire |
| This reissue of a classic roots album plus dubs will keep you rootically satisfied! |
| Our Music |
Burning Spear |
Burning Spear Music |
| A contemporary classic from the legend himself. His writing and lyrics never cease to amaze. |
| Guns Don't Argue |
Dennis Alcapone |
Blood & Fire |
| Many classic songs get remade in this rhythm shower double disc that highlights a master and his evolution. |
| Throw Down Your Arms |
Sinead O'Connor |
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| This rejuvenated reggae songbird belts out classics with her own twist and an amazing voice, backed by Sly and Robbie. |
| Steel Pulse |
African Holocaust |
RAS |
| One of the most politically powerful albums of all time, boiling down a world system that needs help. Steel Pulse for president! |
| Too close to call: Junior Kelly's Tough Life, Prince Fari's Silver & Gold, 10 Foot Ganja Plant's Space Chalice, Bob Marley's Africa Unite the Singles Collection. |
| Thomas Boddie; Sleepless Nights and One World. Here are ten or so picks...no particular order...picked by choice and frequency of airplay. |
| Niyaz |
(self titled) |
Six Degrees |
| Cheb I Sabbah |
La Kahena |
Six Degrees |
| Midival Punditz |
Midival Times |
Six Degrees |
| Thievery Corporation |
Babylon Rewound |
ESL Music |
| The Karminsky Experience |
The Power of Suggestion |
ESL Music |
| Mercan Dede |
Su La Escondida |
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| Govinda |
Worlds Within |
Intentcity |
| Christophe Goze |
Sirocco |
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| Gaudi |
Bass, Sweat and Tears |
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| Hamsa Lila |
Gathering One |
In the Pocket |
| Dub Massive |
Bill Laswell |
Trojan |
| EC Erb favorites, (Direttore Di Musica KGNU), tues ASA 1-4pm. (MySpace) |
| Nels Cline Singers |
The Giant Pin |
Cryptogramophone |
| (a brilliant guitarist who has quickly become one of my faves. So many moods covered on this album!) |
| Brian Eno |
Another Day on Earth |
Ryko |
| (What a year for Eno! After the wonderful reissues on Astralwerks, this new release finds the great balance of songs and themes that I love Eno for) |
| Leroy Young: The Grandmaster |
Just Like That |
Stonetree |
| (A bit of a surprise album, sent with one we requested. Great dub poetry out of Belize) |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings |
Naturally |
Daptone |
| (For a one-time Motown Gal, it’s great to see soul live as it does with Sharon.) |
| Amadou & Mariam |
Dimanche a Bamako |
Nonesuch |
| (Amadou & Mariam already made great music, here they teamed up with producer Manu Chao to create a delightful excursion through Bamako, Mali) |
| Dub Gabriel |
Bass Jihad |
Azra |
| (Something keeps bringing me back to the dub funk sounds here, it’s got a wider range of sounds than Konono #1 thus ooching them out of the selection for me this year) |
| Either/Orchestra |
Live in Addis |
Buda |
| (If I had more time to spend with this it might even slide higher on the list. Our old favorite Boston avant big band traveled to Ethiopia to work with some of the classic performers of Ethiopian music bringing some fresh perspectives to the music.) |
| Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate |
In the Heart of the Moon |
World Circuit |
| (What can I say, two great Malian musicians at the top of their form!) |
| Nortec Collective |
Tijuana Sessions 3 |
Nacional |
| (Another album that deserves more listening, it’s got a fresh and fun approach that I’ve really enjoyed) |
| Devendra Banhart |
Cripple Crow |
XL |
| (Devendra seeped into my conscience last spring and with this release has shown his crazy, delightful, whimsical variety. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for musicians like him and CocoRosie) |
| EC's Record Label picks of the year: |
| Nonesuch Records - A wonderful roster and range of material! From Wilco to Amadou & Mariam, Ry Cooder to a great New Orleans tribute, and how can one forget the Kronos Quartet. This has been a year of must buys from Nonesuch! |
| Cryptogramaphone - I can't quite say if their material got that much better or my tastes finally caught up with Cryptogramaphones, but the music from Nels and Alex Cline, Jenny Scheinmann, and Mark Dresser released this year has such a great sense of adventure and delight. Not to mention the clever and quirky packaging! |
Stephen Whitehead, Sleepless Nights (Midnight-3am) & Wednesday ASA. (1-4pm). Here are my top picks from music that reached KGNU in 2005.
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| Caribou |
The Milk Of Human Kindness |
Domino |
| Spoon |
Gimme Fiction |
Merge |
| Sons And Daughters |
Love The Cup |
Domino |
| The Books |
Lost And Safe |
Tomlab |
| Four Tet |
Everything Ecstatic |
Domino |
| The Benevento/Russo Duo |
Best Reason To Buy The Sun |
Ropeadope |
| Graves Brothers Deluxe |
Light |
Good Forks |
| Lint |
Sexyharassment |
Panda Candy |
| Okay |
Low Road/High Road |
Absolutely Kosher |
| OOIOO |
Gold And Green |
Thrill Jockey |
| Bleach 03 |
Bleach 03 |
Australian Cattle God |
| With special recognition to this powerful song from The Cloud Making Machine: |
| Laurent Garnier |
First Reaction (V2) |
F Communications |
Barry Gilbert, 99, Eleven, and Eveleen. Fri. ASA (1-4pm). Here's 13 of our top ten favorites from 2005. Every one of these recordings rewired small, insignificant parts of our brains, resulting in an occasional giggle, even while we sleep.
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| Aphrodesia |
Front Lines |
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| Rx |
The Party Party |
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| Hassle Hound |
Limelight Cordial |
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| OOIOO |
Gold and Green |
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| Protest music from diymedia.net, topplebush.com, benfrank.net, and everyone else who is self-producing and self-publishing protest music. |
| The Books |
Lost and Safe |
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| Amadou & Mariam |
Dimanche a Bamako |
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| Mike Ladd |
Negrophilia |
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| Cheb i Sabbah |
La Kahena |
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| Buck 65 |
This Right Here Is Buck 65 |
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| Molam |
Thai Country Groove from Isan |
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| Mylab |
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| Rainstick Orchestra |
The Floating Glass Key in the Sky |
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| Beez. (Wed. Restless Mornings, 3-6am) Here's my list of favorite releases for 2005 that understood when I was feeling down, and when feeling good, they were one reason to feel better! |
| Balkan Beat Box |
Balkan Beat Box |
Jdub Records |
| Where am I...Istanbul or New York? |
| Broken Flowers |
Movie Soundtrack |
Decca |
| Great tracks from artists new to me: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Dengue Fever, Mulatu Astatke, Gabriel Faure. |
| Thievery Corporation |
The Cosmic Game |
ESI Music |
| ...Good start to 2005...nice to hear David Byrne in the mix. |
| Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings |
Naturally |
Daptone Records |
| Best show of 2005 at Cervantes, or was I seeing Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, and Otis Redding all-in-one circa 1967? |
| Amadou & Mariam |
Dimanche A Bamako |
|
| Leave it to Manu Chao to elevate this one! |
| The Knitters |
The Modern Sounds of The Knitters |
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| Something like this only comes by every 25 years...Add Dave Alvin to X and this is what you get! |
| Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane |
Monk and Coltrane at Carnegie Hall |
Blue Note |
| Whether released in 1958 or 2005, this music is timeless! |
| Curumin |
Achados e Perdidos |
Quannum Projects |
| Just pretend if Jah Wabble were to meet Fila Brazillia. It was tough to choose this one over Seu Jorge's, "Cru." |
| Nortec Collective |
Tijuana Sessions vol. 3 |
Nacional Records |
| Sinaloa Cowboys gone Electonica! |
| Electrlane |
Axes |
Too Pure Records |
| Four girls from Brighton really know how to trip out! |
| Top 10 Shows of 2005: |
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| Tuff Darts |
CBGB's, NYC |
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| Devo w/ English Beat |
Denver |
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| Gang of Four |
Gothic |
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| Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings |
Cervantes |
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| Sound Tribe Sector 9 |
Fillmore |
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| Rolling Stones |
Denver |
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| Luciana Souza |
DU |
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| Bobby Rush |
Ziggies Saloon |
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| Delbert McLinton |
Grizzly Rose |
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| Abyssinians |
Boulder Theater |
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| Damon Haley (Thurs ASA 1-4pm), his favorite records of 2005 |
| Bettye Lavette |
I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise |
Anti |
| Legendary, but under-heralded, soul singer reinterprets songs by Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Sinead O’Connor and Dolly Parton, re-working arrangements and injecting her unique vocal flourishes. She also re-defines singing at times as on Lucinda Williams’ “Joy” where she amazingly stretches the word “joy” into two syllables – the aural embodiment of the word. |
| Feist |
Let it die |
Interscope |
Arguably the best song of the year is found on this Canadian’s first proper debut album. “Mushaboom,” is an understated generational lament (in the vein of Joni Mitchell’s “Song for Sharon”) depicting the social dilemma of echo-boomers whose financial situation don’t allow them to easily become adults.
But in the meantime I've got it hard
Second floor living without a yard
It may be years until the day
My dreams will match up with my pay
Feist offers other generational insights on one-night stands and the fluctuating seasons’ challenge to romantic judgment in “One Evening” and “Gatekeeper.” Her majestic cover of fellow Canadian Ron Sexsmith’s “Secret Heart” serves as a perfect capstone to this cornucopia of eclectic sounds and nuanced delights.
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| Deerhoof |
Runners Four |
Kill Rock Stars |
| Perfect yin and yang. Songs alternate between tenuous female vocals and full-on Jimi Hendrix machine-gun guitars. The drummer and bassist stream along in free-jazz mode, a result of the band listening to lots of mid-70s Miles Davis before this album’s inception. |
| Lucinda Williams |
Live at the Fillmore |
Lost Highway |
| Double-album features one of the best live bands on the road. Coupled with William’s rough-hewn vocals, this album adds new dimension to the Louisiana singer’s literary masterpieces by emphasizing the gritty details in songs like “Essence,” “Overtime,” “Blue,” and “Lonely Girls.” |
| Amsterdam |
The Journey |
Beat Crazy |
| With more hooks, exuberance and better songs than some bands have in a career, it’s no wonder that this Liverpool quintet’s debut captured the ear of the late BBC DJ John Peel, who named “Does this Train Stop on Merseyside?” his second favorite song. |
| Sexsmith & Kerr |
Destination Unknown |
?? |
| This album doesn’t appear to be from 2005. The two-part harmonies of gifted Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmith and his long-time collaborator Don Kerr sound like they were recorded by Brothers Louvin or Everly sometime between 1957 and 1962.But who cares about the sounds of the day when there’s an album that flows this effortlessly from beginning to end? |
| The Like |
Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking? |
Geffen |
| This near-perfect record by an all-girl teenage trio recalls the stark lushness of Jesus & Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine sandwiched between the bombastic drums and guitar of “London Calling” by the Clash. Ignore the youth at your own peril. |
| General Elektriks |
Cliqety Kliqk |
Quantum |
| It’s no secret the most innovative sounds these days are found in hip-hop. Hervé Salters, a French vintage keyboard aficionado, composer and songwriter makes sonic backdrops perfect for any old-school hip-hop lover’s foray on a jungle-themed carousel inside a swinging 1960’s Paris theme park complete with vertigo-inducing organ music played by Martians. |
| Black Mountain |
Black Mountain |
Jagjaguwar |
| Sounding like either the Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin or Kraftwerk depending on your CD player’s digital LCD number, this Canadian debut album displays a diverse range of styles making it hard to predict where you’ll be taken to next. |
| Choubi, Choubi |
Folk and Pop Sounds from Iraq |
Sublime Frequencies |
| Who can resist an album with song titles like “Oh Mother, The Handsome Man Tortures Me” that were recorded by largely unidentified artists in Iraq during the reign of Sadaam Hussein? It appears Hussein, Donald Rumsfeld's former pal and business partner, loved the arts and music and dubbed singers the “eight division” of his armed forces. Helping to preserve a small sampling of Iraq’s rich musical heritage by compiling music found in Iraqi cassettes and LPs found in Syria, Europe and Iraqi areas in Detroit, these wildly intoxicating string sections, ouds and rapid-fire beats should be standard issue in boom boxes equipped to every U.S. armed forces personnel. If our soldiers can’t have armor for their vehicles the troops should at least benefit from the Iraq’s cultural beauty as they roam this distant land we’ve regrettably come to occupy. |
| Kevin K. Sleepless Nights. (Fri midnight) |
| Sufjan Stevens |
Illinoise |
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| Fiona Apple |
Extraordinary Machine |
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| Telepopmusik |
Angel Milk |
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| Mercury Rev |
Secret Migration |
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| The Go! Team |
Thunder, Lightning, Strike |
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| Antony & the Johnsons |
I Am A Bird Now |
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| M.I.A. |
Arular |
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| Matson Jones |
Matson Jones |
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| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings |
Naturally |
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| Gorillaz |
Demon Days |
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| Stars |
Set Yourself on Fire |
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| Bill Nyerges. Blues show, (Fri. 6pm), African Roots (Sat, 4pm) MSA (Wed, 9am)Some of my favorites that came through KGNU this year. Reflecting back I can't say it was a great year for albums but it was a fantastic year for songs..Reminded me of the time when you would buy an album for just one or two songs..The first 4 or 5 stood out from the pack for me followed in somewhat of an order by other noteworthy releases that left a lasting impression on me. |
| Lyrics Born |
Same !@#$ different day |
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| Leroy Young the Grandmaster |
Just Like That |
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| Johnny Guitar Watson |
The Funk Anthology |
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| Shukar Collective |
Urban Gypsy |
|
| the thump thump boom boom throws me off but still some amazing moments |
| Rodney Crowell |
The Outsider |
|
| always a great songwriter...but gee whiz the first 6 or 7 cuts are as good as it gets lyrically |
| John Juke Logan |
The Truth Will Rock you |
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| fun album of roots rock and blues, to quote the artist it's both "reverent & irreverent" |
| Bettye LaVette |
I've Got My Own Hell To Pay |
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| Little Sparrow & Joy song of the year contenders |
| Balkan Beat Box |
Balkan Beat Box |
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| Cha Cha baby! |
| Randy Wood |
Our Love Will Never Die |
|
| beautiful Native American singing |
| Ron Whitehead |
I Will Not Bow Down |
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| Outstanding poet, the music is not for everyone but the prose is stunning in its beauty, passion and outrage |
| Honorable Mentions...Les Nubians "Nubian Voyager" VA "The Sahara" (worth it just for Mariem Hassan & Tartit cuts) VA "Golden Afrique vol. 1" (Kadia Blues MMMmmm) |
Selena. Electronic Air, (Sat 9-11pm) and One World (Sun 10-midnight), Musica Mundi (Wed 7-9pm).Some of the best deep, sensuous, downtempo exotic ambient chill/ambient dub/psychill/world lounge electronica for 2005
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| Kerala Dream |
Shaman's Dream Project Craig Kohland & Rara Avis |
www.Soundstrue.com (ancient fusion from LA) |
| Ape to Angel |
Pitch Black (New Zealand) |
www.waveformhq.com |
| Between Worlds - Lucid Journey |
Don Peyote & Rezin w/Ganga Giri |
www.Donpeyote.com
www.interchill.com |
| Sines & Singularities |
Blue Tech |
www.aleph-zero.info (Israel) |
| World Spirit DVD/CD |
Alex Gray & Kenji Williams |
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| Music in the Key of Om |
Jack de Johnette |
goldenbeamsproductions
www.jackdejohnette.com |
| Elixer |
Kaya Project |
www.interchill.com / www.kayaproject.com |
| And then the Clouds |
Grey Area |
www.waveformhq.com (Australian) |
| Left Coast Liquid Vol 1 |
Various (PsyDM) |
www.nativestaterecords.com |
| Defining Moments |
Chillosophy in Sweden |
www.cosmophilia.de |
| In Emptiness |
Eastern Sun |
www.ballofwaxx.com |
| Niyaz |
Niyaz |
www.Sixdegrees.com |
| Still Chillin' |
Gabriel Roth & the Mirrors |
www.ravenrecording.com |
| Siddhartha in Space |
Red Buddha |
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