Ian Fraser
Best new:
Eternal Tapestry - Wild Strawberries
Deradoorian - The Expanding Flower Planet
Teeth of the Sea - Deadly Black Tarantula
Hey Colossus - Radio Static High/Black and Gold
Beautify Junkyards - The Beast Shouted Love
Follakzoid - III
Meg Baird - Don't Weigh Down The Light
Bevis Frond - Example 22
Cathode Ray Eyes - Eyes in the Melancholy Palm
Dead Sea Apes - Spectral Domain
Best reissues:
Martin Carthy - S/T
The Left Outsides - The Shape of Things to Come (it had a download/CDR release a few years back other wise slot it in above)
Vibravoid - 2001
Best compilation:
Dust On The Nettles - A Journey Through the British Underground Folk Scene 1967-72
Books:
Rob Chapman - Psychedelia and Other Covers
Sean Gibbins
Fuzz - II
Minami Deutsch S/T
Rosy Finch - Witchboro
Hills - Frid
Carlton Melton - Out To Sea
Sundays & Cybele - Heaven
Blown Out - Jet Black Hallucinations
Gnod - Infinity Machines
Wand - Golem
Black Bombaim, Isaiah Mitchell, Rodrigo Amado, Shela – Live at Casazul
Simon Lewis
Various - Through the Static and Distance, The Songs of Jason Molina
The revolutionary Army of Jesus - Beauty Will Save The World
United Bible Studies - The Ale's What Cures You - United Bible Studies
Bobbie Donnie - Plays the Bobby Donnie Songs
Sharron Kraus - Friends and Enemies, Lovers and Strangers
Tim Moth Eye and the Spectral Light - Grave Needs
Round Eye - S/T
Client/Server - Tokyo Dronecore
Chester Hawkins - Apostasy Suite
Bevis Frond - Example 22
It has been a great year for music and this list is subject to change at any time.
Phil McMullen
The Amazing – Picture You
Dead Sea Apes – Spectral Domain
Nick Jonah Davis - House Of Dragons
Bevis Frond - Example 22
Hills – Frid
In Gowan Ring - The Serpent And The Dove
Sharron Kraus - Friends And Enemies; Lovers And Strangers
The Left Outsides – The Shape Of Things To Come
Glenn Phillips – Lost At Sea (reissue)
Teeth of the Sea – Highly Deadly Black Tarantula
Stephen Palmer
Theodor Bastard – Vetvi
- Terrific, powerful and varied album of world music inspired rock.
Crystal Jacqueline – Rainflower
- Beautiful, exotic and engaging album from super singer.
Us & Them – Summer Green And Autumn Brown
- Evokes natural environments and more in delightful, bucolic style.
Tir na Nog – The Dark Dance
- Great comeback album by Irish legends.
Karnataka – Secrets Of Angels
- Rocked my boat with big vocals, strong songs and great playing.
Daniel Wylie’s Cosmic Rough Riders – Chrome Cassettes
- More tunes from a Scottish master of melody; great to have him back.
Emily Jones – Autumn Eye
- Charming mini-album of singer-songwriter, folky vignettes.
Mercury Rev – The Light In You
- After a mere seven years, the Catskill Mountains’ finest return!
Sundowners – Sundowners
- Super album of strong, melodious pop with Skelly bros./The Coral links.
Africa Express – Africa Express Presents...Terry Riley's In C, Mali
Amazing, hypnotic, awesome version of Terry Riley’s ‘60s classic.
Steve Pescott
(1) Eyeless in Gaza - Mythic Language (3cd) - A Scale Records.
An excellent set of previously unissued material from a British art pop duo who sadly, didn't get the major accolades they richly deserved....
(2) Ed Askew - Ask the Unicorn L.P. - Tin Angel Records.
A reissue from the great ESP imprint, circa '68. And about time too! People have been waiting for this for over forty years!
(3) Graham Bond - Live at the BBC and other stories (4cd) - Repertoire Records.
Full of natural goodness. The G.B. biography needs to be republished.
(4) Iron Butterfly - Ball/Metamorphosis (cd) - B.G.O. Records.
Post Gadda reissues...Ball remains to this day, an undervalued chunk of moody blather....
(5) Spirit - At Ebbett's Field (cd) - Good Shop Funke Records.
The still sorely missed Randy California's consummate skill still shines through this live set.
(6) Pekka Airaksinen - Buddhas of Golden Light L.P. - Arclight Editions Records.
This reissue from '84 is quite possibly one of the weeerdest albums I've heard in a long day's march. Them crazy Finns!
(7) Lamartine - Reportage L.P. - Finders Keepers Records.
Way off kilter library music from the continent.
(8) Various Artists - Brown Acid L.P. - Riding Easy Records.
Greasy-haired U.S. hard rock no-goodniks from the early seventies. Contains the glories of Punch (Death Head) and Josefus!!!
(9) Midnight - Into the Night L.P. - Drag City Records.
A private press reissue from 1977. A little bit of Pentagram infatuation with a Doors aftertaste. Cover art uses 'Old English' typeface without apparent irony.
(10) Cosmic Ground 2 Self-titled (D.L.P.) - - Deep Distance Records.
The work of Dirk Jan Muller. Four side-long tracks of a mid-period Tangs and Ash Ra nature.....
Andrew Young
Us and Them - Summer green and Autumn brown
Vic Mars - The land and the garden
The Bitter Springs - Cuttlefish and love's remains
The Left Outsides - The shape of things to come
Papernut Cambridge - Nutlets
P60 - P60
Ralegh Long - Hoverance
Trembling Bells - Soverign Sky
This Is The Kit - Bashed out
Ryley Walker - Primrose Green |