my head is full of sodden cotton wool

why does everyone seem to be ill this year?

it's utterly mental

blaaaaaargh

2008 in sound and fury

2008 was a good year. Many things were done, laughs were had, and music was made. I didn't buy as much music as I'd liked to have, but I heard some decent stuff nonetheless. With that in mind, I have compiled a list of music I enjoyed in the year of our Lord, two thousand and eight. Behold:

2008's Best Music

(in no particular order, really)

1. Tobacco - Fucked Up Friends
2. The Stranger - Bleaklow
3. Cardopusher - Unity Means Power
4. Torche - Meanderthal
5. The Teknoist - ...Like a Hurricane Made of Zombies
6. Blevin Blectum - Gular Flutter
7. Sickboy - Time To Play
8. The Caretaker - Persistent Repetition Of Phrases
9. The Boats - Faulty Toned Radio
10. Errors - It's Not Something But it is Like Whatever
11. Sir Vixx - Breakcore Is Another Word For Loser
12. Moya - Die Hard
13. Venetian Snares - Detrimentalist
14. Clark - Turning Dragon
15. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista
16. DJ Scotch Egg - Drumized
17. Portishead - Third
18. Mrs Jynx - The Standoffish Cat
19. God is an Astronaut - God is an Astronaut
20. Brael & Tokyo Bloodworm - Living Language
21. Blue Sky Black Death - Late Night Cinema
22. Eraplee Noisewall Orchestra - Sigma God Metal
23. Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers

Almost but not quite...

• Last Step - 1961
• The Bug - London Zoo (I seriously can't believe the Wire gave this best of album of the year. It's so uneven - about half is actually worth listening to)
• Arthur Russel - Love Is Overtaking Me
• Autechre - Quaristice (I dunno - Autechre are starting to really annoy me for some reason. And Squarepusher)

Best Re-issue

• The John Baker Tapes

As an unabashed BBC Radiophonic Workshop fanboy, seeing any of their work getting re-issues always brings a warm glow to my heart. If it wasn't for pioneers like John Baker and Delia Derbyshire, practically none of the music I enjoy would exist today

Best 12 inch

• Flying Lotus - Shhh!

Fucking heavy remixes from Flying Lotus - RJD2, Mr Oizo, Dilla and Nelly Furtado take an absolute kicking. Noice

Best mixes

• DJ Cut Hands - AFRONOISE 1

Best collection of noise I've heard in quite some time. Essential

• The Gaslamp Killer - i spit on your grave
  

Utterly sick, heavy and funky. Get on it

Tune of the year 2008

• Telepathe - Chromes on it

This track is just phenomenal. When Telepathe's debut album drops in 2009, they are going to be bigger than God.

So that was 2008. Here's the last few end of year lists for your perusal:

2007
2006
2005
2004
2003

Laters gaters