Ah, it’s that time of the year again. “Best of” list time. While 2007 has been a pretty active year for new releases, I found that I kept going back to the same albums — which were not necessarily the ones whose releases I anticipated the most.
By the way, a lot of the music I’ve enjoyed the most this year deploy obscene amounts of bass. If you don’t have a subwoofer, you hear only half of the music…
6. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
Wilco continues to craft great songs, and dress them up in just the right amount of studio trickery.
Either Way
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5. Radiohead – In Rainbows
Much has been said of Radiohead’s decision to leave their major label and self-release In Rainbows and even more has been said about their decision to allow fans to pay any price, including nothing. Amid all the hoopla, though, is a really good album. Personally, I found the physical media package to be overkill. I am eagerly awaiting a standard cd release (or, a higher definition release if it ever becomes available. Please release your back catalog in SACD format! Surround would be even greater!).
All I Need
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4. Skream – Skreamizm Vol:3
2007 has been another year of dubstep discovery. Skream continues to astonish with countless productions, and consistently high quality. Volume 4 will be great, I’m certain.
Chest Boxing
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3. Burial – Ghost Hardware
Hyperdub teased the 2007 Burial followup, Untrue, with a 12-inch release that retained the flavor of the debut, but still showed development. The album did not disappoint.
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buy: Untrue at bleep.com
2. Coki – Burnin’
Londoners were probably tired of hearing this song by the time I got my hands on it. Addictive.
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1. The Bug – Jah War feat. Flowdan (Loefah Remix)
The Bug turns from mutant dancehall to Grime-y dubstep. The Loefah remix of Jah War is the heaviest thing I heard all year. Got many rewinds.
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