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Top 97 1. Os Mutantes - Everything is Possible!: The Best of... (LUAKA BOP) 2. Idyll Swords - s/t (COMMUNION) 3. Ibrahim Ferrer - Buena Vista Social Club Presents... (WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH) 4. Vandermark 5 - Simpatico (ATAVISTIC); Vandermark 5 vs. Santo (SAVAGE SOUND) 5. V/A - Oh Merge! (MERGE) 6. Masada - Live in Jerusalem 1994; Live in Taipei 1995 (TZADIK) 7. Mocket - Pro Forma (KILL ROCK STARS) 8. V/A - Nite Spot Blues: Hot Western Swing 1929-1941 (KRAZY KAT) 9. Zelium Quang - The Future is Numbers (OVODISK) 10. Soul Ecstasy: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - "Citroens 'n' Sitars" 12-inch (EMPEROR NORTON) 11. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Destiny: Rare Ska Sides from Studio One; Wailers & Friends (HEARTBEAT) 12. Captain Beefheart - Grow Fins: Rarities 1965-82 Sampler CD (REVENANT) 13. Lee Konitz - with Warne Marsh; Inside Hi-Fi (KOCH) 14. Archie Shepp/Kahil El'Zabaržs Ritual Trio - Conversations (DELMARK) 15. DJ Format - "English Lesson" 12-inch (BOMB HIP-HOP) 16. Donnas - Get Skintight (LOOKOUT!) 17. Fireballs of Freedom/Bellrays - split 7-inch (EXTRA BALL) 18. Guitar Wolf - Jet Generation (MATADOR) 19. Ali Farka Toure - Niafunke (HANNIBAL/RYKODISC) 20. Apples in Stereo - Her Wallpaper Reverie (SPINART) 21. Lee Hazlewood - Cowboy in Sweden; with the Al Casey Combo (SMELLS LIKE) 22. Lung Leg - Maid to Minx (SOUTHERN) 23. MC Paul Barman - Post-Graduate Work EP (HOUSEHUSBAND) 24. Roger Hannay - Architecture in Sound: Volumes One and Two (AUCOURANT) 25. Toumani Diabate with Ballake Sissoko - New Ancient Strings/Nouvelles Cordes Anciennes (HANNIBAL/RYKODISC) 26. David Kristian - Woodworking: Cricklewood Remixes; Beneath the Valley of the Modulars (ALIEN8) 27. Lee Fields - Let's Get a Groove On (DESCO) 28. Max Romeo - Open the Iron Gate 1973-77 (BLOOD AND FIRE) 29. Crooked Fingers - "Broken Man" 7-inch (RED PIG) 30. Los Zafiros - Bossa Cubana (WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH) 31. MicroCosmos - Pilgrimage (TZADIK) 32. Ted Curson - The New Thing & the Blue Thing (KOCH) 33. Barbarito Torres - Havana Cafe (ATLANTIC) 34. Ivanovich - Solo Guitar (AMISH) 35. Mr. Bungle - California (WARNER BROTHERS) 36. Ronnie Dawson - More Bad Habits (YEP ROC) 37. V/A - Gennett Rarities (JAZZ ORACLE) 38. V/A - Diggin': Texas Swing 1946-1955 (KRAZY KAT) 39. V/A - African Lullaby (ELLIPSIS ARTS) 40. Epic Soundtracks - Everything is Temporary (INNERSTATE) 41. U.S. Maple - Talker (DRAG CITY) 42. Eliades Ochoa - Sublime Ilusion (VIRGIN) 43. Johnny Angel/Song of Zarathustra - split 7-inch (self-released) 44. Merzbow - Door Open at 8 am (ALIEN8) 45. Monroe Mustang - The Elephant Sound (JAGJAGUWAR) 46. Red Krayola - Fingerpainting (DRAG CITY) 47. Saturnalia String Trio with Daniel Carter - "Evanescences" 7-inch (SUBLINGUAL) 48. Tight Bro's From Way Back When - Runninž Thru My Bones (KILL ROCK STARS) 49. Brainville - The Children's Crusade (SHIMMY DISC) 50. Comas - Wave to Make Friends (PLASTIQUE) 51. Habib Koite & Bamada - Muso Ko (ALULA) 52. Hurl - We are Quiet in this Room (MY PAL GOD) 53. June & the Exit Wounds - A Little More Haven Hamilton, Please (PARASOL) 54. Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad - s/t (MAMMOTH) 55. Khromozomes Projekt - Phase One: Building Blocks 12-inch (OZONE MUSIC) 56. Mark DeGliAntoni - Horse Tricks (TZADIK) 57. Papa Boa - Tete a queue (AMBIANCES MAGNETIQUES/DAME) 58. Pavement - Terror Twilight (MATADOR) 59. Schneider tm - Moist (MUTE) 60. Slotek - Hydrophonic (WORDSOUND) 61. Spark Chamber/Machete - split 7-inch (BIGdis) 62. V/A - More Oar: a tribute to the Skip Spence album (BIRDMAN) 63. V/A - Zaum (DEAD CEO) 64. Add N to (X) - Avant Hard (MUTE) 65. Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (WARNER BROTHERS) 66. Hughscore - Delta Flora (CUNEIFORM/RECOMMENDED) 67. Ilium - Plexiglass Cube EP (HEFTY) 68. Lungfish - The Unanimous Hour (DISCHORD) 69. Martin Tetreault and Otomo Yoshihide - 21 Situations (AMBIANCES MAGNETIQUES/DAME) 70. Melvins - The Maggot (IPECAC) 71. Mendoza Line - I Like You When You're Not Around (KINDERCORE) 72. Metabolismus - Terra Incognita (BLACKJACK) 73. Robyn Hitchcock - Jewels for Sophia (WARNER BROTHERS) 74. Tarwater - Remix EP (ROOM TONE) 75. Test - s/t (AUM FIDELITY) 76. V/A - Deutscher Funk 02 (CAIPIRINHA) 77. V/A - Cool Beans! Compilation #10 (COOL BEANS!) 78. Aspera Ad Astra - Peace (AUDIOINFORMATION PHENOMENA) 79. Born Suspicious - "44 Maggin'" 12-inch (44 WAYS) 80. Jad Fair and Kramer - The Sound of Music (SHIMMY DISC) 81. Joe Harriott Double Quintet - Indo-Jazz Suite (KOCH) 82. Karate - The Bed is in the Ocean (SOUTHERN) 83. Kevin O'Donnellžs Quality Six - Heretic Blues (DELMARK) 84. Lightning Bolt - s/t (LOAD) 85. Superchunk - Hello Hawk EP (MERGE) 86. V/A - Violin, Sing the Blues for Me (OLD HAT) 87. V/A - Rare and Well Done (INDEPENDENT WEEKLY) 88. 400 Blows - 3-19-98 (TOTAL ANNIHILATION) 89. Arab On Radar - Rough Day at the Orifice (OP POP POP) 90. Eve Cornelious & the Chip Crawford Trio - I Feel Like Some Jazz Today (POOKY LOOKY) 91. Francine Griffin - The Song Bird (DELMARK) 92. Mr Scruff - Keep it Unreal (NINJA TUNE) 93. Red Monkey - Difficult is Easy (TROUBLEMAN/SLAMPT) 94. Red Snapper - Making Bones (MATADOR) 95. Sleepyhead - The Brighter Shore (SEALED FATE) 96. Tentacles - "The Touch" 7-inch (K) 97. V/A - Little Darla has a Treat for You v.12 (DARLA) Also, here are some other releases we just added that aren't reflected on this week's chart: Seki - Before the Last Song at Wounded Hill (MEGALON) Del Rey - s/t (DIRIGIBLE) I'm Being Good - Poisonous Life (INFINITE CHUG) Philharmonie - The Last Word (CUNEIFORM/RECOMMENDED) V/A - Coalescence (ALIEN8) Galanas:cerdd - s/t (self-released) 1985 - Nerve Eighty (PROGERIA) |