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Top 88 1. Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk (MATADOR) 2. Max Romeo - Open the Iron Gate 1973-77 (BLOOD AND FIRE) 3. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Destiny: Rare Ska Sides from Studio One; Wailers & Friends (HEARTBEAT) 4. Lee Hazlewood - Cowboy in Sweden; with the Al Casey Combo (SMELLS LIKE) 5. V/A - Oh Merge! (MERGE) 6. Zelium Quang - The Future is Numbers (OVODISK) 7. Idyll Swords - s/t (COMMUNION) 8. V/A - Deutscher Funk 02 (CAIPIRINHA) 9. David Kristian - Woodworking: Cricklewood Remixes; Beneath the Valley of the Modulars (ALIEN8) 10. DJ Format - "English Lesson" 12-inch (BOMB HIP-HOP) 11. Los Zafiros - Bossa Cubana (WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH) 12. Masada - Live in Jerusalem 1994; Live in Taipei 1995 (TZADIK) 13. Ibrahim Ferrer - Buena Vista Social Club Presents... (WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH) 14. Joe Harriott Double Quintet - Indo-Jazz Suite (KOCH) 15. Ali Farka Toure - Niafunke (HANNIBAL/RYKODISC) 16. Lee Konitz - with Warne Marsh; Inside Hi-Fi (KOCH) 17. V/A - Cool Beans! Compilation #10 (COOL BEANS!) 18. Vandermark 5 - Simpatico (ATAVISTIC); Vandermark 5 vs. Santo (SAVAGE SOUND) 19. Crooked Fingers - "Broken Man" 7-inch (RED PIG) 20. Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (WARNER BROTHERS) 21. Mr. Bungle - California (WARNER BROTHERS) 22. Ted Curson - The New Thing & the Blue Thing (KOCH) 23. Habib Koite & Bamada - Muso Ko (ALULA) 24. Khromozomes Projekt - Phase One: Building Blocks 12-inch (OZONE MUSIC) 25. Metabolismus - Terra Incognita (BLACKJACK) 26. Saturnalia String Trio with Daniel Carter - "Evanescences" 7-inch (SUBLINGUAL) 27. Soul Ecstasy: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - "Citroens 'n' Sitars" 12-inch (EMPEROR NORTON) 28. Superchunk - Come Pick Me Up (MERGE) 29. V/A - Gennett Rarities (JAZZ ORACLE) 30. V/A - Nite Spot Blues: Hot Western Swing 1929-1941 (KRAZY KAT) 31. V/A - Violin, Sing the Blues for Me (OLD HAT) 32. V/A - Diggin': Texas Swing 1946-1955 (KRAZY KAT) 33. V/A - African Lullaby (ELLIPSIS ARTS) 34. V/A - Zaum (DEAD CEO) 35. Woody Guthrie - Buffalo Skinners (SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS) 36. Archie Shepp/Kahil El'Zabaržs Ritual Trio - Conversations (DELMARK) 37. Barbarito Torres - Havana Cafe (ATLANTIC) 38. Mary Jane Hooper - Psychedelphia (FUNKY DELICACIES) 39. Music Tapes - 1st Imaginary Symphony for Nomad (MERGE) 40. Test - s/t (AUM FIDELITY) 41. Tarwater - Remix EP (ROOM TONE) 42. Del McCoury Band - The Family (CEILI) 43. Fireballs of Freedom/Bellrays - split 7-inch (EXTRA BALL) 44. Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad - s/t (MAMMOTH) 45. Lee Fields - Let's Get a Groove On (DESCO) 46. MicroCosmos - Pilgrimage (TZADIK) 47. Morgan Guberman - Hamadryas Baboon (PAX) 48. V/A - More Oar: a tribute to the Skip Spence album (BIRDMAN) 49. Bulgarian Voices & Moscow Art Trio with Huun-Huur-Tu - Mountain Tale (ZEBRA ACOUSTIC) 50. Caetano Veloso - Livro (NONESUCH) 51. Eddie Harris - The Real Electrifying Eddie Harris (UBIQUITY) 52. Elizabeth Panzer - Dancing in Place (OOdiscs) 53. Hurl - We are Quiet in this Room (MY PAL GOD) 54. Maggi Payne - The Extended Flute (CRI) 55. Martin Tetreault and Otomo Yoshihide - 21 Situations (AMBIANCES MAGNETIQUES/DAME) 56. MC Paul Barman - Post-Graduate Work EP (HOUSEHUSBAND) 57. Merzbow - Door Open at 8 am (ALIEN8) 58. Roger Hannay - Architecture in Sound: Volumes One and Two (AUCOURANT) 59. Schneider tm - Moist (MUTE) 60. Tentacles - "The Touch" 7-inch (K) 61. Add N to (X) - Avant Hard (MUTE) 62. Eliades Ochoa - Sublime Ilusion (VIRGIN) 63. Holy Modal Rounders - Too Much Fun (ROUNDER) 64. Ivanovich - Solo Guitar (AMISH) 65. Johnny Angel/Song of Zarathustra - split 7-inch (self-released) 66. Lungfish - The Unanimous Hour (DISCHORD) 67. Os Mutantes - Everything is Possible!: The Best of... (LUAKA BOP) 68. Papa Boa - Tete a queue (AMBIANCES MAGNETIQUES/DAME) 69. V/A - Rare and Well Done (INDEPENDENT WEEKLY) 70. V/A - Brasileiro (PUTUMAYO) 71. V/A - Mademoiselle, voulez-vous danser? (SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS) 72. Von Freeman and Ed Petersen - Von & Ed (DELMARK) 73. Eddie Johnson - Love You Madly (DELMARK) 74. Good Friends & Companions - An Irish Reunion (STARTIJEN) 75. I'm Being Good - Poisonous Life (INFINITE CHUG) 76. Joel Forrester & the Illustrious Others - s/t (KOCH) 77. Juan-Carlos Formell - Songs from a Little Blue House (WICKLOW) 78. Kaffe Matthews - Cd Cecile (ANNETTE WORKS) 79. Karate - The Bed is in the Ocean (SOUTHERN) 80. Kevin O'Donnellžs Quality Six - Heretic Blues (DELMARK) 81. Mooter, Wholesale and Manufacturing - "Free Box of Steaks w/..." (JINDRA ESTATE) 82. Philharmonie - The Last Word (CUNEIFORM/RECOMMENDED) 83. Ronnie Dawson - More Bad Habits (YEP ROC) 84. V/A - Coalescence (ALIEN8) 85. V/A - Cuba Si: Pure Cuban Flavor (RHINO) 86. V/A - Wizard Women of the North (NORTHSIDE) 87. V/A - Eddie Bo's Funky Funky New Orleans (FUNKY DELICACIES) 88. Vinicius Cantuaria - Tucuma (VERVE) Also, here are some other releases we just added that aren't reflected on this week's chart: Pedro Luis Ferrer - s/t (ATLANTIC) V/A - Devil's Tune (NORTHSIDE) Taylor/Grisman Jazz Quartet - I'm Beginning to See the Light (ACOUSTIC DISC) Freddie Hubbard - High Pressure Blues (KOCH) Cecil Payne - Payne's Window (DELMARK) Tim O'Brien - The Crossing (ALULA) Inna and the Farlanders - The Dream of Endless Nights (SHANACHIE) Stuart Whitford - Vertical Land (self-released) |