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Top 100 1. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Destiny: Rare Ska Sides from Studio One; Wailers & Friends (HEARTBEAT) 2. Del - "Phoney Phranchise" 12-inch (HIERO IMPERIUM) 3. Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk (MATADOR) 4. Marc Ribot - Yo! I Killed Your God (TZADIK) 5. Hot Club of Cowtown - Tall Tales (HIGHTONE) 6. Max Romeo - Open the Iron Gate 1973-77 (BLOOD AND FIRE) 7. V/A - Oh Merge! (MERGE) 8. Ali Farka Toure - Niafunke (HANNIBAL/RYKODISC) 9. Music Tapes - 1st Imaginary Symphony for Nomad (MERGE) 10. David Kristian - Woodworking: Cricklewood Remixes; Beneath the Valley of the Modulars (ALIEN8) 11. Gal Costa - s/t (PHILIPS/POLYGRAM) 12. Saturnalia String Trio with Daniel Carter - "Evanescences" 7-inch (SUBLINGUAL) 13. Lee Hazlewood - Cowboy in Sweden; with the Al Casey Combo (SMELLS LIKE) 14. Merzbow - Door Open at 8 am (ALIEN8) 15. Morgan Guberman - Hamadryas Baboon (PAX) 16. Schneider tm - Moist (MUTE) 17. Stompin' Harvey & the Fast Wreckers - "Is You Is" 7-inch (VOODOO RHYTHM) 18. Woody Guthrie - Buffalo Skinners (SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS) 19. Azalia Snail - Soft Bloom (DARK BELOVED CLOUD) 20. Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser - Friends & Enemies (CUNEIFORM/RECOMMENDED) 21. High Rise - Live; Disallow (SQUEALER) 22. V/A - Deutscher Funk 02 (CAIPIRINHA) 23. V/A - Eddie Bo's Funky Funky New Orleans (FUNKY DELICACIES) 24. Zuerichten - s/t (self-released) 25. Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (WARNER BROTHERS) 26. Frosted Ambassador - s/t (KINDERCORE) 27. V/A - Cuba Si: Pure Cuban Flavor (RHINO) 28. Carl Stone - Exusiai (NEWTONE/ROBI DROLI) 29. Habib Koite & Bamada - Muso Ko (ALULA) 30. Maggi Payne - The Extended Flute (CRI) 31. Robyn Hitchcock - Jewels for Sophia (WARNER BROTHERS) 32. Soul Ecstasy: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - "Citroens 'n' Sitars" 12-inch (EMPEROR NORTON) 33. V/A - Rare and Well Done (INDEPENDENT WEEKLY) 34. Wontons - Extra Spicy! EP (PEEK-A-BOO) 35. Black Heart Procession - 2 (TOUCH AND GO) 36. Holy Modal Rounders - Too Much Fun (ROUNDER) 37. Inna and the Farlanders - The Dream of Endless Nights (SHANACHIE) 38. Lee Konitz - with Warne Marsh; Inside Hi-Fi (KOCH) 39. Lord Have Mercy - "Say What Say What" 12-inch (ELEKTRA) 40. MC Paul Barman - Post-Graduate Work EP (HOUSEHUSBAND) 41. Nels Cline/Gregg Bendian - Interstellar Space Revisited: The Music of John Coltrane (ATAVISTIC) 42. Steven R. Smith - From Ashes Come (ACRE FLOOR) 43. Tarwater - Remix EP (ROOM TONE) 44. Thomas Chapin Trio - Night Bird Song (KNITTING FACTORY) 45. V/A - African Lullaby (ELLIPSIS ARTS) 46. Vladimir Ussachevsky - Electronic and Acoustic Works 1957-1972 (CRI) 47. Bugskull - Distracted Snowflake Volume Two (SCRATCH) 48. Bulgarian Voices & Moscow Art Trio with Huun-Huur-Tu - Mountain Tale (ZEBRA ACOUSTIC) 49. Couch - Fantasy (KITTY-YO/KOLLAPS) 50. Elizabeth Panzer - Dancing in Place (OOdiscs) 51. Kaffe Matthews - Cd Cecile (ANNETTE WORKS) 52. Lucksmiths - Happy Secret (DRIVE-IN) 53. Mr. Bungle - California (WARNER BROTHERS) 54. Oval - Szenariodisk (THRILL JOCKEY) 55. Pedro Luis Ferrer - s/t (ATLANTIC) 56. Rachel's - Selenography (QUARTERSTICK/TOUCH AND GO) 57. Rah Digga - "Tight" 12-inch (ELEKTRA) 58. Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra - Inspiration (RCA VICTOR) 59. Steven Bernstein - Diaspora Soul (TZADIK) 60. Superchunk - Come Pick Me Up (MERGE) 61. Taylor/Grisman Jazz Quartet - I'm Beginning to See the Light (ACOUSTIC DISC) 62. 33.3 - s/t (AESTHETICS) 63. Archie Shepp/Kahil El'Zabaržs Ritual Trio - Conversations (DELMARK) 64. Cecil Payne - Payne's Window (DELMARK) 65. Chicklet - Wanderlust (SATELLITE) 66. Deerhoof - Holdypaws (KILL ROCK STARS) 67. DJ Format - "English Lesson" 12-inch (BOMB HIP-HOP) 68. Hot Shots - Wise Up, Watch Out (DIONYSUS) 69. I'm Being Good - Poisonous Life (INFINITE CHUG) 70. JOB - Party at Ilan's (FEAST OR FAMINE) 71. Joe Morris - Many Rings (KNITTING FACTORY) 72. Joel Forrester & the Illustrious Others - s/t (KOCH) 73. Marine Research - Sounds from the Gulf Stream (K) 74. Mary Jane Hooper - Psychedelphia (FUNKY DELICACIES) 75. Metabolismus - Terra Incognita (BLACKJACK) 76. Papa Boa - Tete a queue (AMBIANCES MAGNETIQUES/DAME) 77. Toumani Diabate with Ballake Sissoko - New Ancient Strings/Nouvelles Cordes Anciennes (HANNIBAL/RYKODISC) 78. V/A - Coalescence (ALIEN8) 79. V/A - Zaum (DEAD CEO) 80. V/A - Cool Beans! Compilation #10 (COOL BEANS!) 81. V/A - Brasileiro (PUTUMAYO) 82. Wadada Leo Smith - Light Upon Light (TZADIK) 83. Whistler - s/t (BEGGARS BANQUET) 84. Barbarito Torres - Havana Cafe (ATLANTIC) 85. Caetano Veloso - Livro (NONESUCH) 86. Eliades Ochoa - Sublime Ilusion (VIRGIN) 87. Fireballs of Freedom/Bellrays - split 7-inch (EXTRA BALL) 88. Freshkigal - "Demons Rejoice" 7-inch (OUTLAWS NOT ROBBERS); Infinity Dive/Freshkigal - split 10-inch (TECHNICIANS OF THE SACRED/SOCIOPATH) 89. Good Friends & Companions - An Irish Reunion (STARTIJEN) 90. Joe Harriott Double Quintet - Indo-Jazz Suite (KOCH) 91. Jon Hassell - Fascinoma (WATERLILY ACOUSTICS) 92. Juan-Carlos Formell - Songs from a Little Blue House (WICKLOW) 93. Los Zafiros - Bossa Cubana (WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH) 94. Marty Ehrlich - Sojourn (TZADIK) 95. Rashied Ali & Louie Belogenis - Rings of Saturn (KNITTING FACTORY) 96. Stuart Whitford - Vertical Land (self-released) 97. Upsilon Acrux - The Last Pirates of Upsilon (W.I.N.); In the Acrux of the Upsilon King (ACCRETIONS) 98. V/A - Mademoiselle, voulez-vous danser? (SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS) 99. Vinicius Cantuaria - Tucuma (VERVE) 100. Von Freeman and Ed Petersen - Von & Ed (DELMARK) Also, here's some other releases that we just added that aren't reflected on this week's chart: Ellery Eskelin & Han Bennink - Dissonant Characters (HAT HUT) Jason Traeger - My Religion is Love (K) gHosts of the Canal - Sessions from the Flats (CHINA/GRADE) Rhys Chatham - Hard Edge (WIRE EDITIONS) Mark - Chocolate Covered Bad Things (CATSUP PLATE) |