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Albums Of The Year: Heard In 2006

Here are the best albums I heard, but not released, this year:

  • Dolphy, Eric Out To Lunch – Amazing.
  • Pitch Black Afro Styling Gel – If this country has any taste, whatsoever, African hip hop will blow up soon.
  • Knife, The Deep Cut’s – The Knife’s three albums are on my best albums heard in 2006 list. Need I say more?
  • Knife, The Knife, The – Why no one told me about these guys before will remain one of the world’s greatest crimes against Jason. Thanks LA!
  • Sonic Youth – During a two week period I listened to Sonic Youth’s entire discography. Mind blowing. Shame on past relationshippees for not forcing me to sit down and focus.
  • Hot Chip Coming On Strong – Too bad LA ruined the follow up for me by putting one of the tracks on loop.

Albums Of The Year: Most Disappointing

Most disappointing albums I heard in 2006:

  • Detroit Cobras: All their albums except Baby are fairly weak/standard.
  • OutKast Idlewild: Admit it. Their only “really good” now.
  • Spektor, Regina Begin To Hope: Way overproduced album from one of my favorite vocalists. Probably a result of the label’s push to make her big, ala John Legend.
  • Kano Beats And Bars: Terrible. Grime is dying. I can’t wait for Dizzee’s new album.

Album Reviews

1———>3——–>5
Terrible———->Fantastic

5

4
Glass, Philip Dance nos. 1-5
Glass, Philip Dancepieces
Sun Ra A Fireside Chat with Lucifer
Sun Ra Continuation
Sun Ra Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy Art Form
Sun Ra Disc 3000
Sun Ra God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be
Various Artists Borat Stereophonic Musical Listenings That Have Been Origin In Moving Film

3
Black Keys, The Magic Potion
Glass, Philip 1000 Airplanes on the Roof
Glass, Philip Candyman
Les Savy Fav Rome Written Upside Down
Sun Ra Fate in a Pleasant Mood – When Sun Comes Out
Various Artists DC Recordings Presents Death Before Distemper
Various Artists Soundbombing, Volume 2

2
Glass, Philip Akhanaten
Faithless To All New Arrivals
Glass, Philip Aguas de Amazonia
Lady Sovereign Public Warning
Smooth, CL American Me
Spencer Dickinson Man Who Lives For Love, The
Sun Ra Aurora Borealis
Sun Ra Blue Delight

1
Field Mob Light Poles & Pine Trees
Jones, Grace Bulletproof Heart
Jones, Grace Inside Story
Jones, Grace Island Life
Jones, Grace LP
Jones, Grace Portfolio
Seeed New Dubby Conquerors
Various Artists Fast And The Furious, The Tokyo Drift OST
Various Artists Ministry Of Sound The Annual 2007