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intro
these are yearly lists of my 10 favorite albums, compiled at the end of each year. they reflect what, at the time, i thought were the best albums of the year, so some of my choices might seem a bit dated.
2004
1. Neurosis - The Eye Of Every Storm (Neurot)
2. Danger Mouse - The Grey Album (n/a)
3. Interpol - Antics (Matador)
4. Fly Pan Am - N'Ecoutez Pas (Constellation)
5. Various Artists - Friday Night Lights Soundtrack (Hip-O)
6. Sixtoo - Chewing on Glass and Other Miracle Cures (Ninja Tune)
7. Four Tet - Live in Copenhagen 30th March 2004 (Domino)
8. Various Artists - Thank You (Temporary Residence)
9. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
10. Mastodon - Leviathan (Relapse)
2003
1. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place (Temporary Residence)
2. Calla - Televise (Arena Rock)
3. Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People (Matador)
4. Radiohead - Hail to The Thief (Capitol)
5. Four Tet - Rounds (Domino)
6. Plaid - Spokes (Warp)
7. Various Artists - Lost In Translation soundtrack (Emperor Norton)
8. Aphex Twin - 26 Mixes For Cash (Warp)
9. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Arista)
10. A Silver Mt. Zion - This Is Our Punk Rock... (Constellation)
2002
1. Godspeed You Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O. (Constellation)
2. N.E.R.D. - In Search Of... (Virgin)
3. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (Matador)
4. Sigur Ros - ( ) (MCA)
5. Squarepusher - Do You Know Squarepusher? (Warp)
6. DJ /Rupture - Minesweeper Suite (Tigerbeat6)
7. Isis - Oceanic (Ipecac)
8. Clinic - Walking with Thee (Domino)
9. DJ Shadow - The Private Press (MCA)
10. Prick - The Wreckard (Lucky Pierre)
2001
1. Tool - Lateralus (Volcano)
2. Fantômas - The Director's Cut (Ipecac)
3. Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets (Relapse)
4. Mogwai - Rock Action (Matador)
5. Radiohead - Amnesiac (Capitol)
6. Explosions in the Sky - Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die... (Temporary Residence Ltd.)
7. Squarepsuher - Go Plastic (Warp)
8. The Faint - Danse Macabre (Saddle Creek)
9. Tomahawk - Tomahawk (Ipecac)
10. A Silver Mt. Zion - Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward (Constellation)
2000
1. Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (Kranky)
2. Tool - Salival (Volcano)
3. Deftones - White Pony (Maverick)
4. Radiohead - Kid A (Capitol)
5. A Silver Mt. Zion - He Has Left Us Alone... (Constellation)
6. Pan American - 360 Business / 360 Bypass (Kranky)
7. Neurosis - Sovereign EP (Relapse)
8. Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun (Fat Cat)
9. Shellac - 1000 Hurts (Touch & Go)
10. A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms (Virgin)
1999
(in alphabetical order)
Angels of Light - New Mother (Young God)
Autechre - ep7 (Warp)
Coil - Musick to Play in the Dark volume 1 (Chalice)
Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada EP (Kranky)
Joy Division - Preston 28 February 1980 (Factory)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Nigga Please (Elektra)
Pole - CD1 (Matador)
The Roots - Things Fall Apart (MCA)
Squarepusher - Selection Sixteen (Warp)
Various Artists - Warp 10+3: Remixes (Warp)
1998
(list missing, which is probably for the better...)
1997
1. Radiohead - OK Computer (Capitol)
2. Various Artists - Paradigm Shift (Nettwerk)
3. Sister Machine Gun - Metropolis (TVT/WaxTrax!)
4. Atari Teenage Riot - The Future of War (DHR)
5. Download - III (Nettwerk)
6. Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy EP (Warp)
7. :Wumpscut: - Embryodead (Metropolis)
8. KMFDM - !@#$% (TVT/WaxTrax!)
9. Autechre - Chiastic Slide (Warp)
10. Deftones - Around the Fur (Maverick)
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