Thursday, January 20, 2005

OK, as promised . . .

50 FAVORITE ALBUMS, 2000-4
1. The Avalanches: Since I Left You (Sire/Modular)
2. Triple R: Friends (Kompakt)
3. Lifter Puller: Fiestas + Fiascos (Frenchkiss)
4. Basement Jaxx: Rooty (Astralwerks/XL)
5. Luomo: Vocalcity (Forcetracks)
6. The Streets: Original Pirate Material (Locked On/Vice)
7. United State of Electronica (Mannheim)
8. Clinic: Internal Wrangler (Domino)
9. Kylie Minogue: Fever (Capitol)
10. Superlongevity (Perlon)
11. Basement Jaxx: Kish Kash (Astralwerks)
12. Daft Punk: Discovery (Virgin)
13. The New Pornographers: Electric Version (Matador)
14. Sleater-Kinney: One Beat (Kill Rock Stars)
15. Clipse: Lord Willin’ (Star Trak)
16. Gretchen Wilson: Here for the Party (Epic)
17. R. Kelly: Chocolate Factory (Jive)
18. DJ /rupture: Gold Teeth Thief (Soot/Negrophonic)
19. Quasimoto: The Unseen (Stone’s Throw)
20. The Mountain Goats: Tallahassee (4AD)
21. Scarface: The Fix (Def Jam South)
22. Bob Dylan: “Love and Theft” (Columbia)
23. OutKast: Stankonia (LaFace/Arista)
24. Queens of the Stone Age: R (Interscope)
25. DFA Compilation #2 (DFA)
26. The Hold Steady Almost Killed Me (Frenchkiss)
27. Devin the Dude: To Tha X-Treme (Rap-a-Lot)
28. The Streets: A Grand Don’t Come for Free (Vice)
29. Atmosphere: Lucy Ford (Rhymesayers Entertainment)
30. Sonic Youth: Sonic Nurse (DGC)
31. Matthew Herbert: Globus Mix Vol. 5: Let's All Make Mistakes (Tresor)
32. Ellen Allien: Weiss.Mix (Bpitch Control)
33. Pantytec: Pony Slaystation (Perlon)
34. D’Angelo: Voodoo (Virgin)
35. Luna: Romantica (Jetset)
36. Junior Senior: D-D-Don’t Stop the Beat (Chunky Frog/Atlantic)
37. Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats (Essay, Germany)
38. Michael Mayer: Fabric 13 (Fabric)
39. 2 Many DJ’s: As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2 (Pias, U.K.)
40. Big & Rich: Horse of a Different Color (Warner Bros. Nashville)
41. The Moldy Peaches (Rough Trade/Sanctuary)
42. Jonathan Richman: Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow (Vapor)
43. Jay-Z: The Blueprint (Roc-a-Fella)
44. The Strokes: Is This It (RCA)
45. Missy Elliott: Under Construction (Elektra)
46. The Coup: Party Music (75 Ark)
47. Lucy Pearl (Pookie)
48. Drive-By Truckers: Decoration Day (New West)
49. Kanye West: The College Dropout (Roc-a-Fella)
50. Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life (Jetset)

Singles coming soon . . . .