Top 10 of 2006

I may be jumping the gun a bit on this, but I had to submit my list to CMJ for them to publish and since I have a minute, might as well get it posted. Once December roles around anyways, most labels do very little releasing, especially big name acts. Looking at the release list, it appears the only likely canidate to make a push for the list would be Ghostface's More Fish (which I was tempted to throw on the list even before hearing it; i heart Ghostface). I would like to throw up an mp3 as well for each album, but Hipcast's Audioblogger update seems to be delayed. I was just double checking their news posts and some remarks on the comment section certainly signify that I am not alone being frustrated with this. Hopefully next week; at least the site is better looking. Okokokok, here's the list:

Michael's Top 10 of 2006 in no particular order

Juana Molina - Son / Domino


Juana Molina - Yo No - Son (Domino 2006)



Extra Golden - Ok-Oyot System / Thrill Jockey


Extra Golden - Ok-Oyot System - Ok-Oyot System (Thrill Jockey 2006)



Grizzly Bear - Yellow House / Domino


Grizzly Bear - Knife - Yellow House (Domino 2006)



Dosh - The Lost Take / Anticon


Dosh - Um, Circles and Squares - The Lost Take (Anticon 2006)



Georgia Anne Muldrow - Worthnothings EP / Stones Throw


Georgia Anne Muldrow - Lo Mein - Worthnothings EP (Stones Throw 2006)



Low Skies - All the Love I Could Find / Flameshovel


Low Skies - You Can't Help Those People - All the Love I Could Find (Flameshovel 2006)



Ghostface Killah - Fishscale / Def Jam


Ghostface Killah - The Champ - FishScale (Def Jam 2006)



Sao Paulo Underground - Sauna: Um, Dois, Tres / Aesthetics


Sao Paulo Underground - Olhossss.... - Sauna: Um, Dois, Tres (Aesthetics 2006)



Nomo - New Tones / Ubiquity


Nomo - New Song - New Tones (Ubiquity 2006)



The Brown Party - The Brown Party / self-released


The Brown Party - Three Plus Four Equals Fun - The Brown Party (self-released 2006)





There you have it. I strongly recommend all these albums and artists. If Hipcast ever gets on the ball, I'll attempt to throw some mp3s up there as well. Here's to an as-productive 2007 in the independent music world (er... and Def Jam as well).