so what was your top 5?

1. Norman & Nancy Blake “Back Home in Sulphur Springs”
2. Caetano Veloso “Ce”
3. Lloyd Cole “Anti Depressant”
4. Max de Castro “Balanco Das Horas”
5. Frank Black “Fastman, Raiderman”


6. Matt Keating “Summer Tonight”
7. Jules Shear “Dreams Don’t Count”
8. Warren Zanes “People That I’m Wrong For”
9. Jane Birkin “Fictions”
10. Marisa Monte “Universo Ao Meu Redor”
11. Howe Gelb “Sno Angel Like You”
12. Chico Buarque “Carioca”
13. Drive-by Truckers “A Blessing and A Curse”
14. Guy Clark “Workbench Songs”
15. Cesaria Evora “Rogamar”
16. Ojos de Brujo “Techari”
17. Luke Haines “Off My Rocker at the Art School Bop”
18. Maximilian Hecker “I’ll Be A Virgin, I’ll Be A Mountain”
19. Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus Three “Ole Tarantula”
20. Cat Power “The Greatest”


I'd guess that you'd really like the Jane Birkin if you haven't heard it yet

Very interesting list. I haven't heard of about half of those and out of the ones who's names I recognize there's only one album I've actually heard.

So did someone up the Willie Nile, or is the demand still there?

I gave up music

2006 was a great year for music. as soon as i get some kind of slsk client for my mac i'll be catching up with all this stuff.

James Hunter - People Gonna Talk

I've never heard that Willie Nile either if theres a link floating around.

Flying Lotus - 1983

check yr. pm

anyone else?

I'll let you know when The Saints and the Spencer P. Jones arrive.

did anyone up the willie nile yet? if not, i can do it. as for my list, as of now i wouldnt change anything.

Rodrigo y Gabriella

Eingya - Helios... would have been top 5.

Reminds me of the first Four Tet... I let it play in the car for two weeks in a row and it never gets old. Now that I can't have opiates, I use music like this (Miles, Arvo Paart, Gregorian chant, Thuja...) to call bullshit on my wayward heart.

Good to see Willie Nile getting some belated love here.

I recently bought this and really like it. It's possible it could have made my top 20.

Uh, Neon Bible.

Yeah man, its great.

Grammys and all, I should have put the Dixie Chicks in my top 20, even top 10. That album is amazing and spends alot of time in my player.

Had this in my hand yesterday, but picked up the Cesasria Evora instead.
Mistake?

Fuck, YES. Would have made my Top 10, at least, if not higher.

I bought this in '06, loved it in '06 and forgot to include it in my top 20 of '06.

D'oh.

Okay, so this album arrived today, and it would have, undoubtedly made my top 20... maybe eve top 5:
Steve Ison - The Stars Are Never Really Distant

A bedroom recording guy who is working the Net for all it's worth. And, damn, if he doesn't deserve some recognition.

RIYL: Martin Newell, Psychadelic Furs, Kinks, XTC

I know that I've posted this link before, but here are some streaming tracks:
www.iacmusic.com/steveison

M. Ward-Post War
Amy Winehouse-Back To Black