Popshifter‘s Best Of Lists
Published on January 30th, 2009 in: Best Of Lists, Books, Current Faves, Issues, Movies, Music, Retrovirus, Top Five Lists, Top Ten Lists, TV |JG Thirlwell (Foetus, Steroid Maximus, Manorexia, Venture Bros.)
Photo © Julie Finley
Year End List: Music
I listen to a lot of old soundtracks, prog, psych, and C20 classical, so this list may not accurately reflect my listening habits, but here are some contemporary releases I have enjoyed in 2008. . .
Portishead, P3
Quinn Walker, Lion Land
Beirut, Gulag Orkestra
Ratatat, LP3
Boyz Noize, Oi Oi Oi
Larkin Grimm, Parplar
Fennesz, Black Sea
Last Shadow Puppets, Age of the Understatement
Department Of Eagles, In Ear Park
Hanne Hukkelberg, Rykestrasse 68
Marnie Stern, This Is It & I Am It & You Are It & So Is That & He Is It & She Is It & It Is It & That Is That
El Guincho, Alegranza
Michel Chion, Requiem (reissue)
L’Infonie, L’infonie (reissue)
Melvins, Nude With Boots
Amon Tobin, Live in Brussels (download)
Atlas Sound, Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
With honorable mentions to Extra Life, Z’s, Fleet Foxes, Fuck Buttons, Grails, and Maya.
Top Shows Of 2008
Jan 16—Johnny Greenwood’s Popcorn Superhet Receiver played by Wordless Music Orchestra at St. Paul the Apostle Church
Mar 21—Alarm Will Sound play “Revolution 9” at The Kitchen
May 16—Carsten Nicolai/Raster-Noton evening at The Bunker
May 31—So Percussion play David Lang’s the so called laws of nature, Bang On A Can marathon
Jun 13—Teenage Jesus and the Jerks at the Knitting Factory
Jun 20—La Monte Young, Raga tribute for Pandit Pran Nath at The Dream House
Jun 28 —La Mar Enfortuna at The Stone
July 14—Hawk and a Hacksaw at Le Poisson Rouge
July 18—Deerhoof at Prospect Park
Aug 20—Mahmoud Ahmed, Alèmayèhu Eshèté, Gétatchèw Mèkurya with The Ex, Outside at Lincoln Center
Sept—JG Thirlwell curates The Stone — Loud Objects / Carla Bozulich / Child Abuse / Gibby Haynes / Kayo Dot / Psychic Paramount / Sex Mob / Christopher Tignor / Matmos / Alexandra du Bois / Keith Fullerton Whitman / Boris Salvodelli with Elliot Sharp / Okkyung Lee / Mercury Rev / Hahn Rowe / Brian Chase / John Zorn / Erik Sanko / David Grubbs / International Contemporary Ensemble / Aa / Z’s / Paul Lansky / David Lang / Jacob Kirkegaard / Lary 7 / NOW ensemble / USAisamonster / LEMUR / Tony Conrad / Paola Prestini and Jeffrey Zeigler / Caleb Burhans / Petra Haden and Yuka Honda / Dorit Chrysler / Andrew WK / Captains Sons and Daughters / Elysian Fields / Northampton Wools / Key To Shame / Ted Hearne / Bridget St John / Michael Gira
Oct 18—Buddy Rich Tribute at the Manhattan Centre where Terry Bozzio led the Big Band into the opening and closing themes of The Venture Bros.
Dec 6 – 7—Melvins, Fantomas, Steinberg/Winant/Wolf play Stockhausen’s
Kontakte, Squarepusher, Boss Hog at All Tomorrows Parties, Minehead
Dec 13—CM von Hausswolff at Experimental Intermedia
Dec 28—Elysian Fields at The Stone
. . . and also Manorexia at The Stone, Brainwaves festival, and All Tomorrows Parties.
JG Thirlwell was featured in Popshifter Issue 003.
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4 Responses to “Popshifter‘s Best Of Lists”
February 7th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
No need to be ashamed about not knowing an album exists – especially since Galas is not exactly mainstream. If you lerned of it via my list I am extremely pleased! You can buy it online or mayspecial order it from your local mom n’ pop shop. I was lucky enough to see her perform two different programs at the Chicago Museum of Modern Art and she was intense and incredible.
I too have been listening to the Electric Six a lot this year. I haven’t seen Synecdoche, New York and am incredibly interested. I like the music very much. I wonder if Mr Manning ever passes used books along to others. I sure need some self help, but find I can’t help myself. Catnip Dynamite is a gem. I think I will start a band called The Sarah Palin Experience, but not record or play — just stand in close proximity to instruments.
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