From: "John Rickman"<jrickman AT wilmer.com>
Subject: 1997 Top20
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 97 11:18:52 -0500


     In order,
     
     20. The Sonora Pine - "II"/ 1/4 Stick
     19. Low - "Venus"/ Sub Pop
     18. Fuxa - "City and Metro"/ Darla
     17. Sonic Youth - "Anagrama"/ Sonic Youth Records
     16. Speedy J - "Ni Go Snix"/ Plus 8
     15. Helium - "No Guitars"/ Matador
     14. Christian Marclay - "Records"/ Atavistic
     13. Mika Vainio - "Tulkinta"/ Sahko
     12. ESP Neighborhood - "Bad Vibrations"/ FSE
     11. Ben Long - POT 001/ Potential
     10. Mu-Ziq - "Lunatic Harness"/ Virgin
      9. Mouse On Mars - "Instrumentals"/ Sonig
      8. To Rococo Rot - "Veiculo"/ City Slang
      7. The Make Up - "Afterdark"/ Dischord
      6. Organum - "Kammer"/ Aeroplane
      5. Autechre - "Chiastic Slide"/ Warp
      4. Mika Vainio/Noto - "Mikro Makro"/ Rastermusic
      3. Incantation - "The Forsaken Mourning of Angelic Anguish"/ Repulse
      2. Rye Coalition - "Hee Saw Duh Kaet"/ Gern Blandsten
      1. Jamie Bismire - Ground 4/ Ground
     
     John Rickman/Wash DC/12\18\97