Ernest Paik's Chugchanga-L Poll 1999 Entry

1. Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs (Merge)
2. Momus Stars Forever (Le Grand Magistery)
3. Family Fodder Savoir Faire: The Best of Family Fodder (Dark Beloved Cloud)
4. Saint Etienne The Misadventures Of Saint Etienne (L'Appareil-Photo)
5. Stereolab Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night (Elektra / Duophonic)
6. XTC Apple Venus Volume One (TVT)
7. Manning, Barbara & the Go-Luckys! Homeless Where The Heart Is EP (naiv)
8. The Cat's Miaow The Long Goodbye EP (Darla)
9. Unrest Malcolm X Park (TeenBeat)
10. Unrest Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation (TeenBeat)
11. The Shaggs Philosophy of the World (RCA Victor)
12. Black Tambourine Complete Recordings (Slumberland)
13. Belle & Sebastian Tigermilk (Jeepster / Matador)
14. Pere Ubu Dub Housing (Thirsty Ear)
15. Haack, Bruce Hush Little Robot (Normal)
16. Mutantes, Os Os Mutantes (Omplatten)
17. King, Carole Really Rosie (Sony)
18. Kleenex Girl Wonder Ponyoak (March)

[1-8 are new, 9-17 are reissues --dougo]
[Haack is late 1998 --dougo]

Live shows I will remember from 1999:

• The Magnetic Fields playing the entirety of 69 Love Songs over two nights at the Knitting Factory, NYC.
• Phil Kline and his arsenal of boomboxes at the Transmissions 2 festival at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC.
• Barbara Manning & the Go-Luckys! playing their hearts out to an audience of 10 people at Jubez in Karlsruhe, Germany.