Jodi Shapiro's Chugchanga-L Poll 1999 Entry

1. Moloko I Am Not A Doctor (Echo)
2. Pilote Antenna (Certificates 18 UK)
3. Beck Midnite Vultures (DGC)
4. Boredoms Vision Creation Newsun (Warner Brothers Japan)
5. Fennesz +47°56'37" -16°51'08" (Touch)
6. Handsome Boy Modeling School So...How's Your Girl? (Tommy Boy)
7. Macha See It Another Way (Jet Set)
8. Low Secret Name (Tugboat / Kranky)
9. Waits, Tom Mule Variations (Epitaph)
10. Pelt Empty Bell Ringing in the Sky (VHF)
11. Mutantes, Os Os Mutantes (Omplatten)
12. The Clash Live From Here To Eternity (Sony / Epic)
13. The Stooges 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions (Rhino)
14. Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band Grow Fins: Rarities (1965-1982) (Revenant)
15. Various Artists Loud, Fast, and Out of Control (Rhino)
16. Monks 5 Upstart Americans (Omplatten)
17. Mojave 3 Out of Tune (4AD)
18. Phelps, Joel R.L., & the Downer Trio Blackbird (Pacifico)

In no particular order:

Moloko: I AM NOT A DOCTOR (the Echo label, UK)

Really intriguing danceable stuff. Not run of the mill at all. Worth every penny of the hefty import price.

Pilote: ANTENNA (certificate eighteen, UK)

An intriguingly wierd record. Not quite drum'n'bass, not quite noise, not quite anything but an isolationist playing with crappy old sounds. Also worth the import price.

Beck: MIDNITE VULTURES (DGC)

Um, what can I say? It's the Prince record Prince never recorded. Play it on a date, get laid that night.

Boredoms: VISION CREATION NEWSUN (WEA Japan)

Yes, I bought the import. In the croaking box. I am insane.

[11-16 are Reissues/Box Sets/Live stuff, last two are Honorable mention --dougo]