Carl Youngdahl's Chugchanga-L Poll 1999 Entry

  1. Cobra Verde Nightlife (Motel)
  2. Salaryman Karoshi (12 Inch / Parasol / City Slang)
  3. Sleep Jerusalem (Music Cartel)
  4. Macha See It Another Way (Jet Set)
  5. Korekyojn Korekyojn (Tzadik)
  6. A Minor Forest So, Were They in Some Sort of Fight? (My Pal God)
  7. Garmarna Vengeance (Northside)
  8. Poster Children New World Record (spinART)
  9. Crom-Tech Crom-Tech 12"EP (Slowdime)
  10. Hedningarna Karelia Visa (NorthSide)
  11. Brainbombs Urge to Kill (Load Records)
  12. The Pilgrims Songs About the Letter W (SPAM)
  13. Huun-Huur-Tu Where Young Grass Grows (Shanachie)
  14. Add N To (X) Avant Hard (Mute)
  15. Various Artists Japanese New Music Festival - Europe Tour 1999 (Magaibutsu)
  16. Unwound A Single History (Kill Rock Stars)

[no particular order --dougo]

Garmarna and Hedningarna are from Sweden and meld traditional Swedish and Finnish music with a modern rock/electronic aesthetic. (www.noside.com)

The Pilgrims can be explored at www.thepilgrims.com

The Japanese New Music Festival album on Magaibutsu features five related performers: Zubizuva, Akaten, Atsushi Tsuyama, Tatsuya Yoshida, and Ruins.

The following records likely could have made my list if I had heard them: