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Rob Lim's Chugchanga-L Poll 2001 Entry
Minamo ranks #1, but I don't think a tie is forthcoming on that one.
Aphex Twin; Drukqs; Sire
Boredoms; Rebore Vol. 0: Vision Recreation by Eye; WEA Japan
Thomas Brinkmann; 46 Valentino e.p.; Max Ernst
Jonathan Coleclough; Period; Anomalous
Drumm / Pita; Drumm / Pita; BOXmedia
Goodiepal & Friends; untitled LP; Mainpal
Minamo; Minamo; Quakebasket
Mouse on Mars; Agit Itter It It; Sonig
Radiohead; Amnesiac; Capitol
Ride; Box Set; Ignition
The Stars; Today; PSF
Masayoshi Urabe; Rock 'n' Roll Breathing; There
Keith Fullerton Whitman; 21:30 For Acoustic Guitar; Apartment B
Various Artists; Pop Ambient 2001; Kompakt
Various Artists; Unattainable Text #1; Diskono
The above records were chosen because (with the exception of the Ride box)
they are impeccable documents of the more-or-less current activities of
extant artists. Following is a list of other notable records released this
year, including a separate section for straight reissues or records
created from archival material. My reasoning for excluding this later
category from the main list is twofold: 1) Repeat licensing and
repackaging has made it very difficult (and to a certain extent,
undesirable) to track these types of releases too closely and 2) I think
the focus of year-end best of lists should remain on living, breathing
artists who can benefit from your attention.
Honorable Mentions
Tetuzi Akiyama; Relator (Slub)
David Axelrod; self-titled LP/CD (Mo' Wax)
Jutok Kaneko; Endless Ruins (PSF)
LSD-March; 1997-2001 at Mushroom (Gyuune)
Matmos; A Chance to Cut Is a Chance To Cure CD/LP (Matador)
Mirror; Islands 2LP (Die Stadt)
Oval; Ovalcommers (Thrill Jockey)
Supersilent; Supersilent 5 (Rune Grammofon)
Kate Village & Wayne Rogers; Quits (Twisted Village)
Various Artists; Matter Dominates Spirit- A Tribute to Jim Shepard 2LP
(Meta Records)
Various Artists; Now Thing LP/CD (Mo' Wax)
Jega remix from "Phonok Remixes" 12" compilation (Skam)
Reissue of the Year:
Intersystems; Number One LP + 7" (Cortical Organization)
Other quality archival material:
Joe Jones; Solar Music CD (? Records)
Joy Division; Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 (NMC Music)
Parson Sound; self-titled 2CD (Subliminal Sounds)
Hal Russell's Chemical Feast; Elixir CD (Atavistic)
Stalk-Forrest Group; St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings (Rhino Handmade)
Various Artists; Nigeria 70 (Afro Strut)
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