D Mosurock's Favorite Records Of 2002

1. The Streets, Original Pirate Material (Locked On/679)
2. Missy Elliott, Under Construction (The Gold Mind/Violator/Elektra)
3. Oneida, Each One Teach One (Version City/Jagjaguwar)
4. Deerhoof, Reveille! (5RC)
5. Rah Bras, Ruy Blas! (Lovitt)
6. Xiu Xiu, Knife Play (5RC)
7. A-Frames, A-Frames (S-S/Dragnet)
8. Hot Snakes, Suicide Invoice (Swami)
9. Venetian Snares, Higgins Ultra Low Track Glue Funk Hits 1972-2006 (Planet Mu)
10. Dan Melchior's Broke Revue, Bitterness, Spite, Rage & Scorn (In the Red)
11. Quix*o*tic, Mortal Mirror (Kill Rock Stars)
12. Silkworm, Italian Platinum (Touch & Go)
13. Reigning Sound, Time Bomb High School (In the Red)
14. Smith N Hack, Tribute (no label)
15. Consonant, Consonant (Fenway)
16. Thomas Bangalter, Irreversible sdtrk. (Roule)
17. The Dead C., New Electric Music (Language Recordings)
18. The Notwist, Neon Golden (City Slang)
19. Country Teasers, Sciene Hat Artistic Cue Moral Nosebleed Empire (In the Red)
    vinyl version only
20. Wire, Read & Burn 01/02 (Pink Flag)
21. Metro Area, s/t LP (Environ)
22. Queens of the Stone Age, Songs For the Deaf (Interscope)
23. Kemialliset Ystavat, Kellari Juniversumi (Fonal)
24. the Cripples, Dirty Head (Dirt Nap)
25. FM Knives, Useless & Modern (Moo-La-La)
26. Frog Eyes, The Bloody Hand (Global Symphonic)
27. Arco Flute Foundation, Everything After the Bomb Is Sci-Fi (Cenotaph Audio)
28. Numbers, Life (Tigerbeat6)
29. Coachwhips, Get Yer Body Next Ta Mine (Show & Tell)
30. Comet Gain, Realistes! (KRS)
31. Melvins, Hostile Ambient Takeover (Ipecac)
32. Khanate, s/t (Southern Lord)
33. McLusky, Do Dallas (Too Pure)
34. Comets On Fire, Field Recordings From the Sun (Ba Da Bing)
35. Sightings, Michigan Haters (Psycho-Path)
36. Neil Michael Hagerty, Plays That Good Old Rock & Roll (Drag City)
37. The Books, Thoughts For Food (Tomlab)
38. Rocket From the Tombs, The Day The Earth Met... (Smog Veil)
39. Michael Yonkers Band, Microminiature Love (Destijl)
40. Lifter Puller, Soft Rock (Self-Starter Foundation)
41. Pavement, Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & De-luxe (Matador)
42. Don Cherry, Orient (Get Back)
43. Jack Nitzsche, Three Piece Suite (Rhino Handmade)
44. Pink Fairies, s/t, Neverneverland, Kings of Oblivion (Polydor UK)
45. Fury, Resurrection (Jade Tree)
46. Tony Caro & Jean, All On the First Day (Shadoks)
47. Fridge, EPH (Temporary Residence)
48. Patto, s/t and Hold Your Fire (Akarma)
49. David Holmes, Come Get It. I Got It. (13 Amp)
50. v/a, Cherrystone's Rocks (Lo)
51. v/a, Black Rio (Strut)

[38-51 are reissues/compilations --ed.]

singles/hot tracks:
Brendan Benson "Metarie" (Star Time)
The Rapture "House Of Jealous Lovers" (DFA)
LCD Soundsystem "Losing My Edge"/"Beat Connection" (DFA)
Metro Area "Miura" (Environ)
Nora Below "Crystallize" (BPitch Control)
Modeselektor "Death Medley" (BPitch Control)
A Certain Ratio "I'm a Very Busy Man (Fila Brazilia remix)" (23)
Rael Rean "Weakdays" (Flying Bomb)
Le Shok "Whiteouts" (Slamdance)
Missy Elliott "Work It" (Elektra)