nancy novotny's Favorite Records Of 2002

(in no particular order)

1. various artists, revue ou sound poetry anthology (henri chopin) (alga marghen)
   monumental
2. ivor cutler, ludo (rev-ola)
   reissue of 60s recording, featuring "cockadoodledon't," possiby the greatest song of all time
3. the chap, "i got flattened by a pig farmer" / "remember elvis rex" 7" (lo)
   blinding!
4. pop-off tuesday, pop ahoy (pickled egg)
   "quirky" is not a dirty word
5. the blow, bonus album (k)
   ditto the above
6. devendra banhart, oh me oh my... (young god)
   um, ditto the above
7. asa-chang and junray, jun ray song chang (leaf)
   like nothing else, really
8. james yorkston & the athletes, moving up country
   warms me like a hot cup of rooibos tea
9. deerhoof, reveille (5rc / kill rock stars)
   more yummy quirkiness
10. wire, read & burn 01 (pink flag)
    yow
11. wire, read & burn 02 (pink flag)
    double yow
12. ms. john soda, no p. or d. (morr music)
    intelligent electronic pop
13. oddfellows casino, yellowbellied wonderland (pickled egg)
    worth it for "put the bird to sleep"
14. television personalities, the painted word (fire)
    another mindbending '02 reissue
15. the books, thought for food (tomlab)
    deftly defies description
16. boom bip, seed to sun (lex)
    nice one
17. safety scissors vs. kit clayton, ping pong 3" CD (carpark)
    exceedingly clever
18. múm, finally we are no one (fatcat)
    nice that a whole new crowd of folks got to discover them in '02
19. various artists, london is the place for me (honest jons)
    calypso is like so
20. clinic, walking with thee (domino)
    initially sounds like "internal wrangler, pt. 2," but then it grows on you...
21. hood, cold house (aesthetics)
    released nov. 2001, i'm cheating, i know...so otherworldly and great, though
22. various artists, bbc radiophonic music (bbc)
    especially the delia derbyshire tracks
23. sun city girls, hi asia/lo-pacific (abduction)
    not quite as good an entry in the c.f.s. as "sumatran electric chair," but close
24. they came from the stars (i saw them), you can't fool us ep (um)
    an intriguing band, this
25. esg, step off (soul jazz)
    gotta give em credit, blah blah blah
26. the clientele, lost weekend ep (acuerela)
    bittersweet
27. various artists, variable access (active suspension)
    especially the dorine_muraille track
28. various artists, lo and behond (lo)
    an almost universally great label sampler

plus others i'm forgetting of course...keep yr ears open...