2003 has been an absolutely stunning year for new music (and reissues/re-edits/remixes for that matter). Obviously, a top 50 is overkill, but if I didn't do it this way, it would've been an albums versus singles thing, and both have seen tons of activity. Ultimately, you can never give good artists/releases too much recognition, and I would've felt like some of these folks had been slighted by their omission. Also, the sheer quantity of good material means that many of these have not seen as much platter time as they deserve, but I've never felt as on top of such a broad range of music before, and I think this chart represents some of that diversity.
This is a sampling of the 300 or so records that came my way this year (and I know there are a few like the Andres stuff, the Dan Curtin on Downlow, the new Amp Fiddler, some Rob Hood and some brand new releases that I've missed, to name but a few). Notably, it's been easy enough to shop these days, that I have yet to sell a single record in 2003 and would only think about getting rid of a handful. Death of the music industry my ass! :) If anyone wants more info on any of these records, please feel free to ask questions. I'm more than happy to help. 1 . Outkast : The Love Below LP - Arista 2 . DJ Gregory : Elle - Faya Combo 3 . Stateless : Leave Me Now (Brooks Remix) - Freerange 4 . Amp Fiddler : Love And War - Genuine 5 . RSL : Wesley Music - Player 6 . Dimlite : A/DD EP - Sonar Kollectiv 7 . Moodymann : Silence In The Secret Garden LP - Peacefrog 8 . Spacek : Vintage Hi-Tech LP - !K7 9 . Meg : MGRMX - Joint Records 10 . Dudley Perkins (produced by Madlib) : A Lil Light LP - Stones Throw 11 . Pitch Black City featuring Roberta Sweed : Runaway - Mahogani Music 12 . DJ Cam feat Cameo : Love Junkee (Dilla Remix) - Inflamable 13 . Pal Joey : #17 - Loop D' Loop 14 . Infinity Plus One : Rhythmic Unison - Drenched 15 . Russ Gabriel : Into the Unknown LP - Out of the Loop 16 . Reunion : Strange Attention - Seiji Mixes - Dialog Recordings 17 . Freedom Soundz Feat. Vanessa Freeman : Feelings EP - Nepenta Promo 18 . Truby Trio : Universal Love (Âme Remix) - Compost 19 . Horror Inc. : Horrorama - Revolver 20 . Rima : This World LP - Jazzanova Compost Records 21 . N'Dambi : Call Me (Limited Re-Edit) - Yam Who 22 . 32 Project : The Root Of World - Ibadan 23 . Nikolai Dichev : Grasses (Ltd. 5) - Trapez 24 . I:Cube : 3 LP - Versatile 25 . Clyde Feat. Capitol A : Serve It Up! (Brooks remix) - Mantis 26 . Yotoko : All Creation Remix EP - Delsin Records 27 . John Arnold with Amp Fiddler : Get Yourself Together / I Can Be - Ubiquity 28 . Tread : Tread 3 LP - Third Ear 29 . Ennio Morricone : Remixes Volume 1 3x12" - Compost 30 . Jay Dee : The Official Instrumental Series - Unreleased Vol 1 LP - Bling 47 31 . Joshua : Hustlin' - Select Recordings 32 . Glad Today : Thoughts of You - M-Break Recordings 33 . Cesario Evora : Angola - Lusafrica 34 . Gotan Project : Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre) - Ya Basta! 35 . V/A : Detroit Beatdown Remixes - Third Ear 36 . Kelley Polar Quartet : Recital EP - Environ 37 . Pepe Bradock & Michelle Weeks : Distorted Echoes - KIF 38 . Headman : It Rough (Chicken Lips Trax Dub) - Gomma 39 . New World Aquarium : Heavy Metal EP - Peacefrog 40 . Rick Wade : Big Foot EP - Music Is 41 . Lucky & Easy : Pimp Soul Blister EP - Ann Aimee 42 . John Tejada : The Toiling of Idle Hands LP - Immigrant 43 . Titonton : Explicit EP - Neroli 44 . The Detroit Experiment : The Detroit Experiment LP - Planet E 45 . Various Artists : Iridite Productions Present Electron Music - Iridite 46 . Rick Wade : I Can't Take It - Funky Chocolate 47 . Isolee : It s About - Freundinnen 48 . Russ Gabriel : Spirit Of Corea - Soul On Wax 49 . Fabrice Lig : Meet U In Brooklyn - Playhouse 50 . Kemit Sources : An Ka Sein - Isma'a Tristan ======= http://www.phonopsia.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED]