HI all, Seeing Tom's list. I can see how much i have missed out this year. Got to start stocking up some of the tunes. Anyone could review the releases on Rub a Dub's label called Dalraida or something like that?
May i know which shop still stock up releases by Bitstream, Counterattack and Surface Effect? I have been looking for the Counterattack releases for a long long time now. May i know which shop stocks up Frictional 001? How much is that going for? Your techno friend in Singapore, Collin > > From: Tom Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu 18/12/2003 6:45 AM GMT+08:00 > To: 313 <313@hyperreal.org> > Subject: (313) Best of 2003 > > Well, it's that time of year again - inspired by Tristan getting the ball > rolling, here's some of the records that have stood out for me this year. > It's been a particularly good year for techno I think - even though all the > little labels are selling very low numbers, the quality is better than ever. > Loads of new talent coming through, lots of old favourites keeping the > quality high, and lots of styles and sounds merging. > > 30 singles: > Dan Curtin - Autonomic Groove (Down Low) > Aroy Dee - The Planets (NWAQ) > Claro Intelecto - Peace Of Mind (Ai Records) > Cesario Evora - Angola [Carl Craig mix] (BMG) > Pastamusik - Charmin (Pastamusik) > Rick Wilhite - Ruby Nights [Gilb-R mix] (Third Ear) > Strand - Pigeon Toed Orange Peel (Tactile) > Various - Better By Design/Electron Music (Iridite) > Needs - Reminiscence (Clairaudience) > Pusch '79 - Glowing Cat (Clone) > Pitman/Wilhite/Dixon/Parrish - All Over (3 Chairs) > Theo Parrish - Natural Aspirations (Sound Signature) > Lusine - Push EP (Ghostly) > Titonton Duvante - Raunchy EP (Project) > Andres - Last Call For Alcohol (Mahogani) > V-Phorms - Fragments (Native) > CiM - Noki Bay (Ann Aimee) > Rene Lowe & Paul St Hilaire - Faith (False Tuned) > Nutmeg w/ Face - State of Mind (Neroli) > Kaidi Tatham & Dego - Puzzled (2000 Black) > The Age Of Selfishness - Wakako'ka [dub] (Visions Inc) > Pepe Bradock w/ Michelle Weeks - Distorted Echoes (Kif) > Recloose - Us vs Us (Rush Hour) > Mat Johnson - Typerope (Itiswhatitis) > Larry Heard - Loosefingers (Alleviated) > Iken - Image Of A Drawn Sword (Real Soon) > Nu Era - We Think Electronic (Twisted Funk) > Kettel - Cuddle And Then Leave (DUB) > Missy Elliott - Pass That Dutch (Elektra) > I:Cube & Rza - Can You Deal With That? (Versatile) > > 10 albums: > Two Banks Of Four - Three Street Worlds (Red Egyptian Jazz) > Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher (Warp) > Pavel Kostiuk - The Musicals (2000 Black) > Yotoko - Wet Ink (Delsin) > Pole - Pole (Mute) > Matthew Herbert Big Band - Goodbye Swingtime (Accidental) > As One - So Far (So Good) (Ubiquity) > Alex Cortex - Inwards (Ann Aimee) > Rhythm & Sound - The Artists/The Versions (Burial Mix) > John Tejada - The Toiling Of Idle Hands (Immigrant) > > And here's my tips for 2004, as posted on littledetroit.net today - all in > lowercase for some reason - guess I was in a lowercase mood :) > > newworldaquarium - was lucky enough to hear some of the tracks for his > forthcoming peacefrog lp at the weekend and they were absolutely > jaw-droppingly deep. plus 154's strike should at last see the light of > day... > > aroy dee/m>o>s - again, got a sneak peek at his new stuff at the weekend and > can't wait to get it on vinyl... > > real soon records - the further details and iken eps are superb, and with > carl craig mixes of ultramarine to follow there's hopefully plenty more in > this vein... > > rei loci & jason brunton - looking forward to loads of new stuff from the > iridite boys... > > elijah - watch out for my boy laurence hughes! a real talent, and he's just > warming up... > > arne weinberg - going from strength to strength... > > digital soul - returning at last with nuff proper techno. forthcoming d5 ep > is amazing... > > down low - responsible for the techno record of the year for me in the shape > of dan curtin's distort.artchive.desire, plus upcoming stuff from connection > machine and convextion - mmm... > > ampoule crew - can't wait for the lucky & easy album on ann aimee... > > mat jonson/itiswhatitis - some of the best 12"s of the last couple of years, > really want to hear more... > > luciano - as above... > > vince watson - on top form right now, and look out for some beautiful stuff > on emoticon and headspace very soon... > > oliver hacke - really feeling his work on trapez and traum, glitched-up > stuff with the all-important (and all-too-rare) soulful elements present and > correct... > > Cheers, > > Tom > >
