2009 year-end lists?

[mesmerwax]

looking forward to trace down all your recommendations.

yes, that's exactly why I like these lists!

Happy New Year to you all & Take care.

[billygomberg]

I think this qualifies as a positive thing

[Orphax]

[darren mcclure]

my faves from 2009 include...

atom - liedgut
sunn o))) - monoliths & dimensions
emeralds - what happened
tu m' - monchromes vol.1
jesu - infinity
stephen vietello + molly berg - gorilla variations
russell haswell - wild tracks
greg davis - mutually arising
billy gomberg - comme
ben frost - by the throat
francisco lopez + lawrence english - hb
various artists - grind madness at the bbc
king midas sound - waiting for you
jim o'rourke - the visiter
kevin drumm - imperial horizon
hecker - acid in the style of david tudor
pan american - white bird release
pimmon - smudge another yesterday
snd - atavism
the green kingdom - twig and twine
solo andata - solo andata

[aleks]

Biggest disappointments:
Leyland Kirby - that box

yeah, underwhelming....

[theowlbox]

Wixel - Slaapliedjes
Lawrence English - Japan live tape
Mat Riviere - Follow Your Heart
Jim O'Rourke - I'm Happy and I'm Singing and a 1 2 3 4 (reissue)
Pillowdiver - Sleeping Pills

The Pillowdiver, (even though I only got it at christmas), is pretty much the perfect album of 2009.
J

[radere]

Biggest disappointments:
Leyland Kirby - that box

yeah, underwhelming....

I really wanted to love this release, but I just...couldn't. My review for Big Shot: http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/?p=6832.

[Orphax]

Biggest disappointments:
Leyland Kirby - that box

yeah, underwhelming....

I really wanted to love this release, but I just...couldn't. My review for Big Shot: http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/?p=6832.

well don't get me wrong, cause I thought it was OK (like the other releases I mentioned) but I expected it to be much more after all the raving, highly overrated, reviews. Some pieces are really great, but others are also really boring, not even to speak about the big smell of cheese that arises from others...
His work as the Caretaker is so much more interesting and nicer (though darker) to listen to).

[The Green Kingdom]

Biggest disappointments:
Leyland Kirby - that box

yeah, underwhelming....

I really wanted to love this release, but I just...couldn't. My review for Big Shot: http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/?p=6832.

Yeah, I've listened to samples of this release and some of his Caretaker stuff as well, just can't seem to get into it... I think I just prefer the vibe of Basinski, Gas or Jeck when it comes to this type of sound.

[radere]

Biggest disappointments:
Leyland Kirby - that box

yeah, underwhelming....

I really wanted to love this release, but I just...couldn't. My review for Big Shot: http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/?p=6832.

Yeah, I've listened to samples of this release and some of his Caretaker stuff as well, just can't seem to get into it... I think I just prefer the vibe of Basinski, Gas or Jeck when it comes to this type of sound.

I actually really, really love his work as the Caretaker. A lot of that material is just breathtaking...but this just misses the mark completely. There are glimmers sure, but it's that cheese smell you mentioned that really pervades everything. People who are raving about this box clearly don't listen to much music in this vein!

[darren mcclure]

Biggest disappointments:
Leyland Kirby - that box

yeah, underwhelming....

I really wanted to love this release, but I just...couldn't. My review for Big Shot: http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/?p=6832.

Yeah, I've listened to samples of this release and some of his Caretaker stuff as well, just can't seem to get into it... I think I just prefer the vibe of Basinski, Gas or Jeck when it comes to this type of sound.

I actually really, really love his work as the Caretaker. A lot of that material is just breathtaking...but this just misses the mark completely. There are glimmers sure, but it's that cheese smell you mentioned that really pervades everything. People who are raving about this box clearly don't listen to much music in this vein!

i definitely prefer his work as the caretaker.  the leyland kirby album had a lot to live up to, could have done without the hype.  plus with such a big amount of material released at once, there's going to be a range in quality.

[puggo]

[steinbruchel]

[aleks]

you can get here: http://www.feardrop.net/

[steinbruchel]

you can get here: http://www.feardrop.net/

you can get here: http://www.feardrop.net/

unfortunately not, because it's sold out at feardrop and fario.
that was the first place i've looked for it...