Album of the Year 2003

[hitmouse]

First album from the band what aren't called that any more. Full of great moments, it's got the most frantic song they ever did, it's got the really long one, it's got some other songs as well:

 

[ska invita]

Finally found an album from 2003 i know!

Erykah Badu - Worldwide Underground

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Side A is rock solid gold and as good as anything Erykah Badu has ever done, but it fizzles out a bit on Side B


Also there's this really interesting album from Meshell Ndegeocello

Meshell Ndegeocello - Comfort Woman

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I really love her sound and energy - theres lots of great tracks on here, but also a couple that annoy me tbh




Two very stoned and soulful albums there

 

[Fez909]

This Monolake album is up to his usual quality standards (very high), but the first track for me is not just the highlight of the album, but the best thing he's ever made. It's the sound of the future, and sounds like the love child of techno/dub/dnb/IDM.

Sounds great played on the wrong speed, too.



Good album to test new speakers out, this </top tips>

Monolake - Momentum

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[Indeliblelink]

Well, this is lovely. Why not treat yourself by pouring a nice warm bath, add some bubble-bath, light a few scented candles and lie back to listen to it's relaxing sounds.

Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow

 

[The39thStep]

Broadcast -Ha Ha Sound. Lullabies are interwoven against a background of noise, sounds, vintage electronica, 60's psyche rock. 70s krautrock and arthouse soundtracks. A vision of an alternative comforting present trapped within the confines of a narrow future.

 

[stavros]

A Present for Everyone was arguably Busted's peak:

 

[The39thStep]

Calexico - Feast of Wire . Beneath what seems to be at first a brilliant set of border, American/Tex music conjuring up sunsets, small dusty towns with siestas, and tequila are a collection of quite disturbing tales about suicide, human trafficking, people trying to cross the border and people just struggling. In between these stories are jazz and bluezy filled instrumentals. Superbly crafted and produced , its almost a cinematic experience, a hauntingly beautiful desert noir.

The best version to listen/relisten to is the 20th Anniversary Edition which has a superb live set of the album

 

[hitmouse]

The first Double Dagger album is 2003 - proper hipster hardcore this, two graphic designers in one band:

 

[hitmouse]

There's not a Tragedy album to vote for this year, but stadium crust fans don't need to despair, because From Ashes Rise - Nightmares was 2003:

Still not as good as Tragedy, mind.

 

[hitmouse]

Helvete by Nasum is probably the greatest Swedish grindcore album of 2003:

 

[nogojones]

Do you know the King Gheedorah album? I don't know as much MF DOOM as I should, but that one I do know pretty well:

Another DOOM alias from 2003 Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain

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[hitmouse]

It's the Ones Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through is also 2003:

HOW MUCH EARNESTNESS CAN YOU TAKE?

 

[nogojones]

I had to step out of these threads as they started to take up too much of my time. I thought this morning I'd just have a quick peep as I seem to remember 2003 fairly well. Hours later and now about 40 discogs and youtube tabs open

You lot can have Knifehandchop - Rockstopper for that

 

[hitmouse]

I sometimes like to think about the distinction between "rock and roll (derogatory)" and "rock and roll (positive)", and Keep on Your Mean Side by the Kills is definitely rock and roll in the good way:

You can practically hear the black and white stripy tops there.

 

[nogojones]

More Hip Hop that I still listen to from then include:

Babbletron - Mechanical Royalty

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Electric: - Life's A Struggle

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Jaylib - Champion Sound

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and Ugly Duckling's - Taste the Secret was a fun fast food sort of concept album

Ugly Duckling - Taste The Secret

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[nogojones]

Also pretty good for UK hip hop

Ty - Upwards

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Foreign Beggars - Asylum Speakers

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Jehst - Falling Down

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[Plumdaff]

This was the year of The White Stripes 'Elephant' - I liked it far more at the time than I do now but there's no denying how much 'Seven Nation Army' has entered our public consciousness. Listen out for it at a sports stadium or rally for an ex Labour leader near you. My daughter's taught the riff in her school music lessons.

 

[braindancer]

Yeah this was on heavy rotation on the decks round mine...

 

[nogojones]

Zed Bias was busy as himself and as Maddslinsky

Zed Bias + Injekta Present Phuturistix - Feel It Out

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Maddslinky - Make Your Peace

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[nogojones]

For jazzier things

Antipop Consortium - Antipop Vs. Matthew Shipp

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E.S.T. - Seven Days Of Falling

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Headhunters - Evolution Revolution

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[Raheem]

 

[nogojones]

There still seemed to be a little to be squeezed out of the arse end of the electro breaks scene (but a lot was well past its sell by date). I'm still good with Radioactive Man and Si Begg in 2003

Radioactive Man - Booby Trap

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Si Begg - Director's Cut

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[nogojones]

DJ Mutamassik & Morgan Craft, Rough Americana - Rough Americana

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[nogojones]

Lots of minimal glitchy stuff

The Rip Off Artist - Pet Sounds

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Triosk Meets Jan Jelinek - 1+3+1

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Hecker - Sun Pandämonium

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Matmos - The Civil War

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Jan Jelinek Avec The Exposures - La Nouvelle Pauvreté

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[nogojones]

Remarc - Sound Murderer, whilst it's a compilation, none of its on other albums, so I say it qualifies, and its a beast

 

[nogojones]

Matthew Dear - Leave Luck To Heaven

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[nogojones]

 

[nogojones]

and I love Ramiro Musotto's - Sudaka

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[hitmouse]

Got around to listening to that Bug album now, it is very good.

 

[Spandex]

Radioactive Man - Booby Trap

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The problem I had with this Radioactive Man album is that the first track I heard from it was Fed Ex to Munchen, which I adore, but it sounds like it comes from a completely different album. The 12" also has a wonderful Andy Weatherall remix. I wanted more (I still want more) in that vein, but the album isn't that. I've never quite forgiven Radioactive Man for what is quite clearly a me problem.