Favorites of 2009

Top 20: Alva.Noto- Xerrox Vol. 2 Ancient Methods- Fourth Method Ben Klock- One Emeralds- What Happened Fever Ray- Fever Ray Joris Voorn- Balance 014 Lawrence English- A Colour For Autumn Leyland Kirby- Sadly, The Future Is No Longer What It Was Louderbach- Autumn Mark McGuire- A Pocket Full Of Rain Moritz Von Oswald Trio- Vertical Ascent Nurse With Wound- Surveillance Lounge / Memory Surface Oni Ayhun- OAR 003 Quantec- Subliminal State SND- Atavism Tara Jane O'neil- A Ways Away Tin Man- Cool Wave Untold- Stop What You're Doing / I Can't Stop This Feeling (Remixes) William Basinski- 92982 Zola Jesus- The Spoils The Rest of the Best: Andy Stott- Brief Encounter/ Drippin Ben Frost- By the Throat Ben Klock- Before One Breakage- Together / Rain Celer- Close Proximity and the Unhindered Care-all Cio D'or & Donato Dozzy- Menta Cio D'or- Die Faser Claro Intelecto- Warehouse Sessions Clubroot- Clubroot Cv313- Subtraktive D. Dozzy & Nuel- Aquaplano 1111 Damolh33- Trade Wind Demdike Stare- Symbiosis DJ Sprinkles- Midtown 120 Blues Evangelista- Prince of Truth Former Ghosts- Fleurs Gesellschaft Zur Emanzipation Des Samples- Circulations Gregg Kowalsky- Tape Chants Group Bombino- Guitars from Agadez, Vol. 2 Ilyas Ahmed- Goner Isolee- October Nightingale Jens Zimmermann & Byron Bogues- BUT Fool King Midas Sound- Dub Heavy/ Hearts and Ghosts Luke Hess- Light In The Dark Marissa Nadler- Little Hells Mark McGuire- Solo Acoustic Volume 2 Marko Fürstenberg - Eibenstock Mika Vainio- Vandal Mike Dehnert- Colombage Milton Bradley- Dystopian Vision Mokira- Persona Mount Kimbie- Maybes Mountains- Choral N/A- Variance III / Variance IV Neon Indian- Pyschic Chasms Orphx- Division The Pains of Being Pure at Heart- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Pendle Coven- Self Assessment Ricardo Villalobos & Los Updates- Bank Brotherhood Scuba- Aesaunic Shackleton- Three EPs Silent Servant- Negative Fascinations Simon Scott- Navigare Sparklehorse & Fennesz- In The Fishtank A Sunny Day In Glasgow- Ashes Grammar Sven Weisemann- Shove Tadeo- Contacto Telefon Tel Aviv- Immolate Yourself Tim Hecker- An Imaginary Country Tony Lionni / Radio Slave - Berghain 03 Part 1 V/A- Milky Disco 2 (Let's Go Freak Out) Vladislav Delay- Tummaa White Rainbow- New Clouds XDB- Mihon Yo La Tengo- Popular Songs additions: after further listening here are some other favorites of 2009: Broadcast And The Focus Group- Broadcast And The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age Cold Cave- Love Comes Close Dj Sprinkles- Sisters, I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To HTRK- Marry Me Tonight Joy Orbison- Hyph Mngo / Wet Look JPLS- The Depths Kassem Mosse- Workshop 8 Moderat- Seamonkey Monolake- Silence Motor City Drum Ensemble- Raw Cuts #5 & #6 STL- Silent State The Mayfair Set- Already Warm Tu M'- Monochromes Vol. 1 These are all really great, especially the Tu M' and the Broadcast albums