Leo said:
I seem to go through this all the time: chase down certain cds as soon as it comes out, and never think of trading/selling them, yet rarely play them. Weird...maybe it's just me.
No, it happens to me a lot too. I think it's the difference between a good album and a favorite album. Some records are just obviously good, and somehow they don't really need any further attention - the case is closed somehow. Then there's records that you play again and again because they're supposed to be good, but you just don't get it. Favorites are those where the case is closed, and you just keep playing them anyway. One day I'd like to get rid of all those that I know are good, but somehow just don't care about. Even though I'd have to sell universally hailed classics and keep deeply controversial stuff, I think I'll end up with a much more interesting and satisfying collection. Something like Velvet Underground... I only have those for their historic importance: I know they're revolutionary, I
do enjoy them when playing them, but I just don't ever feel inclined to do so...
Anyway, I've not really been impressed by much music this year. I'm not sure if it's lack of effort on my part, or things are just lame, but I've allmost been unable to make a list. Here's some I do like, though:
Vex'D: Degenerate
Mouse on Mars: Live04
Virus Syndicate: Work Related Illness
Chevron: Everythings Exactly the Same
Jackson and His Computer Band: Smash
The Residents: Animal Lover
Pafpetakel: Det Usynlige TV
Autechre: Untitled (mostly because I saw them live and was surprisingly blown away)
Venetian Snares: Roszz Czillag... (the best he have done, but I'm not putting it on that often)
Co: !Comoc! (if this was available on vinyl, it would be an all time favorite, probably the best of 2005)
EPs:
La Peste: Hangars Liquides 026
Karl Marx Stadt: 2001-2004
Davinche: Dirty Canvas 3
Mango Delight: Messy Miss Metal