2006 Rewind
50 Records Of The Year plus specialist charts
Burial: Burial Hyperdub
Scott Walker: The Drift 4ad
Joanna Newsom: Ys Drag City
Carla Bozulich: Evangelista Constellation
Wolf Eyes: Human Animal Sub Pop
Ornette Coleman: Sound Grammar Sound Grammar
Ekkehard Ehlers: A Life Without Fear Staubgold
Bonnie 'prince' Billy: The Letting Go Domino
Om: Conference Of The Birds Holy Mountain
Phill Niblock: Touch Three Touch
Scritti Politti: White Bread Black Beer Rough Trade
Matmos: The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast Matador
Sonic Youth: Rather Ripped Geffen
Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton: Black Vomit Victo
The Knife: Silent Shout Mute/Brille
Christian Wolff: 10 Exercises New World
Keiji Haino & Sitaar: Tah! Animamima Archive/Important
Brightblack Morning Light: Brightblack Morning Light Matador
Arthur Russell: First Thought Best Thought Audika/Rough Trade
Broadcast: The Future Crayon Warp
Niobe: White Hats Tomlab
Grizzly Bear: Yellow House Warp
Reanimator: Special Powers Community Library
Current 93: Black Ships Ate The Sky Durtro Jnana
Excepter: Alternation 5rc
Alexander Tucker: Furrowed Brow Atp
Gruppo Diimprovvisazione Nuova Consonanza: Azioni Die Schachtel
Rafael Toral: Space Staubgold
Ghostface Killah: Fishscale Def Jam
Mv/Ee & The Bummer Road: Mother Of Thousands Time-Lag
Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice: Gipsy Freedom 5rc
Celtic Frost: Monotheist Century Media
Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid: The Exchange Sessions Vols 1 & 2 Domino
Ran Blake: All That Is Tied Tompkins Square
Mordant Music: Dead Air Mordant Music
Julius Eastman: Unjust Malaise New World
Little Annie: Songs From The Coalmine Canary Durtro Jnana
Ruff Sqwad: Guns And Roses Volume 2 Ruff Sqwad Recordings
Volcano The Bear: Classic Erasmus Fusion Beta-Lactam Ring
Leopard Leg: The Seven Sistered Sea-Secret Of Shh Shh Shh Upset The Rhythm
Harlassen: A Way Now Sustain-Release
Text Of Light: Metal Box Dirter Promotions
Peaches: Impeach My Bush Xl
Robert Ashley: Foreign Experiences Lovely Music
Charalambides: A Vintage Burden Kranky
Peter Evans: More Is More Psi
Sunn O))) & Boris: Altar Southern Lord
Dabrye: Two/Three Ghostly International
Chris Corsano: The Young Cricketer Hot Cars Warp
Josephine Foster: A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Locust
Avant Rock
Akron/Family: Meek Warrior Young God
Coughs: Secret Passage Load
The Free Players: The Free Players Last Visible Dog
Hisato Higuchi: Dialogue Family Vineyard
Hush Arbors: Landscape Of Bone Three Lobed
Jandek: Newcastle Sunday Corwood
Jazkamer: Metal Music Machine Smalltown Supernoise
Lambsbread: Trash Diet Maim & Disfigure
Heather Leigh: Jailhouse Rock Fag Tapes
Steve Mackay: Michigan And Arcturus Radon
Robedoor: Wretched Yeti Audiobot Limited
Keiji Haino & Tatsuya Yoshida: New Rap Tzadik
Pere Ubu: Why I Hate Women Glitterhouse
Ruinzhatova: Live In Somewhere Vivo
Wooden Wand & The Sky High Band: Second Attention Kill Rock Stars
Critical Beats
Amerie: Take Control Sony Urban
Audion: Mouth To Mouth Spectral
Cassie: Me & U Bad Boy
Mr Easy/Red Fox: Nuff Things/Get It Ward 21
Feos Vs Mso: Further And Further Level Non Zero/Ongaku
Nelly Furtado: Promiscuous Desi Josh Remix Geffen
Isolee Hermelin: Playhouse
Chelonis R Jones: Deer In The Headlights (Radio Slave Remix) Get Physical
My My: Songs For The Gentle Playhousev Reanimator: Special Powers Community Library
Rhythm & Sound: Poor People Must Work (Carl Craig Remix) Burial Mix
Soylent Green: La Forza Del Destino Playhouse
Und: Rodeo (Crowdpleaser Remix) Trapez Ltd
Ricardo Villalobos: Fizheuer Zieheuer Playhouse
Say Wut: School Of Club Rock Ep Unruly
Dub
Dr Alimantado: House Of Singles Keyman
Dennis Bovell: Ah Who Seh Do Deh/Leggo Ah-Fi-We-Dis Emi
Lutan Fyah: Phantom War Greensleeves
Keith Hudson: Entering The Dragon Trojan Fan Club
I Kong: The Way It Is Vp
Freddie Mcgregor: Bobby Babylon Heartbeat
Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari: Inward I Sound Of World
Michael Rose: African Dub M Scientist Dub From The Ghetto Ras
Leroy Smart: Dread Hot In Africa Makasound
Sound Dimension: Jamaica Soul Shake Volume 1 Soul Jazz
Linval Thompson: Inna De Yard Inna De Yard
The Viceroys: Inna De Yard Inna De Yard
Wang Lei Meets High Tone: Wang Tone Jarring Effects
Yabby You: Deliver Me From My Enemies Blood & Fire
Electronica
Afx: Chosen Lords Rephlex
Agf & Sue C.: Mini-Movies Asphodel
Alog: Catch That Totem! (1995-2005) Melektronikk
Alva: Noto For Line
Boxcutter: Oneiric Planet Mu
Colleen: Colleen Et Les Boîtes Ŕ Musique The Leaf Label
Deaf Centre: Neon City Type
Ryoji Ikeda: Dataplex Raster-Noton
Vitor Joaquim: Flow Crónica
Kode9 & The Spaceape: Memories Of The Future Hyperdub
Leafcutter John: The Forest And The Sea Staubgold
Loscil: Plume Kranky
Mordant Music: Dead Air Mordant Music
Andy Stott: Merciless Modern Love
Uniform: Protocol Planet Mu
Global A-Z
Amadou & Mariam: 1990-1995 Le Meilleur Des Années Maliennes Greensleeves
Los Desterrados: Tu Crusoe
Dona Dumitru: Siminica Sounds From A Bygone Age Vol 3 Asphalt Tango
Falak: The Voice Of Destiny: Traditional, Popular And Symphonic Music Of Tajikistan Topic
Fanfare Ciocarlia: Gili Garabdi: Ancient Secrets Of Gypsy Brass Asphalt Tango
Guitars Of The Golden Triangle: Folk And Pop Music Of Myanmar Vol Ii Sublime Frequencies
Lagos Chop Up/Lagos All Routes Honest Jon's
Kékélé: Kinavana Sterns Africa
Mon Music Of Burma Fire Museum
Musicians Of The Nile: Down By The River Long Distance
Sabu Orimo: Ichion Subjective Spirit Sound
Cheikha Rimitti: N'ta Goudami Because
Tibetan & Bhutanese Instrumental And Folk Music Vol Ii Sub Rosa
Ali Farka Touré: Savane World Circuit
Women Of Egypt 1924-1931: Pioneers Of Stardom And Fame Topic
Hip Hop A-Z
Da Backwudz: Wood Work Rowdy/Major Way
Ray Cash: Bumpin My Music Columbia
The Clipse: Hell Hath No Fury Jive
J Dilla: Donuts Stones Throw
E-40: My Ghetto Report Card Wea
Ghostface: Fishscale Def Jam
Kool Keith: The Return Of Dr Octagon Ocd International
El Michels & Raekwon: The Pjs Scion
Ruff Sqwad: Guns N Roses, Volume 2 Ruff Sqwad
Dj Shadow: 4 Freaks Universal
Dj Smallz & Pimp C: Southern Smoke 25 Mixtape
Ti: What You Know Atlantic
Trae: Restless Rap-A-Lot
Lil Wayne & Dj Drama: Dedication 2 Mixtape
Young Jeezy: 3 Am Def Jam
Jazz And Improv
Ran Blake: All That Is Tied Tompkins Square
Hélčne Breschand: Le Goűt Du Sel D'autres Cordes
Terry Day: Interruptions Emanem
Peter Evans: More Is More Psi
Malcolm Goldstein & Masashi Harada: Soil Emanem
Ist: Lodi Confront Collectors Series
Kidd Jordan/William Parker/Hamid Drake: Palm Of Soul Aum Fidelity
Joëlle Léandre: Concerto Grosso: Live At Gasthof Heidelberg Loppem Jazz Halo
Odyssey: The Band Back In Time Pi
Evan Parker: Time Lapse Tzadik
Jason Rigby: Translucent Space Fresh Sound
Keith Rowe & Toshimaru Nakamura: Between Erstwhile
Marcus Schmickler & John Tilbury: Variety A-Musik
Aki Takase: Tarantella Psi
Birgit Ulher: Scatter Creative Sources
Modern Composition
Julian Anderson: Book Of Hours Nmc
Luciano Berio: Sequenzas Mode
Gloria Coates: Symphonies 1, 7, 14 Naxos
Julius Eastman: Unjust Malaise New World
Luigi Dallapiccola/Goffredo Petrassie: Musica Da Camera Mode
Beat Furrer: Fama Kairos
Bernhard Lang: Das Theater Der Wiederholungen Kairos
György Ligeti: Complete Piano Music Bis
Anthony Pateras & Robin Fox: Flux Compendium Editions Mego
Steve Reich: Different Trains Black Box
Wolfgang Rihm: String Quartets Nos 12 & 14 Col Legno
Spunk: En Andeles Forferdelig Sykdom Rune Grammofon
Jakob Ullmann: Catalogue Of Sounds Editions Rz
Iannis Xenakis: Music For Strings Mode
Outer Limits
Maurizio Bianchi/Nobu Kasahara/Hitoshi Kojo: The Epidemic Symphony No 9 Octpia
Jonathan Coleclough & Murmer: Husk Icr
Andrew Chalk: Goldfall Faraway Press
Tony Conrad: Joan Of Arc Table Of The Elements
Machinefabriek: Marijn Lampse
Daniel Menche: Jugularis Important
Merzbow: Metamorphism Very Friendly
Nurse With Wound: Shipwreck Radio Vol 2 Icr/United Dairies
Colin Potter & The Hafler Trio: A Pressed On Sandwich Nextera
Porest: Tourrorists! Abduction
Rot: Lécurie (K-Raa-K) 3
Bruce Russell: 21st Century Field Hollers And Prison Songs Wmo/R
Gary Smith: Supertexture Sijis
Starving Weirdos: Evening Light Root Strata
Volcano The Bear: Classic Erasmus Fusion Beta-Lactam Ring
Compilations A-Z
Anthems In Eden: An Anthology Of British And Irish Folk 1955-1978 Castle
An Anthology Of Noise And Electronic Music/Fourth A-Chronology 1937-2005 Sub Rosa
A Tom Moulton Mix Soul Jazz
Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days Of Hiphop Culture In Nyc 1979-1982 Soul Jazz
California Troniks/Ground Fault/Rrr
Creative Outlaws: Us Underground 1962-70 Trikont
Dubstep Allstars Volume 4 Mixed By Youngsta & Hatcha Tempa
Early Morning Hush: More British Acid Folk Sanctuary
Girl Monster Chicks On Speed
Gold Leaf Branches Digitalis
I Don't Think The Dirt Belongs To The Grass Carbon
International Sad Hits Volume 1:Altaic Language Group 20/20/20
Jukebox Buddha Staubgold
Lagos Chop Up/Lagos All Routes Honest Jon's
Love, Peace And Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music Normal
Messthetics Greatest Hits: The Sounds Of Diy 1977-80 Hyped2death
Molten Strings, Train Wrecks And Birdsongs Students Of Decay
More Arctic Hysteria/Son Of Arctic Hysteria: The Later Years Of The Early Finnish Avant Garde Love
Musics In The Margin Sub Rosa
New York Noise Volume 2: Music From New York Underground 1977-1984 Soul Jazz
Not Alone Durtro Jnana
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 Rhino
Ohm+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music Ellipsis Arts
'pataphysics Sonic Arts Network
Patchwork Europe: Early Recordings 1911-1954 (Wergo)
Plague Songs 4ad
Queer Noises: From The Closet To The Charts 1961-1979 Trikont
The Record Shop: 30 Years Of Rough Trade Shops V2
Roll Deep Presents Grimey Volume 1 Dmc
The Roots Of Dubstep Tempa
Total 7 Kompakt
Tropicália Soul Jazz
Warrior Dubz Planet Mu
Wayfaring Strangers: Ladies Of The Canyon Numero Group
Re-Issues A-Z
Afx: Chosen Lords Rephlex
Dr Alimantado: House Of Singles Keyman
Alvarius B: Alvarius B Abduction
Jon Appleton & Don Cherry: Human Music Water
Robbie Basho: Venus In Cancer Tompkins Square
Big Youth: Screaming Target Trojan
Anne Briggs: The Complete Topic Recordings Bo' Weavil
Peter Brötzmann & Han Bennink: Schwarzwaldfahrt Atavistic Unheard Music Series
Andrew Chalk: The River That Flows Through The Sands Faraway Press
Coil: Black Antlers Threshold House
Loren Connors: Night Through: Singles And Collected Works 1976-2004 Family Vineyard
Cul De Sac: Ecim Strange Attractors Audio House
Holger Czukay & Ralf Dammers: Canaxis Revisited
The Dead C: Vain, Erudite And Stupid: Selected Works 1987-2005 Ba Da Bing
Earth Phase 3: Thrones And Dominions Sub Pop
Brian Eno & David Byrne: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Virgin
Esg: Come Away Soul Jazz
Bill Fay: Tomorrow Tomorrow And Tomorrow Drag City
John Fahey: The Yellow Princess Vanguard
The Fall: Middle Class Revolt Castle
Faust: Faust Iv Virgin
Alastair Galbraith: Morse/Gaudylight Xeric
Gamelan: Son Of Lion Metal Notes Locust
Gescom: Minidisc Or
Brion Gysin: One Night @ The 1001 Sub Rosa
Kay Hoffman: Floret Silva Robot
Keith Hudson: Entering The Dragon Trojan Fan Club
Josef K: Entomology Domino
Joe Mcphee: Survival Unit With Clifford Thornton Ny Ny 1971 Hatology
Gil Melle: The Andromeda Strain Ost Creel Pone
Phil Minton & Roger Turner: Ammo Leo
Monoton: Blau Oral
David Murray Trio: 3d Family Hatology
Evan Parker: The Topography Of The Lungs Psi
Pere Ubu: The Modern Dance Silverline/Cooking Vinyl
Steve Reich: Phases: A Nonesuch Retrospective Nonesuch
David Rosenboom: Brainwave Music Em
John Surman: Glancing Backwards: The Dawn Anthology Sanctuary
Masayuki Takayanagi: New Direction Unit Eclipse Psf
Masayuki Takayanagi: New Direction Unit Mass Hysterism Jinya
This Heat: Out Of Cold Storage This Is
Tortoise: A Lazarus Taxon Thrill Jockey
Ut: In Gut's House/Griller Blast First
John Wall: Alterstill Utterpsalm
The Electorate
This year's charts were compiled from the votes of the following contributors (with individual records of the year shown in brackets):
Steve Barker (Burial Burial), Mike Barnes (Joanna Newsom Ys), Clive Bell (Kiyoshi Mizutani Scenery Of The Border: Environment And Folklore Of The Tanzawa Mountains), Lisa Blanning (Um Bumskipper Eight), Abi Bliss (Akron/Family Meek Warrior), Marcus Boon (Loren Connors Night Through), Nick Cain (Scott Walker The Drift), Philip Clark (Julius Eastman Unjust Malaise), Mia Clarke (Liars Drum's Not Dead), Julian Cowley (Robert Ashley Foreign Experiences), Christoph Cox (Fe-Mail Blixter Toad), Alan Cummings (Carla Bozulich Evangelista), Jon Dale (Scott Walker The Drift), Sam Davies (Burial Burial), Lina Dzuverovic (Matmos The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast), Phil Freeman (Celtic Frost Monotheist), Louise Gray (Bonnie 'prince' Billy The Letting Go), Andy Hamilton (Christian Wolff Ten Exercises), Jim Haynes (Porest Tourrorists!), Richard Henderson (Joanna Newsom Ys), Tony Herrington (Hototogisu Chimärendämmerung), Hua Hsu (Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators Keep Reachin Up), David Keenan (Vodka Soap Un Chand Pyramidelier), Rahma Khazam (Matt Rogalsky Memory Like Water), Biba Kopf (Die Tödliche Doris Gehörlose Musik), Alan Licht (Chris Corsano The Young Cricketer), Martin Longley (Brightblack Morning Light Brightblack Morning Light), Brian Marley (Frank Denyer Faint Traces), Marc Masters (Excepter Alternation), Keith Moliné (Nurse With Wound Shipwreck Radio Volume 2), Brian Morton (Zaum The Little Flash Of Letting Go), Anne Hilde Neset (Scritti Politti White Bread Black Beer), Edwin Pouncey (Carla Bozulich Evangelista), Mosi Reeves (The Roots Game Theory), Simon Reynolds (Scritti Politti White Bread Black Beer), Tom Ridge (Keiji Haino & Tatsuya Yoshida New Rap), Bruce Russell (Alastair Galbraith Morse/Gaudylight), Chris Sharp (Ryoji Ikeda Dataplex), Adrian Shaughnessy (Burial Burial), Philip Sherburne (Root 70 Heaps Dub), Nick Southgate (Om Conference Of The Birds), Joseph Stannard (Mordant Music Dead Air), Dave Stelfox (Trae Restless), David Stubbs (Burial Burial), Derek Walmsley (Joanna Newsom Ys), Dan Warburton (Loren Connors Night Through), Rob Young (Scott Walker The Drift)
Scott Walker: The Drift 4ad
Joanna Newsom: Ys Drag City
Carla Bozulich: Evangelista Constellation
Wolf Eyes: Human Animal Sub Pop
Ornette Coleman: Sound Grammar Sound Grammar
Ekkehard Ehlers: A Life Without Fear Staubgold
Bonnie 'prince' Billy: The Letting Go Domino
Om: Conference Of The Birds Holy Mountain
Phill Niblock: Touch Three Touch
Scritti Politti: White Bread Black Beer Rough Trade
Matmos: The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast Matador
Sonic Youth: Rather Ripped Geffen
Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton: Black Vomit Victo
The Knife: Silent Shout Mute/Brille
Christian Wolff: 10 Exercises New World
Keiji Haino & Sitaar: Tah! Animamima Archive/Important
Brightblack Morning Light: Brightblack Morning Light Matador
Arthur Russell: First Thought Best Thought Audika/Rough Trade
Broadcast: The Future Crayon Warp
Niobe: White Hats Tomlab
Grizzly Bear: Yellow House Warp
Reanimator: Special Powers Community Library
Current 93: Black Ships Ate The Sky Durtro Jnana
Excepter: Alternation 5rc
Alexander Tucker: Furrowed Brow Atp
Gruppo Diimprovvisazione Nuova Consonanza: Azioni Die Schachtel
Rafael Toral: Space Staubgold
Ghostface Killah: Fishscale Def Jam
Mv/Ee & The Bummer Road: Mother Of Thousands Time-Lag
Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice: Gipsy Freedom 5rc
Celtic Frost: Monotheist Century Media
Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid: The Exchange Sessions Vols 1 & 2 Domino
Ran Blake: All That Is Tied Tompkins Square
Mordant Music: Dead Air Mordant Music
Julius Eastman: Unjust Malaise New World
Little Annie: Songs From The Coalmine Canary Durtro Jnana
Ruff Sqwad: Guns And Roses Volume 2 Ruff Sqwad Recordings
Volcano The Bear: Classic Erasmus Fusion Beta-Lactam Ring
Leopard Leg: The Seven Sistered Sea-Secret Of Shh Shh Shh Upset The Rhythm
Harlassen: A Way Now Sustain-Release
Text Of Light: Metal Box Dirter Promotions
Peaches: Impeach My Bush Xl
Robert Ashley: Foreign Experiences Lovely Music
Charalambides: A Vintage Burden Kranky
Peter Evans: More Is More Psi
Sunn O))) & Boris: Altar Southern Lord
Dabrye: Two/Three Ghostly International
Chris Corsano: The Young Cricketer Hot Cars Warp
Josephine Foster: A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Locust
Avant Rock
Akron/Family: Meek Warrior Young God
Coughs: Secret Passage Load
The Free Players: The Free Players Last Visible Dog
Hisato Higuchi: Dialogue Family Vineyard
Hush Arbors: Landscape Of Bone Three Lobed
Jandek: Newcastle Sunday Corwood
Jazkamer: Metal Music Machine Smalltown Supernoise
Lambsbread: Trash Diet Maim & Disfigure
Heather Leigh: Jailhouse Rock Fag Tapes
Steve Mackay: Michigan And Arcturus Radon
Robedoor: Wretched Yeti Audiobot Limited
Keiji Haino & Tatsuya Yoshida: New Rap Tzadik
Pere Ubu: Why I Hate Women Glitterhouse
Ruinzhatova: Live In Somewhere Vivo
Wooden Wand & The Sky High Band: Second Attention Kill Rock Stars
Critical Beats
Amerie: Take Control Sony Urban
Audion: Mouth To Mouth Spectral
Cassie: Me & U Bad Boy
Mr Easy/Red Fox: Nuff Things/Get It Ward 21
Feos Vs Mso: Further And Further Level Non Zero/Ongaku
Nelly Furtado: Promiscuous Desi Josh Remix Geffen
Isolee Hermelin: Playhouse
Chelonis R Jones: Deer In The Headlights (Radio Slave Remix) Get Physical
My My: Songs For The Gentle Playhousev Reanimator: Special Powers Community Library
Rhythm & Sound: Poor People Must Work (Carl Craig Remix) Burial Mix
Soylent Green: La Forza Del Destino Playhouse
Und: Rodeo (Crowdpleaser Remix) Trapez Ltd
Ricardo Villalobos: Fizheuer Zieheuer Playhouse
Say Wut: School Of Club Rock Ep Unruly
Dub
Dr Alimantado: House Of Singles Keyman
Dennis Bovell: Ah Who Seh Do Deh/Leggo Ah-Fi-We-Dis Emi
Lutan Fyah: Phantom War Greensleeves
Keith Hudson: Entering The Dragon Trojan Fan Club
I Kong: The Way It Is Vp
Freddie Mcgregor: Bobby Babylon Heartbeat
Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari: Inward I Sound Of World
Michael Rose: African Dub M Scientist Dub From The Ghetto Ras
Leroy Smart: Dread Hot In Africa Makasound
Sound Dimension: Jamaica Soul Shake Volume 1 Soul Jazz
Linval Thompson: Inna De Yard Inna De Yard
The Viceroys: Inna De Yard Inna De Yard
Wang Lei Meets High Tone: Wang Tone Jarring Effects
Yabby You: Deliver Me From My Enemies Blood & Fire
Electronica
Afx: Chosen Lords Rephlex
Agf & Sue C.: Mini-Movies Asphodel
Alog: Catch That Totem! (1995-2005) Melektronikk
Alva: Noto For Line
Boxcutter: Oneiric Planet Mu
Colleen: Colleen Et Les Boîtes Ŕ Musique The Leaf Label
Deaf Centre: Neon City Type
Ryoji Ikeda: Dataplex Raster-Noton
Vitor Joaquim: Flow Crónica
Kode9 & The Spaceape: Memories Of The Future Hyperdub
Leafcutter John: The Forest And The Sea Staubgold
Loscil: Plume Kranky
Mordant Music: Dead Air Mordant Music
Andy Stott: Merciless Modern Love
Uniform: Protocol Planet Mu
Global A-Z
Amadou & Mariam: 1990-1995 Le Meilleur Des Années Maliennes Greensleeves
Los Desterrados: Tu Crusoe
Dona Dumitru: Siminica Sounds From A Bygone Age Vol 3 Asphalt Tango
Falak: The Voice Of Destiny: Traditional, Popular And Symphonic Music Of Tajikistan Topic
Fanfare Ciocarlia: Gili Garabdi: Ancient Secrets Of Gypsy Brass Asphalt Tango
Guitars Of The Golden Triangle: Folk And Pop Music Of Myanmar Vol Ii Sublime Frequencies
Lagos Chop Up/Lagos All Routes Honest Jon's
Kékélé: Kinavana Sterns Africa
Mon Music Of Burma Fire Museum
Musicians Of The Nile: Down By The River Long Distance
Sabu Orimo: Ichion Subjective Spirit Sound
Cheikha Rimitti: N'ta Goudami Because
Tibetan & Bhutanese Instrumental And Folk Music Vol Ii Sub Rosa
Ali Farka Touré: Savane World Circuit
Women Of Egypt 1924-1931: Pioneers Of Stardom And Fame Topic
Hip Hop A-Z
Da Backwudz: Wood Work Rowdy/Major Way
Ray Cash: Bumpin My Music Columbia
The Clipse: Hell Hath No Fury Jive
J Dilla: Donuts Stones Throw
E-40: My Ghetto Report Card Wea
Ghostface: Fishscale Def Jam
Kool Keith: The Return Of Dr Octagon Ocd International
El Michels & Raekwon: The Pjs Scion
Ruff Sqwad: Guns N Roses, Volume 2 Ruff Sqwad
Dj Shadow: 4 Freaks Universal
Dj Smallz & Pimp C: Southern Smoke 25 Mixtape
Ti: What You Know Atlantic
Trae: Restless Rap-A-Lot
Lil Wayne & Dj Drama: Dedication 2 Mixtape
Young Jeezy: 3 Am Def Jam
Jazz And Improv
Ran Blake: All That Is Tied Tompkins Square
Hélčne Breschand: Le Goűt Du Sel D'autres Cordes
Terry Day: Interruptions Emanem
Peter Evans: More Is More Psi
Malcolm Goldstein & Masashi Harada: Soil Emanem
Ist: Lodi Confront Collectors Series
Kidd Jordan/William Parker/Hamid Drake: Palm Of Soul Aum Fidelity
Joëlle Léandre: Concerto Grosso: Live At Gasthof Heidelberg Loppem Jazz Halo
Odyssey: The Band Back In Time Pi
Evan Parker: Time Lapse Tzadik
Jason Rigby: Translucent Space Fresh Sound
Keith Rowe & Toshimaru Nakamura: Between Erstwhile
Marcus Schmickler & John Tilbury: Variety A-Musik
Aki Takase: Tarantella Psi
Birgit Ulher: Scatter Creative Sources
Modern Composition
Julian Anderson: Book Of Hours Nmc
Luciano Berio: Sequenzas Mode
Gloria Coates: Symphonies 1, 7, 14 Naxos
Julius Eastman: Unjust Malaise New World
Luigi Dallapiccola/Goffredo Petrassie: Musica Da Camera Mode
Beat Furrer: Fama Kairos
Bernhard Lang: Das Theater Der Wiederholungen Kairos
György Ligeti: Complete Piano Music Bis
Anthony Pateras & Robin Fox: Flux Compendium Editions Mego
Steve Reich: Different Trains Black Box
Wolfgang Rihm: String Quartets Nos 12 & 14 Col Legno
Spunk: En Andeles Forferdelig Sykdom Rune Grammofon
Jakob Ullmann: Catalogue Of Sounds Editions Rz
Iannis Xenakis: Music For Strings Mode
Outer Limits
Maurizio Bianchi/Nobu Kasahara/Hitoshi Kojo: The Epidemic Symphony No 9 Octpia
Jonathan Coleclough & Murmer: Husk Icr
Andrew Chalk: Goldfall Faraway Press
Tony Conrad: Joan Of Arc Table Of The Elements
Machinefabriek: Marijn Lampse
Daniel Menche: Jugularis Important
Merzbow: Metamorphism Very Friendly
Nurse With Wound: Shipwreck Radio Vol 2 Icr/United Dairies
Colin Potter & The Hafler Trio: A Pressed On Sandwich Nextera
Porest: Tourrorists! Abduction
Rot: Lécurie (K-Raa-K) 3
Bruce Russell: 21st Century Field Hollers And Prison Songs Wmo/R
Gary Smith: Supertexture Sijis
Starving Weirdos: Evening Light Root Strata
Volcano The Bear: Classic Erasmus Fusion Beta-Lactam Ring
Compilations A-Z
Anthems In Eden: An Anthology Of British And Irish Folk 1955-1978 Castle
An Anthology Of Noise And Electronic Music/Fourth A-Chronology 1937-2005 Sub Rosa
A Tom Moulton Mix Soul Jazz
Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days Of Hiphop Culture In Nyc 1979-1982 Soul Jazz
California Troniks/Ground Fault/Rrr
Creative Outlaws: Us Underground 1962-70 Trikont
Dubstep Allstars Volume 4 Mixed By Youngsta & Hatcha Tempa
Early Morning Hush: More British Acid Folk Sanctuary
Girl Monster Chicks On Speed
Gold Leaf Branches Digitalis
I Don't Think The Dirt Belongs To The Grass Carbon
International Sad Hits Volume 1:Altaic Language Group 20/20/20
Jukebox Buddha Staubgold
Lagos Chop Up/Lagos All Routes Honest Jon's
Love, Peace And Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music Normal
Messthetics Greatest Hits: The Sounds Of Diy 1977-80 Hyped2death
Molten Strings, Train Wrecks And Birdsongs Students Of Decay
More Arctic Hysteria/Son Of Arctic Hysteria: The Later Years Of The Early Finnish Avant Garde Love
Musics In The Margin Sub Rosa
New York Noise Volume 2: Music From New York Underground 1977-1984 Soul Jazz
Not Alone Durtro Jnana
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 Rhino
Ohm+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music Ellipsis Arts
'pataphysics Sonic Arts Network
Patchwork Europe: Early Recordings 1911-1954 (Wergo)
Plague Songs 4ad
Queer Noises: From The Closet To The Charts 1961-1979 Trikont
The Record Shop: 30 Years Of Rough Trade Shops V2
Roll Deep Presents Grimey Volume 1 Dmc
The Roots Of Dubstep Tempa
Total 7 Kompakt
Tropicália Soul Jazz
Warrior Dubz Planet Mu
Wayfaring Strangers: Ladies Of The Canyon Numero Group
Re-Issues A-Z
Afx: Chosen Lords Rephlex
Dr Alimantado: House Of Singles Keyman
Alvarius B: Alvarius B Abduction
Jon Appleton & Don Cherry: Human Music Water
Robbie Basho: Venus In Cancer Tompkins Square
Big Youth: Screaming Target Trojan
Anne Briggs: The Complete Topic Recordings Bo' Weavil
Peter Brötzmann & Han Bennink: Schwarzwaldfahrt Atavistic Unheard Music Series
Andrew Chalk: The River That Flows Through The Sands Faraway Press
Coil: Black Antlers Threshold House
Loren Connors: Night Through: Singles And Collected Works 1976-2004 Family Vineyard
Cul De Sac: Ecim Strange Attractors Audio House
Holger Czukay & Ralf Dammers: Canaxis Revisited
The Dead C: Vain, Erudite And Stupid: Selected Works 1987-2005 Ba Da Bing
Earth Phase 3: Thrones And Dominions Sub Pop
Brian Eno & David Byrne: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Virgin
Esg: Come Away Soul Jazz
Bill Fay: Tomorrow Tomorrow And Tomorrow Drag City
John Fahey: The Yellow Princess Vanguard
The Fall: Middle Class Revolt Castle
Faust: Faust Iv Virgin
Alastair Galbraith: Morse/Gaudylight Xeric
Gamelan: Son Of Lion Metal Notes Locust
Gescom: Minidisc Or
Brion Gysin: One Night @ The 1001 Sub Rosa
Kay Hoffman: Floret Silva Robot
Keith Hudson: Entering The Dragon Trojan Fan Club
Josef K: Entomology Domino
Joe Mcphee: Survival Unit With Clifford Thornton Ny Ny 1971 Hatology
Gil Melle: The Andromeda Strain Ost Creel Pone
Phil Minton & Roger Turner: Ammo Leo
Monoton: Blau Oral
David Murray Trio: 3d Family Hatology
Evan Parker: The Topography Of The Lungs Psi
Pere Ubu: The Modern Dance Silverline/Cooking Vinyl
Steve Reich: Phases: A Nonesuch Retrospective Nonesuch
David Rosenboom: Brainwave Music Em
John Surman: Glancing Backwards: The Dawn Anthology Sanctuary
Masayuki Takayanagi: New Direction Unit Eclipse Psf
Masayuki Takayanagi: New Direction Unit Mass Hysterism Jinya
This Heat: Out Of Cold Storage This Is
Tortoise: A Lazarus Taxon Thrill Jockey
Ut: In Gut's House/Griller Blast First
John Wall: Alterstill Utterpsalm
The Electorate
This year's charts were compiled from the votes of the following contributors (with individual records of the year shown in brackets):
Steve Barker (Burial Burial), Mike Barnes (Joanna Newsom Ys), Clive Bell (Kiyoshi Mizutani Scenery Of The Border: Environment And Folklore Of The Tanzawa Mountains), Lisa Blanning (Um Bumskipper Eight), Abi Bliss (Akron/Family Meek Warrior), Marcus Boon (Loren Connors Night Through), Nick Cain (Scott Walker The Drift), Philip Clark (Julius Eastman Unjust Malaise), Mia Clarke (Liars Drum's Not Dead), Julian Cowley (Robert Ashley Foreign Experiences), Christoph Cox (Fe-Mail Blixter Toad), Alan Cummings (Carla Bozulich Evangelista), Jon Dale (Scott Walker The Drift), Sam Davies (Burial Burial), Lina Dzuverovic (Matmos The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast), Phil Freeman (Celtic Frost Monotheist), Louise Gray (Bonnie 'prince' Billy The Letting Go), Andy Hamilton (Christian Wolff Ten Exercises), Jim Haynes (Porest Tourrorists!), Richard Henderson (Joanna Newsom Ys), Tony Herrington (Hototogisu Chimärendämmerung), Hua Hsu (Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators Keep Reachin Up), David Keenan (Vodka Soap Un Chand Pyramidelier), Rahma Khazam (Matt Rogalsky Memory Like Water), Biba Kopf (Die Tödliche Doris Gehörlose Musik), Alan Licht (Chris Corsano The Young Cricketer), Martin Longley (Brightblack Morning Light Brightblack Morning Light), Brian Marley (Frank Denyer Faint Traces), Marc Masters (Excepter Alternation), Keith Moliné (Nurse With Wound Shipwreck Radio Volume 2), Brian Morton (Zaum The Little Flash Of Letting Go), Anne Hilde Neset (Scritti Politti White Bread Black Beer), Edwin Pouncey (Carla Bozulich Evangelista), Mosi Reeves (The Roots Game Theory), Simon Reynolds (Scritti Politti White Bread Black Beer), Tom Ridge (Keiji Haino & Tatsuya Yoshida New Rap), Bruce Russell (Alastair Galbraith Morse/Gaudylight), Chris Sharp (Ryoji Ikeda Dataplex), Adrian Shaughnessy (Burial Burial), Philip Sherburne (Root 70 Heaps Dub), Nick Southgate (Om Conference Of The Birds), Joseph Stannard (Mordant Music Dead Air), Dave Stelfox (Trae Restless), David Stubbs (Burial Burial), Derek Walmsley (Joanna Newsom Ys), Dan Warburton (Loren Connors Night Through), Rob Young (Scott Walker The Drift)