/Countdown/2009/Albums
Ok, so time for my roundup of the best albums of the year.
/Countdown/2009/Tracks
So, before I rush headlong into my top ten tracks of 2009 (albums next week, gigs the week after), a quick mention of a few acts that have wowed me, bored me, surprised me or otherwise this year. Some of these may be in the other lists, others won’t be.
Tuesday Ten: 087: Tracks of the Month (November 2009)
This month’s ten tracks I think you should hear.
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /20-01
The end: the top twenty at last.
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /40-21
Last but one – those just outside the top twenty.
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /60-41
Part eight, and we’re nearly there.
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /80-61
Continuing the long journey through the decade, part seven.
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /100-81
Over halfway, and we’re into the Top 100.
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /120-101
The fifth instalment of this lengthy rundown.
Into the Pit: 086: Alice In Chains – Live at Academy 1 Manchester – 14-November 2009
2009 has been an amazing year for gigs (how I’m going to pick a best of some of them, I have no idea), and having already seen a shorter, festival length set from Alice In Chains at Sonisphere in the summer, I had a good idea of just how good this was going to be. […]
Into the Pit: 085: [:SITD:] – Live at Corporation Sheffield – 13-November 2009
I’ve been wanting to hear more of Amnistia since I first heard them on a compilation (Advanced Electronics Vol.6, in fact), after a friend pointed me in the direction of it, suggesting that it might be just the kind of thing I’d like.
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /140-121
The fourth instalment of this lengthy rundown.
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /160-141
The third instalment of this lengthy rundown.
But Listen: 092: Torrent Vaccine – Tentative Response
When this artist first appeared on my radar a while ago, it did appear to be something unusual. But then, when I thought about it, it’s not so much of an anomaly these days, perhaps. “Instrumental” industrial acts seem to be ten-a-penny now – but not many of the current acts are looking into the […]
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /180-161
Part two of the epic run-down, that took me an eternity to write.
/Countdown/1990s/Tracks /200-181
This was really meant to be a top 100, but when my girlfriend and I pulled together an initial “long list” a few weeks ago, that was way beyond 300 songs.
DJ: Guest: 041: Autonomy – 07-November 2009
Autonomy was the first time that I had ever used my laptop (and Virtual DJ) to DJ with, rather than my CDs. With intelektchrist elsewhere, and our less-experienced cohort DJ Annie [Candy Acid] initially unavailable also (she agreed to assist for part of the night in the end), I was left with the prospect of […]
Into the Pit: 084: Paradise Lost – Live at Carling Academy Sheffield – 04-November 2009
Back from Whitby for two days – where the sum total of live bands I saw was zero – and off to the first gig of what could be a busy November.
Tuesday Ten: 086: Tracks of the Month (October 2009)
This month’s ten tracks you should hear.
But Listen: 091: W.A.S.T.E. – A Silent Mantra Of Rage
Silent, huh? You have to laugh at the irony of the title, really. Those of you, like me, who were all-too-aware of their debut album and subsequent EP will know full well that silent is about as far from this artist’s modus operandi than it’s possible to be. The first album was a utter brute […]