AJ Poll

erik
Thu, 8 Jan 1998 12:39:58 -0800


here it is, boys & girls, my votes for the best of '97

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1997 AJ Poll ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* Best Overall Song
Funki Porcini v. Jerry Van Rooyen "The Great Train Robbery" (Sideburn)

* Best Album
Snooze "The Man in the Shadow" (SSR)

* Best Artist/Group
Sons of Silence/A Small Good Thing (The Leaf Label)

* Best Vocal Song
Made on Earth "Cradle Your Soul" (SSR)

* Best Instrumental Song
We "As Is" (Asphodel)

* Best Mix
Coldcut/DJ Food "Stoned...Chilled...Groove" (Soul Vibration)

* Best Compilation
The Future Sound of Jazz 2 (Instinct/Compost)

* Best Label
SSR/Crammed Discs (Belgium)

* Easy Like Sunday Morning Song
Chris Bowden with 4Hero "Lullaby" (Satellite)

* Four-on-the-Floor Song (jazzy house)
Dimitri from Paris "Sacrebleu" (Yellow)

* Thick Morass of Hazy Chronic Smoke Song (doped out
Journeyman "Sloath" from "National Hijinx" (Ntone)

* 150 BPM and Above (drum OEn' bass)
Amon Tobin "Bricolage" (Ninja Tune)

* Light Up (a Phattie) & Listen Up
Kid Loco "A Grand Love Story" (Yellow)

* Everyone's Gotta Have It
Mr. Scruff "Mr. Scruff LP" (label?)

* Funk It Up
Bentley Rhythm Ace "Bentley Rhythm Ace" (Astralwerks)

* Groove Noir
Coco Steel & Lovebomb "

* Best Magazine
FLY! (http://www.fly.co.uk/index.dhtml)

* Best Album Cover
Harold Budd & Hector Zazou "Glyph" (Made to Measure/Crammed Discs)

* Best Club
my living room. :D

* Best DJ
Maiz (aka Bonnie Dillon)

* Best Radio Show
Horas Funktasticas w/Paulo Fonseca

* Overrated Project
Portishead "Portishead" (Go Beat)

* Underrated Project
Sons of Silence "Silence FM" (The Leaf Label)

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