Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:49:07 -0800
Well, here's my mind dump of stuff from 1998 in the old format, with some
additions at the bottom. But, think the best/worst 10 is a better, and
more reasonable. I'll probably do that for a final list.
erik g
~~~~~~~ 1998 AJ Poll ~~~~~~~~
* Best Overall Song
London Elektricity 'Song In The Key Of Knife' [Hospital]
Massive Attack 'Angel' [Circa/Virgin]
* Best Album
Massive Attack "Mezzanine" [Circa/Virgin]
Ozomatli "Ozomatli" [Almo Sounds]
honorable mention (hip-hop not AJ): Rasco "Time Waits For No Man" [Stones
Throw]
* Best Artist/Group/Collective
Massive Attack
Ozomatli
Jaz Klash (or most anything with The Angel)
* Best Vocal Song
Doris Days 'To Ulrike M.' [Dorado]
* Best Instrumental Song
The Amalgamation Of Soundz 'Keyvan's Paper (Document 2) [Filter]
Waiwan 'Nightmare' [autonomy]
UNKLE <MAIN TITLE THEME> [Mo'Wax]
Adam F 'Brand New Funk' [Planet V]
* Best (re)Mix
Massive Attack 'Angel (Remix)' by Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon of Blur [Circa]
Terra Dėva 'Inside' (Bugs Remix) [Om Records]
Photek 'Rings of Saturn (Peshay & Decoder Remix)' [Science/Astralwerks]
* Best Compilation
Kruder
Dorfmeister
The K&D
Sessions [!K7]
future sounds of jazz - vol. 5 [compost]
The Rebirth Of Cool Seven [4th & b'way]
* Best Label
!K7 (mostly for getting an office in the US so we can get the good stuff)
Blue Note (signing Charlie Hunter, MM & W, Don Byron,
Future Primitive Soundsessions
OM Records
* Easy Like Sunday Morning Song (mellow or chillin')
Medeski, Martin & Wood "Combustication" [Blue Note]
wayne horvitz and the zony MASH "brand spankin' new" [knittingfactory]
* Four-on-the-Floor Song (jazzy house or acid jazz set to a house beat)
Chaser 'Life In Loisaida' [Soma]
The Amalgamation Of Soundz 'Keyvan's Paper (Document 1) [Filter]
* Thick Morass of Hazy Chronic Smoke Song (doped out beatz)
Thievery Corporation "sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi" [4AD]
* 150 BPM and Above (drum 'n' bass)
4 hero "Earth Pioneers" EP [Talkin' Loud]
PHOTEK. FORM & FUNCTION. [Science/Astralwerks]
Jaz Klash "Thru The Haze" [world domination]
Amon Tobin "Permutations" [Ninja Tune]
* Lotsa Bossa
Lulu Mushi 'Blue Sonoko' [Mush] (from future sounds of jazz vol. 5 [compost])
* Warning: DJs Only
Tamba Trio 'Mas Que Nada' [Talkin' Loud]
* Light Up (a Phattie) & Listen Up
The only way I could possibly listen to the Spice Girls!!!
* Everyone's Gotta Have It
Tommy Guerreo "Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues" [Galaxia]
* Funk It Up
Mayhem 'Nasty Funk' [Nu Notes] from future sounds of jazz vol. 5 [compost]
* Groove Noir
V/A 'Coffee Table Music (sounds & soundtracks mixed by grantby) [Cup Of
Tea] Check Side A Track 3. Brothers Grimm 'Chase Scene #3'
* Total Trash
* Best Magazine
Straight No Chaser (though I'm still looking for a magazine that despises
Daft Punk)
* Best Album Cover
Deeper Concentration [OM]
4 hero 'Two Pages' [Talkin' Loud]
wayne horvitz and the zony MASH "brand spankin' new" [knittingfactory]
* Best Club
Justice League, San Franciso, CA, USA
Yoshi's, Oakland, CA, USA
* Best DJ
DJ who opened/segued for Roots/Goodie Mob in SF
DJs who opened for Massive Attack in SF (Lewis Parker?)
* Best Use of Technology
www.absolutdj.com
header#2 (http://www.header.co.uk/header2.html)
* Best Radio Show
Segues in between NPR "All Things Considered" (www.npr.org)
Mr. Goodwrench "Just Desserts " 89.7 KFJC, Los Altos, CA, USA (www.kfjc.org)
Sorry Mark, just don't catch your show enough.
* Best Record Store
Release The Grove, London, Soho, UK
* Overrated Project
Goldie
* Underrated Project
American 'Underground*' Hip Hop (Rawkus, Stones Throw, Rumble, etc.)
*not more than 100,000 or so sold--those who are not in it for the money.
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My extra catagories:
* Head Noddin' Beats (hip-hop)
Mos Def feat. Q-Tip & Tash 'Body Rock' [Rawkus]
* Oldie-But-Goody (re-release)
Eric B. & Rakim 'Paid In Full (Seven Minutes of Madness-The Cold Cut
Re-Mix)' [4th & B'way/Island]
* What is that? (best sample)
Wyclef Jean 'Apocalypse' [Ruffhouse/Columbia] ("Concerto For One Voice"
(Christian Langlade))
Suprźme NTM 'C'est Arrive Pres D'Chez Toi' (music box sample)
* Best Collaboration
Don Byron and Existential Dred feat. Bismarkie 'Schizo Jam' [Blue Note]
* Best Soundtrack Movie/TV
Clint Mansell "¼" [thrive]
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