Posted by Waveway on January 04th 2008 - 00:51:30 to
Music

Ulver – Shadows of the Sun
I think if you read my post about this album this should be pretty obvious.

Nadja – Guilted by the sun, Corrasion, Radiance of shadows and Bodycage
This year I found Nadja. Many of these are re-releases, well no actually just Corrasion, although Radiance of Shadows includes I Have Tasted the Fire Inside Your Mouth. Bodycage is included because of the vinyl version, which has two non cd tracks, was released 2007. Actually it doesn’t really matter. Anyway Nadja has been a saviour of this year.

Aidan Baker – Green and cold & Figures
To be hones there might be more. Mr. baker releases quite a lot, and I haven’t had a change to hear them all. Both of these are re-releases too I guess. Anyway Figures is my favourite still, as an album and Green and Cold has some killer tracks in it, like Chainsaw

William Basinski – El Camino Real
Beautiful beautiful loop. One of my favourites from Mr. Basinski

Scraps of Tape – This is a copy is this a copy
Makes you wonder what they put into swedish water. Scraps of Tape, Once We Were, Aerial, Audrey… list goes on and on. But this album here has a beautiful songs, awesome interlaced guitars, horns, what not. I actually though this was 2006 release but no, this years.

DHG – Supervillain Outcast
I like it.

Rob Crow – Living Well
Best pop album this year I guess. And he has such a lovely voice. And really good songs. And keeps them simple and short. Great great great. And I love the orange black splatter vinyl I have.

Promise and the Monster – Transparent Knives
My friend Jussi asked (by mail) have I heard this. I was browsing through dotshop at the moment when I read it (multitasking) and this came across there with couple of samples. I listened them and ordered the vinyl straight away. Lovely sad songs. I really got dissapointed for not going to José Gonzáles’ gig only when I heard that she was there as a supporting act.

Aerial – The Sentinel
“Static noise buzz between lightning and air” One definet key, the point when those words come on the end of the song. I love it. But I have to admit that I love even more their previous ep Black Rain from the Bombing. Nevertheless The Sentinel is really strong too, and I can’t wait their new ep which is coming any minute now. I really recommend this to everyone. Go to No Method and order them both right now, or wait till the new ep get’s there too. And again same question what is it with swedes (Promise and the monster is also from there). Anyway Both of Aerials cd contain some lovely guitar work and really awesome songs if you’re ito certain kind of melancholy. BRftB always brings Sonic Youth to my mind, but I can’t really say why. So if you’re into Sonic Youth you should hear them too.

Continuum – Recycings Vol I
Continuum is a project of Bass Communion and vidna Obmana. This recycling vol I is mainly constructed by vidna Obmana from material by Bass Communion. Or then I’m completely wrong. How ever the side four is one of the best… drone what not I’ve heard in a long time… Stunningly beautiful, such a magnificent piece of melancholy…

Continuum – Vol II
I bought the first Continuum by accident, in a way. I was in a record store waiting for my train to leave and it had a beautiful cover. I asked to hear it and even though the shop keeper said it probably isn’t worth it since that music needs a bit more time, I listened it a bit and decided to buy it. Later on it became even better. So of course I wanted the 2nd one. And it’s really good also, different but good. I actually wonder how much Nadja has affected to vol II. Then again Steve Wilson and Vidna Obmana/Fear Falls Burning have used quite a lot of elecctric guitar by themselves even before Nadja… Oh well. The cd is Good anyway.

Efterklang – Under Giant Trees and I think also Parades
It’s like good sides of St. mount zion and björk and bunch of other thrown together. It’s not completely new but it doesn’t have to. Instrumentations great vocals choir what not. If you’re into St mount zion but always hated the way the ” lead” singer sings (like me) then it’s really worth to Efterklang out. Under Giant trees took some time to get into and that’s why the Parades are here too, I trust that it will get better every time I listen to it.

Do Make Say Think – You, You’re History in Rust
At first I was really dissapointed to this album. It felt too happy, very different than the previous ones (I love goodbye enemy airship…. and &yet & yet), not enough melancholy in there. But after many listening it got better all the time and suddenly I realised it is great.

JESU – Conqueror
I have written about this here a lot. IT’s still good even though at first I felt… Well the only Letdown is Mother Earth, that is still horribly annoying song. Even though the ending riff is great. But if you like this, get Debut, Heartache and Silver. To me Silver is still solid, and also the reason this album isn’t letdown. Silver points to direction of conqueror so clearly. But How I hoped I could get another Debut or Heartache. And isn’t nice that Justin doesn’t hace to care at all. He can do what he wants. Jeij.


Velvet Cacoon – Genevieve
Velvet Cacoon – Northsuite
Okay these both are released times ago (Genevieve 2004 and Northsuite 2005), but since both are now re-released on vinyl and since I just found them I take them here. Typically to bm bands Northsuite is actually recorded earlier than Genevieve but released after. This promises good for the new album (that will hopefulle come on 2008), since Genevieve is better but both are great, if you happen to like atmosphere.
Um… is that it? I’m not sure, but these list always changes don’t they? Already there a few things on a list that is not released on 2007, but I have to mention at least one more which is also something I’ve been writing quite a lot in here, and that is:

Kam:As – Panic Among Whales
I got a link to this after I wrote to their guest book (yes they had real webpages then). One member of the band told me they did it for xmas present for themselves and their friends. But he gave me a link to mp3. After I had heard it I wrote him again and asked could I share that link here. He answered: yes. I also asked why hasn’t sinnbus or somebody else released it, since it’s so great that everybody should hear it. Well it wasn’t made for it. But great news ( in a way) Sinnbus has released it now as a digital edition. So Now they can hopefully get some money out of it (it’s work after all) and hopefully more people will here it (since it’s advertised etc). check that myspace page it contains both Top songs one of my hot burnout ballads (definite key) and of lioness and warlords. Actually you should buy the thing just for those two songs, but there’s a bonus. Other songs are damn awesome too. Hey! so actually this is 2007 release!! Great take this to the top of the list… Almost.
No, really these are not really in order except for the first one. I really do think that Shadows of the Sun is the best album released this year, then where the others come is much more harder to say. Who wants second places anyway?
There’s a lot of stuff from 2007 that I haven’t yet heard there’s a lot of good stuff that I don’t even know yet. It’s the beauty of it. It’s so nice to rave about Loveless which is released ’91, now, after 16 years, just because I heard it just now. So maybe on 2030 I’ll rave about something released on 2007… You never know
Ps. All the pictures are found using google. so they might disappear….