Wait, So You DO Want Lists? Okay, We’ve Got Lists
Ladies and gentleman, a warm round of applause for Espers own dark prince of the Heavy Session, Uncle Hammy. Here’s his Top-Everything of 2006. Roll ‘em out, dawg:
Albums:
Joanna Newsom - Ys. Not a drop of empty hype.
MV/EE with the Bummer Road - Green Blues. Unreal LP from heroes.
Comets on Fire - Avatar. Gods of Rock, hardcore family.
Vetiver - To Find Me Gone. Andy Cabic is one of the best people in the world for many reasons.
Ghostface Killah - Fishscales. I was on the floor like HOLY SHIT.
Bonnie Prince Billy - The Letting Go. Creeped AM ruminations.
Brightblack Morninglight - S/T. What a vibe.
Dan Higgs - Ancestral Songs. Deep cuts from the MAN.
White Magic - Dat Rosa Mel Apibus. Slowly sunk-in power from DC buds.
The Dead C. - Vain, Erudite & Stupid. Onward torch from one of my all-time favorites.
The Numero Group Comps. Man…
Lights - EP. Keep your ears peeled for this killer gang from Brooklyn.
John Phillips - John, The Wolfking of LA. Just happy to have one of my top records ever reissued.
David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name. Just happy to have one of my top records ever reissued.
Locals:
Violent Students - Street Banger. Max is king, this unit wastes no time.
Pissed Jeans - Shallow (LP was released in 2006 and my first listen).
Bardo Pond - Ticket Crystals.
Relay - Still Point of Turning.
Pearls & Brass - The Indian Tower
Shows:
Tony Joe White at the World Cafe.
Bert Jansch, UK and LA.
Michael Hurley, Brightblack and others in Big Sur, CA.
Rick Bishop at The Paradiso, Amsterdam.
Ramblin’ Jack Elliot at ATP, Camber Sands UK (esp. when Wizz Jones joined in.)
Woodwose at Johnny Brenda’s Tavern.
Comets on Fire - UK, LA and PA.
Psychic Ills in Chicago.
Films:
Miami Vice. I almost cried twice.
L’Enfant. I cried twice.
Army of Shadows rerelease. I was afraid to cry out and get caught.
Party:
ATP w/ loads of buddies. Broverload vortex.
Big Sur w/ buddies. Killer redwood magic over 2 nights of music.
Circles of Emptiness in Philaldelphia, PA with my loved ones.
December 28th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
Uncle Hammy is too modest to list the Esper’s amazing February blizzrd show at the Fels Planetarium. I cried thrice.
December 28th, 2006 at 6:23 pm
Uncle Hammy might want to get off the crack. Joanna Newsom is the most overhyped artist since The Bravery. I liken her sound to that of the Greek Sirens; I frequently want to kill myself when I hear her. And Regina Spektor should be voted off the island as well.
Nothing for Jenny Lewis or Cat Power? Interesting.
December 28th, 2006 at 9:03 pm
You know what would be hot? If Joanna Newsom covered “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”
December 29th, 2006 at 10:33 am
the sirens (were they greek or of greek descent?) sang so beautifully that passing sailors could not help but be drawn to the source of the sound. they ran their ships into rocky ground and died.
get yr allusions right.
December 30th, 2006 at 3:13 pm
ok obligatory blah blah blah where the fuck is neko case. as for army of shadows there was a reason they never released it here before, because everyone knew when that shit came out that it couldn’t stand up to beach blanket bingo. Where is A Scanner Darkly? Where is Talladega Nights? Where the fuck is She’s Mature??? Is it me that’s old, or you? I’d try to figure it out, if I ever went north of Spring Garden anymore..
December 30th, 2006 at 4:50 pm
re: get yr allusions right
one can argue that maps of network topology are the wrong metaphor to be pursuing.
http://www.mundi.net/features/metadata/blocks-metadesign.html