Top 10 2011 #2: Amelia Cuni & Werner Durand – Already Awake In The Night (Ini.Itu, 2011)
There sometimes passes a record that you would call magic. This because it is has this special sound, something new. It might be a discovery or something you already knew … Continue reading
Top 10 2011 #03: Cam Deas – Quadtych Volume One (Present Time Excercises, 2011)
I wrote about this album earlier this year, so I will just copy the review I wrote at that time in July. Volume One made it to the top 10, … Continue reading
Top 10 2011 #4 Gregg Kowalsky – Battery Townsley (Senufo Editions, 2011)
For years I have been following the work of Gregg Kowalsky, first under his moniker Osso Bucco and later with his normal name. His break through must have been his … Continue reading
Top 10 2011 #05: Richard Youngs – Long White Cloud (Grapefruit Records, 2011)
It has been a good year for me as Richard Youngs fan. The year started early with Atlas of Hearts, which was good. For a while my favorite album of … Continue reading
Top 10 2011 #06: BJ Nilsen & Stilluppsteypa – Big Shadow Montana (Helen Scarsdale Agency, 2011)
If 2011 has been one thing for music it is without any doubt the revival of the Koschmische musik. Acts like Emeralds, Oneohtrix Point Never, James Ferraro and many more … Continue reading
Top 10 2011 #07: Six Organs Of Admittance – Maria Kapel (Pavilion Records, 2011)
My friends know it has never been a secret, my love for Six Organs Of Admittance (or I could even say everything Ben Chasny has done), so when he came … Continue reading
Top 10 2011 #08: Simon Whetham – Prayers Unheard (Dragon’s Eye Recordings, 2011)
Simon Whetham somehow appeared on my radar about two years ago. Since I have been trying to keep up with his work a bit. And I can say this is really … Continue reading
Top 10 2011 #09: The Julie Mittens – Recorded 23|24072011 (Self-Released, 2011)
The Dutch boys are back. It has been quiet for 3 years around the trio, of Aart-Jan (guitar), Leo (drums) and Michel (bass), that we know best as The Julie … Continue reading
Top 10 2011 #10: Nils Rostad – Ujamt (Tallerk Plater, 2011)
This year I had the pleasure of meeting the really nice musician Nils Rostad when he was passing by in Amsterdam together with his mate Sindre Bjerga to perform live … Continue reading
The end of the year lists bonanza
The year is coming to and end and the last weeks I have been running through the 2011 albums again. It has been a struggle to get to the right … Continue reading
