Top 50 Best of 2007 - General thoughts

Image by Kristian Olson What's up boys and girls, this year I'm a little bit faster in compiling the best of list (although still one of the last to do so according to Largehearted Boy's best of lists compilation.) 2007 was very very lucrative for new music and even a top 50 list isn't enough to cover the noteworthy albums. I'll publish the top 50 list now and gradually go through them in the coming days with an mp3 for every album, till the end of this year. As always my subjective rating algorithm is mostly based on inventiveness with respect to other artists & bands + personal taste. I've listened to a lot of experimental & improv stuff as well, but as I look back they are mostly not distinctive or well-formed enough to end in a top 50 list, but that doesn't make them any less good! Anyways please bear with us through the uploading process ! 50 Taxi Taxi - Maps and Legends 49 Odd Nosdam - Level level wires 48 Arve Henriksen - Strjon 47 The Focus Group - We're all pans people 46 Elegi - Sistereis 45 Roam the Hello Clouds - Near Misses 44 Eric Malmberg - Verklighet och beat 43 Vikter Duplaix - Bold and Beautiful 42 Les Savy Fav - Let's stay Friends 41 Pjusk - Sart 40 Marbert Rocel - Speed Emotions 39 Adjagas - Adjagas 38 Wahoo - Take It Personal 37 The Berg Sans Nipple - Along the Quai 36 Tied and Tickled Trio - Aelita 35 Waldeck - Ballroom Stories 34 Radio Luxembourg - Diwrnod Efo'r Anifeiliaid 33 Old Time Relijun - Catharsis in Crisis 32 Golden Arm Trio - The Tick-Tock Club 31 Feist - The Reminder 30 Fanga - Natural Juice 29 Kidkanevil - Problems and Solutions 28 Marc Ribot - Asmodeus Book of Angels 7 27 Metropolitan Jazz Affair - Bird of Spring 26 Punkt - Crime Scenes 25 Ahleuchatistas - Even in the Midst... 24 Thilges - La Double Absence 23 Kerkko Koskinen - Agatha 22 DuOud & Abdulatif Yagoub - Sakat 21 Grails - Burning off Impurities 20 Artanker Convoy - Cozy Endings 19 Death Ambient - Drunken Forest 18 Serafina Steer - Cheap Demo Bad Science 17 Rahsaan Patterson - Wines and Spirits 16 Lukid - Onandon 15 Battles - Mirrored 14 Deejay OM - Reheated Naan and Curry 13 ēlöf Arnalds - ViÄ° og viÄ° 12 White Magic - Dark Stars 11 Alamaailman Vasarat - Maahan 10 Luke Temple - Snowbeast 09 Nostalgia 77 - Everything Under the Sun 08 Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound 07 Men-an-Tol - Men-an-Tol 06 Fedayi Pacha - The 99 Names of Dub 05 A Hawk and a Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble - Self Titled 04 High on Fire - Death Is This Communion 03 Upsilon Acrux - Galapagos Momentum 02 Marnie Stern - In Advance of the Broken Arm 01 Future of the Left - Curses Let's hope all on these list last as long as this Yusef Lateef piece from 1961 or the Young Marble Giants one from 1980.