Playlist for December 14, 2007: The year-end roundup

My cat Esther had five kittens!!!

In other news, here's my last playlist, which I neglected to upload last month. Happy new year, everyone.

In memory of Ike:

· Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep, Mountain High, from va – Phil Spector: Back to Mono (ABKCO, 1991)

Great reissues and compilations of 2007:

· Bootjacks – In the Circle, from va – Searchin’ for Shakes: Swedish Beat, 1965-1968 (Amigo, 1984/2007)
· Orquesta Nunez – La Samaria, from va – Colombia! The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes (Soundway, 2007)
· The Slits – Animal Space/Spacier, from Return of the Giant Slits (Blast First, 1981/2007)
· Ju Suk Reet Meate - #06, from Solo 78/79 (De Stijl, 2007)
· Sonic Youth – Hey Joni [Live], from Daydream Nation: Deluxe (Geffen, 2007)

· Ed Askew – Reasonable Man, from Little Eyes (De Stijl, 2007)
· Fajardo – Charanga, from va – Una Noche en la Habana (Syllart, 2007)
· Lily Greenham – Rrr, from Lingual Music (Paradigm, 2007)
· Barbara Manning – For Pity’s Sake [Live], from Super Scissors (Rainfall, 2007)
· Eduardo Mateo – Por Que?, from Mateo Solo Bien se Lame (Lion, 1972/2007)
· Lee Rockey - #2, from Lee Rockey Music (De Stijl, 2007)

New recordings:

· Ari Brown – Two Gun V, from Live at the Green Mill (Delmark, 2007)
· Signal – Malimo, from Robotron (Raster-Noton, 2007)
· Robert Ashley – The Miracle of Cars [excerpt], from Now Eleanor’s Idea (Lovely Music, 2007)
· Six Ways to Avoid the Evil Eye – Orange Sky, Black Clouds, from Six Ways to Avoid the Evil Eye (Onetree, 2007)
· Mira Calix – The Stockholm Syndrome, from Eyes Set Against the Sun (Warp, 2007)

· Lou Reed – Part One [excerpt], from Metal Machine Music Performed by Zeitkratzer (Asphodel, 2007)

Ten favorites in no particular order:

· Tim Catlin & Jon Mueller - #2, from Plates and Wires (Crouton, 2007)
· Giuseppe Ielasi & Nicola Ratti – IV, from Bellows (Kning, 2007)
· Pekos & Yoro Diallo - #2, from Pekos/Yoro Diallo (Yaala Yaala, 2007)
· Axolotl – Foreclusion, from Memory Theatre (Important, 2007)
· People Like Us & Ergo Phizmiz – Smiling in the Rain Suckling, from Perpetuum Mobile (Soleilmoon, 2007)
· Gudrun Gut – Last Night, from I Put a Record On (Monika, 2007)

· Evan Parker & Ned Rothenberg – Brew for the Birds [excerpt], from Live at Roulette (Animul, 2007)
· Tarab – Keeps, from Wind Keeps Even Dust Away (23five, 2007)
· Fred Frith & Chris Brown – Nothing But Make Me, from Cutter Heads (Intakt, 2007)

· Group Inerane – Ashal Wali Tigeli, from Music of Nigers, Guitars From Agadez (Sublime Frequencies, 2007)

Meshes of the Afternoon, 12-14-07 [Part 1].mp3
Meshes of the Afternoon, 12-14-07 [Part 2].mp3