Ok, here is my sum up of the music I liked & was involved with in 2006.
First, is a list of my personal top-10 albums of the year:
1 Genghis Tron – Dead Mountain Mouth (Crucial Blast)
2 Pedestrian Deposit – Fatale (Hospital)
3 Girl Talk – Night Ripper (Illegal Art)
4 Sparks – Hello Young Lovers (In the Red)
5 Sword Heaven – 3″ (Apop)
6 Scott Walker – The Drift (4AD)
7 Father’s Day – I Don’t Want to Do This (Gilgongo)
8 Leafcutter John – The Forest and the Sea (Staubgold)
9 Joanna Newsom – YS (Drag City)
10 Grand Buffet – A Night of Laughin’ Vol. 1 (cdr)
Then my top 10 favorite singles & songs:
1 Scooter – The Logical Song (Toecutter Remix) (system corrupt)
2 Sparks – Dick Around (In The Red)
3 Ghostface Killer – Be Easy (Def Jam)
4 Umek – I am Ready (Astrodisco)
5 Justin Timberlake – Sexyback (Jive)
6 Sebastian – Smoking Kills (Ed Banger)
7 Mr. Oizo – Nazis (Justice Remix) (F Communications)
8 Muse – Knights of Cydonia (Warner Brothers)
9 Knifehandchop – Dirty New York (Tigerbeat6)
10 Tripp Nasty – Vanilla (CDR)
And finally, all of the releases I was involved with – it was quite a busy year for Captain Ahab:
Captain Ahab – After the Rain my Heart Still Dreams (Deathbomb Arc)
Captain Ahab – I Can’t Believe It’s Not Booty (Deathbomb Arc)
Captain Ahab – Snakes on the Brain (Deathbomb Arc)
Captain Ahab – The Great Disappointment (Hatestate)
Captain Ahab – Chaff (CDR)
Unnecessary Surgery – The True Spirit of Delight (EMR)
Tik///Tik & The Stomach Aches – Sea/Door – 2 Captain Ahab remixes (Deathbomb Arc)
V/A – Why is Anything Forbidden 2 – Captain Ahab track “Play” (Deathbomb Arc)
Whitman – Uh-Oh The Po-Po – Captain Ahab remix (Barf Records)
DBA Tape Club Year 2 – Captain Ahab track “Conversation” (Deathbomb Arc)
-Jonathan
