one of the best recent years for recorded music, i think...in addition to finding the usual pile of stuff from prior years which i missed the 1st time through, there were a lot of great releases or songs from this year, both new stuff and reissues.
as such, here's a special christmas treat from me to you. a 4 part 'best of' from 2006, whether it's from a great record which came out, or just a great song which caught my ear. the rar files are rather large (~80 MB each), so just keep that in mind.
Part 1:
01 Golden Smog - You Make it Easy.mp3
02 The Skygreen Leopards - Disciples Of California.mp3
03 The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy!.mp3
04 Silkworm - Internat'l Harbor Of Grace.mp3
05 Pajo - We Get Along, Mostly.mp3
06 Comets on Fire - The Swallow's Eye.mp3
07 Ilyas Ahmed - seen through.mp3
08 Melvins - the Hawk.mp3
09 The Devastations - Take You Home.mp3
10 Brightblack Morning Light - Black Feather Wishes Rise.mp3
11 Driveby Truckers - Little Bonnie.mp3
12 The Stars of Track and Field - Say Hello.Mp3
13 Current 93 -Bind Your Tortoise Mouth.mp3
Part 2:
01 The Drones - Jezebel.Mp3
02 John Zorn - The Treatment.mp3
03 Magnolia Electric Company - Don't Fade on Me.mp3
04 Sir Richard Bishop - Pest.mp3
05 Psychic Ills - Vice.mp3
06 Centro-Matic - Patience For The Ride.mp3
07 Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On.mp3
08 Sun City Girls - Red Sea Blues.mp3
09 I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - The Owl.mp3
10 Russian Circles - New Macabre.mp3
11 Espers - moon occults the sun.mp3
12 Coil - Teenage Lightning 2005.mp3
Part 3:
01 Robert Pollard - Accidental Texas Who.Mp3
02 Chris Brokaw - Blues for the Moon.mp3
03 Black Helicopter - Buick Electra.Mp3
04 Jamie Saft Trio - Ballad Of A Thin Man.Mp3
05 Mogwai - Glasgow Mega-Snake.mp3
06 Boris - Pink.mp3
07 Maryrose Crook with the Renderers - Ghosts Of Our Vegas Lives.mp3
08 Yo La Tengo - Mr. Tough.Mp3
09 Akron/Family - Lightning Bolt of Compassion.mp3
10 Howlin' Rain - Indians, Whores And Spanish Men Of God.mp3
11 Twilight Singers - Underneath The Waves.Mp3
12 Calexico - Deep Down.mp3
13 Robyn Hitchcock and the Minus 5 - N.Y.Doll.mp3
14 The Pernice Brothers - High As A Kite.Mp3
Part 4:
01 The Church - Block.mp3
02 Cat Power - The Greatest.mp3
03 Radio Birdman - We've Come So Far (To Be Here Today).mp3
04 Mojave 3 - Breaking The Ice.mp3
05 Jakob - Oran Mor.mp3
06 Six Organs of Admittance - The Desert Is A Circle.mp3
07 Triple Burner - bride of bad attitude.mp3
08 Witch - Rip Van Winkle.mp3
09 Humphreys and Keen - You Smiled.Mp3
10 Major Stars - Black Road.mp3
11 Sonic Youth - Rats.mp3
12 Mission of Burma - Man in Decline.mp3
13 Belle & Sebastion - Funny Little Frog.mp3
and for a special stocking stuffer, here's a recap of songs off what i consider to be the best reissues of the year (this is over 130MB):
best reissues of 2006:
01 John Cale - Child's Christmas In Wales.mp3
02 Neil Young - come on baby, let's go downtown.mp3
03 Sebadoh - Gimme Indie Rock.mp3
04 Dead Moon - Graveyard.Mp3
05 Wire - Reuters.mp3
06 Adrian Borland - Darkest Heart.Mp3
07 Pulp - Lipgloss.mp3
08 Devendra Banhart - Sligo River.mp3
09 Mclusky- Alan Is A Cowboy Killer.Mp3
10 Happy Hate Me Nots - Think About Tomorrow.mp3
11 Sonic Youth - Beautiful Plateau.Mp3
12 The Cure - M.mp3
13 Richard Thompson - Down Where The Drunkards Roll.mp3
14 Dinosaur Jr - Goin Home.mp3
15 The Delgados - Parcel of Rogues [trad.].mp3
16 Tortoise - Cliff Dweller Society.mp3
17 Julian Cope - Fear Loves This Place.mp3
18 The Dentists - I Had An Excellent Dream.Mp3
18 The Blue Aeroplanes - careful boy (nicky_campbell_radio_1_session_version).mp3
19 Pavement - Give it a Day.mp3
20 Loren Mazzacane Connors - For NY 91101.mp3
as such, here's a special christmas treat from me to you. a 4 part 'best of' from 2006, whether it's from a great record which came out, or just a great song which caught my ear. the rar files are rather large (~80 MB each), so just keep that in mind.
Part 1:
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6nr7rx
02 The Skygreen Leopards - Disciples Of California.mp3
03 The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy!.mp3
04 Silkworm - Internat'l Harbor Of Grace.mp3
05 Pajo - We Get Along, Mostly.mp3
06 Comets on Fire - The Swallow's Eye.mp3
07 Ilyas Ahmed - seen through.mp3
08 Melvins - the Hawk.mp3
09 The Devastations - Take You Home.mp3
10 Brightblack Morning Light - Black Feather Wishes Rise.mp3
11 Driveby Truckers - Little Bonnie.mp3
12 The Stars of Track and Field - Say Hello.Mp3
13 Current 93 -Bind Your Tortoise Mouth.mp3
Part 2:
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/yp5u3l
02 John Zorn - The Treatment.mp3
03 Magnolia Electric Company - Don't Fade on Me.mp3
04 Sir Richard Bishop - Pest.mp3
05 Psychic Ills - Vice.mp3
06 Centro-Matic - Patience For The Ride.mp3
07 Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On.mp3
08 Sun City Girls - Red Sea Blues.mp3
09 I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - The Owl.mp3
10 Russian Circles - New Macabre.mp3
11 Espers - moon occults the sun.mp3
12 Coil - Teenage Lightning 2005.mp3
Part 3:
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/t0622i
02 Chris Brokaw - Blues for the Moon.mp3
03 Black Helicopter - Buick Electra.Mp3
04 Jamie Saft Trio - Ballad Of A Thin Man.Mp3
05 Mogwai - Glasgow Mega-Snake.mp3
06 Boris - Pink.mp3
07 Maryrose Crook with the Renderers - Ghosts Of Our Vegas Lives.mp3
08 Yo La Tengo - Mr. Tough.Mp3
09 Akron/Family - Lightning Bolt of Compassion.mp3
10 Howlin' Rain - Indians, Whores And Spanish Men Of God.mp3
11 Twilight Singers - Underneath The Waves.Mp3
12 Calexico - Deep Down.mp3
13 Robyn Hitchcock and the Minus 5 - N.Y.Doll.mp3
14 The Pernice Brothers - High As A Kite.Mp3
Part 4:
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ylqjfn
02 Cat Power - The Greatest.mp3
03 Radio Birdman - We've Come So Far (To Be Here Today).mp3
04 Mojave 3 - Breaking The Ice.mp3
05 Jakob - Oran Mor.mp3
06 Six Organs of Admittance - The Desert Is A Circle.mp3
07 Triple Burner - bride of bad attitude.mp3
08 Witch - Rip Van Winkle.mp3
09 Humphreys and Keen - You Smiled.Mp3
10 Major Stars - Black Road.mp3
11 Sonic Youth - Rats.mp3
12 Mission of Burma - Man in Decline.mp3
13 Belle & Sebastion - Funny Little Frog.mp3
and for a special stocking stuffer, here's a recap of songs off what i consider to be the best reissues of the year (this is over 130MB):
best reissues of 2006:
Code:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9nh90s
02 Neil Young - come on baby, let's go downtown.mp3
03 Sebadoh - Gimme Indie Rock.mp3
04 Dead Moon - Graveyard.Mp3
05 Wire - Reuters.mp3
06 Adrian Borland - Darkest Heart.Mp3
07 Pulp - Lipgloss.mp3
08 Devendra Banhart - Sligo River.mp3
09 Mclusky- Alan Is A Cowboy Killer.Mp3
10 Happy Hate Me Nots - Think About Tomorrow.mp3
11 Sonic Youth - Beautiful Plateau.Mp3
12 The Cure - M.mp3
13 Richard Thompson - Down Where The Drunkards Roll.mp3
14 Dinosaur Jr - Goin Home.mp3
15 The Delgados - Parcel of Rogues [trad.].mp3
16 Tortoise - Cliff Dweller Society.mp3
17 Julian Cope - Fear Loves This Place.mp3
18 The Dentists - I Had An Excellent Dream.Mp3
18 The Blue Aeroplanes - careful boy (nicky_campbell_radio_1_session_version).mp3
19 Pavement - Give it a Day.mp3
20 Loren Mazzacane Connors - For NY 91101.mp3