DJ Favorites 2008
Greg Young, host of Alchemy (Saturday 7-9pm)
Here is a listing of my favorite 2008 releases that aired on Alchemy during the past year. Similar to previous years, it is a long one, in fact there are thirty-three items in total. (There is a reason that it contains that number, but the explanation would really be tedious rather than enlightening.) However, since my lists have always been presented in alpha order as opposed to any sort of ranking, this year's contents takes a small step away from that sort of indecisiveness by presenting the releases in alpha order within three equal-sized tiers.
Top Tier:
Nik Bartsch's Ronin-Holon
The Cancer Conspiracy-Omega
Equus-Eutheria
Guapo-Elixirs
Lite-Phantasia
Nuito-Unutella
October Equus-Charybdis
Richard Pinhas & Merzbow-Keio Line
Graham Reynolds & the Golden Arm Trio-Cult of Color
Secret Chiefs 3-Xaphan
You.May.Die.In.The.Desert & Gifts From Enola-Harmonic Motion Volume 1
Middle Tier:
Amygdala-Complex Combat
Bohren & der Club of Gore-Dolores
Canvas Solaris-The Atomized Dream
DFA-4th
Giants-Old Stories
God of Shamisen-Dragon String Attack
Lars Hollmer-Viandra
Miaou-All Around Us
Okajimahal-Broken Moment Passes
Parker Street Cinema-Music, In the Blood
Romance of Young Tigers-I Have Supped Full on Horrors
End Tier:
Box-Studio 1
Cranium-Phantasmagoria
Elephant9-Dodovoodoo
Lawrence English-Kiri No Oto
The Evpatoria Report-Maar
Jean Louis-Jean Louis
Mute Socialite-More Popular Than Presidents and Generals
Ozone Player-Orange Apples
Robert Rich & Ian Boddy-React
The Seven Mile Journey-The Metamorphosis Project
Thisquietarmy-Unconquered
