end of year.

10. Foot Village - Friendship Nation

9. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals

8. Starkey - Ephermeral Exhibits

7. K-The-I??? - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

6. iTAL tEK - Cyclical

5. No Age - Nouns

4. Rings - Black Habit

3. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles

2. Why? - Alopecia

1. Nisennenmondai - Destination Tokyo

So there you have it, my vision of 2008's finest offerings summed up in 10 pictures.
Feel free to tell me if you think I missed anything or if indeed you disagree. In the end there are way more electronic based albums on the list than I would have imagined but I put a lot of thought into it and I feel that these are the releases i've been able to come back to and enjoy more than any other this year. It's been a good one.

Top 15 songs and live acts after the jump.

TOP 15 SONGS

15. Little Trooper - Wasn't Ready

14. Night Jewel - Artificial Intelligence

13. Telepathe - Chromes On It

12. TV On The Radio - DLZ

11. Nisennenmondai - Mirrorball

10. Baby Venom - Eye Patch

9. Pens - Hate Your Calender

8. Human Hair - Happy Birthday

7. Nisennenmondai - Souzousuru Neji

6. Drop The Lime - Hear Me

5. Gentle Friendly - Five Girl Night

4. Arch M - 21st Union

3. Starkey - Spacewalk

2. No Age - Cappo

1. Baby Venom - Frank


TOP 15 LIVE PERFORMANCES

15. Barr @ The Luminaire(London)

14. Fuck Buttons @ ATP vs Pitchfork (Camber Sands)

13. Chrome Hoof @ Dot to Dot (Nottingham)

12. Ex Models @ Dot to Dot (Nottingham)

11. Foot Village @ The Luminaire (London)

10. No Age @ Stealth (Nottingham)

9. Dan Deacon @ Dot to Dot (Nottingham)

8. Banjo Or Freakout @ No Shows Forever (London)

7. Aids Wolf @ The Rainbow (Birmingham)

6. Japanther @ The Old Blue Last (London)

5. Mika Miko @ The Dome (London)

4. Nisennenmondai @ The Hare And Hounds (Birmingham)

3. Glass Candy @ ATP vs Pitchfork (Camber Sands)

2. Dalek @ Supersonic Festival (Birmingham)

1. Why? @ The Regal (Oxford)

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i writing today to find out your opinion on human medical testing?
on friday me and my housemate rickery are going to london to have bloodtests, if we get the all clear we will, at a later date, embark on a 10 day ordeal under the beady eyes of medical professionals. upon our arrival we will be injected with the flu virus and then a possible cure to observe the reaction it has on us.
my friends all have different opinions, the most popular being that i will turn into some kind of elephant man. i just wanted to know what your opinion on the subject is?

the way i see it is that i'm flat broke, have no gaurenteed income coming my way over the next few months and could really do with the cash. i have an amazing immune system and never really get ill myself so i'm not to concerned with that, of course i'm sure they'll come a point where i'm lying in bed sweating out hot soup screaming regret but hey, it'll all be worth it in the end. one less animal that needs to be experimented on too.

no age last week in nottingham was incredible. like driving around in the summer in car with no top listening to scuzzy old punk tapes through fancy new speakers in the blistering sun. perfection. they really are the soundtrack to my summer this year.
also, a band called human hair supported featuring henry from lovvers and that amazing guy jack whom i met earlier this year at dot to dot. jack sort of recites poetry over the top of sloppy post-punk guitar riffs but it doesn't sound as nearly as wimpy as that. it kind of reminds me of les savy fav circa cat and the cobra but put through a meatgrinder, so the end product is a much more honest, punk version of arab on radar. really good stuff. keep watching this space.

i haven't even eaten dinner yet, so i must dash.

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