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Features

Jandek On Corwood: Defiant Ambiguity and Psychological Projection


Emerson Dameron gets intimate with the ever elusive Jandek via the documentary Jandek on Corwood.

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A Few Sac-Ripping Cassettes of 2006 (Emerson Dameron)


Dusted's Emerson Dameron catches up with some of his favorite recordings of the past year.

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Aardvark Taint (Emerson Dameron)


Dusted's Emerson Dameron looks back at the year in...uhh...something

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Be a College Radio Messiah


Emerson Dameron teaches the new batch of college radio DJs to fish. A slightly different version of this article appears in Airwaves, the alumni magazine for WUOG-FM, the University of Georgia's student-run station.

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Destined: (VxPxC)


Dusted's Emerson Dameron sorts through the gigabytes of music made by Los Angeles trio (VxPxC).

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Emerson Dameron’s Top Ten 50 Cent Beefs of 2007


If you thought Fiddy's only public tiff this year was an industry-saving stunt with Mr. West, think again.

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Intergalactic Planetary


Space Is the Place, Sun Ra's confusing and amusing answer to A Hard Day's Night, finally hits DVD.

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Mac McCaughan Keeps the Ice Off His Wings


Dusted shakes down the indie rock Renaissance man behind Portastatic, Superchunk and Merge Records.

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Now How Much Would You Pay?


Consumers line up to take a swing at music industry price fixing.

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The Floppy Shall Rise


Emerson Dameron picks at Offbeat: Thirteen Music Based minimum.movies, a DVD collection of short films that fit on 3.5" floppy disks.

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Top Ten Diversions Of 2002 (Emerson Dameron)


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Reviews


Artist: 1 Mile North

Album: Minor Shadows

Label: Ba Da Bing!

Review date: Aug. 12, 2003

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Artist: Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno

Album: Iao Chant From the Cosmic Inferno

Label: Ace Fu

Review date: Oct. 28, 2005

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Artist: Akron/Family

Album: Meek Warrior

Label: Young God

Review date: Sep. 15, 2006

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Artist: Tony Allen

Album: Afro Disco Beat

Label: Vampisoul

Review date: Feb. 20, 2008

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Artist: Allez Allez

Album: Best Of

Label: Eskimo

Review date: Jul. 31, 2008

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Artist: Alvarius B

Album: Alvarius B

Label: Abduction

Review date: Sep. 17, 2006

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Promises, Promises


Artist: American Analog Set

Album: Promise Of Love

Label: Tigerstyle

Review date: Jul. 8, 2003

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Artist: American Music Club

Album: Love Songs For Patriots

Label: Merge

Review date: Oct. 13, 2004

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Artist: The Angels of Light

Album: We are Him

Label: Young God

Review date: Sep. 12, 2007

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Artist: The Angels of Light

Album: The Angels of Light Sing "Other People"

Label: Young God

Review date: Mar. 8, 2005

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Artist: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

Album: Worn Copy

Label: Paw Tracks

Review date: Apr. 20, 2005

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Artist: Arizona Amp and Alternator

Album: Arizona Amp and Alternator

Label: Thrill Jockey

Review date: Oct. 2, 2005

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Artist: Asobi Seksu

Album: Asobi Seksu

Label: Friendly Fire

Review date: Jun. 24, 2004

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Artist: Jon Auer

Album: Songs From the Year of Our Demise

Label: Pattern 25

Review date: Apr. 24, 2006

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Artist: Pierre Bastien

Album: Pop

Label: Rephlex

Review date: Jan. 27, 2006

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Nice.


Artist: Andrew Bird

Album: Weather Systems

Label: Grimsey

Review date: Apr. 21, 2003

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Artist: Bjork

Album: Volta

Label: Atlantic

Review date: May. 8, 2007

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Artist: Black Fiction

Album: Ghost Ride

Label: Howells Transmitter

Review date: Jul. 24, 2006

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Depression Goes To Town


Artist: The Black Heart Procession

Album: Amore Del Tropico

Label: Touch and Go

Review date: Oct. 20, 2002

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Artist: Blue Magic

Album: Thirteen Blue Magic Lane

Label: Collectables

Review date: Feb. 19, 2006

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Artist: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Album: The Letting Go

Label: Drag City

Review date: Sep. 17, 2006

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Relaxation Nation


Artist: Bonobo

Album: Dial M For Monkey

Label: Ninja Tune

Review date: Jul. 24, 2003

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Artist: Boris with Michio Kurihara

Album: Rainbow

Label: Drag City

Review date: May. 11, 2007

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Artist: Paul Brill

Album: New Pagan Love Song

Label: Scarlet Shame

Review date: Mar. 8, 2005

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Veteran Garage Misfit Keeps It Surreal


Artist: Brother JT

Album: Maybe We Should Take Some More?

Label: Birdman

Review date: Jun. 10, 2002

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Artist: Brother JT3 / The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Album: Hang In There, Baby / ...And This Is Our Music

Label: Drag City

Review date: Nov. 21, 2003

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Artist: Barry Brown

Album: Rich Man Poor Man

Label: Moll-Selekta

Review date: Jan. 21, 2004

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Artist: Buck 65

Album: This Right Here Is Buck 65

Label: V2

Review date: Jan. 4, 2005

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Artist: The Buddy System

Album: Transitions

Label: Notenuf

Review date: Jan. 15, 2004

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Artist: Bunny Rabbit

Album: Lovers and Crypts

Label: Voodoo Eros

Review date: Feb. 8, 2007

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Artist: Calexico

Album: Convict Pool

Label: Quarterstick

Review date: Mar. 23, 2004

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Artist: Califone

Album: Roots & Crowns

Label: Thrill Jockey

Review date: Nov. 5, 2006

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Artist: Califone

Album: Heron King Blues

Label: Thrill Jockey

Review date: Feb. 1, 2004

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Artist: Robert Callender

Album: Le Musee de L'Impressionnisme

Label: Fallout

Review date: Aug. 14, 2006

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Artist: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Label: Anti-

Review date: Apr. 14, 2008

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Vices In A Paper Cup


Artist: Don Chambers

Album: Back In The Woods

Label: Perfect Pitch

Review date: Apr. 3, 2002

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Artist: Rhys Chatham

Album: A Crimson Grail (For 400 Guitars)

Label: Table of the Elements

Review date: Mar. 27, 2007

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Artist: Clinic

Album: Do It!

Label: Domino

Review date: Mar. 31, 2008

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Artist: Tony Conrad

Album: Joan of Arc

Label: Table of the Elements

Review date: Nov. 26, 2006

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Artist: Controller.Controller

Album: History

Label: Paper Bag

Review date: Aug. 24, 2004

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Artist: Count Bass D

Album: Act Your Waist Size

Label: Fat Beats

Review date: Oct. 10, 2006

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Sweeping Up The Powered Remains Of Your Crushed Heart And Snorting Them Up Your Nose With A. Crowley


Artist: Adrian Crowley

Album: When You Are Here You Are Family

Label: Ba Da Bing!

Review date: Mar. 31, 2002

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Artist: Dangerdoom

Album: The Mouse and the Mask

Label: Epitaph

Review date: Oct. 10, 2005

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Artist: Dark Meat

Album: Universal Indians

Label: Cloud Recordings

Review date: Oct. 29, 2006

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Artist: De Novo Dahl

Album: Cats & Kittens

Label: Theory 8

Review date: Jul. 31, 2005

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Artist: The Decemberists

Album: Picaresque

Label: Kill Rock Stars

Review date: Mar. 27, 2005

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Artist: Deerhoof

Album: Bibidi Babidi Boo

Label: Kill Rock Stars

Review date: Nov. 8, 2004

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Ragamuffin Years


Artist: Junior Delgado

Album: Original Guerilla Music

Label: Sound Boy

Review date: Jun. 16, 2003

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Artist: Devin the Dude

Album: Waiting to Inhale

Label: Rap-a-Lot

Review date: Jun. 1, 2007

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Miami's On The Scene, Just In Case You Didn't Know It


Artist: Diamond Ice

Album: Funk 4 Da Trunk

Label: Metatronix

Review date: May. 8, 2003

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Artist: Die Haut and Nick Cave

Album: Burnin' the Ice

Label: Hit Thing

Review date: Jul. 26, 2004

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Artist: DMBQ

Album: The Essential Sounds From The Far East

Label: Estrus

Review date: Oct. 18, 2005

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Artist: Dr. Octagon

Album: The Return of Dr. Octagon

Label: OCD International

Review date: Jun. 29, 2006

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Artist: Dykehouse

Album: Midrange

Label: Ghostly International

Review date: May. 24, 2004

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Artist: Earwicker

Album: The All Seeing Ear

Label: Resipiscent

Review date: Jun. 9, 2006

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What's Good About New Jersey and Human Suffering


Artist: East River Pipe

Album: Garbageheads On Endless Stun

Label: Merge

Review date: Sep. 3, 2003

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Retired King Of Pain Does The Lounge Circuit


Artist: Mark Eitzel

Album: Music For Courage & Confidence

Label: New West

Review date: Apr. 17, 2002

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Should-Be Hit of the Year


Artist: Electronicat

Album: 21st Century Toy

Label: Disko B

Review date: Aug. 12, 2003

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Artist: Elf Power

Album: Walking With the Beggar Boys

Label: Orange Twin

Review date: Jun. 28, 2004

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Artist: The Embassadors

Album: Healing the Music

Label: Nonplace

Review date: Apr. 30, 2008

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Artist: Excepter

Album: Debt Dept.

Label: Paw Tracks

Review date: Mar. 25, 2008

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Artist: Excepter

Album: Alternation

Label: 5 Rue Christine

Review date: Jul. 17, 2006

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Artist: Eyeless In Gaza / Martyn Bates

Album: Plague of Years / Your Jeweled Footsteps

Label: Sub Rosa

Review date: Feb. 16, 2007

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Artist: Fazzini

Album: Sulphur, Glue the Star

Label: Locust

Review date: May. 19, 2006

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Artist: The Federation

Album: It's Whateva

Label: Reprise

Review date: Oct. 29, 2007

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Artist: Firewater

Album: The Golden Hour

Label: Bloodshot

Review date: May. 6, 2008

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Artist: Firewater

Album: Songs We Should Have Written

Label: Jetset

Review date: Mar. 1, 2004

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The Real Sleaze


Artist: The Flash Express

Album: Introducing the Dynamite Sound of the Flash Express

Label: Hit It Now!

Review date: Sep. 17, 2003

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Artist: Flash.bat

Album: Laud Baud

Label: Jib Door

Review date: Jun. 9, 2006

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Artist: Henry Flynt & Nova'Billy

Album: Nova'Billy

Label: Locust

Review date: Jan. 17, 2008

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Artist: For Against

Album: Echelons

Label: Words On Music

Review date: Sep. 13, 2004

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Artist: For Against

Album: Coalesced

Label: Words On Music

Review date: Jan. 19, 2004

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Artist: Gang Wizard

Album: Byzantine Headache

Label: Load

Review date: Feb. 1, 2007

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Artist: Howe Gelb

Album: 'Sno Angel Like You

Label: Thrill Jockey

Review date: Feb. 13, 2006

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Artist: The Gentle Rain

Album: Moody

Label: Sunbeam

Review date: Jan. 17, 2007

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A Slow Education


Artist: M. Gira/D. Matz

Album: What We Did

Label: Young God

Review date: Mar. 31, 2002

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Artist: Grinderman

Album: Grinderman

Label: Anti-

Review date: Mar. 29, 2007

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Artist: Rick Moody and One Ring Zero / Neil Hamburger

Album: Rick Moody and One Ring Zero / Great Moments at Di Presa's Pizza House

Label: Isota / Drag City

Review date: May. 2, 2005

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Artist: Neil Hamburger

Album: Sings Country Winners

Label: Drag City

Review date: Apr. 22, 2008

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Artist: Harvey Milk

Album: Courtesy And Goodwill Toward Men

Label: Relapse

Review date: Oct. 25, 2006

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It Glows In the Dark


Artist: Tim Hecker

Album: Radio Amor

Label: Mille Plateaux

Review date: Jun. 11, 2003

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Artist: Tim Hecker

Album: Harmony In Ultraviolet

Label: Kranky

Review date: Oct. 6, 2006

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Artist: Hella

Album: The Devil Isn't Red

Label: 5 Rue Christine

Review date: Feb. 3, 2004

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Artist: Robyn Hitchcock

Album: Spooked

Label: Yep Roc

Review date: Feb. 14, 2005

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Artist: Catherine Howe

Album: What a Beautiful Place

Label: The Numero Group

Review date: Apr. 13, 2007

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Artist: Idaho

Album: The Lone Gunman

Label: Idaho Music

Review date: Oct. 9, 2005

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Artist: Inca Ore With Lemon Bear's Orchestra

Album: The Birds in the Bushes

Label: 5 Rue Christine

Review date: Aug. 11, 2006

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Artist: J. Spaceman / Sun City Girls

Album: Mister Lonely: Music From a Film by Harmony Korine

Label: Drag City

Review date: Jul. 1, 2008

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Artist: Scarlett Johansson

Album: Anywhere I Lay My Head

Label: Rhino

Review date: May. 19, 2008

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Repetition: Pop Music's Beating Heart


Artist: Kaada

Album: Thank You For Giving Me Your Valuable Time

Label: Ipecac

Review date: Apr. 30, 2003

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Artist: Kallikak Family

Album: May 23rd 2007

Label: Tell All

Review date: Aug. 15, 2005

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Artist: Kid Koala

Album: Some of My Best Friends are DJs

Label: Ninja Tune

Review date: Oct. 5, 2003

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Artist: Laika

Album: Wherever I Am I Am What Is Missing

Label: Too Pure

Review date: Oct. 27, 2003

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Artist: Lambchop

Album: Aw C'mon / No You C'mon

Label: Merge

Review date: Mar. 15, 2004

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Artist: Lavender Diamond

Album: Imagine Our Love

Label: Matador

Review date: May. 31, 2007

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I Was Raised To Expect Continuity...


Artist: Legendary Pink Dots

Album: Chemical Playschool 11, 12 & 13

Label: Soleilmoon

Review date: Apr. 6, 2002

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Artist: Herschell Gordon Lewis

Album: "The South's Gonna Rise Again" b/w "Moonshine Mountain"

Label: Smog Veil

Review date: Mar. 29, 2004

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Artist: Charlie Louvin

Album: Charlie Louvin

Label: Tompkins Square

Review date: Apr. 25, 2007

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Artist: Low

Album: The Great Destroyer

Label: Sub Pop

Review date: Jan. 17, 2005

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Artist: M83

Album: Before the Dawn Heals Us

Label: Mute

Review date: Feb. 13, 2005

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Artist: Magnolia Electric Co.

Album: Fading Trails

Label: Secretly Canadian

Review date: Sep. 1, 2006

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Artist: Make Up

Album: Untouchable Sound

Label: Sea Note

Review date: May. 10, 2006

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Artist: Terry Manning

Album: Home Sweet Home

Label: Sunbeam

Review date: Jan. 23, 2007

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Artist: The Mendoza Line

Album: Full of Light and Full of Fire

Label: Misra

Review date: Nov. 8, 2005

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Artist: Menomena

Album: I Am The Fun Blame Monster

Label: FILMguerrero

Review date: Oct. 6, 2004

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Artist: Raz Mesinai

Album: Resurrections for Goatskin

Label: Tzadik

Review date: Sep. 25, 2003

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No Accounting for Cool


Artist: Meteorites

Album: Dub the Mighty Dragon

Label: Rise Robots Rise

Review date: Jul. 8, 2003

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Artist: Monster Movie

Album: To The Moon

Label: Clairecords

Review date: Oct. 21, 2004

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Artist: Roy Montgomery

Album: Inroads

Label: Rebis

Review date: Mar. 13, 2007

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Artist: Thurston Moore

Album: Flipped Out Bride

Label: Blossoming Noise

Review date: Jan. 22, 2007

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Regression Session


Artist: Mr. Scruff

Album: Trouser Jazz

Label: Ninja Tune

Review date: Jan. 9, 2003

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Sputtering Scandinavian Soul


Artist: Múm

Album: Finally We Are No One

Label: FatCat

Review date: Aug. 19, 2002

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Artist: Nina Nastasia

Album: Dogs

Label: Touch and Go

Review date: Aug. 3, 2004

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Artist: Nobody

Album: ...And Everything Else

Label: Plug Research

Review date: Jun. 9, 2005

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Artist: Nouvelle Vague

Album: Nouvelle Vague

Label: Peacefrog

Review date: Nov. 29, 2004

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Artist: NYOil

Album: Hood Treason (Deluxe Edition)

Label: Babygrande

Review date: Jul. 28, 2008

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Artist: Old Time Relijun

Album: 2012

Label: K

Review date: Sep. 8, 2005

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Soothing Sounds for Reluctant Man-and-Womanchildren


Artist: OST

Album: Kes

Label: Trunk

Review date: Sep. 16, 2002

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Artist: Outrageous Cherry

Album: Our Love Will Change the World

Label: Rainbow Quartz

Review date: Mar. 1, 2005

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Dream Logic, Muchachas


Artist: P. Miles Bryson

Album: Alejandro's Carniceria

Label: Illegal Art

Review date: May. 5, 2002

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The Slow Redemption of Disco


Artist: The Parallax Corporation

Album: Cocadisco

Label: Disko B

Review date: Dec. 8, 2002

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Artist: PAS/CAL

Album: Oh Honey, We're Ridiculous

Label: Le Grand Magistery

Review date: Jun. 17, 2004

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The Rasputina of Hip Hop


Artist: Penny

Album: The Clockforth Movement

Label: Plague Language

Review date: Feb. 20, 2003

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Artist: Pere Ubu

Album: Why I Hate Women

Label: Smog Veil

Review date: Sep. 15, 2006

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Artist: Pharoahe Monch

Album: Desire

Label: Universal

Review date: Aug. 1, 2007

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With Extra Cheese


Artist: Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham

Album: L'Avventura

Label: Jetset

Review date: May. 29, 2003

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Artist: The Pink Mountaintops

Album: Axis of Evol

Label: Jagjaguwar

Review date: Mar. 2, 2006

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Pure Will, Without the Burden of Intellect


Artist: The Piranhas

Album: Erotic Grit Movies

Label: In the Red

Review date: Mar. 25, 2003

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Artist: Pissed Jeans

Album: Hope for Men

Label: Sub Pop

Review date: Jun. 4, 2007

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Artist: Pit er Pat

Album: Shakey

Label: Thrill Jockey

Review date: Mar. 14, 2005

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Artist: Plainsong

Album: Plainsong

Label: Water

Review date: Jul. 19, 2005

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Hitch Your Imagination To The Ceiling


Artist: Planetarium Music

Album: Traditional Psychedelic Electronic Music (Planet 2)

Label: Strange Attractors Audio House

Review date: Jun. 1, 2002

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Artist: The Posies

Album: Every Kind of Light

Label: Ryko

Review date: Jul. 27, 2005

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Artist: Prefuse 73

Album: Preparations

Label: Warp

Review date: Nov. 28, 2007

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Love and Confections


Artist: Archer Prewitt

Album: Three

Label: Thrill Jockey

Review date: Jun. 2, 2002

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Artist: Pylon

Album: Gyrate Plus

Label: DFA

Review date: Nov. 12, 2007

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