January 10, 2007 Playlist

 

"The Drift" by Scott Walker (2006)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Scott Walker  "The Drift"  2006 (USA/UK)
2006 was generally another lame year for music.  Since there were something like 100,000 albums released last year, there are certainly dozens of fine new records out there, but they are needles in the haystack of corporate-oligopoly-funded retro-garbage.  There were only two albums I heard in 2006 that truly sounded like "something NEW" -- one was Liars' third release, an emotional minimalist masterpiece called "Drum's Not Dead" -- and the other was Scott Walker's first album of the 21st century (and only his third solo release since the 1970's!)  I love it that this old geezer from the sixties (who was considered kinda square even back then!) is at the absolute forefront of music today.  So what does "The Drift" sound like?  An unclassifiable masterpiece of ART, comparable to great literature or cinema!  If James Joyce and David Lynch collaborated on music, it might sound like this.  And so "The Drift" is Kosmik Radiation's official pick for "best album of 2006."
THE BEST OF 2006
Featuring the KOSMIK RADIATION TOP TEN
   
(N) = New Release
   

Artist Song Album Year (Label) Country
DMBQ Mirror Baby The Essential Sounds From The Far East
(Kosmik Radiation #1 album of 2005)
2005 (Estrus) Japan
Turn Me On Dead Man El Schizo Technicolour Mother (N) 2006 (Atlernative Tentacles) USA
The Heads We Descend From? Under The Stress of a Headlong Dive (N) 2006 (Alternative Tentacles) UK
Danava Quiet Babies Astray In A Manger Danava (N) 2006 (Kemado) USA
 
 
Slayer Consfearacy Christ Illusion (N) 2006 (Warner Bros) USA
The Skintones SLA This Is Science (N) 2006 (Crustacean) USA
The Suit Double Crossed On Planet Love Smart Studios & The Slipper Club Present Under The Radar Vol. 1 (Various Artists) (N) 2006 (Cancer) USA
Faghat Haven't Seen U Lately The Future Is Coming (N) 2006 (self-release) USA
Oneida Up With People Happy New Year (N) 2006 (Jagjaguwar) USA
   
 
Mission of Burma Donna Sumeria The Obliterati (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #3 album of 2006)
2006 (Matador) USA
Mission of Burma A Man In Decline The Obliterati (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #3 album of 2006)
2006 (Matador) USA
Mission of Burma Period The Obliterati (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #3 album of 2006)
2006 (Matador) USA
The Rogers Sisters The Clock The Invisible Deck (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #5 album of 2006)
2006 (Too Pure) USA
NoMeansNo The Hawk Killed The Punk All Roads Lead To Ausfahrt (N) 2006 (AntAcidAudio) Canada
Pere Ubu Mona Why I Hate Women (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #10 album of 2006)
2006 (Smog Veil) USA
   
 
Earthling Society Council House Mystics Plastic Jesus and the Third Eye Blind (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #7 album of 2006)
2006 (Nasoni) UK
The Black Angels Manipulation Passover (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #9 album of 2006)
2006 (Light In The Attic) USA
Landing How To Be Clean Brocade
(Kosmik Radiation "Special Honorable Mention")
2005 (Strange Attractors) USA
The Mars Volta Vermicide Amputechture (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #6 album of 2006)
2006 (Universal) USA
Les Georges Leningrad Mammal Beats Sangue Puro (N) 2006 (Tomlab) Canada
The Fiery Furnaces Benton Harbor Blues Bitter Tea (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #4 album of 2006)
2006 (Fat Possum) USA
 
 
Liars Be Quiet Mt. Heart Attack! Drum's Not Dead (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #2 album of 2006)
2006 (Mute) USA
Liars Let's Not Wrestle Mt. Heart Attack Drum's Not Dead (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #2 album of 2006)
2006 (Mute) USA
Scott Walker Hand Me Ups The Drift (N)   
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
(Kosmik Radiation #1 album of 2006)
2006 (4AD) USA/UK
Scott Walker Jolson & Jones The Drift (N)   
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
(Kosmik Radiation #1 album of 2006)
2006 (4AD) USA/UK
 
  
Stereolab Vodiak Fab Four Suture (N) 2006 (Too Pure) UK
Leslie & The Lys Gold Pants Gold Pants 2005 (self-relese) USA
C S S Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above Cansei de Ser Sexy (N) 2006 (Sub Pop) Brazil
Leslie & The Lys Beware Of The Beat Gold Pants 2005 (self-relese) USA
OOIOO UMO Taiga (N) 2006 (Thrill Jockey) Japan
Leslie & The Lys Gem Sweater Gold Pants 2005 (self-relese) USA
   
  
Yo La Tengo Mr. Tough I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #8 album of 2006)
2006 (Matador) USA
Viva Voce From The Devil Himself Get Yr Blood Sucked Out (N) 2006 (Barsuk) USA
The Flaming Lips Haven't Got A Clue At War With The Mystics (N) 2006 (Warner Bros) USA
Albert Kuvezin & Yat-Kah In A Gadda Da Vida (Iron Butterfly cover) Re-Covers 2005 (World Village) Tuva (Siberia)
Wooden Wand & the Sky High Band Mother Midnight Second Attention (N) 2006 (Kill Rock Stars) USA
Liars The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack Drum's Not Dead (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #2 album of 2006)
2006 (Mute) USA
      
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