From Lance Sent Mon, Jan 3rd 2000, 04:36
My tops of 99... IDM top 20 eps & albums: . Dettinger: intershop cd (Kompakt) . Shuttle358: Optimal cd (12k) . Solvent: Solvently One Listens cd (Suction) . Isan: salamander cd (Morr Music) . B. Fleischmann: poploops for breakfast cd (Charhizma/Morr Music) . Kit Clayton: nek sanalet cd (Scape) . Benge: the best of benge cd (Sub Rosa) . Hermann & Kleine: transalpin 12" (City Centre Offices) . Phonem: the mechanic verses 2x12" (Jetlag) . Arovane: amx 12" (Din) . Adrien 75: sneaky drain 12" (Carpet Bomb) . Sybarite: meusic/invisible magnetic missive 7" (Emanate) . Felix Kubin: filmmusik cd (A-Musik) . Multicast: Iron Feather Journal 10" (Obliq) . Lilienthal: castor & pollux cd (Emanate) . Thug: Isolated Rhythm Chock cd (Aural Industries) . Plasmalamp: void travelling cd (Worm Interface) . Aspen: are you that retail snob? (Involve) . Matmos: The West cd (Vague Terrain) . To Rococo Rot: cars cd (City Slang) Ambient/glitchy/experimental top 20 eps & albums... . Lithops: sequenced twinset.fi 12" (Sonig) . Pulse Programming: prelim cd (Aesthetics) . Cathars: amorpheus cd (Miau-Miau International) . Vote Robot: versions LP (Vegas) . Novisad: s/t cd (Tom) . 20' to 2000 series (Rastermusic) . Frank Bretschneider: rand cd (Mille Plateaux) . Hecker: [OT] xackpy breakpoint cdr (OR)=20 . Neina: formed verse cd (Mille Plateaux)=20 . Crank: Heftibag cd (Mille Plateaux) . Johem Paap: vrs-mbnt-pcs 9598 ii cd (Fax) . Taylor Deupree + Richard Chartier: spec cd (12k) . Minit: music cd (Sigma Editions) . Vladislav Delay: ele cd (Sigma Editions) . Nobukazu Takemura: scope cd (Thrill Jockey) . K=F6nh: K=F6nh=B2 cd (K-raa-k=B3) . Gustavo Lamas: celeste cd (Traum) . Monolake: gobi - the desert cdep (Monolake) . Robert Babicz: MoMente cd (Mille Plateaux)=20 . Senking: ping 12" (Karaoke Kalk) Techno/house top 20 eps & albums... . Norken: soul static bureau cd (Beau Monde) . SND: Makesnd cassette cd (Mille Plateaux) . Maus & Stolle: part iii 12" (Klang Elektronik) . Farben: featuring the dramatics 12" (Klang Elektronik) . Submania/Ekmoah: low voltage 2x12" (Background) . Monolake: fragile/static 12" (Monolake) . Solovyev: poprad LP (Oni-tor) . Nothingface: s/t cd (Harvest)=20 . Rapaccioli & Agent Cooper: split project 12" (Vertical Form 02) . Schaffhauser & Nieswandt: loom service 12" (Ware) . Rhythm & Sound: Carrier 12" (Rhythm & Sound) . Kit Clayton: repetition & nonscense 12" (Drop Beat) . Stewart Walker: stabiles cd (Force Inc) . Theo Parrish: first floor cd (Peacefrog) . Theorem: ion cd (M-nus) . Perlondon comp 12" (Perlon) . Ian O'Brien: gigantic days cd (Peacefrog) . Institut Fuer Feinmotorik: negemergenz LP (Fusetron) . Polmo Polpo/Cog: split 12" (Audi Sense) . Wishmountain: Ltd Remix 2x12" (Antiphon) Compilations of 99: . Elektronische Musik aus Bienos Aries comp cd (Traum) . Modulation & Transformation vol 4 comp 3xcd (Mille Plateaux) . Microscopic Sound comp cd (Caipirinha) . AIFF comp cd (12k) . Antitrade comp cd (Ash International) . Artefacts comp cd (Art-Tek) . Round 1-5 - Main Street comp cd (Main Street) . Nummer Een comp cd (Djak Up bitch/Phonics) . Gain Structure comp cd (Top Score) . T=F6sh=F6klabs presents: dated comp cd (T=F6sh=F6klabs) The above tops are in no particular order - just my top 20 releases in each genre/category. Please no discussion about what categories=20 I categorized each release under. Feel free to email me if you want=20 more info on any of the releases mentioned above.=20 Hope everyone's holiday season went well. -->-Lance--- xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states