Best Album of 2008

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Best Album of 2008

Post by 8O » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:20 pm

It's that time of year again! What were your favourites this year?

(here are the 2007 ones: http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?t=80707)

My top 3 for 2008:

- Black Dog - Radio Scarecrow
- Neon Neon - Stainless Style
- Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

Yours?
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Post by PLacidBasilisk » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:44 pm

1) Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (technically 2007 but was 2008 for me)
2) Portishead - Third
3) Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

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Post by rewind » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:45 pm

Minilogue : Animals

Here's one of the better tracks (it was a single a couple of years back) Cool vid:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u46eaeAfeqw

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Post by fatrabbit » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:05 pm

- Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
- Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
- Ratatat - LP3

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Post by serge_a_storms » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:38 pm

Radio Scarecrow - Black Dog
Saturdays = Youth -M83
Third - Portishead

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Post by Marx » Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:19 pm

Tobacco - Fucked Up Friends

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Post by logic_user99 » Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:22 pm

Hmm... tough one. I can't remember what 'new' music I've bought this year. Ok...

Portishead - Third
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
GZA - Pro Tools

Those are my three faves. that have been released this year.
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Post by mkelly » Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:37 pm

In no particular order my top 3 for the year...

Neon Neon - Stainless Style
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
The Presets - Apolcalyso

Honourable mention to:
Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia
Santogold - Santogold
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Post by the spirograph crew » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:04 pm

Heres the albums i enjoyed the most 8)

2562 - Aerial
FLEET FOXES - Fleet Foxes
PETER BRODERICK - Float
GROUPER - Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill
SHED - Shedding The Past
FENNESZ - Black Sea
ZOMBY - Where Were U in '92?
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Post by madlab » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:07 pm

TV on the radio "Dear science"
Matt Eliott "Howling songs"
Have to think about the third...
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Post by scientist » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:17 pm

Marx wrote:Tobacco - Fucked Up Friends
yep

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Post by jeffplaysmoog » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:55 pm

Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

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Post by Chicle777 » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:33 am

Santogold - Santogold
Metronomy - Nights Out
Clark - Turning Dragon
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
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Post by Chicle777 » Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:36 am

I forgot about Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One and Q-Tip's - Renaissance.

New list:

Santogold - Santogold
Metronomy - Nights Out
Clark - Turning Dragon
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
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Post by serge_a_storms » Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:09 pm

Here's a compilation of some of my fave tunes of 08. I threw this together last night as I like to pass a little compilation to some of my friends.

http://download.yousendit.com/Q01FWGJEY1NVVG5IRGc9PQ

1) Theme I.M.C - David Holmes
2) Hammer Blow - Baltic Fleet
3) Silence - Portishead
4) On Board - Friendly Fires
5) Nobody Lost, Nobody Found - Cut Copy
6) Dusk til Dawn - Ladyhawke
7) Into the Galaxy - Midnight Juggernauts
8) Iak - Kraymon
9) Rok the Mic - Backdraft ft The Ragga Twins
10) Mein Neues Fahrrad - Siriusemo (Boyz Noize Edit)
11) La Ribualdingue - Julien Chaptel
12) Riphead - Black Dog
13) Skin of the Night - M83
14) Ghost Vexations - Black Dog

Hope you enjoy. :D

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