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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Tip / Upcoming Time to Work on Those Year-End Lists… for 2009

Posted by Dave Segal on Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 11:19 PM

Before 2008 even had limped off the stage, I’d started thinking about my best-of list for 2009. (You can never be too proactive in this game.)

So far I have in mind five releases that I think could be contenders for those coveted spots in Dave Segal’s top 10. They are as follows:

Dalek- Gutter Tactics (Ipecac)
Psychic Ills- Mirror Eye (The Social Registry)
Mountains- Choral (Thrill Jockey)
DJ Signify- Of Cities (Bully)
Wavves- Wavves (De Stijl)

Plus, Strut is issuing Darkest Light by the Lafayette Afro-Rock Band, which is fantastic news for rare-groove lovers and funk aficionados. Sometime in the near future, I hope to write more about these releases.

Provided we all don’t get sucked into an economic black hole, 2009 could be an excellent year for new music. But then again, they all are if you pay close attention and know where to look.

Lafayette Afro-Rock Band’s “Congo”

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q: is strut reissuing the 'darkest light' disc from a few years ago? most of the lafayette afro rock band stuff on that one is widely available through the more recent reissues of 'malik' and 'soul makossa'. someone needs to reissue the post afro rock band albums by ice - for real.

Posted by cosby on January 2, 2009 at 9:11 AM

@1 This isn't a replication of that previous Darkest Light disc; tracks by Ice and Dax and some other post-LARB formations appear. My disc is not at hand and Strut's site is under construction, otherwise I'd post a track listing. I can do that this evening.

Posted by segal on January 2, 2009 at 10:19 AM

no sweat, just wondering if this was a reissue of that previous compilation, which it is not. thanks for the info!

Posted by cosby on January 2, 2009 at 10:57 AM

I, for one, as very very excited for another Wavves LP. That one on Woodsist is amamamamamazing.

Posted by Eli on January 2, 2009 at 1:42 PM

I forgot to put this in your 2008 list, and now am too lazy to find it, but: Kudos on the Tobacco love, Segal. Those dudes (Tobacco/Power Pill Fist/Black Moth) are making as interesting music as *anyone* right now.

Posted by frank on January 2, 2009 at 5:10 PM

Darkest Light track list (all by Lafayette Afro-Rock Band unless otherwise noted):

01 Voodounon
02 Congo
03 Hihache
04 Malik
05 Nicky
06 Time Will Tell (Ice)
07 Darkest Light
08 Ozan Koukle (Ice)
09 There's Time to Change (Ice)
10 Soul Makossa
11 Racubah (Ice)
12 Scorpion Flower (Crispy & Co.)
13 Heels & Soles
14 A.I.E. (A Mwana) (Crispy & Co.)
15 Dr Beezar "Soul Frankenstein" (Version) (Captain Dax)

Posted by segal on January 3, 2009 at 1:10 AM