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  • Mixes By Year: 1997 Most Recommended Albums

    Posted on September 27, 2010 11:26 am by bdog Comment

    1997- a transitional year.  A move away from the grunge-soaked radio airways and toward the sunnier and mostly disposable alt-pop of bands like Third Eye Blind, Matchbox 20 and Sugar Ray as well as faddish neo-Swing (Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Squirrel Nut Zippers) & neo-Ska (Mighty Mighty Bosstones, No Doubt & Sublime- somewhat).  Critics touted the emerging Electronica movement as “the next big thing”.  1997 proved those critics right but only temporarily- by the start of the next decade the genre’s biggest groups will have moved back to the underground or faded away all together.  In the rap world both Biggie & Tupac, rap’s two biggest figures in the mid 90’s, had both been killed. Strangely rap music moved toward a dancy, celebratory sound, reveling in the excesses of the prosperous times.  In all genres the lengthy, statement album was de rigueur- everywhere you looked there were 70-80 minute albums- in the rock, indie & rap world.  The endlessly long albums reflected the bloat of the times, but a few masterpieces were able to ship through the cracks as well.


    In the mid 90’s Rap music truly asserted itself as the most commercially dominant music of the time- not to relinquish its crown until at least 10 years later.  The genre had experienced a golden age starting in the late 80’s and on through the early 90’s with groups like Public Enemy, N.W.A., Boogie Down Productions, A Tribe Called Quest & De La Soul.  In 1993 through 1996 most of THE major rap figures of the mid to late part of the decade would emerge- Wu-Tang Clan, Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, Nas & Jay-Z.  Probably as a result of a stupid & pointless East Coast-West Coast rivalry, two of those artists (Tupac & Biggie) had lost their lives by ’97.  Biggie’s portentious 2nd album “Life After Death” was one of many landmark album releases for Rap in 1997.  Though it was certainly a fine album and further solidified his status as a Rap legend, it was also a rather bloated affair- a double album more than 100 minutes long with plenty of filler despite its share of classics.  Biggie’s producer and boss Puff Daddy ran the Bad Boy label who’s “jiggy” sound was dominating commercial rap at the time.  Puffy and label mate Ma$e both had huge hit songs & albums in ’97- neither artist was a good lyricist or rapper and their music came off to me as grossly materialistic and empty headed- the sampling was obvious and the lyrics meaningless which was a far cry from the more politically aware and/or culturally aware music of rap’s past.  On the flipside, Missy Elliott and Timbaland from Va. Beach were making fun, booty shaking music that was musically groundbreaking and would prove to be the biggest influence on rap, R&B & Pop at the beginning of the next decade.  Missy’s “Supa Dupa Fly” album is to this day my favorite album by a female MC.  Her producer, Timbaland, would become 1 of the 2 biggest producers of the Oughts (00’s).  Brooklyn’s Jay-Z had just come off of his great debut a year earlier and released and ’97’s follow-up “In My Lifetime, Vol. 1”, though a slightlylesser album than his debut, would actually prove much more commercially successful and  helped launch him to his eventual status as the “King of New York” in the wake of Biggie’s death.


    Though underground rap was sadly more dormant in the mid 90’s than it had previously been in some time, NYC’s Company Flow arrived to give it a swift kick in the ass.  They challenged the status quo with their raw political lyrics and spooky, no-nonsense production which would go on to influence much of rap’s underground of the next ten years.  Company leader El-P would go on to launch the Def Jux label which would be home to many of the most influential underground rappers into the next century.  Erykah Badu became a major figure of the neo-Soul movement started a few years earlier by artists like D’Angelo & Maxwell with her debut album “Baduizm”.  Her music formed a bridge between Hip-Hop & Soul music when much of the rest of R&B had gone into the teen pop realm or modern-day barbershop quartet crooners like Boyz II Men & Jodeci.  Neo-Soul was a throwback to the more authentic soul music of the 60’s and 70’s but with Hip-Hop beats and a modern day twist.


    As a result of the indie-rock signing frenzy in the wake of Nirvana and the Grunge explosion, many left of center bands were able to record albums with big major label dollars behind them.  Naturally the most gifted of these bands were able to expand their musical boundaries and record bombastic but beautifuls epics- many of which came out in 1997.  Built to Spill’s “Perfect From Now On”, Yo La Tengo’s “I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One” & Spiritualized “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space” are three of them.  All were around or even well over 60 minutes and were either heavily thematic or much more experimental than their past work- sometimes both. And all were also surprisingly devoid of filler- a throwback to the great double albums of the past like “Physical Graffiti”, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, & “Quadrophenia”.  I could say the same for Portland’s Modest Mouse, whose breakout album “Lonesome Crowded West” was also released in ’97 and was 70 minutes + except that they were still on an indie-label.  Yo La Tengo also recorded their album for Matador but at the point Matador was part of Atlantic Records.


    A summary of the music of ’97 would certainly not be complete without the mention of “OK Computer” by Radiohead.  The paranoid & dystopian (& brilliant!) 3rd album is probably the most iconic album of the entire decade with the exception of Nirvana’s “Nevermind”.  In a prosperous era filled with glitz & bling Radiohead reminded us that much of the glamour was smoke and mirrors and beautifully described the alienation & tension felt in modern day society. Belle & Sebastian a twee Chamber-pop group from Scotland would begin to grow their eventually huge cult.  Their sound was the complete antithesis of dark, loud & heavy sounds of grunge and nu-Metal music.  Their second (and still best!) album “If You’re Feeling Sinister” was released in America in ’97 along with three excellent EP’s.  The band treated their singles as separate entities from their albums and their cult was a throwback to The Smiths of a decade earlier.  Elsewhere outside of the U.S., the Welsh group Super Furry Animals released their 2nd full-length “Radiator”, Bristol’s Portishead released their self-titled 2nd great album & Stereolab came out with their last great one “Dots & Loops”.  Brit-Pop, the dominant musical trend in the U.K. since ’93/’94 experienced the first chink in its armor when the highly anticipated “Be Here Now” by Oasis fizzled critically.  Blur the 2nd biggest group in Brit-Pop, moved away from its original sound and released the very good self-titled “Blur” a clever send up of American grunge.  The Verve’s last album “Urban Hymns” was the one excellent full length release in the genre that year but the band broke up right after the album was released.  The album’s best song “Bittersweet Symphony” sounded like the perfect elegy for the entire musical movement.


    Techno music in the form of “Big Beat” electronica first became a cultural force in ’97 with hit albums by Daft Punk, The Prodigy & Chemical Brothers breaking into the mainstream.  The brilliant and eccentricIcelandic artist Bjork would  her already very experimental in a more techno direction as well with her “Homogenic” album.  Each of these groups (save Bjork) had hit singles that year.  Daft Punk would go on to more commercial success in 2001 with “One More Time” and The Chemical Brothers would continue to make solid to very good albums while The Prodigy would never again receive the same commercial or cultural success and Bjork would move on to different musical styles.  While the genre had more than its share of pleasures and would prove very influential on music up through today, as a commercially dominant force “Big Beat” was much more bark than bite.  Drum & Bass or “Jungle” music was another popular strain of Techno in the mid to late 90’s.  Though both artists had released a handful of singles prior to ’97 both Goldie and Roni Size released their debut full lengths in ’97 with “Timeless” and “New Forms” respectively.  Though never music that would or could fare well commercially, drum & bass was exciting and would help shape the direction of many artists’ music in the future.


    In the face of all the glitz, bloat, epics & excess there were also some other artists operating against the grain.  Olympia, Washington’s Sleater-Kinney was an all-women power trio with no bassist and two guitars who wrote intelligent, fierce and terse punk rock songs heavily influenced by the riot-grrrl movement of the early 90’s but with much more melody and flat out better songwriting.  Singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, also from the great NW, just off his stint in the band Heatmiser, released his 3rd solo album “Either/Or”.  A handful of his tracks also appeared in the “Goodwill Hunting” soundtrack and his “Miss Misery” was even nominated for a an Oscar which really put Smith on the map with a much larger portion of the public.  Ben Folds, a singer songwriter from North Carolina with his band the Ben Folds Five released “Whatever and Ever Amen, their excellent second album.  The Folds Five sound relies heavily on Folds’s piano, a throwback to the singer-songwriter’s of the 70’s but with the wit and irony of much of the alternative rock at the time.  Their songs could be both beautiful and funny with plenty of great riffs and melody.  Guided By Voices released their fourth excellent album in a row with “Mag Earwig!”, a more highly produced & commercial album relatively speaking, than they had ever previously issued.  Pavement released their fourth album “Brilliant Corners”, a move away from the more eccentric “Wowee Zowee” and toward a more radio ready sound.  Unfortunately radio had changed and were no longer playing that sound which was a shame as “Corners” is a fun & accessible album.   Finally the legendary Bob Dylan, came out with his first great album in over 20 years with “Time Out of Mind”, a somber but beautiful meditation on latter years of life.  It would prove not to be a one shot deal as Bob would continue to release good to great albums up to the present.  Here’s hoping he has a few more in him.




    Radiohead- OK Computer

    Buy OK Computer – Radiohead

    Buy Ok ComputerAmazon



    Bjork- Homogenic

    Buy Homogenic – Björk

    Buy HomogenicAmazon




    Daft Punk- Homework

    Buy Homework – Daft Punk

    Buy HomeworkAmazon




    Super Furry Animals- Radiator

    Buy Radiator – Super Furry Animals

    Buy Radiator (Bonus CD)Amazon




    Built to Spill- Perfect From Now On

    Buy Perfect from Now On – Built To Spill

    Buy Perfect From Now onAmazon




    Modest Mouse- Lonesome Crowded West

    Buy The Lonesome Crowded West – Modest Mouse

    Buy Lonesome Crowded West Amazon




    Erykah Badu- Baduizm

    Buy Baduizm – Erykah Badu

    Buy BaduizmAmazon




    Company Flow- Funcrusher Plus

    Buy Funcrusher Plus (Bonus version) – Company Flow

    Buy Funcrusher Plus (Reis)Amazon




    Missy Elliott- Supa Dupa Fly

    Buy Supa Dupa Fly – Missy Elliott

    Buy Supa Dupa FlyAmazon




    Ben Folds Five- Whatever and Ever Amen

    Buy Whatever and Ever Amen (Remastered Edition) – Ben Folds Five

    Buy Whatever and Ever AmenAmazon ]




    Supergrass- In It for the Money

    Buy In It for the Money (Limited Edition) – Supergrass

    Buy In It for the MoneyAmazon




    Elliott Smith- Either/Or

    Buy Either/Or – Elliott Smith

    Buy Either / Or Amazon




    Yo La Tengo- I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One

    Buy I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One – Yo La Tengo

    Buy I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One Amazon




    Wu-Tang Clan- Wu-Tang Forever

    Buy Wu-Tang Forever – Wu-Tang Clan

    Buy Wu-Tang ForeverAmazon




    Sleater-Kinney- Dig Me Out

    Buy Dig Me Out – Sleater-Kinney

    Buy Dig Me OutAmazon




    Bob Dylan- Time Out of Mind

    Buy Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan

    Buy Time Out of MindAmazon




    Belle & Sebastian- If You’re Feeling Sinister     *1996 U.K. Release/1997 U.S. Release

    Buy If You’re Feeling Sinister – Belle and Sebastian

    Buy If You’re Feeling Sinister Amazon




    Jay-Z- In My Lifetime Vol. 1

    Buy In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 – Jay-Z

    Buy In My Lifetime Vol. 1Amazon




    Spiritualized- Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

    Buy Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space (Deluxe Version) – Spiritualized

    Buy Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (2009 Remastered Edition) Amazon




    The Notorious B.I.G.- Life After Death

    Buy Life After Death – The Notorious B.I.G.

    Buy Life After Death Amazon


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 1997 Volume 1

    Posted on September 27, 2010 11:22 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 1997 Volume 1 (2/10/03)

    1. Roni Size/Reprazent- Railing

    Buy Railing – New Forms

    2.  The Chemical Brothers- Block Rockin’ Beats

    Buy Block Rockin’ Beats – Dig Your Own Hole

    3.  The Prodigy- Breathe

    Buy Breathe – The Fat of the Land

    4.  Blur- Song 2

    Buy Song 2 – Blur

    5.  Sleater-Kinney- Dig Me Out

    Buy Dig Me Out – Dig Me Out

    6.  Missy Elliott (Feat. Da Brat)- Sock It 2 Me

    Buy Sock It 2 Me – Supa Dupa Fly

    7.  Jurassic 5- Concrete Schoolyard

    Buy Concrete Schoolyard – J5 (Deluxe Edition)

    8.  The Notorious B.I.G.- Hypnotize

    Buy Hypnotize – Life After Death

    9.  Cornershop- Brimful of Asha

    Buy Brimful of Asha – When I Was Born for the 7Th Time

    10.  Supergrass- Tonight

    Buy Tonight – In It for the Money (Limited Edition)

    11.  Pavement- Stereo

    Buy Stereo – Brighten the Corners

    12.  Foo Fighters- Everlong

    Buy Everlong – The Colour And The Shape

    13.  Erykah Badu- On & On

    Buy On & On – Baduizm (Special Edition)

    14.  Wu-Tang Clan- A Better Tomorrow

    Buy A Better Tomorrow – Wu-Tang Forever

    15.  Spiritualized- Come Together

    Buy Come Together – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

    16.  Belle & Sebastian- Me & the Major    *1996 U.K. Release

    Buy Me and the Major – If You’re Feeling Sinister

    17.  Primal Scream- Medication

    Buy Medication – Vanishing Point

    18.  Radiohead- Karma Police

    Buy Karma Police – OK Computer

    19.  The Verve- Bittersweet Symphony

    Buy Bitter Sweet Symphony – Urban Hymns



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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 1997 Volume 2

    Posted on September 27, 2010 11:22 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 1997 Volume 2 (2/11/03)

    1.  Wu-Tang Clan- Reunited

    Buy Reunited – Wu-Tang Forever

    2.  The Notorious B.I.G. (Feat. Ma$e & Puff Daddy)- Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems

    Buy Mo Money Mo Problems (Featuring Mase & Puff Daddy) – Life After Death

    3.  Daft Punk- Da Funk

    Buy Da Funk – Homework

    4.  The Prodigy- Firestarter

    Buy Firestarter – The Fat of the Land

    5.  Rage Against the Machine- The Ghost of Tom Joad

    Buy The Ghost of Tom Joad – Renegades

    6.  Built to Spill- I Would Hurt A Fly

    Buy I Would Hurt a Fly – Perfect from Now On

    7.  Belle & Sebastian- If You’re Feeling Sinister   *1996 U.K. Release

    Buy If You’re Feeling Sinister – If You’re Feeling Sinister

    8.  Ben Folds Five- Brick

    Buy Brick – Whatever and Ever Amen

    9.  The Verve- The Drugs Don’t Work

    Buy Drugs Don’t Work – Urban Hymns

    10.  Missy Elliott- The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

    Buy The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) – Supa Dupa Fly

    11.  Portishead- Cowboys

    Buy Cowboys – Portishead

    12.  Sleater-Kinney- Little Babies

    Buy Little Babies – Dig Me Out

    13.  Supergrass- In it for the Money

    Buy In It for the Money – In It for the Money (Limited Edition)

    14.  Radiohead- Let Down

    Buy Let Down – OK Computer

    15.  Yo La Tengo- Autumn Sweater

    Buy Autumn Sweater – I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One

    16.  Beth Orton- I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine   *1996 U.K. Release

    Buy I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine – Trailer Park

    17.  Steve Earle- I Still Carry You Around

    Buy I Still Carry You Around (With The Del McCoury Band) – El Corazón


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 1997 Volume 3

    Posted on September 27, 2010 11:22 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 1997 Volume 3 (6/4/05)

    1.  Daft Punk- Around the World

    Buy Around the World – Homework

    2.  Radiohead- Paranoid Android

    Buy Paranoid Android – OK Computer

    3.  Modest Mouse- Doin’ the Cockroach

    Buy Doin’ the Cockroach – The Lonesome Crowded West

    4.  Built to Spill- Randy Described Eternity

    Buy Randy Described Eternity – Perfect from Now On

    5.  Ween- Ocean Man

    Buy Ocean Man – The Mollusk

    6.  Beta Band- Dry the Rain

    Buy Dry the Rain – The Three EP’s

    7.  Erykah Badu- Apple Tree

    Buy Appletree – Baduizm

    8.  Missy Elliott (Feat. Lil’ Kim)- Hit ‘Em With Da Hee

    Buy Hit Em Wit Da Hee (feat. Lil’ Kim & Mocha) – Supa Dupa Fly

    9.  Wu-Tang Clan- Triumph

    Buy Triumph (feat. CappaDonna) – Wu-Tang Forever

    10.  Company Flow- The Fire in Which You Burn

    Buy The Fire In Which You Burn (feat. J-Treds & The Brewin From The Juggaknots) – Funcrusher Plus (Bonus version)

    11.  Bjork- Bachelorette

    Buy Bachelorette – Homogenic

    12.  Yo La Tengo- Sugarcube

    Buy Sugarcube – I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One

    13.  Elliott Smith- Cupid’s Trick

    Buy Cupids Trick – Either/Or

    14.  Bob Dylan- Love Sick

    Buy Love Sick – Time Out of Mind

    15.  Whiskeytown- Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight

    Buy Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight (Strangers Almanac) – Strangers Almanac

    16.  Ben Folds Five- The Battle of Who Could Care Less

    Buy Battle of Who Could Care Less – Whatever and Ever Amen (Remastered Edition)

    17.  The Niagaras- Larissa

    *Track not available via iTunes                      Buy viaReport From the Interior Album via Amazon


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 1997 Volume 4

    Posted on September 27, 2010 11:21 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 1997 Volume 4 (6/5/05)

    1.  Bjork- Hunter

    Buy Hunter – Homogenic

    2.  Company Flow- Legends

    Buy Legends – Funcrusher Plus (Bonus version)

    3.  Jay-Z- Streets is Watching

    Buy Streets Is Watching – In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

    4.  Cornershop- Good Shit

    Buy Good Shi** – When I Was Born for the 7Th Time

    5.  the Niagaras- Report from the Interior

    *Track not available via iTunes                        Buy Report From the InteriorAmazon

    6.  Spiritualized- I Think I’m in Love

    Buy I Think I’m In Love – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

    7.  The Verve- Lucky Man

    Buy Lucky Man – Urban Hymns

    8.  Sleater-Kinney- Heart Factory

    Buy Heart Factory – Dig Me Out

    9.  Modest Mouse- Polar Opposites

    Buy Polar Opposites – The Lonesome Crowded West

    10.  Guided By Voices- I Am a Tree

    Buy I Am a Tree – Mag Earwhig!

    11.  Radiohead- Airbag

    Buy Airbag – OK Computer

    12.  Elliott Smith- Speed Trials

    Buy Speed Trials – Either/Or

    13.  Belle & Sebastian- Stars of Track & Field   *1996 U.K. Release

    Buy The Stars of Track and Field – If You’re Feeling Sinister

    14.  Pavement- Embassy Row

    Buy Embassy Row – Brighten the Corners

    15.  Blur- Beetlebum

    Buy Beetlebum – Blur

    16.  Beth Orton- She Cries Your Name   *1996 U.K. Release

    Buy She Cries Your Name – Trailer Park

    17.  Bob Dylan- Tryin’ to Get to Heaven

    Buy Trying to Get to Heaven – Time Out of Mind


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 1997 Volume 5

    Posted on September 27, 2010 11:21 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 1997 Volume 5 (9/13/08)

    1.  The Chemical Brothers (Feat. Beth Orton)- Where Do I Begin?

    Buy Where Do I Begin – Dig Your Own Hole

    2.  Bjork- Joga

    Buy Joga – Homogenic

    3.  Missy Elliott- Izzy Izzy Ahh

    Buy Izzy Izzy Ahh – Supa Dupa Fly

    4.  The Notorious B.I.G.- Goin’ Back to Cali

    Buy Going Back to Cali – Life After Death

    5.  Yo La Tengo- Little Honda

    Buy Little Honda – I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One

    6.  Modest Mouse- Convenient Parking

    Buy Convenient Parking – The Lonesome Crowded West

    7.  Pavement- Date W/ IKEA

    Buy Date With IKEA – Brighten the Corners

    8.  Belle & Sebastian- Get Me Away from Here, I’m Dying   *1996 U.K. Release

    Buy Get Me Away from Here, I’m Dying – If You’re Feeling Sinister

    9.  Erykah Badu- Next Lifetime

    Buy Next Lifetime – Baduizm

    10.  Wu-Tang Clan (Feat. CappaDonna)- For Heaven’s Sake

    Buy For Heavens Sake (feat. CappaDonna) – Wu-Tang Forever

    11.  Jay-Z- Rap Game/Crack Game

    Buy Rap Game / Crack Game – In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

    12.  Spiritualized- Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space

    Buy Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space (Deluxe Version)

    13.  Radiohead- Subterranean Homesick Alien

    Buy Subterranean Homesick Alien – OK Computer

    14.  Stereolab- Miss Modular

    Buy Miss Modular – Dots and Loops

    15.  Ween- The Mollusk

    Buy The Mollusk – The Mollusk

    16.  Guided By Voices- Bulldog Skin

    Buy Bulldog Skin – Mag Earwhig!

    17.  Super Furry Animals- Demons

    Buy Demons – Radiator

    18.  Supergrass- Richard III

    Buy Richard III – In It for the Money (Limited Edition)

    19.  Ben Folds 5- Kate

    Buy Kate – Whatever and Ever Amen (Remastered Edition)


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 1997 Volume 6

    Posted on September 27, 2010 11:21 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 1997 Volume 6 (9/14/08)

    1.  Old 97’s- Timebomb

    Buy Timebomb – Too Far to Care

    2.  Les Savy Fav- Blackouts on Thursday

    Buy Blackouts On Thursday – Inches

    3.  Built to Spill- Stop the Show

    Buy Stop the Show – Perfect from Now On

    4.  Sleater-Kinney- Words & Guitar

    Buy Words and Guitar – Dig Me Out

    5.  Ivy- The Best Thing

    Buy The Best Thing – Apartment Life

    6.  Portishead- All Mine

    Buy All Mine – Portishead

    7.  Company Flow- 8 Steps to Perfection

    Buy 8 Steps To Perfection – Funcrusher Plus (Bonus version)

    8. Roni Size/Reprazent- Share the Fall (Full Vocal Mix)

    Buy Share the Fall (Full Vocal Mix) – New Forms

    9.  Daft Punk- Phoenix

    Buy Phoenix – Homework

    10.  Yo La Tengo- Moby Octopad

    Buy Moby Octopad – I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One

    11.  Ween- Mutilated Lips

    Buy Mutilated Lips – The Mollusk

    12.  Super Furry Animals- Hermann Loves Pauline

    Buy Hermann Loves Pauline – Radiator

    13.  Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds- Into My Arms

    Buy Into My Arms – Zero Effect (Music from the Motion Picture)

    14.  Radiohead- No Surprises

    Buy No Surprises – OK Computer

    15.  Belle & Sebastian- A Century of Fakers

    Buy A Century of Fakers – Push Barman to Open Old Wounds

    16.  Supergrass- Late in the Day

    Buy Late in the Day – In It for the Money (Limited Edition)

    17.  Bob Dylan- Not Dark Yet

    Buy Not Dark Yet – Time Out of Mind

    18.  Guided By Voices- Teenage FBI (EP Version)

    Buy Teenage FBI – The Best of Guided By Voices: Human Amusements At Hourly Rates


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 1997 Volume 7

    Posted on September 27, 2010 11:21 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 1997 Volume 7 (9/25/10)

    1.  Harvey Danger- Flagpole Sitta

    Buy Flagpole Sitta – Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?

    2.  The Dismemberment Plan- Do the Standing Still

    Buy Do the Standing Still – The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified

    3.  Guided By Voices- Not Behind the Fighter Jet

    Buy Not Behind the Fighter Jet – Mag Earwhig!

    4.  Primal Scream- Kowalski

    Buy Kowalski – Vanishing Point

    5.  Aphex Twin- Come to Daddy (Pappi Mix Version)

    Buy Come to Daddy (Pappy Mix Version) – Come to Daddy

    6.  Spiritualized- Electricity

    Buy Electricity – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

    7.  Built to Spill- Kicked It in the Sun

    Buy Kicked It In the Sun – Perfect from Now On

    8.  Lambchop- Your F**king Sunny Day

    Buy Your F*****g Sunny Day – Thriller

    9.  Belle & Sebastian- Lazy Line Painter Jane

    Buy Lazy Line Painter Jane – Push Barman to Open Old Wounds

    10.  The Clientele- We Could Walk Together

    Buy We Could Walk Together – Suburban Light

    11.  Pavement- Shady Lane

    Buy Shady Lane/J Vs. S – Brighten the Corners

    12.  White Town- Your Woman

    Buy Your Woman – Women in Technology

    13.  Missy Elliott (Feat. 702 & Magoo)- Beep Me 911

    Buy Beep Me 911 – Supa Dupa Fly

    14.  Jay-Z- Who You Wit II

    Buy Who You Wit II – In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

    15.  Company Flow (Feat. BMS)- Vital Nerve

    Buy Vital Nerve (feat BMS) – Funcrusher Plus (Bonus version)

    16.  The Notorious B.I.G.- You’re Nobody (‘Til Somebody Kills You)

    Buy You’re Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You) – Life After Death

    17.  Elliott Smith- Miss Misery

    Buy Miss Misery – Good Will Hunting (Music from the Motion Picture)

    18.  Radiohead- Lucky

    Buy Lucky – OK Computer


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 1997 Volume 8

    Posted on September 27, 2010 11:21 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 1997 Volume 8 (9/25/10)

    1.  The Prodigy- Smack My B**ch Up

    Buy Smack My Bitch Up – The Fat of the Land

    2.  Squarepusher- Come On My Selector

    Buy Come On My Selector – Big Loada

    3.  The Sea and Cake- Sporting Life

    Buy Sporting Life – The Fawn

    4.  Stereolab- Parsec

    Buy Parsec – Dots and Loops

    5.  Air- Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi

    Buy Le Soleil est près de moi – Le Soleil est près de moi – EP

    6.  Belle & Sebastian- Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie

    Buy Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie – Push Barman to Open Old Wounds

    7.  Elliott Smith- Between the Bars

    Buy Between the Bars – Either/Or

    8.  Beta Band- Dog Got a Bone

    Buy Dog’s Got a Bone – The Three EP’s

    9.  Erykah Badu- Tyrone (Live)

    Buy Tyrone (Live) – Erykah Badu: Live

    10.  Common- Reminding Me (of Sef)

    Buy Reminding Me (Of Sef) [feat. Chantay Savage] – One Day It’ll All Make Sense

    11.  Blur- On Your Own

    Buy On Your Own – Blur

    12.  Bjork- Unravel

    Buy Unravel – Homogenic

    13.  Adam F- Metropolis

    Buy Metropolis – Colours

    14.  Modest Mouse- Lounge (Closing Time)

    Buy Lounge (Closing Time) – The Lonesome Crowded West

    15.  Ben Folds Five- One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces

    Buy One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces – Whatever and Ever Amen (Remastered Edition)

    16.  Sleater-Kinney- One More Hour

    Buy One More Hour – Dig Me Out


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