DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist - Product Placement: 7 (B+)

#studiodjmixtapes

Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers - Bustin' Loose: 7.5 (high B+)

See review of comp Go Go Crankin'. Six plays. #gogo

E.U. - Livin' Large: 7.5 (high B+)

See review of comp Go Go Crankin'. #gogo

Dwight Yoakam - Guitars Cadillacs Etc. Etc.: 7 (B+)

# [country]

Elvis Presley - 30 #1 Hits: 9.5 (high A)

Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus - Kibir Am Lak (Glory To God): 7.5 (high B+)

I have this on the comp None a Jah Jah Children, which also contains the album Rastafari.

U-Roy - Your Ace from Space: 7 (B+)

#bestof/toasting

The Time - What Time Is It?: 7 (B+)

# [r&b; disco]

Abdullah Ibrahim [Dollar Brand] - Water from an Ancient Well: X (X)

I’m tempted to give it a 7.5 (high B+), but it's #jazz anyway.

Dollar Brand [Abdullah Ibrahim] - African Marketplace: X (X)

I’m tempted to give it 7.5 (high B+), but it's #jazz anyway.

Masters of Illusion [Kool Keith/KutMasta Kurt/Motion Man] - Masters of Illusion: liked

:-)

Deep Wound - Almost Complete [honorable mention]

:-) [Appears to contain entire self-titled EP, entire self-titled LP comp (which contained the entire EP), plus extra tracks. Did not listen to the extra tracks that were marked “demo.”]

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Keep on Moving: 7.5 (high B+)

The name of the band on this release actually doesn't have the "Paul" in it, but I inserted it for consistency's sake. #blues

David Lindley - Win This Record: 7 (B+)

# [roots rock]

David Lindley - El Rayo-X: 7.5 (high B+)

# [roots rock]

Cory Daye - Cory and Me [honorable mention]

:-)

Yard Act - Where’s My Utopia: 7 (B+)

Reconsidered as year went on, and upped from "liked" on fifth listen.

The Salt Collective - Life [honorable mention]

:-) [5 listens - trying to get a handle on it. Never did.]

Kool Keith - Black Elvis/Lost in Space: 8 (A-)

The Plastic People - Leading Horses: 7 (B+)

Upped a notch for being a "stirring document." Normally this would be # [agitprop] but I have it and am not selling.

Talib Kweli & Madlib - Liberation 2: liked

The last few tracks are so great they make you think you underappreciated the first 2/3 of the album, but after you go back and play those again and again, you realize that you didn't. Raps like the scion of privilege most of the time.

Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound: 8 (A-)

Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else: 8 (A-)

Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory: 8.5 (high A-)

DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist - Brainfreeze: 7 (B+)

#livedjmixtapes