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2008 was spacey… man

December 10th, 2008

Martin Doyle (Ivy League A+R scout / label manager)

This dude is a Hungarian astronaut called Farkas Bertalan but he stole Marty’s face

Best Albums Of 2008
1. Bon Iver - ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’
2. Eddy Current Suppression Ring - ‘Primary Colours’
3. Black Mountain - ‘In The Future’
4. David Vandervelde – ‘Waiting For The Sunrise’
5. Pivot – ‘O Soundtrack My Heart’
6. Santogold – ‘S/T’
7. Wooden Shjips – ‘Volume 1′
8. Diplo / Santogold – ‘Top Ranking’
9. The Bug – ‘London Zoo’
10. The Black Angels – ‘Directions To See A Ghost’

Best Lost and Found Discoveries of 2008
1. Spacemen 3 - ‘The Perfect Prescription’
2. Damon – ‘Song Of A Gypsy’
3. Rodriguez - ‘Cold Fact’
4. Various Artists – ‘Love, Peace & Poetry, Asian Psychedelic Music’
5. Mulatu Astatke - ‘Ethiopiques 4′ (2nd year running)
6. Alice Coltrance - ‘Journey In Satchidananda’
7. Ten Years After - ‘Self Titled’
8. Leaf Hound - ‘Growers Of Mushrooms’
9. PJ Harvey – ‘To Bring You My Love’
10. The Rain Parade – ‘Emergency Third Rail Power Trip’

Top Ten Gigs 2008
1. Brian Jonestown Massacre @ The Metro
2. Bridezilla @ Laneway Festival (Sydney)
3. Lady Saw @ Becks Bar Sydney
4. The Cool Kids @ Oxford Arts Factory
5. Battles @ BDO (Sydney)
6. The Laurels @ FBI Birthday / World Bar
7. The Fearless Vampire Killers @ The Tote
8. X @ The Excelsior
9. Tame Impala @ The Beach Road Hotel
10. The Cruel Sea @ The Metro

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