Apologies for dropping the ball big time on my best of 2008. Some say better late than never.

Looking over this list, it seems most of music I listen to these days sounds the same – sorry about that anonymous internet dude! Some say uniformity is the spice of life!

My Top Five Albums:

Stephan Matheiu – Radioland

Easily my favorite ambient album of the year. This was a difficult album to track down – well worth it given the standout packaging.

Aidan Baker & Tim Hecker – Fantasma Parastasie

Superb pairing. Fairly loud album at any volume.

Fennesz – Black Sea

A little darker, slower moving than his earlier work. Not as instantly accessible as Venice or Endless Summer. Just as strong in my opinion. Reminds me a bit of Cendre in places.

Mountains – Mountains Mountains Mountains 12″ LP

Super release, unfortunately limited to 500 copies. This is probably my favorite collection of Mountains tracks – and that saying a lot. Great sound for vinyl, as well.

Oren Ambarchi – Destinationless Desire 7″ LP

By far my favorite of the Touch 7-inch releases….Too short!

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In No Particular Order:

Mark Kozelek – The Finally LP
Philip Jeck – Sand
C. Willits + R. Sakamoto – Ocean Fire
Lawrence English – Kiri No Oto
NHK – Unununium
Belong – Same Places (Slow Version) 12″ LP
Growing – Lateral
K. Holtkamp – Field Rituals
Ryoji Ikeda – Test Pattern

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Most listened to, but not from 2008:

Beruit – The Flying Club Cup + Lon Gisland

I haven’t really come across anyone who doesn’t like the Flying Club Cup.

Oval – Aero Deko USA
Oval – Szenariodisk

Two classics by Oval. Still sounds super fresh.

Tim Hecker – Norberg

Seriously, this is one of the best 21-minutes ever recorded.

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Finally, I greatly enjoyed revisiting:

Gas – Nah Und Fern
Pole – 1, 2, 3