2004 Top 10 List

"A List of Lovely Recordings: My 2004 Soundtrack"
by Daniel De Rogatis, Jr.

Superpitcher-Here Comes Love (Kompakt)
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti 2-The Doldrums (Paw
Tracks)
Ricardo Villalobos-Thé Au Harem D'Archimede (Perlon)
Pantha Du Prince-Diamond Daze (Dial)
Workshop-Yog Sothoth (Sonig)
Kemialliset Ystavat-Alkuhärkä & Islaja-Meritie (Fonal)
Climax Golden Twins-Highly Bred and Sweetly Tempered
(North East Indie)
Panda Bear-Young Prayer (Paw Tracks)
Animal Collective-Sung Tongs (Fat Cat)
Akira Rabelais-Spellewauerynsherde (Samadhisound)
Robag Wruhme-Wuzzlebud (Musik Krause)
Arve Henriksen-Chiaroscuro (Rune Grammofon)
Dungen-Ta Det Lungt (Subliminal)
Comets on Fire-Blue Cathedral (Sub Pop)
Wovenhand-Consider the Birds (Soundsfamilyre)

Miscellany (compilations, reissues, & box sets*)
various-Kompakt 100 (Kompakt)
various-Princess Nicotine: Folk & Pop Music of
Myanmar(Burma) & Cambodian Cassette Archives Vol.1:
Khmer Folk & Pop Music (Sublime Frequencies)
L-Holy Letters (VHF)
Keith Hudson-Flesh of My Skin, Blood of My Blood
(Basic Replay)
Theo Parrish-Parallel Dimensions (Ubiquity)
Simon Finn-Pass The Distance (Durtro/Jnana)
Musica Dispersa-s/t & Jaume Sisa-Orgia (Discmedi)
Mikey Dread-African Anthem: The Mikey Dread Show (Auralux)
Albert Ayler-Holy Ghost (Revenant)*
Deathprod-Deathprod (Rune Grammofon)*

Mix CD Extraordinaire: The Trip Created by Saint Etienne (Family Recordings)
Most Upful 12" single: Paul St. Hilaire- "Dr's Degree" (False Tuned)
Best "How have I existed without this?" album: all the Arthur Russell reissues
Best Late Nite album:(a tie) Moodymann-Black Mahogani I & II
(Peacefrog) & 3 Chairs-s/t (3 Chairs)
2004 Runners-Up: Skygreen Leopards, Ghost, LSD-march,
Oliver Hacke, Up-Tight, Tenjo Sajiki, The Telescopes, Joe & Bing,
Bergen White, Pig Destroyer, Sir Richard Bishop, Sten, Aero, DFA Compilation #2,
Extradition, Paivansade, Avarus, MV & EE, Lion Tapes