albums of 2007

BOREDOMS - super roots 9


WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM - two hunters


THE NATIONAL - boxer


BURIAL - untrue


YELLOW SWANS - at all ends


CIRCA SURVIVE - on letting go


EARTHLESS - rhythms from a cosmic sky


BORIS & MICHIO KURIHARA - rainbow


THE TWILIGHT SAD - fourteen autumns & fifteen winters


PIG DESTROYER - phantom limb


DEATHSPELL OMEGA - fas -- ite, maledicti, in ignem aeternum


DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - ire works


BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME - colors


XASTHUR - defective epitaph


AMPERE + DAITRO - split 7"


AMPERE + FUNERAL DINER - split 10"


DAMEZUMARI + FIRE TEAM CHARLIE - split 12"


ULVER - shadows of the sun


OXBOW - the narcotic story


DEERHUNTER - crytpograms


PINBACK - autumn of the seraphs


BAND OF HORSES - cease to begin


LCD SOUNDSYTEM - sound of silver


MINUS THE BEAR - planet of ice

"The question is no longer whether God is dead. The question is whether man is dead."


ingmar bergman 1918-2007.

BURNING STAR CORE - Everyday World of Bodies

label: ultra eczema

type: 12" 33rpm








special notes: some random really limited release from belgium that i picked up at the record store randomly looking through stuff. has this huge fold out poster (that can be seen here), too. not much info outside that.

JESU - Jesu

label: hydra head

type: 2x12" 33rpm








special notes: a marvel to behold. two picture disks (which are hard to tell apart in terms of which is side 1, 2, etc) and so on. the real buying point is the fact that this is a totally different album than the CD version. The mix is completely different than the standard CD version and generates a completely different experience. The songs are the same, but from a production standpoint they couldn't be farther apart. i believe it is a japanese LP but other than that i don't know much about the origins of the mix.

SPIRITUALIZED - Let it Come Down

label: arista

type: 2x12" 33rpm








special notes: cover slightly different than pictured. artist/album name below the girl's head and there's no column on the side. pretty minimal overall, but not a surprise coming from spiritualized.

CONVERGE - Petitioning Forever

label: deathwish

type: 2x12" 33rpm








special notes: a marvel to behold. two lps, two albums: completely remastered versions of "when forever comes crashing" and "petitioning the empty sky." they sound amazing, the gatefold packaging with new art (i believe it's either jacob bannon or aaron turner's work) is great as well. colored vinyl: one lp is red and the other is blue; limited pressing of 1000. great lyrics booklet as well.

CONVERGE - No Heroes

label: epitaph / deathwish

type: 12" 33rpm








special notes: not in fact the lp cover. the lp cover has the "CONVERGE" removed and is spread out over both the front and the back of the gatefold sleeve. beautiful design from bannon. colored vinyl, of course: red with brown splatter and swirl. this is a first pressing (preordered it). limited pressing of 1000.