“In recent years it is getting more difficult than ever to follow new releases as countless laptop artists use the net as a way to blur listener’s heads with their bedroom productions. For some, this is good as it brings creativity but I think there is a lack of sincerity in most of the productions compared to the 90s. ” Here’s Cenk Akyol’s top 10 for 2008.

“No victories no defeat - Just a burning chalice of deceit”
Tiny Mix Tapes’ review of 2006’s Kode9 & Spaceape album “Memories of the Future” mentions that this quote was begging to be taken out of context. I went back to this album a few hours ago and I realized that this suits the Gaza massacre best.

Here’s our metalist of the most interesting best of lists from around the net, featuring (Thank God) more than the run-of-the-mill bands that you can find everywhere. Selected lists from Tiny Mix Tapes, Destination Out, Boomkat, Headphone Commute, The Decibel Tolls, The Wire, Rateyourmusic etc.

It’s been a long time since we last heard of Final Fantasy’s Owen Pallett. The eloquent singer-songwriter has a new ep called Spectrum, 14th Century on Blocks Recording Club, a Toronto artist-collective label. You’ll be quite happy to know that he can still craft good offkilter pop songs.

We’re back up with a new and hopefully a better design, we’ll be pumping late bestof lists in the coming days. Let’s start with our friend Golem, one half of the Flatliners dnb crew. Golem’s best of list spans dubstep, drum & bass and drone!.

It’s the last day of 2008 and we salute it by reminiscing a mammoth we two days ago. The influential jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard has passed leaving behind a legacy of jazz music and inspiration. He was a legend and he will be remembered through his music till eternity. R.I.P