“That George Bush has pledged to bring peace and democracy to Iraq is a yardstick that he will be measured by. That George Bush seems ignorant, as so many are, not just of the debts we owe to Islam and the Arab world, but of the opinions and views of the Iraqis themselves, is an irony that is not of the delicious variety…

it’s unforgivable.”

So says Kid Oakland on my favourite US political blog, Daily Kos, in a succinct ramble he’s called sofa coffee magazine…read it, you’ll understand why

I guess I should format and dress this but I’m keen on getting out for breakfast…..

So..the records I listened to most in 2004 (I guess I’ve missed a few too…a year is a longish time):

Phonique-Red Dress (Tiefschwarz)
Inner City-Say Something
Slam-Lie to me (Dave Clarke)
David Duriez-On Your Elbows (Hardfloor)
Zap Mama-Bandy Bandy (Carl Craig)
Kellis-Trick me (Tiefschwarz)
Tiefschwarz-Blow
Unit 4-Body Dub
Kraftwerk –Aeorodynamik (FK & EdC/PB)
Vector Lovers-Electro-Robotic Disco
Abe Duque & Blake Baxter-What Happened
Blake Baxter-Enjoy the Silence
Ferrer & Sydenham-Timbuktu
Greg Churchill-Plutonic
Spektrum-Something New (Tiefschwarz dub)
Stratus-Vapour
Jersey Devil Social Club
Elvis Costello-The Delivery Man
The Killers
Nouvelle Vague
Brian Wilson-Smile
Moxie-5, 6 , 7
Directions & Throbbing Gristle- (Carl Craig)
Rex the Dog-Prototype and the b side of Frequency that sounds like Hong Kong Garden
Depeche Mode-mixes 04
Black Strobe-Abwher Disco
Alden Tyrell-Disco Lunar Module
Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom-Rise
LFA-Yeah
Aardvark-Cult Copy 2 (Carl Craig)
Ricardo Villalobos-Dexter
Cajmere-Midnight
Abe Duque-Besame Mucho
Roy Davis-About Love
Kayne West album
Chikinki LP & 10”
Mu-Paris Hilton
DFA Vol 2 Comp
Turntablerockers-Troy Dub
Soul Jazz Philly 2
Soane CD
Mutiny / Robert Owens-Lucky My Love
Michael Mayer
Putsch 79- Putsch LP
Social Classics Vol 3..Don Letts LP
Playgroup-Reproduction LP
Kraftwerk-Tour De France LP
Harrison Crump-Ride
Annie-Chewing Gum (Mylo)
Baitercell-Whats down Low Churchill Mix
v/a-Out On a Funky Trip CD
v/a-Groove On Down LP
Mateo Murphy-Panic
Temptations-Psychedelic Soul CD
Hardfloor-Soulful Spirit
DK7-White Shadow (actually the killer acid b side but I can’t remember the name)
infinity-Back to Chicago
NERD-She Wants to Move (DFA)
Eric Kupper-Cuchifritos
Blake Baxter-Sexuality (Ben Sims)
Jeff Mills Choice LP
and a veritable truckload of early techno, electro, soul, nyc eighties garage & funk, chi-house, hip hop (big Cold Chillin’ thang), post punk rhythms, lovers, roots reggae, and sixties brit-pop….

Mtume-Ready for Your Love (re-edit)-Moxie-2004
Ruth Joy-Don’t Push It-MCA-1990
JVC Force-Strong Island-B-Boy-1987
3^rd Bass-Stepping to the AM (Soiree Mix)-Def Jam-1990
The Delfonics-Ready or Not-RCA-1968
BB & Q-Dreamer (Shep Pettibone mix)-Chrysalis-1985
Wally Jump Jnr & The Criminal Element-I Just Can’t Stop Dancing-Breakout-1987
Trouble Funk-Drop The Bomb-Sugarhill-1982
Smith & Mighty-Killa-3 Stripe-1992
Johnny Harris-Odyssey PT 2-TK-1980
Shanice-I Like (MAW 54 dub)-Motown-1994
Harrison Crump-Ride-CDR-2004
Kerri Chandler-Glory to God-Subwoofer-1994
PNAU-Again-Underwater-2004
Sly & Robbie-Ticket to Ride-4^th & Broadway-1985
Simphonia-It Ain’t Right (Paul Simpson vocal)-Atlantic-1987
Chikinki-Something More (Tiefschwarz vocal)-Island-2004
Human League-The Sound of the Crowd (12”)-Virgin-1981
Frankie Knuckles-Only The Strong Survive-DJ International-1987
Turntablerocker-Love Supreme (Reduce to the Dub 2002)-Fine-2004
The Underground Trackmaster-Futuristic Throwback-Mixing-2004
Liquid-Sweet Harmony-XL-1992
Vince Watson-Innersense-FU F Com-2004
Tantra-A Place Called Tarot (Idjit Boys re-edit)-Tirk-2004
Isolee-Brazil.Com (Tiefschwarz Ole Ole mix)-Classic-2002
David Duriez-On My Elbows (HardFloor remix)-Duriez-2004
Mateo Murphy-Panic-Underwater-2004
Inner City-Hallelujah (Leftfield On High Vox)-Virgin-1992