2008 so far.

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my favs so far--

Trimski Soulfood Vol.3
Former Roll Deep member with an ectoplasmic flow. A very strange, introspective, and inspired mixtape with highlights such as the mental 8-bit "The Low-Dan" and sino-dubstep collabo "The Bits" with Dusk & Blackdown. There's also an indirect diss to Dizzee Rascal in "It's A Cold World" that strikes me as quite hurtful.

Portishead Third
Flying Lotus Los Angeles
The Bug London Zoo

JME Famous?
Tinchy Stryder Cloud 9: The EP
Jammer Are You Dumb? Volume 3
More grime that should really be reaching a wider audience than it probably has. JME and Tinchy both have star potential; Jammer's mixtape is just out of control and reminds me of Elephant Man or Ward 21 albums at their most hedonistic.

Grouper Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
Ghostly, meditative, kind of perplexing folk record.

Times New Viking Rip It Off
Loud 90s-style indie record with a punk sensibility in its abrasive recording techniques & the length of the songs ... I think I like this better than the No Age record from this year, it sounds even more unstable & urgent.

V/A Subtle Audio Vol. 1
Melancholic artcore drum & bass compilation.

Re-releases of old stuff:

Gas Nah Und Fern
Despite its cloaked, muffled sound, techno that's big and massive and important-sounding (an antidote for these confusing times).

A Guy Called Gerald Black Secret Technology

Ragga Twins Step Out
I haven't heard this, but it's probably awesome.