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Obscene Binary's Top Ten Albums of 2008

I Know I Know i am a week late. But hey I finished it before my final show of the semester this Wednesday at 4pm on WUSC.

DJ ALGORITHM’S TOP TEN OF 2008.

10. Black Kids - Partie Trau Matic
What can be said about Black Kids besides it was something new at the beginning of the summer. We can hear a new but repetitive sound that becomes very distinct. Who knows how far these Kids can go.
Track Pick-“Hurricane Jane”

9. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend                                              
Vampire Weekend is genius and new. At first I thought they came out last year but nope came out at the beginning of this year. So bam they hit number nine on my chart for being innovative and very smooth.
Track Pick-“Campus”

8. Throw Me the Statue – Moonbeams
Oh Lolita, how I want to see ya. I really want to see this band continue. They are really catchy and what is the word… toe-tapping. Now they may sound simple but it is a fun simplicity that makes Throw Me The Statue fun.
Track Pick-“About To Walk”

7. Mates of State - Re-arrange Us
Mates of State is one of my favorite bands of all time. This married couple has fun upbeat (even when they are slow) songs. One of the highlights of my year was watching them on Yo Gabba Gabba. If only I had the chance to travel up to Greenville to catch these two in action.
Track Picks(Tie)-“Lullaby Haze” and “My Only Offer”

6. Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
Buddy Guy has been around for a while. I have not heard much of his stuff before Skin Deep but once this album came out and I had a sample, it caught my attention. This CD was brilliant and just what I needed to pick things up this year. It has brought soul and blues to my playlist.
Track Pick-“Lyin’ Like a Dog”

5. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Now this was one of the bands that I did not get into till last week. I finally got around to listening to them and loved the smooth sounds and voice that really shows to be a winner. Plus it is a band full of great beards. How can you beat that?
Track Pick-“White Winter Hymnal”

4. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
Difficult choice on who would be in my top three. The more I think of it I still cannot make up my mind, but Jenny Lewis is one of the fantastic songstresses who has been a favorite since Rilo Kiley. With her new album it is the same wonderful lyrics and sound with her full creativity.
Track Pick-“The Next Messiah”

3. She & Him - Volume One
How I love Zooey Deschanel. Her beauty, her voice, her spirit. I love it all. And with Volume One from She & Him there is a reason to love her more. I know M. Ward is part of the band as well but I cannot help it but just focused on her. Ah Zooey
Track Pick-“You Really Got a Hold On Me”

2. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
This band gets me. With my ADD mind that cannot stay focused on one song, Of Montreal changes its tune right in the middle of the song. It is like hey this song is amazing bam you just gave me something completely different. That was hot. And the lyrics are so awkwardly enjoyable. It just amazes me how fun it is to keep up with this band.
Track Pick-“For Our Elegant Caste”

1. Lykke Li - Youth Novels
I think I have talked about Lykke Li enough this year… Ha no I have not, Lykke Li is my favorite artist of the year. At first I did not get it just thought her single, “Little Bit” was just catchy but then the rest of the CD hit me hard. It blew my mind how a wonderful voice can mix in with fantastic beats. End of Story Lykke Li is my number one band of 2008. Who did not see that coming? Here is her performance from the MTVU Woodie Awards.
Track Picks-Hard pick but ummm….-“My Love” and “I’m Good, I’m Gone” and why not “Tonight” and others.

Other choices that did not make my cut:

• Girl Talk
• Gnarls Barkley
• Dr. Dog
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• Megapuss
• Los Campesinos!

Alright that is all for now. It is time to start on my Top 5 Videos and Hopefully get that up by the end of the week. I will keep updating over the break with things I will find then In the year 2009 expect my songs of the week to be posted. So Stay Tuned.

DJ Algorithm

Obscene Binary, Week 9, Playlist

Artist, Song, CD, Stars are Rotation

BS 2000
Yeah I Like BS
Simply Mortified

Matt and Kim
Daylight
Grand (upcoming)

Lykke Li
Breaking It Up
Youth Novels

This Machine is Me*
Up In Arms
Make Your Move

Lenka*
The Show
s/t

Lake*
Counting
Oh The Places We’ll Go

Yelle
A Cause Des Garcons
Pop Up

The Flaming Lips
If I Only Had A Brain
Stubbs the Zombie- The Soundtrack

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
Can You Picture That?
The 25th Anniversary Collection

LCD Soundsystem
US V Them
Sound of Silver

Tapes N’ Tapes
Cowbell
The Loon

I’m From Barcelona*
Music Killed Me
Who killed Harry Houdini?

Of Montreal*
Gallery Piece
Skeletal Lamping

The Little Ones*
Morning Tide
Morning Tide

People in Planes*
Get on the Flaw
Beyond the Horizon

The Black Keys
Strange Times
Attack and Release (2008)

The Black Keys
10 A.M. Automatic
Rubber Factory(2004)

Dr. Dog
100 years
Fate (2008)

Dr. Dog
Old Ways
We All Belong (2007)

The Fratellis
A Heady Tale
Here We Stand (2008)

The Fratellis
Flathead
Costello Music (2006)

The Go! Team
Fake ID
Proof of Youth (2007)

The Go! Team
Ladyflash
Thunder Lightning Strike (2004)

Goldfrapp
A&E
Seventh Tree (2008)

Goldfrapp
Number1
Supernature (2005)

The Long Blondes
Guilt
“Couples” (2008)

The Long Blondes
You Could Have Both
Someone to Drive You Home (2006)

Bad Joke

• What do you call a cow without legs? Ground Beef
• What do you call a cow with two legs? Lean Beef

Random Animal Fact!

• Some butterflies are poisonous. When a predator, like a bird, eats one of these butterflies it becomes sick, vomits violently, and quickly learns not to eat this type of butterfly.

DJ Algorithm

Obscene Binary, Week 8, Playlist

Artist, Song, Album

Stars indicate rotation

Architecture in Helsinki
Hold Music
Places Like This

Lykke Li
Breaking it up
Youth Novels

Boy Least Likely
Monster
The Best Party Ever

*Noah and the Whale
Give a Little Love
The World Lays Me Down

Dr. Dog
Die Die Die
We all belong

*The Upsidedown
Halo
Human Destination

Lightspeed Champion
Flesh Failures
Falling off the Lavender Bridge Bonus CD

Mates of State
Like U Crazy
Bring It Back

The Coral
Dreaming of You
s/t

*Anthems MA
Bullet
Time Starts Now

Nouvelle Vague
Dancing With Myself
Bande A Part

Jarvis Cocker
Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time
The Javris Cocker Record

Pulp
Common People
Different Class

Belle and Sebastian
We Are The Sleepyheads
The Life Pursuit

William Shatner
You’ll Have Time
Has Been

*Of Montreal
Gallery Piece
Skeletal Lamping

*Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s
At the Carnival
Animal!/Not Animal

Metric
Monster Hospital
Live It Out

Chromeo
100%
Fancy Footwork

*Odd Nosdam
Hollow Me
Pretty Swell Explode

Drive By Truckers
Easy on Yourself
A Blessing and a Curse

El Canto del Loco
El Pescao
Zapatillas

*Cineplexx
Droga Paliativa
Picnic

*Cordero
La Musica es la medicina
De Donde Eres

Zombies! Organize!!
I Like Turtles
Myspace

*MV & EE with the Golden Road Gettin’ Gone
The Burden
Ecstatic Peace

The Ting TIngs
Keep Your Head
We Started Nothing

Bad Joke:

• Why would you take a hammer to bed?
• So you could hit the sack.

Random Animal Fact

• The tuatara lizard’s metabolism is so slow they only have to breathe once an hour.

DJ Algorithm

Obscene Binary, Week 5, Playlist

Only a couple of days late this time. Had trainies in this week to help out which was cool but the rest of the week was ok. Wait till Sunday or around Sunday to hear what i thought of the week’s premiers, and they have been pretty decent. Nothing new though only returning stuff but here is the playlist for this week.

Artist, Song, Album

Stars are rotation

Minus The Bear
Burying Luck
Planet of Ice

Kimya Dawson*
Happy Home (Keep On Writing)
Alphabutt

Datarock
FA-FA-FA
Datarock Datarock

The Billionaires
Cold Day
Really Real For Forever

Jenny Lewis*
Sing a Song For Them
Acid Tongue

Islands
Pieces of You
Arm’s Way

Earlimart
Great Heron Gates
Hymn and Her

PornoPop*
Death Tape
And The Slow Songs About The Dead Calm In Your Arms

Brazilian Girls*
St. Petersburg
New York City

The Epochs
Picture Of The Sun
The Epochs

Anthems AM
Call to Arms
Time Starts Now

Assembly 23
Infinite
Storm

Chad Vangaalen*
Molten Light
Soft Airplanes

Cordero*
Quique
De Donde Eres

The Long Blondes
The Couples
“Couples”

Camera Obscura
Lloyd I’m Ready to Be Heart Broken
Let’s Get Out of This Country

Okkervil River
Kansas City
Don’t Fall in Love With Everyone You See

Conrad Ford*
Breakdown
Secret Army

Mates of State
The Re-arranger
Rearrange us

The Bird and The Bee
Polite Dance Song
Please Clap Your Hands EP

Elected
The Bank and Trust
Sun Sun Sun

Doctors and Dealers
My Mother Was a Dancer
Confessions of a Drunken Mind

These are Powers*
Twin Remains
Taro Tarot

She & Him
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
Volume 1

Calypso King & The Soul Investigators
Gator Funk pt1
Soul Strike

Los campesinos!
My Year In Lists
Hold on Now Youngster

Tilly & The Wall
The Ice Storm, Big Gust, and You
Wild Like Children

There it is, changed it up a bit, hope you are not confused.

Obscene Binary, Week 4, Playlist

Artist, Song, Album

Stars are Rotation

The Virgins—Private Affair—The Virgins*
CSS—Let’s Reggae All Night—Donkey*
Buddy Guy—Lyin’ Like a Dog—Skin Deep*
Belle and Sebastian—Dress Up in You—The Life Pursuit
VHS or Beta—Burn it All Down—Bring on the Comets*
G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band—Might as Well Get Drunk—Get a Little
The Boy Least Likely—My Tiger My Heart—The Best Party Ever
The Go! Team—Flashlight Fight—Proof of Youth
Aids Wolf—So Many Plastic Pearls—Cities of Glass*
Cordero—Queque—De Donde Eres*
Datarock—Computer Camp Love—Datarock Datarock
Sons and Daughters—Rama Lama—The Repulsion Box
Jill Cunniff—NYC Boy—Sock It to Me and Other Catch Phrases
Lightspeed Champion—Flesh Failures—Falling off the Lavender Bridge (Bonus Disk)
Dr. Dog—100 Years—Fate
Antelope—Reflector—Reflector*
The Black Keys—Short Stack Billy—Rubber Factory
Mates of State—Starman—All Day
Save Ferris—Come on Eileen—
Nouvelle Vague—Bella Lugosi’s Dead—Bande A Part
Black Kids—You’ve Underestimated My Charm Again—Partie Trau Matic*
Crystal Castles—1991—Crystal Castles
The Like—What I Say and What I Mean—Like It or Not
The Music Tapes—Freeing Song by Reindeer—For Clouds and Tornadoes*
The Enemy—Aggro—We’ll Live and Die in These Towns*
The Zutons—Valerie—Tired of Hanging Around
Tom Vek—C-C (You Set The Fire in Me)—We Have Sound
Xiu Xiu—Under Pressure—Women as Lovers

The Bad Joke of the Week:
What do you call a stinging insect that’s come back to life?
-    A Zombee!

Random Animal Fact:
If attacked by a person or coyote, its main enemies, the badger acts quickly. The badger digs itself quickly into a hole in a few minutes, throwing dirt and dust into its attacker’s face.