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Episode #2627

The 2006 New Sounds Top 10

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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

On this special episode of New Sounds, John Schaefer presents his annual, highly subjective, completely opinionated list of the ten best new-music releases of 2006. Listen to what made the cut this year: an Icelandic tribute to an obsolete mainframe computer, choral music from a brilliant English wunderkind, remixes of Balkan brass band tunes, epic gorgeous songs for harp and voice, chamber rock, shape-note singing, and so much more.

PROGRAM # 2627, A completely opinionated look at the best new music of 2006
(First aired on 1/10/07)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

10. Paul Shapiro

It's In The Twilight

Lecha Dodi Twilight, excerpt [3:00]

Tzadik #8107 www.tzadik.com*

9. Ali Farka Toure

Savane

Savane, excerpt [3:00]

Nonesuch #79965 www.nonesuch.com*

8. Johann Johannsson

IBM 1401- A User's Manual

IBM 1401 - Processing Unit, excerpt [4:00]

4AD #2609 www.4AD.com*

7. Anonymous 4

Gloryland

I'm On My Journey Home [2:30]

Harmonia Mundi #907400 www.harmonia
mundi.com

6. Clogs

Lantern

5/4 [2:30]

Brassland #010 ** www.brassland.org*

5. various artists: Tunng vs. Taraf de Haidouks

Electric Gypsyland, Vol. 2

Homecoming [3:00]

Crammed 37 www.crammed.be

4. John Hollenbeck & Jazz Big Band Graz

Joys & Desires

The Bird With the Coppery Keen Claws, excerpt [5:00]

Intuition #33862 www.intuition-music.com**

3. John Adams

The Dharma At Big Sur / My Father Knew Charles Ives

The Dharma At Big Sur, excerpt [6:00]

Nonesuch #79857 ** www.nonesuch.com*

2. Joby Talbot

Path of Miracles

Santiago, excerpt [5:30]

Signum #078 www.signumrecords.com

1. Joanna Newsom

Ys

Cosmia, excerpt [5:30]

Drag City #303 www.dragcity.com or download from Emusic.com or iTunes.

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