Conor [A.K.A. Joe Lieberman]

Here's my list, rip it to shreds and maybe we can have a real conversation when you develop a deeper appreciation for Badfinger, Gram Nash, and C.C.R. I do have to admit, it was as rough year for releases and for my own emotional well-being. I turned to escapism, the type Neil Young romanticized in the 70's, and I became entirely lost in recordings from roughly 1968-1977. I have a lot of hope for 2010 and perhaps I'll snap out of it and get back into contemporary music. I guess you can't let it bring you down, it's only castles burning.

Kiila – Tuota Tuota [Fonal]
Current 93 – Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain [Dutro]
Onna – Onna 7” [Holy Mountain]
Spectrum – War Sucks 12” [Mind Expansion]
Josephine Foster – Graphic as a Star [Fire]
WHITE – WHITE [Open Note]
Marissa Nadler – Little Hells [Kemado]
Back Sheep – Kiss My Sweet Apocalypse [Invada]
Nurse With Wound – Surveillance Lounge [Dirter]
Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle [Drag City]
Peanut Butter Wolf – 45 Live 7” Box Set [Stones Throw]
Träd Gräs och Stener - Hemlosä Katter [Subliminal Sounds]
Bardo Pond - Gazing at Shilla [Important]
Shikliv - Skandinavisk Misantropi [Season of Mist]
Gistleism Buddah Box

Records from the past that have been addictions throughout the year:

Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom [1974]
Gene Clark – White Light [1971]
John Cale – Vintage Violence [1970]
Mike Heron – Smiling Men With Bad Reputations [1971]
Pearls Before Swine – Balaklava [1968]
Felt – Forever Breathes the Lonely Word [1986]
Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed [1969]
Graham Nash – Songs for Beginners [1971]
Roxy Music – Roxy Music [1972]
Don Cherry – Symphony for Improvisers [1966]
Bad Finger – Straight Up [1971]

Otherworldly Performances:

Jack Rose at the Hideout [9.24.2009] (R.I.P.)
Throbbing Gristle at the Logan Square Auditorium [4.26.09 & 4.27.09]
Tony Conrad and Keiji Haino at the Empty Bottle [4.28.09]
Harvey Milk at Subterranean [7.17.09]

Godspeed,
c o n o r