2015 Festive 23

Yep, you read it correctly - 23.  

As usual, it was a tough task picking a Best Of the year. In the end, I did it purely on the scores the albums were given at time of review.  Putting in 20 would have been unfair on three albums, and yet again waiting until the end of the year before issuing the list has seen a couple of brilliant albums creep in.

Once more, the albums are in no particular order, although American Teeth by Superhand was an instant contender as soon as I heard it back in May.  The debut from Radio Europa also became a favourite from the first listening, and may prove to be more than just a brilliant album to me as 2016 unfolds.

I discovered the amazing Pulco this year and the genius that is Ashley Reaks has two albums in the list.  Old favourites like Martin Stephenson, Princess Chelsea and Blancmange made the final cut too

Several classic reggae and dub albums were released during the year and a near orgasmic re-release schedule from On U-sound often had me punching the air.

So, here it is, the 2015 Top 23.  Click on the title to read the review or just press play to give yourself a treat..... 

Superhand – American Teeth

The Daintees – Haunted Highway

Radio Europa - Rise Of The Gutterzz Press and the Death Of Modern Thought

Fold - Fold

Pulco – A Dip In The Ocean

Princess Chelsea – The Great Cybernetic Depression

Terakaft – Alone

Ashley Reaks & Joe Hakim – Cultural Thrift

The Fall – Sub-Lingual Tablet

Sherwood At The Controls Volume 1 1979-1984

Gaunt Story – Nothing Holds You Like A Song

Blancmange – Semi Detached

Trevor Jackson Presents: Science Fiction Dancehall Classics

The Pop Group – Citizen Zombie

Ashley Reaks – Before Koresh

Mad Professor – Dubbing With Anansi

Erasure – Always The Very Best Of

Dave Gahan and Soulsavers – Angels & Ghosts

Capital Letters – Wolverhampton in Dub

Missing Brazilians - Warzone

Asian Dub Foundation – More Signal More Noise

The Midlands Roots Explosion

HD Hausmann - Wring The Moisture From The Surf

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