hi Anton, yes I read the blurbs and I disagreed with the inclusion of the Arise 12″ over the Frictionalism box, hence my comment. did YOU read my comment properly? it was more of a general criticism of end of year lists that are made BEFORE the end of the year, and thus leave out things like the box. and I know that’s the norm but what can I say, it irks me

Does it not afford enough glory to him? No, not really imo, not with a weak remix on it and not compared with the box, which was out in early December.

Re: the Kraftwerk reissues, they’re not just lush packaging peder, they have been beautifully remastered too. Yes, they’re expensive, and I balked at first too, but once I bought one and listened to it, I felt it was a good buy. I’m sure someone you know will get one, and you’ll have a listen and might change your mind then.

cheers for the link to the Dope Jams blurb peder, I see where they’re coming from but not sure I entirely agree with them, after all the stuff reissued on Prescription itself didn’t offer much bells and whistles either. but in fairness, I suppose I had similar reasoning for not agreeing with the Arise 12″

ps, in that link I noticed another exciting upcoming reissue, Ron Hardy’s Sensation on Rush Hour! drooool

on the kraftwerk front, i suppose i felt they didn’t need wider exposure, and also might fall under the “too expensive” category… i haven’t picked any of them up for that reason, so can’t really comment. twenty quid a piece for records i already own seems kind of pointless, regardless of how lush the packaging might be.

on the “foot therapy” reissue, i’ll pass you over to the capable hands of dope jams, who offer a far more articulate critique than i can muster…

http://tinyurl.com/y9a5uxr

Instead of half apologizing for being a pedant you should have apologized for not reading the piece (which wasn’t an end of decade list) but finding fault anyway.

my list:
Anthony Shakir – Frictionalism
Robert Hood – Minimal Nation
Arnold Jarvis – Take Some Time Out
Rick Wilhite – The Godson EP
Kraftwerk – Computer World (pick any of them really)

also, sorry to be a pedant (not really!) but this just illustrates why I find it irritating that end of year lists (or end of decade in this case) are usually compiled before the end of the year, leaving out such glaringly obvious examples as Shake’s box set ahead of the Arise 12″ which deserves being marked down for it’s insipid remix.

@joe h, pipecock: yeah, the arnold jarvis slipped my mind actually. the losoul is also dope, but i had that already. quite a lot of vintage playhouse got repressed this year…