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Giant Step Staff Picks of 2008
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Following in the annual Giant Step tradition, here are our lists of 2008!
Adam Kurzawa Cameron Maher Elias Kassatly Erik Schneider George Xanthopoulos | Jay Yee Jessica Sagert Jonesy Maurice Bernstein Mawuse Ziegbe |
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Adam Kurzawa
Top Albums
1. Jazzanova - Of All The Things - Verve Records | More Info/Listen
2. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend - XL Recordings
3. Jamie Lidell - Jim - Warp Records | More Info/Listen
4. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs - Atlantic Records / Barsuk
5. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular - Columbia Records
Cameron Maher
Top 10 Singles
1. Blue Sky Black Death ft Jean Grae - Away With Me
2. J-Live - We Are!
3. Erykah Badu - Telephone | More Info/Listen
4. Johnson & Jonson - Wow!
5. J Davey - Camera
6. Chin Chin - Le Petit Mort
7. Janelle Monae - Violet Stars Happy Hunting!!!
8. Gnarles Barkley - She Knows
9. Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows | More Info/Listen
10. Little Jackie - LOL | More Info/Listen
Elias Kassatly
Commercial Releases
Eric Lau - New Territories
Q-Tip - The Renaissance | More Info/Listen
Raphael Saadiq -The Way I See It | More Info/Listen
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah | More Info/Listen
Wayna - Higher Ground
Promotional Releases
Daru - Spirit & Soul-Hop Sampler '08 Hosted and Compiled by Marc Mac (4 Hero)
Ayah - Problem Woman Mixtape
Erik L - Loose Control EP
Miguel - Mischief- The Mixtape
Oddisee - Peter Rosenberg Presents... A Rosenberg Oddisee
Erik Schneider
Top 5 Funky Compilations (alphabetical)
Droppin' Science: Greatest Samples from the Blue Note Lab - BLUE NOTE | More Info/Listen
Fallin' Off The Reel 2 - TRUTH & SOUL
Fania DJ Series: Gilles Peterson - FANIA | More Info/Listen
Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980-1986 - STRUT
Motown Flies Jamaica Vol. 2 - JAMAICA AIRLINES
Top 5 Funky 12-Inches (alphabetical)
Breakestra - Lowdown Stank - NOW AGAIN
Dusty - Keep It Raw - JAZZ & MILK
Erykah Badu - "Honey" Remixes - BSTD BOOTS | More Info/Listen
Kutiman - "Music Is Ruling My World" (DJ Day Remix) - MPM
Pimps Of Joytime - Funk Fixes & Remixes - WONDERWHEEL
George Xanthopoulos
Top 20 Singles (alphabetical)
Akrobatik Feat. Brenna Gethers "Rain"
Amadou & Mariam "Sabali"
Cansei de Ser Sexy "Believe / Achieve"
DJ Deekline & Ed Solo Feat. Benzo, Flipside & Big Booty Kim "Handz Up (Stanton Warriors Remix)"
Glasvegas "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry"
Guns N' Roses "I.R.S."
Janelle Monae "V. Sincerely, Jane."
Late Of The Pier "Bathroom Gurgle"
Marnie Stern "Steely"
Menahan Street Band "The Traitor"
Metallica "Broken, Beat & Scarred"
Metronomy "Radio Ladio"
Minus Feat. Inna Ryden "Electric Players League"
Moby "The Stars"
Solange Feat. Bilal "Cosmic Journey"
The Sword "How Heavy This Axe"
The Ting Tings "We Walk"
The Week That Was "The Good Life"
TV On The Radio "DLZ"
Wolf Parade "California Dreamer"
Jay Yee
Top 5 Blogs/Zines
Twee As Fuck Fanzine
SHOWstudio
KCTV
Dalston Oxfam Shop
Prancehall
Top 5 Nights Out
1. Mike Simonetti @ Love 7/10
2. Halloween (in general) + Dan Selzer @ M Shanghai Bistro 10/31
3. Pete Rock @ Hudson 10/6
4. Mike Simonetti @ Rubulad 7/26
5. The Glass @ Lose Your Shit 4/12
Top 5 Mixtapes Released In 2008
1. Horse Meat Disco on Beats In Space 5/20 | Download
2. Todd Hart Live at Durrr 4/7 | Download
3. Mike Simonetti & Johnny Jewel - ALBUTEROL 10/27 | Download
4. KIMMIZ - HITS 4 MILFS ACTION MIX 4/24 | Download
5. Isa GT's mix for Nacotheque September | Download
Jessica Sagert
My Favorite Ten Non-Music Related Websites
Puppy Cam
Wooster Collective
Some e Cards
archive.org
letmegooglethatforyou.com
20x200
jacksonpollock.org
Monkey-Mail
D-Listed
Huffington Post
My Top Ten Albums
Jazzanova - Of All The Things | More Info/Listen
The Cinematic Orchestra - Live At Albert Hall | More Info/Listen
Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair
Zaki Ibrahim - Eclectica (Episodes in Purple)
Janelle Monae - Metropolis: The Chase Suite
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It | More Info/Listen
Nikka Costa - Pebble To A Pearl | More Info/Listen
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Little Jackie - The Stoop | More Info/Listen
Ave.To, - Three Way Intersection | More Info/Listen
Jonesy
Q-Tip - The Renaissance | More Info/Listen
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It | More Info/Listen
Estelle - Shine
Jazzanova - Of All The Things | More Info/Listen
Labelle - Back To Now
Maurice Bernstein
Top 5 Albums
1. Jamie Lidell - Jim - Warp | More Info/Listen
2. Of All The Things - Jazzanova - Sonar Kollectiv | More Info/Listen
3. Q-Tip - The Renaissance - Motown | More Info/Listen
4. Little Jackie - The Stoop - S-Curve | More Info/Listen
5. Nikka Costa - Pebble To A Pearl - Stax | More Info/Listen
Top 5 Movies
1. Vicky Christina Barcelona
2. Man On Wire
3. Milk
4. Slumdog Millionaire
5. Synecdoche New York
Mawuse Ziegbe
Top Albums
Solange "Solange and The Hadley Street Dreams"
The Kills "Midnight Boom"
Wale "Mixtape About Nothing"
Madonna "Hard Candy"
Q-Tip "The Renaissance"
TV on the Radio "Dear Science"
Brazilian Girls "New York City"
Jazzanova "Of All The Things"
Hercules and Love Affair "Hercules and Love Affair"
Dwele "Sketches Of A Man"
Top Songs
Kid Cudi "Day N Nite"
Mickey Factz "Automatic"
James Pants "We're Through"
Brazilian Girls "Internacional"
Janelle Monae "Violet Stars Happy Hunting"
David Banner "Get Like Me"
Erykah Badu "Honey"
Enur "Calabria 2008"
Santogold "Creator"
MGMT "Electric Feel"
Mike Ladd "Wild Out Day"
Masta Ace "Sittin' On Chrome (Mr. Flash Sittin on CrO2 Rmx)"
N.E.R.D. "Yeah You"
Missy Elliott "Ching-A-Ling"
Estelle feat. Kanye West "American Boy"
Madonna "Candy Shop"
Top Shows
Kid Sister, Flosstradamus and Kanye West 1/25
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings at The Beacon Theater 2/15
Van Hunt at SOBs 4/29
Kidz In The Hall at SOBs 5/20
Wale at SOBs 7/13
Janelle Monae at Giant Step Summerstage 8/3
Hercules and Love Affair at Irving Plaza 8/8
TV on the Radio at Brooklyn Masonic Temple 10/16
TK Wonder at SouthPaw 11/11
Blitz The Ambassador at The Knitting Factory 11/19
Passing Strange on Broadway
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