Here is my top 15 for the year.

15 Klute - The Emperor's New Clothes
Laid back yet driving jungle, unfortunately some of the tracks can get a wee bit repetitive.

14 Kanye West - Graduation
While a step down from College Dropout this is quite a solid and varied album.

13 M.I.A. - Kala
Militant yet fun hip hop, kind of like Public Enemy but more fun.

12 Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb
Groovy grind with a nice ambient track at the end, great artwork too.

11 Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
I've covered this already.

10 Reverend Bizarre - III: So Long Suckers
I didn't know them until *RHalpain told me to listen to this album. Now they gone. Fantastic doom metal and surprisingly for a two hour album it doesn't get boring, it keeps changing and holds your interest til the end.

9 Pharoahe Monch - Desire
Best hip hop album of the year? I think so.

8 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
This was my first delve into AC after having heard of them for quite a while, it impressed and entertained me greatly.

7 Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters
It's black metal, no more, no less. Yet this is one of the most amazing albums you may ever hear, seriously.

6 Battles - Mirrored
I don't know what it is, I don't know how they make it or what they're saying but it's a damn fun album.

5 Chick Corea & Bela FlecK - Enchanted
For an album made with two instruments (piano and banjo) respectively, it's an outrageously diverse album and incredibly beatiful.

4 Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem
I was going to have this at number one at one point, but then other albums happened. It's still amazing.

3 Desiderii Marginis - Seven Sorrows
His best album so far? Possible, they're all good, so you should get them all. It's ambient music, just so ya know.

2 Ulver - Shadows of the Sun
This is absolutely amazing.

1 Grails - Burning Off Impurities
This more so. You must listen to this album. YOU MUST.

This list is subject to change without warning.



Music Genie Index:
#1 - Drudkh, Gorguts, CTTS
#2 - Agalloch, Karl Sanders, Shpongle
#3 - Artillery, Deerhoof, Squarepusher
#4 - Alien Sex Fiend, Bauhaus, Switchblade Symphony
#5 - Asobi Seksu, Cocteau Twins, Lush
#6 - Atheist, Death, Spawn Of Possession
#7 - diSEMBOWELMENT, John Coltrane
#8 - Wu Tang Clan, Nile
#9 - Voltaire, Lustmord, Tangerine Dream
#10 - Siouxsie Sioux, Android Lust and Diamanda Galas
#11 - Ausgang and Killing Joke
#12 - Swans