Skrufff's top 10 albums for 2003

Skrufff's top 10 albums for 2003
(in no particular order)

Jay Alansky
Les Yeux Creve
(F Comm)
Genre: eclectic/ downtempo/ electronica
http://www.jayalanski.com

"The album's finest moment is Nan, a dark, tear-jerking ballad that begins with whale samples introducing a relatively uptempo ballad that's catchy, complex and complete."

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FPU
Traxxdata
(Turbo Recordings)
Genre: Electro/ Ambient
http://www.turborecordings.com

"Heavily 80s based, yet strikingly contemporary, Benisch's musical signature is one that will strike chords from London to New York and Berlin, principally through its listenability and genuine quality."

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Radiohead
Hail To The Thief
(Parlophone/ EMI)
Genre: Progressive rock/ electronica
http://www.radiohead.com

"OK Computer aside, though, Hail to The Thief is an original, highly listenable collection of songs that stands head and shoulders above any other 'rock' albums out there."

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Richard X
X Factor: Volume 1
(Virgin)
Genre: Mashup/ Bootleg

"Sweetly satisfying and highly (almost over) refined, Volume 1 is a multi-flavoured, high calorie Mars Bar of an album that'll help you work, rest and play (as long as you're careful to avoid over-indulgence.)"

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Master H
Thirteen
(Soma Recordings)
Genre: House
http://www.somarecords.com/artists/masterh/mixes

"Overall, 13 demonstrates that Master H has absorbed all the superior production values fans of Soma have come to expect and applied them to his own distinctly French background and style, with magnificent affect."

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LFO
Sheath
(Warp Records)
Genre: Electronica/ techno/ electro
http://www.warprecords.com

"I just make music, I don't really analyse it beyond that. It's got all my emotions in there and I am expressing myself, so maybe it is art, who knows- Ultimately, it's just got to entertain me. I can't make music to order."

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Peaches
Fatherfucker
(XL Records)
Genre: Electro-punk-rap
http://www.peachesrocks.com

"Minimal, catchy and refreshingly witty, Fatherfucker entertains, amuses and rocks, suggesting Peaches' instincts remain firmly centred on the zeitgeist's beating heart."

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Psychonauts
Songs For Creatures
(Gigolo Records)
Genre: eclectic/electronic/electro/disco
http://www.gigolo-records.de

"Disco moments like Empty Love and Fear Is Real, despite their titles, succeed in lightening any gloom, on what's a gloriously twisted, impressively accomplished debut album."

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Dave Clarke
Devil's Advocate
(Skint Records)
Genre: Funky techno/ electro

"Opening track Way Of Life (featuring DJ Rush) is an honest, superb return to his Red series ('I got so fucked off with people ripping it off, I thought I'd rip myself off one more time'"