So 2009 has been such a crazy year for The Record Machine. I love this time of year. I feel like personally I start winding down a bit and get to look back over the last year and see how far we have come and start to dream on how much father we can get next year. So first off let me talk about 2009. We released 6 records which is twice as many in a single year then any year in the past. Every one of them are amazing and I believe so much in all of them and I am so thankful that so many of you have too. If you didn’t keep up with us here is what we released:
Perhapsy – Perhapsy
Max Justus – No Mercy
Capybara – Try Brother
The Billen Brothers – The Porubsky’s Soundtrack
Sam Billen – Headphones and Cellphones
The Parade Schedule – Seeds To Be Planted, Trees To Be Cut
Such wonderful music there. We also released so many great songs and ep through this website that I am proud of. I think the Song of The Month project is only going to blow up more. Sam Billen’s Remover record will be released as one song a month for the next year. We also have some really great stuff planned over the next year. To look at the future here is what we have in the works: A new Max Justus record, New State Bird EP, Saharan Gazelle Boy(solo record from Darin of Capybara), Split 7″ with Cowboy Indian Bear and It’s True, A physical release of the Porubsky’s Soundtrack. And that is just the stuff we should have out before May! There is a lot more question marks on when things will be finished but I think we should have at least 6 records in 2010 if not more.
As our tradition over the last few years I have been collecting Best Of Lists from all of our bands, graphic artists, and other companies we work with. I always enjoy seeing what others are listening to and end up finding a release or two that might not have heard of otherwise.
Nathan Reusch (co-owner of The Record Machine)
Top 10 Records I didn’t release
(Note- This is the first year we had too many releases to even try to figure out where they are in my list.)
1. Fruit Bats – The Ruminant Band
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckamist
3. Here We Go Magic – Here We Go Magic
4. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
5. Bear In Heaven – Beast Rest Forth Mouth
6. Deastro – Moondagger
7. St. Vincent – Actor
8. Real Estate – Real Estate
9. Washed Out – Life of Leisure / High Times
10. Neon Indian – Physic Chasms
Mike Russo (co-owner- The Record Machine)
10: phoenix
9: hyperdub
8: deloreon
7: underwater peoples comp
6: discovery
5: Salem – we make it good mix series vol. 11
4: pictureplane
3: animal collective
2: Wavves
1: teengirl fantasy
bands I would love to put on this list, but didn’t actually have a full album (I. e. promising for next year): joker, the laze, OoOOo, windsurf, miike snow, torro y moi, yeasayer, and viernes.
More best of lists after the break:
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