Articles by Mike Elias

Hacienda, Big Red & Barbacoa

Posted on January 5, 2011

And at number two on the Mondophonic top ten of 2010…

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Spoon, Transference

Posted on January 1, 2011

And at number three on the Mondophonic top ten of 2010

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Galactic, Ya-Ka-May

Posted on December 28, 2010

At number four in the Mondophonic Top Ten…

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Seu Jorge & Almaz

Posted on December 28, 2010

And at number five on the Mondophonic Top Ten…

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The Parting Gifts, Strychnine Dandelion

Posted on December 26, 2010

But as a person who bought every single White put out on his Third Man label this year, I’ll take the Cartwright creations over Mr. White’s.

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Lee Scratch Perry & Adrian Sherwood, Dubsetter

Posted on December 26, 2010

The musicianship and production values surpass anything else I heard in 2010. It is rich and textured. It demands your attention while at the same time, sweeping you away into a trance.

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Nick Curran & The Lowlifes, Reform School Girl

Posted on December 26, 2010

When I first head “Sheena’s Back In Town” I thought it was a lost R&B gem; maybe an unearthed King Coleman cut.

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Daddy Rockin’ Strong: A Tribute to Nolan Strong & The Diablos

Posted on December 23, 2010

Don’t miss the Mondophonic Top Ten, counting down the ten best albums from 2010 for the last ten days of the year.

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She & Him, Volume Two

Posted on December 22, 2010

Don’t miss the Mondophonic Top Ten, counting down the ten best albums from 2010 for the last ten days of the year.

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Merry Xmas from a Space-Age Bachelor Pad

Posted on December 21, 2010

Esquivel was an over-the-top arranger, an Ellington without limits living in a space-age bachelor pad.

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