ARTICLE
2006 10 Favourite Labels

ALBUMS
aMute
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Asphalt Jungle
Joseph Auer
Avia Gardner
Tommi Bass
Caural
Cdatakill
Christ.
Conjoint
Contriva
Cursor Minor
DJ Soul Slinger
DJ Wally/DJ Willie Ross
DoF
Electric Penguins
Encre
Flashbulb
Fuckpony
Funckarma
Cedric Gervais
Eglantine Gouzy
Greater Than One
Greg Haines
François Houle
Housemeister
Jan Jelinek
Eleni Karaindrou
Kode9 + Spaceape
Takagi Masakatsu
Mini
Move D
The New Law
Nuuro
Qwel & Meaty Ogre
Rant
Max Richter
Janek Schaefer
Svarte Greiner
Thighpaulsandra
Unwed Sailor
Geoff White
Wilt
Yellow6
Jesse Zubot

COMPILATIONS/MIXES
4 Women No Cry Vol. 2
Analog for Architecture
Assemblage Sessions
Jimmy Van M
King Unique/Nubreed
Monza Club Ibiza
Pop Ambient 2007
Rub-N-Tug
Thankful
The Rorschach Suite

3"/7"/10"/12"/EPs
Baseheadz
Big Toe
Franco Cangelli
Richard Chartier
Deadbeat/Monolake
Depth Affect
Diebombshelters
DJ Koze
Eltron
Johan Fotmeijer
Hellothisisalex
Mitsuaki Komamura
Múm
Ozka
Seekers Who Are Lovers
Strategy
Tandem 5
Andi Teichmann
The Twilight Sad
Ray Valioso

Múm: The Peel Session
FactCat

Múm has released two remarkable albums (Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today is OK and Finally We Are No One) and one considerably less remarkable (Summer Make Good), so much less so, in fact, one might judge it rather soggy by comparison. So there's a fair amount riding on the group's upcoming album, currently being readied for a spring 2007 release. Clearly a stopgap designed to tide fans over until then, Múm's The Peel Session resurrects four songs, three from the debut and one from the second. The early focus is understandable, given that the session went down at the Maida Vale 4 Studio in September 2002. On the one hand, the release is largely superfluous for those already in possession of the full-lengths. Yet having said that, there's also no disputing how wonderful the material sounds, with the group digging in to “Awoke on a Train” in particular with passion. The palpably aggressive live attack doesn't hurt either.

December 2006