2007 is running out of days, so traditionally it's time to look back a bit. This being a 'mog' everything below is about music. The titles etc. on the lists below are in no particular order.

BEST RELEASESPJ Harvey - White ChalkPanda Bear - Person PitchShit & Shine - LadybirdBusdriver - Roadkill OvercoatBleubird - RIP U$ABonnie Prince Billy - The Letting GoDeerhoof - Friend OpportunityPaper - As AsVarious/Focus Jazz - More Modern Jazz From The Wewerka Archive 1966-1969 (12")Marzipan Marzipan - Marzipan MarzipanVarious Artists - SOPA DELICIOSAThe last two titles are from my own label, so obviously I'm biased, but I do count them among my favourite releases of 2007.

BEST LIVE EXPERIENCESThe Dirty Projectors at Loppen, Copenhagen, November 18Maria Laurette Friis & Pamelia Kurstin at EnnaBella From Hell'a, Øst For Paradis, Aarhus, November 17Jandek at Voxhall, Aarhus, November 11Blob Back Fahrenheit at Rumstativ, Aarhus Festival Week, Spanien 19C Aarhus, September 8Boredoms at Radiohusets Koncertsal, Copenhagen, August 12Adrian Orange (Thanksgiving) at Forma Nova Festival, Fredericia, summer 2007Yoyo-Oyoy: Kirsten Ketsjer The Rockband + Yoke & Yohs + Slütspürt) at Elektronisk Jazzjuice, Aarhus, summer 2007KURvE at Schokoladen, Berlin, May 3

BEST READSIrwin Chusid: Songs In The Key of Z - The Curious Universe of Outsider MusicDan LeRoy: Beastie Boys' Paul's BoutiqueAnya Mathilde Poulsen: Feminint Forstærket - Syv samtaler med kvindelige musikere

THIS YEAR'S NEW DISCOVERIESThe Dirty ProjectorsAdrian Orange (Thanksgiving)Shit & ShinePaperHowlin' Wolf (knew about him, but finally started diggin' into his stuff. Thanks, Polly Jean!)

THE YEAR'S DISAPPOINTMENTSBjörk's album "Volta" - on which she invites plenty of superb musicians, but they're close to impossible to hear. Also she forgot to sing and instead chirped aimlessly. Been a fan for ages, but this time she lost the plot. An album with only three worthwhile songs. Not enough.Radiohead: In Rainbows - on which the band apparently recorded it themselves and only let their regular producer mix it. Superb tunes, so-so lyrics (we get it, Thom, worms are icky) and sound that sounds more like it was assembled in a vacuum than actually recorded as a band. The album does not breathe at all. It's like the band wanted less multilayer texture this time and wanted to leave some room in the sound. But the room was empty (maybe they should leave ProTools at home and go put themselves in front of Steve Albini's mics and try and be a band in the studio too?). It's a shame, because the songs really deserve to breathe. The album is better than most could do, yes, but this is Radiohead. And they can do better than this. "You used to be alright - what happened?", they sing. Yes, indeed. But far from as big a letdown as Björk, which I still don't understand completely. They don't seem to have lost the plot in regards to composition. Still, not much new under the sun... "Bodysnatchers" sounds like the bastard son of the two old b-sides "Palo Alto" and "Cuttooth". Radiohead could have done better by just recording these songs properly and maybe poke Thom a bit in the lyrics department. And yeah, still bought a ticket for their Berlin show. Still a fan, but somewhat disappointed. The live show must be breathing, I'm thinking.Scout Niblett live at Loppen, Copenhagen, on December 6. Going on stage drunk trying to start playing a handful of songs, not getting through a single one, and then walking off stage after an embarrasing 15 minutes. Too bad, it was only her that thought it didn't sound good. She must have it more hardwired in her spine than she thinks herself. An evening both artist and audience would like to forget, I'm sure.A letdown, obviously, as I had been looking forward to the show for months. That is never part of any refund.KURvE decided to call it a day. I'm okay with it, but damn, they were one of my favourite bands.
That was all for now. :-)
Happy new year!
Lars