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The Top 50 Instrumental Releases of 2003 (Part III)

Honorable Mentions

 

 

 

 

 

Staff Submissions  

Marcus Whale
1. The Necks - Drive By
2. Dirty Three - She Has No Strings Apollo
3. Ben Frost - Steel Wound
4. Triosk & Jan Jelinek - 1+3+1
5. Clogs - Lullaby For Sue
6. Jakob - Cale:Drew
7. Four Tet - Rounds
8. Rachel's - Systems/Layers
9. Pelican - Australasia
10. International Karate - Weapons of Mass Protection

James Ould
1. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas, & Lost Ghosts
2. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
3. Four Tet - Rounds
4. Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
5. From Monument to Masses - The Impossible Leap in One Hundred Simple Steps
6. Esmerine - If Only a Sweet Surrender to the NIghts to Come be True
7. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
8. Rachel's - Systems/Layers
9. A Silver Mt. Zion - 'This is our Punk-Rock,' Thee Rusted Satellites Gather and Sing
10. Lights Out Asia - Garmonia

Erich Meister
1. From Monument to Massese - The Impossible Leap in One Hundred Simple Steps
2. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
3. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas, & Lost Ghosts
4. Mogwai - Happy Songs for happy People
5. Four Tet - Rounds
6. Lights Out Asia - Garmonia
7. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
8. Rachel's - Systems/Layers
9. Jai Alai - Drive Safe
10. Jakob - Cale:Drew

Mac Nguyen
1. Eluvium - Lambent Material
2. Landing - Passages Through
3. Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
4. Brokeback - Looks at the Bird
5. Four Tet - Rounds
6. Rachel's - Systems/Layers
7. Jakob - Cale: Drew
8. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
9. 1 Mile North - Minor Shadows
  10. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place

Richard White
1. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
2. Emery Reel - ...For And Acted Upon Through Diversions
3. Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
4. Rachel's - Systems/Layers
5. Gregor Samsa - 27:36
6. Jakob - Cale:Drew
7. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
8. 1 Mile North - Minor Shadows
9. The Allstar Project - Berlengas Connection
10. Eluvium - Lambent Material

Lee Whitefield
1. 1 Mile North - Minor Shadows
2. Lights Out Asia - Garmonia
3. Grails - The Burden of Hope
4. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
5. Tim Hecker - Radio Amor
6. Set Fire to Flames - Telegraphs in Negative
7. Jakob - Cale:Drew
8. Esbjoern Svensson Trio - Seven Days of Falling
9. Four Tet - Rounds
10. Icebreaker International & Manual - Into Forever

Thomas Lloyd
1. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
2. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas, & Lost Ghosts
3. 1 Mile North - Minor Shadows
4. Rachel's - Systems/Layers
5. Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
6. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
7. Lights Out Asia - Garmonia
8. Early Day Miners - Sonograph EP
9. Gregor Samsa - 22: 36
10. Jai Alai - Drive Safe

Greg Vipond
1.Do Make Say Think – Winter Hymn, Country Hymn, Secret Hymn
2. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
3. Efterklang – Springer
4. Rachel's – Systems/Layers
5. Manitoba – Up in Flames
6. Four Tet – Rounds
7. Mogwai – Happy Songs for Happy People
8. The Books – The Lemon of Pink
9. Colleen – Everyone Alive Wants Answers
10. Dirty Three – She Has No Strings Apollo

Alex Bradshaw
1. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas, & Lost Ghosts
2. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
3. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
4. Lights Out Asia - Garmonia
5. Esmerine - If Only A Sweet Surrender to the Nights to Come Be True
6. Four Tet - Rounds
7. 65Daysofstatic - Stumble.Stop.Repeat
8. A Silver Mount Zion - This Is Our Punk Rock...
9. Manitoba - Up In Flames
10. Colleen – Everyone Alive Wants Answers

Alan Miles
1. Manitoba - Up In Flames
2. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas, & Lost Ghosts
3. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
4. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
5. Lights Out Asia - Garmonia
6. Esmerine - If Only A Sweet Surrender to the Nights to Come Be True
7. Four Tet - Rounds
8. 65Daysofstatic - Stumble.Stop.Repeat
9. A Silver Mount Zion - This Is Our Punk Rock...
10. Colleen – Everyone Alive Wants Answers

Jonathan Brooks
 1. Grails – Burden of Hope
 2. Eluvium – Lambent Material
 3. Emery Reel – For and Acted Upon Through Diversions
 4. Eits – The Earth is a Cold, Dead Place
 5. Mogwai – Happy Songs for Happy People
 6. Esmerine – If Only a Sweet Surrender to the Nights to Come be True
 7. Set Fire to Flames - Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static
 8. Rachel's – Systems/Layers
 9. Jakob – Cole:Drew
 10. Saxon Shore – Four Months of Darkness


~Jordan Volz


50-26 | 25-1 | Honorable Mention


Written By: host
Date Posted: 7/10/2007
Number of Views: 1941


Comments
7/21/2007 6:52:13 AM
ooo its adam fulton

7/21/2007 4:51:10 AM
M83 were robbed!

Good list though, I always enjoy reading about the lesser bands.

7/20/2007 3:01:09 PM
Yeah but most people put EITS (significantly) higher than DMST. IT'S A FIX! I demand a recount :P

7/20/2007 7:40:13 AM
Rick, you'll notice only you and Thom think EITS put out the best CD that year :)

7/20/2007 2:13:31 AM
EITS not no. 1? :O

So saying, there's a couple of releases that would definitely have made my top 10 if I'd known they were released in 2003 - The Rock of Travolta being one of them (Luke Warm Skywater is amazing!)

7/19/2007 7:13:17 PM
That Rock of Travolta was amazing...!!!!

7/17/2007 12:33:45 PM
inb4every1else

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