Daniel Higgs
“South African–born Canadian sculptor Evan Penny has been working for more than 30 years to create figures that both astound with their hyperrealism and confound with what might be called their post-realism. (Many of his works feature strangely distorted or flattened perspectives or scales.)” (canadianart)
Early start this year! It is a perfect time to discuss / look at the photobooks published during the last 12 months.
The real value of all these lists is a possibility to discover new photobooks.
I will be listing all the lists here.*** Bring your favourite photobook-2012 to upcoming …
Best musics of 2012
I just released my list of BEST ALBUMS OF 2012!
http://djcpi.blogspot.ca/2012/12/best-of-2012-best-albums-of-2012.html
Also my top 20 experimental/instrumental albums:
http://djcpi.blogspot.ca/2012/12/best-of-2012-top-20-experimental.html
If you aren’t on it, I highly recommend subscribing to my blog at http://djcpi.blogspot.com/ either by RSS or by email updates (via the box on the right).
Also a facebook version of just the MP3 blog posts: http://www.facebook.com/groups/7886674923/
in summary…
CPI’S top 20 albums of 2012
01) Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
02) Japandroids - Celebration Rock
03) The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
04) Purity Ring - Shrines
05) Aesop Rock - Skelethon
06) Best Coast - The Only Place
07) Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
08) Passion Pit - Gossamer
09) Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
10) Kid Koala - 12 bit Blues
11) Swans - The Seer
12) Fiona Apple - Idler Wheel
13) Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
14) The Tallest Man on Earth - There’s No Leaving Now
15) Ryan Hemsworth - Last Words
16) Niki And The Dove - Instinct
17) Death Grips - The Money Store
18) Cold Specks - I Predict A Graceful Expulsion
19) Hot Chip - In Our Heads
20) How To Dress Well - Total Loss
Honorable mentions that you should definitely also pay attention to:
Antony and the Johnsons - Cut The World
BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2
Beach House - Bloom
El-P - Cancer For Cure
Frank Ocean - channel orange
Xiu Xiu - Always
CPI’s top 20 experimental and instrumental albums of 2012
01) John Zorn - Gnostic Preludes
02) Godspeed You! Black Emperor - ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend!
03) Kane Ikin - Sublunar
04) Oren Ambarchi - Audience of One
05) Max Richter - The Four Seasons
06) Nicolas Bernier - Music for a Piano / Music for a Book
07) Steinbrüchel & Cory Allen - Seam
08) Giuseppe Ielasi - Untitled, 2011
09) Listening Mirror - Resting in Aspic
10) Nordvargr - In Oceans Abandoned By Life I Drown… To Live Again As A Servant Of Darkness
11) Evan Caminiti - Night Dust
12) Fennesz - AUN
13) Pinkcourtesyphone - Foley Folly Folio
14) Akumu - Transmissions EP
15) Kane Ikin & David Wenngren - Strangers
16) The Boats - River Calder EP
17) GRKZGL - S’en tire sans titre
18) Porzellan - The Lost Library
19) Jason Crumer - Let There Be Crumer
20) Philippe Petit & Friends - Cordophony
http://djcpi.blogspot.ca/2012/12/best-of-2012-best-albums-of-2012.html
Also my top 20 experimental/instrumental albums:
http://djcpi.blogspot.ca/2012/12/best-of-2012-top-20-experimental.html
If you aren’t on it, I highly recommend subscribing to my blog at http://djcpi.blogspot.com/ either by RSS or by email updates (via the box on the right).
Also a facebook version of just the MP3 blog posts: http://www.facebook.com/groups/7886674923/
in summary…
CPI’S top 20 albums of 2012
01) Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
02) Japandroids - Celebration Rock
03) The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
04) Purity Ring - Shrines
05) Aesop Rock - Skelethon
06) Best Coast - The Only Place
07) Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
08) Passion Pit - Gossamer
09) Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
10) Kid Koala - 12 bit Blues
11) Swans - The Seer
12) Fiona Apple - Idler Wheel
13) Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
14) The Tallest Man on Earth - There’s No Leaving Now
15) Ryan Hemsworth - Last Words
16) Niki And The Dove - Instinct
17) Death Grips - The Money Store
18) Cold Specks - I Predict A Graceful Expulsion
19) Hot Chip - In Our Heads
20) How To Dress Well - Total Loss
Honorable mentions that you should definitely also pay attention to:
Antony and the Johnsons - Cut The World
BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2
Beach House - Bloom
El-P - Cancer For Cure
Frank Ocean - channel orange
Xiu Xiu - Always
CPI’s top 20 experimental and instrumental albums of 2012
01) John Zorn - Gnostic Preludes
02) Godspeed You! Black Emperor - ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend!
03) Kane Ikin - Sublunar
04) Oren Ambarchi - Audience of One
05) Max Richter - The Four Seasons
06) Nicolas Bernier - Music for a Piano / Music for a Book
07) Steinbrüchel & Cory Allen - Seam
08) Giuseppe Ielasi - Untitled, 2011
09) Listening Mirror - Resting in Aspic
10) Nordvargr - In Oceans Abandoned By Life I Drown… To Live Again As A Servant Of Darkness
11) Evan Caminiti - Night Dust
12) Fennesz - AUN
13) Pinkcourtesyphone - Foley Folly Folio
14) Akumu - Transmissions EP
15) Kane Ikin & David Wenngren - Strangers
16) The Boats - River Calder EP
17) GRKZGL - S’en tire sans titre
18) Porzellan - The Lost Library
19) Jason Crumer - Let There Be Crumer
20) Philippe Petit & Friends - Cordophony
