2001 music wrap-up.
© 2001, 2007 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>

In 2002, I began doing my year-end music wrap-ups. However, while I was preparing the 2007 edition, I stumbled across this old email message I sent to a mailing list on the last day of 2001. Hey, look, it's my 2001 music wrap-up! I forgot I had even written this. So, for posterity, I am posting it here as well.

Message-ID:	<3C30FA49.2E4F983F@jwz.org>
Date:	Mon, 31 Dec 2001 16:52:41 -0700
From:	Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>
To:	sfglj@sfgoth.com
Subject:	Re: End of 2001

I don't seem to have bought a lot of music this year, which is a sad thing. I have a bunch of dj mixes, some of which have good stuff on them, but I either don't remember or never knew who did the actual damned music. I did a little searching through my MP3 collection and here are the albums I got this year that I actually gave a shit about:

Brassy - "Got It Made" (2000)

This is without a doubt my favorite album that I heard this year. Buy it now. (Convenient that it's also alphabetically first in this list, isn't it?) It's kinda like a funkier Elastica with a hip-hop level of egotism. It's awesome.

Cubanate - "Cyberia" (1998)

Not new, but I just got it. I want more like this.

Cibo Matto - "Stereo Type A" (1999)

There are a few awful loungey tracks on this, but a bunch of good stuff too. Overall, I'd say "Viva! La Woman" is better.

Curve - "Gift" (2001)

Curve can do no wrong. Though I have to say, while this is a good album, "Come Clean" was better.

Meg Lee Chin - "Piece and Love" (1999)

This is awesome. I don't understand how I went so long without hearing this.

Foetus - "Flow" (2001)

Ok, it's pretty much run-of-the-mill Foetus, but it's Foetus, and Foetus can still kick your ass.

Implant Code - "Biodigit" (1993)

Don't talk to me about your revisionist EBM synthpop bullshit! I gotcher EBM right here.

Gary Numan - "Pure" (2000)

Exile was so good, he had to make it again. That's ok with me.

Recoil - "Liquid" (2000)

I've never been able to describe Recoil, but this one is as good as the others.

The Conet Project - "Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations" (4 disc set)

I think this is the only "industrial" album I bought this year, and it's Hard Fucking Core, man. It's awesome.