The music in the stocking - part 3

Music is always a popular gift so here's my list of some of the better music purchases that I have made during the year, hopefully they which will serve you well particularly if you are stuck in an open plan office.

All things 'deep and stylish'

1. Aqua Bassino - Rue de Paris: my album of the year.
2. Jimpster - Amour: a close second
3. the Rurals - a rural life: my other album of the year - my favourite group

…my Lounge

4. Koop - koop island: my album of the quarter
5. Zero 7 - the garden: a nice comeback
6. various artists - tokyo lounge

-------Nu soul, nu acid jazz, nu electronic jazz

7. mr scruff - mr scruff's big chill classics
8. reel people - second guess
9. the Rebirth - this journey in: brilliant performance at the north sea and an excellent debut
10. Tassel and Natural - Diamond life: after two album of the year titles they keep up the good work but drop down.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,, all that Jazz

11. various artists - the house that Trane built, the story of impulse - an expensive, must have.
12. various artists - café de flore: my other, other, favourite album of the year - with the classic 'jean remove my coat' juliette greco track
13. various artists - metti una bossa a cena: a must have.

**************** for the indie kid in you

14. Cat Power - the greatest: another favourite album of mine
15.KT Tunstall - kt tunstall's acoustic extravaganza
16. Isobel Campbell & mark lanegan - ballad of the broken seas - 'honey child what can I do?' my favourite 3 minutes and 43 seconds.

&& and, remastered and reissued

17. massive attack - blue lines : a classic

it's only November you were saying?

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