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This page is dedicated to recent and new releases that caught my ear in the year 2003. I suppose I could keep updating it with great 2003 releases as I keep stumbling upon them, but revisionism has to stop somewhere, doesn't it?

If you love rankings and so forth, check out my Top Twenty-Something for this (and past) years.

All releases are available in the CD format unless otherwise stated (some may be available in analog formats as well).

2003 Releases

Aero, Rises & Falls (Apestaartje, US)
The Aislers Set, How I Learned to Write Backwards (Suicide Squeeze, US)
Mitchell Akiyama, If Night Is a Weed and Day Grows Less (Sub Rosa, BE)
Tetuzi Akiyama, Don't Forget To Boogie LP (Idea, US)
arch ECHO, ...Presents Music in Nine (9) Parts CD-R (Clever Prince, US)
Black Dice, "Cone Toaster" 12" (DFA, US)
Broadcast, "Pendulum" EP (Warp, UK)
Bukue One and DJ Garon, "Mash It Up (Jungle Remix), (Urban Earth, US)
Donae'o, "My Philosophy (Bounce)" 12" (Social Circles, UK)
E-Z Rollers, "Titles of the Unexpected: Outtakes and Missing Breaks Vols. 1 and 2" 2x12"es (Moving Shadow, UK)
Doodles, untitled CD-R (self-released, JP)
EXIAS-J, Electric Conception "Avant-Garde" (PSF, JP)
Geeneus vs Wizzbit, "Rinse Recording Vol. 1" 10" (Rinse, UK)
Gray Market Goods, "Soldier of Fortune" 12" (Thrill Jockey, US)
Shoji Hano, 48 (Improvised Music From Japan, JP)
Heathen Shame, Heathen Shame (Twisted Village, US)
Hisato Higuchi, She (Ghost Disc, JP)
Jutok Kaneko / Takehisa Kikukawa, Wedged Night LP (Siwa, US)
LSD March, Republic of Iraq CD-R (White Elephant, JP)
Mandog, Trio (instant composing), 2003 5.4 Yokohama Airgin CD-R 2003
Marble Sheep and Maru Sankaku Shikaku, Marble Sheep Meets Maru Sankaku Shikaku (Captain Trip, JP)
Severiano Martinez, Clocks and Psandas (Shinkoyo, US)
Massive Attack, "Special Cases (Akufen Remix)" 12" (Virgin, UK)
Miminokoto, Miminokoto 2 (Austin ,JP)
Mon'drien, "Live at U.F.O. Club September 1, 2003" CD-R
Mon'drien, "Improvisation April 20, 2003" CD-R
Chie Mukai / Rinji Fukuoka, L'Energie de l'Existence (Turtles' Dream, FR)
Chie Mukai and Sei'ichi Yamamoto with Lamones Young, Live at Showboat February 25, 2000 (Last Visible Dog / Hospital, US)
My Cat Is an Alien, Il Segno LP (Starlight Furniture Company, US)
Hiroshi Nar, "Gacharn" and "All I Need" 3" CD-Rs (Hello Good-bye Studio, JP)
Julien Ottavi, Nervure Magnetique (Sigma Editions, AU)
Overhang Party, Out Takes From 1996 to 2003 CD-R (Atelier Himawari, JP)
Overhang Party, Live CD-R (Atelier Himawari, JP)
Plasticman, "Sandstorm" (from "The Lift 12") (Road, UK)
The Ponys, Laced With Romance (In the Red, US)
Port Cuss, Live @ Hosei University DVD (Hello Good-bye Studio, JP)
Quintet Avant, Floppy Nails (Mego, AT)
The Rapture, Echoes (Mercury/DFA, US)
Dizzee Rascal, "I Luv U" (XL, UK)
Wiley feat. Roll Deep Crew, "Ice Rink" (white label, UK)
The Secret Society of the Sonic Six, "J Ward" 12" (Broadway Jungle, US)
Martin Siewert / Martin Brandlmayr, Too Beautiful To Burn (Erstwhile, US)
Skepta, "D.T.I. (Pirate Radio Anthem)" 12" (Dice, UK)
Sticky feat. Viper, "I'm on the Mic" 12" (Social Circles, UK)
Ikuro Takahashi, Anoyonodekigoto LP (Siwa, US)
Ikuro Takahashi, Drums SoloCD-R (Aura Obscura, JP)
Kazuki Tomokawa, Satoru Box Set (PSF, JP)
Toshiya Tsunoda, O Respirar da Paisagem (Sirr, PT)
Tuck Tuck Tuck, LP (Skul, US)
Unknown, ARC000 12" (Arcola, UK)
Vybz Kartel, Up 2 Di Time (Greensleeves, UK)
Chris Watson, Weather Report (Touch, UK)
Wiley, "Salt Beef" 12" and "Igloo Remix" 12" (white label, UK)
Yura Yura Teikoku, Yura Yura Teikoku no Shibiri and Yura Yura Teikoku no Memai (Midi, JP)
DJ Zinc, "People 4 (Vocal / Bingo Dub)" 12" (white label, UK)
Various Artists, Compositions for Guitars (A Bruit Secret, FR)
Various Artists, La Cosa Nostra 2003, Vol 3 Box Set (La Cosa Nostra, UK)
Various Artists, Night Gallery (Alchemy, JP)
Various Artists, Wooden Guitar (Locust, US)

Reissues/Archival

Ed Askew, Little Eyes LP (De Stijl, US)
Autechre, "Autechre Remix of Spangle by Seefeel" (Polyfusia, UK)
Dennis Bovell, Decibel: More Cuts From Dennis Bovell (Pressure Sounds, UK)
Elastica, The Radio One Sessions (Koch, US)
Keith Hudson, Playing It Cool (Basic Replay, DE)
Kim Jung Mi, Now (MVD, KR)
Miaow, When It All Comes Down CD (LTM, UK)
Murahachibu, Underground Tapes 1973 (Hagakure, JP)
Bruce Palmer, The Cycle Is Complete (Collector's Choice, US)
Ride, Waves (Ignition, UK)
Will Sergeant, Weird As Fish / Le Via Luonge (Ochre, UK)
Shin Jung Hyun & Questions, In-A-Kadda-Da-Vida LP (Beatball, KR)
Spacemen 3, Forged Prescriptions 2CD (Space Age, UK)
Stakker, Eurotechno (Rephlex, UK)
Trad Gras Och Stenar, Live 1972 LP (1/2 Special, US)

New Discoveries and Continued Pleasures

Art Blakey, African Beat (Blue Note, US)
Mantler, Mantler CD (Le Systeme, US)
Out To Lunch, 7.15.2000 CD-R (Out To Lunch, JP)
Perry Lederman, The World Is Not My Home (Teamwork, US) 1995
Hiroshi Nar, assorted 3" mini-CDs, (Hello Good-bye Studios, JP)
Peace Frog & the Familiar Footprints, L's Second Yidaki Album CD-R (Mother Earth Says Recycle, JP) Ride, Carnival of Light (Sire, US)
Rosa Luxemburg, Live August 3LP (Midi, JP)
Steppenwolf, Early Steppenwolf LP (Dunhill, US)

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