The Best Of 2006

Top Music/Movies for 2006

~My top favourite albums, songs & films for 2006~

2006 Albums:

*Madonna - 'I'm Going To Tell You A Secret'

*Gotan Project - 'Lunatico'

*Trentemoller - 'The Last Resort'

*Wendy Rule - 'The Wolf Sky'

*David Ford - 'I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused'

*Gotye - 'Like Drawing Blood'

*Jason Mraz - 'Mr. A-Z'

*Various - 'The World Is Gone'

*Thievery Corporation - 'Versions'

*Starsailor - 'Silence Is Easy' (released : 2003)

*Neko Case - 'Fox Confessor Brings The Flood'

*Tiga - 'Sexor'

*Faithless - 'To All New Arrivals'

*Dannii Minogue - 'The Hits & Beyond'

*Tosca - 'Souvenirs'

*Nouvelle Vague - 'Bande A Part'

*Snow Patrol - 'Eyes Open'

*Love Tattoo - 'Bodywork'

*Muse - 'Black Holes & Revelations'

*Ursula 1000 - 'Here Comes Tomorrow'

*Will Young - 'Keep On'

*The Feeling - 'Twelve Stops And Home'

*Damien Rice - '9'

*Placebo - 'Meds'

*Sugardaddy - 'It's Good To Get High With The Wife'

*Prince - '3121'

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Global Music:

*Azam Ali - 'Elysium For The Brave' (2006)

*Banco de Gaia - 'Farewell Ferengistan' (2006)/'10 Years' (2002)

*Palermo Nuevo - 'Tango Jointz' (2006)

*Mo-Shic - 'Salamat' (2006)

*Loreena McKennitt - 'An Ancient Muse' (2006)

*Vargo - '[beauty]' (2004)

*Amanaska - 'Circles' (2006)

*Cosmic Orient (presents) - 'New Eastern Electronics' (2006)

*Honeyroot - 'Sound Echo Location' (2003)

*Laroca - 'Friends In Far Away Places' (2006)

*MIDival PunditZ - 'MIDival PunditZ' (2002)

*dj Cheb i Sabbah - 'Maha Maya : Shri Durga ReMixed' (2000)/'As Far As : a dj mix' (2003)

*Karsh Kale - 'Liberation' (2003)/'Realize' (2001)/'Broken English' (2006)/'Redesign : Realize Remixed' (2002)

*DJ Russ Jones & Felix B (Compilation) - 'Gypsy Beats & Balkan Bangers' (2006)

*'Electric Gypsyland' - (compilation/various artists : Crammed Discs - 2003)

*Red Buddha - 'Siddhartha In Space' (2005)

*Loner - 'Loner' (2004)

*'Zen Connection 4' - (compiled by Leigh Wood for One World Music : 2006)

*'Elysian Vibes 3' - (compilation/various artists : One World Music - 2006)

*Bombay Dub Orchestra - 'Bombay Dub Orchestra' (2006)

*Anoushka Shankar - 'Rise' (2006)

*Natacha Atlas - 'Mishmaoul' (2006)

*A.R. Rahman - 'Bombay Dreams' (2002)

*'Bombay Bhangra Club' - (compiled & mixed by DJ Red Buddha : 2003)

*'Beginner's Guide To Arabian Lounge' - (compilation/various artists : 2006)

*'Oriental Garden' - (compiled & mixed by Gulbahar Kultur : 2006)

*The Anything Goze Group - 'Horizontal Grooves' (compilation/various artists - One World Music : 2006)

*'Bellylicious 2' - (compilation/various artists - EMI Music Arabia : 2006)

*'Cafe del Mar : Dreams 4' - (compilation/various artists : 2006)

*Susumu Yokota - 'sakura' (2000)/'The Boy and The Tree' (2003)

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New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Gotye - 'Boardface' (2004)

*Cagedbaby - 'Will See You Now' (2005)

*Ray LaMontagne - 'Trouble' (2004)

*Ame - 'Ame' (2004)

*Kasabian - 'Kasabian' (2004)

*Faithless - 'Everything Will Be Alright Tomorrow' (2004)

*Phoenix - 'Alphabetical' (2004)

*The Waifs - 'Shelter Me' (1998)

*Halogen - 'Building On The Edge Of The Sky' (2004)

*Enigma - 'LoveSensualityDevotion : The Remix Collection' (2001)

*Enigmatic Obsession - 'Secrets Of Seduction' (2005)

*The Egg - '/Forwards' (2004)

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Singles:

*'Sorry'/'Jump'/'Get Together' - Madonna

*'Reg' - Ame

*'SexyBack' - Justin Timberlake

*'Start Wearing Purple' - Gogol Bordello

*'Me & U' - Cassie

*'Runaway' - Jamiroquai

*'Last Request' - Paolo Nutini

*'Hello There' - Cagedbaby

*'Hoppipolla' - Sigur Ros

*'Cry' - Texas

*'Electric' - Lisa Scott-Lee

*'Ice Cream' - New Young Pony Club

*'The Tiger' - DJ Shadow feat. Kasabian

*'Love Changes (Everything)' - Musikk feat. John Rock

*'Stoned In Love' - Chicane feat. Tom Jones

*'Who Am I' - Will Young

*'Put Ya Body In It' - Love Tattoo

*'Crazy' - Gnarls Barkley

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Films:

'What The Bleep : Down The Rabbit Hole' : *****
'Lady In The Water' : *****
'Walk The Line' : ****1/3
'Superman Returns' : ****1/3
'X-Men III : The Last Stand' : ****
'Shortbus' : ****
'Breakfast On Pluto' : ****
'C.R.A.Z.Y.' : ****
'Step Up' : ****
'Babel' : ****
'2:37' : ****
'Little Miss Sunshine' : ****
'Brokeback Mountain' : ****
'The Prestige' : ****
'Colour Me Kubrick' : ***3/4
'She's The Man' : ***1/4

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