#2884: The 2008 New Sounds Top 10

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

For this New Sounds program, John Schaefer presents his annual, highly subjective, completely opinionated list of the ten best new-music releases of 2008. Listen to what made the cut this year: love songs for cello, spoken samples in twitchy minimalism, solo piano works rooted in IDM (blippy dance music), Estonian choral music and so much more.

PROGRAM # 2884, a completely personal, opinionated look at the best new music of 2008 (First aired on Wed, Jan 7, 2009)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
10. Carter Burwell	In Bruges (soundtrack)	The Little Dead Boy [2:00]	Lakeshore Records 33982 Available at Amazon.com*
9. Francesco Tristano	Not For Piano	The Melody [4:30]	In Fine #1185** www.sunnysiderecords.com
8. Nico Muhly	Mothertongue	Hress [4:30]	Brassland #018** www.brassland.org*
7. Terakaft	Akh Issudar	Akh Issudar [5:30]	World Village #468084 www.worldvillagemusic.com
6. Hauschka	Ferndorf	Heimat [4:00]	Fat Cat #1308. www.fatcat-usa.com
5. Philip Glass	Songs and Poems for Solo Cello	Poem 7 [5:30]	Orange Mountain #0037 ** www.orangemountain music.com www.philipglass.com*
4. Marco Benevento	Invisible Baby	Are You The Favorite Person Of Anyone? [5:00]	Hyena #9364 ** www.hyenarecords.com
3. Theo Bleckmann & Kneebody	12 Songs by Charles Ives	Serenity [5:00]	Winter & Winter 910 147 www.winterandwinter.com
2. Veljo Tormis	Choral Music	Singing Aboard Ship [4:00]	Hyperion #67601 ** hyperion-records.co.uk
1. Rachel Unthank & The Winterset	The Bairns	I Wish [5:30]	Real World #1158 www.realworldrecords.com*

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