2005 readers’ choices
Threefreecoffee
music:
1. Balanescu Quartet - Maria T
2. Supersilent - 7
3. Eraldo Bernocchi + Harold Budd - Music For “Fragments From the Inside”
4. Alog - Miniatures
5. Jan Jelinek - Kosmischer Pitch
6. Mountains - Mountains
7. William Basinski - Silent Night
8. Windy & Carl - the Dream House/Dedications to Flea
9. Jackie O-Motherfucker - Flags of the Sacred Harp
10. Windsor For the Derby - Giving Up the Ghost
11. Eluvium - Talk Amongst the Trees
12. Tujiko Noriko - Blurred In Mirror / RATN - J
13. Deadbeat - New World Observer
14. Vitalic - OK Cowboy
15. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
16. Philip Jeck - Songs For Europe
17. Paavoharju - Yhä Hämärää
18. Kronos Quartet - Mufam Sayagi: Music of Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
19. Keith Fullerton Whitman - Multiples
20. Monolake - Polygon Cities
21. Vashti Bunyan - Lookaftering
22. Nudge - Cached
23. Colleen - the Golden Morning Breaks
24. Susumu Yokota - Symbols
25. Tape - Rideau
26. the New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
27. Gustav - Rettet Die Wale
28. Caribou - the Milk of Human Kindness
29 Konono No.1 - Congotronics
30. Christiaan Virant - Radio Pyongyang: Commie Funk and Agit Pop from the Hermit Kingdom
Babeface
music:
1. 周迅 - 偶遇
2. 暮良文王 - 山豆几石頁 / 祭然品氣國
3. Boards of Canada - the Campfire Headphase
4. Fleur - Siyanie
5. Hammock - Kenotic
6. Lemon Jelly - ‘64 - ‘95
7. Lorna - Static Patterns & Souvenirs
8. Malory - the Third Face
9. Sebastian Schuller - Happiness
10. Sigur Rós - Takk…
films:
1. Sideways (酒佬日記) by Alexander Payne
2. Last Life in the Universe (宇宙只有我和你) by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
3. Café Lumière (珈琲時光) by 侯孝賢
4. Howl’s Moving Castle (哈爾移動城堡) by 宮崎駿
5. Melina and Melinda (美蓮達與美蓮達) by Woody Allen
6. 世界 (the World) by 賈樟柯
7. Tony Takitani (東尼瀧谷) by 市川準
8. Swing Girls (喇叭書院) by 矢口史靖
9. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (親切的金子) by 朴贊郁
10. 如果．愛 (Perhaps Love) by 陳可辛
2004 readers’ choices
Threefreecoffee
music:
1. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Virthulegu Forsetar
2. Max Richter - the Blue Notebooks
3. Xiu Xiu - Fabulous Muscles
4. Philip Jeck - 7
5. No.9 - Mushi-No-Ne
6. Fennesz - Venice
7. Bark Psychosis - Codename: Dustsucker
8. Charalambides - Joy Shape
9. Dungen - Ta Det Lungt
10. Rosy Parlane - Iris
11. Deathprod - Morals & Dogma
12. William Basinski - the Disintegration Loops
13. Castanets - Cathedral
14. Pan Sonic - Kesto (234.48:4)
15. Pan American - Quiet City
Babeface
music:
1. 竇唯 - 八段錦
2. 朴樹 - 生如夏花
3. 便利商店 - Five Stars
4. 達達樂隊 - 黃金時代
5. DJ Krush - Jaku
6. Keane - Hopes And Fears
7. Thirteen Senses - Invitation
8. Lights Out Asia - Garmonia
9. DJ Shadow - In Tune And On Time
10. Bark Psychosis - Codename: Dustsucker
films:
1. 2046 by 王家衛
2. Old Boy by 朴贊郁
3. 十面埋伏 by 張藝謀
4. 天下無賊 by 馮小剛
5. 可可西里 by 陸川
6. 旺角黑夜 by 爾冬陞
7. 柔道龍虎榜 by 杜琪峰
8. Before Sunset (日落巴黎) by Richard Linklater
9. Nobody Knows by 是枝裕和
10. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind by Michel Gondry
發條鳥先生
films:
- Last Life in the Universe (宇宙只有我和你) by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
- 美麗時光 by 張作驥
- 誰知赤子心 (Nobody Knows) by 是枝裕和
- Before Sunset (日落巴黎) by Richard Linklater
- Bad Education (聖．教．慾) by Pedro Almodóvar
- Lost in Translation (迷失東京) by Sofia Coppola
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (無痛失戀) by Michel Gondry
- 花與愛麗絲 (Hana & Alice) by 岩井俊二
- 不散 by 蔡明亮
- 21 Grams (21克 － 生命可以有多重) by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Edson
music:
1. the New Year - the End Is Near
2. Quinimine - Like Pistons for Engines
3. Epic 45 - Against the Pull of Autumn
4. the Workhouse - the End of the Pier
5. Grimble Grumble - Leaves Leader
6. Robert Lippok - Falling into Komeit
7. the Beans - Basspayer
8. Emery Reel - …For and Acted Upon through Diversions
9. Polar - Comes with a Smile
10. Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse
杰
music:
1. Air - Walkie Talkie
2. Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
3. Telefon Tel Aviv - Map of What Is Effortless
4. Migala - La Increible Aventura
5. Varo - Hardcorebeach
6. +/- - You Are Here
7. Muse - Absolution
8. Angels of Light - Everything Is Good Here/Please Come Home
9. Múm - Summer Make Good
10. Björk - Médulla
films:
1. Café Lumière (珈琲時光) by 侯孝賢
2. the Return (爸不得愛你) by Andrei Zvyagintsev
3. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (春夏秋冬) by 金基德
4. Samaritan Girl (慾海慈航) by 金基德
5. Fahrenheit 9/11 (華氏911) by Michael Moore
7. the Passion of Marina (瘋狂詩情) by Andrei Osipov
8. 功夫 (Kung Fu Hustle) by 周星馳
9. 2046 by 王家衛
10. 可可西里 (Kekexili: Mountain Patrol) by 陸川
2003 readers’ choices
Babeface
music:
1. 竇唯 + 不一定 - 一舉兩得
2. 紅月亮 - 78bpm
3. 周迅 - 夏天
4. 林俊傑 - 樂行者
5. 黃耀明 - 我的廿一世紀
6. At Swim Two Birds - Quigley’s Point
7. Pacific UV - Pacific UV
8. Bent - The Everlasting Blink
9. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
10. The Tony Rich Project - Resurrected Favourite
Ji-ji Cat
films:
1. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (標殺令) by Quentin Tarantino
2. Finding Nemo (海底奇兵) by Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
3. Love Actually (真的戀愛了) by Richard Curtis
4) Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King (魔戒三部曲:王者再臨 ) by Peter Jackson
5) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World by Peter Weir
6) Catch Me If You Can (捉智雙雄) by Steven Spielberg
7) Chicago (芝加哥) by Rob Marshall
8) The Hours (此時．此刻) by Stephen Daldry
9) 2 Fast 2 Furious (狂野極速) by John Singleton
10) 忘不了 by 爾冬陞
Charis
music:
- Four Tet - Rounds
- At Swim Two Birds - Quigley’s Point
- the Books - the Lemon of Pink
- Grandaddy - Sumday
- Manitoba - Up in Flames
- Calexico - Feast of Wire
- Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
films:
- Bowling for Columbine (美國癡Gun檔案) by Michael Moore
- Dolls (偶斷絲連) by 北野武
- The Hours (此時．此刻) by Stephen Daldry
- Punch Drunk Love (私戀失調) by Paul Thomas Anderson
- Kill Bill Vol. 1 (標殺令) by Quentin Tarantino
- City of God (無主之城) by Kátia Lund, Fernando Meirelles
- Sweet Sixteen (雙失十六歲) by Ken Loach
- Far from Heaven (天上人間) by Todd Haynes
- Swimming Pool (泳池情殺案) by Françoise Ozon
- Adaptation (何必偏偏玩謝我) by Spike Jonze
杰
music:
- Various Artists - All Tomorrow’s Parties 1.0
- Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
- Manitoba - Up in Flames
- Grandaddy - Sumday
- Pernice Brothers - Yours, Mine & Ours
films:
- Elephant by Gus van Sant
- 24 Hours Party People by Michael Winterbottom
- 10 by Abbas Kiarostami
- 薄荷糖 by 李滄東
- Naqoyqatsi (戰爭生活) by Godfrey Reggio
- 三生三世 by Krzysztof Kieslowski
Light Bulb
films:
- PTU by 杜琪峰 “杜式琪局高峰作”
- 福伯 by 黃精甫, 李公樂 “支持獨立吧”
- Finding Nemo (海底奇兵) by Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich “^__^”
- Underworld (妖夜尋狼) by Len Wiseman “型! 不過希望下集出返阿照同蚊蚊”
- 戀之風景 by 黎妙雪 “Yes, 林嘉欣!”
- 人民公廁 by 陳果 “想到’飲食男女’的肯定不只李安, 唯獨陳大導想到痾”
- Frida (筆姬別戀) by Julie Taymor “最聞名的一字眉的色彩世界”
- 開往春天的地鐵 by 張一白 “來自北京的驚艷”
- 小裁縫 by 戴思杰 “唉, 如果周迅與張家界你都不能愛其一…”
- Gangs of New York (紐約風雲) by Martin Scorsese “ILNY!”
顆粒斯釘
music:
- Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
- Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
- Nipples - 詹姆士的秋
- Black Dice - Beaches and Canyons
- M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
- Aphex Twin - 26 Mixes for Cash
- Out Hud - S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.
- Mono - One Step More and You Die
- Sylvain Chauveau - Un Autre Décembre
- Deerhoof - Apple O’
2002 readers’ choices
K’
films:
- 南國，再見南國 by 侯孝賢
- 愛情萬歲 by 蔡明亮
- 你那邊幾點 by 蔡明亮
- The Wind Will Carry Us (風再起時) by Abbas Kiarostami
music:
- Kings of Convenience - Quiet Is the New Loud
- Slipknot - Iowa
Jordan
music:
- Cam - Soulshine
- Underworld - A Hundred Days Off
- DJ Shadow - The Private Press
- The Streets - Original Pirate Material
- Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
- The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
- Beck - Sea Change
- 椎名林檎 - 歌手的幸福 ~第一集~
- 黃耀明 / 張國榮 - Crossover
- At 17 - Meow Meow Meow
杰
music:
1. Múm - Finally We Are No One
2. Alfie - A Word in Your Ear
3. Sigur Rós - ( )
4. Underworld - A Hundred Days Off
5. 陳綺貞 - Groupies
6. The Chemical Brothers - Come With Us
films:
1. Dolls by 北野武
2. Talk to Her (對她有話兒) by Pedro Almodóvar
3. All About Lily Chou-Chou (青春電幻物語) by 岩井俊二
4. And Your Mother Too (衰仔失樂園) by Alfonso Cuaron
5. Cube (心慌方) by Vincenzo Natali
6. No Man’s Land (無人地帶) by Danis Tanovic
7. Muholland Drive (失憶大道) by David Lynch
8. 美麗時光 by 張作驥
9. 8 Women (八美千嬌) by Françoise Ozon
10. the Piano Teacher (鋼琴教師) by Michael Haneke
Sammy
music:
1. the Delgados - Hate
2. the Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
3. Sonic Youth - Murray Street
4. Yann Tiersen - C’Etait Ici
5. 假音人 - Gayamyan
6. Nina Nastasia - The Blackened Air
7. …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Source Tags & Codes
8. Tanakh - Villa Claustrophobia
9. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.
10. Migala - Restos de un Incendio
Charis
music:
- Beth Gibbons & Rustin’ Man - Out of Season
- Do Make Say Think - & Yet & Yet
- Boards of Canada - Geogaddi
- Kepler - Missionless Days
- Low - Trust
- Múm - Finally We Are No One
- Mus - El Naval
- The Notwist - Neon Golden
- Sigur Rós - ( )
- Various Artists - You Don’t Need Darkness to Do What You Think Is Right
- Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
- the Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
films:
- All About Lily Chou-Chou (青春電幻物語) by 岩井俊二
- Cube (心慌方) by Vincenzo Natali
- Ghost World (黐孖妹) by Terry Zwigoff
- The Piano Teacher (鋼琴教師) by Michael Haneke
- 8 Femmes (八美千嬌) by Françoise Ozon
- Talk to Her (對她有話兒) by Pedro Almodóvar
- Heaven (疾走天堂) by Tom Tykwer
- Sex & Lucia (露茜亞的情人) by Julio Medem
- Y Tu Mama Tambien (衰仔失樂園) by Alfonso Cuaron
Nash
best post-rock music:
1. Stereolab - ABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions
2. Do Make Say Think - & Yet & Yet
3. Tarentel - Ephemera
4. Sigur Rós - ( )
5. Yellow 6 - Lake:Desert
6. Yume Bitsu - Golden Vessyl of Sound
7. Landing - Seasons
disappointing albums:
- Mono - One Step More and You Die
- Timonium - Resist Education
live:
1. Dirty Three @ 聖界 (加演場)
2. Explosions in the Sky @ 聖界 (Nov 17)
3. Mono @ FORMOZ, Day 1