Best of 2002: A Look Back

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  • 01 Iran: Moon Boys
  • 02 Notwist: Neon Golden
  • 03 McLusky: McLusky Do Dallas
  • 04 Boards of Canada: Geogaddi
  • 05 Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow
  • 06 Mr. Lif: I Phantom
  • 07 Boom Bip: Seed to Sun
  • 08 Tim Hecker: Haunt Me, Haunt Me, Do It Again
  • 09 Boyracer: ...Loosen Yr Grip
  • 10 El-P: Fantastic Damage
  • 11 GZA: Legend of the Liquid Swords
  • 12 Jóhann Jóhannsson: Englabörn
  • 13 Spoon: Kill The Moonlight
  • 14 Enon: High Society
  • 15 June Panic: Baby's Breadth
  • 16 Talib Kweli: Quality
  • 17 Quasimoto: Astronaut EP
  • 18 Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
  • 19 Books: Thought For Food
  • 20 Amon Tobin: Out From Out Where
  • 21 Mountain Goats: All Hail West Texas
  • 22 Keith Fullerton Whitman: Playthroughs
  • 23 Tok Tok vs. Soffy O: Tok Tok vs. Soffy O
  • 24 RJD2: Dead Ringer
  • 25 Ekkhard Ehlers: Plays
  • 26 Saint Etienne: Finisterre
  • 27 Hrvatski: Swarm & Dither
  • 28 Missy Elliot: Under Construction
  • 29 Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown
  • 30 Dälek: From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots
Author Comments: 

02 was a hott year in music. This was the only year I had a hard time getting the list down to 30, and I'm still not really satisfied with the list. Wilco belongs on there somewhere, but I don't know what to bump off.