Best of 2009 part 9

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1) Jack Rose & the Black Twig Pickers - Revolt
2) Jack Rose & the Black Twig Pickers - Kensington Blues

Famed fingerstyle guitar player Jack Rose passed away at the age of 38 on the 5th, so I feel it's appropriate to include tracks from one of his recent discs, Jack Rose & the Black Twig Pickers. His music will be missed.

3) OOIOO - Uda Ha

Yoshimi P-We's project OOIOO is sorely underrated. Sure, they're not the cosmic psych-out music of the Boredoms, but that's no reason to hate them. I found their latest record, Armonico Hewa to be one of the most interesting records I've heard this year. Check it out if you like polyrhythmic drums, chanting, weird guitar lines, et cetera.

4) Steve Lehman Octet - Echoes

Steve Lehman is sorely underrated in the jazz world. His latest record, Travail, Transformation and Flow claims to be the first jazz recording to utilize Spectralist composition methods. The Octet's music creates this really weird floating sound, feeling as if the horns' presence is still lingering like a phantom after they've played. Plus, the drumming on this record is amazing, and there is a GZA cover.