The GrEEN DoLPHiN's PoLL13

Best albums, bands / solo artists of 2004

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B e s t   b a n d s / s o l o   a r t i s t s (228)
  1. Mono (Japan) (34)
  2. Universe Zero (Belgium) (30)
  3. Magma (France) (29)
  4. Mogwai (UK, Scotland) (27)
  5. Happy The Man (USA) (24)
  6. Marillion (UK) (21)
  7. 65 Days Of Static (UK) (20)
    Björk (Iceland) (20)
  8. The Arcade Fire (Canada) (18)
    John Zorn's Electric Masada (USA) (18)
    The Mars Volta (UK) (18)
    Sigur Rós (Iceland) (18)
    Wilco (USA) (18)
  9. Efterklang (Denmark) (16)
    King Crimson (UK/USA) (16)
    Silver Mt. Zion/Thee Silver Mountain Reveries (Canada) (16)
    Sonic Youth (USA) (16)
  10. Múm (Iceland) (15)
  11. Mike Keneally Band (USA) (13)
    Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (USA) (13)
  12. M83 (France) (12)
  13. Ayreon/Arjen A. Lucassen (The Netherlands) (11)
    Dream Theater (USA) (11)
The Green Dolphin's Poll Nr 13. "Best bands/solo artists of 2004"

Mono: Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered And The Sun Shined

Björk: Medúlla

Univers Zero: Implosion

B e s t   a l b u m s (243)
  1. Mono "Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered And The Sun Shined" (Human Highway Records/RykoDisk/Temporary Residence Limited) (62)
  2. Björk "Medúlla" (One Little Indian/Atlantic) (45)
  3. Univers Zero "Implosion" (Cuneiform) (38)
  4. Marillion "Marbles" (Intact Recordings) (26)
    Paatos "Kallocain" (Inside Out) (26)
  5. Ahvak "Ahvak" (Cuneiform) (25)
    Matthew Parmenter "Astray" (Strung Out) (25)
  6. 65 Days Of Static "The Fall Of Math" (Monotreme) (23)
  7. Múm "Summer Make Good" (Fat Cat) (21)
  8. Animal Collective "Sung Tongs" (Fat Cat) (20)
    Brian Wilson "Smile" (Nonesuch) (20)
  9. Happy The Man "The Muse Awakens" (Inside Out Music) (19)
  10. Bark Psychosis "Codename: DustSucker" (Fire) (17)
    MAGMA "K.A" (Seventh) (17)
  11. Peter Hammill "Incoherence" (Fie!) (16)
  12. Mike Keneally Band "Dog" (Exowax) (14)
    Pain Of Salvation "Be" (InsideOut) (14)
  13. Blackfield "Blackfield" (Helicon & Universal/Gates Of Dawn/Snapper Music) (13)
  14. !!! "Louden Up Now" (Touch And Go) (12)
    California Guitar Trio "Whitewater" (Inside Out) (12)
    Dave Bainbridge "Veil Of Gossamer" (Open Sky) (12)
    Efterklang "Tripper" (The Leaf Label) (12)
    Fripp & Eno "The Equatorial Stars" (Opal) (12)
  15. Ayreon "The Human Equation" (Inside Out) (11)
    Guapo "Five Suns"  (Cuneiform) (11)
The Green Dolphin's Poll Nr 13. "Best albums of 2004"

T h e  P a r t i c i p a n t s (35)


(Are from 13 countries: Canada, Chile, England, France, Germany, Latvia, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, USA)


  1. Marcin Olempa (Poland) (Collector)
  2. Alex Botten (Scotland) (Writer, Musician: Thee Moths)    Thee Moths.co.uk
  3. Jedd Beaudoin (USA) (Critic)    Sea Of Tranquility    F5
  4. Colleen Kinsella (USA) (Musician: Cerberus Shoal)    Cerberus Shoal    Cerberus Shoal
  5. James Vella (England) (Critic, Musician: Yndi Halda, A Lily)     A Lily    A Lily    CDreviews.com
  6. Volkmar Mantei (Germany) (Critic, Collector)     Ragazzi-music
  7. Nathan Amundson (USA) (Critic, Musician: Rivulets)    Rivulets     Pretty Bruises
  8. Guillermo De la Madrid (Spain) (Record label)    Astro Discos
  9. Jeff Melton (USA) (Critic, Staff Writer)    Exposé    Gnosis
  10. Jacob Felix Heule (USA) (Musician, Radio KUSF San Francisco)    Breakthrough in Grey Room
  11. Peter Maizitis (USA) (Musician, Producer)    CDBABY    Tower Records    IUMA    Soundclick warning - "Fastclick" spyware)    Apple iTunes requires software download
  12. Frans Schmidt (The Netherlands) (Critic, Collector)    ProgWereld
  13. Brian Holm (USA) (Writer/Critic)    30music.com
  14. Antonio Dimitrov (Macedonia) (Musician: Every Kid On Speed, Every Kid On Acid, Sound_00, Microsound_00; Critic: Urban magazine, Student word; Record label owner; Radio programme: Post globhal music, Post global sound scape)   Acid Fake Recordings    Music radio channel 103    Fakezine    Acid Fake Recordings    Vital weekly    Skopje's Burning    Imaginary Rockstar Syndrome
  15. Hector Diaz (Chile) (Collector, Musician, Ex-critic, Ex-radio producer)
  16. Stuart Hood (Canada) (Critic, Editor of SHZine)    SHZine
  17. Carlos Tavares (Portugal) (Concert promoter)    Gouveia Art Rock
  18. Joseph Stevenson (USA) (Radio Personality Show: The Pit)    89.1 WYBF-FM
  19. Yuri Chernenok (Latvia) (Collector)
  20. Jackson Bross (USA) (Collector, Teacher)
  21. Dann Chinn (England) (Critic)    Misfit City    Evophonic
  22. Stephane Fougere (France) (Critic)     TRAVERSES
  23. Dominique Leone (USA) (Critic)    Ground And Sky     Pitchforkmedia.com
  24. Dustin Wall (USA) (Critic, Editor/columnist, Radio personality/disc jockey, Collector, Critic)     KCOU 88.1 FM
  25. Mike Ezzo (USA) (Critic, Musician)     Exposé     Best albums by Mike Ezzo
  26. Jãnis Zilde (Latvia) (Musician: Satellites lv, Kuba;, Critic)    Intervija     Satellites LV in Latvian     TV Net par CD
  27. Renars Zivers (Latvia) (Collector)
  28. Charlie Rauh (USA) (Musician: Arclyte, Off Transmission)     Arclyte     Off Transmission
  29. Aaron Weits (USA) (Producer, Musician: Mir)     Mir
  30. Chris Ide (England) (Critic/Webzine Reviewer)     Pretentious Heathens-UK
  31. Jensenne Roculan (Canada) (Collector)
  32. Aigars Cervinskis (Latvia) (Critic, Musician: Holy Lamb)    Holy Lamb     Nokturnal Palace in Latvian
  33. Josh Korody (Canada) (Musician: In The Hills The Cities)     In The Hills The Cities
  34. Barry Rogers (England) (Musician: Loss of a Child)     Loss of a Child
  35. Clay Hazlip (USA) (Collector)     Clay Hazlip

This poll was compiled by Dainis Bushmanis, May 7th, 2005.

The Green Dolphin's Poll, © Dainis Bushmanis, P.O. Box 345, Riga, LV-1050, LATVIA.

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