2007 is coming to a close, and with it comes legions of ‘best of the year’ lists. 2007 was also the year themilkfactory came back to life, so it is only fair to add to the background noise with our very own selection of the essential albums of 2007. 20 albums that you shouldn’t have missed. And don’t forget to check out the individual top 20 albums for each of the site contributors for a comprehensive overview of what 2007 was made of.

1.

BURIAL
Untrue
Hyperdub

2.

MÚM
Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy
Fat-Cat Records

3.

ARVE HENRIKSEN
Strjon
Rune Grammofon

4.

DISRUPT
Foundation Bit
Werk Discs

5.

FENNESZ & SAKAMOTO
Cendre
Touch

6.

SUPERSILENT
8
Rune Grammofon

7.

UNDERWORLD
Oblivion With Bells
Vital

8.

PANDA BEAR
Person Pitch
Paw Tracks

9.

THE FIELD
From Here We Go To Sublime
Kompakt

10.

SUPERMAYER
Save The World
Kompakt

11.

EFTERKLANG
Parades
The Leaf Label

12.

RICARDO VILLALOBOS
Fabric 36
Fabric

13.

STRINGS OF CONCIOUSNESS
Our Moon Is Full
Central Control

 

14.

IKUE MORI
Bhima Swarga: The Journey Of The Soul From Hell To Heaven
Tzadik

15.

MATTHEW DEAR
Asa Breed
Ghostly International

16.

AVEY TARE & KRIA BREKKAN
Pullhair Rubeye
Paw-Tracks

17.

ALISTAIR CROSBIE
This Quiet House (The Lonesome Age Of Mirrors – Volume One) / The Study Of Cycles (The Lonesome Age Of Mirrors – Volume Two)
Lefthand Pressings

18.

MURCOF
Cosmos
The Leaf Label

19.

BHOB RAINEY & RALF WEHOWSKY
I Don’t Think I Can See You Tonight
Sedimental

20.

TUNNG
Good Arrows
Full Time Hobby

 

 

David Abravanel
Eleventh Volume
Joe Muggs
Max Schaefer
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