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The CyberNoise Directives 2012 (Best Of Year 2012)

by Graham Needham (© 14th December 2012)

Carter Tutti Void

Motor

VCMG

Laibach

Laibach

Leæther Strip

Tweaker

Ultravox

Douglas J McCarthy

X-TG (Throbbing Gristle)

BEF

Heaven 17

Various Artists

Hard Corps

Laibach

Psyche

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

John Carpenter & Alan Howarth

John Carpenter & Alan Howarth

08/01 VNV Nation

05/04 Laibach

01/06 Gary Numan

27/09 Ultravox

03/11 Heaven 17

26/11 The Human League

1. 1st - Nitzer Ebb

   Live At The Markethalle limited edition DVD
   >= Nitzer Ebb come first simply because it's their first official live video and it's brilliant.

2. 2nd - Recoil

   A Strange Hour In Budapest blu-ray
   >= Recoil come second because of the quality of this release - blu-ray only, packaging, extras, just fantastic.

3. 3rd - The Chemical Brothers

   Don't Think blu-ray/DVD
   >= Don't Think comes third because quite frankly it's a stunning live display with great music of course!

1. 1st - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

   OST The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo box set
   >= Nothing could top this for first place simply because it is the most ridiculously awesome packaging we've ever seen. Not just a box set a truly stunning piece of art and design - design by Rob Sheridan

2. 2nd - DJ Shadow

   Reconstructed box set
   >= Without The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo set coming out in the same year DJ Shadow's effort would have easily been first. Another amazing set of design and packaging - design by Trevor Jackson in collaboration with Daniel Mason at Something Else

3. 3rd - Carter Tutti Void

   Transverse album cover
   >= It's just an album cover but it really is a great bit of design by the artists themselves (Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti) = sure to blow your mind or give you a headache… or both!

Recommendations For 2013 - Watch and LISTEN out for them!
(Oh and BUY their stuff of course…)

• Diamond Version
• Security
• Cellmod
• Metroland
• Land Observations

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