best of 2004

ok, due to the lovely temperature of -30 we stayed in one day/night at our hotel. but we had to do something, so we started making lists of everything that was best of 2004. here it is:

OSKAR	OSCAR
TOP 5 NEW SONGS
higher power – jens lekman jamnite – geeneus vs wizzbit headfull of pills – prima donnas i think about you (geiger mix?) – heiko voss the bridge – the knife	senna och marie – hans appelqvist hit2 – the corporate casuals cold swedish winter – jens lekman galang – m.i.a. drugs in my body – thieves like us
TOP 5 RETRO SONGS
film noir – unter den linden 2000 ar – tt reuter tunic – sonic youth mat – elegi die matrosen – liliput	all night long – lionel ritchie scatman – scatman john necroust – mayhem walking on thin ice – yoko ono manadens P2 fagel
TOP 5 PERFORMERS
ghetto from ruff squad jens lekman prima donnas wiley baby dayliner	hans appelqvist baby dayliner angelo bandalamenti bonnie prince billy robin wilks
TOP 5 FILMS
fire walk with me super size me the corporation eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (screener version) fahrenheit 911	eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (screener version) i heart huckabees anchorman solaris freedom
TOP 5 ART
me in julia’s performance me in oscar’s performance the documentation about a border, at tate john bock – klutterkammer (tin foil room)	gregor schneider – the schneider family john bock – klutterkammer ann-sofie siden – between worlds santiago sierra george w bush – operation iraq freedom
TOP 5 INVENTIONS
my todo notes the fax jackie the steamer my secret invention	safety goggles for eating grapefruit the fax machine hipbone cuckoo clock soundless drape runners
TOP 5 PLACES
top of the mountain, sarek, sweden snowdonia, wales my cube marta’s house stanfords	chelsea richmond my studio rural england sofo
TOP 5 HAPPENINGS
halloween party in peckham ice skating gorky park chss rom trip #2 24hrs in south london with marta and paul	the druid festival chss halloween party in peckham birthday showing the flat to chelsea
TOP 5 JOKES/FUNNY
the sibirien joke in siberia mistakes creates new words (such as gravryt) singing the soundtrack to the good, the bad and the ugly in sarek los torros in london china	what did the paralegal crab tell it’s client? two cannibals where eating a clown. min pappa har krulligt har och mustasch kvistfritt krastskvast england
TOP 5 GIRLS
jackie	chelsea beth linda the rasputin girl log lady
TOP 5 BOYS
	tom hines andre wolff terry richardson moloroid denis
TOP 5 FOOD
VM-75 multivitamin/mineral pill nr 22 at tay do cafe, london fake meatballs in sarek the tofu broccoli salad for lunch at stanfords staff room tesco croissant	death burger in richmond burritos in dumbo omul at kalinka, irkutsk pills meat
TOP 5 RESTAURANTS
tay do cafe, london a georgian restaurant, moscow kalinka, irkutsk il postino, spanga stora sjofallets hotell, lapland	pedro’s, dumbo kalinka, irkutsk rustik’s, moscow new york pizza, novosibirsk mongolian restaurant car, mongolia
TOP 5 PUBS/BARS
catch, shoreditch, london two floors, soho, london two brewers, covent garden, london the george and dragon, shoreditch, london gogol, moscow	smerts spionem, shoreditch, london phlagmatic dog, moscow catch, shoreditch, london george and dragon, shoreditch, london two floors, soho, london
TOP 5 CLUBS
rinse session, plastic people sga, smerts spionem wrong crowd, the social fabric when roll deep rolled deep object noll adin, irkutsk	swedish grime awards golf sale the freemasons gogol objekt null adin
TOP 5 DRUGS
VM-75 multivitamin/mineral pill jackie nuts seeds ichat	legs snickers power tools internet post cards
TOP 5 COUNTRIES
Russia Sweden UK USA Svalbard (norweigan)	Butan Russia France Sweden Germany
TOP 5 POLITICS
jusjtjenko my increse of interest on the subject fahrenheit 911 the corporation www.kerryrocks.com	butan bans smoking documentaries the resignations bush gets re elected israel builds a wall
TOP 5 INTERNET
wordpress friendster ichat with jackie phlagmatic dog ichat MC’s	sr.se/p1 ansiktsburk the paris hilton movie friendster terryrichardson.com
TOP 5 CLOTHES
ullfrotte socks penguin shoes grandpa sweaters lord helmet sized fur hats maldives t-shirt (that my brother gave me 20 years ago?)	long johns glasses with senilsnodd the cardigan really short shorts fur hat
TOP 5 MACHINES
my drum machine pb titanium yashican tings in boots fat joe	my new russian wrist watch bosch 14V screwdriver black & decker power saw dodompa the train
TOP 5 BUILDINGS
the four chimneys factory, krasnoyarsk seven sisters, moscow my tent, sarek the russian kiosk kista science tower	the new elevator at central saint martins on charing cross road hotel novosibirsk the cuckoo clock my cubicle the yurt
TOP 5 CITIES
moscow novosibirsk paris london nyc	patterson moscow novosibirsk irkutsk gallivare
TOP 5 ROADS/STREETS
great eastern street, london the streets of moscow rue montmartre, paris ulitsy tjelioskintsev, novosibirsk the streets i haven’t seen yet	the silk road kungsleden arbat, moscow great eastern street redchurch street
TOP 5 NATURE SITES
sarek, aug wales, apr bjorkliden, apr surrey, nov baikal lake, dec	sarek hoxton square lake baikal roslagen gorky park
TOP 5 ANIMALS
barndjuret, irkutsk the standing frozen fish in novosibirsk fiskdjuret, lake baikal straydogs in russia gradvargar	beaver barndjuret, irkutsk straydogs raindeers the flying squirrel
TOP 5 WORDS
BUURRRRAPPPP!! grävryt paschalsta nöjd digga	grävryt rävhand post spiontai rad go bananas
TOP 5 VEHICLES
my racer in london mini vans in irkutsk ”taxis” in moscow train nr 10 ”baikal” volvon (mother’s)	train nr 10 ”baikal” toyota town ace tom’s red ferrari lada 3D scanner, 3D printer
TOP 5 MATERIALS
MDF chipboard cellophane lessebo bok paper ullfrotte	wood clingfilm fruits clothes wallpaper
TOP 5 BOOKS
arial view of nyc the russian way ett öga rött trail-blazer trans-siberian guide metro maps of the world	barnabok – lars gyllensten the death of ivan ilych – leo tolstoy oskarlin 1.0 – oskar karlin ett öga rött – jonas hassen khmeri crossing the rubicon
TOP 5 LIVE
roll deep crew, fabric jens lekman, water rats baby dayliner, spitz robin wilks, betsy trotwood oxford collapse, islington	operation iraqi freedom (continued) robin wilks one-two 53D karaoke parties
TOP 5 TV
twin peaks fashion tv russia seinfeld saltkråkan the program about maps	twin peaks life of mammals life of plants fashion tv russia kobra on internet