
Filter's Top 10 of 2005, Day Two: Guillermo Scott Herren With Surrounded By Silence and the Reads The Books EP making a huge splash this year, Scott Herren, who also is the mastermind behind such innovative projects including Savath & Savalas and Piano Overlord proves to have a musical pallette as diverse as his efforts. Atlanta based with heredity in Barcelona, his work is beautiful, mind bending & thought-provoking, with a penchant for compelling live performances to boot. With an intro like that, there's no guessing what he could be listening to. Luckily you dont have to, as Herren gave us an intimate look at his year-end favorites! 1. Dungen, “Everything released this year is my favorite.” (Kemado/Astralwerks) 2.José Gonzalez – Veneer (Hidden Agenda) 3. Vashti Bunyan – Lookaftering (Dicristina Stair) 4. Broadcast – Tender Buttons (Warp) 5. Edan – Beauty and the Beat (Lewis) 6. Earth – Hex: Or Printing in the Infernal Method (Southern Lord) 7. Various Artists – Son Cubano NYC: Cuban Roots New York Spices 1972-82 (Astralwerks) 8. Debashish Bhattacharya – Calcutta Slide-Guitar, Vol. 3 (Riverboat) 9. Jesu – Jesu (Hydrahead) 10. The Books – Lost and Safe (Tomlab) | ![]() |