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What was great about 2005
2046 [2005] [DVD]2046 [2005] [DVD]
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Glorious film-making, sensual, meditative, a joy from beginning to end
Summer Storm [DVD]Summer Storm [DVD]
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Touching, funny - a great film about the dilemmas involved in coming out as a young gay man
Kung Fu Hustle [DVD] [2005]Kung Fu Hustle [DVD] [2005]
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Brilliantly funny and inventive - move over Jackie Chan!
Lullabies to Violaine: Singles and Extended Plays [4CD]Lullabies to Violaine: Singles and Extended Plays [4CD] by Cocteau Twins
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At last - all the singles collected together from the most beautiful sounding band of the 80s
Cripple CrowCripple Crow by Devendra Banhart
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Freaky, funny, enchanting, rapturously emotional by turn
Want TwoWant Two by Rufus Wainwright
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Just as fabulous as Want One - Gay Messiah indeed!
SupernatureSupernature by Goldfrapp
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Electro-stomp heaven
Kurt Atterberg: Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 4 'Sinfonia Piccola'Kurt Atterberg: Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 4 'Sinfonia Piccola'
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The Fourth Symphony has been my favourite discovery of the year - very engaging and melodic. Try if you like Nielsen or Sibelius.
Rautavaara: Garden of Spaces; Clarinet Concerto; Cantus ArcticusRautavaara: Garden of Spaces; Clarinet Concerto; Cantus Arcticus
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What is it with Finns and great clarinet concertos? The Lindberg is also superb and Aho has one premiering next year.
Arvo Part - LamentateArvo Part - Lamentate by Arvo Part
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Da Pacem Domine is my favourite here
Tavener: Choral WorksTavener: Choral Works
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Shunya!
The White HotelThe White Hotel by D M Thomas
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Achingly beautiful, utterly moving
No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal GrowthNo Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth by Ken Wilber
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Essential reading on human consciousness
Pilgrims: Two Unlikely Friends Unravel the Mystery of LifePilgrims: Two Unlikely Friends Unravel the Mystery of Life by Paul McDermott
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Profound book - what happens when two people learn to really listen to each other
Jonathan Strange and Mr. NorrellJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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A cheat as I'm only a third of the way through but loving it!
AerialAerial by Kate Bush
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She's back and it's been worth the wait