Playlist Obscura Review of 2023
Chiptune of the Year
"Cyberpunx" by LukHash
Honourable Mention "The First of Us" by Professor Shyguy
Passed Away In 2023
Fred White (Earth, Wind & Fire), Gangsta Boo (Three 6 Mafia), Kingsize Taylor (Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes), Alan Rankine (The Associates), Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds), Lisa Marie Presley, Robbie Bachman & Tim Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive), Van Conner (Screaming Trees), David Crosby (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), Alex Napier (Uriah Heep), Anthony "Top" Topham (The Yardbirds), Tom Verlaine (Television), Charlie Thomas (The Drifters), Burt Bacharach, David Jude Jolicoeur (De La Soul), Steve Mackey (Pulp), Michael Rhodes (The Notorious Cherry Bombs), Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Robin Lumley (The Spiders from Mars), Napoleon XIV, Simon Emmerson (Afro Celt Sound System), Jim Gordon (Derek and the Dominos), Fuzzy Haskins (Parliament-Funkadelic), Mick Slattery (Hawkwind), Wayne Swinny (Saliva), Brian Gillis (LFO), Sweet Charles Sherrell (James Brown's band), Vivian Trimble (Luscious Jackson), Paul Cattermole (S Club 7), Ian Bairnson (The Alan Parsons Project), Cliff Fish (Paper Lace), Mark Sheehan (The Script), Moonbin (Astro), Mark Stewart & John Waddington (The Pop Group), Harry Belafonte, Wee Willie Harris, Gordon Lightfoot, Rob Laakso (Kurt Vile and the Violators), Algy Ward (The Damned), Pete Brown, Andy Rourke (The Smiths), Sheldon Reynolds (The Commodores), Tina Turner, Blackie Onassis (Urge Overkill), Teresa Taylor (Butthole Surfers), Tony Bennett, Brad Houser (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians), Sinéad O'Connor, John Gosling (The Kinks), DJ Casper, Robbie Robertson (The Band), Gary Young (Pavement), Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake), Jack Sonni (Dire Straits), Jimmy Buffett Steve Harwell (Smash Mouth), Bruce Guthro (Runrig), Roger Whittaker, Rudolph Isley (The Isley Brothers), Steve Riley (Steppenwolf), Conny Van Dyke, George Brown (Kool & the Gang), Charlie Dominici (Dream Theater), Mars Williams (The Psychedelic Furs), Jean Knight, Les Maguire (Gerry and the Pacemakers), Geordie Walker (Killing Joke), Shane MacGowan (The Pogues), Denny Laine (The Moody Blues), Jeffrey Foskett (The Beach Boys), Colin Burgess (AC/DC), Laura Lynch (Dixie Chicks)
Most Welcome Return Award - Buck 65
Honourable Mentions:
White Town, The Heavy, John Cale, Shakin’ Stevens, Ben Folds, Jake Shears, Just Jack, Alison Goldfrapp, Credit To The Nation, Collapsed Lung, Therapy?, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Reverend And The Makers, Eddie Chacon, Cornershop, My Life Story, , Alabama 3, Lloyd Cole, Teenage Fanclub, Sparklehorse, Tina Arena, Wreckless Eric, Beverley Knight, Ash, Kirsten Hersh, Filter, Sugababes, Shed Seven, John Douglas, Wilco, Incognito, MGMT, Andre 3000, DJ Shadow, Handsome Boy Modeling School & Justin Warfield
Craziest Thing To Come of of Asian Pop Award
“Kizuna No Kiseki” by MAN WITH A MISSION
“Stop, Collaborate & Listen” Award for Best Collaboration of The Year
“One In A Thousand” by Obey Robots (Penfriend and Rat from Ned’s Atomic Dustbin)
Honourable Mention: “Shine A Light” by Suzi Quatro and KT Tunstall
Brother Bill's "Future Flashback Award" 2023
"Downtown Side" by Grocer
Cover Version of The Year
“Maps” by The Righteous Babes
Honourable Mention: “Whole Again” by Dadi Freyr
Alternative Eurovision Entry of the Year
"The Big Love Na Na Song" by Sid Ozalid, Thee Monk & The Euro Singers
Sportsball Based Track of The Year
“Karl Heinz Rummenigge” by The Funky Red Pandas
Honourable Mention: "Ruddy Vile" by The Happy Somethings
Wordplay Award for Best Spoken Word Track of The Year
"Poem in Which the Word Is Not Spoken" by Tanvi Roberts
Concious Hip-Hop Track of The Year
"Curriculum Vitae" by Arcane-Gel
Straight Outta Scotland Award for Scottish Hip-Hop
"Between A Nail And A Sharp Place" by Fire Up The Sun
Honourable Mention: “Bon Accord” by Guy Roch MC
Nerdcore Hip-Hop Track of the Year
"Pedro" by Mega Ran
Honourable Mention: "Kaboom" by Professor Elemental
Protest Song of The Year
"Take Your Money" by Jodie Langford
Alt Pop Track of The Year
"Dandelion & Burdock" by Trouser Dress
“Leather Jacket” Award for Best Rawk & Rawl
"Pull The Trigger" by Chester Doom
Honourable Mention: "Surprise Party" by Leathers!
LASERS! Award for Synthwave Track of the Year
"Jupiter Landing" by One Possible Future
Honourable Mention: "Last Rays of Daylight" by Jailh0use
Fuzzbox Award for Best Dirty Sound of The Year
"Mr Postman" by Vibrator
Jangle Pop Track of The Year
"Double Agent Working Alone" by John Dredge & The Balcony Shirts Band
"Brand New, You're Retro" Award For Making Old New
"Armageddon" by Spidercat
Honourable Mention: "Dance If You Wanna" by Caspar Heyzeus
“That’s In Canada” Standout Canadian Act of the Year
"Sears Catalogue" by Prune Tracy
Geographically Confusing Band Name of the Year
"Fantastic Pantsuit" by sparkle*jets u.k. from Los Angeles, USA
Positivity Track of the Year
"There Is More Love Than Hate" by The Jojo Man Band
2023 PLAYLIST OBSCURA SONG OF THE YEAR
"It All Comes Round" by Shakin' Stevens
Something To Look Forward to in 2024
"The Morning After" by Underscribes
Others:
"Other Aberdeen's" Award for Act from an Aberdeen outside of Scotland
"Poodles" by Rafael Pena from Aberdeen, Maryland, USA
Song About Radio of The Year
"Greatest Hits Radio" by Swansea Sound
Satanic Blues Track of the Year
"Music Of The Devil" by Graham Parker & The Goldtops
Cat Based Track of The Year
"Housecat" by Birdman Cult
Funkiest Joint of The Year
"Good For Nothin'" by Klay Cartier
Honourable Mention: "Awkward Disco" by The Funky Red Pandas
Namecheck of the Year
“Black Sabbath” by Harli & The House of Jupiter
