End Of Year Round Up

We asked a few designers / artists etc what were their highlights musically and toy wise in 2007, also what they were looking forward to in 2008

Rob Triclops
Album of the year : WOW, tuff as . . . either Burial - Untrue or MIA - Kala
Track of the year : either Commix - Be True or Burial - Archangel (Boy 8-Bit remix)
Toy of the year : ummmm Jasper Stank !
Most anticipated Toy release 08 : it's gotta be the Ashley Wood's Bertie 'Bot
www.triclopsstudio.com/index

Luc Triclops
Album of the Year : The Fratellis - Costello Music
Track of the year : Rufus Wainwright - Going to a town
Toy of the year : Eboy Peecols
Most anticipated toy of '08 : Bertie the robot, Ashley Wood and BigShotToyWorks
www.triclopsstudio.com/index

ToysRevil : Andy
Album of the year : Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight
Track of the year : What I've Done (Linkin Park - i really didnt get much albums this year! LOL)
Toy of the year : Sucklord 600
Most anticipated Toy release 08 : Transformers Animated toy-series
http://toysrevil.blogspot.com

Andrew Bell
Album of the year : UNKLE - War Stories
Track of the year : Saul Williams & Trent Reznor - Sunday Bloody Sunday cover.
Toy of the year : Angels and Gringos Sancho (Marigold edition)
Most anticipated Toy release 08 : The Giver by Andrew Bell J
www.creaturesinmyhead.com

MAD
Album of the year : Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Track of the year : Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
Toy of the year : DOLBEE: Compact Character*Designed by MAD and manufactured by SOLID
Most anticipated Toy release 08 : MAD*L's.... Phase:3 and the 10" DIY's. ?Spring can't come any quicker!
www.madtoydesign.com

Sucklord
Album of the year : The Crystal Pharaoh - Blaxploration
Track of the year : Vectar - Can I Rap?
Toy of the year : Sucklord 600
Most anticipated Toy release 08 : Sucklord 738
www.suckadelic.com

Tim Tsui
Album of the year : Graduation --- Kanye West
Track of the year : Stronger --- Kanye West
Toy of the year : --- Da Minci
Most anticipated Toy release 08 : my upcoming creation.
www.teamzero.com.hk

Le Merde
Album of the year : Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
Track of the year : Animal Collective - Safer (from the Peacebone single)
Toy of the year : Gargamel - Zagoran SDCC 2007 Clear w/ Guts
Most anticipated Toy release 08 : Gargamel - Martin Ontiveros's Ojo Rojo Mini (not the pocket sized one released at SDCC 2007 but the new bigger one)
www.lemerde.com

Nakanari
Album of the year : Kanye West - Graduation
Track of the year : Kanye West - stronger
Toy of the year : Jled ringo Most anticipated
Toy release 08 : my spikis dunny
http://nakanari.blogspot.com

TADO
Album of the year : Akiakane - Kasumisou
Track of the year : Stiff Little Fingers -Barbed Wire Love
Toy of the year : 20" to-fu / pete fowler's van orlax
Most anticipated Toy release 08 : dunno - we like surprises!
www.tado.co.uk