• • •
Pat Keen – I Saw A Bug
Island House
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
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Surya Botofasina – Subtle Movements
Leaving
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Chuck Johnson – Sun Glories
Western Vinyl
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Holy Tongue meets Shackleton – The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now
AD 93
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Quintelium – Dream and Reality
Somewherecold
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Dummy – Free Energy
Trouble In Mind
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Amelia Courthouse – Broken Things
Spinster
Listen on and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Zonk – ZONK
Island House
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Wendy Eisenberg – Viewfinder
American Dreams
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Polypores – There Are Other Worlds
Castles In Space
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Milan W. – Leave Another Day
STROOM.tv
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Brendon Moeller – Mirage
Quiet Details
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
CS + Kreme – The Butterfly Drinks the Tears of the Tortoise
The Trilogy Tapes
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Satoshi Tomiie – Magic Hour
Abstract Architecture
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Mukqs – Eye Frame
Orange Milk
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Charles A.D. – West Pontoon Bridge
100% Silk
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Jabu – A Soft and Gatherable Star
do you have peace?
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Fergus Jones – Ephemera
Numbers
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Body Meπa – Prayer in Dub
Hausu Mountain
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Shigeto – Cherry Blossom Baby
Ghostly International
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Zero Key – False 01 / Selfsame – False 02
False Aralia
Listen and buy on Bandcamp: Zero Key and Selfsame
• • •
H.A.N.K. – The Big Melt
Second Circle
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Merope – Vėjula
STROOM.tv
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Actress – Дарен Дж. Каннінгем
Smalltown Supersound
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
The Necks – Bleed
Northern Spy
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
more eaze & kaho matsui – computer and recording works for girls
Full Spectrum
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
RAMZi – moon tan
FATi Records
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Jlin – Akoma
Planet Mu
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Fennesz – Mosaic
Touch
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
• • •
Niagara – De Motu
Principe
Listen and buy on Bandcamp.
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great list, thx david j! lots to dive in..
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like every year, it’s a treat to go through this well thought list and discover fantastic records. Thank you so much!
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Incredible stuff, as always! I’d love to see what else is on the list that didn’t make the cut! And I have some recommendations, too.
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My favourite end of year list, you’ve put me on to so much amazing music David and for that I am eternally grateful
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are these ranked in order or just tiers? is Discipline your favoirte album from last year?
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