I'd kind of gotten away from doing these year-end lists, which I've always loved. In a lot of ways, it's a very arbitrary act, owing a lot to my whim at the moment I decide to commit to the order set before me, and subject to change at any moment. But it's also a lot of fun, and an excuse to pay even more attention to the music I enjoy, respect and admire. I'd say the list was determined by those last three factors. That and, again, whim. An objective determination of quality, this is not.
1. Grouper - A I A : Alien Observer / A I A : Dream Loss
2. The Field - Looping State Of Mind
3. P.G. Six - Starry Mind
4. Ford & Lopatin - Channel Pressure
5. Morphosis - What Have We Learned
6. John Maus - We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves
7. The Native Cats - Process Praise
8. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
9. Bibio - Mind Bokeh (except for the horrid "Take Off Your Shirt," it should be noted)
10. Alberich - Psychology Of Love
11. Metal Mountains - Golden Trees
12. Belong - Common Era
13. Eleanor Friedberger - Last Summer
14. Jonas Reinhardt - Music For The Tactile Dome
15. Balaclavas - Snake People
16. Silk Flowers - Ltd. Form
17. Roll The Dice - In Dust
18. U.S. Girls - U.S. Girls on KRAAK
19. The Sea And Cake - The Moonlight Butterfly
20. Zola Jesus - Conatus
Other albums of note (in no particular order): Zombi - Escape Velocity, Steve Moore - Primitive Neural Pathways, Total Control - Henge Beat, Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972, Panda Bear - Tomboy, Natural Snow Buildings - Waves Of The Random Sea, Maria Minerva - Tallinn At Dawn, M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, Kyle Bobby Dunn - Ways Of Meaning, Dream Diary - You Are The Beat, Charalambides - Exile, Household - Items, Shoppers - Silver Year
Samples of the Top 20:
1. Grouper - A I A : Alien Observer / A I A : Dream Loss
2. The Field - Looping State Of Mind
3. P.G. Six - Starry Mind
4. Ford & Lopatin - Channel Pressure
5. Morphosis - What Have We Learned
6. John Maus - We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves
7. The Native Cats - Process Praise
and, for a better sense of how they sound on the album:
The Native Cats - Dani Dani by Noise, Etc.
8. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
9. Bibio - Mind Bokeh (except for the horrid "Take Off Your Shirt," it should be noted)
10. Alberich - Psychology Of Love
11. Metal Mountains - Golden Trees
12. Belong - Common Era
13. Eleanor Friedberger - Last Summer
14. Jonas Reinhardt - Music For The Tactile Dome
15. Balaclavas - Snake People
16. Silk Flowers - Ltd. Form
Silk Flowers - LTD FORM - Chance (post present medium) by pdis_inpartmaint
17. Roll The Dice - In Dust
18. U.S. Girls - U.S. Girls on KRAAK
19. The Sea And Cake - The Moonlight Butterfly
20. Zola Jesus - Conatus
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment