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#1 Eis-T   User is offline

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Posted 11 December 2014 - 10:56 PM

Brothers and sisters,

It is again that time of year where we wonder: what were the 10 best albums this year? Was it a good year in music history? I've took the liberty to kick off with the 10 things I liked most in no particular order yet. so here it goes: the 10 of 2014!

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Aphex Twin - Syro


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Mr. Scruff - Friendly Bacteria


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Simian Mobile Disco - Whorl


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De Huilende Rappers - Verkleed Als Sukkel (Dutch Rap album by the guys from Noisia)


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Bonobo - The North Borders


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Mark McGuire - Along the Way


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FSOL - Environment Five


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Martyn - The Air Between Words


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Phaeleh - Somnus


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Teebs - E S T A R A



honourable mentions:

Opiuo - Mekari
Basement Jaxx - Junto
The Crystal Method - The Crystal Method
Luke Vibert - Ridmik


To conclude: It wasn't an exceptional year, the anticipated work such as the new aphex twin was solid and so was Mr. Scruff and SMD. But compared to last year (Daft punk - RAM, Daniel Avery - Drone Logic, BOC - Tomorrow's Harvest) I think this year performed slightly lower than last year.
As we've got 20 days left in December: what did I miss and should I really give a spin this year?
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Posted 11 December 2014 - 11:33 PM

2014 was not a particularly good year from my point of view... I don't even know if I can put up a top 10. I'll do at least a top 5, here we go !

1. Dorian Concept - Joined Ends
http://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/dorianconcept-ann-river-mn
http://soundcloud.com/dorian-concept/dorian-concept-draft-culture

2. Para One - Club
http://soundcloud.com/para-one/you-too-1

3. Simian Mobile Disco - Whorl
http://soundcloud.com/simianmobiledisco/tangents-radio-edit

4. Knife Party - Abandon Ship
http://soundcloud.com/knifepartyinc/knife-party-give-it-up

5. Metronomy - Love Letters
http://soundcloud.com/metronomy/metronomy-im-aquarius

6. Blockhead - Bells and Whistles


7. Skrillex - Recess
http://soundcloud.com/skrillex/try-it-out-neon-mix-with-alvin

Can't say I was impressed by the new Aphex Twin album... It was a rather big disapointement.

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Forgot about Die Antwoord - Donker Mag. Great album.

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Posted 12 December 2014 - 12:51 PM

I haven't heard the new Para One yet! somehow I missed that. his previous album Epiphanie was 50 % amazing and 50 % dreadful. In my itunes half got 5 stars and half got 1 or 2 :P. lets see if his new one evokes less mixed feelings.
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Posted 12 December 2014 - 1:57 PM

In no particular order:

Elbow - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything
George Ezra - Wanted On Vayage
Got A Girl - I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now
I Break Horses - Chiaroscuro
Royal Blood - Royal Blood
St. Vincent - St. Vincent
King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath The Moon (it's from 2013)
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Posted 13 December 2014 - 2:05 AM

View PostEis-T, on 12 December 2014 - 1:51 PM, said:

I haven't heard the new Para One yet! somehow I missed that. his previous album Epiphanie was 50 % amazing and 50 % dreadful. In my itunes half got 5 stars and half got 1 or 2 :P. lets see if his new one evokes less mixed feelings.

Epiphanie was his first album, it was released almost ten years ago ! He did two other albums (well, one album and one OST) in the meantime. Club is a remix album of "Passion", his previous album

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Posted 15 December 2014 - 10:38 AM

Another album I missed was Clark - Clark which is dark and awesome. Don't know how it happened as it is released on Warp.. I recommend you all to give it spin, it sounds like winter to me.
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Posted 16 December 2014 - 10:03 PM

I didn't love this year for releases in electronic music, but nonetheless there were a few good ones.

1. Simian Mobile Disco - Whorl


2. Tycho - Awake


3. The Acid - Liminal (in particular, the track "Tumbling Lights")
https://soundcloud.com/the-acid-sounds/sets/liminal

That's it for me, sadly. I'll edit if I have forgotten anything.

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Posted 16 December 2014 - 11:16 PM

View PostMadPooter, on 16 December 2014 - 11:03 PM, said:

2. Tycho - Awake

Fooking nice! Thank you.
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Posted 17 December 2014 - 12:31 AM

View PostMadPooter, on 16 December 2014 - 10:03 PM, said:

I didn't love this year for releases in electronic music


Thats why nine out of ten albums in my list aren't electronic
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Posted 17 December 2014 - 5:50 AM

View PostCsar, on 16 December 2014 - 3:16 PM, said:

Fooking nice! Thank you.


Of course!

I've seen Tycho 5 times in concert (a favorite of my girlfriend) and this last time was truly impressive--they've managed a fantastic live band, and the visuals are compelling. Wonderful to "sway" to, and creates an amazing sensation for being in the crowd. Not recommended for those who don't like to just "chill," though.

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Posted 17 December 2014 - 12:46 PM

I didn't listen to too many new albums over the course of this year. One album I like to mention though, which I accidentally stumbled upon, is:
A Color Map of the Sun by Pretty Lights which in my eyes is pretty decent electronic music.



And here's a nice little documentary about the album's production process.


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Posted 17 December 2014 - 1:03 PM

And to spam yet another time:


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