2024 : Fav albums/EPs/Whatever

(Not including latest AE_LIVE 2022 sets + BBC Radio 6 mixes)

Shiggeru, Shackleton, & Omutaba - The Three Hands of Doom

Nsasi - Coinage

Takkak Takkak - Takkak Takkak


Worth noting that Shigeru Ishihara (Scotch Rolex) was involved in two out of three, not to mention 21st Century Seefeel (speaking of which, still need to check out that latest EP from August)

Sort of a lean year for new music for me. The only record here I’d really hate to be without is the Jessica Pratt. Still some enjoyable stuff though. Listed here with a representative track for each album.

I always feel this kinda weird guilt/regret when I see these threads lol. I don't check out new stuff nearly as much as a lot of you. I'm always catching up. Like it's not that I don't listen to anything new at all but I'm often a few years behind. I listened to a lot of 2023 music this year? It's all a bit overwhelming. I'm more likely to take recommendations from here than anywhere else though. But still it's a lot. I tend to just listen to a lot of the same stuff, I have cyclical/seasonal patterns and a huge music library as it is. I'm less inclined to take chances on new stuff cause I find a lot of it just isn't for me. This seems like a "getting old" problem maybe.
There's also the immense amount of work that goes into being an autechre fan lol. Gotta put in the hours! No time for other music!!!

I've definitely been getting less adventurous this year and feeling like I'm getting old, normally I spend more time with new people, like it'll be around 50% of the artists I'm hearing being new to me, but this year I spent most of my time closer to 25%

I still found some cool new people though. Have you all been keeping up with that label EVEL's releases? I feel like I heard a lot of great stuff from them this year, though more of it is on the colder digital side. But they had this sample based one that was a lot of fun, I think it would have some potential fans around here!

https://evel.bandcamp.com/album/discount-computer-software
 

I'm still working out something about my favorite music of the year but I just wanted to get this one shouted out now!

  On 12/19/2024 at 7:20 AM, taphead said:

I've definitely been getting less adventurous this year and feeling like I'm getting old, normally I spend more time with new people, like it'll be around 50% of the artists I'm hearing being new to me, but this year I spent most of my time closer to 25%

I still found some cool new people though. Have you all been keeping up with that label EVEL's releases? I feel like I heard a lot of great stuff from them this year, though more of it is on the colder digital side. But they had this sample based one that was a lot of fun, I think it would have some potential fans around here!

https://evel.bandcamp.com/album/discount-computer-software
 

I'm still working out something about my favorite music of the year but I just wanted to get this one shouted out now!

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Yes, EVEL is a great label.

EVEL's on fire yeah. Nebulo's most recent one is a must-listen, such an amazingly talented chap.
If you guys are into EVEL, then you may be into Conditional as well ? Computer music GOAT Calum Gunn self-released 2 stunning LPs this year, you have to grab Burnt Motto :

Oh yeah Conditional was great, so much quality material on there. I didn't know about these two from Gunn, I'll check them out!

ooo didn' t realize this thread was going already. some good shit in here.

priori is my tops. an amazing full length and a couple dance floor oriented 12”s.

skee mask. he's that good. wealth of new material this year. all good.

some top notch lush actress stuff on smalltown supersound.

new false aralia label from peak oil / topdown? dudes.

and then all of this sick stuff.

and virgo made a comeback and released a billion albums and eps.

twas a good year - for music!

Order changes, but:

1. Hexalyne - Scillocsenports

Scillocsenports (48KHZ/24BITS) | HEXALYNE | EVEL

2. Vaag - Perfect Imperfection

Perfect Imperfection | Vaag

3. Vaag - Twenty Two

Twenty Two | Vaag

4. Point Source Electronic Arts - Genome 4

Genome 4 | Point Source Electronic Arts

5. Second Seasons - Density of Traction

Density of Traction | Second Seasons | Schematic Music Company

6. Tsrono - Ergodcities

ergodicities | tsrono

7. Turquoisedeath - Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope | TURQUOISEDEATH

Moonbuilding 2024 AOTY list:

https://moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-48a-20-december-2024

  On 12/21/2024 at 12:03 PM, Rubin Farr said:

Moonbuilding 2024 AOTY list:

https://moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-48a-20-december-2024

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Haven't heard of Moonbuilding but there's a bunch of stuff I haven't heard of before on this list that I like.

Hey all - been pretty radio silent here but still have been listening to loads of great music this year.  Here are a handful of my top releases that have had little to no mention here so far.  My AOTY's would be Priori, CRCxVC-111A, and Tim Reaper/Kloke, but all of these would be right up there.

A lot of people tune out when they hear "dub-techno" but this one someone is detailed in it's simplicity and builds as it goes.  He has released some other great albums this year as well.

Late arriver for end of year lists, but I can easily say it's my ambient album of the year....and I've listened to a lot of ambient this year. 

Really immersive ambient/jazz/post rock whatever you want to call it.  

Psychedelic in all the best ways.

Unabashed homage to early Underworld that hits me in the feels much more than the new Underworld album.  Just give "New Horizons" a listen at least...

Surprised no-one mentioned this yet.  Banger after banger after banger.  

Electro-acoustic braindance, anyone?

The best of his many impressive releases this year.  Ever since hearing Orbus Terrarum and Subliminal Sandwich back in the good ol days, I'm always in search of something to get lost in that takes me to those same places.  This one gets close.

Much like Virgo, Darren Nye has been both at his best and prolific this year.  This collection might be the best of the bunch.

Lost crunchy IDM gems from the archives, all mixed together.

Black Dog have really grown on me in the past few years, and this ambient release of theirs could easily stack up with any on the tastemakers' lists, imo.

Weird dark jazz in the vein of "Music is Rotted..." 

Deep dubby ambient trip-hop from here in the Lone Star state. 

Dramatic instrumental post-rock of the highest calibre.

Between this, Small Medium Large, Nala, and Ill Considered - for my jazz AOTYs. 

Dub 'n breaks from the PNW. Really like all of this guys music. 

One for the "Etheric Ambient Glitch" people.  Music is very visual, which makes sense as he is also a professional photographer.

One of the most gifted multi-instrumentalists out there.  Samuel can do so much with so little. 

Super under-the-radar collab from two Miami heavyweights - Johnny From Space and Glue Boy.

If you've never heard this masterpiece, this is the way to do it.  Best reissue of the year, hands down.

Anyone here like trance?

How this didn't make many EOY lists is beyond me.  Super heavyweight ep.

Somebody here put me onto Boundary and I can't get enough.  

@Extralife yoooo thanks for the heads up that Botany put something out this year! I was out of the loop. Last I heard he was retiring the name and moving on... a pleasant surprise. Gonna listen asap.

Coming back here to mention:

Mk.gee - Two Star & The Dream Police

Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent

and the new Aphex compilation too I guess!

been trying to scan these lists and put stuff in a playlist

so many top artists nowadays

i cant keep up

No mention of Bogdan here. Underrated anti album. So minimal but lots of soul. 

  On 12/21/2024 at 9:37 PM, Extralife said:

The best of his many impressive releases this year.  Ever since hearing Orbus Terrarum and Subliminal Sandwich back in the good ol days, I'm always in search of something to get lost in that takes me to those same places.  This one gets close.

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this rocks

Monolake - Studio

Squarepusher - Dostrotime

Aphex Twin - Music From The Merch Desk

you're only young once but you can be stupid forever by bogdan raczynski or edmz by edm (im still in the process of listening to it rn)
its probably edmz though

edit: oh and dostrotime by the pusher of squares

  On 12/21/2024 at 3:26 AM, Cyteen said:

5. Second Seasons - Density of Traction

Density of Traction | Second Seasons | Schematic Music Company

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Top artist, top material and top dude

Super cool, Species8472 and Extralife pop up on the same day with links to tracks. I'll invest the time and energy into your posts, as I always do. I think I've been concentrating on other things like my fitness and fishing, which has sort of taken over a little tooo much. I also need to find some headphones (earbuds) that I can use on cycle rides without wind distortion. 

My fav's

Seefeel - everything squared

Childish Gambino - bando stone and the new world

Squarepusher - dostrotime

Perc - the cut off

Passenger of shit - crapitalism

Mach Hommy - richaxxhaitian

Boldy james - across the tracks

Hakushi Hasegawa - mahogakko

AE LIVE - BRUSSELS

DJ Lycox - guetto star

Paysage d' Hiver - die berge

SHXCXCHCXSH - .....t

Djevel - Natt till ende

Nala Sinephro - Endlessness

Djrum - meanings edge

Oranssi Pazuzu - muuntautuja

Terminal 11 - suffocating repetition

Cya next year watmm

  On 12/30/2024 at 5:46 PM, Ivan Ooze said:

My fav's

Seefeel - everything squared

Childish Gambino - bando stone and the new world

Squarepusher - dostrotime

Perc - the cut off

Passenger of shit - crapitalism

Mach Hommy - richaxxhaitian

Boldy james - across the tracks

Hakushi Hasegawa - mahogakko

AE LIVE - BRUSSELS

DJ Lycox - guetto star

Paysage d' Hiver - die berge

SHXCXCHCXSH - .....t

Djevel - Natt till ende

Nala Sinephro - Endlessness

Djrum - meanings edge

Oranssi Pazuzu - muuntautuja

Terminal 11 - suffocating repetition

 

Cya next year watmm

 

 

 

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The Mach Hommy album is really nice, also, not a lot of metal for me this year, but the last Fange Ep is great, best french metal band by far.