squarepusher Mid-2012 Top Albums & EPs

And I suppose making music for free is what's in trend now then?

How people expect good things to keep miraculously appearing without compensating their creators is a pretty backwards expectation, especially if people respect said creators.

Albums:

Clark, Iradelphic (Warp)

Lone, Galaxy Garden (R&S)

Evian Christ, Kings And Them (Tri Angle)

Grimes, Visions (4AD)

Clams Casino, Instrumental Mixtape 2 (Self-released)

Mark Van Hoen, The Revenant Diary (Editions Mego)

Nite Jewel, One Second Of Love (Secretly Canadian)

Ernest Gonzales, Natural Traits (Friends Of Friends)

Lotus Plaza, Spooky Action At A Distance (Kranky)

Beach House, Bloom (Bella Union)

The Host, The Host (Planet Mu)

John Talabot,ƒin (Permanent Vacation)

Ital, Hive Mind (Planet Mu)

Mouse On Mars, Parastrophics (Monkeytown)

Loops Of Your Heart, And Never Ending Nights (Magazine)

Tanlines, Mixed Emotions (True Panther)

Yppah, Eighty One (Ninja Tune)

Boy Friend, Egyptian Wrinkle (Hell, Yes!)

Japandroids, Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl)

Actress, R.I.P. (Honest Jon's)

Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland, Black Is Beautiful (Hyperdub)

Laurel Halo, Quarantine (Hyperdub)

Jimmy Edgar, Majenta (Hotflush)

D'eon, Music For Keyboards Vol. II (Self-released)

D'eon, LP (Hippos In Tanks)

EP's/Singles:

Midnight Davis, Aftershocks (Five Easy Pieces)

Panoram, Accents (Scenario)

Lapalux, When You're Gone (Ninja Tune)

Bobby Browser, Just Browsing (1000% Silk)

Jason Grier & Nite Jewel, Heart Shaped (Human Ear)

Samoyed, Her Honey Dripping Behind (Glum)

SBTRKT, Hold On (XL)

Model 500, Control (R&S)

Objekt, Cactus/Porcupine (Hessle)

Machinedrum, Nastyfuckk (The Index)

Kodiak, Spreo Superbus (Numbers)

Daniel Rossen, Silent Hour / Golden Mile (Warp)

Martyn, Hello Darkness (Brainfeeder)

King Felix, Spring (Liberation Technologies)

Slugabed, Sex (Ninja Tune)

Synkro, Broken Promise (Apollo)

FaltyDL, Mean Streets Part Two (Swamp 81)

Kelpe, I Felt Fuzzy (Svatlana)

Devonwho, Strangebrew (All City)

Gold Panda, Mountain/Financial District (Ghostly)

The Traveller, A100 (Ostgut Ton)

XXXY, Everything (Well Rounded)

Midland, Placement Mixes (Aus)

WK7/Head High, Do It Yourself/Rave(Dirt Mix) (Power House)

Protect-U, Motorbike (Planet Mu)

  On 6/10/2012 at 5:47 PM, onecaseman said:

Albums:

 

Clark, Iradelphic (Warp)

Lone, Galaxy Garden (R&S)

Evian Christ, Kings And Them (Tri Angle)

Grimes, Visions (4AD)

Clams Casino, Instrumental Mixtape 2 (Self-released)

Mark Van Hoen, The Revenant Diary (Editions Mego)

Nite Jewel, One Second Of Love (Secretly Canadian)

Ernest Gonzales, Natural Traits (Friends Of Friends)

Lotus Plaza, Spooky Action At A Distance (Kranky)

Beach House, Bloom (Bella Union)

The Host, The Host (Planet Mu)

John Talabot,ƒin (Permanent Vacation)

Ital, Hive Mind (Planet Mu)

Mouse On Mars, Parastrophics (Monkeytown)

Loops Of Your Heart, And Never Ending Nights (Magazine)

Tanlines, Mixed Emotions (True Panther)

Yppah, Eighty One (Ninja Tune)

Boy Friend, Egyptian Wrinkle (Hell, Yes!)

Japandroids, Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl)

Actress, R.I.P. (Honest Jon's)

Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland, Black Is Beautiful (Hyperdub)

Laurel Halo, Quarantine (Hyperdub)

Jimmy Edgar, Majenta (Hotflush)

D'eon, Music For Keyboards Vol. II (Self-released)

D'eon, LP (Hippos In Tanks)

 

EP's/Singles:

 

Midnight Davis, Aftershocks (Five Easy Pieces)

Panoram, Accents (Scenario)

Lapalux, When You're Gone (Ninja Tune)

Bobby Browser, Just Browsing (1000% Silk)

Jason Grier & Nite Jewel, Heart Shaped (Human Ear)

Samoyed, Her Honey Dripping Behind (Glum)

SBTRKT, Hold On (XL)

Model 500, Control (R&S)

Objekt, Cactus/Porcupine (Hessle)

Machinedrum, Nastyfuckk (The Index)

Kodiak, Spreo Superbus (Numbers)

Daniel Rossen, Silent Hour / Golden Mile (Warp)

Martyn, Hello Darkness (Brainfeeder)

King Felix, Spring (Liberation Technologies)

Slugabed, Sex (Ninja Tune)

Synkro, Broken Promise (Apollo)

FaltyDL, Mean Streets Part Two (Swamp 81)

Kelpe, I Felt Fuzzy (Svatlana)

Devonwho, Strangebrew (All City)

Gold Panda, Mountain/Financial District (Ghostly)

The Traveller, A100 (Ostgut Ton)

XXXY, Everything (Well Rounded)

Midland, Placement Mixes (Aus)

WK7/Head High, Do It Yourself/Rave(Dirt Mix) (Power House)

Protect-U, Motorbike (Planet Mu)

Jesus, somebody has been busy this year!! Good on ya.

  On 6/10/2012 at 4:12 PM, Mellow U said:

And I suppose making music for free is what's in trend now then?

 

How people expect good things to keep miraculously appearing without compensating their creators is a pretty backwards expectation, especially if people respect said creators.

Somehow they get compensated ;-) But whatever man, I couldn't pay for all the music I listen too, I'd have to be rich, but hey each to their own!

Mellow U,

i was joking when i said that paying for stuff is outdated, but somehow it is true.

things change.

the physical value of music or movies, for example, isn't the same as when we were kids. nowadays tv shows torrenting is probably the most effective way of getting it advertised and spread. if consider this, chances are that you will find a new way of monetizing. it's a matter of accepting change in the first place.

the same goes for music.

your label talking is part of the past already and won't take you any place

Ah, thanks for the support there man! Good to know I can count on you.

  On 6/10/2012 at 9:20 PM, Kanakori said:

  On 6/10/2012 at 4:12 PM, Mellow U said:

And I suppose making music for free is what's in trend now then?

 

How people expect good things to keep miraculously appearing without compensating their creators is a pretty backwards expectation, especially if people respect said creators.

Somehow they get compensated ;-) But whatever man, I couldn't pay for all the music I listen too, I'd have to be rich, but hey each to their own!

No, no one gets compensated unless someone like myself or chenGOD pays for the music they listen to. There isn't some unseen aid program or royalty dispensation for artists that happens when someone downloads their work instead of buying it. To assume stealing music, esp. from independent artists and labels, is a victimless crime is quite naive.

Granted, as someone who is well below the poverty line according to the IRS, I can fully sympathize just how hard it is to hear everything you want to hear without downloading it, so I'm not judging you. I just want to make the distinction that there is no other way for labels and artists you like to support themselves and/or continue releasing work you will like without money entering the picture.

Not really, nowdays you can support artists in many ways. It's the XXI century!

I buy merchandise, and I will go to live performances anytime I can. If I don't really like something then I wouldnt buy it anyway, they would never see anything coming from me. This way, even if I don't like their stuff that much, I still have the possibility to spread the word, to share it with other people that may enjoy it more than me. In my personal case, I download at least an album a day. I'm a hardcore music consumer, no arrogance inteded, that's just how it works for me and any music fanatic nowdays. The thing is I can't buy an album a day, some of them aren't even on sale anymore or the artist is dead aldready. So yeah, keep doing your thing but it doesn't change the fact that you are missing ALOT.

Plus, it's 2012 everything will be over soon.

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  On 6/11/2012 at 2:45 AM, Kanakori said:

Plus, it's 2012 everything will be over soon.

Rumor has it that in some places over Siberia everything is over already. it's a matter of time before it comes here

  On 6/11/2012 at 2:48 AM, ruiagnelo said:

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  On 6/11/2012 at 2:45 AM, Kanakori said:

Plus, it's 2012 everything will be over soon.

 

Rumor has it that in some places over Siberia everything is over already. it's a matter of time before it comes here

Fuck...

Anyway, you could never access so much music before. The times have changed, what's better, to give little or to give nothing at all??

get with the times bro

Stuff worht writing home about so far:

The Gasman - Hiding Place

Best from The Gasman in a long while. Lots of piano sample reverb on this one. Really enjoyable.

Shitmat - Mash Hits 1-50

Starts of great and then it goes to to noise/-800%/glitchcrap and back and forth throughout. But it's free and it's fucking funny.

The Squire Of Gothos - We Do Jeff Goldblum Things

I can't get enough of Squire of Gothos. Lots of plays on this one.

Mr 76ix - Experiment Four

Awesome! Really good. 76ix Yeah!!

Ken Ishii & Metropolitan Harmonic Formulas - Music For Daydreams

Finally a good Ken Ishii Record! Can get cheezy at times but the good stuff i good and it's a very inspiring record.

Animal Collective - Honeycomb / Gotham

I like it!

Venetian Snares - Fool The Detector

Not super good but got a couple of spins for sure.

Steinvord / Iradelphic / Ufabulum

Enjoyable quality solid stuff. Ufabulum has the most plays and the best moments.

Randomer - Scruff Box/Get Yourself Together

Wierd one. Kind of late 90's/early 00-ish but fresh.

Bob Hund - Låter Som Miljarder

Mabye not so interresting if you're not swedish but it's fucking super good.

I've quite enjoyed the Kindred EP so far. The last track, "Ashtray Wasp" sounds a bit like two tracks mashed together, like the last bit is an add on. Still though, quality tracks. Really enjoyed.

LP:

Killer Mike, R.A.P. Music

Ab-Soul, Control System

Ahnnu, Couch

Hype Williams, Black is Beatiful

Squarepusher, Ufabulum

Himanshu, Nehru Jackets

Actress, R.I.P.

Kool A.D., 51

Count Bass D, Cana (1 of 5)

OFWGKTA, The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2

Schoolboy Q, Habits & Contradictions

Clear Soul Forces, Detroit Revolution(s)

MNDSGn, Exts

Daisuke Tanabe & Mike Gao, Finest Ego

NegroSaki, Hidden Scrolls Vol. II

LIL UGLY MANE, MISTA THUG ISOLATION

Mouse on Mars, Parastrophics

SELA, Degradation of the Heart

EP:

Lil Jabba, PAiNT.

Mono/Poly, Killer B's EP

Hodgy Beats, Untitled EP

Knxwledge, kameo.EP

aaronmaxwell, 64

FAMILY EVENT, KOALA DEEP

Sir Froderick, MyNiGGAzEP

Jonwayne, Jonwayne F*cks Disney

Montgomery Clunk, Mondegreen

Gangrene, Odditorium

oOoOO, Our Love is Killing Us

Mr. Oizo, Stade 3

Nocando, Zero Hour

Hmm... it's too early to say for sure but some notable releases that come to mind in no order

El-P - Cancer For Cure

Squarepusher - Ufabulum

Meshuggah - Koloss

Clark - Iradelphic

Monolake - Ghosts

oOoOO - Our Love Is Hurting Us

Burial - Kindred

Actress - R.I.P.

2562 - Air Jordan

Alcest - Les Voyages De L'ame

Zombie Western - The Great Migration

MM/KM - Self Titled

Evian Christ - Kings And Them

  On 6/11/2012 at 5:18 AM, Jur said:

Mr. Oizo, Stade 3

Totally missed that one existed. Nice!

Thank's for the recommendations. Just bought a bunch of these. Somehow I completely forgot about the NHK'Koyxeи thing even though I had in my mind to get it.

This thread becomes redundant when the new SDC album drops in a few months

(in random order)

LP's

Plug - Back On Time

Burzum - Umskiptar

Steinvord - Steinvord

Last Step - Sleep

Aura Noir - Out To Die

Nekromantheon - Vulcan Spectre, Rise

Ulver - Childhood's End

Moodymann - Picture This

JK Flesh - Posthuman

Actress - R.I.P.

Photodementia – Fig. 03c

Saint Vitus - Lillie: F-65

Earth - Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II

Shrine - Somnia

Squarepusher - Ufabulum

EP's

Beastmilk - White Stains On Black Wax

Beastmilk - Use Your Deluge

Burial - Kindred

DJ Stingray and Heinrich Mueller - NRSB-11

Legowelt - North Sea Spectrum

Not counting the last Drecxiya rerelease and the Sleep - Dopesmoker rerelease.

Some favorite albums so far:

Disappears - Pre Language

Mr. 76ix - Experiment Four

Mouse on Mars - Parastrophics

Himuro Yoshiteru - Our Turn, Anytime

Violens - True

Classics of Love - Classics of Love

The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet

Royal Baths - Better Luck Next Life

I've decided to use this thread as a reference for things that may have slipped y me so far this year...

Holy shit, too much, ummm...

Pye Corner Audio - Black Mill Tapes Volume 1&2

Pye Corner Audio - Black Mill Tapes Volume 3

Dadavistic Orchrestra - Dokument .03

Lone - Galaxy Garden

Demdike Stare - Elemental: Rose

Demdike Stare Meets Shangaan Electro

Photodementia - Fig. 3 (doubtful this is a reissue)

Steinvord

Panabrite - Soft Terminal

Automatic Tasty - Strange Terrain EP

Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters - Underrated Silence

Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters/Pyrolater - Balcony Sunset/Sonnenaufgang 4:46 Uhr

CN - Ra

Squarepusher - Ufabulum/Enstrobia EP

Honorable mention going to:

Automatic Tasty - Fieldwork EP

Automatic Tasty - Speech and Silence

EOD - Questionmarks

Panabrite/Zonotope™ - Split

Soft Mirage - Ionian Dream

Demdike Stare - Elemental (2xCD)