WATMM 2015 Album of the Year

Top Albums:

Jupiter Jax - Visions
Jefre Cantu Ledesma - A Year with 13 Moons
Arca - Mutant
Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete
Ssaliva - Sextape Hiss
Jlin - Dark Energy
Mumdance & Logos - Proto
Holly Herndon - Platform
Container - LP
Lakker - Tundra
Jamie XX -In Colour
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
M.E.S.H. - Piteous Gate
Amulets - Old Testament
tsrono - i
Ryan Harris - All Lies Lead To The Truth
Donovan Hikaru - CRS 2.0
ATOP - 777
Grimes - Art Angels
2814 - 新しい日の誕生
Nmesh and t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 - ロストエデンへのパスラザ
CFCF - The Colours of Life
death's dynamic shroud.wmv - I'll Try Living Like This
夕方の犬 - ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ♡
Variable Why - Triangle
Dura / Former selves - Split Tape
Kevin Greenspon - “To Leave A Mark”
Beat Detectives - Climate Change
Bibio - Fi
Annabel (lee) - 'By the Sea... and Other Solitary Places'

Top EPs:

Aphex Twin - Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2 (EP)

Herva - Dreamers Of Unknown Tales ‎
Claude Speeed - Sun Czar Temple
Proem - Vault EP 4/4
Kuwait Paragraphic - Gravity Came From The Roof So We Had To Build Downwards
Floating Points -Alaenia
Cygnus - Radical User Interfaces
Oneohtrix Point Never - Commissions II
AFX - Orphaned Deekay selek 2006-2008
FKA twigs - M3LL155X
Kuedo - Assertion of a Surrounding Presence
Iglooghost - Chinese Nu Yr
DJ Paypal - Why
Mu-ziq - XTLP
DJ Mastercard - Corrupt Memories
VHS Head - Sarah Eats Neon
Lotic - Heterocetera
Amulets - Know Your America
Kuwait Paragraphic - Gravity Came From The Roof So We Had To Build Downwards
Legowelt - Vaporware Tracks Vol. 1

Favorite Compilation:

V/A - The Eternal Dream System (Dream Catalogue)

Notable Mention: Mike P and RDJ soundcloud dumps

Bonus: fav vaporwave

Also made a playlist for spotify, this includes songs I liked from both albums that were and weren't on my top list as well as other singles I liked from the radio or that friends recommended.

Damogen Furies

Sure it must have already been mentioned but just got round to getting this.. only had a couple of listens so far but pretty sure this will be added to my best of 2015 list!

Anthony Child _ Electronic recordings from maui Jungle Vol 1

Autechre - AE_LIVE

wait have none of you guys said Leafcutter John - Resurrection? Also there should be more mentions of Pole - Wald. Also I think this is my 420th post in 10 years, you guys should celebrate by listening to those albums. oh wait, 421. you should still do it tho.

Vince Staples - Summertime 06

  On 12/9/2015 at 8:00 PM, Joyrex said:

Surprised nobody's mentioned (unless I missed them):

 

Neon Indian - VEGA INTL. Night School

Grimes - Art Angels

I had to double check to see if MNLTH's Time EP actually came out this year. Not one mention other than my own. So many good albums in this thread, just see this as a noticeable absence.

  On 12/11/2015 at 5:13 PM, Richie Sombrero said:

I hate OPN. Just saying.

No.

  On 12/22/2015 at 8:31 PM, ThatSpanishGuy said:

Lightning Bolt's new album was really good as always

oh shit I had no idea they had a new one! Will have to get on that.

Serph - Hyperion Suites

Hakobune & Dirk Serries - Obscured By Beams Of Sorrow

Toa - Miku/Toa

Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth

Ling Tosite Sigure - es or s

Lakker - Tundra

Dirk Serries - Unseen Descending and Lamentation

  On 12/23/2015 at 3:58 AM, Ayya Khema said:

Dirk serries- disorientation flow / obscured by beams of sorrow

yes

  On 12/24/2015 at 1:29 PM, Blank said:

A few more to add to my list too:

 

Sophie - Product

Priori - With Ease

Grimes - Art Angels

J Dilla - Dillatronic

Erykah Badu - But You Caint Use My Phone

Just noticed YESTERDAY that a new Dilla album was out... I loved the "King of Beats" comp that came out this year (or last year?) as well !

  On 12/25/2015 at 1:14 AM, xxx said:

Holy shit, John Tejada. I bought "The Matrix of Us" based on his Plaid remix a long time ago and was very underwhelmed save for "Genetical Love". I had written him off. I checked on his Kompakt release based on Kooch's post and goddamn it blew me away. So much so that I had to buy it.

Yeah, his album this year is his best imo.

I'm still adjusting, but here are the candidates for the best for me:

Late addition:

Lil Ugly Mane - Oblivion Access

Anyone up for compiling / counting the nominees to make a poll this year? Not sure if SPD is up for the job again? Would be nice to see :)

electronic music fan 'top 50 releases of the year' lists are exciting when they look virtually identical to Boomkat's and Bleep's 'coincidentally' the albums marketed/hyped up the hardest are your favourite

In no particular order, but these qualify as albums I guess...

Ultrademon - Durian Rider

Son Of - Social Zombies

Jupiter Jax - Visitors

Nomad Ninja ‎ Avond Sluimer

2814 - 新しい日の誕生

Danny Wolfers - Swan Song Of The Skunkape Original Soundtrack

The Persuader - Skärgård

Four Tet - Morning/Evening

Jupiter Jax - Visions

Head High - Home. House. Hardcore.

Saab Knutson - Electronic Music From The Faroe Islands 1993

Calimex Mental Implant Corp. - El Saber Del Arpavor

Floating Points - Elaenia

CN - Artifacts

And some other non-album releases:

Carpenter Brut - III

The Pilotwings - Molitor 71

Sombrero Galaxy - The Edge Of Space

45 ACP - Change Of Tone

F.T.R.M. - PG Goes Dance

AFX - Orphaned Deejay Selek 2006-08

Aphex Twin - MARCHROMT30a Edit 2b 96

Skee Mask - Junt

Aphex Twin - Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2

Legowelt - Anaconda Flow

Percussions - 2011 Until 2014

Nouvelle Phénomène - Cruel Game

Burial - Temple Sleeper

im still working on blurbs but I've got a bunch of things written up and the order should be about set if anyone is curious

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/SecretDad/2015_music/

  On 12/26/2015 at 8:18 PM, roasty said:

electronic music fan 'top 50 releases of the year' lists are exciting when they look virtually identical to Boomkat's and Bleep's 'coincidentally' the albums marketed/hyped up the hardest are your favourite

very sad but true.

  On 12/28/2015 at 4:24 AM, Ayya Khema said:

 

  On 12/26/2015 at 8:18 PM, roasty said:

electronic music fan 'top 50 releases of the year' lists are exciting when they look virtually identical to Boomkat's and Bleep's 'coincidentally' the albums marketed/hyped up the hardest are your favourite

very sad but true.

 

You two sound like the types who look at Boomkat or Bleep annual list and keeps wondering what are those. Hint: Boomkat and Bleep are not even in the same conversation.

both boomkat and bleep are fairly obviously geared towards judging music from a perspective of also selling, so shouldn't take long for most to spot that element. different, though a little more distasteful, than judging it from the perspective of perpetuating freebies or identity at the ultimate expense of the readership, like some sites, i guess ...

that said, i find 'best of' year-end lists useful for catching stuff i missed, especially in the age where soundcloud links can be placed on pages - i probably pick up several albums each year by using these previews, only one so far this year - 'fis'.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  On 12/28/2015 at 5:58 PM, Ayya Khema said:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah ... i picked up on 'fis' via norman records. it's something of a variation on what i used to do with adverts in music papers 20 years back ... just take a punt every once in a while from something that catches my eye. not a perfect way to do things, but another tactic amongst many.

My favourites this year.

http://uneasy.in/1IB2Hlo