2018 Album of the Year nominations

4rd - Perfect Weather For Perfect People - 2018 (No Label)

Bot1500 - Keeper of the Password - 2018 (Analogical Force)

Colin Dyer - 16E8C02 - 2018 (No Label)

EOD - Named - 2018 (Bbbbbb)

Meat Beat Manifesto - Impossible Star - 2018 (MBM)

Retape - Modular 4 - 2018 (No Label)

Richard Devine - Sort-Lave - 2018 (Timesig)

Viewtiful Joe - Aux4414 - 2018 (Mindcolormusic)

Watching Airplanes - Psyop - 2018 (Banlieue)

Xudspai - Sehnsuchtlos - 2018 (Evel)

  On 12/21/2018 at 4:51 AM, ghOsty said:

That Eli Keszler album is nice stuff, adding a second recommendation on that one.

 

Also this Yamaneko - Afterglow EP is SUPER lush, grabbed it after it was recced in the FACT best ambient of 2018 list, some pretty good stuff in that list:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMTpRgn1mW4

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salute to everyone that has put together a list. i still have time right? 

fiddly sticks...  will try. i'm so bad at these

This is Norman Records' AOTY, not sure if it deserves that title:

https://homeassemblymusic.bandcamp.com/album/death-from-a-love-2

Bit late to party here but holy shit EOD - Named is outstanding!

Anyway, been a bit slack on keeping up with releases this year.

My favs are:

Salvaticus Selvatico - Activaions: Contemplations

The Gasman - Controlled Halucination

RuptureLDN - The Fifth Column

EOD - Named

Meat Beat Manifesto - Impossible Star

dgoHn - devils

EPs

Aphex Twin -Collapse

Raime - Am I Using Content Or Is Content Using Me?

Globex Corp. - Vol. 4-7

Edit Oops

Almost at the last bell but I've been digging the Nkisi - Dark Orchestra (Arcola) Ep 

Got that off the RA end of year list (I think), brilliant release.

great list :)

  On 12/20/2018 at 10:29 PM, cear said:

some Albums I haven't seen mentioned itt , bandcamp URL incl. (discogs as a fallback) & minireview + bit of a description of the sound. this year was yuge. 

(alphabetical ordr) 
Agargara - Dovetail Groove Madness (Eerik Inpuj Sound) Super fun chiptuny epic all programmed on a NintendoDS, def the last bunch of tracks are nyum.
Aleksandir - Contrails (Church) Lush mellow soulful house trax. 
Aclds - {Qa./br.e (Not On Label / Self-Released) Computer seizure, some lush plinkyplonk bits in this one. 
Dalglish - I/'[]n\f/]c/|_/T\_ (Not On Label / Self-Released) Another computer mechanical meltdown, with more textury pads and donk donk knockknocks. This and the previous are my fave of the recent Chris Douglas releases / unload. 
Cool and Frank - My Brooklyn Dad Winter Coat (Not On Label / Self-Released) Nice squiggly braindance from a WATMMer. 
Daedelus - Taut (Magical Properties) Daedelus' best one in a bit maybe ever, shimmering synths and super nice snare/rimshots. 
Derek Carr - Contact (Subwax Excursions) Oldschool spacetechno (Detroit, Chicago, a.i.). 
Dmitri Mazurov - Simulacra (Detroit Underground) Nasty fucking idm here, the track "Ruins" has the crunchiest grossest fart. Oh and a Grischa Lichtenberger remix!
Docetism - Breast And Vulture (Rohs! Records) Dub techno bro, very pro spacious stuff. Play on a system with BASS obviously. 
Ekke - Klangfarbenmodular (Detroit Underground) Cutesy modular plinkyplonks with idm beats. 
Ekoplekz - Impressionz (Not On Label / Self-Released) Ekoplekz OWNS!!!
Eli Keszler - Stadium (Shelter Press) Jazzy drum stuff with organic synthwork, quality. 
Forest Drive West - Apparitions (Livity Sound) Rich and heavy techno jams. 
goto80 - Son Ionic (Data Airlines) Goto80 tracks played live with a tesla coil, crunchy af. 
Hieroglyphic Being - The Language Of Strings Vol. 3 (Mathematics Recordings) Get yo azz on that dancefloo. 
Hieroglyphic Being - The Red Notes (Soul Jazz Records) Hella dank Jamal Moss techno jazz, incredible to say the least. 
HVL - Ostati (Organic Analogue Records) Georgian contemporary inspired by that a.i. sound. 
John Coltrane - Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!, Verve Records, UMe) Would normally consider this an Anthology or Reissue but it's kind of an unreleased album, so yeah. Coltrane 1963. 
John Tejada - Dead Start Program (Kompakt) Funzies braindance, bikeride music. 
Johnny Jewel - Digital Rain (Italians Do It Better) This guy sure likes to make scifi computer startup music. This was super addictive to me earlier in the year. 
Jonny Greenwood - Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Nonesuch) Beautiful romantic period classical music, great film too!
Junes - A View (Dote) Heavy / light minim.house. 
Jung An Tagen - Agent Im Objekt (Editions Mego) Welcome to the bouncy robot club, singular sound w/ variations rather than independent tracks maybe. 
Kate NV - для FOR (Rvng Intl.) Wholesome meme cute and bubbly tunes. 
Korridor - End of Cycle (Northern Electronics) Colundi turns evil. 
Kyle Gann - Hyperchromatica (Other Minds) Microtonal piano music, absolutely titanic. 
Laurel Halo - Raw Silk Uncut Wood (Latency) If you dig the second track "Mercury" than that Eli Keszler album I mentioned earlier might be something for you. This mini-album is definitely a nice listen too, but sadly it does not compare to what she and the drummer did live at Sonar Barcelona. 
Loud Neighbor - Interference Pattern (Detroit Underground) Modular synth techno. 
Potter Natalizia Zen - Shut Your Eyes on the Way Out (Ecstatic) Drony industrial ambient things. 
Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program - Stargate Music (Leaving Records) Thick beats, and ooohw Ras as as as craziness. 
SHXCXCHCXSH - OUFOUFOF (Rösten) WicWicWicWicWicWickedkedkedkedkedWicked. Wacko techno. 
Siimplex - Fragments (Schematic) Ooh that's nasty (idm/breakcore). 
Steve Hadfield - Pile of Worlds (Disintegration State) More a.i. inspired stuff. 
Sugai Ken - 岩石考 -yOrUkOrU- (Yerevan Tapes) Love the sounds of this Japanese fella, at least listen to the track "Shiiha"! 
Thomas Fehlmann / Terrence Dixon - We Take It from Here (Tresor) Incredible classic techno. 
Topdown Dialectic - Topdown Dialectic (Peak Oil) Slightly off-kilter ambient techno dub. 
xuiqen - moiré (Not On Label / Self-Released) Sadly you won't be able to find this anywhere anymore, but will supposedly be re-released in 2019. Relentless IDMz. 
Yoshinori Hayashi - Ambivalence (Smalltown Supersound) Jazzy ambient with funky synths and other instrumentations, lovely. The track "0208" owns hard. 
 
 
My entire list up here on discogs
fav 10ish to follow round 31st (incl stuff that has been mentioned)

Vladislav Delay - untitled circa 2014
M. Geddes Gengras - Light Pipe
Colin Dyer - 16E8C02
Acre - Hollow Body
r beny - saudade
Clark - E.C.S.T. T.R.A.X.
mouse on the keys - tres
Alex Rigaud - Transformations
Suumhow - Crash_Reports
Jan Nemecek - Recurrences
Autechre - NTS Sessions
Tim Hecker - Konoyo
Parsa & Ramtin Niazi - CLEANBOUNCE VARIATIONS
Music For Sleep - Infinite Tape Loops Vol. 1
ignatius - Vitrine Mentions

acreil - sample item with diameter 32

SHXCXCHCXSH - SHULULULU

Rolando Simmons - qrth-phyl

Rime Trails - Mend

Florian Kupfer - REM / Womb

in no particular order. NTS 1 probably my most listened to...tbh would like to just nominate NTS 1 instead of the whole thing? that'd be silly tho let's not. also included EPs/singles/whatevers obv because fuck it, it seems everyone else here has too and also because if NTS counts as one album at 8 hours and so does a 30 minute album, well i mean why the fuck even stress over making distinctions?   

lots of stuff i've probably forgotten about and other stuff I'm just hearing about now from EOY lists that I haven't fully digested yet so may update before OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS end. :)

I had only listened to this album once when I made my previous list, but have listened a lot since then, and definitely deserves to be on there:

https://141414.bandcamp.com/album/enantiodromia

So, here’s a list of the most nominated Albums and EP’s for:

WATMM 2018 Album of the Year

You can still nominate stuff, but this is the top 2018 music list so far.

> 8 votes

01. 37 Autechre - NTS Sessions 1-4 (Best Tracks: 104, 206, 303, 403)

02. 34 Aphex Twin - Collapse EP (EP)

03. 18 EOD (Stian Gjevik) - Named

04. 16 Oneohtrix Point Never (OPN) - Age Of

05. 14 Skee Mask - Compro

06. 11 Meat Beat Manifesto (MBM) - Impossible Star

07. 10 James Shinra - Vital Heat

08. 9  Alva Noto - Unieqav

8 votes

09. 8  Ceephax - Camelot Arcade

10. 8  Morphology - Traveller

11. 8  Thomas Fehlmann - Los Lagos

7 votes

12. 7  Dunal (Stian Gjevik) - Dunal Chronicles II

13. 7  Gabor Lazar (Gábor Lázár) - Unfold

14. 7  Low - Double Negative

6 votes

15. 6  Beach House - 7

16. 6  Lorn - Remnant

17. 6  Mr. Fingers - Cerebral Hemispheres

18. 6  Richard Devine - Sort-Lave

19. 6  The Caretaker (Leyland Kirby) - Everywhere At The End Of Time (Stage 4 or 5)

5 votes

20. 5  Against All Logic (A.A.L.) (Nicolas Jaar) - 2012-2017

21. 5  dgoHn - Devlis

22. 5  Rolando Simmons - Qrth-phyl (Soundtrack)

23. 5  Ross From Friends - Family Portrait

24. 5  Steven Rutter - BrainFog

4 votes

25. 4  Aleksi Perälä - Sunshine 2

26. 4  Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want

27. 4  Demdike Stare - Passion

28. 4  Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth EP (Best Tracks: 101, 103, 201, 203)

29. 4  Oberman Knocks - Trilate Shift

30. 4  Oneohtrix Point Never (OPN) - We'll Take It, The Station, Monody, Blow by Blow, Trance 1 (EP)

31. 4  S>>D - Co Intel Pro

32. 4  SOPHIE - Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides

33. 4  The Fear Ratio - Live E.P. (EP)

34. 4  Tim Hecker - Konoyo

35. 4  XOR Gate - Conic Sections

3 votes

36. 3  Aleksi Perälä - The Colundi Sequence Level 17

37. 3  Amnesia Scanner - Another Life

38. 3  Appleblim - Life in a Laser

39. 3  Blawan - Wet Will Always Dry

40. 3  Colin Dyer - 16E8C02

41. 3  DJ Koze - Knock Knock

42. 3  Djrum (DJ Rum) - Portrait with Firewood

43. 3  Dopplereffekt - Athanatos (EP)

44. 3  East Man - Red White and Zero

45. 3  Forma - Semblance

46. 3  Gas - Rausch

47. 3  Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo

48. 3  Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still

49. 3  Martyn - Voids

50. 3  Nils Frahm - All Melody

51. 3  Nine Inch Nails (NIN) - Bad Witch (EP)

52. 3  Pendant - Make Me Know You Sweet

53. 3  Posthuman - Mutant City Acid

54. 3  Rings Around Saturn - Rings Around Saturn

55. 3  Rival Consoles - Persona

56. 3  Steve Hauschildt - Dissolvi

57. 3  SHXCXCHCXSH - SHULULULU (EP)

58. 3  Surgeon - Luminosity Device

59. 3  The Future Sound Of London (FSOL) - My Kingdom Re-Imagined

60. 3  Thom Yorke - Suspiria (OST)

61. 3  Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois - Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois

62. 3  Wanderwelle - Gathering of the Ancient Spirits

63. 3  Yimino - AENg

64. 3  Young Paint (a Learning Program and Actress) - Young Paint (EP)

65. 3  µ-Ziq - D Funk EP (EP)

There were 627 unique entries, and a total 1022 individual votes / nominations.

The list can also be checked in google sheets, together with all my other best-of-all-time music lists:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C4EuNqCyg6AmScJXHWXEdDvah4IRPcojjyX49gyTqZ0/edit

Enjoy.

Maybe I’ll do another update in a couple of months…

  On 1/5/2019 at 2:09 PM, MaartenVC said:

So, here’s a list of the most nominated Albums and EP’s for:

 

WATMM 2018 Album of the Year

 

You can still nominate stuff, but this is the top 2018 music list so far.

 

> 8 votes

01. 37 Autechre - NTS Sessions 1-4 (Best Tracks: 104, 206, 303, 403)

02. 34 Aphex Twin - Collapse EP (EP)

03. 18 EOD (Stian Gjevik) - Named

04. 16 Oneohtrix Point Never (OPN) - Age Of

05. 14 Skee Mask - Compro

06. 11 Meat Beat Manifesto (MBM) - Impossible Star

07. 10 James Shinra - Vital Heat

08. 9  Alva Noto - Unieqav

 

8 votes

09. 8  Ceephax - Camelot Arcade

10. 8  Morphology - Traveller

11. 8  Thomas Fehlmann - Los Lagos

 

7 votes

12. 7  Dunal (Stian Gjevik) - Dunal Chronicles II

13. 7  Gabor Lazar (Gábor Lázár) - Unfold

14. 7  Low - Double Negative

 

6 votes

15. 6  Beach House - 7

16. 6  Lorn - Remnant

17. 6  Mr. Fingers - Cerebral Hemispheres

18. 6  Richard Devine - Sort-Lave

19. 6  The Caretaker (Leyland Kirby) - Everywhere At The End Of Time (Stage 4 or 5)

 

5 votes

20. 5  Against All Logic (A.A.L.) (Nicolas Jaar) - 2012-2017

21. 5  dgoHn - Devlis

22. 5  Rolando Simmons - Qrth-phyl (Soundtrack)

23. 5  Ross From Friends - Family Portrait

24. 5  Steven Rutter - BrainFog

 

4 votes

25. 4  Aleksi Perälä - Sunshine 2

26. 4  Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want

27. 4  Demdike Stare - Passion

28. 4  Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth EP (Best Tracks: 101, 103, 201, 203)

29. 4  Oberman Knocks - Trilate Shift

30. 4  Oneohtrix Point Never (OPN) - We'll Take It, The Station, Monody, Blow by Blow, Trance 1 (EP)

31. 4  S>>D - Co Intel Pro

32. 4  SOPHIE - Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides

33. 4  The Fear Ratio - Live E.P. (EP)

34. 4  Tim Hecker - Konoyo

35. 4  XOR Gate - Conic Sections

 

3 votes

36. 3  Aleksi Perälä - The Colundi Sequence Level 17

37. 3  Amnesia Scanner - Another Life

38. 3  Appleblim - Life in a Laser

39. 3  Blawan - Wet Will Always Dry

40. 3  Colin Dyer - 16E8C02

41. 3  DJ Koze - Knock Knock

42. 3  Djrum (DJ Rum) - Portrait with Firewood

43. 3  Dopplereffekt - Athanatos (EP)

44. 3  East Man - Red White and Zero

45. 3  Forma - Semblance

46. 3  Gas - Rausch

47. 3  Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo

48. 3  Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still

49. 3  Martyn - Voids

50. 3  Nils Frahm - All Melody

51. 3  Nine Inch Nails (NIN) - Bad Witch (EP)

52. 3  Pendant - Make Me Know You Sweet

53. 3  Posthuman - Mutant City Acid

54. 3  Rings Around Saturn - Rings Around Saturn

55. 3  Rival Consoles - Persona

56. 3  Steve Hauschildt - Dissolvi

57. 3  SHXCXCHCXSH - SHULULULU (EP)

58. 3  Surgeon - Luminosity Device

59. 3  The Future Sound Of London (FSOL) - My Kingdom Re-Imagined

60. 3  Thom Yorke - Suspiria (OST)

61. 3  Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois - Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois

62. 3  Wanderwelle - Gathering of the Ancient Spirits

63. 3  Yimino - AENg

64. 3  Young Paint (a Learning Program and Actress) - Young Paint (EP)

65. 3  µ-Ziq - D Funk EP (EP)

 

There were 627 unique entries, and a total 1022 individual votes / nominations.

 

The list can also be checked in google sheets, together with all my other best-of-all-time music lists:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C4EuNqCyg6AmScJXHWXEdDvah4IRPcojjyX49gyTqZ0/edit

 

Enjoy.

 

Maybe I’ll do another update in a couple of months…

is there a poll thread somewhere or you did this by yourself?

thanks for compiling!

Aye, cheers Maarten!

  On 12/13/2018 at 10:04 AM, hello spiral said:

 

Same. I did like Key to the Kuffs tho. I listened to that czarface when it came out and I didn't think much of it tbh

All CZARFACE releases are brilliant. Love the newest, Ghostface collab.