2011 highlights? What a year for albums....

joe muggs · Post by **joe muggs** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:03 am

Here's a very swift roundup from me: http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/2011-rave-returns

Is it me or has it been a mind-blowingly good year for albums? Classics from Zomby, Silkie, Kuedo, Rustie, Africa Hitech, Damu, King Midas Sound, Zed Bias, Machinedrum, Goth Trad, Kode 9 & The Spaceape, Pinch & Shackleton just to mention a few...

A vintage year all round in fact.

Forum · Post by **Forum** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:08 am

Definately Pinch & Shackleton for me. The Author album was quality as well

Soiree · Post by **Soiree** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:46 pm

ZOMBY-NOTHING

garethom · Post by **garethom** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:55 pm

Not really a huge fan of any of the releases mentioned there, but I don't think Keysounds contribution can be forgotten, LV & Josh Idehen - Routes and Sully - Carrier are two of my all time favourite releases, let alone just this year.

DJDM · Post by **DJDM** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:06 pm

all about glass swords

garethom · Post by **garethom** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:13 pm

DJDM wrote:all about glass swords

How did I forget that, had it playing whilst I wrote that last post haha!

Fitzaaaaaay · Post by **Fitzaaaaaay** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:20 pm

City Limits Vol. 2 and Glass Swords were brilliant, also good EPs from Coki, The Others, Goth-Trad, Distance, BadKlaat, etc.

clifford_- · Post by **clifford_-** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:52 pm

Fitzaaaaaay wrote:City Limits Vol. 2 and Glass Swords

joeki · Post by **joeki** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:54 pm

Outside of the regular names, I would also like to mention :

Andy Stott, AyShay, Balam Acab, Biodub, BVDUB, Clams Casino, Cloaks, Consequence, DeepChord, Demdike Stare, Ekoplekz, Emptyset, Fennesz, Holy Other, Kassem Mosse, Miles, Moomin, Nicolas Jaar, Oneohtrix point Never, Orphx, Pale Sketcher, Perc, Raime, Regis, Roly Porter, Senking, Stingray313, Surgeon, The Field, The Haxan Cloak, The Weeknd

and a bunch of others I forgot.

joe muggs · Post by **joe muggs** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:53 pm

garethom wrote:Not really a huge fan of any of the releases mentioned there, but I don't think Keysounds contribution can be forgotten, LV & Josh Idehen - Routes and Sully - Carrier are two of my all time favourite releases, let alone just this year.

I mentioned Damu... Agree re LV, I never quite got to grips with the Sully album - it's a set of great tracks but not quite an ALBUM album like the others for me.

joeki wrote:Outside of the regular names, I would also like to mention :

Andy Stott, AyShay, Balam Acab, Biodub, BVDUB, Clams Casino, Cloaks, Consequence, DeepChord, Demdike Stare, Ekoplekz, Emptyset, Fennesz, Holy Other, Kassem Mosse, Miles, Moomin, Nicolas Jaar, Oneohtrix point Never, Orphx, Pale Sketcher, Perc, Raime, Regis, Roly Porter, Senking, Stingray313, Surgeon, The Field, The Haxan Cloak, The Weeknd

and a bunch of others I forgot.

Fuck yeah to most of those, and will track down the ones I don't know... see what I mean = vintage year!

garethom · Post by **garethom** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:13 pm

joe muggs wrote:
garethom wrote:Not really a huge fan of any of the releases mentioned there, but I don't think Keysounds contribution can be forgotten, LV & Josh Idehen - Routes and Sully - Carrier are two of my all time favourite releases, let alone just this year.
I mentioned Damu... Agree re LV, I never quite got to grips with the Sully album - it's a set of great tracks but not quite an ALBUM album like the others for me.

Ah yeah, apologies, didn't notice that one. Strangely, I have the feeling that you have with Sully's album about Damu's.

joe muggs · Post by **joe muggs** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:18 pm

garethom wrote:
joe muggs wrote:
garethom wrote:Not really a huge fan of any of the releases mentioned there, but I don't think Keysounds contribution can be forgotten, LV & Josh Idehen - Routes and Sully - Carrier are two of my all time favourite releases, let alone just this year.
I mentioned Damu... Agree re LV, I never quite got to grips with the Sully album - it's a set of great tracks but not quite an ALBUM album like the others for me.

Ah yeah, apologies, didn't notice that one. Strangely, I have the feeling that you have with Sully's album about Damu's.

I thought that about Damu first listen, then when I had to give it a couple of goes through to review I just got addicted to the way it flows... the Trim track makes the perfect centrepiece, it all revolves around that.

ghandi · Post by **ghandi** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:34 pm

Albums can do one, who's got the dosh? I prefer to cherry pick tunes like always.

You get sent stuff.

joe muggs · Post by **joe muggs** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:46 pm

ghandi wrote:Albums can do one, who's got the dosh? I prefer to cherry pick tunes like always.

You get sent stuff.

Yeah and I buy music too. Too much of it.

Given the amount most music fans spend on trainers / raves / video games / DVDs / drugs, who can't afford a tenner or less a week to download new albums?

ghandi · Post by **ghandi** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:02 pm

True that, and I deserve a slap. It's just a lot harder these days justifying it to the wife. Albums are like pints, there's no such thing as just one.

garethom · Post by **garethom** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:50 am

joe muggs wrote:
ghandi wrote:Albums can do one, who's got the dosh? I prefer to cherry pick tunes like always.

You get sent stuff.
Yeah and I buy music too. Too much of it.

Given the amount most music fans spend on trainers / raves / video games / DVDs / drugs, who can't afford a tenner or less a week to download new albums?

Best way to justify it. I've just spent about £12 down the pub for no reason. That's a whole album on vinyl, 2 digital albums, or 2 vinyl EPs or maybe 4 digital EPs.

Also, that Hotflush Back and 4th Compilation was amazing. The Sepalcure and George FitzGerald tracks on there were so good.

prism · Post by **prism** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:50 am

2011=HUGE for albums

, in no order

Machinedrum - Room(s)
FaltyDL - You Stand Uncertain
Mosaic - Volume One
Silkie - City Limits Volume 1
Clams Casino -Instrumental LP
Akua Naru - The Journey Aflame
Kromestar - Colourful Vibrations
Author - Author
Com Truise » Galactic Melt
Zomby - Dedication
Dibiase - Sound Palace
Pinch & Shackleton - Pinch & Shackleton
Samiyam - Sam Baker's Album
Kuedo - Severant

wobbles · Post by **wobbles** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:57 am

prism wrote: Machinedrum - Room(s)
FaltyDL - You Stand Uncertain
Pinch & Shackleton - Pinch & Shackleton

mikey_g · Post by **mikey_g** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:32 pm

Am suprised there's no love for the Sepulcure Lp and TRG - Simulat which feature highly on my list.

joeki · Post by **joeki** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:36 pm

mikey g wrote:Am suprised there's no love for the Sepulcure Lp and TRG - Simulat which feature highly on my list.

Sepalcure gets a lot of love here, as did Cosmin TRG. For a complete list check ma blog though

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