2016 Album of the Year nominations

[usagi]

Skepta - Konnichiwa

late to this. sounds fucking great.

[purlieu]

Absolute fucking favourites:

The Future Sound of London - Environment Six Plus

Underworld - Barbara Barbara we face a shining future 

HOLOVR - Trace Realm

The Orb - COW / Chill Out, World!

HOLOVR - Anterior Space

Foxes - All I Need

Luke Howard - Two Places 

Blackhill Transmitter - Blackhill Transmitter

2814 - Rain Temple

Hypnopazuzu - Create Christ, Sailor Boy

 

Great stuff:

School of Seven Bells - SVIIB

The Angling Loser - Arena Of Apprehension 

Diamondstein - The Ridges

Huerco S. - For Those of You Who Have Never (And Those of You Who Have)

Off Land - Slow Waves

Warpaint - Heads Up

Aphex Twin - Cheetah EP

Biosphere - Departed Glories

Katie Gately - Color

Synthi A - Ignition of the Sun 

 

Solid:

Personable - Oyster

Katy B - Honey

sky空 - before前 

Autechre - elseq 1-5

HKE/Halo Acid - No Dreams

The Divine Comedy - Foreverland

Remember - Welcome to Axico Industries

HKE - Omnia 

Warmth - Essay

Off Land - (Drone Variations) Vol. III

 

Other stuff I enjoyed:

Cocainejesus - We’re Worried About You

Ohal - Acid Park

Herd - Arteater

David Bowie - ★

Rags - Cipher of the Infinite Moment

Gyrowyre - Rde

Suede - Night Thoughts 

[KovalainenFanBoy]

shouldn't we wait til early 2017 though? I understand why pitchfork or rolling stone would publish their best of lists on november but we dont really need to. Except for the FactMag guy who's monitoring this thread

[doublename]

Finally getting around to this Jega - 1995 thing on WATMM's recommendation. 

 

 

Skepta - Konnichiwa

late to this. sounds fucking great.

 

 

[dingformung]

I don't understand the purpose of this thread. Isn't it clear and obvious that elseq is the album of the year? pfffff

[Soloman Tump]

Fairly solid year overall, but aside from elseq there isn't too much that is mindblowing.

 

 

TOPKEK TIER (in no particular order so far)

• Autechre - elseq
• Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesiser Music (plus bonus disc)
• Underworld - Barbara Barbara We Face a Shining Future
• Swans - The Glowing Man
• Death in Vegas - Transmission
• Moderat - III
• The Caretaker - Everywhere at the end of time
• Phaeleh - The Illusion of Time
• SHXCXCHCXSH - SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs
• Datach'i - System (plus bonus disc)
• Demdike Stare - Wonderland
• WAgAwAgA - Tasmagoria
• Heiroglyphic Being - The Disco's of Imhotep
• Andy Stott - Too Many Voices
• Perforated Cerebral Party - Pinch Of

BUBBLING UNDER

• Necro Deathmort - The Capsule
• Ital tek - Hollowed
• WAgAwAgA - Sonoxafurious
• David Bowie - Black Star

COMPILATIONS / EPs / MISC

• #savefabric - Fundraiser Compilation
• Harsh Noise Movement - 100th Release Compilation
• Fabric mixes - Nina Kraviz and Gerd Janson were very enjoyable
• Relaxer EPs 1,2 and 3 (Ital pseudonym, EP's 1 and 3 are especially awesome)
• Ital tek - Beyond Sight

[Candiru]

Danny Brown -Atrocity Exhibition

 

Cobalt -Slow Forever

 

Blood Incantation - Starspawn

 

Gorguts - Pleiades' Dust

 

Autechre - elseq 1-5

[QQQ]

Gorguts - Pleiades' Dust

 

i wish they'd get this up on spotify, i still need to listen to it.

[KovalainenFanBoy]

 

Gorguts - Pleiades' Dust

i wish they'd get this up on spotify, i still need to listen to it.

 

 

[WeAreOceans]

Andy Stott - Too Many Voices

Datach'i - System

PSI - patten

Autechre - elseq (kinda agree this isn't really an album but eh whatever, easily some of the best music this year)

Arca - Entrañas (again not sure what this is, mixed EP? Fucken lush either way)

Ital Tek - Hollowed

Ulwhednar - Om Syndernas Förlåtelse

SHXCXCHCXSH - SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs

Raime - Tooth

G.H. - Housebound Demigod

Roly Porter - Third Law

Death Grips - Bottomless Pit

 

Definitely behind as always on stuff to listen to and I'm sure I'm forgetting other great stuff, can't I just listen to music forever pls

 

Except for the FactMag guy who's monitoring this thread

 

lmaooooo

[dr lopez]

don't think anyone has said orange melamine - space dimension controller but that one is really really good

[NI64]

Finally getting around to this Jega - 1995 thing on WATMM's recommendation.

 

Surprised more people aren't repping this one! I thought it was pretty universally loved. It's itching for first place to me. (Not counting elseq though just cause it's not really a proper album, plus we all know itd win anyway. Where's the fun?)

[QQQ]

 

 

Gorguts - Pleiades' Dust

i wish they'd get this up on spotify, i still need to listen to it.

 

ohhhh shiiit. i can't tell you how many times i've gone to listen to this and not seen it listed - it's tucked down the page as a 'single'. thanks for the heads up!

[dr lopez]

 

Finally getting around to this Jega - 1995 thing on WATMM's recommendation.

Surprised more people aren't repping this one! I thought it was pretty universally loved. It's itching for first place to me. (Not counting elseq though just cause it's not really a proper album, plus we all know itd win anyway. Where's the fun?)

 

because it was music from 1995

[dr lopez]

can't remember who normally does this, or if it even is done by a regular person. anyway, post your contenders for AOTY itt (LPs only, let's have a separate thread for EPs) and let's follow with a poll for the top picks.

 

my top pick currently:

 

 

trying my best with this but it's completely ridiculous

[dr lopez]

one of my fav trax this year - really special

 

[usagi]

 

can't remember who normally does this, or if it even is done by a regular person. anyway, post your contenders for AOTY itt (LPs only, let's have a separate thread for EPs) and let's follow with a poll for the top picks.

 

my top pick currently:

 

trying my best with this but it's completely ridiculous

 

I like it! embrace the 80s synth-cheese. this track is well-lush, probably my fave of the album:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z_nE0-SXRI

 

I wouldn't have seen myself getting into this sort of thing a year ago but I heard Dangerous Days which preceded this and it totally won me over.

 

more generally,my tastes are drifting away from the watmmassive more and more. I listened to metal more than anything else this year, which is reflected in my list. elseq largely satisfied my electronic desires, I found myself more drawn to other stuff.

[dr lopez]

i like shook better

[QQQ]

 

 

can't remember who normally does this, or if it even is done by a regular person. anyway, post your contenders for AOTY itt (LPs only, let's have a separate thread for EPs) and let's follow with a poll for the top picks.

 

my top pick currently:

 

trying my best with this but it's completely ridiculous

I like it! embrace the 80s synth-cheese. this track is well-lush, probably my fave of the album:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z_nE0-SXRI

 

I wouldn't have seen myself getting into this sort of thing a year ago but I heard Dangerous Days which preceded this and it totally won me over.

 

more generally,my tastes are drifting away from the watmmassive more and more. I listened to metal more than anything else this year, which is reflected in my list. elseq largely satisfied my electronic desires, I found myself more drawn to other stuff.

how fucking loud is this mastered! i had to turn my volume wayyy down immediately after hitting play. i've liked his stuff before and obviously it's always been loud but that was horrible.

 

~~warning to fellow wattmers: be careful if you have headphones on~~

 

RIP my poor ears :(

 

talking about loud shit i missed the new DEP and that could be a contender for me so let's add The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation to my list

[dr lopez]

new 2016 stuff d-lo has purchased:

 

Patten - Psi

 

DMX Krew - You Exist

 

Monolake - VLSI

 

Floorplan - Victorious

 

Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesizer Music

 

Hieroglyphic Being - The Disco's of Imhotep

 

Oval - Popp

 

Space Dimension Controller - Orange Melamine

 

Meat Beat Manifesto - Meat Beat Manifesto EP

 

Asher Levitas - Lit Harness

 

Orlando Voorn - In My World

 

Ital Tek - Hollowed

 

FSOL Environment 6 and 6.5

 

EDM F/A-18+ Stimulator

 

NHK yx Koyxen - Doom Steppy Reverb

 

Biosphere - Departed Glories

 

ORB - COW

 

Aphex Twin - Cheetah EP

 

Konx-Om-Pax - Caramel

 

Plaid - The Digging Remedy

 

Fluxion - Vibrant Forms III

 

 

 

 

 

most of it was not very good in the grand scheme of things. 2016 has kinda sucked for music

[joshuatxuk]

Finally got around to ordering my list.         
            
Top 10:            
1991 - No More Dreams            
Gold Panda - Good Luck and Do Your Best            
Angel Olsen - MY WOMAN        
Cross Record - Wabi-Sabi            
Huerco S - For Those of You Who Have Never (And Those of You Who Have)            
James Blake - The Colour In Anything            
Amulets - In Flux            
William Ryan Fritch - Her Warmth            
Bon Iver - 22, A Million            
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - In Summer* *(I think it's a mini-album technically not a EP, it's a 25 long minute tape)           
            
11-20:            
Best Available Technology - Running To You            
Minor Victories - Folk Arp            
The Avalanches - Wildflower            
AaA - Fruit            
Tim Heidecker - In Glendale            
Jay Glass Dubs - New Teeth For Old Country            
S U R V I V E - Stranger Things O.S.T.            
Oval - Popp            
Tardigrada - Emotionale Odnis            
            
Notable Mentions:            
MMoths            
Ssaliva            
Troller            
Pinkshineyultrablast            
Darkthrone            
Kiyoko - The Stone Tapes Volume. 1            

Matthewdavid’s Mindflight
Jesu / Sun Kil Moon            
C Duncan      

Julien

JK Flesh            
            
Duds:            
Kanye West            
Clams Casino            
Machinedrum            
            
Pleasant Surprises / met expectations:            
Avalanches            
Zomby            
A Tribe Called Quest            
DJ Shadow            
Jesu / Sun Kill Moon            

 

More great stuff:            

 

 

Ulrich Schnauss
Dalhous - The Composite Moods Collection Vol. 1            
Dedekind Cut            
D'atchi            
Phono Ghosts            
Wreckmeister Harmonies            
Nicolas Jaar            
M83            
Casino Versus Japan - Frozen Geometry            
NHK yx Koyxen - Doom Steppy Reverb            
Blood Orange            
Legowelt - Dark Days            
Odd Nosdam            
Jute Glyph 
Frank Ocean            
Hakobune            
Radiohead            
Rhucle - Fantastic Garden            
夕方の犬 (Dog in the Evening) - Choir & Room            
Danny Brown            
Pfarmers            
Local Natives            
Nonkeen            
VCNF            
Monadh            
36            
            
As good as I expected and already mentioned:            
Kuedo            
Lone            
Ceephex            
DMX Crew            
Jega            
The Field            
Ital Tek            
u-Ziq            
2814            
Plaid            
Autechre      

 

     

[usagi]

dang, I missed the new Oval too. been way behind this year.

 

edit: I did listen to Orange Melamine a few months back, it was good.

[Atop]

three more

 

Konx-Om-Pax - Caramel

Personable - Oyster

Isan -  Glass Bird Movement

[joshuatxuk]

 

 

dang, I missed the new Oval too. been way behind this year.

I've been listening to the new music via Spotify every day I worked all year and I am still way behind.

 

The new oval is a lot of fun, it's very cohesive, arguably too samey but I like that about it.

[usagi]

more cohesion would be nice after all the scattered fragments of O. that was the last Oval I heard.