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TA best of 2011 charts!
Since december is almost halfway through and with the release of the RA album charts some discussion about the albums of the year is going to be inevitable anyways I think it's a good time to collect some of the TA favorites this year.
Main focus is obviously albums but you can list EPs and labels, too I guess.
Two of my favorite releases this year, Atheus - Compile and John Beltran - Ambient Selections are mostly just compilations of previous tracks, but I like the stuff so much that I don't really care. Demdike Stare - Tryptych is also a interesting compilation featuring previous material.
In terms of new-ish stuff, I think these are my favorites for this year
Cosmin TRG - Simulat
Desolate - Invisible Insurrection
Legowelt - The Teac Life
Skudge - Phantom
Some other, notable stuff for me (mostly Techno/House)
Moomim - The Story About You
Planetary Assault Systems - The Messenger
Martyn - Ghost People
Sandwell District - Feed Foward CD
Conforce - Escapism
Xhin - Sword
Morphosis - What Have We Learned
My recommendation to everyone would be Desolate - The Invisible Insurrection. Sounds a lot like Burial, but it's different in it's own way. Also really high quality, some people might even like it better than Burial himself.
// reworked my list a bit.
My list will not be forthcoming for some time.
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| Originally posted by SYSTEM-J My list will not be forthcoming for some time. |
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| Originally posted by Woony Demdike Stare - Tryptych |
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| Originally posted by bas I keep seeing this pop up everywhere. Is it really that good or are you just regurgitating something? |
Mine will be single orientated because I'm often picky with EPs and only like 1 or 2 tracks enough to consider them special. Shall get on it in the morning.
DJ Jus-Ed � Vision Dance [Mule Electronic]
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| Stylistically, it's all about stripped down deep house for the dance floor. |
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| Stylistically, Smoke & Mirrors shows Sims doing what he does best: crafting powerful techno tracks that range from dubby and atmospheric to warm and jacking. |
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| haven't seen such a monster of a tracklist in ages and mixing is pretty flawless too |
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| At last! Somebody put dub into dubstep. And techno into dubstep as well. One of the most unpretentious pieces of music that could bear the dubstep label, since the term dubstep was coined. No haunting samples or hugesound bass for kids on weed. Just proper spacious music here. |
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| Fucking Brilliant! |
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| best of babicz |
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| smooth melodic techno with bells on |
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| Originally posted by Woony It's really good if you have some interest in dark/droney ambient-ish music. I think it pops up everywhere because it really sounds genuinly unique. |
As for something close to Burial, Machinedrum - Room(s) is something that Burial would make if he had the skills to incorporate all of this post-dubstep (juke, footwork...) nonsense in his sound characterized by those annoying vocal samples. Simply awesome album.
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| Originally posted by sljiva And Woony, you should've put Tryptych up there with Atheus and John Beltran since it's also some kind of compilation, actually a collection of their 2010 albums with some extra stuff. |
By the way here's the list from the Teshno blog, has some interesting picks aswell http://www.teshno.com/2011/12/album...-year-2011.html
I think it's funny that he made the Skudge - Phantom #1, totally forgot about that one. For all the waves Skudge made in the last 2 years their debut really got very little press coverage pretty weird if you ask me. I don't think you can call it objectively the best of the year but as a diehard Skudge fan it's up there for me at least.
01. Apparat - The Devil's Walk [Mute]
Great album, was there for me in a time when I really needed it. Each track has its own flavour and as an ensemble, the album flows magnificently.
02. GusGus - Arabian Horses [Kompakt]
Was a difficult choice between this and "The Devil's walk" taken as this is also a masterpiece, melodic, beautiful, deep and dark at times.
03. Lucy - Wordplay for Working Bees [Stroboscopic Artefacts]
There have been a lot of good techno-albums this year, but for me "Wordplay for Working Bees" stood out due to it's great production, mysterious interludes and the way it progresses from one sound-spectrum to another.
04. Sawf - Flaws [Perc Trax]
Another techno album that was suprizingly good, well put together and balanced.
05. The Black Dog - Liber Dogma [Dust Science Recordings]
A bit torn by this album. Although the tracks, individually didn't really do a lot for me, the trip it offers is great and the flow is beautiful. However, whatever "The Black Dog" does will be shadowed by "Music for Real Airports".
Best Mixed:
Robah Whruhme - Wuppdeckmischmanpflow [Kompakt]
Work of art. His "Keep me in my Plane vs. Hunt You Down" mashup is an absolute killer.
OT: Will check out some of the techno stuff you suggested, Woony. Personally I was disappointed by "Stimulant" as it felt as a bunch of half-good tracks thrown around a bit. Absolutely no consistency as an album.
Heh, The Black Dog never cease to amaze. More than 20 years in the business and still fresh as ever. Liber Dogma is extremely fluid and a proof that (almost) a pure dancefloor techno album can be listenable if done by right people. I like it even more than Music For Real Airports.
Are Demdike Stare actually interesting, or are they just doing dark ambient for people who would never listen to Flint Glass or Tzolk'In?
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| Originally posted by Chimney 01. Apparat - The Devil's Walk [Mute] 02. GusGus - Arabian Horses [Kompakt] 03. Lucy - Wordplay for Working Bees [Stroboscopic Artefacts] 04. Sawf - Flaws [Perc Trax] 05. The Black Dog - Liber Dogma [Dust Science Recordings] Best Mixed: Robah Whruhme - Wuppdeckmischmanpflow [Kompakt] |
1. Bulb - Tenderness [Kokeshi]
Sometimes you hear a track and you instantly fall in love with it, sometimes it takes a while to grow on you. This was definitely the former, from the second I first heard it I wanted it. Haunting and beautiful.
2. DKay & Intoxicated - A Thinner Edge [Integral]
Pretty much like the first track, heard it on a podcast and fell in love. Simply done but effective.
3. Zyblot - Ms. You [Free]
Sometimes the best things in life are free. We've all heard that but now you can believe it with this minimalistic and gorgeous piece. Heard it on Bulbs' excellent "into the deep" podcast series.
4. Breakage ft Jess Mills - Fighting Fire (Loadstar Remix) [Digital Soundboy]
I like Breakage but never felt the original too much. This is a bigroom big drop OTT breakdown type tune but it's so good and fun. Loadstar really hit the money on many of their remixes and tracks in the last year and this is probably my favourite.
5. Fresh - Mission to Mars [RAM]
20 years ago, I was first hearing Acen - Trip to the moon and loving it as a 10 year old. This sort of reminds me of that vibe and yet brings something fresh sounding (pardon the pun) It's a bastard to fit into a set for someone with my limited skill but a regular on my playlist.
6. Phaeleh - Think about it [Afterglo]
Future garage? Post Dubstep? Two terms that describe Phaeleh's excellent sound. He's able to take the good elements of dubstep and not make them sound so ridiculous that every 14 year old wants them. Bassline is epic and the beat is catchy. The piano is the star though.
7. Interface ft William Cartwright - Truth Beyond [Clearskyz]
The bassline. All I need to say but there's more to it than that.
8. Rawtekk - Snowflakes [Med School]
Hospitals offshot for new and upcoming artists brought us some great music this year. This is one of two tracks they've had a hand in releasing to make my top 10. Haunting.
9. Unquote - Cold Tenderness [Med School]
From his excellent debut album on Med School which covers many genre interpretations, this is one I particularly like. It reminds me very much of the Phaeleh sound which isn't a bad thing at all.
10. ICR - My only bad is the lack of all your good [Fokuz]
From his double album, sadly his last in d&b this is a nigh on 11 minute piece of beautiful music. Really needs to be heard in full.
11-20 coming tomorrow 
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| Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Are Demdike Stare actually interesting, or are they just doing dark ambient for people who would never listen to Flint Glass or Tzolk'In? |
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| Originally posted by Chimney Will check out some of the techno stuff you suggested, Woony. Personally I was disappointed by "Stimulant" as it felt as a bunch of half-good tracks thrown around a bit. Absolutely no consistency as an album. |
) was fine regarding the album flow? But then again im a really big fan of his style.| quote: |
| Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Are Demdike Stare actually interesting, or are they just doing dark ambient for people who would never listen to Flint Glass or Tzolk'In? |
All 3 of those tracks sound abysmal imo.
My favorite EP of the year is probably Petar Dundov - Tenth Plateau on Music Man Records.
Brilliant follow ups to Distant Shores, which I think is one of the best records of the past few years.
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| Originally posted by Woony By the way thanks Ian for the Drum & Bass bits, enjoyed some of tunes out of your list. I really enjoy certain tracks out of that genre but I'm generally too lazy to wade through all the bad/average (lots of that imo) stuff |
) One of the standout artists from "the future sound of russia" on Med School, Subwave has a miriad of styles and ways to pull you in, this being a bit more trancey than some.
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| Originally posted by srussell0018 My favorite EP of the year is probably Petar Dundov - Tenth Plateau on Music Man Records. Brilliant follow ups to Distant Shores, which I think is one of the best records of the past few years. |
The EP he just released in Dec with Gregor Tresher is pretty good too.
#1 for me prob this:
all the embedding in this post makes it .. fucked up
can you please just link the youtube-video if you're going to post more than 3?
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| Originally posted by Redd all the embedding in this post makes it .. fucked up can you please just link the youtube-video if you're going to post more than 3? |
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