Wolfe in 2018
to get it out of the way cuz I just received my vinyl for Magus and it's all I wanted for the past few months. now to wait for new SUMAC and the Cave In show up ahead. not really ranked. |
| 1 |  | Thou
Magus
Master-class doom metal. Heathen still is king ;) but if that's a 5 this is a 4.9. |
| 2 |  | Hopesfall
Arbiter
Makes me wish Satellite Years was restored to this record's level of production quality cuz this thing soars, glides, ascends in some Hum-meets-Misery Signals, American Football, Taking Back Sunday, Devin Townsend fashion. Needless to say I fell in love with it. |
| 3 |  | Prefuse 73
Sacrifices
IDM if it was r&b smooth. This went under the radar hard. Can't Wait to see this guy play soon, always been a fan. |
| 4 |  | WRONG (FL)
FEEL GREAT
305 represent. Band fuckin rules. Workout along to this, skate along to this, crack many brews along to this, kick ass along to this, etc. Helmet/Unsane DBZ fusion if they loved metalcore tones. Former Capsule (FL) members are in this, for those that I see that like Blue should check this out if they also dig groovy riffs. |
| 5 |  | Leon Vynehall
Nothing Is Still
Lovely tribute and whimsically smooth ambient house. Was hoping more bloom and captivation to dance since I was a huge fan of Rojus (and everything else prior), but Vynehall presented theatrical hazy vignettes that give me more of a city vibe. Never really the kind of house to bump unless it's in more intimate settings (like Stimming), and with Vynehall bending more towards ambient soundscapes, I just love that his expressions are becoming more well-crafted and vibrant than ever. Still pull heartstrings when he plays strings in his tracks. |
| 6 |  | Jon Hopkins
Singularity
add a sunrise and freshly brewed spiked ice tea along with this for a few days and you'll have a grand time |
| 7 |  | A.A.L. (Against All Logic)
2012-2017
H.O.T.Y. 2018-2018 |
| 8 |  | DJ Koze
knock knock
who's there? it's KOZE AND HE'S BEEN EVERYWHERE |
| 9 |  | Daniel Avery
Song for Alpha
and the Four Tet remix is golden |
| 10 |  | YOB
Our Raw Heart
master class doom metal |
| 11 |  | Dark Buddha Rising
II
doom metal |
| 12 |  | Conjurer
Mire
sludge metal |
| 13 |  | Eagle Twin
The Thundering Heard (Songs of Hoof and Horn)
doom metal |
| 14 |  | Converge
Beautiful Ruin
you already know what this is |
| 15 |  | KEN mode
Loved
sludgy noise punk |
| 16 |  | Mizmor
Mishlei
miasma |
| 17 |  | Portal
ION
death metal |
| 18 |  | Restive Plaggona
Bonded Labor
industrial techno |
| 19 |  | Dax J
Offending Public Morality
industrial techno |
| 20 |  | Von Grall
Infinitum
ambient techno |
| 21 |  | Varg (Swe)
Nordic Flora Series Pt. 5: Crush
ambient techno/minimal techno // also Nordic Flora Series Pt. 4 |
| 22 |  | Surgeon
Luminosity Device
industrial techno |
| 23 |  | Skee Mask
Compro
ambient techno n old school vibes |
| 24 |  | Ross From Friends
Family Portrait
Rachael's still fine |
| 25 |  | Dorian Concept
The Nature of Imitation
brainfeeder vibes |
| 26 |  | Rival Consoles
Persona
IDM/microhouse |
| 27 |  | Frank Bretschneider
Lunik
glitch/minimal techno |
| 28 |  | The Empire Line
Rave
industrial techno |
| 29 |  | Daedelus
Taut
IDM |
| 30 |  | Dabrye
Three/Three
the man who influenced prefuse73 & dilla who influenced flying lotus & everyfuckinbody else |
| 31 |  | ASC
Astral Projection
ambient techno |
| 32 |  | ASC
Astral Perception
ambient techno |
| 33 |  | Stimming X Lambert
Exodus
deep house |
| 34 |  | John Tejada
Dead Start Program
tech house |
| 35 |  | Blawan
Wet Will Always Dry
industrial techno |
| 36 |  | DJ Richard
Dies Iræ Xerox
moody techno |
| 37 |  | DJ Seinfeld
DJ-Kicks |
| 38 |  | Deetron
DJ-Kicks |
| 39 |  | DJ Taye
Still Trippin
footwork |
| 40 |  | Djrum
Portrait with Firewood |
| 41 |  | Donato Dozzy
Filo Loves Acid |
| 42 |  | Enrico Sanguiliano
Biomorph
techno |
| 43 |  | Eomac
Reconnect
industrial techno |
| 44 |  | EOD
Named
IDM |
| 45 |  | Paul Kalkbrenner
Parts Of Life
tech house |
| 46 |  | Galcher Lustwerk
200% GALCHER
deep house |
| 47 |  | Halogenix
Deep News
drum and bass |
| 48 |  | Hieroglyphic Being
The Red Notes
acid house |
| 49 |  | Iglooghost
Clear Tamei
they took nyan cat too far |
| 50 |  | Iglooghost
Steel Mogu
we took nyan cat too far |
| 51 |  | Jacek Sienkiewicz
123418 |
| 52 |  | Laurel Halo
Raw Silk Uncut Wood |
| 53 |  | Fold
Aegean Sea |
| 54 |  | Martyn
Voids |
| 55 |  | Mr. Fingers
Cerebral Hemispheres
must-own house that should be in all entry-level lists because this man is an OG |
| 56 |  | Secret Cutter
Quantum Eraser
sludge metal |
| 57 |  | Split Cranium
I'm The Devil and I'm OK
punk with Aaron Turner death growling all over it |
| 58 |  | Tomb Mold
Manor of Infinite Forms
death metal |
| 59 |  | The Secret
Lux Tenebris
black metal/core |
| 60 |  | Abraham
Look, Here Comes The Dark!
post-metal |
| 61 |  | Abstracter
Cinereous Incarnate
doom metal |
| 62 |  | The Body
I have fought against it, But I can’t any longer
doom metal |
| 63 |  | Body Void
I Live Inside A Burning House
doom metal ! |
| 64 |  | Boss Keloid
Melted On The Inch
groovy doom metal !! |
| 65 |  | Sectioned (Metalcore)
Annihilated
metalcore obviously |
| 66 |  | Alva Noto
Unieqav
ambient/glitch |
| 67 |  | Anthony Linell
A Sense of Order
ambient techno |
| 68 |  | Beta Librae
Sanguine Bond
house n house |
| 69 |  | Black Merlin
Archives
industrial techno |
| 70 |  | BLNDR
L'Observatoire
industrial techno/minimal techno |
| 71 |  | Deepchord
Immersions
dub techno |
| 72 |  | Phantom Winter
Into Dark Science
sludge metal |
| 73 |  | Fluxion
Ripple Effect
dub techno |
| 74 |  | George FitzGerald
All That Must Be
deep house |
| 75 |  | Nathan Fake
Sunder
IDM |
| 76 |  | Prime Minister of Doom
Mudshadow Propaganda
deep house |
| 77 |  | Erdve
Vaitojimas
sludgecore |
| 78 |  | Zero T
Little Pieces
drum n bass |
| 79 |  | RLYR
Actual Existence
post-rock |
| 80 |  | Sleep
The Sciences
4/20 bro |
| 81 |  | r.roo
schizo romance
IDM |
| 82 |  | Taylor Deupree
Fallen
ambient |
| 83 |  | Ontal
Afflux 2014-2018
industrial techno |
| 84 |  | Will Saul
Inside Out
house mix |
| 85 |  | Grouper
Grid of Points
grouper being evanescent, in a good way |
| 86 |  | Casino Versus Japan
Suicide By Sun
ambient techno/IDM |
| 87 |  | Uniform and The Body
Mental Wounds Not Healing |
| 88 |  | Cult of Occult
ANTI LIFE
sludge metal |
| 89 |  | Fister
No Spirit Within
sludge metal |
| 90 |  | Tigran Hamasyan
For Gyumri
one of my favourite contemporary pianists |
| 91 |  | JK Flesh
New Horizon
LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH |
| 92 |  | JK Flesh
Wasplike
INDUSTRIAL TECHNO |
| 93 |  | R+R=NOW
Collagically Speaking
this was needed since I saw Glasper perform with other cool musicians on NPR before, and I'm glad to hear Taylor Mcferrin doing something again at least |
| 94 |  | DJ Healer
Planet Lonely
look below |
| 95 |  | DJ Healer
Nothing 2 Loose
look above |
| 96 |  | Thou
Rhea Sylvia
I grew up on Grunge so this was an absolute treat from one of my favourite bands. |
| 97 |  | Thou
Inconsolable
makes me wanna play Zelda for some reason, also almost to wanna keep this above all other folkish records I own. |
| 98 |  | Thou
The House Primordial
yknow their drone pieces in the past were extrememly solid (Baton Rouge, Lousiana and I Believe Because It Is Impossible) so when this was released I absolutely welcomed that swampy murk that made my chest heavy just by listening. |
| 99 |  | Keiji Haino and Sumac
American Dollar Bill
If cavemen learned instruments at Berklee College of Music and had a couple breakdowns since attending = 4/5 |
| 100 |  | SUMAC
Love In Shadow
this is gonna rule, also waiting so bad for the new Pelican. after that I'll quit. |
| 101 |  | Autechre
NTS Sessions 1-4
I'll prob just look back way later in life at this year and think this was what topped everything. |
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