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| Trif's 2024 β Records I Love
2024 is already 9/12ths gone, let's go!!! | | 1 |  | Beth Gibbons
Lives Outgrown
4.5
UK
Indie Rock
What a record. Wouldn't have expected any less from Beth. Seeing her perform these live was simply breathtaking. Songs are so nicely structured and produced and the layers of instrumentation are amazing, topped off with Her Voice. Oh man! | | 2 |  | Gabriel Rios
Playa Negra
4.0
Belgium
Latin
A little less gothic and dark than his previous one, Flore, Rios again revisits Latin American classics and uses silence as a superbly strong component of his new arrangements. With amazing new work as well, of course. Recommended! | | 3 |  | Monolake
Studio
4.0
Germany
Minimal Techno
Of course Henke delivers. Always. Yet another superb entry in an overflowing discog. It all sounds like a dream, beautifully produced and meticulously crafted electronic explorations! 4.0+! | | 4 |  | DJ Krush
εη - Saisei
3.5
Japan
Hip Hop/Electronic
OK, so this is a little bit less dubsteppy and a liiiiiiiittle bit more Hip Hoppy than his other recent output. Still, I'd like a big Hop Hop one from him somewhere down the line again. Like but don't love! | | 5 |  | Moby
Always Centered At Night
3.5
US
Electronic
Yeah this one rules as well. Moby has been on a nice streak I'd say, this really is a throwback to what I like about his 2010s output. Thanks Moby! | | 6 |  | Laurence Pike
The Undreamt-of Centre
3.5
Australia
Jazz/Experimental
Like this one a little less than Prophecy, but still super nice jazzy experimentation! | | 7 |  | Jessica Pratt
Here In the Pitch
4.0
US
Latin/Folk
Yeah, Pratt returns! Super love the Latin influences here. Her previous one is one of my faves of this decade so far, so this was a high expectations record, and she's delivered on many (but not all) levels. Thanks Jessica! | | 8 |  | Panghalina
Lava
4.0
Australia
Jazz/Electronic/Experimental
Reviewed
Super love this one. Some ultra lovely use of silence and very percussion-driven jazz experimentation. With female vocals to top it all off. Mysterious and ethereal! | | 9 |  | Yussef Dayes
Live from Malibu
3.5
UK
Nu-Jazz
Live Album
Normally hesitant towards non-acoustic jazz, but this is super nice. Dayes is such a sweet drummer! Sometimes the electronic noodling does sound a little silly (my biggest problem with using electric stuff in jazz). | | 10 |  | Eliza McLamb
Going Through It
3.5
US
Indie Folk
Some great tracks here, and some less cool ones. But the great ones make this worth your time anyway! | | 11 |  | Elbow
Audio Vertigo
3.5
UK
Rock
A return to form, in a sense that this is the first Elbow LP I actually care for since The Takeoff And Landing Of Everyting. Alive, with influences from other genres left right and centre! Glad the boys are back on track. | | 12 |  | Don Melody Club
Zonder Pardon
3.5
The Netherlands
Pop/Ska/Funk/Indie
EP
Listened to this twice, back to back. Groovy, cute EP, sad his debut LP is a little underwhelming though. This EP even includes a lovely cover for R&B classic Be Thankful For What You've Got (which many of us know from Blue Lines/Massive Attack). Hellooooooo???? That's a huuuuuuuge plus in my book of course. | | 13 |  | Ihsahn
Ihsahn
3.5
Norway
Progressive Metal
Like but don't love Ihsahn's most recent two, although this is a step up from Amr. Orchestrations are nice, but it's all a bit too squeaky, and production-wise he's too near the edge of comfortable for me, with overblown plasticness too near for my tastes. | | 14 |  | Darkthrone
It Beckons Us All
3.5
Norway
Heavy Metal
Two big Norwegian metal stalwarts next to each other. And boy do I like this more than I. above (although it doesn't show in Sput's coarse rating grid). And while this one doesn't reach the career highlight in a way Old Star managed, the closer alone makes it worth your time! A big fat 3.5 with room to grow, thanks to these two crazily consistent visionaries. Can the next one be in the vain of The Lone Pines Of The Lost Planet pretty pleeeease? | | 15 |  | Arooj Aftab
Night Reign
3.5
Pakistan
Electronic/Folk/Jazz
Aftab was catapulted in world wide stardom because of her incredible debut, and its follow up doesn't disappoint! Some weird choices (I really dislike autotune used in this way yucky blegh), but overall a solid number two! | | 16 |  | Skee Mask
Resort
3.5
Germany
Techno/Breaks
Very smooth, which is not always what I'm looking for, but when I am, oh my this hits! Spacious, warm, almost beach-club-friendly waves! | | 17 |  | Hazel English
Real Life
3.5
Australia/US
Dream Pop
To me this one still doesn't reach the level of awesome that were her first two EPs, but it's certainly better than her last LP! Dreamy, sweet Dream Pop! | | 18 |  | Lars Bartkuhn
Nomad
3.5
Germany
House/Jazz Fusion
Album full of nicely produced sounds. Use of cooool instrumentation (many African and Latin influences, in percussion, kalimba, etc.). Sometimes I think this goes into elevator music territory, but it never reeeaally happens. Plus there are some golden tunes here (The Flame!). | | 19 |  | Arnaud Le Texier
Pulsar
4.0
France/UK
Techno
EP
Huge, loud techno barrage, with an industrial flavour. Really digging this, will check the dude's LPs for sure. | | 20 |  | Flamingosis
Better Will Come
3.5
Funk/Soul/Hip-Hop
US
Ultra happy sunny groovy sweet record. Should have known about it this summer, but it can also make those sweet Autumn days feel a little extra warm! Rainbows and sparkly twinkly stuff! | | 21 |  | The Necks
Bleed
4.0
Jazz/Experimental
Australia
The music is about as beautiful as that gorgeous cover. One sprawling 40 minute track that takes you places, what we all came to expect from The Necks. Super lovely! | | 22 |  | Sei A
Love & Chaos
4.0
Techno/House/Ambient
Scotland
Reminds me of Voices From The Lake sometimes. Looooovely disk, very nice ambient touches against a techno and house backbone. | | 23 |  | Recondite
Indifferent
4.0
Minimal Techno
Germany
Precise, cold, minimalistic, and dark: a very very nice record. As one would expect from the dude, although this time round his sound is very much right up my alley! His best since Placid (so in ten years). | | 24 |  | Craven Faults
Bounds
4.0
Electronic
UK
A new one so soon after 23's glorious Standers. This one is about one third of Standers' runtime, but it still shows why I love the dude so much. Hypnotic and wonderful. | | 25 |  | Underworld
Strawberry Hotel
4.0
Electronic
UK
Duh! Yet another good one from one of my faves. Some absolute gems here (as we already knew from the singles) and some nice further experimentation that was already foreshadowed by Drift and the records before it. Underworld Forever. | | 26 |  | Paysage d'Hiver
Die Berge
4.0
Atmospheric Black Metal
Switzerland
Another super good entry in his vast catalogue. Mesmerizing, transcendental, meditative, hypnotic, all of them true. And trve too, in a sense. It's telling enough that, much like my fave of his, Im Wald, the enormous runtime is not even long enough to satisfy my needs and I find myself playing this on repeat more often than not. Already dangerously close to 4.5 territory! | | 27 |  | Fazerdaze
Soft Power
3.5
Dream Pop/Indie
New Zealand
This one and the i~n~c~r~e~d~i~b~l~e debut are miles apart quality wise. Still a nice album, but OH how good that debut is leaves me a tad disappointed with this one. | | 28 |  | Crumb (USA-NY)
AMAMA
3.5
Indie/Psychedelic
US
Yeah this is sweet! As expected. Another nugget of short-but-sweet psychedelic indie rock sprinkles. | | 29 |  | Four Tet
Three
3.5
Electronic
UK
Does all the things I want from the guy. A return to the sound I love most from him. | | 30 |  | C6Fe2RN6
C6Fe2RN6
3.5
US
Jazz/Experimental
Most often, this record is one electric guitar, mixed like it plays in a large hall somewhere in the distance, while you are listening in the stairway somewhere close by. Occasionally, a trumpet, a piano, or another instrument joins. It's all very ethereal but certainly enthralling. | | 31 |  | Opeth
The Last Will and Testament
4.5
Sweden
Progressive Metal
Yes. I love it. We all know it. It's very Hertiage at times (Β§6!!!!!!!!). The restless and adventurous nature of that record is channelled here more strongly than on any of the three albums in between. Happy this is there for us to enjoy! | |
Trifolium
10.08.24 | Better late than never, right! Some superb stuff has been released this year. Haven't been checking as much new stuff as the last couple of years, but who knows, maybe this being up finally gets me in the mood again!
Will update when relevant! | Demon of the Fall
10.08.24 | 1, 8 and 15 are all rather lovely, so I can't wait to see what 22 brings!
I see a couple of nu-jazz tagged items. Interesting
have you heard the new Four Tet yet? Skee Mask also maybe (I see you did like Pool) | zakalwe
10.08.24 | I need to listen to a few of these.
Beths is definitely a top 5 contender | jrlikestodance
10.08.24 | You may dig the new Tim Reaper & Kloke record that dropped last month. Jungle/D&B vibes | Trifolium
10.08.24 | Oooh haven't heard the new Four Tet, Skee Mask, or Tim Reaper & Kloke yet, on the list they go! For when I am in the mood for something new again...
zak that Beth one should be your No 1 contender, it really should. | Ladron93
10.08.24 | I like Skee Mask - Resort, Demon. | Asdfp277
10.09.24 | bump ! | Trifolium
10.10.24 | Yes that Skee was a very nice one once again!
Added some more stuff here, having this list always somehow helps to get me in the mood to check new stuff. Organising my thoughts etc. | AsleepInTheBack
10.10.24 | Thank you for reminding me to check 3! Up there with Skee for this year | MiloRuggles
10.10.24 | Subscribed. You're my favourite. Keep doing things
I am baffled that yussef dayes released something and I did not hear about it | Trifolium
10.11.24 | You're welcome Sleepy!! Enjoyed them too, both for very different reasons.
And love you too Milo πππππ The Y Dayes one was lovely indeed. | zakalwe
10.11.24 | Blimey
That Skee Mask record is bloody lovely | Trifolium
10.11.24 | It so is! I'm underrating it at the moment, let's see if that feeling sticks... | jrlikestodance
10.11.24 | Skee has held strong as my aoty. So good! | Hovse
10.13.24 | Lives Outgrown is AOTY so far tbh. | Trifolium
10.14.24 | Agreed. 'tis wonderful. Nothing comes close except maybe Monolake for me. | Pangea
10.14.24 | it is very easily. Listening to it now while drinking my morning coffee | Demon of the Fall
10.14.24 | The Necks have a new one? Nice!
it's on the ECM side of jazz with significant progressive electronic / ambient infusion, but perhaps you would still enjoy 'Nala Sinephro - Endlessness'? | Trifolium
10.14.24 | Agreeeeeed Pan ππ Enjoy the coffee, it's tea time for me!
Thanks Demon, on the list it goes. Hope to do some new music listening before 2024 runs out, 25 is approaching fassstttt!!!
The new Necks is super lovely, I'm sure you will dig! | Gyromania
10.14.24 | Only one 4.5 from the year? And I havenβt heard it either. Fuck, idk if Iβve heard any of these actually | Demon of the Fall
10.14.24 | I'm only about 100 deep thus far, but to date I have zero 4.5s and only a few 4s (5?) from this year
I would dearly love to find at least a single 4.5 | Trifolium
10.15.24 | Yeah relatable, I'm about the same Demon. And it's been quite a good year too!
Gyro for me 4.5s and especially 5.0s need time. I use those ratings for growers, and there's a stands-the-test-of-time factor involved too for me. | Demon of the Fall
10.15.24 | not listening to the above Krush and do not recall enjoying what I've heard from his (earlier) albums but...
checking Jaku out and it's mostly pretty nice! | Trifolium
10.15.24 | Nice! Jaku is super lovely. I really enjoy all of his stuff from his early triphoppy jazzy hip hop first ones to his more hip hop focussed stuff until Kiseki. Kakusei is my fave, or his first two. And Zen. And Meiso. OK his first six are my faves. His more recent stuff is less 'my thing', but I've got a huge krush on him hehehe.
Also Demon check 22 you'll love it! | Demon of the Fall
10.25.24 | Sei A is not quite hitting yet
Recondite however is vibin! Great moody atmosphere / textures | Trifolium
10.25.24 | Hmmmm, jamming it (=Sei A) again coincidentally, and that duo of Leaps and Wings is just ππ
Recondite is good isn't it! Lovely stuff! Sooooo much detail there too. | Pangea
10.25.24 | putting on 23 NOW | Trifolium
10.25.24 | Oh you will love Pan!!!! I'm sure you will!!
And I expect you would go well with 22 too...
25 will be the new Underworld which was released today! Hype! It's on now! | Pangea
10.25.24 | opener is really good!
22 also looks nice! | Demon of the Fall
10.27.24 | Recondite is incredible. Is all his stuff this good? | Trifolium
10.27.24 | Nice! I don't think all of it is this good, haven't heard most of his stuff in ages but some of it (On Acid, Placid) is on par with this for me. Others were less engaging for some reason. But definitely check those two.
Can't remember anything about Dwell and Taum to be honest, will check those again too. | Trifolium
10.28.24 | OK so Demon, returning to your question: No. It isn't.
There's a reason I don't remember anything about Taum, it is often trap-inspired and I hate its sound. Will report back about my Dwell revisit soon. | Demon of the Fall
10.30.24 | Taum is definitely not as good but I didn't mind it. Dwell passed be me by somewhat, so need to check again. On Acid seems cool though | Demon of the Fall
10.30.24 | Sei A is growing on me | Trifolium
11.06.24 | Yipppeeee! I like it too.
Jamming Recondite as we speak, On Acid, looooovely stuff still. Good 'calculating grades in excel'-music. | Pangea
11.06.24 | nice trif! indifferent is quickly becoming one of my most listened of 2024 so good! | Demon of the Fall
11.06.24 | yeah me too. It's pushing a 4 which is an automatic top 10 placement (and possibly more) currently | Pangea
11.06.24 | well the 4 club is looking real nice right now π | Trifolium
11.06.24 | Saaaame! It's a super good record. Having revisited his stuff over the last couple of days, definitely among his best.
Top 10 from 2024 for me too. | Trifolium
11.20.24 | More entries! Paysage being a contender for one of my faves of the year. | Demon of the Fall
11.20.24 | the new Fazerdaze album was kinda bland for me. I haven't heard the debut
4tet's new one is really good | Trifolium
11.20.24 | Absolutely, it was bland for sure. The debut is one of the best Dream Pop albums in my opinion, and a Sput darling to boot. Little Uneasy is a track for the ages. Check that one, and if you're unaffected, skip the record altogether.
Tet was good agreed. |
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