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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