Railway Through 2014
A pretty good year, as far as I'm concerned, though Mister T's absence
means I'm a bit lacking in strange things. Recommendations welcome. |
| 100 |  | Occultation
Silence in the Ancestral House
Stream: http://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/silence-in-the-ancestral-
house |
| 99 |  | Wreck and Reference
Want
Stream: http://wreckandreference.bandcamp.com/ |
| 98 |  | Have a Nice Life
The Unnatural World
Stream: http://theflenser.bandcamp.com/album/the-unnatural-world |
| 97 | | Anne Guthrie
Codieaum Variegatum |
| 96 |  | Morbus Chron
Sweven |
| 95 |  | Ellorsith
1959
In an excellent year for metal, and metal demos, this one got played the most in my
house. Cool concept, great execution. Name Your Price:
http://ellorsith.bandcamp.com/releases |
| 94 |  | Volahn
Aq Ab Al
The better of the two Crepusculo Negro LPs released last year. Stream:
http://crepusculonegro.bandcamp.com/album/cn-26-aqabal |
| 93 |  | Sinmara
Aphotic Womb
Stream: http://sinmara.bandcamp.com/album/aphotic-womb |
| 92 |  | Funereal Presence
The Archer Takes Aim
Stream: http://metalhit.bandcamp.com/album/the-archer-takes-aim |
| 91 |  | Puce Mary
Persona |
| 90 |  | Croatian Amor
Genitalia Garden |
| 89 |  | Funereus
......Return of the Old Goat
Stream: http://fpr666.bandcamp.com/album/funereus-return-of-the-old-goat |
| 88 |  | Throwing Snow
Mosaic |
| 87 |  | Natural Snow Buildings
The Night Country |
| 86 |  | Cremation Lily
Fires Frame the Silhouette |
| 85 |  | Lust for Youth
International |
| 84 |  | Emptiness
Nothing But The Whole
Stream: http://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-but-the-whole |
| 83 |  | Diocletian
Gesundrian |
| 82 |  | Lee Gamble
KOCH |
| 81 |  | Carla Bozulich
Boy |
| 80 |  | Swallowed
Lunarterial
Libations proves just how apt the band name is. Stream:
http://swallowed.bandcamp.com/album/lunarterial |
| 79 |  | BADBADNOTGOOD
III
Stream: http://badbadnotgoodil.bandcamp.com/releases |
| 78 |  | Raspberry Bulbs
Privacy
Stream: http://blackesteverblack.bandcamp.com/album/privacy |
| 77 |  | Flying Lotus
You're Dead! |
| 76 |  | Thou
Heathen
Name Your Price: http://thou.bandcamp.com/album/heathen |
| 75 |  | Vircolac
Codex Perfida
Unchain the Vircolacs. Stream: https://vircolac.bandcamp.com/releases |
| 74 |  | Saaad
Deep/Float
Name Your Price: http://saaad.bandcamp.com/album/deep-float |
| 73 |  | Officer!
Dead Unique
Stream: http://blackesteverblack.bandcamp.com/album/dead-unique-2 |
| 72 |  | Shallow Sanction
Shallow Sanction EP |
| 71 |  | Tipper
Forward Escape
Stream: http://tipper.bandcamp.com/album/forward-escape |
| 70 | | Bedroom (NY)
Shade & System
Name Your Price: http://bedroomnyc.bandcamp.com/album/shade-system |
| 69 |  | Be Forest
Earthbeat
Stream: http://wwnbb.bandcamp.com/album/wwnbb-051-earthbeat |
| 68 |  | St. Vincent
St. Vincent |
| 67 |  | Aphex Twin
Syro |
| 66 |  | Inigo Kennedy
Vaudeville |
| 65 |  | Dead Congregation
Promulgation of the Fall
Stream: http://deadcongregation.bandcamp.com/album/promulgation-of-the-fall |
| 64 |  | Swans
To Be Kind |
| 63 |  | Herukrat
I Bear Witness
Je suis Herukrat. http://www.svn-okklt.com/2014/11/herukrat-i-bear-witness.html |
| 62 | | Alraune
The Process of Self-Immolation
Stream: http://alraune.bandcamp.com/album/the-process-of-self-immolation |
| 61 |  | A Pregnant Light
My Game Doesn't Have a Name
Stream: http://colloquialsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/my-game-doesnt-
have-a-name |
| 60 |  | Volcanic Queen
Faith in Desire
Graveyard, FKA TheVoiceandtheSnake. Name Your Price:
http://volcanicqueen.bandcamp.com/album/faith-in-desire |
| 59 |  | Grouper
Ruins
A slight disappointment when placed next to AIA or Dragging... but Liz Harris still
makes some of my favourite music. |
| 58 |  | Total Control
Typical System
Stream: http://hengebeat.bandcamp.com/album/typical-system |
| 57 |  | Nadja
Queller
A superb return to form after several subpar releases. I'm also a sucker for a good
owl. Stream: http://nadja.bandcamp.com/album/queller |
| 56 |  | Thou / The Body
Released From Love
Searing collaboration from these two racket merchants. They've got another one
out at the end of this month. |
| 55 |  | A/T/O/S
A/T/O/S |
| 54 |  | Dirty Beaches
Stateless
Stream: http://dirtybeaches.bandcamp.com/album/stateless |
| 53 |  | Kikagaku Moyo
Forest of Lost Children
Stream: http://geometricpatterns.bandcamp.com/album/forest-of-lost-children |
| 52 |  | Submotion Orchestra
Alium |
| 51 |  | Stargazer
A Merging to the Boundless
Stream: http://nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com/album/a-merging-to-the-
boundless |
| 50 |  | Millie and Andrea
Drop the Vowels |
| 49 |  | Wold
Postsocial |
| 48 |  | Filastine
Aphasia
Stream: http://postworldindustries.bandcamp.com/album/aphasia |
| 47 |  | Shackleton
Freezing Opening Thawing |
| 46 |  | Marissa Nadler
July
Stream: http://marissanadler.bandcamp.com/album/july |
| 45 |  | Natural Assembly
With Silence and Tears |
| 44 |  | Cara Neir
The Overwatch
Name Your Price: http://caraneir.bandcamp.com/album/the-overwatch-ep |
| 43 |  | Godflesh
A World Lit Only By Fire
Stream: http://godflesh1.bandcamp.com/album/a-world-lit-only-by-fire |
| 42 |  | We Came Out Like Tigers
Ever-crushed at Pecket's Well
You'll Never Walk Alone. Name Your Price:
http://wecameoutliketigers.bandcamp.com/album/ever-crushed-at-peckets-well |
| 41 |  | Griefloss
Ruiner
Stream: http://griefloss.bandcamp.com/ |
| 40 |  | Hundred Waters
The Moon Rang Like a Bell |
| 39 |  | Jason Lescalleet
Much to my Demise |
| 38 |  | Hyperdub
Hyperdub 10.4
Obligatory RIP for the Spaceape. |
| 37 |  | Bolzer
Soma
Saw these guys in November with Dread Sovereign and The Ruins of Beverast. This EP,
alongside last year's Aura has laid down a marker for excellent black/death that I hope
they'll surpass on their upcoming debut LP. |
| 36 |  | Cult of Youth
Final Days |
| 35 |  | White Lung
Deep Fantasy
Much the same as Sorry, though not quite as good. |
| 34 |  | Coffin Dust
This Cemetery, My Kingdom
Stream: http://coffindust.bandcamp.com/album/this-cemetery-my-kingdom |
| 33 |  | Possession (BE)
Anneliese
Two more great black/death tracks from the Belgians. Also check out their demo from
2013. Stream: http://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/album/possession-
anneliese |
| 32 | | Benjamin Damage
Up/ Acid Bath
Winnowed this from one of Djunior's lists. Great stuff. |
| 31 |  | Andy Stott
Faith in Strangers |
| 30 |  | Flower Face
Funeral Kid
Thanks due to Yaknips for reviewing her other release and turning me onto her. It's a
testament both to technology and her talent that someone so young can record
something that sounds so good. Name Your Price:
http://flowerface.bandcamp.com/album/funeral-kid-ep |
| 29 |  | Qrixkuor
Consecration of the Temple
Free: http://qrixkuordeath.bandcamp.com/releases |
| 28 |  | Jute Gyte
Ressentiment
One of my favourite black metal projects. He released two albums of material last
year, both of which are ferocious and excellently crafted. Name Your Price:
http://jutegyte.bandcamp.com/ |
| 27 |  | Birds of Passage
This Kindly Slumber
Discovered this woman last year while buying a Witxes record on Denovali. Utterly
sublime. |
| 26 |  | Akatharsia
Demo
Name Your Price: http://akatharsia.bandcamp.com/album/demo |
| 25 |  | Innsmouth
Consumed by Elder Sign
Stream: http://abysmalsounds.bandcamp.com/album/consumed-by-elder-sign |
| 24 |  | Nightfell
The Living Ever Mourn
Stream: http://nightfell.bandcamp.com/ |
| 23 |  | Arizmenda
Stillbirth in the Temple of Venus
The lesser of the two Crepusculo Negro LPs released this year. |
| 22 |  | Rippikoulu
Ulvaja
Stream: http://svartrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ulvaja |
| 21 |  | Encoffination
III - Hear Me, O' Death (Sing Thou Wretched Choirs
Stream: http://selfmadegod.bandcamp.com/album/iii-hear-me-o-death |
| 20 |  | Barghest
The Virtuous Purge
Stream: http://gileadmedia.bandcamp.com/album/the-virtuous-purge |
| 19 |  | Monte / Magnetophonique
Split
Magnetophonique tracks are Name Your Price:
https://magntophonique.bandcamp.com/album/monte-magn-tophonique-split-dept-
tapes |
| 18 |  | Death Fortress
Among the Ranks of the Unconquerable
Name Your Price: http://bandcamp.fallenempirerecords.com/album/among-the-
ranks-of-the-unconquerable |
| 17 |  | Innercity Ensemble
II
Stream: http://innercityensemble.bandcamp.com/ |
| 16 |  | Guilty Parents
The Black Ooze
Name Your Price: http://guiltyparents.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-ooze |
| 15 |  | The Austerity Program
Beyond Calculation
Name Your Price: http://austerityprogram.bandcamp.com/ |
| 14 |  | EMA
The Future's Void
Bit of a departure from her debut. I don't really connect with the blog du jour themes
here, but I could listen to her sing about Yucca trees and still find some enjoyment. |
| 13 |  | Death of Lovers
Buried Under a World of Roses
I think I prefer this to the other projects that they're known for. |
| 12 |  | Current 93
I Am the Last Of All the Field That Fell
Stream: http://current931.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-the-last-of-all-the-field-
that-fell-north-american-version |
| 11 |  | Vessel
Punish, Honey |
| 10 |  | Saint Pepsi
Gin City
Stream: http://saintpepsi.bandcamp.com/album/gin-city |
| 9 |  | Lantlos
Melting Sun
Agape is one of those albums that I've committed into my bones. It was a perfect
demonstration of a uniquely textured approach to a genre of metal that is stale to the
point of parody. This shares that album's excellent production, but in a more limited
post-rock frame. Stream: http://lantlos.bandcamp.com/album/melting-sun-2 |
| 8 |  | Zom
Flesh Assimilation
Have seen many intense performances from them, and likely will again on
Valentine's Day, but I've yet to really connect with them on record. Still good
though. Stream: http://invictusproductions666.bandcamp.com/album/flesh-
assimilation |
| 7 |  | Adebisi Shank
This is the Third Album
Adebisi Shank bow out with an effort that is as fun and melodious as anything
they've done before. A great bunch of lads. Stream:
http://adebisishank.bandcamp.com/ |
| 6 |  | Xothist
Simulacrum
Name Your Price: http://bandcamp.fallenempirerecords.com/album/simulacrum |
| 5 |  | Gath Smane
Transmuted Marrow |
| 4 |  | Pallbearer
Foundations of Burden
Stream: http://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/foundations-of-burden |
| 3 |  | Merchandise
After the End
Like most, I prefer their old style, but this is still a record of a singular vision pulled
off successfully. I do hope their next one is a little less pedestrian, though. |
| 2 |  | Earth
Primitive and Deadly
Stream: http://earthsl.bandcamp.com/album/primitive-and-deadly |
| 1 |  | DJ Koze
Reincarnations Pt. 2 - The Remix Chapter 2009-2014 |
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