| 4.5 superb |
| Air Talkie Walkie |
| Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children |
| Caribou Swim |
| CunninLynguists Oneirology |
| Evocative of lower class America in all its lofi glory, this album proves there's life in the old rap game yet |
| Cynic Traced in Air |
| King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King |
| Mr. Bungle California |
| Nicolas Jaar Space Is Only Noise |
| Ott Blumenkraft |
| This album edges it as the best Ott album purely by virtue of Smoked Glass And Chrome which is, for me, the finest psybient track yet. Not to detract from the rest of the album, nor indeed the mans entire discography which is excellent |
| Royksopp The Understanding |
In which Royksopp distill the very essence of pop music and sprinkle it over the intelligent beats of Melody
AM, leave it to freeze in the Norwegian countryside for atmosphere then serve with a touch of 80s
throwback. The finest dream-pop album ever released. |
| Sepalcure Sepalcure |
| A little corner of american somethingstep that is forever england |
| Sigur Ros Med Sud i Eyrum vid Spilum Endalaust |
| Simian Mobile Disco Delicacies |
| The Cinematic Orchestra Ma Fleur |
| The Knife Silent Shout |
| Younger Brother A Flock of Bleeps |
| Zomby Dedication |
A fine platter of hors d'oeuvre for fans of the UK "bass" scene. By limiting himself to around two minutes for
the majority of the album, Zomby deftly avoids the ennui that can set in when listening to many other dance
music full lengths.
The album begins with a claustrophobic minimal construction that expands through the Animal Collective-
esque vocal of Things Fall Apart to the more widescreen pianos of Haunted and Basquiat.
The ever-shifting pace, evocative of ambling from room to room in a club, only serves to heighten the
emotional impact of the longer tracks such as Natalia's Song, probably the most emotional electronic track
this side of Untrue.
And just when you start wondering about where the next track will go, the album is done. A superb album
from an extraordinary producer. |
