Be(a)st records of the year 2018 edition

[D.o.S.]

All right. It's August 2018. I remain totally fucking awful at keeping up with new music.

What I haven't missed (that you may have and should rectify):

Y'all know the deal. I'm sure I've listened to not Bruce Springsteen this year. Will post shortly.

Short list so far, no links because on mobile:


Churchburn - None Shall Live​.​.​. The Hymns of Misery

Blawan - Wet Will Always Dry

ILL - We Are ILL

GNOD - Chapel Perilous

Anthroprophh - Omegaville

Bongripper - Terminal

The new sleep record

[goroth]

Does anyone know if you can access spotify statistics apart from that years end summary thing?
I should just keep a list of great music... but all my playlists are great so

[IEatCats]

Does anyone know if you can access spotify statistics apart from that years end summary thing?
I should just keep a list of great music... but all my playlists are great so

I use last.fm religiously for this. I just run the app on my phone and it tracks my plays on google music.


My top 9 new releases so far this year.

I didn't realize Sleep put something out this year, though. Def going to have to check that out.

[tremolo3]

I've only listened like 3 and I love them all:

Autechre - NTS
Beach House - 7
Giraffes? Giraffes! - Memory Lame

[kbit]

https://palmnewyork.bandcamp.com/album/rock-island



https://westmineral.bandcamp.com/album/ ... t-ouest099

I gotta dig into that Autechre release sometime soon, and I'm excited for the new Tim Hecker record coming out later this year.

[rustywire]

Bumpy Knuckles - Pop Duke Vol 1
Doctor Octagon - Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation
J-Zone - Guerilla Drums

Excited bigly for new Aphex Twin Collapse EP next month

[Mudfuzz]

Ok so far going by the posts in this thread... anyone find something that I can't say "this sounds just like this"?
I liked GNOD, Anthroprophh, Giraffes? but I've heard stuff just like it.. I'd say the same for everything I've came across this year, some I like but it either was a band I already liked or someone copying a band I already liked.

[coldbrightsunlight]

Nothing is original anymore? I would try but I'm sure everything I find that sounds original to me is probably a rip-off of a band I've never heard of yet.

Things I can remember off the top of my head so far this year (except a bunch of stuff I can't remember right now (so it must have been great)):

Ill (which is super un-original but fun and I don't care at all)

Gigafauna (it's goroth's band and it's a good album)

Zeal and Ardor is pretty good.

[tremolo3]

Ok so far going by the posts in this thread... anyone find something that I can't say "this sounds just like this"?

Mind sharing more like NTS sessions by Autechre?
I'm not really into IDM, so legit question, but so far I haven't found anything like it, at least none of the "big" names.

[rustywire]

fwiw I prefer fresh to original in music, which seems a more realistic goal for someone building toward M. Gladwell's 10,000hrs, with determination for "sounding good" rather than "being original". When a song or recording appreciates with replay value, is it more because of the former or latter? Also perhaps a topic for another thread: there's an interesting duality between remaining original and changing with the times, evolution


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxnQ1vv_CW8

[Mudfuzz]

Ok so far going by the posts in this thread... anyone find something that I can't say "this sounds just like this"?

Mind sharing more like NTS sessions by Autechre?
I'm not really into IDM, so legit question, but so far I haven't found anything like it, at least none of the "big" names.

check out: Gescom, Chris Carter [solo stuff and coil], AFX, Polygon Window [ ], The Tuss,The Future Sound of London

[Mudfuzz]

fwiw I prefer fresh to original in music, which seems a more realistic goal for someone building toward M. Gladwell's 10,000hrs, with determination for "sounding good" rather than "being original". When a song or recording appreciates with replay value, is it more because of the former or latter? Also perhaps a topic for another thread: there's an interesting duality between remaining original and changing with the times, evolution

true maybe another thread someday but no I'm not asking for world changing, i understand styles are styles but what i am at is not where i can go well this song is like this song mixed with this song, because if you are just to sound good you might as well record covers.

[tremolo3]

Ok so far going by the posts in this thread... anyone find something that I can't say "this sounds just like this"?

Mind sharing more like NTS sessions by Autechre?
I'm not really into IDM, so legit question, but so far I haven't found anything like it, at least none of the "big" names.

check out: Gescom, Chris Carter [solo stuff and coil], AFX,The Future Sound of London

Mmm pretty good and indeed similar to (old) Autechre shit but nope, I'll give the rest a shot though, thanks!

[goroth]

Gigafauna (it's goroth's band and it's a good album)

[coldbrightsunlight]

fwiw I prefer fresh to original in music, which seems a more realistic goal for someone building toward M. Gladwell's 10,000hrs, with determination for "sounding good" rather than "being original". When a song or recording appreciates with replay value, is it more because of the former or latter? Also perhaps a topic for another thread: there's an interesting duality between remaining original and changing with the times, evolution

true maybe another thread someday but no I'm not asking for world changing, i understand styles are styles but what i am at is not where i can go well this song is like this song mixed with this song, because if you are just to sound good you might as well record covers.

I always set out to write stuff that's different, then finish it and think "hey this is x crossed with y" so I'm sympathetic to other people who do that.