As always, this is not a list of stuff released this year that I rate, it’s a list of what I rate that I have bought this year. It makes the list if it gets played a lot, stimulates and excites. There are not enough hours in the day to fully appreciate the amount of music that I buy. It's a heavy addiction.
Points of note...The Emperor Machine (Andy Meecham) continues to keep me happy with many many remixes and releases and this year is no exception! Raster Noton continued to challenge and excite with releases from Atom Tm, Senking, Alva Noto and Kangding Ray. With risk of accusations of favouritism, Kin;Aesthetic Recordings, Jeff Stonehouse, Rodelius & Maraglia, Branner Griswell released stuff which was absolutely brilliant.....and I know them all personally. Nein Records is one to watch for Electrotech releases of note.
As always, I cannot put these in order of preference, it changes daily.
There may well be some mixes of tracks as per last years format. Give me some time, they will be tracks designed to create body movement and one to create more atmospheres of varying extremes all created out of the following stuff........enjoy and feel free to make comments.......
Ringmodulator is still in it's infancy and will only get better
ALBUMS/EP'S 2015
Alva Noto - Xerrox 3
Model 500 - Digital Solutions
Die Wilde Jagd - Die Wilde Jagd
Fort Romeau - Insides
Hanna Peel - Rebox 2
French Synth Lovers 2
Gabi Delgado - Zwei
Empress of - Me
Flanger - Lollopy Dripper
Roedilius & Maraglia - Ubi Bene
Senking - Closing Ice
Blancmange - Nil By Mouth
Trevor Jackson Presents Science Fiction Dancehall Classics
Pilocka Kkrach - Bestof
The Eyptian Lover - 1984
Marsheaux - A Broken Frame
The Orb - Moonbuilding 2703
Colder - Many Colours
Mika Vainio/Franck Vigroux - Peau froide le ger soleil
Kangding Ray - Coryarcane
Lonelady - Hinterland
John Grant - Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
Pye Corner Audio - Zones
Yacht - I thought the future would be cooler
Automat - Plusminus
Peaches - Rub
New Order - Music Complete
IMonster - Brightsparks
Branner Griswell - Versus
Barotti - Rising
Pollyester - City of O
Hotlane - S/T EP
Richie Hawtin - From My Mind to Yours
Pye Corner Audio - Prowler
In a moment (Ghostbox)
Craig safan - Warning Sign
Brian Eno et al - Music for films 3
Jens Uwe Beyer - The Emissary
Alessandro Cortini - Risveglio
John Foxx - London Overgrown
Holly Herndon - Platform
Hot Chip - Why Make Sense
Steve Moore - Cub
Paradise 100 - Northern Seoul
Ricardo Donoso - Machine to Machine
Populaire Mechanik - Kollektion 3
Schneider Kacierek - Shadows Documents
ESB - ESB
2015 Tracks/Singles
Rex The Dog - You are a blade/music hypnotises
Automat - Plusminus
!!! - All u writers
Tiga - Don’t break my heart/100
Chromatics - Girls just wanna have fun
Pollyester - Catarina
Marsheaux - Monument
The Juan Maclean - A Simple Design
New Order - Tutti Frutti (Hot Chip)
The Emperor Machine - Anything this man remixes or creates!!!
Empress of - How do you do it
Ellen Allien - High
Jensen Interceptor - Auto Express
Die Wilde Jagd - Wah Wah Wallensteine (Etienne jaumet)
Fort Romeau - Saku III
Golden teacher - Instigator
Peaches - Rub/Vaginaplasty
The Galleria - Calling Card
Daphne & Celeste - You & I Alone
Gabi Delgado - Geschichte
Kornel Kovacs - Pantalon
Paradise 100 - Heat wave
Gaznevada - IC Love Affair
Fort Romeau - Untitled
Colder- Midnight Fever
Neneh Cherry & The Circuit - Dead Come Alive
Yacht - I Thought the Future/The Entertainment
The Golden Filter - Startover
Joes Bakery band - Can’t Explain (Emp machne)
Lonelady - Hinterland
Rita Furstenhof - Hadron Collider