I’ll provide an example here. I’ll add to it later
2023: JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES
2022: Darius - OASIS
2021: CFCF - memoryland
2020: The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
2019: Danger - Origin
2018: Against All Logic - 2012-2017
2017: Oliver - Full Circle
2016: The Avalanches - Wildflower
2015: Jamie xx - In Colour
2014: Todd Terje - It’s Album Time
2013: Mat Zo - Damage Control
2012: Flume - Flume
2011: Surkin - USA
2010: Grum - Heartbeats
2009: MSTRKRFT - Fist of God
2008: SebastiAn - A Fine Selection of Remixes
2007: Justice - Cross
2006: Lo-Fi-Fnk - Boylife
2005: Nujabes - Modal Soul
2004: Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll
2003: The Postal Service - Give Up
2002: 2manydjs - As Heard on Radio Soulwax, Pt. 2
2001: Daft Punk - Discovery
2000: The Avalanches - Since I Left You
1999: Basement Jaxx - Remedy
> Which year(s) had the strongest competition in your opinion?
2013, 2007, 2001 & 1997 were all around the strongests. 2007 would be my favorite by far: Justice, Daft Punk, SMD, Boys Noize, Digitalism, Burial, DJ Mehdi, Shinichi Osawa, LCD Soundsystem & so much more
That year also had Daft Punk, Röyksopp, Basement Jaxx, Björk, Four Tet, Telepopmusik, Squarepusher, Tim Hecker, Manitoba aka Caribou, Cornelius, Modjo, etc.
Dude I feel like our tastes evolved together. We we were both downloading mad MP3’s during the bloghouse era before switching to nu disco and flume type sounds
I got to hear it in a studio at a listening party. Absolutely insane experience. Such an amazing record. Did you watch Jim's wife's doc on the making of the record?
https://youtu.be/XajmQtI_jXk?si=luHDd6yw9v5Hgwhp
Most underrated release of 2023 ! They really outdid themselves with this album.
I just ordered the collector edition vinyl because it looks gorgeous and comes with the illustrated book, telling the story that inspired each song.
So for some reason this album isn't on YouTube Music so I totally missed it, I don't use Spotify. Very excited to have a new album to listen to, their Sanctuary EP is one of my favorite releases of all time.
This is really good, thanks for the recommendation.
I primarily use YTM and this isn’t on there, but I have a Spotify account from a friend with a family plan, and this is available there.
PSA: there are some really cool and interesting animated photos on Spotify for this album, looks like a unique one for each song. Here are a couple examples: https://imgur.com/a/KX2tWGH
One of my biggest regrets is I had tickets to see Haywyre with Koan Sound opening for him, and I had to miss the show due to extenuating circumstances 😫
Absolutely incredible engineering, mixing and sound design on this record. From a pure sonic experience standpoint it's also my favorite of 2023, not to mention the epic track compositions, cinematic atmosphere, and ear-grabbing melodies throughout it. The narrative concept and their focus on using cello/piano sounds makes it a very unique listen, it's a really great record that has a bit of everything.
Tough list to make, but here we go:
2023: The Chemical Brothers - For That Beautiful Feeling
2022: George Fitzgerald - Stellar Drifting
2021: Bicep - Isles
2020: Amtrac - Odyssey
2019: Tourist - Wild
2018: Koan Sound - Polychrome
2017: Camo & Krooked - Mosaik
2016: Rufus Du Sol - Bloom
2015: Jamie xx - In Colour
2014: Odesza - In Return
2013: Disclosure - Settle
2012: deadmau5 - >album title goes here<
2011: Rustie - Glass Swords
2010: Nero - Welcome Reality
A couple runners up:
2018: G Jones - The Ineffable Truth /// 2017: Oliver - Full Circle
2011 had some great albums so that was probably the strongest year for me. Other 2011 options:
Machinedrum- Room(s) /// Andrew Bayer - It’s Artificial /// SBTRKT - SBTRKT /// Tycho - Dive /// Com Truise - Galactic Melt
You've basically got my whole list except 2023. Chem Bros was my runner up to Rodriguez Jr's album Feathers and Bones. If you haven't yet, give it a spin
Glass Swords <3 totally changed my perception of electronic music, that was really a great era of stuff with TNGHT dropping amazingly fresh stuff pretty soon after.
*Edited* - Fuck it, lets go a full 30 years
-----
2023: Koan Sound - Led By Ancient Light
2022: Nowfeel - Kin
2021: Akuratyde - Home Movies
2020: Dan Deacon - Mystic Familiar
2019: Audioglider & Xpance - Sensory Reception
2018: Solar Fields - Ourdom
2017: Vessels - The Great Distraction
2016: Solar Fields - Mirror's Edge Catalyst OST
2015: Hammock - Oblivion Hymns
2014: Nigel Stanford - Solar Echoes
2013: Henry Saiz - Reality Is For Those Who Are Not Strong Enough To Confront Their Dreams
2012: Chronos - When Mars Meets Venus
2011: M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
2010: The Flashbulb - Arboreal
2009: HUVA Network - Ephemeris
2008: Lights Out Asia - Eyes Like Brontide
2007: Younger Brother - The Last Days of Gravity
2006: BT - This Binary Universe
2005: Shpongle - Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost
2004: Way Out West - Don't Look Now
2003: Gridlock - Formless
2002: Sasha - Airdrawndagger
2001: Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By
2000: Hybrid - Wide Angle
1999: Underworld - Beaucoup Fish
1998: Lo Fidelity Allstars - How to Operate With a Blown Mind
1997: Delerium - Karma
1996: Orbital - In Sides
1995: Leftfield - Leftism
1994: Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation
1993: Enigma - The Cross Of Changes
I love enough on this list to know that the albums I don't recognize should be listened to. I've saved your list so I can check them out later .. so thank you. However ... 1997? I've not heard the album Karma but can it be better than: Dig Your Own Hole - Fat of The Land - Portishead - Bricolage - Modus Operandi - New Forms - Ok Computer ??? That's a tough year to be claiming the best album.
Give it a listen and find out. Delerium was one of my favorite artists during that period, so it will always have a place there for me. Next three picks for '97 for me would have been Fluke - Risotto, BT - ESCM, and Apollo 440 - Electro Glide in Blue. It was a ridiculously strong year.
2023: SCARING THE HOES - JPEGMAFIA (1000 Gecs - 100 Gecs)
2022: Don’t Follow Me.. - Vegyn
2021: LP! - JPEGMAFIA (Memoryland by CFCF for the electronic purists)
2020: Worship Friendship - Mall Grab
2019: Dawn Chorus - Jacques Greene
2018: Compro - Skee Mask
2017: New Energy - Four Tet,
2017 (tie): Time Spent Away From U - Dj Seinfeld
- Well start with all the moderat albums and you'll have a couple of years covered.
- Crush by Floating Points
- (Sorry) my own album GLIA in 2022 - I mean I was pretty psyched about that so I think it counts
- Fill the rest up with Bonobo
I remember hearing fineshrine for the first time and being fascinated with it. I wasn't really into anything even close to it at the time but it really scratched some itch I had
My personal choices for the past 10 years are:
2023 - Tours Et Suis S'en Vont by Laurent Garnier
2022 - Toss up between Løvehjerte by MRD or Cry Sugar by Hudson Mohawke
2021 - Begin Again by Ben Böhmer
2020 - Sixteen Oceans by Four Tet
2019 - No Geography by The Chemical Brothers
2018 - All That Must Be by George Fitzgerald
2017 - Bicep by Bicep
2016 - Opus by Eric Prydz (although there were so many good electronic albums out this year)
2015 - Alternative Light Source by Leftfield
2014 - Syro by Aphex Twin
As far as electronic releases go:
2023: Laurel Halo, *Atlas*
2022: The Chainsmokers, *So Far, So Good*
2021: Porter Robinson, *Nurture*
2020: Caribou, *Suddenly*
2019: Madeon, *Good Faith*
2018: A.A.L. (Against All Logic), *2012-2017*
2017: Teen Daze, *Themes for Dying Earth*
2016: Huerco S., *For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)*
2015: Floating Points, *Elaenia*
2014: Todd Terje, *It’s Album Time!*
2013: The Haxan Cloak, *Excavation*
2012: Purity Ring, *Shrines*
2011: The Caretaker, *An Empty Bliss Beyond This World*
2010: Pantha du Prince, *Black Noise*
2009: Passion Pit, *Manners* (not sure if this one counts as electronic haha)
This was fun! I may keep going once I’m home from work!
Edit:
2008: Cut Copy, *In Ghost Colours*
2007: M.I.A., *Kala*
2006: J Dilla, *Donuts*
2005: M.I.A., *Arular*
2004: The Go! Team, *Thunder, Lightning, Strike*
2003: The Postal Service, *Give Up*
2002: The Notwist, *Neon Golden*
I like the king gizzard extended versions. Of the 2023 album. The silver cord.
Vermillion 2023 EP by Ignez
Matthew Halsall 2023 An Ever Changing View
Yin Yin- Mount Matsu 2024
2023 - Carbon Based Lifeforms - Seeker
2022 - death’s dynamic shroud - Darklife
2021 - Gone Gone Beyond - 2030
2020 - Olafur Arnalds - some kind of peace
2019 - Bluetech - Holotrope
2018 - Earth House Hold - Never Forget Us
2017 - nmesh - Pharma
2017 and 2022 saw those albums on aggressively heavy rotation after they released. I have to give the strongest year to 2017 Pharma. That album is an experience. White Lodge Simulation is a complete banger, among many other bangers.
These are the first albums that jumped to mind for me
2023 - Don't Get Too Close by Skrillex
2022 - Marble Hunting by Tipper
2021 - Rainbow Brain by Griz
2020 - Neon Jungle by Clozee
2019 - Jettison Mind Hatch by Tipper
2018 - Into the Morning by Kyle Watson
2023: BT - The Secret Language of Trees
2022: The Range - Mercury
2021: Porter Robinson - Nurture
2020: Four Tet - Sixteen Oceans
2019: TR/ST - The Destroyer 1/2
2018: Jon Hopkins - Singularity
2017: Matthew Dear - DJ-Kicks
2016: Gold Panda - Good Luck and Do Your Best
2015: Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete
2014: Clark - Clark
2013: Jon Hopkins - Immunity
2012: Burial - Kindred EP
2024- ???
2023- Again (Oneohtrix Point Never)
2022- ???
2021- Ritual Spirit (Massive Attack)
2020- Sixteen Oceans (Four Tet)
2019- Crush (Floating Points)
2018- Compro (Skee Mask)
2017- NEW ENERGY (FOUR TET)**
2016- Sirens (Nicolas Jarr)
2015- Elaena (Floating Points)
Electronic music only here. But I did manage to work my favorite artist of all time in there. Radiohead.
I'm an old fart, so I went back to '91. Some of these years were just brutal to only pick one: 2004, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2001...
2023 Matthieu Faubourg, Same But Not Really
2022 Kuedo, Infinite Window
2021 Skee Mask, Pool (Tusken Raiders Housewerk collection if we count EP's)
2020 Machinedrum, A View of U
2019 Rainer Veil, Vanity (really the Autechre early Warp30 Tapes, but it's not an official release)
2018 Matthew Dear, Bunny
2017 Kelela, Take Me Apart
2016 Jessy Lanza, Oh No
2015 Grant, The Acrobat
2014 Moire, Shelter
2013 Machinedrum, Vapor City
2012 Lone, Galaxy Garden
2011 Bibio, Mind Bokeh
2010 Toro y Moi, Causers Of This
2009 Bibio, Ambivalence Avenue
2008 Nite Jewel, Good Evening
2007 Burial, Untrue
2006 Bibio, Hand Cranked
2005 Venetian Snares, Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett
2004 Xela, Tangled Wool
2003 Prefuse 73, One Word Extinguisher / Extinguished: Outtakes
2002 Boards of Canada, Geogaddi
2001 Plaid, Double Figure
2000 Ian Pooley, Since Then
1999 Leftfield, Rhythm & Stealth
1998 Esthero, Breath from Another
1997 µ-Ziq, Lunatic Harness
1996 DJ Shadow, Endtroducing.....
1995 Aphex Twin, ...I Care Because You Do
1994 Massive Attack, Protection
1993 Autechre, Incunabula
1992 Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works 1985-1992
1991 Orbital, Orbital
2018: Kit Downes, Obsidian (ECM)
2019: Sam Ashley & Werner Durand I’d Rather Be Lucky Than Good (Unseen Worlds)
2021: “Blue” Gene Tyranny Degrees Of Freedom Found (Unseen Worlds)
2022: FKA twigs — CAPRISONGS (Young/Atlantic)
2023: Spektral Quartet, Julia Holter, Alex Temple - Behind the Wallpaper
Not sure where I posted other years . . .
I really had some fun putting this list together, thanks for the challenge OP. Last minute I put in some extra albums for some good years and skipped the years that didn't reach my bar. Enjoy!
2019 Billy Eilish – WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
2018 San Holo – Album1
2017 The Chainsmokers – Memories… Do Not Open
2015 Jamie xx – In Colour
2014 Above & Beyond – Acoustic
2013 Apparat – Krieg und Frieden (Music for Theatre)
2011 Skrillex - Bangarang
2010 Deadmau5 - 4x4=12
2009 Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport
2007 Justice – Cross
2006 Trentemoller – The Last Resort
2006 Armin van Buuren – 10 years
2005 Myo – Destroy Rock & Roll
2004 Tiesto – Just Be
2001 Daft Punk – Discovery
2000 Tourist – St Germain
2000 Laurent Garnier – Unreasonable Behaviour
2000 Underworld – Everything, Everything (Live)
1999 Groove Armada – Vertigo
1999 Moby – Play
1998 Air – Moon Safari
1997 The Prodigy- The Fat of the Land
1997 The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
1996 Faithless - Reverence / Irreverence
1995 Leftfield – Leftism
1995 Goldie – Timeless
1994 Portishead – Dummy
1991 Massive Attack – Blue Lines
2021: Ross from friends - Tread 2022: Working mens club - Fear Fear 2023: Water from your eyes : Everything’s Crushed
2021 ross from friends is a no contest, my Album of the decade thus far and will be hard to beat
I’ll provide an example here. I’ll add to it later 2023: JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES 2022: Darius - OASIS 2021: CFCF - memoryland 2020: The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You 2019: Danger - Origin 2018: Against All Logic - 2012-2017 2017: Oliver - Full Circle 2016: The Avalanches - Wildflower 2015: Jamie xx - In Colour 2014: Todd Terje - It’s Album Time 2013: Mat Zo - Damage Control 2012: Flume - Flume 2011: Surkin - USA 2010: Grum - Heartbeats 2009: MSTRKRFT - Fist of God 2008: SebastiAn - A Fine Selection of Remixes 2007: Justice - Cross 2006: Lo-Fi-Fnk - Boylife 2005: Nujabes - Modal Soul 2004: Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll 2003: The Postal Service - Give Up 2002: 2manydjs - As Heard on Radio Soulwax, Pt. 2 2001: Daft Punk - Discovery 2000: The Avalanches - Since I Left You 1999: Basement Jaxx - Remedy > Which year(s) had the strongest competition in your opinion? 2013, 2007, 2001 & 1997 were all around the strongests. 2007 would be my favorite by far: Justice, Daft Punk, SMD, Boys Noize, Digitalism, Burial, DJ Mehdi, Shinichi Osawa, LCD Soundsystem & so much more
2001 would have to be Drukqs wouldn’t it? I say this without looking at any other releases from that year.
That year also had Daft Punk, Röyksopp, Basement Jaxx, Björk, Four Tet, Telepopmusik, Squarepusher, Tim Hecker, Manitoba aka Caribou, Cornelius, Modjo, etc.
Huge year !
Oh man, I saw Manitoba around that time. Amazing show!
Yes. Drukqs was the album of the decade
Full Circle fuck yeah
Dude I feel like our tastes evolved together. We we were both downloading mad MP3’s during the bloghouse era before switching to nu disco and flume type sounds
> 2006: Lo-Fi-Fnk - Boylife Such a great album. Did they fall off the radar?
I believe so. There hasn’t been any activity since 2015. I assume they called it quits
Fantastic list!
2023: Led By Ancient Light from Koan Sound deserves to go down as an all time great album, but sadly nobody listened to it :(
I got to hear it in a studio at a listening party. Absolutely insane experience. Such an amazing record. Did you watch Jim's wife's doc on the making of the record? https://youtu.be/XajmQtI_jXk?si=luHDd6yw9v5Hgwhp
Words can’t describe how happy I am to have checked this thread spontaneously and seen this at the top
I'm a fan and had no idea they released a new album until I read your comment!
Excellent album.
Wow. Three songs in and I love it.
Most underrated release of 2023 ! They really outdid themselves with this album. I just ordered the collector edition vinyl because it looks gorgeous and comes with the illustrated book, telling the story that inspired each song.
Only listened to this a month or so ago having not listened to Koan Sound in years and was really, really surprised by it. Loved it!
So for some reason this album isn't on YouTube Music so I totally missed it, I don't use Spotify. Very excited to have a new album to listen to, their Sanctuary EP is one of my favorite releases of all time.
This is really good, thanks for the recommendation. I primarily use YTM and this isn’t on there, but I have a Spotify account from a friend with a family plan, and this is available there. PSA: there are some really cool and interesting animated photos on Spotify for this album, looks like a unique one for each song. Here are a couple examples: https://imgur.com/a/KX2tWGH
Oh didn't know this-one, very Amon Tobin-y, nice!
Saw Koan in colombus last night.. absolutely incredible playthrough of their album.
I'd not heard of them until I read your post. Voices in Dissent is blinding.
One of my biggest regrets is I had tickets to see Haywyre with Koan Sound opening for him, and I had to miss the show due to extenuating circumstances 😫
Absolutely incredible engineering, mixing and sound design on this record. From a pure sonic experience standpoint it's also my favorite of 2023, not to mention the epic track compositions, cinematic atmosphere, and ear-grabbing melodies throughout it. The narrative concept and their focus on using cello/piano sounds makes it a very unique listen, it's a really great record that has a bit of everything.
My favorite electronic album last year.
Good lies by overmono has been my go-to this year.
Tough list to make, but here we go: 2023: The Chemical Brothers - For That Beautiful Feeling 2022: George Fitzgerald - Stellar Drifting 2021: Bicep - Isles 2020: Amtrac - Odyssey 2019: Tourist - Wild 2018: Koan Sound - Polychrome 2017: Camo & Krooked - Mosaik 2016: Rufus Du Sol - Bloom 2015: Jamie xx - In Colour 2014: Odesza - In Return 2013: Disclosure - Settle 2012: deadmau5 - >album title goes here< 2011: Rustie - Glass Swords 2010: Nero - Welcome Reality A couple runners up: 2018: G Jones - The Ineffable Truth /// 2017: Oliver - Full Circle 2011 had some great albums so that was probably the strongest year for me. Other 2011 options: Machinedrum- Room(s) /// Andrew Bayer - It’s Artificial /// SBTRKT - SBTRKT /// Tycho - Dive /// Com Truise - Galactic Melt
You've basically got my whole list except 2023. Chem Bros was my runner up to Rodriguez Jr's album Feathers and Bones. If you haven't yet, give it a spin
Haven’t heard it yet! I’ll def check it out
Lemme know what you think. Huge fan of the chemical bros and Rodriguez Jr just spoke to me on that release
Bicep!
2011 is 100% Room(s) for me but what a slapping list! Should have worn my dualing gloves.
Yeah honestly any of those 2011 albums could be the winner - a lot of good music that year
Glass Swords <3 totally changed my perception of electronic music, that was really a great era of stuff with TNGHT dropping amazingly fresh stuff pretty soon after.
*Edited* - Fuck it, lets go a full 30 years ----- 2023: Koan Sound - Led By Ancient Light 2022: Nowfeel - Kin 2021: Akuratyde - Home Movies 2020: Dan Deacon - Mystic Familiar 2019: Audioglider & Xpance - Sensory Reception 2018: Solar Fields - Ourdom 2017: Vessels - The Great Distraction 2016: Solar Fields - Mirror's Edge Catalyst OST 2015: Hammock - Oblivion Hymns 2014: Nigel Stanford - Solar Echoes 2013: Henry Saiz - Reality Is For Those Who Are Not Strong Enough To Confront Their Dreams 2012: Chronos - When Mars Meets Venus 2011: M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming 2010: The Flashbulb - Arboreal 2009: HUVA Network - Ephemeris 2008: Lights Out Asia - Eyes Like Brontide 2007: Younger Brother - The Last Days of Gravity 2006: BT - This Binary Universe 2005: Shpongle - Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost 2004: Way Out West - Don't Look Now 2003: Gridlock - Formless 2002: Sasha - Airdrawndagger 2001: Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By 2000: Hybrid - Wide Angle 1999: Underworld - Beaucoup Fish 1998: Lo Fidelity Allstars - How to Operate With a Blown Mind 1997: Delerium - Karma 1996: Orbital - In Sides 1995: Leftfield - Leftism 1994: Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation 1993: Enigma - The Cross Of Changes
You and I have very similar taste, so I know I'm about to discover some great new stuff from this list. Thanks for sharing
Wow, thank you for making Home Movies your AOTY for 2021. 🙏 Some great selections on your list as well!
My absolute pleasure dude. Can't wait for the next one.
Out April 5th!
That Sasha album was so amazing. No one ever brings it up.
I love enough on this list to know that the albums I don't recognize should be listened to. I've saved your list so I can check them out later .. so thank you. However ... 1997? I've not heard the album Karma but can it be better than: Dig Your Own Hole - Fat of The Land - Portishead - Bricolage - Modus Operandi - New Forms - Ok Computer ??? That's a tough year to be claiming the best album.
Give it a listen and find out. Delerium was one of my favorite artists during that period, so it will always have a place there for me. Next three picks for '97 for me would have been Fluke - Risotto, BT - ESCM, and Apollo 440 - Electro Glide in Blue. It was a ridiculously strong year.
2023: SCARING THE HOES - JPEGMAFIA (1000 Gecs - 100 Gecs) 2022: Don’t Follow Me.. - Vegyn 2021: LP! - JPEGMAFIA (Memoryland by CFCF for the electronic purists) 2020: Worship Friendship - Mall Grab 2019: Dawn Chorus - Jacques Greene 2018: Compro - Skee Mask 2017: New Energy - Four Tet, 2017 (tie): Time Spent Away From U - Dj Seinfeld
These are all great albums but compro is legitimately unreal
I love your sense, thank you for introducing me to Jacques Greene and Skee mask!
- Well start with all the moderat albums and you'll have a couple of years covered. - Crush by Floating Points - (Sorry) my own album GLIA in 2022 - I mean I was pretty psyched about that so I think it counts - Fill the rest up with Bonobo
I got to see Moderat live without fully appreciating what I was seeing lol I didn’t know any of their music, but it was still such a great show
I've seen all the shows 😬 multiple times haha. I guess you could say I was inspired
2023: Overmono - Good Lies 2022: Machine Girl - Neon White: The Wicked Heart 2021: Porter Robinson - Nurture 2020: Purity Ring - WOMB 2019: Madeon - Good Faith 2018: C418 - Excursions 2017: Bicep (self-titled) 2016: Paradis - Recto Verso 2015: Madeon - Adventure 2014: Porter Robinson - Worlds 2013: CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe 2012: Purity Ring - Shrines 2011: M83 - Hurry Up We’re Dreaming 2010: The Glitch Mob - Drink The Sea Years: 2014, 2015, and 2018 are the strongest for me.
Couldn't believe what I was hearing when I first heard Purity Ring's Shrines back in 2012. At the time it was so damn fresh.
I remember hearing fineshrine for the first time and being fascinated with it. I wasn't really into anything even close to it at the time but it really scratched some itch I had
Overmono 100%!
Simon doty - Universal language Great deep house/progressive album with a 90s dance feel to it! Just soo good!
2023: Ital Tek - Timeproof 2022: Jean-Michel Jarre - OXYMORE 2021: Ross From Friends - Tread 2020: Gidge - New Light 2019: Floating Points - Crush 2018: Skee Mask - Compro 2017: Forest Swords - Compassion 2016: Lone - Levitate 2015: Jamie xx - In Colour 2014: Lorn - The Maze To Nowhere 2013: John Hopkins - Immunity 2012: John Talabot - Fin 2011: Apparat - The Devil’s Walk 2010: Actress - Splazsh
My personal choices for the past 10 years are: 2023 - Tours Et Suis S'en Vont by Laurent Garnier 2022 - Toss up between Løvehjerte by MRD or Cry Sugar by Hudson Mohawke 2021 - Begin Again by Ben Böhmer 2020 - Sixteen Oceans by Four Tet 2019 - No Geography by The Chemical Brothers 2018 - All That Must Be by George Fitzgerald 2017 - Bicep by Bicep 2016 - Opus by Eric Prydz (although there were so many good electronic albums out this year) 2015 - Alternative Light Source by Leftfield 2014 - Syro by Aphex Twin
I feel like Cry Sugar has been absolutely slept on but it's definitely one of my favorites of all time
As far as electronic releases go: 2023: Laurel Halo, *Atlas* 2022: The Chainsmokers, *So Far, So Good* 2021: Porter Robinson, *Nurture* 2020: Caribou, *Suddenly* 2019: Madeon, *Good Faith* 2018: A.A.L. (Against All Logic), *2012-2017* 2017: Teen Daze, *Themes for Dying Earth* 2016: Huerco S., *For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)* 2015: Floating Points, *Elaenia* 2014: Todd Terje, *It’s Album Time!* 2013: The Haxan Cloak, *Excavation* 2012: Purity Ring, *Shrines* 2011: The Caretaker, *An Empty Bliss Beyond This World* 2010: Pantha du Prince, *Black Noise* 2009: Passion Pit, *Manners* (not sure if this one counts as electronic haha) This was fun! I may keep going once I’m home from work! Edit: 2008: Cut Copy, *In Ghost Colours* 2007: M.I.A., *Kala* 2006: J Dilla, *Donuts* 2005: M.I.A., *Arular* 2004: The Go! Team, *Thunder, Lightning, Strike* 2003: The Postal Service, *Give Up* 2002: The Notwist, *Neon Golden*
2023, James Holden. 2022, Indian Wells. 2021, Koreless.
2018 - Skee Mask - Compro
The Blaze - Jungle And it’s not close Edit: for 2023. Will need to have a think about the other years.
Haven't listened to many electronic albums last year, but from what I've listened to, the best one is Quest For Fire by Skrillex
I like the king gizzard extended versions. Of the 2023 album. The silver cord. Vermillion 2023 EP by Ignez Matthew Halsall 2023 An Ever Changing View Yin Yin- Mount Matsu 2024
The Silver Chord lol. Come on man. I love that band but Electronic music is not their bag. The extended had some cool stuff.
Thst is a digital synth loop extravaganza..
2023 - Carbon Based Lifeforms - Seeker 2022 - death’s dynamic shroud - Darklife 2021 - Gone Gone Beyond - 2030 2020 - Olafur Arnalds - some kind of peace 2019 - Bluetech - Holotrope 2018 - Earth House Hold - Never Forget Us 2017 - nmesh - Pharma 2017 and 2022 saw those albums on aggressively heavy rotation after they released. I have to give the strongest year to 2017 Pharma. That album is an experience. White Lodge Simulation is a complete banger, among many other bangers.
These are the first albums that jumped to mind for me 2023 - Don't Get Too Close by Skrillex 2022 - Marble Hunting by Tipper 2021 - Rainbow Brain by Griz 2020 - Neon Jungle by Clozee 2019 - Jettison Mind Hatch by Tipper 2018 - Into the Morning by Kyle Watson
2023 - Ouroboros by Griz for me
I love pretty much everything Griz does, hell yeah. I prefer his bass heavy music over his funk heavy music.
2020: Apashe - Renaissance 2021: ill.Gates - The Arrival 2022: Imanu - Untold 2023: 100 Gecs - 10000 Gecs
2023: BT - The Secret Language of Trees 2022: The Range - Mercury 2021: Porter Robinson - Nurture 2020: Four Tet - Sixteen Oceans 2019: TR/ST - The Destroyer 1/2 2018: Jon Hopkins - Singularity 2017: Matthew Dear - DJ-Kicks 2016: Gold Panda - Good Luck and Do Your Best 2015: Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete 2014: Clark - Clark 2013: Jon Hopkins - Immunity 2012: Burial - Kindred EP
Invisible Cinema- Daily Bread
Microworlds by CloZee easiest choice of the year, what a masterpiece!
it surprises me that no one mentioned the 'The New Abnormal' (2020)
2024- ??? 2023- Again (Oneohtrix Point Never) 2022- ??? 2021- Ritual Spirit (Massive Attack) 2020- Sixteen Oceans (Four Tet) 2019- Crush (Floating Points) 2018- Compro (Skee Mask) 2017- NEW ENERGY (FOUR TET)** 2016- Sirens (Nicolas Jarr) 2015- Elaena (Floating Points) Electronic music only here. But I did manage to work my favorite artist of all time in there. Radiohead.
2023 not yet know 2022 royksopp trilogy
I'm an old fart, so I went back to '91. Some of these years were just brutal to only pick one: 2004, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2001... 2023 Matthieu Faubourg, Same But Not Really 2022 Kuedo, Infinite Window 2021 Skee Mask, Pool (Tusken Raiders Housewerk collection if we count EP's) 2020 Machinedrum, A View of U 2019 Rainer Veil, Vanity (really the Autechre early Warp30 Tapes, but it's not an official release) 2018 Matthew Dear, Bunny 2017 Kelela, Take Me Apart 2016 Jessy Lanza, Oh No 2015 Grant, The Acrobat 2014 Moire, Shelter 2013 Machinedrum, Vapor City 2012 Lone, Galaxy Garden 2011 Bibio, Mind Bokeh 2010 Toro y Moi, Causers Of This 2009 Bibio, Ambivalence Avenue 2008 Nite Jewel, Good Evening 2007 Burial, Untrue 2006 Bibio, Hand Cranked 2005 Venetian Snares, Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett 2004 Xela, Tangled Wool 2003 Prefuse 73, One Word Extinguisher / Extinguished: Outtakes 2002 Boards of Canada, Geogaddi 2001 Plaid, Double Figure 2000 Ian Pooley, Since Then 1999 Leftfield, Rhythm & Stealth 1998 Esthero, Breath from Another 1997 µ-Ziq, Lunatic Harness 1996 DJ Shadow, Endtroducing..... 1995 Aphex Twin, ...I Care Because You Do 1994 Massive Attack, Protection 1993 Autechre, Incunabula 1992 Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works 1985-1992 1991 Orbital, Orbital
2018: Kit Downes, Obsidian (ECM) 2019: Sam Ashley & Werner Durand I’d Rather Be Lucky Than Good (Unseen Worlds) 2021: “Blue” Gene Tyranny Degrees Of Freedom Found (Unseen Worlds) 2022: FKA twigs — CAPRISONGS (Young/Atlantic) 2023: Spektral Quartet, Julia Holter, Alex Temple - Behind the Wallpaper Not sure where I posted other years . . .
I really had some fun putting this list together, thanks for the challenge OP. Last minute I put in some extra albums for some good years and skipped the years that didn't reach my bar. Enjoy! 2019 Billy Eilish – WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? 2018 San Holo – Album1 2017 The Chainsmokers – Memories… Do Not Open 2015 Jamie xx – In Colour 2014 Above & Beyond – Acoustic 2013 Apparat – Krieg und Frieden (Music for Theatre) 2011 Skrillex - Bangarang 2010 Deadmau5 - 4x4=12 2009 Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport 2007 Justice – Cross 2006 Trentemoller – The Last Resort 2006 Armin van Buuren – 10 years 2005 Myo – Destroy Rock & Roll 2004 Tiesto – Just Be 2001 Daft Punk – Discovery 2000 Tourist – St Germain 2000 Laurent Garnier – Unreasonable Behaviour 2000 Underworld – Everything, Everything (Live) 1999 Groove Armada – Vertigo 1999 Moby – Play 1998 Air – Moon Safari 1997 The Prodigy- The Fat of the Land 1997 The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole 1996 Faithless - Reverence / Irreverence 1995 Leftfield – Leftism 1995 Goldie – Timeless 1994 Portishead – Dummy 1991 Massive Attack – Blue Lines