Monday 2 January 2012

Some records I enjoyed in 2011

Much like many other people, I'm posting an end of year list on a neglected blog. I've compiled a rough list of what I've been listening to in 2011, in a vague order of preference. It hasn't been easy as I've listened to some things a lot whilst walking about, and other ones I've only played a few times on the record deck. But you get the idea. If I tried to sort out a proper system of picking the best, it would still take me weeks to listen to all of these again. A lot of the lower ones have barely skimmed past my ears. All the links lead to audio or video on other sites so you know what I'm on about.

1. A Winged Victory For The Sullen - A Winged Victory For The Sullen
2. Necro Deathmort - Music of Bleak Origin
3. Vessels - Helioscope
4. Astrohenge - II
5. Battles - Gloss Drop
6. Lafaro - Easy Meat
7. That Fucking Tank - TFT
8. Cloudkicker - Let Yourself Be Huge
9. Reigns - The Widow Blades
10. Machinefabriek - Sol Sketches

11. Down I Go - Gods
12. Three Trapped Tigers - Route One Or Die
15. Alright The Captain - Snib
16. Khuda - Iecava
17. Milieu - Eufloria
18. White Hills - H-p1
19. 65daysofstatic - Silent Running
20. Amon Tobin - ISAM

22. Altar of Plagues - Mammal
24. And So I Watch You From Afar - Gangs
25. Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage
26. d_rradio - Forecast
27. Grouper - A I A : Dream Loss
28. Devin Townsend Project - Ghost
29. Kid Koala - Space Cadet
30. Umber - Morning's Pass

31. Radius System - Architects of Yesterday
32. Primus - Green Naugahyde
33. Spindrift - Classic Soundtracks
34. The Field - Looping State of Mind
35. Dressed In Wires - Golden The Ship Was - Oh! Oh! Oh!
36. Ulver - Wars of The Roses
38. ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Tao of the Dead
39. The Pattern Theory - The Pattern Theory
40. Amplifier - The Octopus

41. Absu - Abzu
42. Gnod - Ingnodwetrust
43. Misty's Big Adventure - The Family Amusement Centre
44. Juffage - Semicircle
45. Half Man Half Biscuit - 90 Bisodol (Crimond)
46. This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket
49. Trumpets of Death - Teeth + Teeth = Teeths
50. William D. Drake - The Rising Of The Lights

Next year I am looking forward to new releases by the likes of Wodensthrone, Dextro, Manatees, Northerner, Neurosis, Latitudes and countless others...