2014 Year In Review
2014 Favorite Labels:
1. The Trilogy Tapes
2. Ilian Tape
3. Mistress / Hush
4. Giegling
5. Pan
2014 Favorite Artists:
1. Doubt / Eecee
2. Objekt
3. Andy Stott
4. Lee Gamble
5. Traumprinz
2014 Favorite LP Reissues:
1. Caustic Window - Caustic Window 5 LP (Rephlex)
2. K. Leimer - A Period of Review (1975-83) (RVNG Intl)
3. Jon Hassell / Brian Eno - Fourth World Vol. 1 (Glitterbeat)
4. Transllusion – The Opening of the Cerebral Gate (Tresor)
5. SND - Tplay (Special Extended Edition) (SND)
6. Vangelis Katsoulis - The Sleeping Beauties: A Collection of Early and Unreleased Works (Into The Light Records)
7. Martoc - Music For Alien Ears (EM Records)
8. Various - Music From The Mountain Provinces (Numerophon)
9. Clone - Son of Octabred (Dead-Cert Home Entertainment)
10. Children of the Mushroom - Children of the Mushroom (Out-Sider)
2014 Favorite Single Re-issues:
1. DFX - Relax Your Body (Remastered) (Full Time)
2. Population One - Starting Over (Metroplex)
3. Basic Channel - Q Loop (Basic Channel)
4. Symbols & Instruments - Mood (Remastered) (KMS)
5. E-Dancer - Heavenly (KMS)
6. OBX - It's All We Know (Trippin' On Air) - (Positive Science remix) (Classic)
7. Surgeon - Surgeon EP (remastered) (SRX)
8. Felix Da Housecat - Free Love (Sytrax)
9. Rising Sun - Message/Come Together (Kristofferson Kristofferson)
10. Unknown - I'm Gonna Destory That Boy (Munster)
2014 Favorite Compilations:
1. Pinch b2b Mumdance - Pinch b2b Mumdance (Tectonic)
2. DJ Koze - Reincarnations Part 2 (Pampa Records)
3. Various - Pop Ambient 2015 (Kompakt)
4. Various - Enjoy the Silence Vol. 3 (Mule Musiq)
5. Raresh - Fabric 78 (Fabric)
2014 Favorite Albums:
1. Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers (Modern Love)
2. SD Laika - That's Harakari (Tri Angle)
3. Kangding Ray - Solens Arc (Raster Noton)
4. Lee Gamble - Koch (Pan)
5. Objekt - Flatland (Pan)
6. Not Waving - Human Capabilities (Emotional Response)
7. The Bug - Angels & Devils (Ninja Tune)
8. Clark - Clark (Warp)
9. Ben Frost - A U R O R A (Mute)
10. Aphex Twin - Syro (Warp)
11. Millie & Andrea - Drop the Vowels (Modern Love)
12. Patricia - Body Issues (Opal Tapes)
13. Dean Blunt - Black Metal (Rough Trade)
14. Call Super - Suzi Ecto (Houndstooth)
15. Kettenkarussel - Easy Listening (Giegling)
16. Talker - Talker (Downwards)
17. Pye Corner Audio - Black Mills Tapes Volumes 3 & 4 (Type)
18. The Cyclist - Flourish (All City)
19. Frank Sebastian - Towards Distance (Subspiele)
20. Population One - Theater of a Confused Mind (Rush Hour)
21. Death Blues - Non-Fiction (SIGE)
22. Alberich - NATO-Uniformen (Hospital Productions)
23. Sebastian Mullaert & Eitan Reiter - Reflections of Nothingness (Mule Musiq)
24. Dalhous - Will to be Well (Blackest Ever Black)
25. Advisory Circle - From Out Here (Ghost Box)
26. Answer Code Request - Code (Ostgut Ton)
27. Cuticle - Mind Holding Pattern (Not Not Fun)
28. Prostitutes - Petit Cochon (Spectrum Spools)
29. Kassem Mosse - Workshop 19 (Workshop)
30. Roman Flugel - Happiness is Happening (Dial)
31. Christoper Willits - Opening (Ghostly International)
32. Joey Anderson - After Forever (Dekmantel)
33. Barnt - Magazine 13 (Magazine)
34. Vessel - Punish Honey (Tri Angle)
35. Ninos Du Brasil – Novos Misterios (Hospital Productions)
2014 Favorite Singles and EPs:
1. Some Well Deserved Recognition This Year for a Midwest Favorite:
Doubt - Chaos Om Vision I (Disposable Commodities)
Doubt - Chaos Om Vision II (Disposable Commodities)
Doubt - Remember Fono (Mistress Recordings)
Doubt - Beauty (Mistress Recordings)
Doubt - Poor Dog (Don't Be Afraid)
2. Objekt's Dancefloor Essentials:
Dopplereffekt / Objekt - Hypnagogia (Leisure System)
Objekt - The Stitch Up (Not on Label)
3. DJ Richard - Nailed to the Floor (White Material)
4. Gesloten Cirkel - Submit X (Murder Capital)
5. Shed's Key Cuts:
Head High - Megatrap (Power House)
Martyn - Vancouver (Head High remix) (3024)
6. Traumprinz's Eclectic Offerings:
Traumprinz - All The Things EP (Giegling)
Traumprinz - Intrinity (Traumprinz)
DJ Metatron - U'll Be the King of the Stars (Traumprinz)
Efdemin - Parallaxis (Traumprinz Over 2 The End version) (Dial)
7. The Trilogy Tapes Barrage of Essential Releases:
Barnt - His Name EP (Hinge Finger)
Dario Zenker - Mörsin (The Trilogy Tapes)
Ondo Fudd - Coup D'État (The Trilogy Tapes)
Minor Science - Noble Gas (The Trilogy Tapes)
Ekman - Entropy (The Trilogy Tapes)
Maxmillion Dunbar - Drizzling Glass (The Trilogy Tapes)
Anthony Naples - Zipacon (The Trilogy Tapes)
Zennor - Never In Doubt (The Trilogy Tapes)
Rezzett - Zootie (The Trilogy Tapes)
Willie Burns - Tab Of Acid EP (The Trilogy Tapes)
8. Ilian Tape Key Selections:
Skee Mask - Serum (Ilian Tape)
Marco Zenker - 2626 (Ilian Tape)
Jonas Kopp - 55 Dias (Ilian Tape)
9. Pan Essential Selections:
Mesh - Scythians (Pan)
Lee Gamble – Kuang EP (Pan)
Beneath - Vobes (Pan)
10. Unique left of center "Outsider House" Selections:
Pilotwings - Agorespace EP (Brothers From Different Mothers)
SVN feat. Paleo - On Tempo / AU feat. Paleo - It Takes Time (Wania)
Ivvo - Theories Of Anxiety EP (Danse Noire)
NGLY - NGLY (L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems))
DJ Qu - Raw 7 (Strength)
Môme - Heading Feel - (Stefan Goldmann Remix) (Victoriaville)
Austin Cesear – There's A Crack In Everything (Proibito)
Healing Force Project - Strange Apparitions In My Recording Room (Hashman Deejay's Ambient Mix) (Berceuse Heroique)
Nicuri - Outflight (Yygrec)
Tiago - Sem Titulo (Interzona 13)
Vakula - Bandura 004 (Bandura)
Coyote - Passing Memories (Rothmans)
11. MPLS-Style Techno:
Daniël Jacques - End Of My World (Mistress Recordings)
DVS1 - Black Russian (Klockworks)
DVS1 - Lost Myself (Hush)
12. Darker Goth-inflected Selections:
Sigward - Black Mambo (Simon Garcia Remix) (Something Happening Somewhere)
Dollkraut - Fire (Permanent Vacation)
Laps - Ladies as Pimps (Clan Destine)
KMFH - Our Love (Wild Oats)
C.A.R. - Idle Eyes (Roman Flugel) (Kill The DJ Records)
Daniel Avery - All I Need (Roman Flügel Remix) (Phantasy Sound)
13. The Ambient / Downtempo Lucky 13 Selections:
Crotocosm – Fanatic EP (Second Circle)
Kiyoko - Fragments EP (Samurai Horo)
Dalhouse - Visibility Is A Trap (Blackest Ever Black)
Dead Heat - The Dam (The Field Remix) (Life and Death)
Mala - I Wait (Pt. 2) (Deep Medi Musik)
Burial - Lambeth (Hyperdub)
Weval - Easier (Kompakt)
John Roberts - Ausio (Dial Records)
Fennesz - Liminality (Editions Mego )
Sad City - Introduction to Lisboa (Phonica Special Edition)
14. Unique Deep Techno Selections:
Claro Intelecto - Remember (Delsin)
Anno Stamm - Aqua/Lemon Peel/Violet EP (Macro)
Patrik Skoog - Judgement (Sample & Hold)
15. Industrial Techno Selections:
Talker - Cut the Weight (D/N Records)
Rainer Veil - New Brutalism (Modern Love)
Ben Frost - V A R I A N T (Remix EP) (Mute)
Powell – Club Music (Diagonal)
Powell - Club Music Remixes (Diagonal)
Prostitutes - Truncheon Cadence (Part One & Two) (Mira)
General Ludd - Hit It (Clan Destine)
16. Joy O Essential Cuts:
Joy Orbison & Boddika - Tricky's Team (Not on Label)
Joy Orbison & Boddika - More Maim / In Here (SunkLo)
17. Heavy Chicago-Style Techno by Todd O:
Todd Osborn - Put Your Weight On It (Running Back)
Todd Osborn - Over & Over (7777)
2 AM/FM - Starfist Lazerbeam (Creme Organization)
18. UK Techno-Bass Hybrid Selections:
Hodge - Mind Games (Hotline)
Hodge - Amor Fati (Dnuos Ytivil)
Dark Sky - IYP (Mister Saturday Night Records)
Call Super - Depicta/Acephale II (Houndstooth)
Unspecified Enemies – Everything You Did Has Already Been Done (Numbers.)
Dat Oven - Icy Lake (Total Freedom Remix) (Night Slugs)
R-zone - If U Going Thru Hell Keep Going (R-Zone)
Bruce - Not Stochastic (Hessle Audio)
Aquarian - Aquarian (UNO)
Graze - Soft Gamma Repeater (New Kanada)
19. The Scissor and Thread label had a great run this year:
Black Light Smoke – Screws In My Head (Scissor and Thread)
Desert Sound Colony – The Way I Began (Scissor and Thread)
Frank and Tony – Girl (Scissor and Thread)
Gry Bagøien – Phantom Power (Scissor and Thread)
Frank And Tony – What You Believe (Scissor and Thread)
20. Romanian Style Minimal Selections:
Quilla - A Million Broken Bikes - (Ricardo Villalobos & Shaun Reeves remix) (Visionquest)
Mari Kvien Brunvoll - Everywhere You Go (Villalobos Celestial Voice Resurrection Mix) (Sei Es Drum)
ODE - 660 B (ODE)
Vinyl Speed Adjust - Sequences EP (Gilesku records)
Un Node - Paula (From Any Direction)
Petre Insprescu - Talking Waters (Mule Musiq)
Barac - Variety of Different Feelings EP (Metereze)
Vlad Caia - Codex EP (Amphia)
Ricardo Villalobos - Voodog (Pressure Trax)
DJ Pierre - What Is House Muzik (Ricardo Villalobos What Is Dub) (Get Physical)
OdD/Barac - Photosynthesize EP (OdD Music)
Emi Nescu - Simfru EP (Contur)
21. More Deep Atmospheric Techno Cuts:
Marcelus - Shine (Tresor)
UVB - Mixtion (Mord)
Henrik Schwarz - Lockstep (Ostgut Ton)
RE \\ LC - BROS005 (Brothers)
Acronym - Dimensional Exploration 003 (Dimensional Exploration)
Spherical Coordinates - SCFLS-05 (Token)
Woo York - Come Closer (Planet Rhythm)
Voices From the Lake - Velo Di Maya (The Bunker)
22. "House" Cuts for the Heads:
Mark E - Shapes (Futureboogie Recordings)
Victor Shan – How You Want It (Versions) (The Healing Company)
DJ Boom - Kinda Kickin' (Curle)
Phil Weeks - Social Club (Robsoul Limited)
Seven Davis Jr - PARTY (Apron)
Daze - Lips (Lobster Theremin)
Todd Terry - Tonite (Clone Royal)
Art Crime - Never Look Back (WT Records)
Willie Burns - Woo Right (Unknown to the Unknown)
23. Spaced Out Deep House:
Legowelt - Blue Tearz (Riverette)
##### - ##### (No Label / Rush Hour Recordings)
Terekke - LIES BLK 07 (L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems))
X (Terekke) - X (No Label / Rush Hour Recordings)
Tyson Ballard - Feel Like I Feel (feat Sheff) (Voyeurhythm)
24. Funky Rocking Techno from the US:
Alex Falk – CGI004 (CGI_Records)
Grey People – Welcome To My Chevy (Proper Trax)
The Lost Kid - Southern Discomfort (Proper Trax)
25. L.I.E.S. Analog Techno Terror:
Voiski - Culture to Trash (L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems))
Voiski - Moog Series 01 (The Monkey Bar)
Florian Kupfer - This Society (L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems))
Florian Kupfer - Head (12") (L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems))
Randomer - Residents (L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems))
Randomer - Stupid Things I Do (Clone Basement Series)
26. Pumping Techno Tools:
Radio Slave - Don't Stop No Sleep (Nonplus)
QV - Social Music (Phonica White)
Julien Bracht - Sub Collapsed (Cocoon)
Fango - Tei (Degustibus)
27. Melodic House:
Tambien - Der Elf (ESP Institute)
Genius of Time - Juno Jam (Running Back)
Steven Tang - Leaving the Physical World (Smallville)
Pablo Mateo - Why EP (Curle)
Floating Points - King Bromeliad (Eglo)
Floating Points - Nuits Sonores (Eglo)
Moomin - Time Circles (Closer)
28. More Melodic House, More Minimal:
Ygrok - 002 A (Ygrok)
Quenum - 5AM (Mathew Jonson Remix) (Serialism)
Dave DK - Woolloomooloo (Pampa Records)
Isolee - Beau Mot Plage (DBOW remix) (Classic)
Ten Walls - Requiem EP (Life & Death)
29. Vocal Cuts:
Paul White - Where You Gonna Go? (R&S)
Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan (Poolside Edit) (Not On Label)
Moderat - Bad Kingdom (DJ Koze Remix (Monkeytown Records)
Caribou - Our Love (Daphni Mix) (Jialong)
Caribou - Can't Do Without You (Jialong)
Mikael Seifu - Tuff Ruff (1432 R)
Jamie xx - All Under One Roof Raving - Young Turks
30. Banging Industrial Techno:
Blacknecks - 6 (Blacknecks)
Life's Track - Invisible Symphony (COS MOS)
Life's Track - Sometimes They Come Back (Bosconi
Various – Various Artists: White (Coincidence Records)
Eeoo - Workout EP (Unknown to the Unknown)
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