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Vinylwriter’s Top Ten Albums of the Year

S. C.
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At best, a good year-end list can feature a few albums that may have gone unnoticed. So let’s take a look at the 10 albums that are worthy of a second glance. Do not pay too close of attention to the order- almost all of these could have fit into the top spot.


1) Pere Ubu “The Long Goodbye
These desperate old dogs trying to warn the world – nostalgia is deadly for music and culture. An eerie, odd and uncomfortable journey through the ashes of a dead empire. (Read our review here)

2) Yutaka Hirose “Nova & 4
1986 environmental music reissued for the first times. Experimental electronic music that is a frozen moment – minimal, detailed and pure essence. Beautiful noise that provides a little hope that we won’t destroy ourselves.

3) Black Flower “Future Flora
Destroying the rule book for new jazz with dense funk and dubbed murkiness. A modern masterpiece. (Read our review here)

4) Move D “Building Bridges
A club house album that lets you keep your head on your shoulders. Intelligent dance music doesn’t have to be a thing of the past.

5) Binker & Moses “Alive In The East?
A rare occasion when jazz music isn’t snobby, elitist and orthodox. The music of Binger and Moses is an explosions of freedom, life and spirit. And yes, this came out 2018.

6) The Comet is Coming “Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery Impulse!”
Could have been (or should have been) album of the year? A Challenging musical vocabulary that quickly becomes your best friend. Sounds become colors. A reminder that spring will return. (Read our review here)

7) Kit Sebastian “Mantra Moderne
So when is the last time you had your faith restored in music and love? A dizzying mix of all the best things the world has to offer. Keep this one close to your heart.

8) Efdemin “New Atlantis
2019 was not a good year for electronic music. Efdemin creating progressive electronic music with nuisance and intelligence instead of brain numbing beats.

9) Brian Jonestown Massacre “Brian Jonestown Massacre
Anton Newcombe proves he’s not done with his “tepid peppermint wonderland”. Long live rock music’s most consistent and greatest songwriter. (Read our review here)

10) Laibach “Party Songs EP
Only an EP release? When it’s from the most important band currently making music, shouldn’t matter. Purchase this EP or be condemned to the corporate re-education center.

by Shawn Ciavattone

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