![]() ![]() Huerco S For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) The only disappointing thing about it was Kendrick’s signature on the vinyl.Ĥ5. And where Kanye’s Life Of Pablo was endlessly tinkered with on the public noticeboard, Kendrick quietly bundled these extras and surprise-released in March without mastering, artwork or even song titles. As important as the original script, only Kendrick could leave such intentional and aesthetically powerful sketches on the cutting room floor. Whilst the concept of a B-sides or outtakes compilation is hardly novel - Nirvana’s Incesticide, The Smiths’s Louder Than Bombs, etc – Lamar’s appendix to To Pimp A Butterly orbits on another level. An astutely executed, enjoyable and uncomplicated house record. Working in the MPC tradition of KDJ, Theo, Trus’me and Garth Be, Mangan covers boogie, disco, broken beat and jazzy house without losing sight of the tunes. 1 saw t-shirt magnate and Millionhands founder Tee Mango continue the sterling work of his highly coveted 12” series with a double LP of smoky sample based house music. One of the rare occasions when the worlds of fashion and music come together flawlessly, Imperfections Vol. Perfectly paced, the album flows as one, evolving into a perfect example of tension and release from two masters of the craft. ![]() Using techno as their lingua franca, the imperious duo came together to deliver seven electrifying excursions into the beating heart of the machine world, stripping away layers of pulsating synthesis, restrained rhythm and immersive texture as they go. Juan & Moritz continued to fly the flag for German-American friendship this year with the latest offering from their collaborative Borderland project. Juan Atkins & Moritz Von Oswald Present Borderland Transport Chip King and Lee Buford set out to make “the grossest pop album of all time” and that sentiment certainly resonates.Ĥ8. Continually eluding style, the tracks dance antagonistically between heavy riff noise, chamber pop, ‘80s-inspired grooves and machine-gun percussion. In particular, we were shaken to the bones by the doom of No One Deserves Happiness by Portland metal outfit The Body. With the vinyl finally being released this week, this one’s not to be missed.įrom Tortoise’s first record in six years to Matmos’ washing machine album, Thrill Jockey had a strong 2016. With his son Adam Cohen’s well-tailored and sparse production elevating Cohen in a back-to-basics song craft that lets its lyricism shine, the senescence within You Want It Darker comes across as vintage Cohen and no mere self-indulgent reflection on mortality. ![]() With 2016 being a year that hangs heavy with loss, Leonard Cohen’s passing, whilst somewhat more expected given his openness on his accelerating decline, mirrored David Bowie’s in leaving a final recorded statement that was befitting of one of the most important discographies in modern song-writing. In doing so, we’ve sought to acknowledge the year’s well-travelled big hitters without stating the obvious, making space for artists and records that deserve more attention.Īnd without overstating it, we’ve also made space for a single VF release that we feel helped shape 2016 at a moment where art and music have never been more closely entwined.Ī round-up as much about discovery as affirmation, own some (or all) of these records and we believe you’ve got the makings of a pretty strong collection.Ĭatch up with the rest of our Best of 2016 lists: Having already dealt with reissues, 7”s and 12”s, what remains is a collection of albums that we hope represent 2016 in all its chaotic, angry, tender and uncompromising creativity.īut as another wise musician once said, “competitions are for horses not artists,” so selecting and ordering a list of the fifty most important albums of the year has felt as counter-intuitive as ever. If ever there were 12 months that made good on the Chinese curse “may you live in interesting times”, it was 2016.įor us, the goal posts are set by the format, although no record on this list is defined by its appearance on vinyl. As Nina Simone so famously said, “how can you be an artist and not reflect the times?” This year, it was the music that could not help but react to the circumstances of its creation that moved us most.
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