Rolling techno* albums thread for people who are clearly doing it wrong

His recent Beats in Space mix is also a good intro to Kovacs, but likely it won't change your view in that case. Overlaps with the Amsterdam Redlight Records Young Marco/Tako/Jamie Tiller vibe, but more explicitly house/dancefloor.

The Virginia album seemed to get a lot of attention earlier in the year, but haven't seen it on many EOY lists.

it's really nice but for an album that deliberately leaned towards pop in terms of vocals, song structures, it didn't lean into pop to the extent of sticking in the head much. i always enjoy it when i put it on but i wish there were songs there that made me crave it

tbh, I had forgotten it until going back over 2016 stuff.

Whenever I listened to it, reminded me of how much I love Steffi - Yours, and how this wasn't that.

M gun/Manuel Gonzalez album is good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzLfJmkAokk&list=PLWONZah4JMGte79A4UTsixdWcp0AhwwmE

^playlist of MGUN album

i totally did it wrong this year, listened to mostly lofi/vintagey stuff on 100% Silk/1080p as far as new techno* goes

Man, Lobster Theremin put out a whole bunch of stuff this year. Anyone keep on top of their releases and can recommend anything?

the demdike stare record is great!

And the cd version comes with all 7 of the test pressing series, which are also great!

I am a big dummy and have the cd sitting there and haven't grabbed the testpressing stuff off it yet :/

Anyone listened to that three hour Prince of Denmark album?

Yes, for most of the last couple of weeks, and also going back to his 2014 mix, which is of a similar vibe. 8 has a lot of pretty incredible moments, particular in its last third. Everything seems very simple, almost simplistic, but the things that are going on behind his beats are often gorgeous. Three hours means you're going to get some ordinary stuff too, but the structure of the entire set makes a great argument for it building to something, and that thing is great.

Kangding Ray - HYPER OPAL MANTIS

could never really get into this guy before but this one is doing it for me

I was into not the prior album, but the one before that? Solens Arc, maybe, I'd have to check

Hyper Opal Mantis did not really click with me on first listen like previous albums (Solens Arc, Automne Fold) did.

Seems like this thread's the only one where there's been a bit of talk on Helena Hauff's music, so I'll paste the good news here: A Tape to be reissued by Dark Entries!. Also, her shows for BBC radio are fabulous. Of course.

https://soundcloud.com/user-588003180/born-in-1986

listening to this Second Woman LP and it's... idm!

totally

totally missed Kara-Lis Coverdale's "Sirens" and, wow

Really loving this: https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=37804 (S.A.M.)

kettenkarussell album is stellar imo

new Bola album is pretty good!

hell yeah. that 2nd track, it's like he was never gone

this is great, thanks for the heads up

listening to this album from pessimist, little dark for a friday morning

my top right now, newest first

Total 17
Whities 11 & 12
ZULI - Numbers
Blondes - Warmth
Garry Bradbury - PANSPERMIA PLUS (puts the * in techno*)
Delia Gonzalez - Horse Follows Darkness
DJ Sports - Modern Species

dauwd - theory of colors is the thing in this category i've listened to the most this year. no surprises but it's got a nice light touch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F3LgO1XQu4

enjoying the new saul cooper quite a bit, love the woo-ish vibe the clarinet brings

been listening mostly to other sorts of music this year, but have loved all these (sorry if painfully obvious choices):

Call Super - Arpo
Arca - Arca
Shinichi Atobe - From the Heart, It’s a Start, a Work of Art
Marie Davidson - Adieux Au Dancefloor
Juju & Jordash ‎– Sis-Boom-Bah!
Visible Cloaks ‎– Reassemblage
Actress - AZD
Blondes - Warmth
Dauwd - Theory of Colours
Jlin ‎– Black Origami

probably a bunch of other stuff i'm forgetting

Marie Davidson is awesome

Oh also...

Karen Gwyer ‎– Rembo
DJ Python - Dulce Compania

i want to hear that dj python

shed's new lp is very good, as usual. gets a little hands-in-the-airey

Co-sign Marie Davidson, Blondes, and DJ Python

some good 2017 techno* EPs for people doin it wrong

Roza Roza ‎– Sadok Sudei
Ancient Methods ‎– The First Siren
Schwefelgelb ‎– Dahinter Das Gesicht
Mark Du Mosch ‎– The Red Hour

this Ilian Tape comp is great:
https://www.discogs.com/Various-A-Decade-Ilian-Tape/master/1165657

i highly recommend anything by Stenny or/and Andrea

I screwed up by missing most of an Ancient Methods live set because I had seen a lot of techno that week and opted for big stage spectacle
they were playing before or after Orphx, I forget, good combo

Chloe - Endless Revisions

i recommended this in bobbins but industrie and zartlichkeit by the german artist moon is a v good album of drexciya-type electro with the odd house touch here and there.

I didn't hear what everyone else heard in that DJ Python I guess.

Here are 2017 records I was into that could conceivably fit here:

Arca - s/t
Suda - Hives EP
Air Max ‘97 - Vessel EP
Fatigado - Sanzala
Masaacooramaan - Drum Fission
NKC - Tincture
SHALT - ʃælt
The Newcomer, Earth Motivation
Mana - Creature
Thoom - Blood and Sand
Thys - Tetris, Mon Amour
Ziur - U Feel Anything?
M.E.S.H. - Hesaitix

And probably that new Equiknoxx record.

whoa love the DJ Sports record

The Errorsmith album kinda rules in a low key offbeat way

the Errorsmith is great.

Tresor's Dreamy Harbour comp from last year is really good, i recommend

tracklist:
Shao* Sensi (Edit) 7:58
–Terrence Dixon The Switch (Edit) 8:00
–Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald Electric Dub (Edit) 10:52
–Mønic What Lies Behind Us 6:26
–TV Victor La Beff 6:10
–Donato Dozzy The Night Rider 7:16
–Claudia Anderson (2) Phase 9:36
–Jon Hassell Timeless 8:10
–Marcelus Odawah Jam (Edit) 5:44
–Daughter Produkt Direction Asymmetry 3:33

agree

SKEE MASK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5LkLmxcgIQ

new thread covering stuff in this vein in 2018:
Rolling Experimental Electronic & Misfit Club Music 2018