Music Tracking 2015

These are 2015 releases that I've taken note of, listed alphabetically by artist, with VA comps at the bottom. My grades, where available, are in brackets at the end of the line (stars in B+ range). Lines in blue indicate that I have a physical copy (albeit sometimes just a promo CDR); in green are records that I graded based on a Rhapsody stream or other such source. Most records have release dates and a brief generic note (usually taken from AMG).

Unheard records are prioritized 0-3 (graded records are 4-5). The priotization is based subjectively on personal interests, reviews I've noticed, reviewers I particularly respect, what I know about the artists, etc. Roughly speaking: 0 is something I have no reason to consider (default page omits 0); 1 has been noted as having some cred somewhere; 2 is something I have some specific reason to search out; 3 is something I'll listen to ASAP.

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Notes also include scores from review sources:

And after a semicolon:

  • RC: Robert Christgau's Expert Witness: letter grades, 1-2-3 * for HMs

New Releases

  • Adamski: Revolt (Future Waltz) [03-03] - club/dance
  • Johan Agebjörn: Notes (Paper Bag) [02-10] - alt dance
  • Airbird & Napolian: Mr Foolish (Cascine) [11-13] - indie electronic
  • All We Are: All We Are (Domino) [02-03] - indie electronic -- Pf:57, S:70
  • Oren Ambarchi/Jim O'Rourke: Behold (Editions Mego) - -- Pf:76
  • Aphex Twin: Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments, Pt 2 (Warp, EP) [01-23] - experimental electronic -- DS:80, Pf:83, PM:60, RS:70, S:70; MT:B [**]
  • Arca: Mutant (Mute) [11-20] -
  • Olafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm: Collaborative Works (Erased Tapes) [10-30] -
  • Arthur's Landing: Second Thoughts (Buddhist Army) [06-02] - alt dance
  • Avicii: Stories (Virgin/EMI) [10-02] - EDM -- BB:60
  • Lee Bannon: Pattern of Excel (Ninja Tune) [07-10] - experimental ambient
  • Julio Bashmore: Knockin' Boots (Boardwalk) [08-07] - house -- Pf:80
  • Beat Connection: Product 3 (Anti) [10-23] - indie electronic
  • Beat Spacek: Modern Streets (Ninja Tune) [01-26] - left-field hip-hop -- Pf:67
  • ERR: stream no grade: Perry Beekman: S'Wonderful: Perry Beekman Sings and Plays Gershwin
  • Boxed In: Boxed In (Nettwerk) [01-20] - alt dance
  • Braids: Deep in the Iris (Arbutus) [04-28] - indie electronic -- DS:90, P:87
  • Andre Bratten: Gode (Smalltown Supersound) [11-13] - experimental techno
  • Brodinski: Brava (Parlophone) [03-03] - alt dance -- BB:80, PM:40
  • C418: Minecraft Volume Alpha (Ghostly International) [08-21] - video game music
  • ERR: stream no grade: Ann Hampton Callaway: The Hope of Christmas
  • ERR: stream no grade: Kenny Carr: Exit Moon
  • ERR: stream no grade: Francois Carrier/Steve Beresford/John Edwards/Michel Lambert: Outgoing
  • Carter Tutti: Carter Tutti Plays Chris & Cosey (CTI) [03-03] - electronic -- Pf:70
  • Carter Tutti Void: F(x) (Industrial) [09-11] - [***]
  • The Chemical Brothers: Born in the Echoes (Virgin EMI) [07-17] - big beat -- BB:70 [**]
  • Chvrches: Every Open Eye (Universal) [09-25] - synthpop -- AV:100, BB:80, CS:50, DS:60, MO:80, Pf:77, P:85, PM:70, RS:70, S:70 [**]
  • Co La: No No (Software) [10-09] - indie electronic
  • Lloyd Cole: 1D Electronics 2012-2014 (Bureau B) [09-04] - ambient
  • ERR: stream no grade: Tom Collier: Across the Bridge
  • ERR: stream no grade: Colours Jazz Orchestra: Home Away From Home: Plays the Music of Ayn Inserto
  • Container: LP (Spectrum Spools) [06-08] - electronic -- Pf:75, S:70 [**]
  • ERR: stream no grade: Cuir: Chez Ackenbush
  • Seven Davis Jr: Universes (Ninja Tune) [07-24] - electronic -- DS:70, MO:80, Pf:76
  • ERR: stream no grade: Benoit Delbecq/Miles Perkin/Emile Biayenda: Ink
  • Disclosure: Caracal (PMR/Island) [09-25] - house -- AV:91, BB:60, CS:67, DS:40, MO:80, Pf:66, PM:70, RS:70, S:70
  • DJ Richard: Grind (Dial) [09-04] - -- Pf:81
  • DJ Sotofett: Drippin' for a Tripp (Honest Jon's) [03-23] - -- Pf:79, S:80
  • The Do: Shake Shook Shaken (Wagram) [02-10] - indie electronic
  • Doldrums: The Air Conditioned Nightmare (Sub Pop) [04-07] - indie electronic
  • Drkwav: The Purge (Royal Potato Family) [02-24] - jazztronica [***]
  • Egyptrixx: Transfer of Energy (Feelings of Power) (Halocline) [02-09] - club/dance
  • Empress Of: Me (Terrible/XL) [09-11] - indie electronic -- Pf:82 [*]
  • Eskmo: SOL (Apollo) [03-03] - experimental electronic -- Pf:64 [*]
  • ERR: stream no grade: Charles Evans: On Beauty
  • Fifth Harmony: Reflection (Epic) [01-27] - dance-pop -- BB:80, Pf:72, RS:70, S:70
  • Flako: Natureboy (Five Easy Pieces) [03-00] - electronica [**]
  • Floating Points: Elaenia (Luaka Bop) [11-06] - electronic -- CS:75, Pf:84, PM:70, RS:80, S:80 [***]
  • Fort Romeau: Insides (Ghostly International) [03-31] - club/dance
  • Four Tet: Morning/Evening (Text) [07-10] - experimental techno [*]
  • Nils Frahm: Solo (Erased Tapes) [03-00] - contemporary [**]
  • ERR: stream no grade: Free Jazz Group Wiesbaden: Frictions/Frictions Now
  • Future Brown: Future Brown (Warp) [02-24] - club/dance -- HD:80, Pf:65, RS:80, S:70
  • Maxfield Gast: Ogo Pogo (Militia Hill) [02-27] - jazztronica [**]
  • Georgia: Georgia (Domino) [08-07] - indie electronic [**]
  • Gonno: Remember the Life Is Beautiful (Endless Flight) [08-14] -
  • Laurel Halo: In Situ (Honest Jon's) [10-30] - indie electronic
  • Helena Hauff: Discreet Desires (Ninja Tune/Werkdiscs) [09-04] - techno [***]
  • Steve Hauschildt: Where All Is Fled (Kranky) [10-02] -
  • Heathered Pearls: Body Complex (Ghostly International) [08-07] - techno
  • Helm: Olympic Mess (Pan) [06-15] - electronic -- Pf:72, RA:80
  • Holly Herndon: Platform (4AD) [05-19] - experimental electronic -- MO:90, P:86, Pf:87 [**]
  • Hieroglyphic Being & JITU Ahn-Sahm-Buhl: We Are Not the First (RVNG Intl) [10-00] -
  • Jon Hopkins: Late Night Tales (Late Night Tales) [03-03] - ambient -- Pf:75
  • Hot Chip: Why Make Sense? (Domino) [05-19] - indie electronic -- P:85
  • Idjut Boys: Versions (Smalltown Supersound) [09-18] -
  • Inventions: Maze of Woods (Temporary Residence) [03-17] - indie electronic -- DS:80, Pf:76
  • Trevor Jackson: Format (The Vinyl Factory) [05-28] -
  • Jam City: Dream a Garden (Night Slugs) [03-24] - indie electronic
  • ERR: stream no grade: Andrew Jamieson: Heard the Voice
  • ERR: stream no grade: Jeff Jenkins Organization: The Arrival
  • Jlin: Dark Energy (Planet Mu) [03-23] - [***]
  • ERR: stream no grade: Per Texas Johansson: De Langa Rulltrapporna I Flemingsberg
  • Joker: The Mainframe (self-released) [02-16] - electronic -- Pf:68
  • ERR: stream no grade: Kansas: Miracles Out of Nowhere
  • ERR: stream no grade: Tyler Kaneshiro & the Highlands: Amber of the Moment
  • King Midas Sound/Fennesz: Edition 1 (Ninja Tune) [09-18] - experimental ambient
  • Kode9: Nothing (Hyperdub) [11-06] - electronic -- S:70
  • ERR: stream no grade: Martin Kuchen/Johan Berthling/Steve Noble: Night in Europe
  • ERR: stream no grade: Nancy Lane: Let Me Love You
  • Lapalux: Lustmore (Brainfeeder) [04-07] - club/dance
  • Leftfield: Alternative Light Source (Infectious) [06-08] - progressive house -- DS:60, MO:80
  • Lifted: 1 (PAN) [04-00] - [***]
  • Lilacs & Champagne: Midnight Features Vol 2: Made Flesh (Temporary Residence) [03-17] - indie electronic -- PM:70
  • ERR: stream no grade: Jon Lindberg/Anil Eraslan: Juggling Kukla
  • ERR: stream no grade: Mundell Lowe/Lloyd Wells/Jim Ferguson: Poor Butterfly
  • Major Lazer: Peace Is the Mission (Mad Decent) [06-01] - -- BB:80; RC:B+ [*]
  • Man Without Country: Maximum Entropy (PIAS) [01-19] - electronic
  • Matrixxman: Homesick (Ghostly International) [07-10] - club/dance
  • ERR: stream no grade: Tobias Meinhart: Natural Perception
  • MG: MG (Mute) [04-28] - experimental techno
  • Miami Horror: All Possible Futures (Dine Alone/Haven Sounds) [04-21] - club/dance
  • Giorgio Moroder: Deja-Vu (RCA) [06-16] - pop/rock -- BB:70; MT:A- [A-]
  • Mr Oizo: The Church (Brainfeeder) [01-13] - club/dance
  • Mugwump: Unspell (Subfield) [03-24] - club/dance
  • Anthony Naples: Body Pill (Text) [02-17] - left-field house -- Pf:78, S:80
  • Neon Indian: Vega Intl Night School (Mom + Pop/Transgressive) [10-16] - chillwave -- AV:91, CS:75, DS:90, Pf:86, RS:70, S:70 [*]
  • New Order: Music Complete (Mute) [09-25] - alt dance -- MO:80 [A-]
  • ERR: stream no grade: Noertker's Moxie: Simultaneous Windows
  • Nosaj Thing: Fated (Timetable) [05-05] - downtempo
  • The Notwist: The Messier Objects (Alien Transistor) [02-03] - indie electronic
  • ERR: stream no grade: Larry Novak: Invitation
  • Nozinja: Nozinja Lodge (Warp) [06-02] - club/dance [A-]
  • Tunde Olaniran: Transgressor (Quite Scientific) [08-07] - indie electronic
  • Oneohtrix Point Never: Garden of Delete (Warp) [11-13] - ambient [**]
  • The Orb: Moonbuilding 2703 AD (Kompakt) [06-23] - electronic -- DS:80, Pf:67, PM:80, RA:78
  • Owl City: Mobile Orchestra (Island/Republic) [07-10] - indie electronic
  • Pale Blue: The Past We Leave Behind (2mr/Captured Tracks) [04-14] - alt dance
  • Panda Bear: Crosswords (Domino, EP) [11-13] - indie electronic -- Pf:71
  • Peaches: Rub (I U She) [09-25] - Electroclash -- Pf:70, PM:80
  • Penguin Prison: Lost in New York (Downtown) [05-05] - alt dance
  • ERR: stream no grade: Kim Pensyl: Foreign Love Affair
  • ERR: stream no grade: Ivo Perelman/Mat Maneri/Tanya Kalmanovitch: Villa Lobos Suite
  • ERR: stream no grade: Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp: Complementary Colors
  • ERR: stream no grade: Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp/Whit Dickey: Butterfly Whispers
  • ERR: stream no grade: Oscar Perez: Prepare a Place for Me
  • The Phoenix Foundation: Give Up Your Dreams (Memphis Industries) [08-07] - ADD -- MO:70
  • Pictureplane: Technomancer (Anticon) [10-30] - club/dance
  • Portico: Living Fields (Ninja Tune) [03-31] - downtempo -- DS:80
  • Sam Prekop: The Republic (Thrill Jockey) [02-24] - experimental electronic -- Pf:74, PM:70
  • The Prodigy: The Day Is My Enemy (Take Me to the Hospital) [03-30] - electronica -- BB:70, CS:67, RS:60
  • Purity Ring: Another Eternity (4AD) [03-03] - indie electronic -- AV:67, BB:80, CS:75, P:90, Pf:66, PM:80, RS:70, S:60
  • ERR: stream no grade: Jeff Richman: Hotwire
  • Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique: Love Is Free (Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope) [08-07] - club/dance [A-]
  • Romare: Projections (Ninja Tune) [02-24] - left-field house -- PM:70
  • Rone: Creatures (Infine) [02-10] - indie electronic -- Pf:62
  • Todd Rundgren/Emil Nikolaisen/Lindstrom: Runddans (Smalltown Supersound) [05-05] - ambient techno [B-]
  • Scuba: Claustrophobia (Hotflush) [03-23] - techno -- DS:80
  • Shamir: Ratchet (XL) [05-19] - alt dance -- BB:80; RC:A-, MT:*** [A-]
  • ERR: stream no grade: Matthew Shipp: Matthew Shipp Plays the Music of Allen Lowe
  • Shit and Shine: Everybody's a Fuckin Expert (Editions Mego) [09-04] - club/dance
  • Shlohmo: Dark Red (True Panther Sounds) [04-06] - indie electronic -- HD:70 [***]
  • Silicon: Personal Computer (Weird World) [08-28] - indie electronic
  • ERR: stream no grade: Herb Silverstein: Younger Next Year
  • Skatebard: CDIII (Balsa Wood) [10-23] - club/dance
  • Skrillex/Diplo: Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U (Atlantic/Mad Decent/OWSLA) [02-27] - electronic -- CS:43, Pf:68, RS:70, S:70; RC:**, MT:A- [***]
  • Slime: Company (Weird World) [08-14] - indie electronic
  • Rob Smith: Mixwork in Dub (Echo Beach) [02-17] - electronic
  • Son Lux: Bones (Glassnote) [06-23] - electronic -- CS:50, DS:80, P:80, Pf:72, PM:30
  • Sophie: Product (Numbers) - electronica [**]
  • SPC ECO: Dark Matter (Saint Marie) [11-20] - trip-hop
  • Squarepusher: Damogen Furies (Warp) [04-21] - drill'n'bass
  • Jan St Werner: Miscontinuum Album (Fiepblatter Catalogue #3) (Thrill Jockey) [01-27] - electronic -- Pf:78, PM:70
  • Tanlines: Highlights (True Panther Sounds) [05-19] - indie electronic
  • John Tejada: Signs Under Test (Kompakt) [02-03] - club/dance -- Pf:74, PM:80
  • Thunderbitch: Thunderbitch (Thunderbitch) [08-29] - -- CS:67, P:80, RS:70
  • Tropics: Rapture (Innovative Leisure) [02-27] - indie electronic -- Pf:67
  • ERR: stream no grade: The Dan Trudell Trio: Dan Trudell Plays the Piano
  • Tuxedo: Tuxedo (Stones Throw) [03-03] - alt dance [A-]
  • Universal Togetherness Band: Universal Togetherness Band (Numero) [01-20] - disco -- PM:70
  • ERR: stream no grade: Ramana Veiera: Fado Da Vida
  • Luke Vibert: Bizarster (Planet Mu) [10-16] - techno [***]
  • Levon Vincent: Levon Vincent (Novel Sound) [02-09] - -- Pf:83, S:80
  • Visionist: Safe (Pan) [10-09] - ADD -- Pf:79, S:70
  • Walls: Urals (Ecstatic) [05-04] - ambient
  • Chris Walla: Tape Loops (Trans) [10-16] - ADD -- CS:50, P:90
  • Ryn Weaver: The Fool (Mad Love/Interscope) [06-16] - electropop -- BB:70, CS:50, P:79, Pf:49, PM:70, RS:60, S:70
  • Jamie XX: In Colour (XL/Young Turks) [06-01] - UK bass -- AV:75, BB:90, CS:100, DS:90, HD:90, MO:80, Pf:93, PM:80, RA:52, RS:80, S:90; RC:A-, MT:*** [***]
  • Years & Years: Communion (Interscope/Polydor) [07-10] - electropop -- BB:70

Reissues, Etc.

  • AFX: Orphaned Deejay Selek: 2006-2008 (Warp) [08-21] - electro-techno
  • David Borden: Music for Amplified Keyboard Instruments (1981, Spectrum Spools) - -- Pf:80 [***]
  • Dinner: Three EPs: 2012-2014 (Captured Tracks) [04-14] - indie electronic
  • Moby: Hotel: Ambient (Little Idiot) [07-03] - ambient techno
  • Percussions: 2011 Until 2014 (Text) [01-13] - electronica [**]
  • Shigeto: Intermission (Ghostly International) [10-30] - experimental electronic
  • Dance Mania: Ghetto Madness (Strut) [01-26] - club/dance -- Pf:74 [**]
  • Ghostly Swim, Vol 2 (Ghostly International) [04-28] - ambient

Priority Counts

  • Priority 0: 13
  • Priority 1: 82
  • Priority 2: 4
  • Priority 3: 0
  • Priority 4: 35
  • Priority 5: 1

Total: 135