Music Tracking 2023

These are 2023 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, ~ indicates the grade is for a previous release of the album). 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.

Unheard records are prioritized 0-3 (graded records are 4-5). The prioritization 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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New Releases

  • 3Phaz: Ends Meet () [02-24] - hard drum
  • 3Phaz: DrumTraTrax () - electronic
  • 75 Dollar Bill: Singularity 06: Anchor Dragging Behind (The State51 Conspiracy -EP) [02-21] - ambient [***]
  • Deena Abdelwahed: Jbal Rrsas (Infine Music) [09-06] - hard drum [***]
  • Acid Arab: Trois (Crammed Discs) [02-03] - electronic [**]
  • Actress: LXXXVIII (Ninja Tune) [11-03] - IDM [**]
  • Aho Ssan: Rhizomes () [10-06] - electroacoustic
  • Alex Albrecht: Violet Visionary (A Strangely Isolated Place) [09-29] - ambient
  • ERR: stream no grade: Jim Alfredson: Family Business
  • Andre 3000: New Blue Sun (Epic) [11-17] - ambient [B]
  • Andrea: Due in Color (Ilian Tape) [03-23] - breakbeat
  • Aphex Twin: Blackbox Life Recorder 21f/In a Room F760 (Warp -EP) [07-28] - electronic [*]
  • Nia Archives: Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall (Island -EP) [03-10] - electronic [*]
  • Aya and BFTT: Up and at Them! () - electronic
  • Bambii: Infinity Club (Innovative Leisure, EP) [08-04] - electronic [***]
  • Caterina Barbieri: Myuthafoo (Light-Years) [06-16] - electronic [**]
  • Barker: Unfixed () - electronic
  • Barry Can't Swim: When Will We Land? () [10-20] - deep house
  • Martyna Basta: Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering (Warm Winters) [04-28] - ambient
  • Beqa Ungiadze: [Station] (Phantom Limb) [02-24] - electronic
  • Berlioz: Jazz Is for Ordinary People (self-released -EP) [06-23] - deep house [*]
  • Natalia Beylis: Mermaids () [09-01] - ambient
  • ERR: stream no grade: Carsie Blanton: Body of Work
  • Blawan: Dismantled Into Juice (XL) [05-17] - UK bass
  • Bored Lord: Name It () - electronic
  • Lauren Bousfield: Salesforce (Orange Milk) [07-07] - electronic
  • Burial & Kode9: Infirmary/Unknown Summer (Fabric Originals) - electronic
  • Byrell the Great: The Triggers () - electronic
  • Call Super: Eulo Cramps (Can You Feel the Sun) [10-06] - electronic [**]
  • Cardopusher: Immaculate Poison () - electronic
  • The Chemical Brothers: For That Beautiful Feeling (Virgin EMI) [09-08] - electronic [*]
  • Evian Christ: Revanchist () [10-20] - trance
  • Chuquimamani-Condori: DJ E (self-released) [11-15] - electronic [*]
  • Ciel: Homesick (Parallel Minds) [11-24] - UK bass
  • Clark: Sus Dog (Throttle) [05-26] - electronic [B]
  • Vince Clarke: Songs of Silence () [11-17] - ambient
  • ERR: stream no grade: Gerald Cleaver: 22/23
  • Oliver Coates: Aftersun [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Lakeshore/Invada) [01-13] - ambient
  • Colleen: Le Jour Et La Nuit Du Reel (Thrill Jockey) [09-22] - electronic
  • Craven Faults: Standers (The Leaf Label) [05-12] - prog electronic [***]
  • Deathprod: Compositions (Smalltown Supersound) [01-27] - dark ambient
  • Disclosure: Alchemy (Apollo/AWAL) [07-14] - UK garage [B]
  • DJ +1: Aromaticas (Tambien) [08-25] - electronic [*]
  • DJ Black Low: Impumelelo (Awesome Tapes From Africa) [03-17] - amapiano [***]
  • DJ Bone: Further () [06-16] - techno
  • DJ Danifox: Ansiedade (Principe) [04-28] - downtempo [**]
  • DJ Girl: Hellworld (Planet Mu) [03-24] - techno [**]
  • DJ JM: Abnormal (Nervous Horizon) - electronic
  • DJ K: Panico No Submundo (Nyege Nyege Tapes) [07-14] - beat bruxana [**]
  • DJ Manny: Hypnotized (Planet Mu) - electronic
  • DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ: Destiny (Spells on the Telly) [08-13] - house [*]
  • DJ Shadow: Action Adventure (Mass Appeal) [10-27] - EDM [*]
  • DJ Trystero: Castillo (Incienso) - electronic
  • DJ Ws Da Igrejinha: Caca Fantasma Vol 1 (Dalama) - Brazil [B]
  • Doc Sleep: Birds (in My Mind Anyway) () - electronic
  • Olof Dreijer: Rosa Rugosa () [10-17] - house
  • Eluvium: (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality (Temporary Residence) [05-12] - ambient [*]
  • Avalon Emerson: & the Charm (Another Dove) [04-28] - electgronic [***]
  • Erika: Anevite Void () - electronic
  • EVA808: Odruvisi (Gler) - electronic
  • Nathan Fake: Crystal Vision (Cambria Instruments) [04-07] - electronic
  • Beatriz Ferreyra: Senderos De Luz Y Sombras () - electronic
  • Fiyahdred: Overtime/Wining Train () - electronic
  • Forest Swords: Bolted (Ninja Tune) [10-20] - electronic
  • Fred Again/Brian Eno: Secret Life (Text) [05-05] - ambient [B]
  • Jayda G: Guy (Ninja Tune) [06-09] - dance pop [***]
  • Katie Gately: Fawn/Brute (Houndstooth) [03-31] - electronic
  • Nico Georis: Cloud Suites (Leaving) [06-09] - ambient
  • Ghoszt Assembly: I Miss Your Love () - electronic
  • Gifted & Blessed: Heard and Unheard () - electronic
  • Sam Goku: The Things We See When We Look Closer () [02-17] - IDM
  • Daryl Groetsch: Frozen Waste (self-released) [07-18] - ambient
  • Daryl Groetsch: Gardens in Glass (self-released) [07-18] - ambient
  • Laurel Halo: Atlas (Awe) [09-22] - electronic [B]
  • Helena Hauff: Fabric Presents Helena Hauff () - electronic
  • Hawksmoor: Telepathic Heights () - electronic
  • Kieran Hebden/William Tyler: Darkness, Darkness/No Services (Psychic Hotline) [06-30] - electronic
  • Tim Hecker: No Highs (Kranky) [04-07] - ambient [***]
  • Heinali: Kyiv Eternal (Injazero) [02-24] - ambient [*]
  • Marina Herlop: Nekkuja (Pan) [10-27] - art pop [*]
  • Hieroglyphic Being: There Is No Acid in This House (Soul Jazz -22) [2022-10-27] - electronic [***]
  • James Holden: Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities (Border Community) [03-31] - electronic [*]
  • Honour: Alaafia () [ 11-03] - ambient
  • IFS MA: REIFSMA (Outlines) - electronic
  • Wata Igarashi: Agartha (Kompakt) [05-26] - electronic [**]
  • Illenium: Illenium () [04-28] - electronic
  • Imperio Pacifico: Clubs Hit (Variz) [01-06] - leftfield [**]
  • INVT: Goza/Miami 2 London: Sound Clash/Calenton (self-released) - electronic
  • Nabihah Iqbal: Dreamer (Ninja Tune) [04-28] - electronic [***]
  • Islandman Feat. Okay Temiz/Muhlis Berberoglu: Direct-to-Disc Sessions (Night Dreamer) [03-10] - [A-]
  • Isola: LP1 (Smartdumb) [04-28] - dub techno
  • Loraine James: Gentle Confrontation (Hyperdub) [09-22] - electronic [*]
  • Jlin: Perspective (Planet Mu -EP) [09-29] - electronic [***]
  • G Jones: Paths () - electronic
  • K-Lone: Swells (Wisdom Teeth) [07-06] - electronic [*]
  • Faten Kanaan: Afterpoem (Fire) [02-24] - electronic [*]
  • Kasai: J/P/N/ () [05-31] - footwork
  • Kate NV: Wow (RVNG Intl) [03-03] - prog electronic [B]
  • Hollie Kenniff: We All Have Places That We Miss (Western Vinyl) [02-10] - ambient
  • Khotin: Release Spirit (Ghostly International) [02-17] - electronic
  • Kid Koala: Creatures of the Late Afternoon (Envision) [04-14] - electronica [**]
  • John Carroll Kirby: Blowout (Stones Throw) [06-30] - electronic [B-]
  • KMRU: Dissolution Grip () [09-29] - ambient
  • Koan Sound: Led by Ancient Light () [09-08] - ambient
  • Lia Kohl: The Ceiling Reposes (American Dreams) [03-10] - ambient [**]
  • Hayden Kolb: Lost in My Room () - electronic
  • Sofia Kourtesis: Madres (Ninja Tune) [10-27] - electronic [**]
  • Kx5: Kx5 () - electronic
  • ERR: stream no grade: Lalalar: En Kotu Iyi Olur
  • Jessy Lanza: Love Hallucination (Hyperdub) [07-28] - electronic [*]
  • Mary Lattimore: Goodbye, Hotel Arkada (Ghostly International) [10-06] - ambient [*]
  • ERR: grade bad priority: Jamie Leonhart: The Illusion of Blue (Side B)
  • Lindstrom: Everyone Else Is a Stranger (Smalltown Supersound) [07-14] - electronica [**]
  • Kedr Livanskiy: K-Notes (2MR -EP) [06-22] - electronic
  • Lucy Liyou: Dog Dreams (American Dreams) [05-12] - ambient
  • Loscil & Lawrence English: Colours of Air (Kranky) [02-03] - ambient [*]
  • Maara: The Ancient Truth (Step Ball Chain) [04-21] - downtempo
  • Machine Girl: Neon White Soundtrack Part 1: The Wicked Heart (self-released -22) [2022-06-16] - electronic [**]
  • Machine Girl: Neon White Soundtrack Part 2: The Burn That Cures (self-released -22) [2022-06-16] - electronic [*]
  • Maps: Counter Melodies (Mute) [02-10] - electronic [*]
  • Gia Margaret: Romantic Piano (Jagjaguwar) [05-26] - ambient [*]
  • Matmos: Return to Archive () - electronic
  • Me:You: Field Tapes in Der Trash () - electronic
  • Melati ESP: Hipernatural () - electronic
  • Metro Riders: Lost in Reality (Possible Motive) [09-29] - ambient
  • Nathan Micay: To the God Named Dream (Lucky Me) [05-31] - electronic
  • Kassem Mosse: Workshop 32 (Workshop) [02-03] - minimal techno
  • Mr G: Pearls Don't Lay on the Shore (Childhood) [03-31] - downtempo
  • Muva of Earth: Align With Nature's Intelligence () [09-15] - electronic
  • Anthony Naples: Orbs (ANS) [06-02] - ambient
  • Natural Wonder Beauty Concept: Natural Wonder Beauty Concept (Mexican Summer) [07-14] - electronic
  • Neggy Gemmy: CBD Reiki Moonbeam () [04-28] - electronic
  • Nihiloxica: Source of Denial (Crammed Discs) [09-29] - industrial techno [A-]
  • Nondi: Flood City Trax (Planet Mu) [04-07] - juke [*]
  • Not MDK: The 140 Album () - electronic
  • Oceanic: Choral Feeling (Nous'klaer Audio) [01-27] - electronic
  • Octo Octa: Dreams of a Dancefloor (T4T LUV NRG, EP) [09-15] - electronic [**]
  • Ohr: Luma/Chroma (Sound as Language) [03-10] - ambient
  • One Million Eyes: Iris (A Strangely Isolated Place) [11-10] - ambient
  • Oneohtrix Point Never: Again (Warp) [09-29] - glitch [B]
  • Ki Oni: A Leisurely Swim to Everlasting Life (AKP) [ 08-25] - ambient
  • The Orb: Prism (Cooking Vinyl) [04-28] - ambient dub
  • Orbital: Optical Delusion (London) [02-17] - techno [*]
  • Oval: Romantiq (Thrill Jockey) [05-12] - electronic
  • Overmono: Good Lies (XL) [05-12] - future garage [*]
  • Panda Bear/Sonic Boom/Adrian Sherwood: Reset in Dub (Domino) [08-18] - dub
  • Pangaea: Changing Channels (Hessle Audio) [10-06] - UK bass [***]
  • Pepe: Reclaim () [03-31] - electronic
  • Peverelist: Pulse (Livity Sound) - electronic
  • Peverelist: Pulse Modulation (Livity Sound) [10-06] - electronic
  • Pizza Hotline: Level Select (We Release Whatever the Fuck We Want) [01-01] - electronic [A-]
  • Prins Emanuel: Diagonal Musik II (Music for Dreams) [11-03] - ambient [**]
  • Purelink: Signs (Peak Oil) [09-15] - ambient dub [*]
  • Ruhail Qaisar: Fatima (Danse Noire) [01-27] - dark ambient
  • Eliane Radigue: Maldjorlak (Saltern) [05-05] - electronic
  • Ran Cap Duoi: *1 (Nhac Gay) [04-23] - glitch
  • Regal86: La Onda: Groove In-Groove Out (self-released) [02-03] - techno [***]
  • Ted Reichman: Orgelwerke (Touch) - electroacoustic
  • Rezzett: Meant Like This (The Trilogy Tapes) [04-07] - broken beat
  • Rrose: Please Touch (Eaux) [06-23] - electronics
  • Salami Rose Joe Louis: Akousmatikous () - electronic
  • Ali Sethi & Nicolas Jaar: Intiha () [11-17] - ambient
  • Shit & Shine: 2222 and Airport (The State51 Conspiracy) [04-19] - electronic
  • Sigur Ros: Atta (Krunk/BMG) [06-16] - ambient [B-]
  • Mun Sing: Inflatable Gravestone (Planet Mu) [06-02] - electronic
  • Sister Zo: Arcana (All Centre -EP) [04-28] - electronic [A-]
  • Skrillex: Quest for Fire (OWSLA/Atlantic) [02-17] - electronic [*]
  • Skrillex: Don't Get Too Close (OWSLA/Atlantic) [02-18] - electronic [**]
  • SlickGoHam: Sorry4The8 - 3 () - electronic
  • Kate Soper Feat Sam Pluta: The Understanding of All Things (New Focus -22) [2022-03-04] - electronic [B]
  • Speaker Music: Techxodus (Planet Mu) [09-08] - electronica [**]
  • Paul St Hilaire: Tikiman Vol 1 (Kynant) [03-31] - dub techno
  • Submerged: Fury (Ohm Resistance) - drum n bass
  • Surgeon: Crash Recoil (Tresor) [03-17] - techno [***]
  • Surgeon: Crash Recoil (Tesor) [03-17] - electronic
  • TDJ: SPF INFINI 3 (Collection Disques Durs) [10-13] - dj mix
  • Lila Tirando a Violeta & Sin Maldita: Accela () - electronic
  • Azu Tiwaline: The Fifth Dream (IOT) [07-07] - electronic [A-]
  • Tomu DJ: Crazy Trip (No Bias, EP) [08-11] - electronic [***]
  • David Toop & Lawrence English: The Shell That Speaks the Sea (Room40) [06-02] - electronic [B]
  • Toumba: Janoob () [06-02] - hard drum
  • Toumba: Petals (Hessle Audio) -
  • Rian Treanor & Ocen James: Saccades (Nyege Nyege Tapes) [01-20] - electroacoustic [**]
  • TSVI: Stella Remota () - electronic
  • Tujiko Noriko: Crepuscule I & II (Editions Mego) [01-13] - ambient [B]
  • Two Shell: Lil Spirits (Mainframe Audio -EP) [02-10] - techno [A-]
  • Tzusing: Green Hat (Pan) [03-31] - industrial techno
  • Uninamise: Fear Flex () - electronic
  • Upsammy: Germ in a Population of Buldings (Pan) - electronic
  • Vanyfox: Sonho Azul () - electronic
  • VHS Head: Phocus (Skam) [04-06] - glitch hop [*]
  • Voice Actor: Fake Asleep (Stroom) [10-10] - electronic
  • Justin Walter: Destroyer () - electronic
  • Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan: The Nation's Most Central Location (Castles in Space) [05-19] - prog electronic
  • XYR: Memory Tapes () - ambient
  • Yaeji: With a Hammer (XL) [04-07] - electronic [*]
  • Ylia: Ame Agaru (Balmat) [07-07] - ambient
  • Yushh: Look Mum No Hands (Wisdom Teeth) - electronic
  • Zonderwerk: Babel () - ambient
  • Chants of the Holy Oyster (Kalahari Oyster Cult) [05-05] - techno

Reissues, Etc.

  • Ruth Anderson/Annea Lockwood: Tete-A-Tete (Ergot) [04-28] - electronic [*]
  • Biosphere: N-Plants [Expanded] (2011, Biophon) - electronic
  • RP Boo: Legacy Volume 2 (2002-07, Planet Mu) [05-12] - footwork [*]
  • Alan Braxe/Fred Falke: The Upper Cuts [2023 Edition] (2005, Smugglers Way) [03-31] - electronic [***]
  • Dream Dolphin: Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2003) (Music From Memory, 2CD) [03-04] - ambient [**]
  • Heretic/Hiro Kawahara: Complete Works (Cuneiform) [08-25] - electronic
  • Galcher Lustwerk: 100% Galcher (2013, Ghostly International -22) [2022-12-02] - electronic [**]
  • Mark McGuire: A Pocket Full of Rain (2009, Husky Pants) [05-03] - electronic
  • Eliane Radigue: 11 Dec 1980 (Important) - electronic
  • Pauline Anna Strom: Echoes, Spaces, Lines (RVNG Intl) [10-23] - electronic
  • Tolerance: Anonym (1979, Mesh-Key) [04-17] - electronic [**]
  • Tolerance: Divin (1981, Mesh-Key) [04-17] - electronic [***]
  • Clairvoyance Is the Dance (Huveshta Rituals) [04-07] - electronic [*]
  • The Complete Obscure Records Collection (1975-78, Dialogo) [11-24] - ambient
  • The NID Tapes: Electronic Music From India 1968-1972 (The State51 Conspiracy) - electronic
  • Total 23 (Kompakt) - electronic

Priority Counts

  • Priority 1: 121
  • Priority 2: 1
  • Priority 3: 0
  • Priority 4: 89
  • Priority 5: 0

Total: 211