Music Tracking 2024

These are 2024 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.

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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New Releases

  • 1tbsp: Megacity1000 (Sumoclic) [08-29] - house
  • 36: Dreamloops () - electronic
  • μ-Ziq: Grush () - electronic
  • Actress: Daren J. Cunningham () - electronic
  • Actress: Statik (Smalltown Supersound) [06-07] - electronic [*]
  • Actress: Д​а​р​е​н Д​ж​. К​а​н​н​і​н​г​е​м (Smalltown Supersound) [11-15] - electronic
  • Aja: Ajasphère Vol. II (Grand Musique Management) [05-24] - ambient
  • J. Albert: I Want to Be Good So Bad () [07-15] - electronic
  • Nia Archives: Silence Is Loud (Hijinxx/Island) [04-10] - electronic [A-]
  • Armbruster: Can I Sit Here (Dear Life) [02-16] - drone [***]
  • Tristan Arp: A Pool, a Portal (Wisdom Teeth) [10-25] - ambient
  • Félicia Atkinson: Space as an Instrument (Shelter Press) [10-25] - ambient
  • Karl Bartos: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Tapete) [02-09] - soundtrack
  • Black Decelerant: Reflections, Vol. 2: Black Decelerant () - electronic
  • Brijean: Macro (Ghostly International) [07-12] - downtempo
  • Brothertiger: Fundamentals, Vol. V (self-released) [04-10] - ambient
  • The Bug: Machine (Pressure) [10-04] - dub
  • Bullion: Affection (Ghostly International) [04-26] - electronic
  • Burial: Dreamfear/Boy Sent From Above (XL -EP) [02-09] - electronic [*]
  • Caribou: Honey (Merge/City Slang) [10-04] - house [**]
  • Carrier: In Spectra (self-released) [05-24] - minimal techno
  • CCL: Plot Twist (!K7) - electronic
  • Ciel & CCL: Tilda's Goat Stare (Naff) [07-26] - tech house
  • Oliver Coates: Throb, Shiver, Arrow of Time (RVNG) [10-18] - ambient
  • A.G. Cook: Britpop (New Alias) [05-10] - electronic [**]
  • Coral Morphologic & Lick León: Projections ofa Coral City (Balmat) [04-05] - ambient
  • Daisy Moon: System Creak (Peach Discs -EP) [06-14] - electronic [***]
  • Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea: Reveries () - electronic
  • De Schuurman: Bubbling Forever (Nyege Nyege Tapes) [07-12] - Dutch house [A-]
  • Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv & Galen Tipton: You Like Music (Ghost Diamond) [03-15] - footwork
  • Dengue Dengue Dengue!: Agita2 (Club Romantico -EP) [10-29] - electronic [**]
  • Taylor Deupree: Sti.ll (Nettwerk/12k) - electronic
  • James Devane: Searching (Umeboshi) - electronic
  • Dialect: Atlas of Green (RVNG) [09-20] - electronic
  • Dizze Rascal: Don't Take It Personal () - UK hip-hop
  • DJ Lycox: Guetto Star (Principe) [10-25] - batida
  • Djrum: Meaning's Edge (Houndstooth -EP) [11-22] - electronic [**]
  • Doc Sleep: Cloud Sight Fade () - electronic
  • Donato Dozzy: Magda (Spazio Disponibile) [01-19] - electronic
  • Eris Drew: Raving Disco Breaks Vol. II: Rock the House (T4T LUV NRG) [04-17] - breakbeat
  • Earthen Sea: Recollection (Kranky) [11-15] - electronic
  • Elori Saxl: Earth Focus (Western Vinyl) [11-15] - ambient
  • Ex-Easter Island Head: Norther (Rocket) [05-17] - ambient
  • Ezra Feinberg: Soft Power (Tonal Union) [05-31] - ambient
  • Floating Points: Cascade (Ninja Tune) [09-13] - IDM [A-]
  • Four Tet: Three (Text) [03-15] - electronica [***]
  • Fred Again . .: Ten Days (Atlantic) [09-06] - prog house [**]
  • Masayoshi Fujita: Migratory (Erased Tapes) [09-06] - ambient
  • Andreas Gerth & Carl Oesterheit: Music for Unknown Rituals (Umor Rex) - electroacoustic [A-]
  • Ghost Dubs: Damaged (Pressure) [07-05] - ambient dub
  • GiGi FM: Movimiento (Sea~réne) - electronic
  • LP Giobbi: Garcia (Remixed) (Round) [04-19] - house [**]
  • Joe Goddard: Harmonics (Domino) [07-12] - electronic
  • Gum.mp3: Black Life, Red Planet (Gum Studio) [03-07] - jungle
  • Gyrofield: A Faint Glow of Bravery (Metalheadz) [01-12] - drum and bass
  • Gyrofield: These Heavens (XL -EP) [08-30] - drum and bass
  • Hainbach: Breve (Seil) [09-17] - ambient
  • Halogenix: Passions () [04-26] - drum and bass
  • Hakushi Hasegawa: Mahōgakkō (Brainfeeder) [07-24] - folktronica
  • Heavee: Unleash (Hyperdub) [03-15] - footwork [B]
  • Catherine Christer Hennix: Further Selections From the Electric Harpsichord (Blank Forms) [10-25] - electronic
  • HHY and the Macumbas: Bom Sangue Mau (Horror Vector) [05-31] - electronic
  • Hieroglyphic Being: Quadric Surfaces (Viernulvier) [02-16] - electronic [***]
  • Patrick Holland: Infra (Verdicchio Music Publishing) [01-10] - deep house
  • Holy Tongue & Shackleton: The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now (AD 93) [08-23] - dub
  • Jon Hopkins: Ritual (Domino) [08-30] - ambient
  • Joshua Idehen: Mum Does the Washing (Big Wednesday -EP) [11-08] - house
  • Iglooghost: Tidal Memory Exo (LuckyMe) [05-10] - electronic
  • Nicolás Jaar: Archivos de Radio Piedras [Piedras 1/2] (Other People) [ 04-27] - ambient
  • Arushi Jain: Delight (Leaving) [03-29] - electronic [B-]
  • Jlin: Akoma (Planet Mu) [03-22] - electronic [***]
  • Chuck Johnson: Sun Glories (Western Vinyl) [08-16] - ambient
  • Fergus Jones: Ephemera (Numero Group) [10-18] - ambient dub
  • I. Jordan: I Am Jordan (Ninja Tune) [05-10] - electronic [*]
  • Justice: Hyperdrama (Ed Banger/Because Music) [04-26] - electronic [B]
  • Karl Bartos: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Tapete) [02-09] - soundtrack
  • Kassian: Supercontinent (-EP) [05-24] - deep house
  • Kiasmos: II (Erased Tapes) [07-05] - microhouse
  • Akira Kosemura & Lawrence English: Selene (Temporary Residence) [05-31] - ambient
  • KRM & KMRU: Disconnect (Phantom Limb) [06-14] - dark ambient
  • Lapsed Pacifist: Hypatia (A Strangely Isolated Place) [04-12] - ambient
  • Nick León & Coral Morphologic: Projections of a Coral City () [04-05] - ambient
  • Leonce: System of Objects (Morph Tracks) [04-05] - tech house
  • Logic1000: Mother (Because Music) [03-22] - deep house
  • Loidis: One Day (Incienso) [08-02] - dub techno [***]
  • Loukeman: Sd-2 (SD Music Group) [01-11] - outsider house
  • Low End Activist: Municipal Dreams (Sneaker Social Club) [10-18] - dubstep
  • LustSickPuppy: Carousel From Hell (self-released) [04-26] - electro-industrial
  • Machine Girl: MG Ultra (Future Classic) [10-18] - drum and bass
  • Machinedrum: 3FOR82 (Ninja Tune) [05-24] - electronic
  • ERR: grade bad priority: Brad Mehldau: After Bach II
  • Midland: Fragments of Us (Graded) [10-40] - electronic
  • Elijah Minnelli: Perpetual Musket (FatCat) [06-21] - dub
  • Mizu: Forest Scenes (NNA Tapes) [03-22] - ambient
  • Moby: Always Centered at Night (Mute) [06-14] - electronic [*]
  • Monolake: Studio (Imbalance Computer Music) [09-06] - ambient techno [***]
  • More Eaze: Lacuna and Parlor (Mondoj) [09-20] - electronic
  • More Eaze & Kaho Matsui: Computer & Recording Works for Girls (Full Spectrum) [10-25] - electronic
  • Michael A. Muller: Mirror Music (Deutsche Grammophon) [03-01] - ambient
  • Numa Gama: A Spectal Turn (Bié) - electronic
  • Kelly Lee Owens: Dreamstate (Dirty Hit) [10-18] - prog house
  • Peggy Gou: I Hear You (XL) [06-07] - house
  • Perdurabo: Magnetar () [01-26] - electronic
  • Peverelist: Pulse Phase (Livity Sound -EP) [11-01] - electronic [**]
  • Peverelist: Pulse Echo (Livity Sound -EP) [11-01] - electronic [**]
  • Photay: Windswept () - electronic
  • Polygonia: Da Nao Tian Gong (Polygonia) [01-25] - techno
  • Porij: Teething (Play It Again Sam) [04-26] - electronic [**]
  • Potatohead People: Eat Your Heart Out (Bastard Jazz) [05-10] - electronic
  • Kane Pour: The Last Wave (Sound as Language) [03-15] - ambient
  • Priori: This but More (NAFF) [05-30] - ambient techno
  • Bolis Pupul: Letter to Yu (Deewee) [03-08] - electronic [***]
  • Pye Corner Audio: The Endless Echo (Ghost Box) [04-05] - ambient
  • Tim Reaper & Kloke: In Full Effect (Hyperdub) [09-20] - jungle [**]
  • Regal86: Unearthed Vol. II *100 Trax* (Nola Bel) [01-01] - techn
  • Róis: Mo Léan (self-released) [10-04] - prog electronic
  • RXM Reality: No. 1 in the World () - electronic
  • Saapato: On Fire Island (Sound as Language) [05-03] - ambient
  • Nick Schofield: Ambient Ensemble (Backward Music) [02-02] - ambient
  • Seefeel: Everything Squared (Warp -EP) [08-30] - electronic
  • Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance: Jinxed by Being (Drag City) [06-28] - tribal ambient
  • Shigeto: Cherry Blossom Baby () - electronic
  • Shxcxchcxsh: ......t (Northern Electronics) [11-22] - electronic
  • Silent EM: Real Life (DKA) [11-01] - electronic
  • Nala Sinephro: Endlessness (Warp) [09-06] - jazz fusion [***]
  • Skee Mask: ISS010 (Ilian Tape) [03-28] - electronic [**]
  • Skee Mask: Resort (Ilian Tape) [06-13] - electronic [***]
  • Skrilla: Zombie Love Kensington Paradise (Priority) [11-01] - drill
  • Snow Strippers: Night Killaz Vol. 2 (Surf Gang -EP) [05-08] - dubstep
  • Sophie: Sophie (Transgressive) [09-25] - EDM [**]
  • Squarepusher: Dostrotime (Warp) [03-01] - drill and bass [***]
  • John Summit: Comfort in Chaos (Experts Only/Darkroom) [07-12] - house
  • Suss: Birds & Beasts (Northern Spy) [07-28] - ambient
  • Syclops: Black Eye (Bubble Tease Communications) [04-30] - electronic
  • Dlala Thukzin: Finally Famous Too (Dlala) [09-27] - house [***]
  • Transmission Towers: Transmission One (É Soul Cultura/Mr Bongo) [05-10] - house [**]
  • Two Shell: Two Shell (Young) [10-25] - electronic [**]
  • Ulla & Ultrafog: It Means a Lot (Motion Ward) [04-17] - ambient
  • Underworld: Strawberry Hotel (Virgin Music) [10-25] - techno
  • Upsammy: Strange Meridians (Topo2) [11-22] - IDM
  • Vegyn: The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions (Plz Make It Ruins) [04-05] - trip hop
  • Verraco: Breathe . . . Godspeed (Timedance -EP) [05-31] - electronic [***]
  • Tashi Wada: What Is Not Strange? (RVNG Intl) [06-07] - ambient
  • Adam Wiltzie: Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal (Kranky) [04-05] - ambient
  • World of White Ice: Who Can Pave the Ocean for Me? (self-released) [10-08] - ambient
  • Wu-Lu: Learning to Swim on Empty (Warp) [05-17] - downtempo
  • Xylitol: Anemones (Planet Mu) [07-05] - jungle [***]
  • Zuli: Lambda (Subtext) [07-04] - glitch

Reissues, Etc.

  • Aphex Twin: Music From the Merch Desk 2016-2023 (Warp) [12-17] - breakbeat
  • William Basinski: September 23rd (1982, Temporary Residence) [09-23] - electronic [*]
  • Broadcast: Spell Blanket: Collected Demos 2006-2009 (Warp) [05-03] - electronic [B]
  • Broadcast: Distant Call: Collected Demos 2000-2006 (Warp) [09-28] - electronic
  • The Bug: Machine (Relapse) [09-09] - illbient
  • The Bug: Machines I-V (Relapse) [10-04] - illbient
  • Dettinger: Intershop (1999, Kompakt) [05-17] - ambient techno
  • Dettinger: Oasis (2000, Kompakt) [05-17] - ambient techno
  • Brian Eno/Holger Czukay/J. Peter Schwalm: Sushi. Roti. Reibekuchen (1998, Grönland) - ambient [**]
  • Kruder & Dorfmeister: The K&D Sessions [25th Anniversary Edition] (K7) - electronic
  • Microstoria: Init Ding + _Snd (1995-96, Thrill Jockey) [01-26] - ambient [*]
  • Mixmaster Morris/Jonah Sharp/Haruomi Hosono: Quiet Logic (1998, WRWTFWW) [02-23] - ambient [A-]
  • Orbital: Live at Synergy/Live Mystery Gig 1991 (Green) - electronic
  • Plastikman: Musik (1994, Nova Mute) [12-04] - electronic [**]
  • Lou Reed: Hudson River Wind Meditations (2007, Light in the Attic) [01-12] - ambient [**]
  • 10 Years Love on the Rocks - Sky Is the Limit (Love on the Rocks) [06-07] - euro-trance
  • Club Moss (Wisdom Teeth) [03-08] - electronic
  • Letters to a Future Palestine (UMAY) [07-10] - electronic
  • Tomorrow's Fashions: Library Electronica 1972-1987 () - electronic
  • Virtual Dreams, Vol. II: Ambient Explorations in the House & Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999 (Music From Memory) [10-15] - electronica [***]

Priority Counts

  • Priority 1: 119
  • Priority 2: 1
  • Priority 3: 0
  • Priority 4: 47
  • Priority 5: 0

Total: 167