2011 TOP 10 LISTS

[Orphax]

It's a mystery!

does it matter?

Yes it does, 'cause if it is something new I will need to get in contact with Wouter quickly.
Don't want to miss out on his work 

[steinbruchel]

It's a mystery!

does it matter?

Yes it does, 'cause if it is something new I will need to get in contact with Wouter quickly.
Don't want to miss out on his work 

thanks guys!

listening to:
zomby «nothing» (4ad)

[steinbruchel]

stuff i really enjoy(ed):

- chord, progression, cd + 2lp, important records
- cory allen, pearls, cd, quiet design
- tape, revelations, cd, häpna
- ohayo, the state we are in, cd, häpna
- alexander rishaug, shadow of events, cd, dekorder
- nicola ratti, 220 tones, cd, die schachtel
- 3/4hadbeeneliminated, oblivion, cd, die schachtel
- matty bye, mattias olsson + martina hoogland ivanow, elephant & castle, vinyl, kning disk
- beastie boys, hot sauce committee (part two), cd, capitol records
- machinefabriek, sol sketches, champion version / self-released
- cyclo, id, cd + data cd, p*dis / raster-noton
- donato wharton, a white rainbow spanning the dark, 10", serein
- erik enocksson, apan, lp, release the bats
- in the country, sounds and sights, cd + dvd, rune grammofon
- zomby, dedication, cd, 4ad
- nils frahm, felt, cd, erased tapes

[seaworthy]

Why did I open this thread? Goodbye $$$....

[seaworthy]

I'll just quickly add, I'll put together a list for the boss so it can be posted online but the two Grouper records are so far out in front of anything else this year in my opinion. Lots of other great stuff though.

[Orphax]

I specially enjoy that "A | A Alien Observer" one, the other one does less to me, though is still a beauty indeed.

Anyone else thinks Richard Youngs - Long White Cloud is amazing?
My favorite one of his this year (he did 4 releases total).

[kesh]

Best Of 2011:
1.   As Pleat- Fourcolor- 12k
2.   Clams Casino- Rainforest EP- Tri Angle
3.   Andy Stott- Passed Me By- Modern Love
4.   Taylor Deupree And Marcus Fischer- In A Place Of Such Graceful Shapes- 12k
5.   Ezekiel Honig- Folding In On Itself- Type
6.   James Blackshaw- Holly EP- Important
7.   Alva Noto & Ryuchi Sakamoto- Summvs- Raster-Noton
8.   Jim O’Rourke- Old News #5- Editions Mego
9.   Causeway- Ryan Teague- Sonic Pieces
10.   Steinbruchel- Narrow- Room40

[Chris Bissonnette]

Best of 2011:
Deaf Center - Owl Splinters
Aethenor - En Form For Blå
Nils Frahm - Juno
Roly Porter - Aftertime
Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Cindytalk - Hold Everything Dear
Bee Mask - Elegy For Beach Friday
John Chantler - The Luminous Ground
Kaboom Karavan - Barra Barra
Charlie Nothing - Outside / Inside
Jim O'Rourke - Old News #5
Eleh - Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis
Hive Mind - Elemental Disgrace
Three Legged Race - Raining Order
Chris Watson - El Tren Fantasma
A Winged Victory for the Sullen: S/T

[mdoudin]

@ kesh: james blackshaw's holly ep is fantastic.

[s_hamann]

My ten favourites for the year:
Beth Kleist, Drei
Black Swan, In 8 Movements
Chris Watson, El Tren Fantasma
Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
David Wenngren & Christopher Bissonnette, The Meridians of Longitude and Parallels of Latitude
John Chantler, The Luminous Ground
Kepler Quartet, Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 1, 5 & 10
Richard Knox & Frederic D. Oberland, The Rustle of the Stars
Stephan Mathieu, Remain
Vladislav Delay Quartet, Vladislav Delay Quartet

And if we were doing eighteen favourites:
Bj Nilsen & Stilluppsteypa, Big Shadow Montana
Hallock Hill, There He Unforeseen
Locrian, The Clearing
Monolyth & Cobalt, La température du feuillage entre deux saisons
Moss, Moss
Quonset Slut, Quonset Slut
Stephan Mathieu, A Static Place
Surachai, To No Avail

Still a lot of records out this year that I've yet to hear but would like to, like the new Necks record, the Taylor and Marcus collab, the Eliane Radigue record...

[puggo]

pug 2011 "survivors" on my ipod, car & hifi

    Aethenor - En Form For Blä
    Andy Stott - Passed Me By / We Stay Together
    AR - Wolf Notes
    Arthur Russell - First Thought Best Thought / World Of Echo Reissues
    Belong - Common Era
    Benoît Pioulard - Valley
    Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Beileid
    Carousell (Richard Skelton) - Black Swallow And Other Songs
    Christina Vantzou - No.1
    Dakota Suite -The Hearts Of Empty
    Dale Cooper Quartet - Métamanoir
    Demdike Stare - Tryptych / Supports Finders Keepers
    Ellen Fullman - Through Glass Panes
    Emptyset - Demiurge
    Ezekiel Honig - Folding In On Itself
    Grouper - A I A : Alien Observer
    Harald Grosskopf  - Synthesist Reissue
    Hauschka  - Salon Des Amateurs / Youyoume EP
    James Blackshaw - Holly EP
    Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Conversations With Myself
    Lovesliescrushing - Ghost Colored Halo
    Machinefabriek  -  Livemaze / Duotoon
    Maps and Diagrams - The Town Beneath the Sea
    Matt Elliott - The Broken Man
    Moritz von Oswald Trio - Horizontal Structures
    Moss - Moss EP
    Nicola Ratti  - 220 Tones
    Peaking Lights - 936
    Popol Vuh - Revisited & Remixed
    Seaworthy & Matt Rosner - Two Lakes
    Silencers - Balance Des Blancs
    Simon Scott - Bunny
    Steinbrüchel - Narrow
    Stephan Mathieu - A Static Place / Remain / To Describe George Washington Bridge
    Steve Roden - Proximities
    Steven Hess & Christopher Mcfall - The Inescapable Fox
    Sun Araw - Ancient Romans
    Svarte Greiner - Twin
    Tape Loop Orchestra - Maybe I Told A Small Lie
    Taylor Deupree + Marcus Fischer - In A Place Of Such Graceful Shapes
    The Boats - The Ballad Of The Eagle
    The Haxan Cloak - The Haxan Cloak
    The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - From The Stairwell
    The Necks - Mindset
    Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972
    Tropic Of Cancer - The End Of All Things

[darren mcclure]

my faves from 2011......

tim hecker - ravedeath, 1972

mark fell - periodic orbits of a dynamic system related to a knot

clams casino - instrumentals

chris watson - el tren fantasma

andy stott -  passed me by / we stay together

pimmon - the oansome orbit

earth - angels of darkness, demons of light pt.1

stephan mathieu -  a static place

king creosote & jon hopkins - diamond mine

vladislav delay - vantaa

the caretaker - an empty bliss beyond this world

rrose X bob ostertag - motormouth variations

taylor deupree + marcus fischer - in a place of such graceful shapes

illuha - shizuku

mist - house

lawrence english - the peregrine

moon duo - mazes

wooden ships - west

loscil - coast / range / arc

steinbruchel - narrow

billy gomberg - quiet barrier

a winged victory for the sullen - s/t

……………………..

reissues:

eleh - floating frequencies / intuitive synthesis

lego feet - s/t

[haesslich]

my 2011 top ten albums:
clams casino - instrumentals (definitely THE record of the year for me)
tim hecker - ravedeath 1972
gusgus - arabian horse
of monsters and men - my head is an animal
nils frahm - felt
hauschka & hildur gudnadottir - pan tone
a winged victory for the sullen - a winged victory for the sullen
the black keys - el camino
taylor deupree & marcus fischer - in a place of such graceful shape
ezekiel honig - folding on in itself
olafur arnalds - living room songs
still waiting for the following:
oliveray - wonders
active child - you are all i see
dan mangan - oh fortune

[jeremybible]

kele goodwin: hymns

That Kele Goodwin is an absolute gem.  It would certainly be on my list as well if I were to put one together. 

[Orphax]

Today I hit the nail and just finished things up.
From today on counting everyday a new post on my blog Collecting Records with a short review.
Started today with a view on the "not made it" list and such
http://collectingrecords.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/the-end-of-the-year-lists-bonanza/


10: Nils Rostad - Ujamt (Tallerk Plater)  
http://collectingrecords.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/top-10-2011-10-nils-rostad-ujamt-tallerk-plater-2011/
09: The Julie Mittens - Recorded 23|24072011 (Self-Released)  
http://collectingrecords.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/top-10-2011-9-the-julie-mittens-recorded-2324072011-self-released/
08: Simon Whetham - Unheard Prayers (Dragon's Eye Recordings)  
http://collectingrecords.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/simon-whetham-prayers-unheard-dragons-eye-recordings-2011/
07: Six Organs of Admittance - Maria Kapel (Pavilion Records)
http://collectingrecords.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/top-10-2011-07-six-organs-of-admittance-maria-kapel-pavilion-records-2011/
06: BJ Nilsen & Stilluppsteypa - Big Shadow Montana (Helen Scarsdale Agency)
http://collectingrecords.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/top-10-2011-06-bj-nilsen-stilluppsteypa-big-shadow-montana-helen-scarsdale-agency/
05: Richard Youngs - Long White Cloud (Grapefruit Records Club)
http://collectingrecords.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/top-10-2011-05-richard-youngs-long-white-cloud-grapefruit-records-2011/
04: Gregg Kowalsky – Battery Townsley (Senufo Editions)
http://collectingrecords.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/top-10-2011-4-gregg-kowalsky-battery-townsley-senufo-editions-2011/
03: Cam Deas - Quadtych Volume One (Present Time Excercises)
http://collectingrecords.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/top-10-2011-03-cam-deas-quadtych-volume-one-present-time-excercises-2011/
02: Amelia Cuni & Werner Durand – Already Awake In The Night (Ini.Itu, 2011)
http://collectingrecords.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/top-10-2011-2-amelia-cuni-werner-durand-already-awake-in-the-night-ini-itu-2011/

01: Friday

Will try to update this post everyday, or else when I have posted my #01 I will post the complete top 10.
 
(sorry for not giving it all away directly, but else my blog is no fun anymore).