Continuing a conversation with our readers about their favorite albums from 2018! See Part 1 (featuring selections by Evol Kween, Simple Partial and audioculture.nz)Β here and part 2 here.
Eiko Ishibashi – After the Smoke (Self Released)
The Dream My Bones Dream (Drag City)
https://twitter.com/unholymedicine/status/1076124971976609792
Matthew ‘Doc’ Dunn – LIGHTBOURN (Cosmic Range)
β Sean (@unholymedicine) December 21, 2018
VA – Question Mark Volume 1 (Dog Park Records)
Australia and other places. https://t.co/ifI57eMrgS
— Furchick (@Furchick) December 23, 2018
Star Shepherd (Legowelt) – Current Explorations in Star Synthesis (Nightwind Records)
@DWolfers Current Explorations in Star Synthesis. Just a really great ambient album.
— Sumatran Black (@BlackSumatran) December 24, 2018
Maarja Nuut & Ruum ββ Muunduja (130701)
Muunduja by @MaarjaNuut & Ruum πͺπͺ
— Elizabeth Joan Kelly (@ElizabethJelly) December 21, 2018
HVL – Ostati (Organic Analogue Records)
Babe, Terror – Fadechase Marathon (Glue Moon)
Nazar – Enclave (Hyperdub)
33EMYBW – Golem (SVBKLT)
Helena Hauff – Qualm (Ninja Tune)
Object Blue – REX (Let’s Go Swimming)
VA – Don’t Mess with Cupid, ‘Cause Cupid Ain’t Stupid (Trip Records)
In Death’s Dream Kingdom (Houndstooth)
And possibly Object Blue as I believe she's Chinese born though UK resident.
— Mean Old Daddy (@joemuggs) December 24, 2018
Park Jiha – Communion (Glitterbeat Records)
β beautifulpigeon (@beautifulpigeon) December 21, 2018
TRNA – Earthcult (Self Released)
Birds in Row – We Already Lost the World (Deathwish)
Christine and the Queens – Chris (Because Music)
Fucked Up – Dose Your Dreams (Merge Records)
MΓΈl – JORD (Holy Roar Records)
My Top 10 of the year included @trnaband (Russia), @wearebirdsinrow and @QueensChristine (both France), @FUCKEDUP (oh Canada-diddy-doody-da!) And @moeldk (Denmark)
— fka_tmc (@fka_tmc) January 7, 2019
Mudd Corp – Oh. Snap. (Third Kind Records)
?? Belgium… https://t.co/BeDHwYtOjE
β Third Kind (@thirdkindtapes) December 21, 2018
Bamba Pana – Poaa (Nyege Nyege Tapes)
Baloji – Kaniama: The Yellow Version (Bella Union)
From Tanzania https://t.co/7joecgHoLw
And from DRC https://t.co/M3qzfj27LU on @bellaunionβ Third Kind (@thirdkindtapes) December 21, 2018