Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Wire Top 50 Albums of 2016


Info: The Wire is "a British avant garde music magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray. The magazine initially concentrated on contemporary jazz and improvised music, but branched out in the early 1990s to various types of experimental music. Since then it has covered hip hop, modern classical, free improvisation, post-rock, and various forms of electronic music. (from Wikipedia)
Source: The Wire 
Date of publication: The Wire January 2017 Issue (#395)
Spotify playlist latest update: 27th December 2016
Spotify direct links: URI / HTTP
(end-of-2016 playlist series)


Full list

Strikethrough albums (4/50) are not available on Spotify. Some albums may be not available in all countries.

1. David Bowie – Blackstar
2. Shirley Collins – Lodestar
3. Moor Mother – Fetish Bones
4.Autechre – elseq 1-5 (just elseq 1 available)
5. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
6. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
7. Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina
8. Yves Tumor – Serpent Music
9. Gaika – SECURITY
10. Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Yermande
11. Gate – Saturday Night Fever
12. Solange – A Seat at the Table
13. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
14. Oren Ambarchi – Hubris
15. Babyfather – “BBF” Hosted By DJ Escrow
16. 75 Dollar Bill – Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock
17. Anna Meredith – Varmints
18. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS
19. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service
20. Carla dal Forno – You Know What It’s Like
21. David Toop – Entities Inertias Faint Beings
22. Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
23. Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered
24. Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids – We Be All Africans
25. Laura Cannell – Simultaneous Flight Movement
26. Ectoplasm Girls – New Feeling Come
27. Steve Gunn – Eyes on the Lines
28. Ian William Craig – Centres
29. Matmos – Ultimate Care II
30. Laraaji & Sun Araw – Professional Sunflow
31. Scott Walker – The Childhood of a Leader (OST)
32. Bitchin Bajas & Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Epic Jammers and Fortunate Little Ditties
33. Elysia Crampton – Elysia Crampton Presents: Demon City
34. Katie Gately – Color
35. Shackleton with Ernesto Tomasini – Devotional Songs
36. Anxiety – Anxiety
37. Skepta – Konnichiwa
38. Puce Mary – The Spiral
39. The Dwarfs of East Agouza – Bes
40. Catherine Christer Hennix – Live At Issue Project Room
41. Horse Lords – Interventions
42. Roy Montgomery – R M H Q: Headquarters
43. Frank Ocean – Blonde
44. Thalia Zedek – Eve
45. Charlemagne Palestine – Cathédrale De Strasbourg
46. Kepler Quartet – Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8
47. Circuit Des Yeux – Jackie Lynn
48. Zomby – Ultra
49. Klara Lewis – Too
50. Peder Mannerfelt – Controlling Body

No comments:

Post a Comment