2017 Favorite Music
I learned about all of the music listed here from friends all over the planet. I am pleased to know so many creative musical minds and celebrate the opportunity to share some of their work in this list. I am also proud to have been able to put out a couple of my own releases on Nathan Tucker and my small electronic label Patern.
It makes me happy to remember that even in a horrible and truly strange year like 2017, so much musical goodness can still flourish in a momentary atmosphere of global decline. I hope you enjoy these selections, support the artists, and find much fortune and beauty in 2018.
Joshua Davison, December 2017
2017 Favorite Albums
- Wild Card - Patterns of Cooperative Labor
- Jonas Reinhardt / Jürgen Müller - The Encyclopedia of Civilizations vol. 1: Egypt
- ASC - Trans-Neptunian Objects
- Gunnar Haslam - Kalaatsakia LP
- Aleksi Perala - Colundi Sequence Volume 2
- DMX Krew - Strange Directions
- B12 - Electro-Soma II
- Pessimist - Pessimist
- Second Woman - S/W
- Anjou - Epithymía
- Jim O’Rourke - Steamroom 33
- Bitchin Bajas - Bajas Fresh
- Marcus Fischer - Loss
- Dean Hurley - Anthology Resource Vol. 1: △△
- Usonian Field Recordings - Field Recordings of Yellowstone National Park Vol. 1
12”s/EPs
- Jasen Loveland - Acid Series Vol 1
- Equiknoxx - Mark Ernestus Remixes
- Peter Van Hoesen - Coast to Coast
- Dona vs. DJ Plant Texture - The Bongoman Archive
- RRose - The Ends of Weather
- Neel - The Vancori Complex
Reissues
- The Orb - Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld 2LP
- Autocreation - Mettle
- Bernard Parmagiani - De Natura Sonorum
- Jon Hassell - Dream Theory in Malaya
- Talker - Hari