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

  • Actress: Statik (Smalltown Supersound) [06-07] - electronic [*]
  • Nia Archives: Silence Is Loud (Hijinxx/Island) [04-10] - electronic [A-]
  • Karl Bartos: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Tapete) [02-09] - soundtrack
  • 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
  • A.G. Cook: Britpop (New Alias) [05-10] - electronic [**]
  • Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv & Galen Tipton: You Like Music (Ghost Diamond) [03-15] - footwork
  • 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
  • Ghost Dubs: Damaged (Pressure) [07-05] - ambient dub
  • Hainbach: Breve (Seil) [09-17] - ambient
  • Jon Hopkins: Ritual (Domino) [08-30] - ambient
  • Iglooghost: Tidal Memory Exo (LuckyMe) [05-10] - electronic
  • Arushi Jain: Delight (Leaving) [03-29] - electronic [B-]
  • Jlin: Akoma (Planet Mu) [03-22] - electronic [***]
  • Chuck Johnson: Sun Glories (Western Vinyl) [08-16] - ambient
  • I. Jordan: I Am Jordan (Ninja Tune) [05-10] - electronic [*]
  • Justice: Hyperdrama (Because Music) [04-26] - electronic
  • 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
  • KRM & KMRU: Disconnect (Phantom Limb) [06-14] - dark ambient
  • Logic1000: Mother (Because Music) [03-22] - deep house
  • LustSickPuppy: Carousel From Hell (self-released) [04-26] - electro-industrial
  • 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 [***]
  • Kelly Lee Owens: Dreamstate (Dirty Hit) [10-18] - prog house
  • Peggy Gou: I Hear You (XL) [06-07] - house
  • Perdurabo: Magnetar () [01-26] - electronic
  • Bolis Popul: Letter to Yu (Deewee) [03-08] - electronic [***]
  • Porij: Teething (Play It Again Sam) [04-26] - electronic [**]
  • Potatohead People: Eat Your Heart Out (Bastard Jazz) [05-10] - electronic
  • Pye Corner Audio: The Endless Echo (Ghost Box) [04-05] - ambient
  • Nala Sinephro: Endlessness (Warp) [09-06] - jazz fusion [***]
  • Skee Mask: ISS010 (Ilian Tape) [03-28] - electronic [**]
  • Sophie: Sophie (Transgressive) [09-25] - EDM [**]
  • Squarepusher: Dostrotime (Warp) [03-01] - drill and bass [***]
  • Two Shell: Two Shell (Young) [10-25] - electronic
  • Underworld: Strawberry Hotel (Virgin Music) [10-25] - techno
  • 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 [***]
  • Adam Wiltzle: Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal (Kranky) [04-05] - ambient

Reissues, Etc.

  • William Basinski: September 23rd (1982, Temporary Residence) [09-23] - electronic [*]
  • Broadcast: Spell Blanket: Collected Demos 2006-2009 (Warp) [05-03] - electronic [B]
  • 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-]
  • Lou Reed: Hudson River Wind Meditations (2007, Light in the Attic) [01-12] - ambient [**]

Priority Counts

  • Priority 1: 28
  • Priority 2: 0
  • Priority 3: 0
  • Priority 4: 24
  • Priority 5: 0

Total: 52