this is not a disco 210122

consider the source – objects in motion, objects at rest (ropeadope)
brin, dntel, more eaze – waver (leaving)
ian wellman – i watched the world burn without leaving my home (room40)
gyða valtýsdóttir – prism (diamond)
jeremiah chiu & marta sofia honer – by foot by sea (intl anthem) rewind
michael price – warmth of the sun (the control room)
eliane radigue frederic blondy – occam xxv (organ reframed)
chrome canyon – broken theme (stones throw)
david baron – waltz of the mountaintop (here & now)
johannes klingebiel – zopf (feine tier)
tangerine dream – you’re always on time edit (kscope)
night park – loggers in eden (alpha pup)
christian reim trio – et stag fram (jazz aggression)
robin guthrie – castaway (self)
robin guthrie – ivy (self)
gyða valtýsdóttir – black swan (diamond)
michael price – the anatomy of clouds (yann tiersen remix) (the control room)
reiko & tori kudo – homeless (alternate version) (a colourful storm)
bootstrappers – telentelechy (klanggalerie)
leo abrahams – tithe (figure eight)
adam francis cuthbert ft kelly rhode – yin (slashsound)
michael scott dawson – two solitudes (we are busy bodies)
galya bisengalieva – barsa-kelmes (actress remix) (one little independent)
tony dupé – we lay awake (lost tribe)
inca babies – swamp soul dub (black lagoon)
jeff parker – four folks (intl anthem)
jeff parker – off om (intl anthem)
lokik – zuiden (tar)
stu pender – palms (youngbloods)

random jukebox 180122

collect call – the golden hour (self)
ilhan ersahin, dave harrington & kenny wollesen – and it happens every day (nublu)
labelle – triangle (infiné)
the luxembourg signal – travel through midnight (skep wax)
keeley forsyth – i stand alone (leaf)
morgan harper-jones – lonely (self)
dvr – lowlife (xl)
stekl – 909 reasons (fantastic voyage)
teleman – sweet morning (joe goddard & al doyle’s relax and enjoy remix) edit (moshi moshi)
digital ivan – i want to dance (extended mix) (toy tonics)
wajatta – so you know (brainfeeder)
night park – reverie (alpha pup)
mark guiliana – song for investigating consciousness (colorfield)
dekker – back and forth (useful fiction)
diana oliveira – the lights (discotexas)
fyfe – games (tbc)
chrome canyon – knife’s edge (stones throw)
the bug ft. jason williamson – treetop (ninja tune)
deep tan – tamu’s yiffing refuge (savage gary’s furry flash) (speedy wunderground)
rokia koné & jacknife lee – kurunba (real world)
teleman – free bird (monikaze remix) (moshi moshi)
annie booth – nowhere (lnfg)
the dining rooms – bonjour (schema)
reiko & tori kudo – the deep valley of shadow (a colourful storm)
dvr – dirty tapes (xl) rewind
inca babies – swamp street soul (black lagoon)
parquet courts – strangers smile (rough trade)
ethan p flynn – universal deluge (young)
the orchids – i don’t mean to stare (skep wax)
trupa trupa – uniforms (glitterbeat)

this is not a disco 130122

rapoon , sonologyst – ghosts of my life (eighth tower records)
foreseer – creux es faies (eighth tower records)
alapastel – transmission (lost tribe)
colonial skyway – areas of drifting (submarine broadcasting)
colonial skyway – stars on the ground (submarine broadcasting)
µastrokristo – ocean (lost tribe)
binker and moses – accelerometer overdose radio edit (gearbox)
deena abdelwahed and mazen kerbaj – blue malediction (morphine)
dot. – life or die (dot.)
dot. – kd63.7 (dot.)
matthew puffett – predawn landscape (reward system)
matthew puffett – november sunrise (strings reprise) (reward system)
shane parish – black eyed susan (dearlife) rewind
the pop group – 338 (dennis bovell dub version) (mute)
koma saxo with sofia jernberg – croydon koma (we jazz)
aksak maboul – tolouse low trax remix l’adieu à l’histoire (crammed discs)
tacent – january (lima express)
anthropoda – azul (tiny room)
zela margossian quintet – devotion (ropeadope)
josh semans – while the stars outside shiver (hidden notes)
gerard and georgia mason – toobular bells (spirit level)
jane aubourg – whispered, gently (spirit level)
suso sáiz x menhir – alike (spirituals)
quantic & nidia gongora – pronto alivio (tru thoughts)
quantic & nidia gongora – orozul (tru thoughts)
high pulp – unity (king underground)
robin guthrie – in love and at war (self)
robin guthrie – my courtesan (self)

random jukebox 110122

jockstrap – 5050 (rough trade)
baltra – baby (ariel zetina remix) (local action)
telefis – falun gong dancer with jah wobble (dimple discs)
big thief – time escaping (4ad)
joy orbison – red velve7 (xl)
sleaford mods – don’t go (rough trade)
dowdelin – tan nou (underdog)
bab l’ bluz – gnawa beat (bayaka remix) (real world X)
tangerine dream – raum (kscope)
life – friends without names (liquid label)
grace cummings – up in flames (ato)
st panther – places (nice life & how so)
quantic – let the sparks fly (aus)
wendy lang – lazy (excerpt) (spirit level)
kreidler – arena (bureau b)
ruthven – 123 days (paul institute xl)
diogo strausz – emancipação extended (razor n tape)
hany mehanna – reem (souma)
hany mehanna – daa al omr ya walady (souma)
hany mehanna – rehla (souma)
john di pasquale – in a while (chant)
josh semans – more relentless gestures (hidden notes)
horsegirl – billy (matador)
pom poko – enduro corner (bella union)
highschool – frosting (dalliance)
dvr – stupid clean (xl)
high pulp – comme des garc¸on (king underground)
duel native – biophilicall (spirit level)
zannah – hebrew prayer (spirit level)
spoon – i can’t give everything away (amazon original) rewind

this is not a disco 2021 rewind pt.3 060122

richard burton – to begin at the beginning (el)
floating points, pharoah sanders, lso – movement 4 (luaka bop)
lisa bella donna – take me in the morning (behind the sky)
sam gendel & sam wilkes – caroline, no (leaving records)
bendik giske – fantas for saxophone and voice (editions mego)
nick schofield – mirror image (backward music)
uman – aubade (freedom to spend)

track of the year:
lorenzo morresi – opening (superecletic)

compilation or reissue of the year:
kristin oppenheim – cry me a river (info)

albums of the year:
the black dog – sensor (dust science)
driftmachine – memories of the lakeside (umor-rex)
untitled tape (aka leon brichard) – untitled work #1 part 2 (cnmldn)

long form classic:
celer – coral sea (two acorns)

random jukebox 040122

mattiel – jeff goldblum (heavenly)
snail mail – ben franklin (matador)
zela margossian quintet – forecast (ropeadope)
sylph – ancient hole (edit) (mute)
anaïs mitchell – brooklyn bridge (bmg)
simon goff – vale (midori hirano rework) (7k!)
emmet read – sweaty betty (of unsound mind)
chris liebing – circles (jan blomqvist remix) (mute)
the subtheory – agita (bandcamp)
aksak maboul – fin (stubbleman remix) (crammed discs)
helado negro – there must be a song like you (4ad)
vetle nærø – mitt hjerte alltid vanker (7k!)
daniel blumberg – the world to come (mute)
lorenzo morresi – send your name to mars (supereclectic)
the pop group – 338 (dennis bovell dub version) (mute)
yin yin – nautilus (glitterbeat)
alison shearer – celestial (self) rewind
dot. – 21k flowers (dot.)
arca – prada (xl)
annie hamilton – electric night (pias)
dog unit – the rule of six edit (brace yourself)
jenny hval – jupiter (4ad)
c duncan – the wedding song (bella union)
the antlers – volunteered (transgressive)
anjimile – stranger (4ad)
fifi rong – only man (fifi rong)
m.ward – birthday (mward music)
can – brighton 75 sieben (excerpt) (mute)

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love-songs & u. schuette – langgezogener hoher ton (bureau b)
dark star safari – patria (arjunamusic)
foat , heinola , åkerblom – valley of the black cats (jazzaggression)
bobby lee – broken prayer stick (tompkins square)
curha – sick of ants! (chant)
karkhana – huli huli pt.2 (karl)
bruno bavota – apartment loop #6 (temporary residence)
manchester collective – company i-iv (bedroomcommunity)
derya yildirim & grup simsek – sunrise (bongo joe)
hotel kali – intro (antime)
blu ritual – 8.6 ly (identities )
caterina barbieri feat. lyra pramuk – knot of spirit (light years)
whettman chelmets – winter 3 (feels off from the year before) (drawing room)
pole – tanzboden (mute)
anat ben david – face mixed with phone (plinki)
o yuki conjugate – insect talk (aguirre)
françois j. bonnet & stephen f. o’malley – cylene suisse redux edited by ryoji ikeda (editions mego)

random jukebox 2021 pt.2 rewind 281221

ora – i am a stranger to my life (grapefruit)
saint abdullah – glittering appliances (important + caussauna)
tiziano popoli – svelf (rvng intl)
telex – dear prudenced (mute)
mortimer – on our way home (grapefruit)
the catenary wires – face on the rail line (skep wax)
katy j pearson – tonight (heavenly recordings)
movulango – leave (deewee)
self jupiter – the master’s lemonade (the order label)
joao selva – meu mundo (underdog records)
vis a vis – kankyema (we are busy bodies)
caroline – iwr (rough trade)
stereo total – je suis venute dire que je m’en vais (tapete)
abby huston – promise (egghunt)
colin scot – take me away (esoteric)
oh-ok – brother (hhbtm records)

tracks/albums of the year

faust – it’s a rainy day sunshine girl (bureau b)
future islands – the moon is blue colourbox (4ad)
winter – say (bar none)
khruangbin – khruangbin right (bbe)
gustaf – dog (royal mountain records)
gustaf – package (royal mountain records)
gustaf – the motions (royal mountain records)
gustaf – book (royal mountain)
level 42 – starchild (robinsongs)
tiziano popoli – iunu-wenimo (rvng intl)
damon albarn – the nearer the fountain, more pure the stream flows (transgressive)
dark star safari – walk through lightly (arjunamusic)
dark star safari – life stand still (arjunamusic)

this is not a disco 2021 rewind pt.1 231221

yanik park – ohayashi (polifonic)
deantoni parks – procession (humani machina)
untitled tape (aka leon brichard) – untitled work #1 part 4 (cnmldn)
håkon kornstad – those little things (ik7)
bruce brubaker & max cooper – opening (laurel halo version) (infiné)
aar & dag – rytsfsd (aar & dag)
kristin oppenheim – she had a heavy day (info)
meroli – evening lights (space echo)
from nursery to misery – a summer morning trip through misty woods? (dark entries)
scanner – comus (room40)
bewider – gymnopedie 3 (wider studio)
acid youth – arrhythmical (mfz)
oké – the secret bayle of the maharajas (original cultures)
ai yamamoto – evening night fall fire, cricket, wine glass etc (someone good)
resina – failed myth simulation (130701)
the black dog – sensor (dust science)
thom yorke – creep (thom yorke very 2021 rmx) (xl)

random jukebox 2021 rewind pt.1 211221

a.a. williams – where is my mind (bella union)
billy nomates – emergency telephone (invada)
mario rom’s interzone – what you say (traumton records)
joe sample – burning up the carnival (robinsongs)
mameen 3 – dada glitter (dea rework) (fauve)
the dubwood allstars – under dubwood (rivertones)
marden hill – here’s johnny (ramrock red)
bob andy – movements (doctor bird)
noga erez – end of the road (city slang))
páula. povoa & jerge – primavera (hologram teen’s cristo redentor remix) (moshi moshi)
altin gün – maçka yollari (glitterbeat)
kebekeletrik – war dance (dam swindle remix) (salsoul)
lopo – rock mignon (filet dub) (prod. butchy fuego) (bokeh versions)
porest – (terlok) (discrepant)
eric malmberg – milda do¨den ha¨mtar oss alla till slut (we jazz)
barrabás – the horse (sommor)
harkness – moon spell (single version) (self)
greenslade – bedside manners are extra
stray – around the world in eighty days (esoteric)
wau wau collectif – mouhamodou lo and his children (sahel sounds)
bullion – where are we now
israel nash – southern coasts (loose)
black pumas – sugar man (tbc)
the catenary wires – (keep feeling) fascination (skep wax shelf life)
teardrop explodes – read it in books (zoo version) (cherry red)
damon albarn – polaris (transgressive)
kutiman – surface currents (siyal)

this is not a disco 161221

neo maya – ufo (grapefruit)
olivia block – en echelon
olivia block – axiolite
niagara – paulo, apolo e pedro (discrepant)
findebourde – the dead reckon zone (ampbase)
larry goldings – irreversible numbers (colorfield)
wound child – full moon (not on label)
jjjjjerome ellis – small baptism (nna tapes)
phew – days nights (mute)
dear laika – pluperfect mind (memorials of distinction and nna tapes)
dear laika – lilac moon, reflected sun (memorials of distinction and nna tapes)
haioka – see you zen (emerald and doreen)
houeida hedfi – echos de medjerda (phantasy)
internazionale – vestiges of nature (janushoved)
internazionale – lament for the great barrier reef (janushoved)
paolo gaiba riva – fatal allergy (we insist)
resina – failed myth simulation (130701) rewind
annie booth – nightvan (last night from glasgow)
nick luscombe – tokyo tr (nonclassical)
atelier radiofónico – bruno ardo mata lobos (discrepant)
abdullah ibrahim – blue bolero (full) (gearbox)
galya bisengalieva – kantubek (moor mother rework) (oli)
houeida hedfi – appel du danube (phantasy)
larry goldings – gospel of fog (colorfield)
paolo gaiba riva – it’s rainy and we keep on… (we insist)
stereo total – vertigo (tapete)
galya bisengalieva – moynaq (jing rework) (oli)
resina – mercury immersion (130701)
jjjjjerome ellis – punch line (nna tapes)
midori hirano – tracing dreams (nonclassical)

random jukebox 141221

marie somerville – kinky love (4ad)
love tractor – i broke my saw (hhbtm)
findebourde – anightin…hell! (ampbase)
oakk – green tea (2020 ldn)
jelly cleaver – forever presence pt 1 (gearbox)
haioka – yoru wo koete feat. yu ishigaki (emerald and doreen)
joa~o pais filipe – v (discrepant)
lee sparey – tsumagoi walking project (nonclassical)
inaud1bl3 – breaking badishly good (farmers manual)
larry goldings – earthshine (colorfield)
larry goldings – confetti clouds (colorfield)
galya bisengalieva – zhalanash (chaines rework) (oli)
galya bisengalieva – kokaral (nazira rework) (oli)
kasai allstars – unity is strength (martin meissonnier remix) (crammed discs)
kasai allstars – bird woman baby (spooky j remix) (crammed discs)
zanshin – because why (affine)
yaeji & ohhyuk – year to year (xl)
eera – the beat (tbc)
white pink brown – grace jones masks (shameless)
bon iver – beth rest (air studios 4ad jagjaguwar sessions) (4ad)
caroline – iwr (rough trade) rewind
tempura & edgar valente – macelada (frente bolivarista)
wound child – daydream (not on label)
radiohead – follow me around (xl)
valentina cy – glendale (self)
sam gendel – blksnd (leaving)
larry goldings – i gotta go (colorfield)
ncy milky band – le cascadeur fleuriste, pt. 1 (bmm)