Nathan Jantz top 100 music list 2021
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 12:27 pm
Nathan Jantz top 100 music list 2021
Happy New Year! Despite it's difficulties, 2021 was an amazing year for new music. Here are some of the highlights for me. What were some of yours?
1. LF58 - Live at Brancaleone [Astral Industries]
2. John Beltran - Aesthete [Furthur Electronix]
3. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises [Luaka Bop]
4. The Bug - Fire [Ninja Tune]
5. Lady Blackbird - Black Acid Soul [Foundation Music]
6. Steevio - Acatalepsy [Firescope]
7. Inkipak - Anomaly [Pingdiscs]
8. Space Afrika - Honest Labour [Dais Records]
9. Umwelt - Subversive Territory [New Flesh Records]
10. TAGC (Clock DVA) - Meontological Research Recordings III + Book [Rizosfera]
11. Skee Mask - Pool [Ilian Tape]
12. Controlled Weirdness - Sounds From A Disappearing City [AAJA]
13. Broken English Club - White rats III [L.I.E.S.]
14. Soichi Terada - Asakusa [Rush Hour]
15. Maxwell Sterling - Turn of Phrase [AD 93]
16. Moy - Ryoko 003 [Ryoko]
17. Zodiac Childs - Atoms To Atoms [Zodiac Wax]
18. Sound Synthesis - Soul Signal Modulation [Wave Function Records]
19. Thomas Fehlmann - Boser Herbst [Kompakt]
20. Atom™ - R3V [Raster]
21. Eris Drew - Quivering In Time [T4T LUV NRG]
22. Versalife/Hexagone - Untitled [Altered Sense]
23. Lustmord and Karin Park - Alter [Pelagic Records]
24. Derek Carr - Arrival [Firescope]
25. Nuron & Fugue - Likemind 06 [Likemind Records]
26. The Paradox - Counter Active [Axis]
27. Fluxion - Parallel Moves [Vibrant Music]
28. L'Automat - Moments [Brokntoys]
29. Lost Trax - Mind Over Matter [Delsin]
30. Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - Eight Fragments Of An Illusion [Azure Vista Records]
31. Seefeel - (Ch-Vox) Redux & St/Fr/Sp Reissues [Warp]
32. Andy Stott - Never The Right Time [Modern Love]
33. Various - Unsound Intermission + Book [Unsound Festival]
34. Sync 24 - Inside The Microbeat [Cultivated Electronics]
35. Luke Vibert - We’re Going Deep 12001 [WGD]
36. Steven Rutter - Close Your Eyes And Breathe [De:tuned]
37. Plant43 - Scars of Intransigence [Ship Wrec]
38. Moy - Orbital Resonance [Emotec]
39. Clock DVA - Horology Anthology Vol 1-3 [VOD]
40. Chris Moss Acid - 5G Weaponized Bats [Furthur Electronix]
41. Alva Noto - HYbr:ID I [Noton]
42. Hidden Mirage - Hidden Mirage [Furthur Electronix]
43. Various - BLE-EP [Yellow Machines]
44. Endgame - Surrender [Precious Metals]
45. London Modular Alliance - Portable Sanctuary [Applied Rhythmic Technology]
46. Martin Gore - The Third Chimpanzee Remixed [Mute]
47. rEAGENZ - rEAGENZ 2021 Remaster [Musique Pour La Danse]
48. Sam McQueen - Moments In Time EP [Altered Sense]
49. Biosphere - Angel's Flight [AD 93]
50. White Rose - Prime Frequency EP [Altered Sense]
51. John Beltran pres. Nostalgic - Going Home EP 2021 Edition [Back To Life]
52. Various - We're Going Deep Volume 4 [WGD]
53. The Dexorcist - Drug Test EP [Furthur Electronix]
54. DMX Krew - Loose Gears [Hypercolour]
55. Nuron - La Source 2 [De:Tuned]
56. Derek Carr - The Colour Of Acid EP [Trident Recordings]
57. Air - Air 1 Reissue [Fax/Silent State Recordings]
58. Weith - Sanity Rituals [Brokntoys]
59. The Black Dog - Music For Photographers [Dust Science]
60. Cult 48 - 1.1 [Furthur Electronix]
61. Humanoid - sT8818r Humanoid [De:tuned]
62. Ulrich Schnauss - Now Is A Timeless Present 2021 Edition [Scripted Realities]
63. Kiasmos - Kiasmos [Erased Tapes]
64. Moy - Initial Singularity EP [Dynamics of Acid]
65. Various - Brabuhr Q-Ih [Lith Dolina]
66. Cygnus - 100% Dope [CPU]
67. Sound Synthesis - Beauty Within [Furthur Electronix]
68. Monolake - Gobi the Vinyl Edit 2021 [Astral Industries]
69. Anthony Manning - Islets In Pink Polypropylene 2021 Edition [Mental Groove Records]
70. Robin Guthrie - Pearldiving [Soleil Après Minuit]
71. Squarepusher - Feed Me Weird Things 2021 Reissue [Warp]
72. Xordox - Omniverse [Editions Mego]
73. Mori Ra - Japanese Breeze [Forest Jams/Rotating Sounds]
74. K-1 & Dopplereffekt - Star Gazing EP [Puzzlebox Records]
75. Uf0 - Arp Better Than Line [Altered Sense]
76. Various - Planetary Highways [Emotions Electric]
77. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies [Om Units]
78. Atom™ - Sex Tape [NN]
79. Coil - Musick To Play In The Dark Vol 1 & 2 Reissue [Dais]
80. Arovane - Atol Scrap 2021 Reissue [Keplar]
81. Island People - Island People II [Raster]
82. Cabaret Voltaire - BN9Drone [Mute]
83. Kenny Larkin - Metaphor (2021 Expanded Edition) [Art Of Dance]
84. Various - London Pirate Radio Adverts 1984-1993 Vol 1. [Death Is Not The End]
85. Aleksi Perälä - Spectrum Analysis [Repetitive Rhythm Research]
86. Cignol - The Cosmic Garden EP [Ancient Technologies]
87. Arpanet - Wireless Internet 2021 Edition [Record Makers]
88. Paul Hierophant - Utopian Dystopias (Part Three) [Exalt]
89. Clan of Xymox - Peel Sessions Reissue [Dark Entires]
90. Sunroof - Electronic Music Improvisations Vol. 1 [Mute]
91. Ceephax Acid Crew - Box Steady [Waltzer]
92. Donato Dozzy & Daniele di Gregorio – Buchla & Marimba [Maga Circe Musica]
93. Forest Drive West - Dualism EP [Livity Sound]
94. Cygnus - Machine Funk 4, 5 & 6 [Electro Records]
95. Mike Dred - Litmus Eve [Self-released]
96. dgoHn - Undesignated Proximate [Love Love Records]
97. Scape One - Video Souls EP [Believe In]
98. Alberta Balsam - Higher Dreams [Dekmantel Holland]
99. µ-Ziq and Mrs Jynx - Secret Garden [Planet Mu]
100. Unkown Artists - WHO 13-18 [Withhold]
Happy New Year! Despite it's difficulties, 2021 was an amazing year for new music. Here are some of the highlights for me. What were some of yours?
1. LF58 - Live at Brancaleone [Astral Industries]
2. John Beltran - Aesthete [Furthur Electronix]
3. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises [Luaka Bop]
4. The Bug - Fire [Ninja Tune]
5. Lady Blackbird - Black Acid Soul [Foundation Music]
6. Steevio - Acatalepsy [Firescope]
7. Inkipak - Anomaly [Pingdiscs]
8. Space Afrika - Honest Labour [Dais Records]
9. Umwelt - Subversive Territory [New Flesh Records]
10. TAGC (Clock DVA) - Meontological Research Recordings III + Book [Rizosfera]
11. Skee Mask - Pool [Ilian Tape]
12. Controlled Weirdness - Sounds From A Disappearing City [AAJA]
13. Broken English Club - White rats III [L.I.E.S.]
14. Soichi Terada - Asakusa [Rush Hour]
15. Maxwell Sterling - Turn of Phrase [AD 93]
16. Moy - Ryoko 003 [Ryoko]
17. Zodiac Childs - Atoms To Atoms [Zodiac Wax]
18. Sound Synthesis - Soul Signal Modulation [Wave Function Records]
19. Thomas Fehlmann - Boser Herbst [Kompakt]
20. Atom™ - R3V [Raster]
21. Eris Drew - Quivering In Time [T4T LUV NRG]
22. Versalife/Hexagone - Untitled [Altered Sense]
23. Lustmord and Karin Park - Alter [Pelagic Records]
24. Derek Carr - Arrival [Firescope]
25. Nuron & Fugue - Likemind 06 [Likemind Records]
26. The Paradox - Counter Active [Axis]
27. Fluxion - Parallel Moves [Vibrant Music]
28. L'Automat - Moments [Brokntoys]
29. Lost Trax - Mind Over Matter [Delsin]
30. Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - Eight Fragments Of An Illusion [Azure Vista Records]
31. Seefeel - (Ch-Vox) Redux & St/Fr/Sp Reissues [Warp]
32. Andy Stott - Never The Right Time [Modern Love]
33. Various - Unsound Intermission + Book [Unsound Festival]
34. Sync 24 - Inside The Microbeat [Cultivated Electronics]
35. Luke Vibert - We’re Going Deep 12001 [WGD]
36. Steven Rutter - Close Your Eyes And Breathe [De:tuned]
37. Plant43 - Scars of Intransigence [Ship Wrec]
38. Moy - Orbital Resonance [Emotec]
39. Clock DVA - Horology Anthology Vol 1-3 [VOD]
40. Chris Moss Acid - 5G Weaponized Bats [Furthur Electronix]
41. Alva Noto - HYbr:ID I [Noton]
42. Hidden Mirage - Hidden Mirage [Furthur Electronix]
43. Various - BLE-EP [Yellow Machines]
44. Endgame - Surrender [Precious Metals]
45. London Modular Alliance - Portable Sanctuary [Applied Rhythmic Technology]
46. Martin Gore - The Third Chimpanzee Remixed [Mute]
47. rEAGENZ - rEAGENZ 2021 Remaster [Musique Pour La Danse]
48. Sam McQueen - Moments In Time EP [Altered Sense]
49. Biosphere - Angel's Flight [AD 93]
50. White Rose - Prime Frequency EP [Altered Sense]
51. John Beltran pres. Nostalgic - Going Home EP 2021 Edition [Back To Life]
52. Various - We're Going Deep Volume 4 [WGD]
53. The Dexorcist - Drug Test EP [Furthur Electronix]
54. DMX Krew - Loose Gears [Hypercolour]
55. Nuron - La Source 2 [De:Tuned]
56. Derek Carr - The Colour Of Acid EP [Trident Recordings]
57. Air - Air 1 Reissue [Fax/Silent State Recordings]
58. Weith - Sanity Rituals [Brokntoys]
59. The Black Dog - Music For Photographers [Dust Science]
60. Cult 48 - 1.1 [Furthur Electronix]
61. Humanoid - sT8818r Humanoid [De:tuned]
62. Ulrich Schnauss - Now Is A Timeless Present 2021 Edition [Scripted Realities]
63. Kiasmos - Kiasmos [Erased Tapes]
64. Moy - Initial Singularity EP [Dynamics of Acid]
65. Various - Brabuhr Q-Ih [Lith Dolina]
66. Cygnus - 100% Dope [CPU]
67. Sound Synthesis - Beauty Within [Furthur Electronix]
68. Monolake - Gobi the Vinyl Edit 2021 [Astral Industries]
69. Anthony Manning - Islets In Pink Polypropylene 2021 Edition [Mental Groove Records]
70. Robin Guthrie - Pearldiving [Soleil Après Minuit]
71. Squarepusher - Feed Me Weird Things 2021 Reissue [Warp]
72. Xordox - Omniverse [Editions Mego]
73. Mori Ra - Japanese Breeze [Forest Jams/Rotating Sounds]
74. K-1 & Dopplereffekt - Star Gazing EP [Puzzlebox Records]
75. Uf0 - Arp Better Than Line [Altered Sense]
76. Various - Planetary Highways [Emotions Electric]
77. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies [Om Units]
78. Atom™ - Sex Tape [NN]
79. Coil - Musick To Play In The Dark Vol 1 & 2 Reissue [Dais]
80. Arovane - Atol Scrap 2021 Reissue [Keplar]
81. Island People - Island People II [Raster]
82. Cabaret Voltaire - BN9Drone [Mute]
83. Kenny Larkin - Metaphor (2021 Expanded Edition) [Art Of Dance]
84. Various - London Pirate Radio Adverts 1984-1993 Vol 1. [Death Is Not The End]
85. Aleksi Perälä - Spectrum Analysis [Repetitive Rhythm Research]
86. Cignol - The Cosmic Garden EP [Ancient Technologies]
87. Arpanet - Wireless Internet 2021 Edition [Record Makers]
88. Paul Hierophant - Utopian Dystopias (Part Three) [Exalt]
89. Clan of Xymox - Peel Sessions Reissue [Dark Entires]
90. Sunroof - Electronic Music Improvisations Vol. 1 [Mute]
91. Ceephax Acid Crew - Box Steady [Waltzer]
92. Donato Dozzy & Daniele di Gregorio – Buchla & Marimba [Maga Circe Musica]
93. Forest Drive West - Dualism EP [Livity Sound]
94. Cygnus - Machine Funk 4, 5 & 6 [Electro Records]
95. Mike Dred - Litmus Eve [Self-released]
96. dgoHn - Undesignated Proximate [Love Love Records]
97. Scape One - Video Souls EP [Believe In]
98. Alberta Balsam - Higher Dreams [Dekmantel Holland]
99. µ-Ziq and Mrs Jynx - Secret Garden [Planet Mu]
100. Unkown Artists - WHO 13-18 [Withhold]