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Brotzmann / Satoh / Moriyama - Yatagarasu
July 1, 2012
Amazon
49
.
DVA - Pretty Ugly
May 15, 2012
Experimental
Critic Score
72
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
.
Pelt - Effigy
October 29, 2012
Amazon
47
.
Peter Cusack - Sounds from Dangerous Places
June 19, 2012
Amazon
46
.
Pye Corner Audio - Sleep Games
In
2
Lists
October 19, 2012
Electronic
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Spotify
45
.
Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
In
49
Lists
July 10, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
91
42
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
.
Charles Gayle Trio - Streets
February 14, 2012
Jazz
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
Amazon
Spotify
43
.
DJ Rashad - Teklife Vol. 1: Welcome To The Chi
In
4
Lists
June 5, 2012
Juke
Critic Score
84
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
42
.
Traxman - Da Mind of Traxman
In
4
Lists
April 17, 2012
Footwork
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
41
.
Cooly G - Playin' Me
In
6
Lists
July 24, 2012
Dubstep
Critic Score
79
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
.
Mark Ernestus presents Jeri-Jeri with Mbene Diatta Seck - Mbeuguel Dafa Nekh
January 25, 2012
Amazon
39
.
Swans - The Seer
In
33
Lists
August 28, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
86
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
.
Raime - Quarter Turns Over a Living Line
In
4
Lists
November 26, 2012
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
84
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
.
Duane Pitre - Feel Free
April 10, 2012
Amazon
Spotify
36
.
Heatsick - Déviation
June 22, 2012
Amazon
Spotify
35
.
Lee Gamble - Diversions 1994-1996
In
3
Lists
October 26, 2012
Ambient
Critic Score
83
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
.
Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II
February 14, 2012
Post-Rock
Critic Score
80
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
.
Annea Lockwood - In Our Name
June 1, 2012
Amazon
Spotify
32
.
Thomas Köner - Novaya Zemlya
In
2
Lists
July 3, 2012
Amazon
Spotify
31
.
Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers
In
4
Lists
May 22, 2012
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Third Stream
,
Modern Classical
Critic Score
94
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
30
.
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes
In
13
Lists
August 21, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
,
Hypnagogic Pop
Critic Score
70
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
.
Rhodri Davies - Wound Response
October 7, 2012
Amazon
28
.
Shackleton - Music For the Quiet Hour / The Drawbar Organ EPs
In
8
Lists
April 30, 2012
Experimental
,
Electronic
,
Tribal Ambient
Critic Score
87
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
27
.
Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
In
31
Lists
May 15, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
26
.
Aaron Dilloway - Modern Jester
In
2
Lists
January 31, 2012
Noise
,
Tape Music
Critic Score
87
4
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
25
.
Bass Clef - Reeling Skullways
April 30, 2012
Critic Score
70
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Michael Pisaro and Toshiya Tsunoda - Crosshatches
June 7, 2012
Amazon
23
.
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
In
40
Lists
October 22, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
The Bohman Brothers - Back on the Streets
July 1, 2012
Amazon
21
.
Richard Skelton - Verse of Birds
In
2
Lists
May 1, 2012
Amazon
20
.
Eberhard Blum / Nils Vigeland / Jan Williams - Morton Feldman: Crippled Symmetry: at June in Buffalo
September 25, 2012
Modern Classical
,
Minimalism
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
19
.
Various Artists - Wandelweiser und so Weiter
November 1, 2012
Reductionism
Amazon
18
.
Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
In
17
Lists
October 29, 2012
Dub Techno
,
Ambient Dub
Critic Score
83
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland - Black Is Beautiful
In
5
Lists
April 10, 2012
Hypnagogic Pop
Critic Score
73
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Emptyset - Medium
In
2
Lists
April 10, 2012
Amazon
15
.
Death Grips - The Money Store
In
20
Lists
April 21, 2012
Industrial Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Oren Ambarchi / Keiji Haino / Jim O'Rourke - いみくずし (Imikuzushi)
February 28, 2012
Noise Rock
,
Free Improvisation
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
13
.
不失者 [Fushitsusha] - まぶしい いたずらな祈り [Mabushii Itazura na Inori]
September 18, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
,
Noise Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Amazon
12
.
Josephine Foster - Blood Rushing
September 18, 2012
Freak Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Scott Walker - Bish Bosch
In
11
Lists
December 4, 2012
Post-Industrial
,
Experimental
Critic Score
78
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Ricardo Villalobos - Dependent and Happy
In
4
Lists
September 25, 2012
Critic Score
77
4
reviews
Amazon
9
.
Carter Tutti Void - Transverse
In
7
Lists
March 26, 2012
Electronic
Critic Score
80
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Julia Holter - Ekstasis
In
15
Lists
March 8, 2012
Art Pop
,
Baroque Pop
,
Progressive Pop
Critic Score
81
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Bob Dylan - Tempest
In
10
Lists
September 10, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
84
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage - Live At The Grimm Museum Volume One
August 28, 2012
Drone
,
Minimalism
Amazon
5
.
Jason Lescalleet - Songs About Nothing
In
2
Lists
July 1, 2012
Musique concrète
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
4
.
Jakob Ullmann - Fremde Zeit Addendum
May 22, 2012
Modern Classical
Amazon
3
.
Actress - R.I.P.
In
17
Lists
April 24, 2012
IDM
Critic Score
81
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
The Congos / Sun Araw / M. Geddes Gengras - FRKWYS Vol. 9: ICON GIVE THANK
In
6
Lists
May 8, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
74
7
reviews
Amazon
1
.
Laurel Halo - Quarantine
In
7
Lists
May 29, 2012
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
78
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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