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Jeff Bridges - Sleeping Tapes
January 28, 2015
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78
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Félicia Atkinson - A Readymade Ceremony
March 17, 2015
Score
77
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Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - A Year With 13 Moons
February 9, 2015
Score
76
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Charles Cohen - Brother I Prove You Wrong
May 11, 2015
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76
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Inventions - Maze of Woods
March 17, 2015
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76
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Nicolas Jaar - Pomegranates
February 22, 2015
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76
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Steve Hauschildt - Where All Is Fled
September 25, 2015
Score
75
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William Basinski - The Deluge
August 21, 2015
Score
74
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Sam Prekop - The Republic
February 24, 2015
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74
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William Basinski - Cascade
April 28, 2015
Score
74
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant
December 25, 2015
Score
73
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Alessandro Cortini - Risveglio
July 24, 2015
Score
72
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Benoît Pioulard - Sonnet
March 31, 2015
Score
72
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Johnny Jewel - Lost River
March 30, 2015
Score
70
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Max Richter - SLEEP
September 4, 2015
Score
70
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Noveller - Fantastic Planet
January 26, 2015
Score
70
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Flying Saucer Attack - Instrumentals 2015
July 17, 2015
Score
68
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Lee Bannon - Pattern of Excel
July 10, 2015
Score
66
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