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50. Gosheven - Leaper

May 5, 2017

49. Maalem Mahmoud Gania - Colours of the Night

September 8, 2017

48. Carla dal Forno - The Garden

In 2 Lists

October 6, 2017

Critic Score

2 reviews

47. Roscoe Mitchell - Bells for the South Side

In 2 Lists

June 30, 2017

Critic Score

2 reviews

Amazon

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46. John Maus - Screen Memories

In 9 Lists

October 27, 2017

Hypnagogic Pop

Critic Score

19 reviews

45. Lil B - Black Ken

In 6 Lists

August 17, 2017

Hip Hop

Critic Score

3 reviews

44. Pancrace - Pancrace

April 4, 2017

Amazon

43. Gnod - Just Say No to the Psycho Right-Wing Capitalist Fascist Industrial Death Machine

In 4 Lists

March 31, 2017

Noise Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

42. Once & Future Band - Once & Future Band

January 27, 2017

Critic Score

2 reviews

41. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

In 110 Lists

April 14, 2017

Hip Hop

Critic Score

38 reviews

40. Karen Gwyer - Rembo

In 4 Lists

June 30, 2017

Tech House

Critic Score

4 reviews

39. Aaron Dilloway - The Gag File

In 3 Lists

April 28, 2017

Noise

Critic Score

5 reviews

38. Lee Gamble - Mnestic Pressure

In 8 Lists

October 20, 2017

IDM

Critic Score

6 reviews

37. SADAF - SHELL

August 18, 2017

Critic Score

1 review

36. Caterina Barbieri - Patterns of Consciousness

In 2 Lists

April 21, 2017

Progressive Electronic

Critic Score

1 review

35. Nicole Mitchell - Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds

In 4 Lists

May 5, 2017

Avant-Garde Jazz

Critic Score

100

1 review

34. Circle - Terminal

In 2 Lists

June 23, 2017

Space Rock

Critic Score

1 review

33. Akio Suzuki & John Butcher - Immediate Landscapes

July 23, 2017

Amazon

32. Sarah Davachi - All My Circles Run

March 10, 2017

Drone

Critic Score

1 review

31. Laurel Halo - Dust

In 16 Lists

June 23, 2017

Ambient Pop

Critic Score

17 reviews

30. Sote - Sacred Horror in Design

In 2 Lists

July 28, 2017

Electronic

Critic Score

2 reviews

29. Brooklyn Raga Massive - Terry Riley In C

October 6, 2017

28. Golden Teacher - No Luscious Life

In 2 Lists

November 3, 2017

Dub

Critic Score

4 reviews

27. SAICOBAB - Sab Se Purani Bab

October 20, 2017

Critic Score

1 review

26. Juana Molina - Halo

In 7 Lists

April 7, 2017

Folktronica

Critic Score

10 reviews

25. Áine O'Dwyer - Gallarais

September 15, 2017

Critic Score

2 reviews

Amazon

24. The Bug vs Earth - Concrete Desert

In 6 Lists

March 24, 2017

Electronic

Critic Score

9 reviews

Amazon

23. Phew - Voice Hardcore [Extended]

October 0, 2017

22. Strange U - #LP4080

February 10, 2017

21. Children of Alice - Children of Alice

February 24, 2017

Sound Collage

Critic Score

4 reviews

20. Mhysa - fantasii

In 4 Lists

July 21, 2017

Ambient Pop

Critic Score

2 reviews

Amazon

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19. Diamanda Galás - All The Way

In 2 Lists

March 24, 2017

Vocal Jazz

Critic Score

2 reviews

18. Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy

In 47 Lists

July 21, 2017

Experimental Hip Hop

Critic Score

21 reviews

17. Ellen Arkbro - For Organ and Brass

April 14, 2017

Modern Classical

Critic Score

1 review

16. Irreversible Entanglements - Irreversible Entanglements

September 26, 2017

15. Bill Orcutt - Bill Orcutt

June 30, 2017

Free Improvisation

Critic Score

5 reviews

14. Félicia Atkinson - Hand in Hand

In 3 Lists

May 4, 2017

Ambient

Critic Score

1 review

13. Ryuichi Sakamoto - async

In 6 Lists

April 28, 2017

Ambient

Critic Score

9 reviews

12. Nadah El Shazly - Ahwar

November 10, 2017

11. Actress - AZD

In 11 Lists

April 14, 2017

Microhouse

Critic Score

16 reviews

10. Circuit Des Yeux - Reaching for Indigo

In 6 Lists

October 20, 2017

Art Pop

Critic Score

11 reviews

9. Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die

May 5, 2017

8. Pan Daijing - Lack 惊蛰

In 3 Lists

July 28, 2017

Post-Industrial

Critic Score

3 reviews

7. Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society - Simultonality

In 2 Lists

April 7, 2017

Avant-Garde Jazz

Critic Score

2 reviews

Amazon

6. Jana Rush - Pariah

In 3 Lists

July 14, 2017

Footwork

Critic Score

4 reviews

5. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid

In 23 Lists

October 6, 2017

Art Pop

Critic Score

15 reviews

4. Jlin - Black Origami

In 31 Lists

May 19, 2017

Footwork

Critic Score

13 reviews

3. Klein - Tommy

In 2 Lists

September 29, 2017

Glitch

Critic Score

6 reviews

2. Richard Dawson - Peasant

In 15 Lists

June 2, 2017

Avant-Folk

Critic Score

11 reviews

1. Chino Amobi - PARADISO

In 3 Lists

May 5, 2017

Electronic

Critic Score

3 reviews

Original Source: https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/407

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