2016: stuff
sometimes i succesfully write these, most of the time i do not successfully write them. but somehow this list came together without much trouble thanks to bandcamp + actually saving notes throughout the year. some things i liked. it’s not really about ranking, just sharing. super far from comprehensive, but i hope it gives some curious people a few things to look into. i always enjoy looking at other people’s similar listies.
# eps and albums that left a mark on me in 2016
(alphabetical order)
Biosphere — Departed Glories
Dark0 — Oceana
Deadcrow – night wonder
DISHEVELED – mechasimulacria ep
hex – hex
Lanark Artefax — Glasz EP
ling – attachment
M.E.S.H. — Damaged Merc
Orphx — pitch black mirror
Paul Jebanasam — continuum
PIXELORD – human.exe
Qebrus & qebo – earth and egnamis aliance
richie brains – who is richie brains
Ritual Howls – into the water
Schwefelgelb – Wie Die Finger Durch Den Nebel
second woman — second woman
SETENTIA – darkness transcend
shalt – archeron (+ remixes)
Silver Waves – ep 3
Sorsarii – worlds away
SØS Gunver Ryberg — AFTRYK
Speak Onion – unanswered
SPR – tesselation district
the body — No One Deserves Happiness
tongue – tongue
WSR – Chambers
urzeit – Anmoksha
V1984 — Becoming (N)one
various – moe bass vol. 1 (Moe Collective)
Veil Of Light – ursprung
Yedgar – let go# clerb single of the year
Sir Spyro – Toppa Top# remix jam of the year
Rustie – Big Cattz (rojazu reboot)# artists who i played many times in da clerb
0h85
Big Dope P
BSN Posse
champion
Chimpo
footmerc
Glacci
Kareful
Liar
Tick Lish# labels who keep smashing it
Terrorhythm Recordings
Infinite Machine
Tessier-Ashpool Recordings
Hyperboloid Records
Hebinomichi
Her Records
Hardrive
Saturaterecords
Exit Records UK
Cosmic Bridge
Darkfloor Sound
Dark Entries Records
Giallo Disco Records
[aufnahme + wiedergabe]# fav spots to eat (emphasis on new)
Thin Man Sandwich Shop (staying on top)
Morcilla
Umami Pghi
Streets On Carson
B52# top shows / event experiences (that i didn’t throw)
supercodex show with ryoji ikeda at cultural trust building
ulcerate, zhrine, and phobocosm at the smiling moose
sun ra arkestra at new hazlettet
alix perez and dlr at belvies
noise series at assemble
chelsea wolf at smalls
via fest 2016
tobacco at spirit
rotterdamn terror corps at the rex
soft moon at cattivo
spednar release party at space upstairs
survive blowing up generally and live set at spirit
del the funky homosapien at altar bar
+ huge props to erica scary and winterforge for keeping lots of dark-punk-metal-rock shows happening that are up my alley# top 15 overall stuffs 2016 (no real order)
15 Penguins win the stanley cup!
14 taking a bike ride or walk outside every day, esp in the summer
13 lots of pgh producers and djs smashing it this year and keeping things rolling
12 so many tv shows stranger things / westworld / atlanta / night of / veep / GoT
11 finished some really solid work projects and got recognition for them
10 making some strides in working on music specifically with abelton
9 one more FUZZ at BBT
8 giallo disco night at Spirit with ian brill’s installation
7 detroit / movement 2016 trip with tella
6 Enter the Imaginarium – one fail – one success
5 crash course in science at brillobox
4 lazercrunks…so many. traxman + wig party stood out, but some of our locals nights were amoung the best this year.
3 miami + art basel trip, and finally getting that warm weather vacation in winter
2 meeting a few really awesome people and continuing to have awesome friends around doing good stuff
1 bxc collective shows and working together with that crew; especially the most recent show was really special
