1 Ellen Fullman, Through Glass Panes (Important)
2 Chris Watson, El Tren Fantasma (Touch)
3 Grouper, AIA Dream Loss/Alien Observer (Yellow Electric)
4 Peter Evans, Beyond Civilised And Primitive (Dancing Wayang)
5 Michael Chapman, The Resurrection And Revenge Of The Clayton Peacock (Ecstatic Peace)
6 Julia Holter, Tragedy (Leaving Records)
7 Stephan Mathieu, A Static Place (12k)
8 Okkyung Lee/Phil Minton, Anicca (Dancing Wayang)
9 Margaret Dygas, Margaret Dygas (Perlon)
10 Bill Orcutt, How The Thing Sings (Editions Mego)
11 Gillian Welch, Harrow And The Harvest (Acony)
12 Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libres (Constellation)
13 Joe McPhee/Chris Corsano, Under A Double Moon (Roaratorio)
14 John Chantler, The Luminous Ground (Room40)
15 Daniel Menche, Feral (Sub Rosa)
16 Khyam Allami, Resonance/Dissonance (Nawa Recordings)
17 Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides, Low Fired Clay Escape (Carnival)
18 Cut Hands, Afro Noise (Some Friendly)
19 Jenny Hval, Viscera (Rune Grammofon)
20 Jurgen Muller, Science Of The Sea (Digitalis)
Interesting! I have and love Grouper, Stephan Mathieu and Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides, but nothing else. I wonder if I need to hear this Bill Orcutt fellow – he does seem to be popular with all the right people.
Merry Christmas!
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