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So the 5 of us who do Death Culture Blues each picked our favourite track of the year for this list. We basically just each chose the favourite track that we had played on the show through the year. Blanck Mass – Rhesus Negative (Layout Sacrad Bones) Brian: Akin to the earth’s mantle tearing apart like a soggy pizza crust, from which emerges blitzing patterns of blinding, searing, perfect noise. … Read More

  Richard Dawson: Weaver (Weird World) Part Comus, part Morricone, part Cardiacs but mostly just Richard Dawson. As with most of Richard’s work this is epic, local, universal, hilarious, tragic, glorious and completely unique. As if Robert Wyatt was raised on the moors by a herd of wild black metallers. On top of all of that Richard is an absolute joy to work with and one of the funniest people … Read More

JASSS – Oral Couture (iDEAL Recordings) JASSS debut LP Weightless is one of my favourite albums this year, with Industrial, EBM and Jazz inspired leanings there are so many gems to pick from. but her track Oral Couture squeezes on to the list above the rest. Davy Kehoe – Storm Desmond (Wah Wah Wino) There were so many unreal Irish releases this year, but Davy’s definitely sticks out as a … Read More

Privacy – U Can Tell (Klakson) A mixture of old and new electro influences on this killer jam, which still sounds completely fresh. Good to see Klakson back with some new records too. Nu Era – Octahedron (Omniverse) It could have been any of the four tracks on this record, or any of the five tracks off the other EP Marc Mac did this year, but we’ll settle on this rusher. … Read More

Almost Grown – The System (Music From Memory Released in 1983, re-issued in 2016, heard by us in 2017. Amazing bass line and little riff on the keys. A lot of music from this era seems to over do it on the chorus but here it’s perfect. Love how it’s a pop song that’s 6 minutes long as well. This one is very much “The Friendly Side of Strange” Storm … Read More

I don’t know how I came up with these 5. 2017 has been a pretty spectacular year for music, if you ask me. So, not sure if these would be my top 5 if you asked me tomorrow, but I’ve tried to include a wide variety of genres, in keeping with the schizophrenic nature of my show Lankum – The Turkish Reveille (Rough Trade) For me, this is the absolute … Read More

Johnny Marr & Maxine Peake – The Priest (Not On Label) Johnny Marr directed a short film about homelessness in central Manchester. The words are a first hand account written by a homeless man in Edinburgh.The combination of Marr’s music & Maxine Peake’s delivery of the words is extremely powerful. Essential viewing & listening. Sissy feat Radie Peat – Sail & Rail (Not On Label) I couldn’t put any actual … Read More

I actually didn’t listen to a lot of new music this year outside of work so my choices are a bit coloured by that! I got really obsessed with Kelela’s new album and Noname’s album and I saw Soulé play at EP and think she’s a really fun/is going to do really well. Kelsey Lu – Dreams Avalon Emerson – 2000 Species of Cacti Kelela – LMK Noname – Diddy … Read More

  Urizen – Proverbs of Hell (Baby, Red & Wolf) All time fav.  Off our first release on wax by our friend Urizen. Yves Tumor – Limerence (Not On Label) https://soundcloud.com/pan_hq/3-yves-tumor-limerence-pan-77?in=pan_hq/sets/v-a-mono-no-aware-pan-77 5 am fav. Ploy – Footprints In Solid Rock (Beatrice Dillon Remix) (Timedance) Fav remix. Avalon Emerson – One More Fluorescent Rush (Whities) Fav video Ability II – Pressure Dub (Major Problems) Fav reissue.

Jon Hussey – Dark Motif (RLSD) Jon Hussey’s well-overdue vinyl debut, broken meandering acid with a really nice thick atmosphere. Dublin’s own RLSD pressing more great stuff. Schacke – Future Not Materialized (Ectotherm) Some subtler techno rhythms at a proper boshing tempo with lovely soft melodies and a bittersweet mood. A great cross between a few different buzzes, released on Mama Snake and Courtey’s label Ectotherm. Stanislav Tolkachev – Yes, … Read More