Not bad WBS. I need to check some of them out. Function’s album was one of my favourite techno LPs too alongside his contribution to Sandwell District’s ‘Fabric 69’ (shame about the inclusion of Boyd Rice).
Other albums that got a lot of airplay at Jimstown’s Casa Robertson last year were My Bloody Valentine’s ‘MBV’, Vatican Shadow’s ‘Remember Your Black Day’, Atom TM’s ‘HD’ (including punkish anthem ‘Stop (Imperialist Pop)’ – I can hear the Left Forum’s burnt out Bernsteinites sneering), Jon Hopkin’s ‘Immunity’, Daniel Avery’s ‘Drone Logic’, Mano Le Tough’s ‘Changing Days’, Traversable Wormhole’s ‘Volume 6-10’, Donato Dozzy’s ‘Plays Bee Mask’ and Tropic of Cancer’s ‘Restless Idyliss’. Tropic of Cancer and Function, with DVA Damas and Helena Hauff (she will achieve big things in 2014), at Corsica Studios in London was my favourite gig of the year.
The following were my favourite tracks of 2013. Honourable mentions to Mano Le Tough – ‘Primative People’ (Tale of Us Remix), Xhin – ‘Projection’, Pew & Kowton – ‘Raw Code’, Daniel Avery’s ‘All I Need’, Alden Tyrell & Gerd – ‘Luv Thang’ and Factory Aire – B.O.Y. (Atom TM Remix).
#10 – Container – Treatment [Morphine Records]
#9 – Pete Swanson – Punk Authority [White Label]
#8 – The Black Dog – Cracked [Dust Science Recordings]
# 7 – My Bloody Valentine – Only Tomorrow [Self-Released]
# 6 – James Holden – The Illuminations 12″ Version [Border Community]
# 5 – Atom TM – Ich Bin Meine Maschine [Raster Noton]
#4 – HTRK – Poison (Mika Vainio Remix) [Ghostly International]
#3 – Kangding Ray – Tempered Inmid [Stroboscopic Artefacts]
#2 – Rrose – Waterfall (Birth) [EAUX]
#1 – Jon Hopkins – Open Eye Signal [Domino]