22 Favorite Releases of 2021

In the spirit of the season, I wanted to share my favorite releases of the year. Not exhaustive, just some personal highlights. Happy new year!

Previously: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory, 1991
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Beat Happening – Dreamy, 1991
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Carlos Maria Trindade & Nuno Canavarro – Mr. Wollogallu, 1991
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Dip In The Pool – Aurorae, 1991
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Enya – Shepherd Moons, 1991
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Flipper’s Guitar – Doctor Head’s World Tower, 1991
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Harold Budd – By The Dawn’s Early Light, 1991
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The Hilliard Ensemble – 
Carlos Gesualdo: Tenebrae, 1991
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Jean C. Roché – Rossignols: A Nocturne of Nightingales, 1991
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Keisuke Sakurai – Is It Japan ?, 1991
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Laurie Spiegel – Unseen Worlds, 1991
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LFO – Frequencies, 1991
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Main Source – Breaking Atoms, 1991
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Mariah Carey – Emotions, 1991
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Massive Attack – Blue Lines, 1991
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My Bloody Valentine – Loveless, 1991
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Mychael Danna – Sirens, 1991
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Nirvana – Nevermind, 1991
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The Orb – The Orb’s Adventures
Beyond The Ultraworld, 1991
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Primal Scream – Screamadelica, 1991
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Roberto Mazza – Scoprire Le Orme, 1991
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Talk Talk – Laughing Stock, 1991
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15 Favorite Releases of 2020

In the spirit of the season, I wanted to share my favorite releases of the year. Not exhaustive, just some personal highlights. Happy holidays!

Previously: 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

Ali Akbar Khan – Signature Series: Three Ragas, 1990
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Angelo Badalamenti – Twin Peaks, 1990
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The ARC Gospel Choir – Bound For The Promised Land, 1990
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The Art Of Noise – The Ambient Collection, 1990
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Cocteau Twins – Heaven or Las Vegas, 1990
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Dead Can Dance – Aion, 1990
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Deee-Lite – World Clique, 1990
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Depeche Mode – Violator, 1990
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Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey, 1990
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No Smoke – International Smoke Signal, 1990
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Pet Shop Boys – Behaviour, 1990
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Pixies – Bossanova, 1990
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Prefab Sprout – Jordan: The Comeback, 1990
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Soul II Soul – Vol. II (1990 – A New Decade), 1990
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Woo – Into The Heart Of Love, 1990
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[Mix for NTS Radio] Getting Warmer Episode 39

Here’s my most recent mix for NTS Radio, in which I’m still on an autumnal tip. Psychy acoustic folk, dreamy shoegaze, and a really gorgeous, tears-inducing children’s choir rendition of a song from my childhood favorite, Watership Down. I hope you like it, and that you’re staying warm! You can download an mp3 version here.

Tracklist:
1. Woo – Fanfare
2. Eloy – Horizons
3. A.C. Marias – Looks Like
4. Maxine Funke – Make That Dream
5. April Stevens & Nino Tempo – You’ll Be Needing Me Baby
6. Esther & Abi Ofarim – Every Night
7. Woo – When You Find Your Love
8. Kyu Sakamoto – 上を向いて歩こう
9. Hydroplane – Wurlitzer Jukebox
10. Judee Sill – Jesus Was A Cross Maker
11. Colin Blunstone – Misty Roses
12. The Small Choir Of St. Brandon’s School – Bright Eyes
13. Ichiko Hashimato – A Stranger In Paradise
14. Cocteau Twins – Round
15. Linda Cohen – Madman Samba
16. Karen H. Oznick – I Miss You
17. Scribble – Mother Of Pearl