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Is that really the title?

Sync24 - White Pixels

(Val)Liam - Perfectly Rational

The Orb - Beautiful Day

Solar Fields - Kick Back

Sienis - Form Another Perspective

I don't think I have the skillz to make an album better than everything else that has been released this year & get it released in the next 3 days but I'll give it my best shot

I just found when I review an album I listen to it more carefully & it sounds different. Often I have too many distractions when listening to music. usually my own wandering thoughts & I miss a lot. But when I focus enough to write I often find a lot of releases sound (even) better. For example I was initially disappointed with Solar Fields - EarthShine as it's got a lot of subtlety to it. But when I reviewed it it sounded sooooo fucking good and every listen since has been that good

My favourite releases of the year Trance Sienis - From A Nutter Perspective Sattel Battle - Sounds Cool Solar Fields - EarthShine VA - Mainspring Motion Eat Static - De-Classified Tea Chairs - Tea Chairs VA - Twist Dreams Scorb - Ipso Fvcto Chill Spielerei & Mantacoup - Cold War Sync24 - Source Asura - Life² VA - Oxycanta : Winter Blooms Cymphonic - Strataradialis Mathias Grassow & Thomas Weiss - Insights Shulman - The Endless Rhythm of a Beatless Heart The Orb - ...The Dream not sure how many of these are from the last 6 months though

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Yeah, in an ideal world the artists & labels would get much more money. Hell these people should be subsidised by the government for helping entertain us

Yeah but I also can't wait to hear from the people whose lists are and hear them complain that nothing released this year was any good even though they haven't listened to ANY of it

Yes! I don't even think of it as dance music, more brain music (the good stuff anyway)

Well done! You should start thinking about what your CMT will be!

Yeah, but it's better than nobody making anything at all.

Trentmoller - The Last Resort

What's the one in the centre?

Sweet! Shulman - Invention

Glad to hear it Glad someones making money somewhere out of CDs & Vinyl

I need to stop again. I am happy with those though

nice

Damn fine stuff

The difference in shipping prices is a dirty profit making scheme! There is no reason that the shipping price from the same place should be different but it is in so many cases. I've bought things off of ebay in the past not noticing that some git is charging $15 for shipping Dirty disgusting bastards trying to make an extra buck Jikkenteki ships free to worldwide but some people see the cheap price tag & automatically assume it's shit. They can't believe that someone would sell anything good so cheaply. Yes people are cynical as fuck these days and that's probably why you only find shit in the sale bin in psy shop. If they put a new album in there a lot of people would just assume WOW!!! That must be so goddamn shite, I'm not bothering with that and it could actually have a negative affect on sales. About the £10.00 price tag on OOOD - Free Range, well that's the strength of the Pound at the moment. When I was in England 5 years ago a CD would cost between £14 & £18 in the shops and it's the same here in Japan. I buy off Saiko Sounds because even with the shipping it works out much cheaper, but I'm closer to Hong Kong than you are in America so the postage would be cheaper. I must note that on orders over 2 or 3 CDs I find it cheaper to have it shipped via courier but I don't know what it's like in the US. I also find the shipping lightening fast too What you really need is for the US$ to recover soon or maybe you could start your own business importing. You said there were many people at parties so there is a fan base in the US & probably everyone is sick & tired of shipping costs on imports. If you buy in bulk from the labels you could probably get cheaper shipping & maybe a discount on what you buy then you could sell them for a small profit to others in the US. Start small & build it up so you could be the North American Equivalent of Saiko Sounds

Cool! This is the first year in ages that I'm actually struggling to narrow it down

Solar Fields - Small Little Green Cubes