Objective Morning

Best Releases of 2023 Vol. II by Silicone Prairie Silicone Prairie  -  II LP Feel It Records Kansas City Missouri  (U.S.A.)    Vol. II is a breezy mishmash of 60's garage, discordant melodies & layered samples of German language dialogue peppered sporadically throughout II's half an hour running time, whilst musical proceedings are predominantly calculated at manageable speeds, Silicone Prairie are not averse to the odd speedy rhythm change. It's playful and full of gusto & there's no doubt in my mind that they had a lot of fun recording this record and it's definitely apparent this is the case in the overall execution of the music. The record has somewhat of a ' vintage ' sounding production that lends well to this release, with static and ambient moments throughout giving it a psychedelic quality, reminding me of hometown band Psycodaises and many of the ' egg punk ' mainstays. Highly recommend listening for your winter nights as you pine...

Everybody seems to have their annual 'end of year lists' around this time of year so this being no exception here are some of  the best releases that stood out to me this year with an example of my favourite track from said album. This list is split into full length albums, singles & EP's. Originally this was going to be a Top Ten list but there was just no way to fit in all the excellent releases i heard this year.  Best Albums of 2019 Terra Alta by FATAMORGANA Fatamorgana  - Terra Alta LP La Vida Es En Mus Spain ( Barcelona ) Fatamorgana are a Minimal Synth/Synthpop act from  Barcelona  featuring members of  Belgrado  &  Sect . After raving about their Cassingle they released last year I was eagerly awaiting this full length.  'Terra Alta'  meaning  Highland, does a great job of  expanding on that first release, with infectious dancey beats that will undoubtedly become future ear worms by the...