In the spirit of the season, I wanted to share some of my favorite releases of the year. Obviously not exhaustive; just some personal highlights. Let me know if links are broken. Happy holidays!
It was a very good year indeed! Studio sound had reached that perfect balance between acoustic/electronic elements, both sparkling and vibrant. Thank you for this excellent collection! – Happy 2017 ps I think Talk Talk's "Colour of Spring" and Angelo Badalamenti's "Blue Velvet" would fit nicely in there too..
ah, good call–i had talk talk dated as 1985 because it was released early in germany, but you're right that that's a big omission! thanks for reading, happy new year <3
I forgot as well "Exploded View" by Steve Tibbetts – when I discovered the latter Geinoh Yamashirogumi albums I did see them in a way as the other side of the coin to it (very tight fusion of ethnic and contemporary sounds… more intense and less electronic than Jon Hassell).
All from 1986 😉 Thanks! Wonderful post from a wonderful blog… All the best for 2017! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year… DubMe
It was a very good year indeed! Studio sound had reached that perfect balance between acoustic/electronic elements, both sparkling and vibrant. Thank you for this excellent collection! – Happy 2017
ps I think Talk Talk's "Colour of Spring" and Angelo Badalamenti's "Blue Velvet" would fit nicely in there too..
ah, good call–i had talk talk dated as 1985 because it was released early in germany, but you're right that that's a big omission! thanks for reading, happy new year <3
Another lovely one from 1986 is "Wind" by Gigi Masin.
I was going to mention Talk Talk's Colour of Spring too.
I forgot as well "Exploded View" by Steve Tibbetts – when I discovered the latter Geinoh Yamashirogumi albums I did see them in a way as the other side of the coin to it (very tight fusion of ethnic and contemporary sounds… more intense and less electronic than Jon Hassell).
Many Thanks and Happy New Year 2017 to You and all of your followers.
Cheers
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Good ones, but hold on! Parade by Prince and The Revolution!
Also, Bowie's Labyrinth songs!