XLR8R's Best Releases of 2017
We run through our top albums and EPs of the year.
Published: December 13, 2017 23:17
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | The Centre Cannot Hold | Ben Frost | Sep-29-2017, Post-Industrial |
| #3 | Poly-Ana | Brainwaltzera | Sep-29-2017, IDM |
| #4 | The English Beach | Broken English Club | Aug-18-2017, Electro-Industrial |
| #5 | Yek | Burnt Friedman, Mohammad Reza Mortazavi | Nov-03-2017, Electroacoustic |
| #6 | Arpo | Call Super | Nov-10-2017, IDM |
| #7 | Zwischenwelt | DB1 | Jun-02-2017, Minimal Drum and Bass |
| #8 | Modern Species | DJ Sports | Oct-27-2017, Ambient House |
| #9 | Cellular Automata | Dopplereffekt | Apr-07-2017, Progressive Electronic |
| #10 | Colón Man | Equiknoxx | Nov-24-2017, Dancehall |
| #11 | New Energy | Four Tet | Sep-29-2017, Microhouse |
| #13 | '17 | Gajek | Nov-03-2017, Glitch |
| #14 | Lazybones | Gene On Earth | Apr-14-2023, |
| #15 | Crescente | Grand River | Oct-16-2017, Ambient Techno |
| #16 | Negative Space | Homemade Weapons | Dec-02-2016, Drum and Bass |
| #17 | Songs for Knotty | Ishmael Ensemble | Feb-03-2017, |
| #18 | Black Origami | Jlin | May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #19 | The Kid | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith | Oct-06-2017, Art Pop |
| #20 | Kelly Lee Owens | Kelly Lee Owens | Mar-24-2017, Ambient Pop |
| #21 | Mnestic Pressure | Lee Gamble | Sep-15-2017, IDM |
| #22 | Metro Area (15th Anniversary Edition) | Metro Area | Oct-22-2002, Nu-Disco |
| #24 | Love What Survives | Mount Kimbie | Sep-08-2017, Indietronica |
| #25 | Pessimist | Pessimist | Aug-25-2017, Minimal Drum and Bass |
| #26 | Anguilla Electrica | Porter Ricks | Jun-30-2017, Dub Techno |
| #27 | The Lost Art of Getting Down | Powerdance | Jul-07-2017, |
| #28 | 1992 Deluxe | Princess Nokia | Sep-08-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #29 | Ambient Black Magic | Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement | Oct-13-2017, Ambient Dub |
| #33 | The Album | SW | Jul-14-2017, Ambient Techno |
| #34 | The Night Land | Talaboman | Mar-03-2017, Deep House |
| #35 | Drunk | Thundercat | Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #36 | 東方不敗 | Tzusing | Feb-28-2017, Industrial Techno |
| #37 | Nordic Flora Series, Pt. 3: Gore-Tex City | Varg² | Mar-27-2017, Minimal Techno |
| #39 | Yaeji | Yaeji | Mar-31-2017, Deep House |
| #40 | Compound | Yair Elazar Glotman | Jun-10-2017, Chamber Jazz |
| #41 | The Brane 001 | Youandewan | Mar-01-2019, Deep House |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | The Centre Cannot Hold | Ben Frost | Album, Sep-29-2017, Post-Industrial |
| #3 | Poly-Ana | Brainwaltzera | Album, Sep-29-2017, IDM |
| #4 | The English Beach | Broken English Club | Album, Aug-18-2017, Electro-Industrial |
| #5 | Yek | Burnt FriedmanMohammad Reza Mortazavi | EP, Nov-03-2017, Electroacoustic |
| #6 | Arpo | Call Super | Album, Nov-10-2017, IDM |
| #7 | Zwischenwelt | DB1 | Album, Jun-02-2017, Minimal Drum and Bass |
| #8 | Modern Species | DJ Sports | Album, Oct-27-2017, Ambient House |
| #9 | Cellular Automata | Dopplereffekt | Album, Apr-07-2017, Progressive Electronic |
| #10 | Colón Man | Equiknoxx | Album, Nov-24-2017, Dancehall |
| #11 | New Energy | Four Tet | Album, Sep-29-2017, Microhouse |
| #13 | '17 | Gajek | Album, Nov-03-2017, Glitch |
| #14 | Lazybones | Gene On Earth | EP, Apr-14-2023, |
| #15 | Crescente | Grand River | EP, Oct-16-2017, Ambient Techno |
| #16 | Negative Space | Homemade Weapons | Album, Dec-02-2016, Drum and Bass |
| #17 | Songs for Knotty | Ishmael Ensemble | EP, Feb-03-2017, |
| #18 | Black Origami | Jlin | Album, May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #19 | The Kid | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith | Album, Oct-06-2017, Art Pop |
| #20 | Kelly Lee Owens | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Mar-24-2017, Ambient Pop |
| #21 | Mnestic Pressure | Lee Gamble | Album, Sep-15-2017, IDM |
| #22 | Metro Area (15th Anniversary Edition) | Metro Area | Album, Oct-22-2002, Nu-Disco |
| #24 | Love What Survives | Mount Kimbie | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indietronica |
| #25 | Pessimist | Pessimist | Album, Aug-25-2017, Minimal Drum and Bass |
| #26 | Anguilla Electrica | Porter Ricks | Album, Jun-30-2017, Dub Techno |
| #27 | The Lost Art of Getting Down | Powerdance | Album, Jul-07-2017, |
| #28 | 1992 Deluxe | Princess Nokia | Album, Sep-08-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #29 | Ambient Black Magic | Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement | Album, Oct-13-2017, Ambient Dub |
| #33 | The Album | SW | Album, Jul-14-2017, Ambient Techno |
| #34 | The Night Land | Talaboman | Album, Mar-03-2017, Deep House |
| #35 | Drunk | Thundercat | Album, Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #36 | 東方不敗 | Tzusing | Album, Feb-28-2017, Industrial Techno |
| #37 | Nordic Flora Series, Pt. 3: Gore-Tex City | Varg² | Album, Mar-27-2017, Minimal Techno |
| #39 | Yaeji | Yaeji | EP, Mar-31-2017, Deep House |
| #40 | Compound | Yair Elazar Glotman | Album, Jun-10-2017, Chamber Jazz |
| #41 | The Brane 001 | Youandewan | EP, Mar-01-2019, Deep House |