XLR8R's Best Releases of 2018

Published: December 19, 2018 23:48 Source

# 1

Tidal River by Albrecht La'Brooy

Album • Feb 02 / 2018 Ambient House Ambient

# 2

Collapse EP by Aphex Twin

EP • Sep 14 / 2018 IDM

# 3

NTS Sessions 1-4 by Autechre

Album • Apr 26 / 2018 IDM Experimental

# 4

Debiasing by Barker

EP • Jun 01 / 2018 Minimal Techno

# 5

Sonder Somatic by Bruce

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 UK Bass

# 6

No. 4 by Christina Vantzou

Album • Apr 06 / 2018

# 7

Nothing 2 Loose by DJ Healer

Album • Apr 01 / 2018 Ambient House Deep House Ambient

# 8

Knock Knock by DJ Koze

Album • May 04 / 2018 House Deep House

# 9

Portrait With Firewood by Djrum

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 UK Bass

# 10

Rebirth by Farai

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Minimal Synth Synth Punk

# 11

Trivial Occupations by Francis Harris

Album • Oct 19 / 2018 Ambient

# 12

Word Color by Gacha Bakradze

Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Ambient House Electro

# 13

Singularity by Jon Hopkins

Album • May 04 / 2018 Tech House Microhouse

# 14

The Fifty Eleven Project by Kasper Bjørke

Album • Oct 19 / 2018 Post-Minimalism Ambient

# 15

Double Negative by Low

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Ambient Pop Glitch Pop

# 16

Working Class Woman by Marie Davidson

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Minimal Synth Tech House Techno

# 17

Hundreds of Days by Mary Lattimore

Album • May 18 / 2018 Ambient New Age

# 18

Mutant Beat Dance by Mutant Beat Dance

Album • Jan 01 / 2018 Minimal Wave Minimal Synth Electro-Industrial

# 19

All Melody by Nils Frahm

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Post-Minimalism Electronic

# 20

Cocoon Crush by Objekt

Album • Nov 09 / 2018 IDM UK Bass

# 21

Am I Using Content or Is Content Using Me? by Raime

EP • Jun 22 / 2018 Weightless Ambient Dub Post-Industrial

# 22

Stargate Music by Ras G + Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Experimental Hip Hop Instrumental Hip Hop Wonky

# 23

Persona by Rival Consoles

Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Microhouse IDM

# 24

Invisibility by Sit

Album • Aug 28 / 2020

# 25

Compro by Skee Mask

Album • May 15 / 2018 Breakbeat Ambient Techno

# 26

OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES by SOPHIE

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Bubblegum Bass Deconstructed Club

# 27

Somewhere Decent to Live by Space Afrika

Album • Mar 08 / 2018 Ambient Dub

# 28

Everywhere at the End of Time: Stage 5 by The Caretaker

Album • Sep 20 / 2018 Sound Collage Noise Dark Ambient Turntable Music

# 29

Everywhere at the End of Time: Stage 4 by The Caretaker

Album • Apr 05 / 2018 Sound Collage Turntable Music Dark Ambient Noise

# 30

Infinite Moment by The Field

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Minimal Techno

# 31

15 Years of The Bunker by Various Artists

Album • Feb 01 / 2018 Techno

# 32

In Death's Dream Kingdom by Various Artists

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Electronic Ambient

# 34

Selva Oscura by William Basinski + Lawrence English

Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Ambient Drone

# 35

Safe in the Hands of Love by Yves Tumor

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Post-Industrial