New year, new explorations

It's an absolute pleasure to discover new music. Whether that be some additions to an artist's already diverse repertoire or a completely new listening experience from a heretofore undiscovered entity, part of the pleasure I derive from Electronic music is the search.

Recommendations - whether they be from websites or music services who are getting increasingly better at cross-referencing artists, or friends posting on social media and giving heads-up by word of mouth - are the lifeblood of a music lover. If nothing else, we are collectors and fellow appreciators.

So, rather than review an album or reminisce on past glories of artists or a genre, this entry simply lists a bunch of titles I have enjoyed listening to in the first 2 months of 2018. I hope you find time to check them out and hopefully enjoy them too:

Johnny Jewel - Digital Rain

Daphni - Joli Mai

Lanark Artefax - Whities 011

M.E.S.H. - Hesitate

Kiasmos - Blurred EP

Shed - The Final Experiment

Lawrence English - Cruel Optimism

Ryuichi Sakamoto - async

Fennesz - Endless Summer

A Guy Called Gerald - Black Secret Technology

Photay - Onism

Call Super - Arpo

Thomas Wall - Alkaline Trax I and II

Feedback on your favourites in the form of comments would be welcome, especially on Thomas Wall as he is my friend Ben's brother, and his first efforts in the Ambient area are admirable to say the least.

Happy listening!

Badger x