A year of devastation, destruction and death. Farewell of great spirits, demolition of hopes. A „doom vibe“ in the air that doesn’t prevent musicians to create dark and shining beauty. Sometimes even escapism is a pathfinder.
01 Brian Eno: The Ship
02 David Bowie: Blackstar
03 Matmos: Ultimate Care II
04 Bon Iver: 22, A Million
05 Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke
06 Lambchop: Flotus
07 Jon Balke: Warp
08 Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool
09 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree
10 Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker
11 P. J. Harvey: The Hope Six Demolition Project
12 Kim Myhr: Bloom
13 Hamasyan, Henriksen, Aarset, Bang: Atmospheres
14 Darren Haymen: Pleasant Villages Vol. 1
15 Paul Simon: Stranger To Stranger
16 Tindersticks: The Waiting Room
17 Daniel Lanois: Goodbye To Language
18 Ian Craig Williams: Centres
19 Okkervil River: Away
20 Glenn Jones: Fleeting
P.S.: „Killing your sweetest babies“: that’s what film directors say, when they have to let go of great scenes for the greater good of the movie. So it’s hard not to at least mention all those great albums that could easily grow with time and end up, for example, in the last edition of this year’s „Klanghorizonte“. But I do resist the temptation. Hard.