Occult’s 2019 Top 100

OccultHawk · 12-31-2019, 10:39 PM

100

The Members of Sonic Youth

Lee, Thurston, and Kim all had solid excellent solo releases.

Ranaldo Jarmusch Urselli Pandi
https://trostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-3

Quote:

Absorbing instrumental patterns of cinematic sounds and improvised rhythms. No overdubs, no editing. All was recorded live and analog

Spirit Counsel by Thurston Moore

https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/thurst...spirit-counsel

Quote:

This collection represents a period of reflection on spiritual matters, collective musical friendships, and a time and space universally, without words or languages to distract from meditation.

No Home Record by Kim Gordon

Kim’s debut solo record believe it or not.

OccultHawk · 01-01-2020, 05:30 AM

99

Lost Fragments by ２８１４

https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/...st-fragments-2

Lost Fragments is the fourth full release by Bandcamp vaporwave staple 2 8 1 4, a duo consisting of t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 and HKE. Like the title implies the music is created from leftover studio scraps from earlier projects. Scraps or not, LF is very cohesive but also varied enough to remain very engaging. Its non-intrusive hypnotic style puts the listener in a meditative state that one finds oneself in while listening to good ambient and drone. Stylistically LF does borrow from those genres.

OccultHawk · 01-01-2020, 06:27 AM

98

Ain't Nothing but a Cyber Coup & You by Mark Dresser Seven

https://cleanfeed-records.com/produc...yber-coup-you/

Terrific release on the impeccable clean feed label. Dresser, an Angeleno bassist with career highlights that include Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 (a fine place to start with Anthony Braxton btw), John Zorn’s legendary Spy vs Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman , and works led by Marilyn Crispell and Nels Cline is still killing it.

This free jazz album isn’t afraid to swing and the band all have powerful chops. It also goes third stream borrowing from twentieth century atonalism.

I haven’t tried it but it appears the entire recording is available from the label (hit the link above) and it’s also on Spotify.

Here’s a snippet of the action clean feed posted on YouTube:

OccultHawk · 01-01-2020, 08:26 AM

97

METAPROGRAMAÇÃO by DEAFKIDS

https://deafkids.bandcamp.com/album/metaprograma-o

Hard hitting experimental industrial from Brazil.

OccultHawk · 01-01-2020, 09:38 AM

96

Odds Against Tomorrow by Bill Orcutt

https://billorcutt.bandcamp.com/albu...ainst-tomorrow

Experimental electric blues from the guitarist of Harry Pussy. This former noise punk rocker from Miami is in his late fifties now and goddamn if he isn’t aging well. The tone he gets on this record is immaculate and just that alone makes it worth a listen. He’s so ****ing good at playing the goddamn guitar! But of course it’s not just that. The tunes are lush and beautiful and deeply intriguing.

OccultHawk · 01-01-2020, 09:54 AM

95
Tainted Lunch by Warmduscher

The **** yeah kick ass post punk celebration of 2019.

https://warmduscher.bandcamp.com/album/tainted-lunch

OccultHawk · 01-01-2020, 10:22 AM

94

The White Horse Of The Sun by David Terry & Eye Spirit

https://opaltapes.com/album/the-white-horse-of-the-sun

4 nearly half hour drones created with an accordion, cello, and voice.

OccultHawk · 01-01-2020, 12:06 PM

93

A String Of Curses by Shadow of Vesuvius

https://muteantsoundsnetlabel.bandca...ring-of-curses

Every time I put this on I’m taken aback by how good this is and how little exposure it has received. If you’re a fan of Brötzmannesque free jazz then do yourself a favor and check this out. It’s fire.

OccultHawk · 01-01-2020, 12:58 PM

92

Multifactorial Dynamic Pathways by The Haters/Sissy Spacek

https://sissyspacek.bandcamp.com/alb...namic-pathways

Noise. Believe it or not not all destroyers of sound mutilate the vibrations the same way. These two are old masters at breaking in down in full ball tingling glory. Plus it makes your ding dong crawl up inside you even if you’re a girl. Probably won’t be on the golden oldies in the 2030’s. Crack.

OccultHawk · 01-01-2020, 01:54 PM

91

Lost Wisdom pt. 2 by Julie Doiron and Mount Eerie

Lyrically driven folk music with male and female joint lead vocalists often mirroring one another. The first harmonizing occurs in the third song and remains rare but extremely effective. The instrumentation is sparse and mostly revolves around the acoustic guitar. The lyrics remind me of the pre-internet small press movement we called perzines. Basically journaling presented in an intelligent relatable way.

01-01-2020, 05:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	99 Lost Fragments by ２８１４ https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/...st-fragments-2 Lost Fragments is the fourth full release by Bandcamp vaporwave staple 2 8 1 4, a duo consisting of t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 and HKE. Like the title implies the music is created from leftover studio scraps from earlier projects. Scraps or not, LF is very cohesive but also varied enough to remain very engaging. Its non-intrusive hypnotic style puts the listener in a meditative state that one finds oneself in while listening to good ambient and drone. Stylistically LF does borrow from those genres. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-01-2020, 06:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	98 Ain't Nothing but a Cyber Coup & You by Mark Dresser Seven https://cleanfeed-records.com/produc...yber-coup-you/ Terrific release on the impeccable clean feed label. Dresser, an Angeleno bassist with career highlights that include Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 (a fine place to start with Anthony Braxton btw), John Zorn’s legendary Spy vs Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman , and works led by Marilyn Crispell and Nels Cline is still killing it. This free jazz album isn’t afraid to swing and the band all have powerful chops. It also goes third stream borrowing from twentieth century atonalism. I haven’t tried it but it appears the entire recording is available from the label (hit the link above) and it’s also on Spotify. Here’s a snippet of the action clean feed posted on YouTube: __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-01-2020, 08:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	97 METAPROGRAMAÇÃO by DEAFKIDS https://deafkids.bandcamp.com/album/metaprograma-o Hard hitting experimental industrial from Brazil. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-01-2020, 09:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	96 Odds Against Tomorrow by Bill Orcutt https://billorcutt.bandcamp.com/albu...ainst-tomorrow Experimental electric blues from the guitarist of Harry Pussy. This former noise punk rocker from Miami is in his late fifties now and goddamn if he isn’t aging well. The tone he gets on this record is immaculate and just that alone makes it worth a listen. He’s so ****ing good at playing the goddamn guitar! But of course it’s not just that. The tunes are lush and beautiful and deeply intriguing. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-01-2020, 09:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	95 Tainted Lunch by Warmduscher The **** yeah kick ass post punk celebration of 2019. https://warmduscher.bandcamp.com/album/tainted-lunch __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-01-2020, 10:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	94 The White Horse Of The Sun by David Terry & Eye Spirit https://opaltapes.com/album/the-white-horse-of-the-sun 4 nearly half hour drones created with an accordion, cello, and voice. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-01-2020, 12:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	93 A String Of Curses by Shadow of Vesuvius https://muteantsoundsnetlabel.bandca...ring-of-curses Every time I put this on I’m taken aback by how good this is and how little exposure it has received. If you’re a fan of Brötzmannesque free jazz then do yourself a favor and check this out. It’s fire. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-01-2020, 12:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	92 Multifactorial Dynamic Pathways by The Haters/Sissy Spacek https://sissyspacek.bandcamp.com/alb...namic-pathways Noise. Believe it or not not all destroyers of sound mutilate the vibrations the same way. These two are old masters at breaking in down in full ball tingling glory. Plus it makes your ding dong crawl up inside you even if you’re a girl. Probably won’t be on the golden oldies in the 2030’s. Crack. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-01-2020, 01:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	91 Lost Wisdom pt. 2 by Julie Doiron and Mount Eerie Lyrically driven folk music with male and female joint lead vocalists often mirroring one another. The first harmonizing occurs in the third song and remains rare but extremely effective. The instrumentation is sparse and mostly revolves around the acoustic guitar. The lyrics remind me of the pre-internet small press movement we called perzines. Basically journaling presented in an intelligent relatable way. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html