[reddye6]

A place to post our favs from this past year. I'm waiting until Jan 1 because you never know if something will make the list at the last minute.

[Bezulsqy]

I am going through my list on discogs and I see I added around 7 extra pages to my collection :-) Tapes, singles and LPs that is.
LPs with release year 2021 amount to around 50. I see that contains the re-issue for The Fountain as well.

There are the BOR and RR releases. On of my favorite ones is Cruising. And Looker. Dirty Harry.
Only 1 release from DWRC: Nightmare City
Terror Vision did an amazing job. People Under The Stairs, The Gate, Sorority Row

I cannot pick out a winner. My goal of 25 new Morricone a year got halted at 23... But I did not count the 10 LPs from Dimensione Sonore. Tomorrow I'll take some pictures of my year in vinyl.

[inksb]

I'll have to think about it and like Bez look at my discogs collection.

I focused on a lot of reissues and VS releases this year so my new stuff was definitely a back seat

[zuko]

This year I have been greatly enjoying:

Up
Ponyo
Her
The Nest
Pelham 123
Bartleby

[inksb]

Ponyo

Such a great film. I still need to get that score.

[inksb]

Alright I was bored on my lunch break today so here we go....

It's a lot and definitely excessive. Nothing ranked. Overall I had a great year collecting some old stuff, little bit of new, Italian reissues, tons of great hip hop (even if the physical end of it is being turned into a scalper/flipper nightmare) and other random shit thrown in.

Favorite '21 Releases Vinyl (including reissues)

Morricone & Nicolai - Dimensioni Sonore
Roger Webb - Bartleby
Dark Chamber - Fabio Frizzi
RZA As Bobby Digital In Stereo
Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain
Flying Lotus - Yasuke
Haruomi Hosono - Watering A Flower (cassette)
Hiroshi Suzuki - Cat
Alessandroni - E Il Suo Complesso
Joe Renzetti - Dead & Buried
Kaoru Wada - 3x3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon
Burial Grid - Shores of Quiddity
Freddy's Nightmares
Richard Band - The House on Sorority Row
J Peter Robinson & Michael Hoenig - The Gate
Madlib - Sound Ancestors
RZA - Ghost Dog

Blow Out & Ryder Records (everything I bought from both)



Favorite records purchased in '21

Nicolai - Rendezvous
Nicolai - il Conte Dracula
Tangerine Dream - Near Dark
Craig Safan - NoES 4
Iva Davies - Razorback
Digital Trip Heavy Metal L-Gaim (thanks for the rec @dollar)
Carpenter - Halloween III
Miles Davis - Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud
Charles Bernstein - A Nightmare on Elm Street
Gianni Ferrio - Una Farfalla Con Le Ali Insanguinate
Christopher Young - NoES 2
Joesph Lo Duca - Evil Dead 2
Carpenter - Prince of Darkness
Goblin - Dawn of the Dead
Inspectah Deck - Uncontrolled Substance
Sandro Brugnolini - Overground & Superground


Some of albums that I don't own or have cassettes of:

Salvatore Mercatante - Tre Sfere
The Heartwood Institute - Witchcraft Murders
Dressel Amorosi - Deathmetha
Vincent Neil Emmerson - S/T
John R Miller - Depreciated
The Alchemist - This Thing of Ours Vol 1 & 2
Ivan the Tolerable - White Tears
My Morning Jacket - S/T
Sierra Ferrell - Long Time Coming
MIKE - Disco!
Nick Cave - Carnage
Everyday Dust - Black Water & The Vale


Favorite Hip-Hop releases of '21
for those that are interested in. Some of this stuff has physical editions while others are digital

Ka - Martyrs Reward
NCL DøøFus - Swamp Phonk
Rome Streetz & DJ Muggs - Death & Magician
Kev Brown & J Scienide - Stray From the Pack
Boldy James & Alchemist - Bo Jackson
Armand Hammer & Alchemist - Haram
Navy Blue - Navy's Reprise
Mach Hommy - Pray For Haiti / Balen's Cho
Blu - The Color Blu(e)
Lukah - Why Look Up, God's In The Mirror

[Bezulsqy]

@inksb
That looks like a fantastic year in vinyl for you :-) Who would have thought in the beginning of 2021 with all the pressing shenanigans going on.
I think the love for OG versions made up for a lot.

[ScoJo]

I scored a bunch of originals this year, but this is my pick of new/reissues:

RENDEZVOUS - Bruno Nicolai
NUCLEUS - Galt McDermot
DEAD AND BURIED - Joe Renzetti
ANOTHER PLACE - Moths of the Moon
HALLOWEEN KILLS - Carpenter & Co.
STONE KILLER - Roy Budd
PEAU D'ANE - Michel Legrand
COMPOSITEUR ET AVENTURIER - Francois de Roubaix
PARALLAX VIEW - Michael Small
BATTLEFIELD - Volodymyr Bystriakov
THE GATE - Michael Hoenig & J.Peter Robinson
THE REPRISE SINGLES 1963-65 - Jack Nitzsche
ALICE SWEET ALICE - Stephen Lawrence
GHOST DOG - RZA
MUSIC FROM TAKASHI ITO - Takashi Inagaki
80 - Andrzej Korzynski
BARLEBY - Roger Webb
COSE AVETE FATTO A SOLANGE - Ennio Morricone

[Bezulsqy]

I forgot about The Parallax View... Excellent release.

[inksb]

I forgot that Ghost Dog came out this year. Definitely on my list. I still need to pick up that Alice Sweet Alice

[zuko]

Such a great film. I still need to get that score.

Since we last talked about Ponyo in the summer I also picked up the Spirited Away from last year. Pricey but wonderful stuff!

[inksb]

Such a great film. I still need to get that score.

Since we last talked about Ponyo in the summer I also picked up the Spirited Away from last year. Pricey but wonderful stuff!

Yeah, honestly priority wise Spirited Away and Mononoke are higher on the "to buy list" for Ghibli scores but eventually I would like them all. I know @dollar recommended it at some point and I took him up on the praise, both the Porco Rosso score and it's image album are wonderful. As is Mononoke's image album. I wish they were all a little cheaper but they are quality pressings and presentations

[Bezulsqy]

My Morricone pickups from 2021. Best record of the year for me probably is the OG Uccello.
24 soundtracks I did not previously own and the rest speaks for itself.

[inksb]

Beautiful stuff @bez. I was curious to see how many Morricone I picked up this year and it looks like it's about 16 which is a pretty good number considering I wasn't trying to hit a specific number. I would probably say Eat It was the biggest surprise for me, after seeing @scojo post about it I went looking for it and was blown away by the music on it. There's still so many to obtain though haha

[ChrisMcQueen007]

Fantastic Morricone additions @Bez!

Besides the OG l’Ucello the Dimensioni Sonori and the Diavolo Nel Cervello are a special joy to see. Musically these are anyway top notch. One cannot have enough Morricone.

[Dollarhyde]

Enjoying these lists guys, and taking notes.

@Inks and @zuko, agreed the Hisaishi reissues are nice but soo expensive. Did you see a few more were released around November e.g. the US score to Laputa. I nearly picked up Ponyo on release but could only afford Spirited away and Princess kaguya.

@Inks, L-gaim DT is great, I also have really dug the pharoh no Haka DT which I picked up after you praising it.

@scojo also a big fan of 80 by Andrzej Korczynski

I'll make up a list but it will be just records I purchased in 21, as I think for new releases this year I I'm in single digit numbers.
I focused a lot on trying to complete label/series runs, often filling the gaps for the cheaper/non essential/not good😅 titles I had previously passed on. But, also a few rare grails here or there too. Definitely stumbled across a few obscure treasures along the way.

The main culprits were the:
Columbia Nippon Digital Trip Series (3 short of all 53).
Futureland, LP releases (still missing a handful, the Kimagure Orange Road reissues helped 😉).
Animage Hi Tech series (short lived Animage equivalent to the Digital Trip series, I got all 9 though 😀)
Also tried to pick up more from the Animage label in general, and more Joe Hisaishi.

Outside of all things anime I've really been digging the GAD label and venturing more into Polish and other Eastern European soundtracks, synth stuff, funk stuff etc...

And, like many here, I've wanted to pick more og VS and similar old labels but only managed to grab a few.

[Dollarhyde]

@bez,
Awesome Morrricone collection, what is the Japanese 7" in the first picture?

[Bezulsqy]

@bez,
Awesome Morrricone collection, what is the Japanese 7" in the first picture?

It is this one: https://www.discogs.com/release/6770942 ... or%C3%A8me

Ennio Morricone – テオレマ = Théorème

[Dollarhyde]

@bez,
Awesome Morrricone collection, what is the Japanese 7" in the first picture?

It is this one: https://www.discogs.com/release/6770942 ... or%C3%A8me

Ennio Morricone – テオレマ = Théorème

Thanks @Bez, and what a great tune. I've not really heard the Theoreme OST, I know it's a fairly popular one of his from that era.

[ScoJo]

@bez,
Awesome Morrricone collection, what is the Japanese 7" in the first picture?

It is this one: https://www.discogs.com/release/6770942 ... or%C3%A8me

Ennio Morricone – テオレマ = Théorème

Thanks @Bez, and what a great tune. I've not really heard the Theoreme OST, I know it's a fairly popular one of his from that era.

"Beat No 3" from the same film is one
of Ennio's all time greats!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg5GovkrElw

Shame that the Theorem ost lp only has one side of score, the other being classical jams. I'd still like to pick up an OG some day though.

[Bezulsqy]

It is this one: https://www.discogs.com/release/6770942 ... or%C3%A8me

Ennio Morricone – テオレマ = Théorème

Thanks @Bez, and what a great tune. I've not really heard the Theoreme OST, I know it's a fairly popular one of his from that era.

"Beat No 3" from the same film is one
of Ennio's all time greats!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg5GovkrElw

Shame that the Theorem ost lp only has one side of score, the other being classical jams. I'd still like to pick up an OG some day though.

I am waiting for the Japanese version. There are a couple of Japanese Morricone I still want. I do think I have most of them. For 2022 I will again go for at least 25 new Morricone titles. There are a lot of cheap OGs from the 80s available to help me get to my goal easily :-)

[reddye6]

Just a few hours to midnight, so I think I'm safe posting my favs. This list just has things released in 2021, including reissues. It includes both soundtracks and others, and it also includes CDs.

The Album Leaf - Synchronic OST 2-LPs
Eraldo Bernocchi/Hoshiko Yamane ‎- Mujo LP
Everyday Dust - The Vale OST LP
Timo Kaukolampi & Tuomo Puranen - White Wall OST LP
Robin Rimbaud/Hans Op de Beeck - Staging Silence OST 2-LPs
Hauschka With Rob Petit + Robert Macfarlane - Upstream OST LP
Savage & Spies - Human Centipede OST LP
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises LP
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - Interim Report, March 1979 LP
Apparat - Soundtracks 4-LP box set
The Begotten - Temidden Laaghangende Wolken LP
The Still - Got It LP
Tangerine Dream - The Sessions VII CD
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard OST 4-LPs
Tor Lundvall - Beautiful Illusions LP
Pye Corner Audio - Entangled Routes CD

[Bezulsqy]

Just a few hours to midnight, so I think I'm safe posting my favs. This list just has things released in 2021, including reissues. It includes both soundtracks and others, and it also includes CDs.

The Album Leaf - Synchronic OST 2-LPs
Eraldo Bernocchi/Hoshiko Yamane ‎- Mujo LP
Everyday Dust - The Vale OST LP
Timo Kaukolampi & Tuomo Puranen - White Wall OST LP
Robin Rimbaud/Hans Op de Beeck - Staging Silence OST 2-LPs
Hauschka With Rob Petit + Robert Macfarlane - Upstream OST LP
Savage & Spies - Human Centipede OST LP
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises LP
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - Interim Report, March 1979 LP
Apparat - Soundtracks 4-LP box set
The Begotten - Temidden Laaghangende Wolken LP
The Still - Got It LP
Tangerine Dream - The Sessions VII CD
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard OST 4-LPs
Tor Lundvall - Beautiful Illusions LP
Pye Corner Audio - Entangled Routes CD

You have a very eclectic taste :-) I don't think I know half of what is on your list. Very cool to see what is out there.

[reddye6]

Just a few hours to midnight, so I think I'm safe posting my favs. This list just has things released in 2021, including reissues. It includes both soundtracks and others, and it also includes CDs.

The Album Leaf - Synchronic OST 2-LPs
Eraldo Bernocchi/Hoshiko Yamane ‎- Mujo LP
Everyday Dust - The Vale OST LP
Timo Kaukolampi & Tuomo Puranen - White Wall OST LP
Robin Rimbaud/Hans Op de Beeck - Staging Silence OST 2-LPs
Hauschka With Rob Petit + Robert Macfarlane - Upstream OST LP
Savage & Spies - Human Centipede OST LP
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises LP
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - Interim Report, March 1979 LP
Apparat - Soundtracks 4-LP box set
The Begotten - Temidden Laaghangende Wolken LP
The Still - Got It LP
Tangerine Dream - The Sessions VII CD
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard OST 4-LPs
Tor Lundvall - Beautiful Illusions LP
Pye Corner Audio - Entangled Routes CD

You have a very eclectic taste :-) I don't think I know half of what is on your list. Very cool to see what is out there.

Thanks! Although I feel that this particular set leans heavily on the ambient/drone/experimental side. I do want to go back over the next couple of weeks and relisten to these, giving them more time than they typically get.