Albums Of The Year, 2022

byVel Ilic
December 8, 2022

After another tumultuous year and a cavalcade of great music, choosing our 50 favourite albums of 2022 hasn’t been easy.

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Oneohtrix Point Never: Pure And Sample

byDerek Walmsley

Constructed from 1990s sample CDs, the new album from Daniel Lopatin’s Oneohtrix Point Never is a vapour trail of media decay, ambient unease and salvaged sonic echoes

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10 minute read

Klaus Schulze: The Tempel Of The King

byJeremy Allen

In this final UK interview before his recent passing, the hugely influential German electronicist Klaus Schulze reflects on his time with Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel and discusses the lingering influence of the sci-fi classic ‘Dune’ – as heard on his new album, ‘Deus Arrakis’

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5 minute read

Tristan Perich: Pattern Recognition

byJonathan Wright

American composer and sound artist Tristan Perich tells us about using 1-bit electronics, working with organ virtuoso James McVinnie, and the importance of patterns in making music

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9 minute read

Drew Mulholland: Tales From The Loop

byBob Fischer

Sound obsessive, tape loop guru, godfather of hauntology and – least likely of all – teen pin-up. For five decades, Drew Mulholland has been walking a very individual path

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9 minute read

Plaid: Interstellar Overdrive

byStephen Dalton

Andy Turner and Ed Handley return with Plaid’s euphoric ‘Feorm Falorx’, an intriguing concept album about performing at an intergalactic festival on a distant planet. As you do. Stand by for stories about their time in The Black Dog and working with Björk

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9 minute read

ROC: For those about to ROC

byNeil Mason

Few bands survive being swallowed whole by the music industry, but south London’s ever-inventive sonic tinkerers ROC are thankfully made of sterner stuff

Albums Of The Year, 2022

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Vel Ilic

Oneohtrix Point Never: Pure And Sample

Klaus Schulze: The Tempel Of The King

Tristan Perich: Pattern Recognition

Drew Mulholland: Tales From The Loop

Plaid: Interstellar Overdrive

ROC: For those about to ROC

Frankie Rose

The Beloved ‘The Sun Rising’

Rupert Hine ‘The Shout’

Kid Koala: Creature Feature

Black Sites: Danger Danger, High Voltage!

‘Trying To Escape’ Foreign World

Loula Yorke: Good Vibrations

Molchat Doma: This Is Not My Beautiful House

Albums Of The Year, 2022

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