2013.

[_maldorora]

Annual update, since I don't ever come here (but plan to change that as I need a place to write!)... you can find me on twitter, tumblr and instagram (@maldorora) to keep up with my random glimpses of life.

2013 started badly starting in 2012... it seems there was an excess of unnecessary deaths and excess violence, a hyperchaos more typical of what

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[countlibras]

Happy New Year! May 2014 be good to you. :)

[slumberjack]

Thanks for the list! The TNP was pretty impressive. They're such an interesting band. Pretty sure "Hidden" will stay in my tops for the new century for quite a while.

And I had no idea Anoraak had a new one! Thanks for the tip. He always has a few good tracks for the Bastille Day parties!

And if you liked Mike's voice in Rhye, but not the music as much, check out some of his solo stuff under Milosh. I have it all. Sort of darker soundscapes but big focus on his voice. I think Rhye were his best, most-formed songs, but I do love the style of the solo stuff too. I've been a big fan for years. I was happy he broke out this year, even if it was a diff project.

That Pet Shop Boys show was one of my favorite nights of the year! Thanks for the reminder. It seems so long ago, even though it was only a few months.

[slumberjack]

And here was my list I posted to FB of music for 2013:

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
Minks - Tides End
Ducktails - The Flower Lane
Toro y Moi - Anything In Return
Phoenix - Bankrupt
Still Corners - Strange Pleasures
Jagwar Ma - Howlin
DJ Koze - Amygdala
Classixx - Hanging Gardens
Rhye - Woman
Footprintz - Escape Yourself
Vondelpark - Seabed
The Asphodells - Ruled by Passion, Destroyed by Lust

Mostly pretty bouncy/poppy stuff but I was able to listen to my iPod in my car finally so I was spinning less woozy stuff for driving mostly. Catching up on some of the good ambient now.

[scottopic]

So both P~ and S~ will see:
Big Black Delta - (self)
Purity Ring - Shrines
SONOIO - Red

[_maldorora]

Happy 2014!! I will look into those-- I forgot all about the new purity ring! Xox