An alphabetical list of the music I most enjoyed from this year’s releases (see lists from 2013 and 2012).
- Anathema, Distant Satellites (KScope)
- Another Penny, Another Penny (Phoenix Folk) – a duo including my friend and one-time co-author, Adam Holden
- Antemasque, Antemasque (Nadie)
- Adrian Belew, Flux – an app of ever-changing musical snippets and visuals
- Tim Bowness, Abandoned Dancehall Dreams (InsideOut)
- Demians, Mercury (Ambersen)
- Flying Colors, Second Nature (Provogue)
- Gazpacho, Demon (Kscope)
- Haken, Restoration EP (Century Media)
- Peter Hammill, …all that might have been… – 3 cd box (Fie!)
- IQ, The Road of Bones – 2 cd version (GEP)
- Lunatic Soul, Walking on a Flashlight Beam (KScope)
- North Atlantic Oscillation, The Third Day (KScope)
- Opeth, Pale Communion (Roadrunner)
- The Pineapple Thief, Magnolia (KScope)
- Steve Rothery, The Ghosts of Pripyat (SRM)
- Swans, To Be Kind (Mute)
- Transatlantic, Kaleidoscope (Century)
- Umphrey’s McGee, Similar Skin (Hanging Brains)
- Scott Walker + Sunn O))), Soused (4AD)
- Steven Wilson, Cover Version (KScope)
Quite a few of the KScope bands are available on their free sampler.
I also liked the following reissues
- Bass Communion box set (Tonefloat)
- Miles Davis, Miles at the Fillmore 1970: Bootleg Series Volume 3 (Columbia/Legacy)
- King Crimson, Starless box set (Panegyric)
- Joe Satriani, The Complete Studio Recordings box set (Epic/Legacy)
Concert of my year was King Crimson in Boston, though also really enjoyed Transatlantic, Haken, Steve Rothery and Peter Gabriel.
