Now You Exist - The Field …five tracks that prove repetition can still feel fresh and deeply human… #musicsky

The Boy and the Tree / Laputa - Susumu Yokota …Two poles of Yokota’s universe: one rooted in nature and the other drifting through abstraction. Both reveal his unmatched gift for turning sound into mystery… #musicsky

Catchup! - Yellow Magic Orchestra What a fantastic gift all the way from Tokyo — thank you so much, Ian Yang! #musicsky

An Apple a Day You Die Anyway - Up to 23 …rooted in 1980s sci-fi soundtracks, balancing romantic tones with doom-ambient textures… #musicsky

The thinking of the world began pounding in our ears the moment we hit shore - The thinking of the world began pounding in our ears the moment we hit shore …subtly folding auto-tune, noodling guitars and reverberant brass into a hazy, dream-pop whole… #musicsky @stroomtv.bsky.social

Belvedere Point - Jeff Sova …a wonderful piece of lost Electronic music, offering a softer, less heard side of Detroit Techno… #musicsky @athensofthenorth.bsky.social

Rhythm Immortal - Carrier ...tension-heavy fusion of 90s drum & bass, dub techno and electro-acoustic minimalism -one of my favorites from last year… #musicsky

Sentimental Value - Hania Rani …delicate, cinematic atmosphere, zero unnecessary drama… #musicsky

I’m the Man - Joe Jackson …Joe Jackson deserves more love… #musicsky

Train on the Island - Aldous Harding …minimal, mysterious and locked-in from start to finish… #musicsky @4ad.com

Foundry - Yu Su …from modern classical and contemporary takes on acid to immersive post rock-ish, new age-y exotica and dubby 2000s electronica -it’s a layers thing (and nice collabs with Seefeel and Memotone)… #musicsky

Time Out Of Mind - Troubleman … a detailed summary of what trip hop was (and still is) all about… #musicsky @faroutrecordings.bsky.social

Sweetboi - Sean Roman …channelling that old school swingy house vibe… #musicsky

Vila - Fabiano do Nascimento & Vittor Santos Orquestra …a shimmering, featherlight beauty -album of the year?… #musicsky @faroutrecordings.bsky.social

Async - Ryuichi Sakamoto … a humble record about appreciating the little things in life… #musicsky

The Ghetto/El Barrio - George Benson (Masters at Work) …leaning into the spirit of Donny Hathaway’s original: not reinventing, just refining… #musicsky

Kammerkonzert - Squarepusher …it kind of gets under my skin with its restless detail, but I can’t seem to leave it alone… #musicsky @squarepusher001.bsky.social @warprecords.bsky.social

The Pavilion Of Dreams - Harold Budd …48 years old -still feels less like an album and more like a space you enter… #musicsky @superiorviaduct.bsky.social

Canto Ostinato - Simeon ten Holte, Erik Hall, Metropolis Ensemble, Sandbox Percussion, Andrew Cyr …completely blown away by Erik Hall’s new take on this minimalist masterpiece -a living, breathing organism of sound… #musicsky @westernvinyl.bsky.social

Evaporator - Nathan Fake …a radiant work encompassing ambient, rave, garage and more -echoing his early years… #musicsky @infinemusic.bsky.social @nathanfake.bsky.social

What it’s like to be a bat - Finn Streuper …a weightless world of sound, combining jazz, electronic and library music… #musicsky

003 - Ex_Libris …Third volume in Dave Huismans' stellar ex_libris series… #musicsky

Yuck - Yuck …celebrating 15 years of Yuck’s striking debut —still a irresistible showcase of indie rock greatness… #musicsky @fatpossumrecords.bsky.social

Exotic Animals - DJ Himitsu …Tokyo-via-London record collector and vintage book nerd dipping into sublime, exotic ambient-dance waters… #musicsky

From Langley Park To Memphis - Prefab Sprout …one of my go-to albums whenever I’m at a loss — always a safe bet… #musicsky

Tarp - Makam …rich in groove yet full of nuance, covering a wide terrain of rhythm, texture and mood… #musicsky @dkmtl.bsky.social

Warehouse Trax - K-Alexi …a vital document of classic Chicago house in raw, club-ready form… #musicsky @darkentries.bsky.social

My Days of 58 - Bill Callahan …dry wit, deep soul, and every note exactly where it wants to be… @billcallahan.bsky.social #musicsky

The K&D Sessions - Kruder & Dorfmeister …an immaculately crafted, unclassifiable album to get lost in… #musicsky

Oasis – Dettinger …a quietly radical cornerstone of minimal techno (and a stone cold Kompakt classic)… #musicsky

Everyone Good Is Called Molly - Nashpaints …wonderful new album of out-of-time-and-place classics… #musicsky

Lifestyles Of The Laptop Café - The Other People Place …one of electronic music's most essential records… #musicsky @warprecords.bsky.social

Music from Alejo - Masahiro Sugaya …a visionary voice from Japan’s avant-garde, timeless and essential… #musicsky

Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo - Raul Lovisoni / Francesco Messina …1979-minimalistic classic, skirting the outer edges of ambient, new age and experimental music… #musicsky @superiorviaduct.bsky.social

Thomas Moen Hermansen - Prins Thomas …a slow-burn space-disco odyssey —easily one of last year’s most overlooked albums… #musicsky @prinsthomas.bsky.social

Cloudward - Mary Halvorson …a stellar showcase of forward-thinking jazz… #musicsky @nonesuch.com @maryhalvorson.bsky.social

Faces - Torso …an experimental modern classical album, drawing comparisons to Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Arthur Russell… #musicsky

Lyceum - The Orchids …a quiet rush of melody and feeling… #musicsky #classicalbum #1989

Timeless - Hu Vibrational …psychedelic jazz that is simultaneously reaching backwards and forwards in time… #musicsky

BEST ALBUMS OF 2025

Obsolescence - Feater … jazz, kraut, pop, experiments and even the occasional field recording… #musicsky

Entrance Music - Okonski …four seasons jazz, for the library and the lounge… #musicsky @coleminerecords.bsky.social

Instrumentals - Arthur Russell …an utterly joyful, semi-freeform exploration of avant-pop and americana by the late great Arthur Russell… #musicsky @steveaudika.bsky.social

Will (Skintone Edition) - Susumu Yokota …still spiralling down Susumu Yokota’s rabbit hole, and this album gently pulls me deeper… #musicsky

Peki Momés - Peki Momés …songs with a dreamlike and psychedelic quality… #musicsky

How You Been - SML …pushes beyond traditional jazz into electronica, ambient, and post-rock… #musicsky

Hole on Layers - Daisuke Tanabe …shifting rhythms and off-beat grooves… @daisuketanabe.bsky.social

Anti-Planeting - Tommaso Cappellato …an album that exists at the intersection of jazz, electronic experimentation and modern improvisation #musicsky

Konoma - Takuro Okada …drifts between ambient jazz, folk textures, and spacious improvisation… #musicsky @temporaldrift.bsky.social

Jelly Tones - Ken Ishii …a sweet package of unique mid-‘90s techno… #musicsky