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

The Happening - Tomorrow Comes The Harvest …Jeff Mills in full cosmic flow… #musicsky @jeffmills.bsky.social

Ex_Libris 001 & 002 by Ex_Libris …wandering along the shadowy edges of club music -definitely a serious contender for album(s) of the year… #musicsky @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social

Inner Eye - Millsart …warm musicality, deep-tripping sounds… #musicsky #jeffmills

Babe Roots - Babe Roots …deep deep dub techno… #musicsky

Classics - Joey Beltram …a timeless snapshot of rave’s primal energy… #musicsky

SickElixir - Blawan …an album as disorienting as it is immersive… #musicsky @xlrecordings.bsky.social

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Unreleased Works 94-97 - Susumo Yokota …never-before-heard psychedelic acid techno and ambient compositions from this beloved Japanese producer… #musicsky @transmigration.bsky.social

A Thousand Leaves - Sonic Youth …another SY album that has aged extremely well… #musicsky

Surfing on Sine Waves - Polygon Window From the early days that shaped the Aphex Twin regime @warprecords.bsky.social

Blessed Planet - Nboj Tespo …swirling rhythms, skewed grooves, cosmic energy… #musicsky

Tropical Dandy - Haruomi Hosono …fusing exotica, jazz and pop, Hosono’s 1975 cult classic paved the way for Japanese City Pop… @stonesthrow #musicsky

All Cylinders - Yves Jarvis …unpredictable & shape-shifting, i.e. unmistakably Yves Jarvis… #musicsky

A Garlands Of Ragas - Go: Organic Orchestra Brooklyn Raga Massive Ragmala … a double album praised for its spiritual mix of Indian classical, jazz, and world sounds… #musicsky