This is by no means a snapshot across all forms of electronic music as I have little interest in some strands such as trance, commercial dance music or the mainstream adoption and bastardisation of the name dubstep. I say ‘the name’ as the music itself bears little resemblance to the sounds that were created under that tag through the 00s. My tastes instead drift towards bass music – be it dub, experimental, minimal techno, ambient or drone.  This list of releases from 2012 hits the best of those dark, murky suggestive and cerebral places so in no particular order here are our favourites. Click on the artwork to sample/buy any of the releases via Boomkat.

BURIAL :: KINDRED

 

RAIME :: QUARTER TURNS OVER A LIVING LINE

 

ANDY STOTT :: LUXURY PROBLEMS

 

ACTRESS :: R.I.P

 

SHED :: THE KILLER

 

DARLING FARAH :: BODY

 

IRON CURTIS :: SOFT WIDE WAISTBAND

 

SHACKLETON :: MUSIC FOR THE QUIET HOUR

 

MONOLAKE :: GHOSTS

 

FOUR TET :: PINK

 

LOSCIL :: SKETCHES FROM NEW BRIGHTON

 

VCMG :: SSSS

 

ROBERT HOOD :: MOTOR: NIGHTTIME WORLD 3

 

DAPHNI :: JIAOLONG

 

TERRENCE DIXON :: FROM THE FAR FUTURE PT. 2

 

 

1991 :: 1991