Machen wir uns nichts vor: 2015 war ein beschissenes Jahren auf fast allen erdenklichen Ebenen. Woran wir uns klammern konnten: Musik. Ob wir drüber geredet oder gestritten haben, dazu getanzt haben oder sie gemacht haben. Ob sie uns zum Hals heraus hing oder wir nicht genug davon bekommen konnten. Ob wir fieberhaft nach ihr gesucht haben oder sie uns zugeflattert ist. Ob, ob, ob… Nichts ob! Musik war. In unserer aktuellen Ausgabe findet ihr strittige Meinungen, tiefschürfende Interviews und sauber getrimmte Listen zu der Musik des Jahres, aber da war ja noch mehr. Da waren viele Re-Issues, andere Tracks und Alben, Momente und Menschen, die das Jahr 2015 mal besser, mal schlechter gemacht haben. Zumindest waren sie aber immer da, genauso wie unser Team, bei dem wir uns an dieser Stelle genauso wie bei euch bedanken wollen. Hoffen wir für uns alle, dass das Jahr 2016 ein besseres wird. So viel zumindest ist sicher: Der Beat wird auch in den nächsten zwölf Monaten weiter laufen.
Dieter Wiene
1. Mia Hanson-Love – Eden (ein Film wie ein Album)
2. Julia Holter – Have You In My Wilderness (Domino)
3. Colleen – Captain of None (Thrill Jockey)
4. Anna Caragnano/Donato Dozzy – Sintetizzatrice (Editions Mego)
5. Gabi – Sympathy (Software)
6. Darkstar – Foam Island (Warp)
7. Bing & Ruth – City Lake (RVNG Intl.)
8. Laurel Halo – In Situ (Honest Jon’s)
9. Junglepussy – Pregnant with Success (Not On Label)
10. Jam City – Dream A Garden (Night Slugs)
Felix Hüther
Essentielle Wiederveröffentlichungen 2015 (Tracks)
Lena Platonos – What’s New Pussy Cat? (Dark Entries)
Clarence – Clarence G’s Club (Clone Aqualung Series)
DHS – From Outerspace (My Own Jupiter)
Justin Zerbst – Subtraction (Eklo)
Merle – Forever Yours (Stripped & Chewed)
Gigi Masin – Call Me (The Bear On The Moon)
Savant – Sensible Music (RVNG Intl.)
M. Zalla – Non Molare (Black Sweat)
Anima – Monte Alto (Youdonthavetocallitmusic)
Lesiman – Moto Centripeto (Schema)
Florian Sievers
1. Insanlar – Kime Ne (Original)
2. Fantasma – Free Love (Soundway)
3. Rudeboyz – Rudeboyz EP (Goon Club Allstars)
4. Hieroglyphic Being & J.I.T.U. Ahn-Sahm-Buhl – We Are Not The First (RVNG Intl.)
5. D’Angelo and the Vanguard – Black Messiah (RCA)
6. Nozinja – Nozinja Lodge (Warp)
7. Dam-Funk – Invite The Light (Stones Throw)
8. Kamasi Washington – The Epic (Brainfeeder)
9. Mykki Blanco – presents C-ORE (Dog Food)
10. Hauntologists – Hauntologists (Hauntologists)
20 Einzelstücke zwischen Song und Track
1. Simon Fisher Turner – Shishapangma (Sprinkles’ Deeperama) (Comatonse)
2. Gacha feat. Natalie Beridze TBA – Bliss (Apollo)
3. Nicolas Jaar – Swim / Mistress (Other People)
4. Noah – Sivutie (Flau)
5. Jack J – Thirstin’ (Future Times)
6. Låpsley – Station (XL)
7. Ghostpoet feat. Nadine Shah – X Marks The Spot (PIAS)
8. Camp Inc. – Der Springer (Low Hanging Fruit)
9. Cuushe – Shadow (Night Jewel Remix) (Flau)
10. Rework – Girl or Boy (Soft Touch)
11. Tocotronic – Rebel Boy (Ada Remix) (Vertigo)
12. Jessy Lanza, DJ Spinn & Taso – You Never Show Your Love (Hyperdub)
13. Benoit & Sergio – Dancing Shoes (Clarian Dub) (Soul Clap)
14. Tlim Shug – Conga Jam (Echovolt)
15. King So So – Disco In The Sky (Hippie Dance)
16. Carisma – Fruta (Cómeme)
17. Mosey – Tuff Times (Future Times)
18. Ya Tosiba – Masin (RSS Disco Remix) (Pingipung)
19. Midnight Visions – Soul Searching (Ron Basejam Remix) (Midnight Visions)
20. Chvrches – Leave A Trace (Four Tet Remix) (Goodbye)
Heiko Hoffmann
Singles
1. Nick Höppner – Relate (The Black Madonna Rmx) (Ostgut)
2. Jamie xx – Loud Places (Young Turks)
3. Percussions – Digital Arpeggios (Text)
4. Mark Ernestus‘ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Yermande (Prophet 5 Mix) (Ndagga)
5. DJ Koze – XTC (Pampa)
6. Pender Street Steppers – The Glass City (Mood Hut)
7. DJ Nigga Fox – Noite E Dia (Principe)
8. Levon Vincent – Anti-Corporate Music (Novel Sound)
9. Dorisburg – Dimension Sculpture (Myth)
10. Rrose – Levitate (Eaux)
Alben
1. Julia Holter – Have You In My Wilderness (Domino)
2. Oneohtrix Point Never – Garden Of Delete (Warp)
3. Floating Points – Elaenia (Pluto)
4. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly (Top Dawg Entertainment)
5. DJ Richard – Grind (Dial)
6. Hieroglyphic Being & J.I.T.U. Ahn-Sahm-Buhl – We Are Not The First (RVNG Intl.)
7. King Midas Sound & Fennesz – Edition 1 (Ninja Tune)
8. Panda Bear – Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper (Domino)
9. Kamasi Washington – The Epic (Brainfeeder)
10. Björk – Vulnicura (One Little Indian)
Kristoffer Cornils
10 mal vs. die Gesamtscheiße (in beliebiger Reihenfolge)
Holly Herndon – Platform (4AD)
PRO ASYL
Jenny Hval – Apocalypse, girl (Sacred Bones)
Jessica Jones
Herbert – The Shakes (Accidental)
Lotic – Agitations (JANUS)
The Black Madonna
Salt + Sass
Mathew Dryhursts SAGA-Projekt
Metahaven – Black Transparency (Sternberg)
Laura Aha
1. Four Tet – Morning / Evening (Text)
2. Floating Points – Elaenia (Pluto)
3. Helena Hauff – Discreet Desires (Werkdiscs)
4. George FitzGerald – Fading Love (Double Six Records)
5. FKA Twigs – M3LL155X (Young Turks)
6. Jamie XX – In Colour (Young Turks)
7. Levon Vincent – Levon Vincent (Novel Sound)
8. Robot Koch – Hypermoment (Monkeytown Records)
9. Oskar Offermann – Le Grand To Do (Mule Musiq)
10. Beach House – Thank You Lucky Stars (Sub Pop)
Marco Heinzmann
12 12″s aus 2015
Luca Lozano + DJ Fett Burger – Hands Of Doom 2 (Klasse Wrecks)
Acre & Filter Dread – Interference (PanXCodes)
Plo Man – Stations Of The Elevated (A C T I N G P R E S S)
Fang Lilies – Chameleon Crystals Vol. 1 (Signal Life)
Secret Rave – Secret Rave 01 (Ard-Aud)
PG Sounds – Sued 10 (Sued)
Ren & Stimpy – Flesch/Neo Geo (Blueberry Records)
Laksa – Draw For The (Mistry)
Benton – Brian / Sort It (Benton Beats)
Paleman – Like O (81)
Golden Teacher – Sauchiehall Enthrall (No Label)
Lutto Lento – Dog Leaf (Proto Sites)
Einige tolle Archivveröffentlichungen ohne Rangordnung aus dem Jahr 2015
Mariah – Utakata No Hibi (Palto Flats)
Maki Asakawa – s/t (Honest Jon’s)
Diverse – (Cease & Desist) DIY! – Cult Classics From The Post-Punk Era (1978-1985) (Optimo Music)
Lena Platonos – Gallop (Dark Entries)
Mark Hollander, Aksak Maboul – Onze Danses Pour Combattre La Migraine (Crammed Discs)
Clara Mondshine – Luna Africana (Fifth Dimension)
Black Devil – Disco Club (Private Records)
Paki Visnadi – Imaginary Choreography (Antinote)
Gigi Masin – Wind (The Bear On The Moon Records)
Soichi Terada – Sounds From The Far East (Rush Hour)
Vito Ricci – I Was Crossing A Bridge (Music From Memory)
Michal Turtle – Are You Psychic?/Astral Decoy (Music From Memory)
Joel Graham – Geomancy (Music From Memory)
Savant – Artificial Dance (RVNG Intl.)
Rex Ilusivii – In The Moon Cage (Offen Music)
Haruomi Hosono/Tadanori Yokoo – Cochin Moon (NK Records)
A. Kostis – The Jail’s A Fine School (Mississippi Records)
Pekka Airaksinen – Buddhas of Golden Light (Arc Light Editions)
Mabrak – Drum Talk (Dug Out)
Patrick Cowley – Muscle Up (Dark Entries)
Numinos
Technik
Rane MP2015
Korg/Arp Odyssey
Aiaiai TMA-2
Chandler Limited RS124
Neumann KH 310 D
Native Instruments Reaktor 6
Cubase 8 Pro
Ableton Live 9.5
Mutable instruments Braids (2015)
Fabfilter Pro-Q 2
Musik
Opez – Dead Dance (Agogo Records)
Mario Hammer – L’esprit De L’escalier (Traum)
The Orb – Moonbuilding 2703 AD (Kompakt)
The Chemical Brothers – Born in the Echoes (Virgin)
Thomas Brinkmann – When the Music… (Third Ear Recordings)
Illa J – Illa J (Bastard Jazz Recordings)
Irmin Schmidt – Electro Violet (Mute)
Sonae – Far Away Is Right Around The Corner (Sonae)
Biome – Gravity EP (Not on a label)
Kink – Cloud Generator EP (Running Back)
Philipp Weichenrieder
Top 10 über, zu und aus elektronischer Musik von 2015
Offenheit: HipHop x House mit Hodini, Glenn Astro, Money $ex Records, Damiano von Erckert & Co.
Geschichtsunterricht: Das Grime-Instrumental „Functions On The Low“ von XTC von 2004 wird mit Stormzys Freestyle „Shut Up“ zum Charts-Hit in England (inzwischen hat Stormzy den Track vor einem Boxkampf performt und will ihn zu Weihnachten nochmal in die Charts bringen)
Branding: Twitter-Austausch von Arca und Evian Christ im Juni
Sci-Fi-Erzählung: Live-Set von Evian Christ beim CTM Festival in Berlin
Energie mit kleinem Publikum: Laos DJ-Set vom Label N.A.A.F.I. im Juni in Berlin (ein anderes DJ-Set)
Heavy Rotation: „Du Trik“ von Twit Ones Album The Sit-In auf Melting Pot
Unterschätzt: Das Album Proto von Mumdance & Logos auf Tectonic
Debüt: Die EP „100 Ladies“ von Zora Jones auf Fractal Fantasy
Euphorie-Überraschungstüte: Rusties Album EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE auf Warp
Treffsicher: Die Track-Auswahl von Sound Pellegrino für die Compilation SND.PE Vol. 04: Melodic Mechanisms
Sonja Matuszczyk
1. Arca – Mutant (Mute)
2. Björk – Vulnicura (One Little Indian)
3. Holly Herndon – Platform (4AD)
4. Lotic – Agitations (JANUS)
5. M.E.S.H. – Pietous Gates (PAN)
6. Jlin – Dark Energy (Planet Mu)
7. Joanne Robertson – Black Moon Days (Feeding Tube)
8. Oneohtrix Point Never – Garden Of Delete (Warp)
9. Junglepussy – Pregnant With Success (Not On Label)
10. Jenny Hval – Apocalypse, girl (Sacred Bones)
25 bunt gemischte Tracks/Songs des Jahres
Lifted – Medicated Yoga
Ta-Ha – Lil Bit
Jack J – Thirstin’
Taxie – Rock Don’t Stop (Extended Mix) (Reissue)
Phantom Posse – Separate Ways
Grimes – REALiTi (Demo)
Ought – Beautiful Blues Sky
The Supreme Jubilees – Do You Believe (Reissue)
Fit Siegel – Carmine
Tapes – Somebodies Baby
Reginald Omas Mamode IV – Fussin N Fightin
The Frightnrs – I’d Rather Go Blind
András & Oscar – (I Know) What You Want
Watt Noize – It’s My Life (Max D Edit)
Cass. – Lantern (feat. Emil)
Badbadnotgood – Boogie No. 69
Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Yermande (Kick And Bass Instrumental)
The Weather Station – Way It Is, Way It Could Be
Lynx – Call… (Re-Issue)
Julia Holter – Sea Calls Me Home
Octo Octa – Dresses (Good Looking)
Orson Wells – Midnight Mystique
Chaos In The CBD – Midnight In Peckham
Keita Sano – Butterfly
Ghanaian Stallion feat. Audio88, Yassin & Dexter – Gib Ihn Einfach (Dies Das 2)
Sebastian Weiß
Singles
1. Markus Suckut – Turn On (Mosaic)
2. Fold – Mr W00d (ManMakeMusic)
3. Portable – Only Human (Rhythm Cult)
4. Eduardo de la Calle – Format Times (Hivern Discs)
5. Donato Dozzy – Cassandra (Claque)
6. Florian Kupfer – SAD Edits 001 (Not On Label)
7. Hidden Spheres – Waiting EP (Distant Hawaii)
8. Nitam – Retold EP (Unterton)
9. Kirill Mamin – Cutting (Mistress)
10. Antenna – Childhood EP (Pinkman)
Alben
1. Amir Alexander – Love & Fear (Annunaki Char)
2. Delta Funktionen – Wasteland (Radio Matrix)
3. Patrice Scott – Euphonium. The Album (Sistrum)
4. Matrixxman – Homesick (Ghostly)
5. Basic Soul Unit – Under The Same Sky (Dekmantel)
6. Jamie Woon – Making Time (PMR)
7. The Persuader – Skärgård (Templar)
8. Joanna Newsom – Divers (Drag City)
9. King Midas Sound & Fennesz – Edition 1 (Ninja Tune)
10. Grant – The Acrobat (The Lauren Bacall)
Stefan Dietze
1. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell (Asthmatic Kitty)
2. Vril – Portal (Delsin)
3. Rival Consoles – Howl (Erased Tapes)
4. Floating Points – Elaenia (Pluto)
5. Deepchord – Ultraviolet Music (Soma)
6. Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm – Collaborative Works (Erased Tapes)
7. Julia Holter – Have You In My Wilderness (Domino)
8. worriedaboutsatan – Even Temper (This Is It Forever)
9. Holly Herndon – Platform (4AD)
10. Synkro – Changes (Apollo)
Thilo Schneider
Singles
1. Insanlar – Kime Ne (Aboov Plak)
2. Aphrohead – Let’s Prance (Radio Slave & Thomas Gandey Rmx) (Crosstown Rebels)
3. Gesloten Cirkel – Perron (Murder Capital)
4. Polar Inertia – Vertical Ice (Dement3d)
5. Errorsmith & Mark Fell – Cuica Digitales (PAN)
6. Dorisburg – Dimension Sculpture (Myth)
7. Acid Arab – Hafla (Instrumental) (Versatile)
8. Axel Boman – Nokturn (Grand Finale) (Pampa)
9. Frida – I Know There Is … (Lindstrøm Dub) (Not On Label)
10. Fatima Yamaha – What’s A Girl To Do (Dekmantel)
Alben
1. Julia Holter – Have You In My Wilderness (Domino)
2. Lana Del Ray – Honeymoon (Polydor)
3. Arthur Russell – Corn (Audika)
4. Levon Vincent – Levon Vincent (Novel Sound)
5. José Padilla – So Many Colours (International Feel)
6. Lauer – Borndom (Permanent Vacation)
7. DJ Richard – Grind (Dial)
8. Majical Cloudz – Are You Alone? (Matador)
9. Kind Midas Sound & Fennesz – Edition 1 (Ninja Tune)
10. Miley Cyrus – Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (Not On Label)
