RKP Albums of the Year 2016

Here's a list of twenty releases from 2016 which I found to sync up with my brainwaves the best, along with a highlight track from each of them.

Genres include Rock, Folk, Jazz, Electronic, Dub, Trip Hop, Glitch Hop, Tishoumaren and Afrobeat.

Featured artists hail from US, UK, Canada, France, Estonia, Germany, Senegal, Australia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Algeria, Russia, Niger and Belgium.

1. Ty Segall - Emotional Mugger (US)

2. Acid Arab - Musique de France (France)

3. Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force - Yermande (Germany, Senegal)

4. Suuns - Hold/Still (Canada)

5. Mono/Poly - Cryptic (US) [EP]

6. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity (Australia)

7. Sunwatchers - Sunwatchers (US)

8. Ital Tek - Hollowed (UK)

9. BADBADNOTGOOD - IV (Canada)

10. Nonkeen - The Gamble (Germany)

11. Dele Sosimi Meets Prince Fatty & Nostalgia 77 - You No Fit Touch Am in Dub (Nigeria, UK)

12. Maarja Nuut - Une Meeles (Estonia)

13. Ukandanz - Awo (France, Ethiopia)

14. Massive Attack - Ritual Spirit (UK) [EP]

15. Woods - City Sun Eater in the River of Light (US)

16. Kel Assouf - Tikounen (Niger, Belgium)

17. Rainer Jancis - Hibernatus (Estonia)

18. Pye Corner Audio - Stasis (UK)

19. Imarhan - Imarhan (Algeria)

20. Holy Palms - Jungle Judge (Russia)

RKP Albums of the Year 2015

Here's a list of albums and EPs released in 2015 (and a highlight track from each of them) which I found to sync up with my brainwaves the best.

Genres include Rock, Jazz, Ambient, "World music" and Electronic.

Featured artists hail from US, UK, France, Estonia, Argentina, Italy, the Netherlands, Mali, Finland, Israel and India.

Note: some band produced two good releases this year, in which case it is the combined effort of the two that secured a place in the list.

1-2. Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss

1-2. Sexwitch – Sexwitch

3-7. Kill West – Smoke Beach

3-7. Fuzz - II

3-7. Disappears - Irreal

3-7. Rainer Jancis - Greedy Shopping Disaster

3-7. Lightning Bolt - Fantasy Empire

8-12. Blind Idiot God - Before Ever After

8-12. Alessandro Cortini - Forse 3 + Alessandro Cortini – Risveglio

8-12. Beak> / <Kaeb - Beak> / <Kaeb

8-12. Annabel (lee) - By the Sea... and Other Solitary Places

8-12. Valet - Nature

13-20. Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express – Junun

13-20. Colleen - Captain of None

13-20. Orchestre National de Jazz - Europa Berlin

13-20. Bitchin' Bajas – Transporteur + Natural Information Society & Bitchin' Bajas - Automaginary

13-20. Legowelt - Rising Sun Systems - Oberheim Space

13-20. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba - Ba Power

13-20. Day of the Triangle - Salvia Sundays / Chair Conspiracy

13-20. Circle - Pharaoh Overlord