2012 in Review

As usual, its that time of the year for a retrospective best-of of the past 12 months. Quite a bit of stuff to include in this year's list.

Not in any order, except for the Album of the Year which is placed at the end. Hope you concur with my list but if not check them out anyway!

KEIJI HAINO & THE RETURN OF FUSHITSUSHA

Vinyl on Demand box sets 2012

PAN releases in 2012

Harry Pussy re-issues

Shadow Ring - Remains Unchanged

New albums by the reliable HEAVY and EXTREME bands: Earth, Neurosis, Converge, Napalm Death, Enslaved

Cut Hands - Black Mamba

Black Twilight Circle

Peter Brotzmann

From Singapore: The Observatory, One Man Nation/Machinefabriek, 

Negative Guest List/Breakdance the Dawn releases 2012

Can box

New Zealand: Time To Go, Pin Group, Gate, Brian Crook, Erewhon Calling book

Aaron Dilloway - Modern Jester

Post Throbbing Gristle: Carter Tutti Void/Casey Complex book/Throbbing Gristle (Desertshore/The Final Report)

Edgy Dance: Traxman, Silent Servant & Raime

Death Grips x 2

Sonic Youth archival live album





PUNK: Punk book, reissue of Gee Vaucher book, Little Annie book,  reissue of final Crass album

Harbinger Sound retrospective sets: Ramleh, Small Cruel Party

Black Metal book

Swans

Publications on Noise, Improv, Sound Art, and everything else in between

JOINT ALBUMS of 2012

Meshuggah - Koloss

Aluk Todolo - Occult Rock

Scott Walker - Bish Bosch