A Sweet Sixteen – 2016’s Best Music

 Primal Scream – Chaosmosis

Our decade’s equivalent of: by 2005’s Witching Hour by Ladytron

Or the equivalent of: When the 80s became 90s.

Extra Notes: Their first decent album in 16 years! It’s a miracle.

Standout track: Where the Lights Get in

Get it on iTunes


El Guincho – HiperAsia

Our decade’s equivalent of: 2001’s Go Plastic by Squarepusher

Or the equivalent of: A Magic Eye picture being deciphered in da club.

Extra Notes: A really unique listen. Love it.

Standout track: Parte Virtual

Get it on iTunes


Anohni – Hopelessness

Our decade’s equivalent of: 2003’s 100th Window by Massive Attack

Or the equivalent of: Our century’s battleground.

Standout track: 4 Degrees

Get it on iTunes


 Solange – A Seat at the Table

Our decade’s equivalent of: 1997’s Baduizm by Erykah Badu

Or the equivalent of: An old soul in new clothes.

Standout track: Don’t Wish Me Well

Get it on iTunes | Check out Camiele’s review.


 Oh Hee Jung – Freckles

Our decade’s equivalent of: 2006’s Son by Juan Molina

Or the equivalent of: Escaping the city on a balmy day.

Standout track: Freckles

Get it on Bandcamp


 Dante Mars Ajeto! – Celebrating Digital Artifacts

Our decade’s equivalent of: 2009’s KGB Nights/Blue Drive by Oneohtrix Point Never

Or the equivalent of: Scrambled satellite TV beams from the 20th century.

Standout track: B1 never_wanted.mp3

Get it on Bandcamp

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Giacomo Lee is a London writer. His new book Funereal is out now, a unique novel on death, k-pop & cultural technology in Seoul, South Korea. #한류 #doppelgängnamstyle

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  1. December 28, 2016

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