This is pure growling-synth Angeleno DIY electronic dance music, with no words or guitars to get in the way (though the press release says they sample “Led Zeplin,” I heard no such thing by any name). It’s an exciting, four-on-the-floor sound that reminds me of why as a Ramones/Misfits/Black Flag fanatic teen in the early 90s, I couldn’t help but turn my ear to the sounds of Alpha Team and Acen and wonder if I needed a glow stick—I almost expect to hear a “drop the bass” or “y’all ready for this!” right before each drop-out/drop-in.

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I am exempting any sounds I had even the slightest part of, even if I think them to be strong contenders for this list. Sorry Madvillian, Jogger, Long Lost, etc!

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Ono has pushed the boundaries of dance music for three decades running. And now she’s put out one of the best electronic albums of the year, with music sweatier than fucking in a steam room and lyrics loonier than a three-year-old on a sugar high, like walking through Skid Row and hearing a homeless person mutter something absolutely brilliant that you’d never been able to articulate before.

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Daiana Feuer

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Daniel Ingroff

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renata raksha

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