James Beck

James Beck

My favorite albums and tracks released in 2023

December 19, 2023

My favorite albums and tracks released in 2023

Late night albums for conversation pits:

  • Purelink - Signs
  • André 3000 - New Blue Sun
  • Wata Igarashi - Agartha
  • Maara - The Ancient Truth
  • Azu Tiwaline - Night in Palmtree

Daytime albums

  • Kelela - Raven
  • DJ Danifox - Ansiedade
  • James Holden - Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Place Of All Possibilities
  • Christopher Bear, Daniel Rosen - Past Lives (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • buttechno & Triš - In Your Head
  • Facta - Emeline

Singles

  • Clonnex, Billionhappy - “见到你我的爱”
  • Tirzah - “No Limit”
  • Amaarae - “Angels in Tibet”
  • The Smile - “Wall of Eyes”
  • Tongue in the Mind - “Pretty Canary”
  • Tinashe - “Gravity”
  • Loraine James - “Gentle Confrontation”
  • Fermi Lekunde - “April”
  • Erykah Badu - “I’ll Call U Back (ZJ Edit)

4am rollers

  • Amor Satyr, Siu Mata - Hard09
  • Cesco - “Superstealth”
  • Sexapil - “Secret Vision”
  • Fold - “Billa”
  • Oceanic - “Self Fulfilling”
  • Syz - “Sprializsa”
  • canary yellow vs. Ice Spice - “Breathe You In Ha Mood”
  • Hudson Mohawke, Nikki Nair - “Set the Roof”
  • Perko - “Prang” (ft. Huerco S.)
  • Tapestry of Sound - “Whip it Up”
  • St. Amp - “Pinhole Camera”
  • Doctor Jeep - “Push The Body”
  • Once twice (fka Parallels) - “Your Love”
  • Farsight - “Cliff Racer”

Self-released

Check out my own tracks released on Nina Protocol and as NFTs, including “Hermit Thrush” - a track using found sounds and field recordings meant for the foggy underground, celebrating dualities of natural and human-made textures.

James Beck

James Beck

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