Top 5 Records - VoS-related 1. Hidden Mothers - Erosion/Avulsion Nothing has made me happier than to see Hidden Mothers make an album that truly reflects their personalities
2. The Body - The Crying Out Of Things An incredible record that pulls as much influence from dub culture as it does harsh abrasive sounds.
3. Crippled Black Phoenix - The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature Epic, deep and delightfully vaudeville, no other band does it like Crippled Black Phoenix.
4. Better Lovers - Highly Irresponsible A great treat for fans of the players involved and their previous work, pure energy and bombast with the most surprising ballad of the year.
5. Lowen - Do Not Go To War With The Demons Of Mazandaran Another band truly ascending into their true form, utterly captivating and inspirational.
Top 5 records - Non-VoS-related
Charli XCX - Brat Sublime avant pop minimalism shot through with savvy cutting edge UK dance flavour that proved that the mainstream can be challenging and interesting.
Actress - Statik Immersive and claustrophobic electronica making you relaxed and unsettled in equal measure, a beautifully composed collection.
Shrapknel - Nobody Planning To Leave Amazing wordplay, skittering jazz and hip hop collide to form this beautiful soundtrack to the urban sprawl.
Misanthrop - Analog VIP Out of this world sound design and dramatic dynamic and rhythmic explorations make this collection of self remixes way more than drum and bass and way more than techno.
Bob Vylan - Humble As The Sun Bob continues on his mission to claim the soundtrack to summer festival season with another excellent collection of conscious rhymes and increasingly deeper productions.
Top 3 Concerts
1. Julie Christmas & Bossk - Brudenell Social Club Leeds 2. Gazelle Twin - Supersonic Festival Birmingham 3. Napalm Death & Pig Destroyer & Primitive Man & Wormrot - Sheffield Corporation
Top 3 other things
1. “Sonny Boy” the book by Al Pacino 2. Civil War the film
- Finally finishing and releasing new 601 material and completing our fourth album
