We asked amazing artists from various countries about TOP 5 in 2016.
Their selected works are as good as their work.If you can not check the work this year, please refer to this top 5.You can see good works.
(alphabetical order)
https://soundcloud.com/bizzyb2007
Q1.
What was the best music piece for you this year?
1. Dubplate wars VIP ( Bizzy B )
2. Totally Destroy. ( Bizzy B )
3. Weekend DUB ( Bizzy B )
4. The Brain Dat Archives ( Bizzy B )
5. Glitch On Sunday ( TDK )
Q2.
What was the best thing about Work of art such as movies, books, TV shows/Documentary,etc, you saw this year?
Well I enjoy TV shows like The walking dead ,Vikings and watching youtube in my spare time.
Q3.
What was the most impressive experience you experienced this year?
Creating my 3D Junglist snapback and other drum and bass apparels merchandise www.jdclothing.co.uk and also creating my sample packs for www.sampleoidz.co.uk and Creating tutorials for my youtube channel www.youtube.com/bizzyb2007
Q4.
How was this year for you?
It has been a good year for music, lots of releases along with the Brain Dat Archives , Very productive and launching my youtube channel AND watching the subs and reaction has been awesome , which is growing at a steady pace.
Q5.
What’s your new year’s resolutions?
For 2017 I want to get a grip on my diet and exercise more.
Make more time for my family, Create more tunes, Fit in t more DJ bookings and Radio show.
https://soundcloud.com/c_c
Q1.
What was the best music piece for you this year?
I love to discover new music but i do not make so much difference between old and new, so here are the stuffs i discovered and listened the most this year :
Haruomi Hosono - Paradise View
Hamza El Din - The Waterwheel
J Dilla - Dillatronic
Various – Watch How The People Dancing - Unity Sounds From The London Dancehall, 1986 - 1989
KK Null - Star Breaker
Q2.
What was the best thing about Work of art such as movies, books, TV shows/Documentary,etc, you saw this year?
Come and See by Elem Klimov
Q3.
What was the most impressive experience you experienced this year?
To leave Paris after 15 years living there. Except from that, too many impressive experiences to remember, let's forget about it and experience new ones !
Q4.
How was this year for you?
Full full full ! For me globally it's very positive.
Q5.
What’s your new year’s resolutions?
Make more music, tour more to meet new people in new places, record more and release more !
https://end-user.bandcamp.com/
http://lstandafer.com/
this year was spent making my new album so i was listening to that non stop and working on that.
the only thing i really listened to in between was older music like godflesh, leonard cohen, burial… all over the place.
i honestly didn’t listen to much music that was new outside of what my friends sent me. but notable artists would be author & punisher, crowhurst, cervello elettronico… that and the new tribe called quest ;)
Q1.
What was the best music pieces for you this year?
again, i was locked away in the studio or traveling - and as far as new music goes i’m very out of the loop. i listen to a lot of drones and noise / metal stuff. i think crowhurst ‘II’ is really great. that came out this year. the new crowbar is good. i’ve heard my new album about 500 thousand times so i would hope that it sounds ok to me, at least i hope so at this point! i’ve become a bit detached from it to be honest. now that it’s over i can catch up on all the stuff i’ve been missing out on!
Q2.
What was the best thing about Work of art such as movies, books, TV shows/Documentary,etc, you saw this year?
books, last thing i read was a leonard cohen biography that i got in LA a few months before he passed away. i don’t really watch much tv / movies / or documentaries as most things i see are just quick clips on the internet. half of the year was spent driving in vans and i would watch random things on netflix at night but 20 minutes in i would fall asleep from being tired ;) i did watch stranger things, i loved that and the score / soundtrack!
Q3.
What was the most impressive experience you experienced this year?
personally i would say visiting yosemite national park in california. it was right at the end of writing the album and right after i drove up the coast of california to portland. i had time to clear my head and get away from all the bullshit in LA and i wanted to take it easy for a bit. it was really amazing to be surrounded by such beautiful nature & wildlife. i felt alive & full of energy again (for a minute anyway).
regarding music the most impressive thing to me was das bunker 20th anniversary gig. it was a festival in los angeles that was 3 days long and a lot of great artists played (author&punisher, kanga, baseck, marching dynamics). tons of others. i was really fortunate to play there w/ all those great artists. also it was the last big trip of one of my best friends who passed away a few weeks ago. so i’m really glad he was able to come hang out for a while and come see some of his favorite bands one last time.
Q4.
How was this year for you?
fucking stressful! but i’m glad the album is out. i had a lot of loss this year, especially towards the end. but i’m the kind of person that needs to stay busy in order to move forward, and no matter what try to find a positive outlook amidst all the chaos and negativity. the world seems like a bubble about to burst at any moment if you look online for more than 5 minutes. everyone’s so uptight and frustrated. a lot of people going through some really hard shit right now. i guess in the end - i’m hopeful. i know that things can turn around and i think pushing positivity to everyone (even if they are against you) is very important. especially these days.
Q5.
What’s your new year’s resolutions?
stop worrying so much and keep going. make good music and keep doing what i love to do.
https://soundcloud.com/f-f-f
Q1.
What was the best music pieces for you this year?
* MN-LTH - Trax (WeMe038) ,MNLTH - Demotape (MNLTH102)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKdK76to1h0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Q1xsvmZwg
* Telford Nelson - Rough Road (Top Ranking Sound TRS-003)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmR-b5c04mw
* Fifth Era - Visceral Loathing E.P. (Altar Records 002)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fZFaCo9O_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD_E25zC28I
* Coco Bryce - Sub Lunar / Esoteric (FRESH86167/ FRESH86166)
https://myor.bandcamp.com/album/sub-lunar
https://myor.bandcamp.com/album/esoteric
https://youtu.be/m3PpZkLft9k
https://youtu.be/UfwVSrK1XOc
* Mangrove / ganjaman_72 - in 5-track digital dub (Digital Whatever - DWMC001)
https://digitalwhatever.bandcamp.com/album/mangrove-meets-ganjaman-72-in-5-track-digital-dub
+ some last minute additions:
* DJ Renegade - The Clash EP (8205 Recordings)
https://8205.bandcamp.com/album/the-clash-ep
* Brainwaltzera - Marzipan ep (recdup)
https://clone.nl/item43605.html
* RX-101 - EP 1 (Suction Records)
https://rx-101.bandcamp.com/album/ep-1
Q2.
What was the best thing about Work of art such as movies, books, TV shows/Documentary,etc, you saw this year?
books:
* Asher Senator - Smiley And Me
http://www.scotchbonnet.net/shop/product.php?id_product=2352
* In Fine Style: The Dancehall Art Of Wilfred Limonious
http://www.onelovebooks.com/In-Fine-Style-The-Dancehall-Art-of-Wilfred-Limonious
* Daniel Clowes - Patience
http://www.fantagraphics.com/patience/
Movies/documentaries:
* Bone Tomahawk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuGmtoQBPEM
* Pee-wee's Big Holiday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quo-Oen1wkY
* Antibirth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx1K4yZW5Ds
* 30 Years of Garbage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1euAM7DsogU
* Everybody Wants Some!! (Richard Linklater)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6raUs0CiCQ
*Hunt For The Wilderpeople
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPaU4Gymt3E
TV shows:
* Horace and Pete
https://louisck.net/show/horace-and-pete
* Stranger Things
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWxyRG_tckY
Podcasts
* Skull Juice
http://www.feralaudio.com/show/dino-and-andy-skull-juice/
* Beyond Yachtrock
http://www.feralaudio.com/show/beyond-yacht-rock/
Q3.
What was the most impressive experience you experienced this year?
Some amazing gigs/festivals (Bangface, Balter festival, RVLT fest, etc). The release of my album and ep's (so thankfull to everyone that made this happen <3).
Q4.
How was this year for you?
Musically great, personally quite shitty...
Q5.
What’s your new year’s resolutions?
No resolutions..
https://soundcloud.com/monster-x
Q1.
What was the best music piece for you this year?
The new Vader Album called " The Empire "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7evx_AQy0jI
Aphex Twin Cheetah EP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVy7jQseBs
Somatic Responses " Hostile Planet "
https://somaticresponses.bandcamp.com/album/hostile-planet
Stranger Things Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KILQcRS0J5U
Q2.
What was the best thing about Work of art such as movies, books, TV shows/Documentary,etc you saw this year?
Narcos Tv show , Fear the walking dead , Rogue one , The Green Inferno by Eli Roth and it's not new but The art of War by sun tzu.
Q3.
What was the most impressive experience you experienced this year?
Seeing Vader playing in London
Q4.
How was this year for you?
It was a good year , released a lot of music , my Democracy EP on Abstrakt Reflections and Hunting Seasons now on Murder channel , did some remixes for Stazma , Hypercube, Dimitry Mazurov and Scald , also did some tracks for the Riot Season compilation on Combat Recordings and the Sectioned V6.0 on Section 27 . Also I'm still making music beds and Sound FX for radio imaging companies , so yeah it's been a good and productive year !
Q5.
What’s your new year’s resolutions?
Drink more , smoke more , eat more meat , play more gigs and make more music in 2017 !!!
https://soundcloud.com/dearmyruby
Q1.
What was the best music piece for you this year?
A little list of nice tracks and goods memories
Oneohtrix Point Never
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UztCDH2xuQ
Chromb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RbuUxr6lJ8
Sec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T52-pad1RjA
Clipping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5msWb1l2j6g
PNL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWEYLpG70
Q2.
What was the best thing about Work of art such as movies, books, TV shows/Documentary,etc, you saw this year?
French book from Thomas Vinau “76 clochards célestes ou presque”. A gallery of artist portraits.
Q3.
What was the most impressive experience you experienced this year?
Cargolade, Barbecue snails.
Q4.
How was this year for you?
A good one. A lots of exiting new project and prepares releases for 2017. Borderouge ep soon on Cds, Mü release with Mike Redman on Vinyl, Digital velvet album
And as Ruby My Dear, i will release an ep on spring and my 3rd album.
Q5.
What’s your new year’s resolutions?
I want to break free. Au revoir
http://www.futurorg.com/
Q1.
What was the best music pieces for you this year?
I'm pretty sure i missed many good releases this year since i'm less up to date about new music these latest times, but in 2016 i have fully listened and loved :
- Roly Porter - Third Law
- Mikaël Delta and Hior Chronik - The First Ray
- Brian Eno - The Ship
- Voiron / Vince Dolphin / Tame Impala / Temples / Stazma / Raflum / PNL !
Q2.
What was the best thing about Work of art such as movies, books, TV shows/Documentary,etc you saw this year?
Things i've seen this year but may be not from 2016:
The Revenant, It Follows, The Strangers, Swiss Army Man and Matrix
Q3.
What was the most impressive experience you experienced this year?
Ayahuasca
Q4.
How was this year for you?
Good but definitely less in front of a screen at doing illustrations.
Q5.
What’s your new year’s resolutions?
More illustrations ?
