Few can breathe this rarified air.Verbal Assault On/Exit LP (Atomic Action Records) of my favorite hardcore bands from the 80's. The slow-burning ritualistic vibe pulls me into the dark worlds that Pyrroline explores and dominates. Pyrroline Struggling 2CD (Electro Aggression Records) 3- or 4-years, Pyrroline emerges from the shadows with an intelligent powerful onslaught of complex multi-layered electronics that shatter expectations each and every time. I completely immersed myself into the beautiful arrangements, thoughtful lyrics, addicting melodies, the artistic expression all the way to the magenta vinyl and packaging. Tobias Bernstrup is the modern-day master of taking synthpop to the crossroads of Italo disco. Petrichor (snippets) by Tobias Bernstrup. So where does one draw the line? Who knows? I do know what moves me and below are just some of the best releases I have heard that came out this year in no certain order. ![]() In addition to all of the punk stuff, The Black Queen, Absolute Body Control and Kindest Cuts all had some of their material re-issued in different formats and new designs. Such bands as Rudimentary Peni, Vatican Commandos, Neon Christ, Negative Approach, Personality Crisis, and Zouo all had their classic material reissued. It would have been a long list of punk and hardcore releases over thirty to forty years old getting yet another lease on life in the physical form. I did my best to not include too many reissues, compilations, or anthologies and of course I sort of failed again. There was a myriad of great releases in 2021. ![]() I tried desperately to recall everything that seduced my musical tastes and had me coming back again and again. Coming up with ten releases that stood out with a release date of 2021 was a murderous task that I failed miserably to complete.
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