HCTF's best of 2022 (5-1)

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HCTF's annual list of the 20 albums that will be in regular rotation for many years to come. As per usual many genres are represented. Here Comes The Flood covers a lot of ground and it shows in this eclectic, final tally.

Today: final countdown from number 5 to 1.

Please shop at your local record store. The folks who work there know their stuff. And most of the stores have a pretty good website where you can order your stuff. It might even be cheaper than the big ones on the 'net.

Buy directly from the artist, attend live shows and stop by the merch table. And be sure to tell your friends about that great new act you discovered. Word-of-mouth can't be beat as the prime source to discover new music.

Môgô: Somersaulting Through Eternity

Dutch experimental musician Môgô goes for longform, ambient explorations on his new album, Somersaulting Through Eternity. The two side long tracks, Cycle I and Cycle II, are filled with drones, short noise outbursts, and gentle keyboards. Baronner's mixing skills are a guarantee for a captivating listening experience, with plenty of surprises like the dry percussion popping up in Cycle II or the pastoral coda that brings home Cycle I. People might even get up from their seats and head for the dancefloor, lured by a dreamy trance that brings avant-garde to the club scene. Imagine techno moving at glacier speed.

The album was recorded and mixed by Marc Baronner. He was the bass player of Kraak & Smaak and Junkie XL, so he is no stranger to smuggling in experimental elements into the more straightforward, popular stuff. Somersaulting Through Eternity will strike a chord with fans of LaMonte Young and the Theatre of Eternal Music.