Philip Clark Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 It's that time of year again. I'd love to see and/or hear what you guys thought were the best releases of 2016. Let's have 'em! Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Chick Corea and Bela Fleck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I can honestly say that my buddy Francisco's album is the best thing I have heard this year, maybe even the last five years. https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2818626/Thankfulness_debut_album_by_Fr#Post2818626 local: Korg Nautilus 73 | Yamaha MODX8 away: GigPerformer home: Kawai RX-2 | Korg D1 | Roland Fantom X7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter_ Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 A top ten, roughly in order of personal preference: Nick Cave - Skeleton Key Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool Bon Iver - Bon Iver David Bowie - Black Star Kanye West - Life of Pablo Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Ears Leonard Cohen - You Want it Darker Savages - Adore Life Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth U1 | NP | NS3 | NE3 HP | K10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Say So - Bent Knee Magma - Gojira Adore Life - Savages Up - Karsh Kale Sorceress - Opeth A Sailor's Guide To Earth - Sturgill Simpson Jomsviking - Amon Amarth Mythologie - Delerium Top three were definitely the best three. Beyond that, not in anything resembling order. That new Kate Bush live album is a stunner, but I'm just dealing with studio albums here. http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Snarky Puppy: Culcha Vulcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Okay, then I can't resist plugging my own project, which was *my* favorite release of the year. ;-) see https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2820568/Prufrock_album_now_available#Post2820568 Nah, I don't really expect it will be too many "best of year" lists. But I'd love to get some feedback. For a quick taste, the itunes link has the song clips, or you can listen to the whole album on Spotify. Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Scott, I listened to the previews on iTunes and gotta say it sounds really good! It is not music I normally listen to, but I really do appreciate the craftsmanship that shines through. local: Korg Nautilus 73 | Yamaha MODX8 away: GigPerformer home: Kawai RX-2 | Korg D1 | Roland Fantom X7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 The Honeydogs - Love and Cannibalism Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution Margaret Glaspy - Emotions and Math Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineandkeyz Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Blackberry Smoke - Like an Arrow Live: Yamaha S70XS (#1); Roland Jupiter-80; Mackie 1202VLZ4; IEMs or Traynor K4 Home: Hammond SK Pro 73; Moog Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue; Yamaha S70XS (#2); Wurlitzer 200A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Blackberry Smoke - Like an Arrow I really enjoyed that record, too. Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Lake Street Dive - Side Pony "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieP_MechE Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 White Denim - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Lake Street Dive - Side Pony +1..Bridget rules. Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Ok, here's my long list. I'll whittle this down to a Top 10 before Christmas, hopefully. Aaron Taylor - Better Days Adrianne Kshon - Float After 7 - Timeless AlexisDavis - The Other Numbers Amber Ojeda - Geminis & Virgins Anthony David - The Powerful Now Anthony Valadez - Fade Away Ari Lennox - PHO Azekel - Raw, Vol. 2 B.jamelle - "Here, hear." Baby Queens - Baby Queens Barney Artist - Painting Sounds Bernhoft - Stop / Shutup / Shout It Out BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind Black Dylan - Hey Stranger Black Milk & Nat Turner - The Rebellion Sessions Bobby Earth - PROGRESSION Brian Culbertson - Funk! Brian McKnight - Better Brittany "B" - AfterHours Bruno Mars - 24K Magic Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book Chloe x Halle - Sugar Symphony Collective Peace - Introducing Collective Peace Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks in Whispers D. Maurice - Mosaic D'Angelo - D'Angelo Essence Festival Rehearsals 1998 De La Soul - and the Anonymous Nobody... Doobie Powell - Future Eric Benét - Eric Benét Felicia Adams - Re-Birth Frank McComb - Soulmate: Another Love Story Furns - Only Through Your Eyes Gedina - Gedina - Grace - FMA - Greg Dean - The Greg Dean Project Gregory Porter - Take Me to the Alley H.E.R. - H.E.R., Vol. 1 HONNE - Warm On a Cold Night Incognito - In Search of Better Days Izzy Bizu - A Moment of Madness ack Garratt - Phase Jacob Collier - In My Room James Vincent McMorrow - We Move Jamie Lidell - Building a Beginning Jamila Woods - HEAVN Javier Colon - Gravity Jesse Boykins III - BARTHOLOMEW JMSN - It Is. JMSN - Live North Hollywood Jodie Abacus - For Real Life and Not Pretend John Michael - Duality JONES - New Skin Jordan Rakei - Cloak Kendra Foster - Kendra Foster Kenya Soulsinger Khari Cabral & Jiva - Heaven & Earth Kimyana Reece - That Ain't Me Kindred the Family Soul - Legacy of Love KING - We Are KING King Krab - All In Kyle Dion - Painting Sounds Lais - 114 Lamone - Smooth - Lawrence - Breakfast Lindsey Harper - New Game LION BABE - Begin Marie Dahlstrøm - 0.0 Matti Roots - Beatroot Mayer Hawthorne - Party of One Mike Jerel - Neo Soul Symphony Miles Davis & Robert Glasper - Everything's Beautiful The Motet - Totem The Motet & Jam in the Van - Jam in the Van Muhsinah - April Muhsinah - February Muhsinah - January Muhsinah - July Muhsinah - June Muhsinah - March Muhsinah - May Musiq Soulchild - Life on Earth Mýa - Smoove Jones NAO - For All We Know Nia Andrews - From Here Noname - Telefone Nuf Said - Rise Panax - Eleanora Pearl - Closer Pegasus Warning - PwEP2 People Under the Stairs - The Gettin' Off Stage, Step 2 Phonte & Eric Roberson - Tigallerro PJ - Rare PJ Morton - Sticking to My Guns Raleigh Ritchie - Mind the Gap Raquel Rodríguez - The 31 Ravyn Lenae - Moon Shoes Reginald Omas Mamode IV Restless Soul Band - Fun! Ro James - ELDORADO Robert Glasper Experiment - ArtScience Roy Woods - Waking at Daw Sebastian Kole - Sebastian Kole Sebastian Kole - Soup Selah Sue - Reason Seramic - Found Shakka - The Lost Boys Shawn Mendes - Illuminate SiR - HER Smoove & Turrell - Crown Posada Snakehips - All My Friends Snoh Aalegra - Don't Explain Soia - H.I.O.P. Solange - A Seat at the Table Takuya Kuroda - Zigzagger Tamara Wellons - Pretty Terrace Martin - Velvet Portraits Tom Misch - Reverie Trevor Wesley - Chivalry Is Dead Tweet - Charlene Will Fraker - Will Fraker Xavier Omär - The Everlasting Wave Yuna - Chapters ZAYN - Mind of Mine 2nd Exit - 2nd Exit The Get Down (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter_ Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Ok, here's my long list. I'll whittle this down to a Top 10 before Christmas, hopefully. Aaron Taylor - Better Days Adrianne Kshon - Float After 7 - Timeless AlexisDavis - The Other Numbers Amber Ojeda - Geminis & Virgins Anthony David - The Powerful Now Anthony Valadez - Fade Away Ari Lennox - PHO Azekel - Raw, Vol. 2 B.jamelle - "Here, hear." Baby Queens - Baby Queens Barney Artist - Painting Sounds Bernhoft - Stop / Shutup / Shout It Out BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind Black Dylan - Hey Stranger Black Milk & Nat Turner - The Rebellion Sessions Bobby Earth - PROGRESSION Brian Culbertson - Funk! Brian McKnight - Better Brittany "B" - AfterHours Bruno Mars - 24K Magic Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book Chloe x Halle - Sugar Symphony Collective Peace - Introducing Collective Peace Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks in Whispers D. Maurice - Mosaic D'Angelo - D'Angelo Essence Festival Rehearsals 1998 De La Soul - and the Anonymous Nobody... Doobie Powell - Future Eric Benét - Eric Benét Felicia Adams - Re-Birth Frank McComb - Soulmate: Another Love Story Furns - Only Through Your Eyes Gedina - Gedina - Grace - FMA - Greg Dean - The Greg Dean Project Gregory Porter - Take Me to the Alley H.E.R. - H.E.R., Vol. 1 HONNE - Warm On a Cold Night Incognito - In Search of Better Days Izzy Bizu - A Moment of Madness ack Garratt - Phase Jacob Collier - In My Room James Vincent McMorrow - We Move Jamie Lidell - Building a Beginning Jamila Woods - HEAVN Javier Colon - Gravity Jesse Boykins III - BARTHOLOMEW JMSN - It Is. JMSN - Live North Hollywood Jodie Abacus - For Real Life and Not Pretend John Michael - Duality JONES - New Skin Jordan Rakei - Cloak Kendra Foster - Kendra Foster Kenya Soulsinger Khari Cabral & Jiva - Heaven & Earth Kimyana Reece - That Ain't Me Kindred the Family Soul - Legacy of Love KING - We Are KING King Krab - All In Kyle Dion - Painting Sounds Lais - 114 Lamone - Smooth - Lawrence - Breakfast Lindsey Harper - New Game LION BABE - Begin Marie Dahlstrøm - 0.0 Matti Roots - Beatroot Mayer Hawthorne - Party of One Mike Jerel - Neo Soul Symphony Miles Davis & Robert Glasper - Everything's Beautiful The Motet - Totem The Motet & Jam in the Van - Jam in the Van Muhsinah - April Muhsinah - February Muhsinah - January Muhsinah - July Muhsinah - June Muhsinah - March Muhsinah - May Musiq Soulchild - Life on Earth Mýa - Smoove Jones NAO - For All We Know Nia Andrews - From Here Noname - Telefone Nuf Said - Rise Panax - Eleanora Pearl - Closer Pegasus Warning - PwEP2 People Under the Stairs - The Gettin' Off Stage, Step 2 Phonte & Eric Roberson - Tigallerro PJ - Rare PJ Morton - Sticking to My Guns Raleigh Ritchie - Mind the Gap Raquel Rodríguez - The 31 Ravyn Lenae - Moon Shoes Reginald Omas Mamode IV Restless Soul Band - Fun! Ro James - ELDORADO Robert Glasper Experiment - ArtScience Roy Woods - Waking at Daw Sebastian Kole - Sebastian Kole Sebastian Kole - Soup Selah Sue - Reason Seramic - Found Shakka - The Lost Boys Shawn Mendes - Illuminate SiR - HER Smoove & Turrell - Crown Posada Snakehips - All My Friends Snoh Aalegra - Don't Explain Soia - H.I.O.P. Solange - A Seat at the Table Takuya Kuroda - Zigzagger Tamara Wellons - Pretty Terrace Martin - Velvet Portraits Tom Misch - Reverie Trevor Wesley - Chivalry Is Dead Tweet - Charlene Will Fraker - Will Fraker Xavier Omär - The Everlasting Wave Yuna - Chapters ZAYN - Mind of Mine 2nd Exit - 2nd Exit The Get Down (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) I envy your listening habits - I'm not sure I even listened to that many new records in 2016! U1 | NP | NS3 | NE3 HP | K10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Ok, here's my long list. I'll whittle this down to a Top 10 before Christmas, hopefully. Aaron Taylor - Better Days Adrianne Kshon - Float After 7 - Timeless AlexisDavis - The Other Numbers Amber Ojeda - Geminis & Virgins Anthony David - The Powerful Now Anthony Valadez - Fade Away Ari Lennox - PHO Azekel - Raw, Vol. 2 B.jamelle - "Here, hear." Baby Queens - Baby Queens Barney Artist - Painting Sounds Bernhoft - Stop / Shutup / Shout It Out BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind Black Dylan - Hey Stranger Black Milk & Nat Turner - The Rebellion Sessions Bobby Earth - PROGRESSION Brian Culbertson - Funk! Brian McKnight - Better Brittany "B" - AfterHours Bruno Mars - 24K Magic Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book Chloe x Halle - Sugar Symphony Collective Peace - Introducing Collective Peace Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks in Whispers D. Maurice - Mosaic D'Angelo - D'Angelo Essence Festival Rehearsals 1998 De La Soul - and the Anonymous Nobody... Doobie Powell - Future Eric Benét - Eric Benét Felicia Adams - Re-Birth Frank McComb - Soulmate: Another Love Story Furns - Only Through Your Eyes Gedina - Gedina - Grace - FMA - Greg Dean - The Greg Dean Project Gregory Porter - Take Me to the Alley H.E.R. - H.E.R., Vol. 1 HONNE - Warm On a Cold Night Incognito - In Search of Better Days Izzy Bizu - A Moment of Madness ack Garratt - Phase Jacob Collier - In My Room James Vincent McMorrow - We Move Jamie Lidell - Building a Beginning Jamila Woods - HEAVN Javier Colon - Gravity Jesse Boykins III - BARTHOLOMEW JMSN - It Is. JMSN - Live North Hollywood Jodie Abacus - For Real Life and Not Pretend John Michael - Duality JONES - New Skin Jordan Rakei - Cloak Kendra Foster - Kendra Foster Kenya Soulsinger Khari Cabral & Jiva - Heaven & Earth Kimyana Reece - That Ain't Me Kindred the Family Soul - Legacy of Love KING - We Are KING King Krab - All In Kyle Dion - Painting Sounds Lais - 114 Lamone - Smooth - Lawrence - Breakfast Lindsey Harper - New Game LION BABE - Begin Marie Dahlstrøm - 0.0 Matti Roots - Beatroot Mayer Hawthorne - Party of One Mike Jerel - Neo Soul Symphony Miles Davis & Robert Glasper - Everything's Beautiful The Motet - Totem The Motet & Jam in the Van - Jam in the Van Muhsinah - April Muhsinah - February Muhsinah - January Muhsinah - July Muhsinah - June Muhsinah - March Muhsinah - May Musiq Soulchild - Life on Earth Mýa - Smoove Jones NAO - For All We Know Nia Andrews - From Here Noname - Telefone Nuf Said - Rise Panax - Eleanora Pearl - Closer Pegasus Warning - PwEP2 People Under the Stairs - The Gettin' Off Stage, Step 2 Phonte & Eric Roberson - Tigallerro PJ - Rare PJ Morton - Sticking to My Guns Raleigh Ritchie - Mind the Gap Raquel Rodríguez - The 31 Ravyn Lenae - Moon Shoes Reginald Omas Mamode IV Restless Soul Band - Fun! Ro James - ELDORADO Robert Glasper Experiment - ArtScience Roy Woods - Waking at Daw Sebastian Kole - Sebastian Kole Sebastian Kole - Soup Selah Sue - Reason Seramic - Found Shakka - The Lost Boys Shawn Mendes - Illuminate SiR - HER Smoove & Turrell - Crown Posada Snakehips - All My Friends Snoh Aalegra - Don't Explain Soia - H.I.O.P. Solange - A Seat at the Table Takuya Kuroda - Zigzagger Tamara Wellons - Pretty Terrace Martin - Velvet Portraits Tom Misch - Reverie Trevor Wesley - Chivalry Is Dead Tweet - Charlene Will Fraker - Will Fraker Xavier Omär - The Everlasting Wave Yuna - Chapters ZAYN - Mind of Mine 2nd Exit - 2nd Exit The Get Down (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) I envy your listening habits - I'm not sure I even listened to that many new records in 2016! That's about 1/5 of what I listened to total. Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 I forgot to post my final list of faves. In alphabetical order by artist... Anderson .Paak - Mailbu Barney Artist - Painting Sounds Bernhoft - Stop / Shutup / Shout It Out - EP BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book D. Maurice - Mosaic Doobie Powell - Future H.E.R. - H.E.R., Vol. 1 JMSN - It Is. Jordan Rakei - Cloak King Krab - All In Lawrence - Breakfast Marie Dahlstrøm - 0.0 - EP Phonte & Eric Roberson - Tigallerro Solange - A Seat at the Table Terrace Martin - Velvet Portraits Tom Misch - Reverie - EP Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Havu Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I second Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution, but I must add Steve Porcaro's "Someday / Somehow" as well. Hardware Yamaha DX7, PSR-530, MX61/Korg Karma/Ensoniq ESQ-1/Roland VR-760/Hydrasynth Deluxe/ Behringer DeepMind12, Model D, Odyssey, 2600/Arturia Keylab MKII 61 Software Studio One/V Collection 9/Korg Collection 5/Cherry Audio/UVI SonicPass/EW Composer Cloud/Omnisphere, Stylus RMX, Trilian/IK Total Studio 3.5 MAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Love this tune: [video:youtube]U16mHaur8ws local: Korg Nautilus 73 | Yamaha MODX8 away: GigPerformer home: Kawai RX-2 | Korg D1 | Roland Fantom X7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 It takes me about 5 years to collect and evaluate a new year of music. I can probably tell you my favorite releases of 2011. This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogholic Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Gary Willis "Larger Than Life" Scott Kinsey on keys is devastating!!! [video:youtube] All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Honestly, Bruno Mars' 24K Magic album is off the chain! I can't stop listening to it. local: Korg Nautilus 73 | Yamaha MODX8 away: GigPerformer home: Kawai RX-2 | Korg D1 | Roland Fantom X7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Honestly, Bruno Mars' 24K Magic album is off the chain! I can't stop listening to it. I'm a little surprised it hasn't been discussed here more with all the classic-sounding synth work on it. I think it's pretty cool in that regard and fun overall. Also, the lyrics can be hysterical, such as the title track, Chunky, and Perm! "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Scott, I listened to the previews on iTunes and gotta say it sounds really good! It is not music I normally listen to, but I really do appreciate the craftsmanship that shines through. Thanks, zen. This thread has reminded me how unaware I am of new music. I seem to very rarely listen to anything new unless it's on a list of songs I need to learn for a gig. It was nice that you an analogholic included youtube links, to make it so easy to hear an example of what it is you really liked. (Similar to how you felt about my music, these selections were not of styles I normally listen to, but I could see the quality in them.) For people willing to take the time, I think it's great if people link to the music they are suggesting. For those with long lists, maybe a shared spotify playlist, with, say, their favorite song or two from each of their listed albums? Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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