January 9, 2018 Playlist

THE BEST OF 2017
Featuring the
KOSMIK RADIATION TOP 25!
 
"Flying Microtonal Banana" by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (2017)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "Flying Microtonal Banana"  2017 (Australia)
Aussie seven-piece KGLW released FIVE new studio albums this year, and 3 of them are tied for #1 on my Top 25! And of those three, this one was my favorite. Most Giz LP's have some sort of unifying theme, even if only a loose one. Released at the beginning of the year, the theme of Banana is "microtonal" (24-tone) instruments (as opposed to standard Western instruments tuned to a 12-tone scale); the result sounds like Turkish/Middle Eastern music, but of course it also rocks and grooves as KGLW is wont to do. The microtonal instruments have continued to provide coloration on most of the ensuing onslaught of  2017 releases. This record also contains two of my favorite of their tunes from this year, the "Asiatic Afrobeat" of "Melting" and cool riffs and trippy double drumlines of "Nuclear Fusion". The King G also set several records within the confines of Kosmik Radiation playlists this year, including the first artist with the #1 album two years in a row and the first artist to be the most played artist two years in a row.
(N) = New Release
 
Artist Song Album Year Country
The Striped Bananas Swirling Colors (In My Mind)Stone Of Madness (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #20 album of 2017)
2017 (Cosmic Sunshine)USA
Wood Chickens King Of SiamCountrycide (N)
(Kosmik Radiation Top Local Album of 2017)
2017 (Big Neck)USA
Wolf People Belong
Ruins (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #11 album of 2017)
2016 (Jagjaguwar)UK
Woods Love Is Love (Sun On Time)
Love Is Love (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #22 album of 2017)
2017 (Woodsist)USA
(Thee) Oh Sees Cooling TowerOrc (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #15 album of 2017)
2017 (Castle Face)USA
The Black Angels CurrencyDeath Song (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #24 album of 2017)
2017 (Partisan)USA
 
 
Guided By Voices 5 Degrees On The InsideAugust By Cake (N)
(Tied for Kosmik Radiation #10 album of 2017)
2017 (GBV Inc.)USA
Guided By Voices How To Kill A Man (In 3 Acts)How Do You Spell Heaven? (N)
(Tied for Kosmik Radiation #10 album of 2017)
2017 (GBV Inc.)USA
Wand Bee KarmaPlum (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #17 album of 2017)
2017 (Drag City)USA
Ty Segall Break A Guitar
Ty Segall (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #3 album of 2017)
2017 (Drag City)USA
Deerhoof  Your Dystopic Creation Doesn't Fear You
(
featuring Awkwafina)
Mountain Moves (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #13 album of 2017)
2017 (Joyful Noise)USA/Japan
Alex G BobbyRocket (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #14 album of 2017)
2017 (Domino)USA
Ariel Pink Another WeekendDedicated To Bobby Jameson (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #12 album of 2017)
2017 (Mexican Summer)USA
   
 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard MeltingFlying Microtonal Banana (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #1 album of 2017)

CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
2017 (ATO)Australia
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Greenhouse Heat DeathGumboot Soup (N)
(Tied for Kosmik Radiation #1 album of 2017)
2017 (ATO)Australia
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
(click link above for FREE album download)
Castle In The Air
   --> Deserted Dunes Welcome Weary Feet
Polygondwanaland (N)
(Tied for Kosmik Radiation #1 album of 2017)
2017 (ATO)Australia
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
with
Mild High Club
The BookSketches Of Brunswick East (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #8 album of 2017)
2017 (ATO)Australia
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard The Balrog
   --> The Floating Fire
   --> Acrid Corpse
Murder Of The Universe (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #16 album of 2017)
2017 (ATO)Australia
   
 
Dungen HaxanHaxan (N - limited edition vinyl in USA)
(Kosmik Radiation #6 album of 2017)
2016 (Mexican Summer)Sweden
Mondo Drag InitiationThe Occultation Of Light (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #21 album of 2017)
2016 (Riding Easy)USA
Once And Future Band RolondoOnce And Future Band (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #2 album of 2017)
2017 (Castle Face)USA
Dream Machine Back To YouThe Illusion (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #25 album of 2017)
2017 (Fuzz City/Castle Face)Netherlands
Damaged Bug The CryptologistBunker Funk (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #9 album of 2017)
2017 (Castle Face)USA
   
 
Moon Duo Cross-Town FadeOccult Architecture, Vol. 1 (N)
(Tied for Kosmik Radiation #7 album of 2017)
2017 (Sacred Bones)USA
Moon Duo SevensOccult Architecture, Vol. 2 (N)
(Tied for Kosmik Radiation #7 album of 2017)
2017 (Sacred Bones)USA
75 Dollar Bill Cummins FallsWood/Metal/Plastic/Pattern/Rhythm/Rock (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #4 album of 2017)
2016 (Thin Wrist)USA
Lee Ranaldo Thrown Over The WallElectric Trim (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #5 album of 2017)
2017 (Mute)USA
 
  
Thurston Moore Turn OnRock N Roll Consciousness
(Kosmik Radiation #18 album of 2017)
2017 (Ecstatic Peace)USA
Earthling Society Can You Levitate?Ascent To Godhead (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #23 album of 2017)
2017 (Riot Season)UK
ORB Mother BrainNaturality (N)
(Kosmik Radiation #18 album of 2017)
2017 (Castle Face)Australia
      
   
   
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