For the first show of every year, I select what I feel are the best CDs of the previous year and label it my “best of” show. It’s an unabashedly subjective list of the music that impressed me the most from the previous year’s additions. The music need not be copyrighted in that year, but it will have been added to the Audiosyncracy library during that calendar year.
It’s always something of a harrowing yet thrilling experience to select the music and produce this show. It’s a balancing act of “how many short tracks can I cram into my 61 minutes?” This year, I tried something different: I attempted to keep contemporaneous notes (hmm… where have I heard that phrase before…?) about the music that impressed me as it was being played. I’m not perfectly satisfied with that system as I’ve noticed a couple of worthy entries missed. I’ll keep working on it.
With that introduction aside, and in no particular order, let me introduce you to the Audiosyncracy Best of 2017! The specific playlist will be released after the show(s) airs.
Gina Lenée – Red Diamonds
Michael Hewett – Muses
Art Patience – The Recognition
Nick DeCesare – Openings
FLOW – FLOW
John Burke – Orogen
Christen Lien – Elpis
Shambhu – Soothe
Steven C – Emotive
Michael Kollwitz – Serenity
Joseph Akins – Into the Flow
Pete Calandra – The Road Home
Jack Gates – Bring the Flavors
Michele McLaughlin – Life
Adam Werner – Deep
Timothy Crane – The Fall of a Sparrow
Vin Downes – When the Sea Lets Go
Terra Guitarra – Of Sea & Stars
Tom Caufield – Forging The Moonlight
Johannes Linstead – Azul
Peter Kater – Dancing on Water
