Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
2024 has admittedly been a slower year for electronic music, but that certainly doesn't mean we didn't get plenty of diamonds in the rough, and it's finally that time of year to go back and highlight my favorites of them.
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/TheWonkyAngle
Discogs list: discogs.com/lists/The-Wonky-Angles-Best-Albums-of-2024/1571607
More year-end lists: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL7YAEYmfP95FftgBreZLWWm
More countdowns & rankings: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL4pzKEurvNct9U9F7ZH2fUV
HM#1: Listen: squarepusher.bandcamp.com/album/dostrotime-1 / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=cnDFfPwgKTg
HM#2: Listen: blueshades.bandcamp.com/album/meet-the-leafmask / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=3903s
HM#3: Listen: nitmusic.bandcamp.com/album/big-bang-puzzle / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=3FJWPEn3Rmk&t=5339s
HM#4: Listen: suzianalogue.bandcamp.com/album/onez / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=1557s
HM#5: Listen: luttrell.bandcamp.com/album/life-at-full-speed / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=27z8YdoLr9U&t=3425s
HM#6: Listen: niknakdjmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ireti-2 / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=5052s
HM#7: Listen: neotantra.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-mishima / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=1745s
HM#8: Listen: yarni.bandcamp.com/album/little-island-ep / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=3FJWPEn3Rmk&t=3491s
#10: Listen: lancegurisik.bandcamp.com/album/proffer / Review:youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=3189s
#9: Listen: throwingsnow.bandcamp.com/album/isthmus / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=3349s
#8: Listen: mariachiaramusic.bandcamp.com/album/closer / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=3FJWPEn3Rmk&t=5810s
#7: Listen: sungazermusic.bandcamp.com/album/against-the-fall-of-night / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=27z8YdoLr9U&t=7567s
#6: Listen: moby.bandcamp.com/album/always-centered-at-night / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=kioxsA-wu-I
#5: Listen: hudsonlee.bandcamp.com/album/light-dancer / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=2mAbPQb3p98
#4: Listen: buffalostaple.bandcamp.com/album/if-you-see-a-blur / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=y0Zbn2D5VLA
#3: Listen: lpgiobbi.bandcamp.com/album/dotr / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=27z8YdoLr9U&t=1979s
#2: Listen: jamiexx.bandcamp.com/album/in-waves / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=A7DjPCSt2Ps
#1: Listen: floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/cascade / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=fL1aOiumUrg
2024 has admittedly been a slower year for electronic music, but that certainly doesn't mean we didn't get plenty of diamonds in the rough, and it's finally that time of year to go back and highlight my favorites of them.
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/TheWonkyAngle
Discogs list: discogs.com/lists/The-Wonky-Angles-Best-Albums-of-2024/1571607
More year-end lists: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL7YAEYmfP95FftgBreZLWWm
More countdowns & rankings: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL4pzKEurvNct9U9F7ZH2fUV
HM#1: Listen: squarepusher.bandcamp.com/album/dostrotime-1 / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=cnDFfPwgKTg
HM#2: Listen: blueshades.bandcamp.com/album/meet-the-leafmask / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=3903s
HM#3: Listen: nitmusic.bandcamp.com/album/big-bang-puzzle / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=3FJWPEn3Rmk&t=5339s
HM#4: Listen: suzianalogue.bandcamp.com/album/onez / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=1557s
HM#5: Listen: luttrell.bandcamp.com/album/life-at-full-speed / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=27z8YdoLr9U&t=3425s
HM#6: Listen: niknakdjmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ireti-2 / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=5052s
HM#7: Listen: neotantra.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-mishima / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=1745s
HM#8: Listen: yarni.bandcamp.com/album/little-island-ep / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=3FJWPEn3Rmk&t=3491s
#10: Listen: lancegurisik.bandcamp.com/album/proffer / Review:youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=3189s
#9: Listen: throwingsnow.bandcamp.com/album/isthmus / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=SfytSv-N6lA&t=3349s
#8: Listen: mariachiaramusic.bandcamp.com/album/closer / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=3FJWPEn3Rmk&t=5810s
#7: Listen: sungazermusic.bandcamp.com/album/against-the-fall-of-night / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=27z8YdoLr9U&t=7567s
#6: Listen: moby.bandcamp.com/album/always-centered-at-night / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=kioxsA-wu-I
#5: Listen: hudsonlee.bandcamp.com/album/light-dancer / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=2mAbPQb3p98
#4: Listen: buffalostaple.bandcamp.com/album/if-you-see-a-blur / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=y0Zbn2D5VLA
#3: Listen: lpgiobbi.bandcamp.com/album/dotr / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=27z8YdoLr9U&t=1979s
#2: Listen: jamiexx.bandcamp.com/album/in-waves / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=A7DjPCSt2Ps
#1: Listen: floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/cascade / Review: youtube.com/watch?v=fL1aOiumUrg
![Trentemøller - The Last Resort (Album Review) [Patreon Request]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sWCe3Oj6qPs/mqdefault.jpg "Trentemøller - The Last Resort (Album Review) [Patreon Request]
The last album on this run of my Patreon schedule is a well-acclaimed IDM classic from 2006 that Ive had quite a bit of history with, mightve had some mixed memories from college but it held up quite a bit better than I remembered.
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWonkyAngle
Listen: https://trentemoller.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-resort
More Patreon-requested reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL5ueXeqSgMqMaLTL8zC2BAz
Favorite Tracks: Take Me Into Your Skin, Vamp, Evil Dub, Always Something Better, While The Cold Winter Waiting, Nightwalker, Chameleon, Into The Trees (Serenetti Part 3), Miss You
Least Favorite Track: Snowflake
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
All ratings based purely off of personal enjoyment at the time of this videos upload and either end in .0, .3, .5, or .7. Take nothing I say too seriously.")
![Underground Resistance - Galaxy 2 Galaxy: A Hitech Jazz Compilation (Comp Review) [Patreon Request]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sonrpj40ntE/mqdefault.jpg "Underground Resistance - Galaxy 2 Galaxy: A Hitech Jazz Compilation (Comp Review) [Patreon Request]
For possibly the biggest-scale request sent in to me for this round, were talking about the legendary Detroit Techno collective Underground Resistance and going through a comp of all their brightest and most melodic material throughout the first decade and a half of their history.
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWonkyAngle
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/5f4gnlLgeEAj7RRoo4gIYV
More Patreon-requested reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL5ueXeqSgMqMaLTL8zC2BAz
Favorite Tracks: Transition, Return Of The Dragons, Big Stone Lake, Sometimes I Feel Like, Jupiter Jazz, Amazon, Astral Apache, Hi Tech Jazz, Windchime, Timeline, First Galactic Baptist Church; Afros, Arps & Minimoogs
Least Favorite Track: either Nation 2 Nation or Deep Space 9
Overall Rating: N/A (its a comp. but a lot of great & historically important stuff here)
All ratings based purely off of personal enjoyment at the time of this videos upload and either end in .0, .3, .5, or .7. Take nothing I say too seriously.")
![Tomáš Dvořák (Floex) - Machinarium Soundtrack (Album Review) [Patreon Request]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tDlo474mD3E/mqdefault.jpg "Tomáš Dvořák (Floex) - Machinarium Soundtrack (Album Review) [Patreon Request]
Finally getting around to the next Patreon request and talking about the soundtrack to a well-acclaimed PC game from 2009, which I decided to actually go out and fully play through this time to get better context and boy did I have a lot of thoughts on the whole experience.
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWonkyAngle
Listen: https://innerfx.bandcamp.com/album/machinarium-soundtrack
Listen (bonus EP): https://innerfx.bandcamp.com/album/machinarium-soundtrack-bonus-ep-free-dwnld
Zorya review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6RgK2MpjlQ
More Patreon-requested reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL5ueXeqSgMqMaLTL8zC2BAz
Favorite Tracks: The Bottom, The Sea, Mr. Handagote, The Furnace, The Black Cap Brotherhood Theme, The Glasshouse With Butterfly, The Castle, The End (Prague Radio) [if including the bonus EP, add on The Robot Band Tune, Pipe Wrench Dubstep and By The Wall]
Least Favorite Track: The Mezzanine
Overall Rating: 7.7/10 [8.0 if the bonus EP is included]
All ratings based purely off of personal enjoyment at the time of this videos upload and either end in .0, .3, .5, or .7. Take nothing I say too seriously.")
