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"Portrait #3" by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/153805265@N07">вєиנι ℓєвєαυтє α∂αм</a>

Three years ago, I was tasked with writing the introduction to our year-end Favorite Labels feature. I lamented the fact that trustworthy (and SANE) music curation had basically ceased to exist in an era where notoriety had become a confusing amalgam of happenstance, advertising algorithms, and cheap-as-fuck digital recording and distribution technology. Needless to say, the trend in that direction has only continued.

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More about: A. G. Cook, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Autre Ne Veut, Burial, Chino Amobi, clipping., D/P/I, Dean Blunt, DJ Nigga Fox, DJ Rashad, Eartheater, Eli Keszler, Euglossine, Félicia Atkinson, Fire-Toolz, FKA twigs, Flying Lotus, Foodman, galen tipton, GFOTY, Giant Claw, Graham Lambkin, Grouper, Hannah Diamond, Holly Henrdon, James Ferraro, Jason Lescalleet, Jenny Hval, Jessy Lanza, Jlin, JPEGMAFIA, Julia Holter, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kelela, Kevin Drumm, Klein, Lawrence English, Lolina, M.E.S.H., Merzbow, Myhsa, Oneohtrix Point Never, Prurient, Riddlore, RP Boo, Sarah Davachi, Seth Graham, Slikback, Tim Hecker, Triad God, Vektroid, Yves Tumor, YYU, Zola Jesus, ZutZut

We are celebrating the end of the decade through lists, essays, and mixes. Join us as we explore the music that helped define the decade for us. More from this series

We are celebrating the end of the decade through lists, essays, and mixes. Join us as we explore the music that helped define the decade for us. More from this series

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"Tokyo Loft" by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/153892659@N08/">Tim Sirois</a> (edited)

We don’t even have to think about music anymore. Music is actually everywhere this decade. And we’ve begotten the perpetual illusion of tangible sound. Us: * vibing with the movement/force of music emoji* If you and I have ever interacted IRL/URL together, I respect that moment eternally; there’s so much sound we’ve felt [upon levels] that together we’ve practically shared an ethereal energy, forever. Unequivocally, sound traverses “everywhere” this decade because,,,

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We are celebrating the end of the decade through lists, essays, and mixes. Join us as we explore the music that helped define the decade for us. More from this series

We are celebrating the end of the decade through lists, essays, and mixes. Join us as we explore the music that helped define the decade for us. More from this series

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"Club H2O" by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/simplystavaros/">Stavaros Gracemount</a>

“Of course, the decision to use ‘post-’ as a discursive frame is ultimately a political act. From that perspective, ‘post-’ communicates a haziness or murkiness — a blanket generalization that is an empty descriptor. ‘Post-’ announces that challenging instances of passage and transformation can only be articulated through what they proceed. But is this enough?”
– Zach Blas, “Contra-Internet Aesthetics,” in You Are Here: Art After the Internet

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We are celebrating the end of the decade through lists, essays, and mixes. Join us as we explore the music that helped define the decade for us. More from this series