Bunny Gamer's Top Albums of 2012. Part One: 100-76.

Here it is, at long last--the 2012 installment of my albums of the year list. As per the usual, this thing is an absolute monster to make, and this is the first of four parts which should be coming out over the next month or so, time permitting. All these albums are legitimately fantastic, so don't hesitate to seek out any that pique your interest. This year, direct downloads have become less and less reliable, so a lot of the links on here aren't as stable as I like and may or may not get deleted over time (with the exception of the artist-provided ones) so please let me know if you're having trouble finding an album on here, I did the best I could. With that said, go ahead and click on the title of this post to view the first 25 albums on the list, right after the break!

Brian Saia. Ancient Lakes.

Fantastically groovy experimental work. Free ambient sections followed by joyous melodies. Fun beats and otherworldly intrumentals. Densely creative. Overwhelmingly curious. New. Sublime.

Brian Saia - 'Ancient Lakes'

2012

1. The Sailing Stones

2. Salar De Uyuni

3. Anza-Borrego

4. The Sinking Sea

5. Black Blizzard

6. Song Of Dunes

7. King Clone

8. Ancient Lakes

9. Bombay Beach

10. Playa

Listen.

Born Gold. Little Sleepwalker.

Brooding new electronic music from the man who used to go by Gobble Gobble. Less experimental pop. More twisted vocals and evil beats. Scared melodies. Sacred textures. Deep blue. Vitriolic.

Born Gold - 'Little Sleepwalker'

2012

1. Pulse Thief

2. That Way

3. Lethe

4. I: Ferocious Body

5. II: Against Silence

6. Sky Bicycle

7. Black Sonar

8. Dawn Tunnel

9. Fires of Disappearing

10. Gauze Pillars

Listen.

Sacred Tapestry. Shader.

More incredible vaporwave from New Dreams Ltd. Swirling synth crescendos. Mighty beatless tracks. Warped vocal samples. Thundering builds. Dominating. Surreal.

Sacred Tapestry - 'Shader'

2012

1. LD・VHD

2. 花こう岩Cosmorama

3. ドリーミー

4. 移住

5. 新たな夢Spirited Child (Color Ocean Sky)

6. 凍傷

Listen.

The Flowers Of St. Francis. Vol. 2.

Subdued experimental ambient noisescapes. Furious screeches of feedback. Muffled acoustic reveries. Cassette hum. Viciously obtuse. Painfully obscured. Vital.

The Flowers of St. Francis - 'Vol. 2'

2012

1. All Opaque Visions

2. What Wasn't Still Isn't

Listen.

Enta. Hello World.

Visceral midwest skramz. Shimmering guitars. Desperate cries. Fast-paced. Supremely powerful. Relevance. Forward motion.

Enta - 'Hello World'

2012

1. Moonshiners

2. Brothers Beckoned

3. Ethics and Standards

4. For Future Present Tense

5. Bad Friends With Good Habits

Listen.

Night Heir. Wind In My Dream Mist In My House.

Deep progressive black metal from Portland. Plodding acoustic tracks. Giant drums. Crashing guitars. Impassioned vocals. Absolutely stunning. Hugely immersive.

Night Heir - 'Wind In My Dream Mist In My House'

2010

I. Weeping of the Boughs

II. The Night Heir

III. No Sympathy From Demanding Idols

IV. Indigo Woman

V. Böcklin

VI. Temples of Muir (every tree a cross)

VII. Plaintive Orion

VIII. I Seek Myself

IX. I See Myself

X. DawnMan Outroduction

Listen.