Convergence Zone

Category: Best Of

  • Top music of 2023

    Jim Causey

    Compiling a list of some of my favorite albums and singles from regional artists and beyond, along with links to buy the albums

    You can find music from these albums and much more on my
    Best of 2023 Playlists for Spotify and TIDAL, as well as in two “Best of 2023” episodes of Convergence Zone (archive links below)

    Albums from PNW Artists
    Omni Gardens, Golden Pear, Moon Glyph
    Mount Maxwell, Littlefolk, Hotham Sound Recordings
    Hello Meteor, Earth Journos
    FM Attack, Cosmic
    AeTopus, Cup, Spotted Peccary Records
    Terminus Void, APEIRON, Groove Unlimited
    Dreamstate Logic, Latent Images and Distant Dreams
    Pure Bathing Culture, Chalice
    Saloli, Canyon, kranky
    Erwilian, Cascadia
    Paul Ellis, Music for the Space Between Atoms, Cyclical Dreams
    Methods Body, Plural Not Possessive, Beacon Sound
    Brass Clouds, Escape Vessels, Bathysphere Records

    Singles from PNW Artists
    Echo of the Low Light, Disco
    Soft Release, Find You Later
    Little H Collective, Avalanche Pass
    LEATHERS, Fascination

    Albums from other regions
    Suzanne Ciani and Jonathan Fitoussi, Golden Apples of the Sun
    Frore, Biome
    Siren and the Sea, Gravity Wave
    Various Artists, The Stone Tape: analyzing a ghost by electronic means
    Eydis Evenson, The Light
    Pabellión Sintetico, Mies van der Rohe’s Dreams
    David Arkenstone, Winterlüde
    One Arc Degree, The Forest and the Milky Way
    Various Artists, The NID Tapes: Electronics Music from India 1969-1972
    Caterina Barbieri, Myuthafoo
    Ryuichi Sakamoto, 12
    Chuck van Zyl, Gwynedd
    Ki Oni, A Leisurely Swim to Everlasting Life

    Spotify playlist: Top music of 2023
    Best of 2023 part 1 – first aired 12.12.2023
    Best of 2023 part 2 – first aired 12.26.2023

  • Best of 2023 – Part 2

    Jim Causey

    More of my favorite discoveries from 2023 from local and global artists, along with some fun throwbacks!

    Convergence Zone: ambient soundscapes of the Pacific Northwest and beyond, every Tuesday night at 10:30pm PT on 90.7 KSER, 89.9 KXIR, and kser.org

    KSER playlist (opens in new tab)

    10:30 PM Little H Collective “Avalanche Pass (radio edit)” from Avalanche Pass 2023

    10:37 PM Hello Meteor “Eso Waypoints” from Earth Journos 2023

    10:42 PM Jeff Pierce “Serenity Fields” from The Road Ahead 2023

    10:46 PM Erik Wøllo “Cloud of Strings” from Cloud of Strings 2023

    10:57 PM MiDi BiTCH “Marmalade Skies” from Sonic Fiction 2023

    11:01 PM Panabrite “Cortex Meridian” from Cortex Meridian 2013

    11:10 PM Radio Massacre International “The Clockwork Time Dragon (Album)” from Time & Motion 2010

    11:22 PM Lisa Bella Donna “Rahmenerzählung” from Portals: A Kosmische Journey Through Outer Worlds and Inner Space 2020

    11:33 PM Matthew Halsall “Sunlight Reflection” from An Ever Changing View 2023

    11:34 PM Matthew Halsall “Natural Movement” from An Ever Changing View 2023

    11:39 PM North Americans “The Living End” from Long Cool World 2023

    11:43 PM The British Stereo Collective “Lost in Aqua” from Sailing 1975 2023

    11:56 PM Pabellón Sintético “Open Spaces” from Mies Dreams Live Session 2023

    12:05 AM Ian Boddy “Memory Lane” from Berlin: A Tribute Album for Mark Shreeve 2023

    12:11 AM Thom Brennan “Argo Pt. 3” from Argo 2023

    12:21 AM Siren and the Sea “Gravity Wave” from Gravity Wave – EP 2023

    12:28 AM Laurel Halo “Naked to the Light” from Atlas 2023

  • Best of 2023 – Part 1

    Jim Causey
    first aired 12.12.2023

    Part 1 of my review of the best music from 2023 – tracks by Hello Meteor, Omni Gardens, Future Islands, Erwilian, Pure Bathing Culture, David Arkenstone, Mount Maxwell, Terminus Void, Dreamstate Logic, and much more

    Convergence Zone: ambient soundscapes of the Pacific Northwest and beyond; every Tuesday night at 10:30pm PT on 90.7 KSER, 89.9 KXIR, streaming at kser.org – more information at https://convergencezone.fm

    KSER playlist (opens in new tab)

    FM Attack – Timeless – 00:00
    NAVVI – Clemency – 04:38
    Future Islands – The Tower – 09:56
    Hibou – Night Fell – 13:28
    Echo of the Low Light – Disco – 19:30
    Altin Gün – Rakıya Su Katamam – 23:36
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – The Silver Cord – 27:16
    Pure Bathing Culture – The Memento – 33:35
    Crumb & Melody’s Echo Chamber – Le Temple Volant – 37:22
    NCY Milky Band – Aphex Twin – 39:17
    Hello Meteor – Earth Journos – 43:59
    Saloli – Waterfall – 47:00
    Pabellón Sintético – Bauhaus – 51:25
    Brendan Pollard – Steel Blue Sphere – 59:31
    Dreamstate Logic – Lost But Not Forgotten – 01:02:34
    AeTopus – Sundial – 01:11:17
    Omni Gardens – Rain Jacket – 01:18:19
    Volcano Lazerbeam – At Sea – 01:21:14
    Terminus Void – Flow of Order – 01:29:46
    Erwilian – Masters in This Hall (Live) – 01:36:15
    Makushin – No More Rush Hour – 01:43:20
    David Arkenstone – Darkening Skies – 01:49:29
    Mount Maxwell – Sky Eye – 01:53:07
    Hotel Pools – Metro 地​下​鉄 – 01:58:17