The Beat Oracle

As the New Year looms we bring you the second and final installment of our “Best of 2014″ retrospective. This episode features some of our favorite singles, EPs, and one-offs of the year. There are some top-notch tracks from the likes of Austin Cesear, Zero 7, Lusine, Dave DK, Daniel Jacques, Caribou, Clean Bandit, and more. Thanks for listening and ringing in the New Year with some Future Music!

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12/27/2014

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The time has come to present selections from our favorite albums of 2014. We hope you enjoy this look back on some of the year’s best Future Music!

There were many highlights over the year, and we’d like to thank WCRS for their continued support as well as our listeners in Columbus, Bali, and beyond!

Below we have included 10 consensus favorite album picks, as well as our individual favorites of the year. We encourage you to send us your own picks and recommendations to dj@beatoracle.net. On December 27th we’ll be airing part two of our best of 2014 special, and will feature our favorite singles, EPs, and one-offs. Thanks again to our listeners as we wrap up our seventh year on the air in Columbus!

10 BEAT ORACLE APPROVED: 2014 Edition (Alphabetical)

(from top left) Aphex Twin Syro, Eno/Hyde Someday World/High Life, Grenier meets Archie Pelago Grenier Meets Archie Pelago, Chihei Hatakeyama + Hakobune It Is, It Isn’t, Objekt Flatlands, Rain Dog Two Words, Rumpistol Away, Segue The Here and Now, Teebs Estara, Yagya Sleepygirls

Joseph’s Favorites
01. Yagya – Sleepygirls
02. Aphex Twin – Syro
03. Chihei Hatakeyama + Hakobune – It Is, It Isn’t
04. Grouper – Ruins
05. Otto A Totland – Pino
06. Teebs – ESTARA
07. Segue – The Here and Now
08. Taylor McFerrin – Early Riser
09. Grenier meets Archie Pelago – Grenier meets Archie Pelago
10. Machinone – Tokyo

Kenny’s Favorites
01. Grenier meets Archie Pelago – Grenier meets Archie Pelago
02. Rain Dog – Two Words
03. Eno / Hyde – Someday World
04. Aphex Twin – Syro
05. Rumpistol – Away
06. I Break Horses – Chiaroscuro
07. Kishi Bashi – Lighght
08. The Micronaut – Panorama
09. Downliners Sekt – Silent Ascent
10. Yagya – Sleepygirls

Michael’s Favorites
01. Teebs – ESTARA
02. Segue – The Here and Now
03. Martyn – The Air Between Words
04. Aphex Twin – Syro
05. Objekt – Flatlands
06. Eno / Hyde – High Life
07. St. Vincent – St. Vincent
08. The Juan Maclean – In a Dream
09. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead!
10. Yagya – Sleepygirls

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12/13/2014

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This is our last episode of new music for 2014, and it is a doozy.  Things start with some solid  tracks from Eliot Lipp, Touch Sensitive, and Quantic, and move into some melodic beats courtesy of Urulu, Jacques Greene, and Asonat. New gems from FSOL, Clark, and Andy Stott round out a two-hour tour of Future Music.

Stay tuned – next week we will air the first in our two-part 2014 review!

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12/06/2014

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Ease into this magic set inspired by Lectro nuptials. Glimpse into the future of love songs with examples by Kele, Clean Bandit and Gorgon City. Swoon under the stars to the sounds of Lovebirds, Ludique and ceo. Celebrate holy fires with Tourist, Klangkarussell and Marek Hemmann. Thanks for listening and enjoy!
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11/22/2014

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Enjoy this tea time set with our cousin Nigel – who imposed graciously visited our studio and annoyed assisted with a set full of new sounds from the likes of Tokimonsta, Brian Eno and Karl Hyde, Skalpel, John Barera and Will Martin, Objekt, and Thom Yorke.

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11/15/2014

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This set is informed by a diverse range of new sounds. Featuring: Melody’s Echo Chamber, zen beats from Mndsgn, new Richard D James, old Richard D James, The Micronaut, Bostro Pesope remixing Argy, more from Grouper, and unreleased now-released Burial. Thanks for listening.

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11/08/2014

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This episode is colored by many shades of Future Music and features some new tunes from Erlend Øye, Andy Stott, Christopher Willits, Lars Leonhard, Gui Borratto and Vittoria Fleet. We also drop some archived material from Laika, Shinichi Atobe, and The Orb. Add some sonic color to the week and enjoy!

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11/01/2014

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The season’s new release schedule continues to produce terrific listens, and we’ve included a number of fresh tracks in this episode. The mix features new music from the Delsin label, courtesy of Herva, the latest gem from Ludique,  new beats from Redinho’s debut LP, stripped down beauty from Grouper, more from FlyLo’s album “You’re Dead,” a new direction from Andy Stott, the return of 2562,  and the barely there sounds of Stephan Mathieu and Chihei Hatakeyama. Enjoy!

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10/25/2014

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