- Lav & Purl – A State of Becoming (A Strangely Isolated Place)
- Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society – S/T (Six Degrees)
- Bing and Ruth – No Home of the Mind (4AD)
- Hauschka – What If (Temporary Residence)
- Los Angeles Percussion Quartet – Beyond (Sono Luminus)
- X.Y.R. – Labyrinth (Not Not Fun)
- Chuck Johnson – Balsams (VDSQ)
- Tony Allen – The Source (Blue Note)
- Jane Antonia Cornish – Into Silence (Innova)
- Esmerine – Mechanics of Dominion (Constellation)
- Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble – Return (Innova)
- Ensemble, et al. – The Slow Reveal (Imaginator)
Voluble mentionables
- Nicholas Payton – Afro-Caribbean Mixtape (Paytone)
- Saltland – A Common Truth (Constellation)
- Juana Molina – Halo (Crammed Discs)
- Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble – Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds (For Practically Everyone)
- Ariwo – Ariwo (Manana)
- Algiers – Underside of Power (Matador)
- Cornelius – Mellow Waves (Warner Japan/Rostrum)
- EMA – Exile in the Outer Ring (City Slang)
- Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – The Kid (Western Vinyl)
- Colleen – A Flame My Love, A Frequency (Thrill Jockey)
- Sharon Jones – Soul of a Woman (Daptone)
Unearthed archives and fond recollections
- Midori Takada & Masahiko Satoh – Lunar Cruise (WRWTFWW)
- Alice Coltrane – The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (Luaka Bop)
- Various Artists – Even a Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 (Light in the Attic)
- Can – The Singles (Spoon)
- Geinoh Yamashirogumi – Akira Symphonic Suite (Milan)
