2026.10 - Last month I mostly listened to...

Another month gone and I have to admit I am starting to have issues with the amount of music I am receiving. I think I had 130 or so promo releases to wade through and quite a lot of that was not for me at all for whatever reason. Plus all the looking I did from the recurring friday releases, the Qobuz recommendations and the 1001 Albums project.
It’s a lot 😅
But I refuse to stress about this, might have few less new releases on occasion, but that’s a future problem for when/if that happens.

Oh! Remember to check out the awesome various artists compilation Brown Acid - The Twenty-Third Trip (released 31.10.) by Riding Easy Records. They’re constantly unearthing forgotten music, more for each release, and I think it’s amazing.

Anyway, here’s the list for last month!

2026.10 - Last month I mostly listened to:

1. Earthbong
2. Sidus
3. Humulus
4. Double Space
5. Kanaan
6. Ovoo
7. Akṭōpasa
8. Dread Witch
9. Toundra
10. Graveyard
11. Rouge Marlowe
12. Moni Jitchell
13. Hexecutioner
14. Wolfbrigade
15. Godzilla in the Kitchen

By playtime (h:mm:ss):

1. Earthbong 6:51:52
2. Kanaan 6:41:35
3. Sidus 3:45:10
4. Akṭōpasa 3:23:23
5. Kongh 3:07:36
6. Humulus 3:03:40

Track obsession: Earthbong - Bug (the whole album really)
Bubbling under: Phe, Age of Life, Forest Horse, It's All About Mary, Shedfromthebody, Travo, Vibravoid, Firebreather, Noothgrush, Laser Dracul, Gnod, From Sand To Stardust
Total artists in rotation: 240

Minutes listened: ~8300 min (~137 hours)

Relevant albums:
Earthbong - Salutations to the Cultivators (2026)
Sidus - Lotus (2026)
Humulus - Smuggler's Cave (2026)
Double Space - Not In A Million Years (2026)
Kanaan - Kanaan (2026)
Ovoo - Obsidian (2026)
Dread Witch - Cult (2026)
Toundra - Siete (2026)
Graveyard - Fever (2026)
Rouge Marlowe - One White Page (2026)
Moni Jitchell - Aware (2026)
Hexecutioner - Ascension Rock (2026)
Akṭōpasa - Glide Reflections (2026)
Kongh - Dissolved in Time (09.2026)
Kongh - Sole Creation (2013)
Wolfbrigade - Howl from Underground (2026)
Godzilla in the Kitchen - Termination Sequence (2026)
Phe - Closer to the Sun (2026)
Age of Life - Emergence - Part I (2026)
Forest Horse - Botany (2026)
It's All About Mary - Exploring The Brane (2026)
Shedfromthebody - We Fly into Windows (2026)
Travo - Wasteland (2026)
Firebreather - Blood That I Spill Turns To Fire (2026)
Vibravoid - A Reason For Now (2026)
Noothgrush - Man is His Own Tormentor (2026)
Laser Dracul - Hin Håle Blues (2026)
Gnod - The Chronicles of Gnowt (2026)
From Sand To Stardust - Moondrift (2026)

A track from each relevant Top 10 artist can be found from this playlist (sort by 'date added' if applicable): http://dy.fi/iio
(behind the short url above are links to the same playlist in Qobuz, Tidal, Deezer, Spotify, and finally Soundiiz which you can use to transfer the playlist to your chosen platform).

Edited to add: 2026.10 releases of interest playlist at Qobuz.

Albums and artists that came upon me via my 1001 Albums -project and which I kept on listening:
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle (1979)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information (1974)
Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs (1970)

And don’t forget to check Doom Charts next friday (it’s the 6th). My top five nominees to that list were the new albums by Earthbong, Sidus, Humulus, Double Space and Kanaan.

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