Looking back on 2012 and BURNING WORLD RECORDS Staff Top 10 lists
Posted in 2012, Burning World Records, mailorder, Roadburn Records, USA on December 30th, 2012 by Jurgen Burning World
Looking back on 2012 we think we can safely say it was a superb year for both Roadburn Records and Burning World Records, the label and the mailorder. Lots of high quality releases both live (Chelsea Wolfe, Bongripper, White Hills vinyl) and studio (Conan, Black Magician, 35007, Slomatics). Next to that you’ll find the Top 10 lists of the Burning World Records staff below. Happy 2013!
On Roadburn records we released this year:
- White Hills – Live At Roadburn 2011 LP (both here and in the US)
- Yob – Live At Roadburn 2010 2LP
- The Obsessed – Live in Koln 1992 LP (both here and in the US)
- Chelsea Wolfe – Live At Roadburn 2012 LP
- Bongripper – Live At Roadburn 2012 Dig
On Burning World Records we released:
- The Angelic Process – Coma Wearing LP/CD/Dig
- Sons Of Otis – Spacejumbofudge LP
- Conan – Monnos LP/CD/Dig
- Slomatics - A Hocht CD
- Black Magician – Nature Is The Devil’s Church CD
- 35007 – Phase V LP
(If you miss one or two of the releases please click on the title to pick it up in our store)
And 2013 is not looking bad either. Releases coming up by Ulver, Vattnet Viskar (CD/EP), Bongripper (2CD and vinyl), Conan (Roadburn live and new studio album), Drunk In Hell (watch out for this Bong-related Brainbombs stormer!), Windhand and more.
End of year lists
And as it’s the last week of the year, the Burning World offices were buzzing with end of year lists. The Quietus, Pitchfork, The Wire all had their list and the favourites for their demographe. Below you’ll find the 4 listst of the Burning World staff. If it fits whatever demographe, that’s up to you – the reader – to decide
JP
Rush – Clockwork Angels 2LP (Roadrunner)
Sabbath Assembly – Ye are Gods LP (Svart)
Moon Duo - Circles LP (Souterrain Transmissions)
Sutekh Hexen - Behind the throne LP (Magic Bullit Records)
Meschiya Lake & her Little Big Horns – Lucky Devil cd (Continental Coast)
Wino & Conny Ochs – Heavy Kingdom LP (Exile On Mainstream)
Anaal Nathrakh – Vanitas LP (Back On Black)
Taake – Noregs Vaapen LP ((Svartekunst Produksjoner)
X-TG – Desertshore / The Final Report 2LP (Industrial Records)
Wooden Indian Burial Ground - s/t LP (Mon Amie Records)
Désirée
RUSH – CLOCKWORK ANGELS (ROADRUNNER RECORDS)
OM – ADVAITIC SONGS (DRAG CITY)
HIGH ON FIRE – DE VERMIS MYSTERIIS (CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS)
WINO & CONNY OCHS – HEAVY KINGDOM (MAINSTREAM RECORDS)
MOS GENERATOR – NOMADS (RIPPLE MUSIC)
SABBATH ASSEMBLY – YE ARE GODS (SVART RECORDS)
MOUNT FUJI DOOMJAZZ CORPORATION – EGOR (PARALLEL CORNERS)
UNDERSMILE – NARWHAL (FUTURE NOISE RECORDINGS)
AMENRA - MASS V (NEUROT RECORDINGS)
BLACK MAGICIAN – NATURE IS THE DEVILS CHURCH (SHAMAN RECORDINGS)
Teun
1. Godspeed you black emperor – Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
2. Amenra – Mass V
3. Unwinding Hours – Afterlives
4. Wovenhand – Laughingstalk
5. Sigur Ros – Valteri
6. Old Man Gloom – NO
7. EF – Delusions of grandeur
8. Mono – For my Parents
9. Ancestors – Invisible White
10. Pelican – Ataraxis / Taraxis
Jurgen
Swans – The Seer 3LP
Windhand – Windhand LP
Aluk Todolo – Occult Rock 2LP
Pinkish Black – Pinkish Black LP
Pallbearer – Sorrow & Extinction 2LP
Occultation –Three & Seven LP
Tamaryn – Tender New Signs LP
Vatican Shadow – Ghosts Of Chechnya MP3
Circle of Ouroborus - The Lost Entrance Of The Just LP
The Amazing – Gentle Stream LP
(PS of course we would have loved to include our own titles in the lists but we think it’s not done, so that’s why no Conan, Chelsea Wolfe or other BWR or RBR titles appear here)

