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Rock 2018: João Branco Kyron's (Beautify Junkyards) chart

by João Branco Kyron

Some of the 2018 albums I enjoyed the most (with no specific order).

Several albums from 2018 that I particularly loved (in no specific order).

Young Echo – Young Echo

Artists collective from Bristol created a multilayered album with influences from hiphop, dub, electronic, noise with beautiful and haunting textures. sometimes remiding Burial´s bleak landscapes.

The Bristol artists' collective has crafted a multilayered album with influences from hip-hop, dub, electronica and noise, with beautiful and unsettling textures. At times they recall the desolate landscapes of Burial.

Concretism – For Concrete And Country.

One of my favorite contemporary electronic projects, by the hands of Chris Sharp.Its like an urban cousin of Boards of Canada, planning through the city brutalist architectural buildings, desolated and deep.

One of my favourite contemporary electronic projects, from the hands of Chris Sharp. It's like an urban cousin of Boards of Canada, designed through the buildings of architectural brutalism (an architectural movement seen as the overcoming of the Modern Movement in architecture, ed.), desolate and profound.

Altin Gun – On

Turkish delight made in Amsterdam. Turkish Psych and Folk recovered for the XXI century, with wonderful textures and a lot of groove.

A Turkish delight made in Amsterdam. Turkish psych and folk reclaimed for the 21st century, with gorgeous textures and plenty of groove.

A Year in the Country – Audio Albion

Wonderful compilation with mesmerizing sounds. Each track contains field recordings from locations throughout the Uk, from folk to electronic, from classical to experimental.

A splendid compilation with hypnotic sounds. Each track features field recordings from locations across the UK, ranging from folk to electronica, from classical to experimental.

Circuit des Yeux – Reaching for Indigo

Bought the album immediatly after watching her live act at le Guess Who Festival, I was mesmerized by the strangeness of Haley Fohr´s voice and compositions.

I bought the album right after seeing her live act at the Le Guess Who? Festival, I was mesmerized by the strangeness of Haley Fohr's voice and compositions.

Jon Brooks – Applied Music : Plastics Today

I am a great fan of his work and this album is an amazing dive into electronic Library Music.

I'm a huge fan of his work, and this album is a fantastic dive into Library electronic music.

Sam Mclouphlin – Veneric Garden Ep

Folklore has been a seminal label in the exploration of psychogeography and its related folk tales. In this case handcrafted Ep dedicated to outerlimits of the herbal occultism.

Folklore has been a key term in exploring psycho-geography and its popular tales. In this case, a delicate, handmade EP pushed to the outer limits of vegetal occultism.

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13/11/2025

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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by João Branco Kyron, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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