Hi all.
Plenty to choose from, but MediaMonkey tells me my favorite releases of the year were:
Martin Sturtzer - Farcaster
Pollard & Dolente - Live and More
The Soviet Space Dog Project - Pacific Gravity
Arjen Schat - Cosmic Reef
2020 will not go down as one of the world's best years, for obvious reasons, but at least there is so much lovely EM still being released, and for me, it's the Berlin School style that continues to thrive, albeit in its niche.
2020 also marked the time I finally divested myself of my entire CD collection, which had been languishing unplayed in boxes in the loft for years. In the car park of an Asda in Leicester, I said goodbye to a lifetime collection of physical music material. Much emotional wrangling went on beforehand, but it was all backed up in several locations, and realistically none of it would have been put in a CD player in my house ever again. Nice Mr. Law took it off my hands for a fair price and it does make me happy that he can gain from it, and collectors all over the world can also have a physical copy of the music they want. Gave me a sort of nice feeling inside that I was spreading some musical happiness around, and I got some moolah to go towards a new toy.
Seasons Greetings to the EMPortal community and a safe, happy, and healthy New Year to you all