Not a year I have got passionate about music or books really. Having a five year old go to primary school and my little girl starting to walk have really been too much of a distraction!
But I have enjoyed these admittedly Pitchforkmedia friendly releases

Gonjasufi - A Sufi and a Killer
Pantha du Prince - Black Noise
Julian Lynch - Mare
Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
Bo Ningen - Bo Ningen

Belatedly checking out The Phantom Band - the wants

and these comps have shown the way to put music together

- Pomegranates: Persian Pop, Funk, Folk and Psych of the 60s and 70s (Finders Keepers)
- DEUTSCHE ELEKTRONISCHE MUSIK- EXPERIMENTAL GERMAN ROCK AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC 1972-83 (Souljazz Records)

Another comp I probably should have checked but not got around to -

Sleepwalkers by David Sylvian

Fave Live date of the year -

Seeing Iggy and the stooges at Hammersmith Apollo