Altered Zones: Favorites Albums of 2011 [alphabetically by first name]
- Ash Borer — Ash Borer
- Blues Control & Laraaji — FRKWYS Vol. 8
- The Caretaker — An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
- Death Grips — Exmilitary
- Future Shuttle — Water’s Edge
- Holy Other — With U
- Iceage — New Brigade
- John Maus — We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
- Julia Holter — Tragedy
- Julian Lynch — Terra
- Jürgen Müller — Science of the Sea
- Laurel Halo — Hour Logic
- Liturgy — Aesthethica
- Oneohtrix Point Never — Replica
- Peaking Lights — 936
- Pete Swanson — Man with Potential
- Prince Rama — Trust Now
- Pure X — Pleasure
- Run DMT — Dreams
- Tim Hecker — Ravedeath, 1972