I tend not to rank releases. Random list of stuff that kicked my ass this year:
Bauer - En Otra Ciudad
Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom
Accordo Dei Contrari - Kinesis
Morglbl - Grotesk
Black Bonzo - Sound Of The Apocalypse
Nation Beyond - The Aftermath Odyssey
Morse Code - Procreation (reissue)
Upsilon Acrux - Galapagos Momentum
Miasma & The Carousel Of Headless Horses - Manfauna
Gazpacho - Night
Bennie Maupin - The Jewel In The Lotus (reissue)
Animations - Animations
El Festival De Los Viajes - El Festival De Los Viajes
Behold The Arctopus - Skullgrid
I'm definitely forgetting some stuff from earlier in the year and I don't want to just list all of our releases. The above are titles that I found myself going back to frequently with Bauer, Black Bonzo, and Morglbl probably being my favorites...at the moment.