One final glimpse at 2011 and I promise I will never speak of it again. Here are some of my top records of the year gone by (in no particular order):
Genius of Time – Drifting Back [Clone Royal Oak]
Regis – In Syrian Tongue [Blackest Ever Black]
New York Transit Authority – Off the Traxx [Lobster Boy]
Eros – Eros 1 [Eros Records]
D’Marc Cantu – How Are We Doing [MOS Recordings]
Virgo Four – It’s A Crime (Caribou Remix) [Rush Hour]
Objekt – Objekt #1 [White Label]
Recloose – Saturday Night Manifesto [Rush Hour]
Four Tet / Daphni – Pinnacles / Ye Ye [Text Records]
Blawan – Peaches [Clone Basement Series]
Best of 2011 | Top 10 Records
January 4th, 2012 by Laetitia
Best of 2011: Daphni – Ye Ye
December 27th, 2011 by Laetitia
I think it’s fair to say that Daphni (aka Caribou) has been one of the best producers this year, releasing some absolute gems; notably this one on Four Tet’s Text Records, along with two killer edits on the elusive Resista Records and the massively in demand Ne Noya / Yes I Know on Jiaolong. Hoping 2012 will continue to bring good things from this man.
Best of 2011: Pearson Sound – Deep Inside
December 14th, 2011 by LaetitiaPearson Sound aka Ramadanman has been very present this year and he is far from making us feel jaded. Maybe it’s because he has so many different monikers?!
Anyway, this is a slice of perfect UK Funky (or Future Garage if you want to be really pernickety) for 2011. Night Slugs still representing.
Best of 2011: Maurice Donovan “Call My Name”
December 6th, 2011 by LaetitiaMASSIVE jackin’ number from a favourite UK producer with many different monikers – if you don’t know who’s behind it at this stage, dig a little deeper!
Best of 2011: Objekt #1
December 2nd, 2011 by LaetitiaIt’s time to start thinking about end of year charts….so the following few posts will feature some of the favourites from the last 12 months.
To start off we have Berlin-based Objekt who was quite possibly one of few producers to make the marriage of dubstep and techno sound so so right. This record and the collaboration with SBTRKT for the Sbjekt #1 white label were major highlights.
Warm in Winter
November 23rd, 2011 by Laetitia
You may have noticed from some of my previous posts that I am rather partial to making relationships between music and the weather. Maybe it’s just me but I think certain music just sounds so much better in certain weather. I could most definitely elaborate on this but at the risk of boring you to tears, I have chosen a couple of tracks that I think will warm your cockles.
Peaking Lights are a duo from California who make what they call “pop-psych”. Their album 936 is quite possibly one of my albums of the year. I would strongly recommend you check it out.
Hey Sparrow by Peaking Lights
Glass Candy singer IDA is probably the closest you will get to the beautiful piercing sounds of Annie Lennox. She is quite amazing. So much so that I have to put down two of the tracks here. Also if you are a fan of cover art, you need to check out theirs or any on the Italians Do It Better label – it’s killer.
GLASS CANDY / WARM IN THE WINTER
Daphni aka Caribou aka Dan Snaith has had a winning streak of releases this year, coming out with a sound that is consistently so unique to him. You would do very well to check out the rest of his stuff – I will eat my hat if you’re disappointed!
Throwback
November 3rd, 2011 by Laetitia
An oldie but a goodie from the one and only Slum Village to warm your cockles!
Jay Simon in the mix
October 25th, 2011 by Laetitia
Get familiar with Jay Simon if you what’s good for you. His recent release on Kyle Hall’s Wild Oats label, “Faith”, has been on heavy rotation here. You might recognise those RnB vocals – it’s all in the title. Anyway, since that very limited release, everyone has been chomping at the bit for more from Jay. Check him out in the mix HERE to find out what you can expect.
Also check out the clip for “Faith” below. (A radio rip, I know, but it’s proof of just how limited this release was!)
