Friday, January 24, 2014

BEST OF 2013: August





 THE 10 MOST SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: 



BRAIDS



EBONY BONES



FRANZ FERDINAND



MODERAT
~SASCHA RING of Apparat + MODESELEKTOR~



ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND



SARAH NEUFELD
~of Arcade Fire / Bell Orchestre / The Luyas~



TRAVIS



TY SEGALL



WASHED OUT



ZOLA JESUS





 TOP 3 REISSUES OF THE MONTH: 



#3

JOE HIGGS
UNITY IS POWER -1979-
(PRESSURE SOUNDS)



#2

SAM SANDERS
MIRROR, MIRROR -previously unreleased-
(180 PROOF / FAT BEATS)



#1

LINVAL THOMPSON & THE REVOLUTIONARIES
BOSS MAN'S DUB: THE LOST 1979 DUB ALBUM 
(HOT MILK)





 TOP 3 COMPILATIONS OF THE MONTH: 



#3

THEO PARRISH
BLACK JAZZ SIGNATURE
(SNOW DOG)



#2

ITALIAN ELECTRONIC & 
NEW WAVE UNDERGROUND 1980-1988
(STRUT)



#1

SAINT ETIENNE
PRESENT SONGS FOR A CENTRAL PARK PICNIC
(CROYDON MUNICIPAL)






 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OF THE MONTH: 



EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY + DAVID WINGO
PRINCE AVALANCHE
(TEMPORARY RESIDENCE)





 VIDEOS OF THE MONTH: 



RAFFERTIE
BUILD ME UP





 TRACKS OF THE MONTH: 



 

BEST OF 2013: August Pt.1 from mc tank pumpin on 8tracks Radio.





 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

BEST OF 2013: July





 THE 15 MOST SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: 



μ-ZIQ




ALUNAGEORGE




DAVID LYNCH




DIZZEE RASCAL




EDITORS




FUCK BUTTONS




HIEROGLYPHICS
~CASUAL + DEL THA FUNKEE HOMOSAPIEN + ...~




JAY-Z




JUAN ATKINS + MORITZ VON OSWALD
~JUAN ATKINS of Channel One / Cybotron... +
MORITZ VON OSWALD of Basic Channel / Rhythm & Sound...~




MAPS




MAYER HAWTHORNE




PET SHOP BOYS




ROBERT POLLARD
~of Guided By Voices~




ROBIN THICKE




THUNDERCAT





 TOP 5 COMPILATION(S) / BOX SET(S) / REMIX ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: 



#5


MODULAR PRESENTS
 MODYSSEY
(MODULAR RECORDINGS)



#4


EARTH DIES BURNING
SONGS FROM THE VALLEY OF THE BORED TEENAGER 1981-1984
(CAPTURED TRACKS)



#3


APOLLO BROWN + GHOSTFACE KILLAH
12 REASONS TO DIE: THE BROWN TAPE
(SOUL TEMPLE)



#2


ROOTSMAN VIBRATIONS AT KING JAMMY'$
[4xCD]
(GREENSLEEVES / VP)



#1


SCARED TO GET HAPPY:
A STORY OF INDIE-POP 1980-1989 [5xCD]
(CHERRY RED)





 TOP 5 VIDEOS OF THE MONTH: 



#5


FAT FREDDY'S DROP
CLEAN THE HOUSE



#4


ABOUT GROUP
ALL IS NOT LOST



#3


IKONIKA
MR. CAKE



#2


BUSY P
THIS SONG w/ ANDREW WOODHEAD



#1


DIZZEE RASCAL
BASSLINE JUNKIE





 TRACKS OF THE MONTH: 



 

 

BEST OF 2013: July Pt.2 from mc tank pumpin on 8tracks Radio.








 





Sunday, January 19, 2014

BEST OF 2013: June





 THE 25 MOST SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: 



BEADY EYE
~LIAM GALLAGHER + GEM ARCHER of Oasis + ANDY BELL of Oasis / Ride
CHRIS SHARROCK of Icicle Works / The Lightning Seeds~




BIG DEAL




BOARDS OF CANADA




BOOKER T. JONES
~of Booker T. & The MG's~




CITY AND COLOUR
~DALLAS GREEN of Alexisonfire~




 CSS




DANNY & THE NIGHTMARES
~DANIEL JOHNSTON~




DEAP VALLY




DISCLOSURE




ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER
~of The Fiery Furnaces~




EMPIRE OF THE SUN
~LUKE STEELE of The Sleepy Jackson + NICK LITTLEMORE of Pnau / Teenager~




GOLD PANDA




INDIA.ARIE




J.COLE




JOSEPH ARTHUR




KANYE WEST




MAC MILLER




MAVIS STAPLES
~of The Staple Singers~




MICK HARVEY
~of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / The Birthday Party /
Crime & The City Solution~




PORTUGAL.THE MAN




QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE




ROGUE WAVE




SIGUR RÓS




THE OLMS
~PETE YORN + J.D. KING~




ZOMBY





 REISSUE OF THE MONTH: 




RAW SPITT ~CHARLIE WHITEHEAD~
RAW SPITT -1970-
(ALIVE / CANYON)





 TOP 3 COMPILATIONS OF THE MONTH: 



#3


UNDER THE INFLUENCE VOL.3:
A COLLECTION OF RARE SOUL AND DISCO COMPILED BY JAMES GLASS
(Z RECORDS)



#2


IASOS
CELESTIAL SOUL PORTRAIT
(NUMERO)



#1


LONDON POSSE
GANGSTER CHRONICLE: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
(TRU THOUGHTS / EMI)





 BOX SET OF THE MONTH: 




STEVE EARLE
THE WARNER BROS. YEARS [5xCD]
(SHOUT! FACTORY)





 MIX OF THE MONTH: 




RÖYKSOPP
LATE NIGHT TALES
(LATE NIGHT TALES)





 TOP 5 VIDEOS OF THE MONTH: 



#5


KANYE WEST
BOUND 2



#4


THE STEPKIDS
SWEET SALVATION



#3


BOARDS OF CANADA
REACH FOR THE DEAD



#2


THE WHITE MANDINGOS
MY FIRST WHITE GIRL



#1


MEGAN WYLER
THROUGH THE NOISE





 TRACKS OF THE MONTH: