2011……

again, I’m doing this continually this year

EPs & Full-Lengths

Africa Hitech – 93 Million Miles (Warp)

All Pigs Must Die – God is War (Southern Lord)

Black Lips – Arabia Mountain (VICE)

Damu – Mermaid EP

Deadboy – Here

Floating Points – Shadows (Eglo)

Erkin Koray – Singles and Rarities (Sublime Frequencies) Reissue

Fucked Up – David Comes to Life (Matador)

Hudson Mohawke – Satin Panthers (Warp) / Pleasure Principle  ..almost like this a bit more than the album.  Hud Mo always works best wanting more imo

KNWXLEDGE –  Old Klouds  LP….

seriously though, everything this dude touches is gold  how many releases are we at for 2011? 5 , 8?, double digits

Kuedo - Severent (Planet Mu)

Lukid – Spitting Bile (Glum)

L.V and Joshue Idehen – Routes (Keysound Recordings)

This needs to be released on wax. You hear me keysound!! I NEEEEED this shit.

The Men – Leave Home (Sacred Bones)

The Midnight Eez – The Midnight Eez (All City)

1995/1996 remastered demo from unknown Bronx duo called the Midnight Eez.  Puff and lay back with these beats, insta classic

Pinch & Shakelton –  Pinch & Shakleton (Honest Jon’s)

Pole – Waldgeschichten (Pole)

Rustie – Glass Swords (Warp)

Samiyam – Sam Baker’s Album (Brainfeeder)

First I just want to point out a completely uneducated review of this album at pitchfork.  Clearly the writer didn’t comprehend that these beats were made YEEEEEEEAAARRRRSS ago.  Come the fuck on did you even listen to KITTIES!!!

Shabazz Palaces - Back Up (Sub Pop)

Sully – The Carrier (Keysound Recordings)

Thee Oh Sees – Castlemania ( In The Red)

I’m drawn to this album whenever I don’t know what I want to listen to.. highly repeatable and solid front to back.

Zomby – Dedication (4AD)

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Honorable Mentions

BNJMN – Black Square (Rush Hour)

DJ Diamond – Flight Muzik

DJ Rashad – Just a Taste (Planet Mu)

Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact (4AD)

Gil Scott- Heron and Jamie XX – We’re New Here (XL)

RIP GSH.. you’ll be missed bro

Iceage – New Brigade

My friend who say them open yup for fucked up last week says these kids all look like just beiber and were horrible live. hahahah GREAT..record is pretty aight tho

Kode9 Space Ape – Black Sun (Hyperdub)

The Living Kills – Faceless Angels

Lunice – One Hunned –

Moon Duo – Mazes

Nguzunguzu -Times Up

Old Apparatus (Deep Medi)

Panda Bear – Tomboy (Paw Tracks)

Psychic Teens – TEENS

Radiohead – King of Limbs

Tim Hecker – Rave Death 1972

Times New Viking – Dancer Equired (Merge)

VA – Band & Works Vol 2 (Planet Mu)

Wire – Red Barked Tree (Pink Flag)

Wooden Shjips – West (Thrill Jockey)

Woods – Sun and Shade (Woodsist)

Wugazi – 13 Chambers

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12″ Singles

Addison Groove - Work it / Sexual

Becoming Real – Closer / Antartic City

Burial Four Tet Thom Yorke – Ego / Mirror

Dorian Concept – Her Tears Taste Like Pears

Floating Points – Marliyn / Faruxz

Funkystepz - Hurricane Riddim (Hyperdub)

Morgan Zarate – Hookid EP (Hyperdub)

Panda Bear – Techno / Actress Remix  7″

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Single Tracks

Actress – Gershwin

Amen Ra – Candy Rain

Floating Points

Hudson Mohawke – Thunder Bay

Kode 9 – Otherman

Rustie – All Night

Woods - Pushing Onlys

Zomby – Natalies’s Song

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Essential Discoveries of 2011.

Bohannon – Stop & Go (1973) …cool cat#1 genius composer of funk

Can – Landed

Cat Stevens – Mona Bone Jackson …guitar

Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 .. finding this was almost as good as hearing new Quasimoto

King Tubby – Collie Dub

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Local / Bostonish Releases

All Pigs Must Die - this band is made up of Boston hardcore legends status and lives up to every last drop of potential these dudes have in them.  You know any project that Kevin Barker (Hope Con, Bars) is in will fucking slay.

DOOMSTAR! – New Years Single .. (RIP MOTHRFUCKS!!!) miss u

Guillermo Sexo - Secret Wild –  Tracks like Color the Noise, Secret Wild, and Exhale show a new and very intriguing direction from this band.

MMOSS - bandcamp singles – everything about this band is a 9.8 – These 3 tracks are a tease, I need new MMOSS

Mount Peru - My Sweetheart the Destroyer

Scouter – If you dig the fucking champs, this band will make your fucking day.  These guys absolutely slay in a thrashy Fucking Champs, powermetal, videgame. the advantage kinda way. membas of Arvid Noe

Soccer Mom - You Are Not Going to Heaven 10″ out on 101m Records.  fucking rad. part 90′s college rock part shoegazy grunge

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