BEST OF MUSIC
2011
It is never
an easy task to pick up the best Tunes and CDs of the last 12 months, from my
playlists...
I initially
wanted to select the 10 best tunes and ended up with a 30 best list... plus I
have added 50 more which I consider also exceptional... a lot more remains in
my playlists... It was easier to pick up the CDs, mostly because I buy less and
less full CDs... the trend is for tracks and remixed tracks, although there
were some very good cds to listen from beginning to end nonstop. I consider
Nicolas Jaar was the musician of the year, not only because of his CD but also
his many remixes. But there were a lot more people - see bellow! The lists are in alphabetical order. Hope you
enjoy!
TOP 30 TUNES
ActiveChild - Hanging On
Arnaud
Rebotini - Another Time, Another Place
Azari
& III - Into The Night (CFCF Remix)
Benoit
& Sergio - Everybody
Citizens
! - True Romance
Connan
Mockasin - Forever Dolphin Love (Erol Alkan Rework)
Crystal
Fighters - Plage (Compuphonic Remix)
Death
Cab for Cutie - Doors Unlocked And Open (Cut Copy Remix)
Discodeine
- Synchronize Featuring Jarvis Cocker
DJ
Khaled + Sinjin Hawke - I'm On One (Sinjin
Hawke Remix)
Floating
Points - K&G Beat
The
Irrepressibles - In This Shirt (Röyksopp Remix)
Joe
Goddard - Gabriel (feat. Valentina)
Joie
Noire - I Need Somebody to Love Tonight
Julio
Bashmore - Ensnare
Jullian Gomes
- Love Song 28 feat. Bobby (Original Mix)
Jürgen
Paape - Pray
The
KDMS - High Wire (Mustang Dub)
Lana
Del Rey - Video Games (Joy Orbison Remix)
Lykke
Li - I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix)
M83
- Midnight City
Maceo
Plex - Stay High Baby
Maya
Jane Coles - The High Life
Monarchy
- I Won't Let Go (Mustang Remix)
The Rapture - How Deep Is Your Love?
Sneaky
Sound System - Always By Your Side (Nicolas Jaar Version)
Tensnake
- Congolal (Tensnake Rework)
Toro
Y Moi - I Can Get Love
Washed Out - You and I
Who
Made Who - Every Minute Alone (Tale Of Us Remix)
MORE +
50
Aeroplane
Save Me Now
CSS Hits Me Like A Rock
Cut
Copy Take Me Over (Thee Loving Hand Remix by Tim
Goldsworthy)
Damu
Ridin'
Dante
Nou I Think I Lost Myself (RÜFÜS Remix)
Darkside A1
Daso
Pars Tensa - Original Mix
Gigamesh
Red Light (feat. Amanda Love)
Greg
Paulus Nightime (Crazy P Remix)
GusGus
Over (Life And Death Remix)
Holy
Other Make Me Bad (Sickness In Salvation Mix)
Holy
Other Yr Love
Human
League Never Let Me Go (Aeroplane Remix)
Jamie
xx Far Nearer
Jeremy
Glenn New Life (Perseus 'Summer of 83' Remix)
Julio
Bashmore Ask Yourself
Kamp! Cairo (Philosophy Of Sound Dub Remix)
Korallreven
Honey Mine (ft Victoria Bergsman)
Lazydisco
More Tigers (Mirror People Remix)
Locussolus
I Want It
Luca
C. & Brigante Different Morals
Maceo
Plex Your Style (Maya Jane Coles Remix)
The
Magician I Don't Know What to Do (Original)
Mark
Ronson & The Business Intl.Somebody to Love Me
(feat. Boy George & Andrew Wyatt)
Metronomy
The Bay (Erol Alkan's Extended Rework)
Mickey
Moonlight Close To Everything (The Martin Brothers
Dub)
Moullinex
Sunflare - Original Mix
Munk
Mis Labios (Black Van Remix)
Niki
& The Dove Mother Protect (Goldroom Remix)
Noir
& Haze Around (Solomun Vox Mix)
Omar
S. Who's in Key ft. Theo Parrish
Paradis La Ballade De Jim (Original Mix)
Pnau The Truth (Jump Jump Dance Dance Remix)
Poolside
Do You Believe? (Original Mix)
Radiohead
Lotus Flower (Jacques Greene Rmx)
Remain Ralph (Monoblok & Pussyselektor remix)
Rone
So So So
Shindu
Happy House (Midnight Savari Remix)
Sound
Pellegrino Thermal Team Bassface (aquarius Heaven
remix)
Strange
Talk Climbing Walls (Demo)
Superpitcher
White Lightning
Switch
& Andrea Martin I Still Love You
Tiefschwarz
Corporate Butcher (Solomun Remix)
Todd
Terje Snooze 4 Love (Original)
Tracey
Thorn Night Time (The xx Cover)
Tricky
Time to Dance (Maya Jane Coles Remix)
Various
Artists Let's Go All The Way (Early Version)
When
Saints Go Machine Fail Forever (Nicolas Jaar Remix)
Young
Empires Rain Of Gold
The
2 Bears Work (Radio Edit)
TOP
15 ALBUMS
SBTRKT – Sbtrkt
Metronomy – The English Riviera
Maceo
Plex – Life index
Connan
Mockasin – Forever Dolphin Love
Danger
Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Rome: Original Motion
Picture Soundtrack
James
Blake – James Blake
Jill-Scott
Heron & Jamie xx – We’re new here
The
Rapture – In the grace of your love
Kate
Bush – 50 words for snow
Cascadeur – The human octopus
Onra – Chinoiseries
Apparat – The devil’s walk
Washed
out – Within and without
Kompakt unveils Total 12 – various artists
Musicians
of the year:
Nicolas Jaar, Maceo Plex, Julio Bashmore…
and the newcomer Maya Jane Coles. And not forgetting belgian based Mustang, with
great remixes. 2011 when finally the USa discovered dance/electronic music… and
it’s very promising what is coming from there.
Sources
of inspiration:
French magazine TRAX
French magazine TSUGI
ITunes…
