Better Late Than Never
So after a bit of careless consideration, i've come up with what I think were my favourite singles, albums and remixes of last year. A bit late I know, but I've never been very punctual.
I would like to have put a few more MP3s up, however i've posted nearly everything on this site already, so it seems a little pointless.
No doubt i've forgotten about loads of things - for example I missed Annie & Datarock off my favourite gigs of the year list. However if you were to sit and listen to all this you would emerge at the other end with a big smile on your face. And I guess that's the main idea.
Top 25 Singles of the Year
1: PINK GREASE - PEACHES
2: Arctic Monkeys - 5 Minutes With...
3: Sebastian Tellier - La Ritournelle
4: Gorillaz - Dare
5: Long Blondes - Giddy Stratospheres
6: Hot Chip - Over & Over
7: Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
8: Hard-Fi - Hard to Beat
9: Poni Hoax - Budapest
10: We Are Scientists - Either Great Escape or Nobody Move, Nobody Gets Hurt (I can't decide!)
11: AFX (Aphex Twin) - Analord 10
12: iLiKETRAiNS - A Rook House for Bobby
13: Teh Strokes - Juicebox
14: Antony & The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
15: Tom Vek - Nothing But Green Lights
16: Chok Rock - Big City Loser
17: Justice - Waters of Nazareth
18: Arctic Monkeys - Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
19: LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations
20: Futureheads - Hounds of Love
21: Clor - Love & Pain
22: Stereophonics - Dakota (just admit it... it's great)
23: Recloose - Dust
24: Various Production - Hater
25: Guillemots - I Saw Such Things in my Sleep
Top 13 Remixes of the Year
1: Annie - Heartbeat (Alan Braxe Mix)
2: Theo Parrish - Falling Up (Carl Craig Mix)
3: Beck - Broken Drum (Boards of Canada Mix)
4: Royksopp - What Else is There? (Trentemoller Mix)
5: Scenario Rock - Schizo Dancer (Justice & Thomas Bangalter Mix)
6: Gorillaz - Dare (DFA Mix)
7: PHARRELL'S ACID DROP
8: Soulwax - NY Lipps
9: Diplo - Hollertronix Vols 2 & 3
[Here's DIPLO - STAY FLY (MAD DESCENT REMIX) From Vol. 3]
10 Annie - Happy Without You (SebastiAn Mix)
11: Pink Grease - Peaches (Peaches Remix)
12: Tomas Andersson - Washing Up (Tiga Mix)
13: Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To (Erol Alkan Mix)
Top 16 Albums of the Year
1: Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
2: Arcade Fire - Funeral
3: Various - Kitsune Maison
4: LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
5: Arctic Monkeys - Beneath The Boardwalk (Demo)
6: Julian Fane - Special Forces
7: Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
8: Juan Atkins - 20 Years of Metroplex
9: Vitalic - OK Cowboy
10: Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
11: Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft
12: Whitey - The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train
13: The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
14: Stacs of Stamina - Tivoli
15: Hard-Fi - Stars of CC-TV
16: Jamie Lidell - Multiply
Tracklisting of my Christmas Card 'Best of 05' CD:
1: Arcade Fire - Wake Up
2: Maximo Park - Limassol
3: Pink Grease - Peaches
4: Arctic Monkeys - From The Ritz to the Rubble
5: Clor - Love & Pain
6: Hot Chip - Over & Over (Naum Gabo Remix)
7: Hollertronix - Snoop Dogg vs The Cure
8: Les Visiteurs - Pharrell's Acid Drop
9: Soulwax - NY Lipps
10: Digitalism - Zdarlight
11: Annie - Heartbeat (Alan Braxe Remix)
12: Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
13: The Long Blondes - Giddy Stratospheres
14: Whitey - Can't Go Out, Can't Stay In
15: Sebastian Tellier - La Ritournelle
Phew!
Just the thought that 2006 might bring that much good music is filling me with joy. Here's to it. And dancing to it. And toasting it with many nice cold beers. Either way it's gonna be another fun filled ride....
Happy New Year
Finally, if that's not enough lists for you, i've been enjoying the end of year run downs at ipop... particularly since she had the good sense to vote Maximo Park as #1 album. You may not understand all the Dutch, but there are plenty of pictures and mp3s to compensate! I just spent an enjoyable day listening to ALL 30 of the best remixes of the year.
I would like to have put a few more MP3s up, however i've posted nearly everything on this site already, so it seems a little pointless.
No doubt i've forgotten about loads of things - for example I missed Annie & Datarock off my favourite gigs of the year list. However if you were to sit and listen to all this you would emerge at the other end with a big smile on your face. And I guess that's the main idea.
Top 25 Singles of the Year
1: PINK GREASE - PEACHES
2: Arctic Monkeys - 5 Minutes With...
3: Sebastian Tellier - La Ritournelle
4: Gorillaz - Dare
5: Long Blondes - Giddy Stratospheres
6: Hot Chip - Over & Over
7: Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
8: Hard-Fi - Hard to Beat
9: Poni Hoax - Budapest
10: We Are Scientists - Either Great Escape or Nobody Move, Nobody Gets Hurt (I can't decide!)
11: AFX (Aphex Twin) - Analord 10
12: iLiKETRAiNS - A Rook House for Bobby
13: Teh Strokes - Juicebox
14: Antony & The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
15: Tom Vek - Nothing But Green Lights
16: Chok Rock - Big City Loser
17: Justice - Waters of Nazareth
18: Arctic Monkeys - Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
19: LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations
20: Futureheads - Hounds of Love
21: Clor - Love & Pain
22: Stereophonics - Dakota (just admit it... it's great)
23: Recloose - Dust
24: Various Production - Hater
25: Guillemots - I Saw Such Things in my Sleep
Top 13 Remixes of the Year
1: Annie - Heartbeat (Alan Braxe Mix)
2: Theo Parrish - Falling Up (Carl Craig Mix)
3: Beck - Broken Drum (Boards of Canada Mix)
4: Royksopp - What Else is There? (Trentemoller Mix)
5: Scenario Rock - Schizo Dancer (Justice & Thomas Bangalter Mix)
6: Gorillaz - Dare (DFA Mix)
7: PHARRELL'S ACID DROP
8: Soulwax - NY Lipps
9: Diplo - Hollertronix Vols 2 & 3
[Here's DIPLO - STAY FLY (MAD DESCENT REMIX) From Vol. 3]
10 Annie - Happy Without You (SebastiAn Mix)
11: Pink Grease - Peaches (Peaches Remix)
12: Tomas Andersson - Washing Up (Tiga Mix)
13: Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To (Erol Alkan Mix)
Top 16 Albums of the Year
1: Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
2: Arcade Fire - Funeral
3: Various - Kitsune Maison
4: LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
5: Arctic Monkeys - Beneath The Boardwalk (Demo)
6: Julian Fane - Special Forces
7: Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
8: Juan Atkins - 20 Years of Metroplex
9: Vitalic - OK Cowboy
10: Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
11: Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft
12: Whitey - The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train
13: The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
14: Stacs of Stamina - Tivoli
15: Hard-Fi - Stars of CC-TV
16: Jamie Lidell - Multiply
Tracklisting of my Christmas Card 'Best of 05' CD:
1: Arcade Fire - Wake Up
2: Maximo Park - Limassol
3: Pink Grease - Peaches
4: Arctic Monkeys - From The Ritz to the Rubble
5: Clor - Love & Pain
6: Hot Chip - Over & Over (Naum Gabo Remix)
7: Hollertronix - Snoop Dogg vs The Cure
8: Les Visiteurs - Pharrell's Acid Drop
9: Soulwax - NY Lipps
10: Digitalism - Zdarlight
11: Annie - Heartbeat (Alan Braxe Remix)
12: Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
13: The Long Blondes - Giddy Stratospheres
14: Whitey - Can't Go Out, Can't Stay In
15: Sebastian Tellier - La Ritournelle
Phew!
Just the thought that 2006 might bring that much good music is filling me with joy. Here's to it. And dancing to it. And toasting it with many nice cold beers. Either way it's gonna be another fun filled ride....
Happy New Year
Finally, if that's not enough lists for you, i've been enjoying the end of year run downs at ipop... particularly since she had the good sense to vote Maximo Park as #1 album. You may not understand all the Dutch, but there are plenty of pictures and mp3s to compensate! I just spent an enjoyable day listening to ALL 30 of the best remixes of the year.
posted by headphonesex @ 10:17 PM
