'09 Top 10 12"s

Well I started this as a conventional 'Top 10', but by the time I'd done the first...two, it dawned on me that I could keep going until about 50. I wanted to include every Roska release, every Keysound release, every Hessle Audio release, every Hotflush release, every Hyperdub, every No Hats No Hoods and every Apple Pips but I just didn't have the space, so below are the 10 I think I've loved most this year:


James Blake - Air and Lack Thereof/Sparing the Horses [Hemlock]



Cooly G - Narst/Love Dub [Hyperdub]



Pangaea - Memories [White/Self Released]



Darkstar - Aidy's Girl Is a Computer [Hyperdub]



Kode 9 - Black Sun/2 Far Gone [Hyperdub]



Untold - Anaconda/Can't Stop This Feeling [Hessle Audio]



Bok Bok/L-Vis 1990 - Night Slugs EP [Dress 2 Sweat]


Deadboy - U Cheated [Well Rounded]



Joy Orbison - Hype Mngo/Wet Look [Hotflush]



Floating Points - Vacuum Boogie EP [Eglo]

'09 Top 10 Albums

1. The XX - XX


DJ Magic - No Hats No Hoods Vol. 1


3. Various Artists / Hyperdub - 5: Five Years of Hyperdub


4. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion


5. Terror Danjah - Gremlinz: The Instrumentals (2003-2009)


6. Alix Perez - 1984


7. Girls - Album


8. Zomby - One Foot Ahead of the Other


9. Roll Deep - Street Anthems


10. Hudson Mohawke - Butter

A little gem from Tunnel Vision Vol. 5. Wiley is the king really, goes without saying. A love song to LDN

Maniac

If what's happened with Maniac's sentencing is true, then the guy is a very disgusting dredge of humanity. There have been some disputes about whether he did what is claimed (read the details here), but what cannot be disputed is the strength of the guys beats and what a shame it is that he has ruined his life/has had his life ruined for him

This kinda sounds like proto-Purple Wow:

I am very unsure of how many people get to exert their influence over live nights/choosing which djs play etc. I have asked for a gig in the passed few days, despite being able to play most genres/playing just vinyl, I was turned down by someone who is basically the code for DJ Hero. I should probably say Hipster Hero. The guy is a shitty laptop DJ himself and also rides a fixed gear bike/is a poet/is an artist/is a graphic designer/a blogger/etcetcetc. and is obviously such a dickhead/hater that he deserves to be named and shamed. I am obviously too much of a pussy to do this, so all I will say is he has the same forename as myself and he only refers to the following names as big willy. what a twat. sam big willy fuck yourself you pretentious cunt lining

FUCTIONS ON THE LOW

This is absolutely incredible



And here's Crazy Titch over it from a few years ago before he got locked up



Also a deep bit by Goodz about Titch