Monday, January 7, 2013

BEST ALBUMS OF 2012 [6-10]



6. Hot Chip – In Our Heads

British electronic ensemble Hot Chip has been going strong since the early 2000s. Their 2008 release Made In The Dark was voted album of the year by Mixmag magazine. Since then they have released One Life Stand (2010) and In Our Heads (2012). Last year's album contains several top tracks, including How Do You Do?, Don't Deny Your Heart, Night and Day, and Flutes...








7. Azari & III – Azari & III


Azari & III aka Dinamo Azari + Alphonse Lanza, Cedric Gasaida and Fritz Helder is a Canadian electronic outfit with a feel for retro house grooves. Their self-titled debut album was originally released in 2011 in Canada, then re-released in Europe and the U.S. in 2012. The album contains three big tracks - Reckless With Your Love, Hungry For The Power and Manic...



8. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Trouble


Orlando Higginbottom, aka Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED), is an English electronic producer. His debut album Trouble was released in the summer of 2012. Here's the video for the track Tapes and Money...



9. Bat for Lashes – The Haunted Man


English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Natasha Khan aka Bat For Lashes released her third studio album The Haunted Man in 2012. A big favorite is the single All Your Gold, which came with an amazing Hercules & Love Affair remix (posted previously). Here's the original...




10. Mario Basanov – Journey

Lithuanian electronic producer Mario Basanov aka Marijus Adomaitis has enchanted the world with his chill-full beats the last few years. The tracks Skywalker and We Are Child of Love are instant nu disco/chill house classics...


...and both appear on his debut album Journey...