Best of 2012 music
Best of 2012 Download playlist
electronic
Memes
Thieves Like Us – Shyness Thieves Like Us is a five-piece band based in Berlin, Germany and Paris, France. With a true charm, they developed a fresh, romantic aesthetic between a pop, funky, naïve universe à la Hot Chip and …
Pasivadi Pranam
Citizens! – True Romance Citizens! is a new band freshly signed to Kitsuné. Five London boys who pen songs with a panoramic view, and produced by Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand. Composed by Martyn, Thom, Mike, Lawrence and Tom, Citizens! …
Double entendre
A$aP Rocky – Wassup Clams Casino – I’m God (Instrumental) Clams Casino is the memorable pseudonym of New Jersey resident Mike Volpe, who in the last few months has shot from relative obscurity to production sensation thanks to a handful …
Training
Hercules And Love Affair – You Belong Hercules and Love Affair is a musical project from New York formed in 2007 by DJ Andy Butler. From 2007 through 2010, members included Nomi Ruiz, Kim Ann Foxman and guest singer Antony …
The Norm
Azealia Banks – 212 (feat. Lazy Jay) Azealia Banks is a 20-year-old lyricist from Harlem, New York City. Since her first steps as a child in off-broadway theatre productions to her training at La Guardia High School of Performing Arts …
Strip to the bone
Sly & Robbie – High Voltage Syndrome Sly & Robbie may well be the most prolific recording artists ever. One staggering estimate is that they have played on or produced some 200,000 songs. Sly & Robbie are reggae’s longest lasting …
As heard on Urban Bug
Depeche Mode – Peace (Ben Klock Remix) Ben Klock is a German techno DJ and producer who runs his own label Klockworks. He is one of the local residents at Berlin’s Berghain.
Underground Quality
DJ Jus-Ed & Move-D — It’s a struggle A voyage into the world of DJ Jus-Ed reveals an adventurous, energetic and spiritual style of playing quality house music. Since reappearing on the scene in 2001 after a brief retirement, DJ …
Ostwind
Oliver Schories – Archipel It must have been sometime between the years 1996 and 1997 when Oliver found out that there was more to discover than Green Day, The Offspring and Nirvana. Starting off with his first own cheapish Turntables …
Scoala vendetelor
Katy B – Movement Kathleen “Katie” Brien, better known as Katy B, (born 8 May 1989) is an English singer-songwriter and a graduate of the BRIT School. She is a dubstep, rnb, funky, house and uk garage singer and has …
The beagle has landed
Cosmos – Take Me With You British recording artist, music producer, remixer, DJ, as well as classically trained pianist and cellist. One half of the ground-breaking electronic acts Global Communication, Link & E621, Reload & E621, Jedi Knights, The Chameleon, …
Benga
Katy B – On a mission (feat. Benga) Kathleen “Katie” Brien, better known as Katy B, (born 8 May 1989) is an English singer-songwriter and a graduate of the BRIT School. She is a dubstep, rnb, funky, house and uk …
French
The youngsters – Whistle Gilles Escoffier, also known as Gil le Gamin, is a DJ since 1988. In 1993 he became involved in national events ( MCM Night, Dragon Ball, D.Mention…). In 1995 he opened his own record shop, Z’Appies …
Urban Bug
Maceo Plex – Sleazy E Located deep within the circuitry of a mechanical alien host known as Maetrik you will find a complex web of synaptic dispersements resembling what could be called a soul. And this soul which drives it’s …
Feel good
Modestep – Sunlight Modestep is a 4-piece live band from North London. Their sound clearly takes influence from progressive electro and dubstep as one of their fans stated they like to make music which “makes your brains wobble with low …
Strip to the Bone
Sly & Robbie – Softcore surge Sly & Robbie may well be the most prolific recording artists ever. One staggering estimate is that they have played on or produced some 200,000 songs. Sly & Robbie are reggae’s longest lasting production …
Summerish
E-Z Rollers – Ready for love EZ Rollers are Alex Banks and Jay Hurren – two longtime friends from the small East Anglian town of Beccles. This may seem unusual to those outside of drum & bass circles, but Beccles …
Animals
Baths – Aminals For mercurial Los Angeles music-maker Will Wiesenfeld, Baths has been a long time coming. The 21-year-old has spent the better part of his days living amidst “pleasant” and “unremarkable” in the suburbs of the San Fernando Valley, …