Tracklist:
01. Actress - Hubble from Splazsh
Werk Discs label owner Darren Cunningham resurrects his Actress alias for this thrilling track off the brilliant Splazsh LP.
02. Africa HiTech - Too Late from Hitecherous
Steve Spacek oozing soul over the Mark Pritchards productions
03. anbb (alva noto and blixa bargeld) - i wish i was a mole in the ground - extended from mimikry
A odder than oddball vocal-track created by Raster-Noton boss Carsten Nicolai and Blixa Bargeld, frontman of cult avant-garde outfit Einsturzende Neubauten.
04. anodyne - 707 (Lackluster Foiled_Again Remix) from Remix EP
Lackluster creates a brilliantly syncopated and stuttering brilliant re-working of 707 by anodyne.
05. Art Department - Without You from Vampire Nightclub
A moody eight minute tech-house epic, both looking backward to classic DJ International and also forwards to redefining 4/4.
06. Autechre - see on see from Oversteps
This lush nebulous twinkling polyphonic track resonates some of Autechre's most achingly melodic and beautiful work to date.
07. Avus - Reality Itself from Poppy EP
Ping-pong computer-game electronic rhythms get washed in layers of gently distorted synths and pads. Hypnotizing.
08. Balam Acab - See Birds (moon) from See Birds EP
The solo talent of Alec Koone, fuses his languid rhythms born from Burial's mold, that roll beneath a fabric of distant dub-techno stabs and haunting, choral breaths.
09. Belbury Poly - The Young People from Study Series 01: Youth and Recreation
Ghost Box co-founder Jim Jupp rolls out his Belbury Poly alias for this forever-intriguing sliver of broken beat, Radiophonic P-funk and archaic sample dust.
10. Brian Eno - 2 Forms of Anger from Small Craft On A Milk Sea
A tribal masterpiece from Brian Eno's incredibly important return on Warp Records.
11. Caribou - Sun from Swim
One of many stand-out tracks from the highly acclaimed Swim LP from multi-instrumentalist/ producer/ songwriter/ singer - Dan Snaith.
12. Charanjit Singh - RAGA BAIRAGI from Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat
Plucked from the weird and wonderful esoteric depths is this record from 1982, for long merely whispered about as the 'Acid House Album From India'.
13. Chris Carter - Climbing from The Spaces Between
Throbbing Gristle's Chris Carter and his The Spaces Between (1980) was reissued in 2010 to much ardour, this spidery drum machine and synth workout shows us why.
14. Clueless - Lady In Red from Lady In Red E.P.
Sexy, bouncing, skipping, bass-heavy, chipmunk-vocalled 2-Step Garage from... err, London? ... Norway, actually.
15. Cyclobe - How Acla Disappeared from Earth from Phantomcode
Baroque, vapourous chamber-music from Coil/Current 93 affiliates, Ossian Brown and Stephen Thrower, exuding an ethereal, decaying grandeur from the use of ancient, arcane modes and modern synthesis.
16. Dam Funk - Come On Outside (Devonwho instrumental re-edit) from Hood Pass Intact
One of the more choice cuts from the brilliant Toeachizown album from last year got a vocal re-working. But it was Devonwho's instrumental reworking that really got us going.
17. Daniel Maloso - Ritmo Especial from Ritmo Especial
Daniel Maloso brings us this crackling slab of jacking minimal wave electronics, replete with hooky vocoder lines.
18. Darling Farah - Berline (Funkineven Remix) from Berline
Eglo man Funkineven carves up a frenetic shiver of pure acid techno transposed to 2010 bass funktions.
19. Deadboy - If U Want Me from If U Want Me
A thrilling dance through future-bound garage drum flex, slammed by an infectious oscillating synth line and clipped female vox swirling in the funky bass-chaos.
20. Deerhunter - Desire Lines from Halcyon Digest
On a record crammed with heartbreaking anthems, 'Desire Lines' is its perfect drum-led centerpiece, a love letter to bittersweet guitar pop.
21. DJ Rashad - Who Da Coldest from Itz Not Rite
The Mu sent us the bravest and the greatest footwork/juke operators in 2010, this frighteningly complex 808 roller from DJ Rashad is just one of many.
22. DVA - Step 2 Funk from Just Vybe/ Step 2 Funk
Step 2 Funk is an absolute monster chunk of Funky that has potential of crossing over to the sets of even the techno jocks.
23. Emeralds - Double Helix from Does It Look Like I'm Here?
Prepare yourself for a fevered oscillator rush deep in the circuits with this beautiful track taken from Emeralds rarely matched Does It Look Like I'm Here?
24. Ensemble Economique - Physcical from Physical
A frantic, mind-melt experience that calls to mind the tribal exotica of 50s kings Les Baxter, Martin Denny sucked into a nightmarish vacuum of noise, terror and dark metals.
25. Falty DL - Endeavour from Endeavour
Drew Lustman serves up a sleazy cut of jazz-vice, broken 2-step rhythms and bumping bass rubbers.
26. Farben - Swinn Off from Farben
Jan Jelinek made a more than welcome return in '10 under his Farben pseudonym. This intricate, weird approximation of house music was one of four genuine highlights from a stunning EP.
27. Floating Points - Shark Chase from Peoples Potential
Towards the beginning of the year, the super-talented Sam Sheperd provided us with this Detroit infected jazz freakout in the shape of B-Side gem Shark Chase.
28. Flying Lotus - Do The Astral Plane from Cosmogramma
Fly Lo well and truly delivered the goods with Cosmogramma, 'Do The Astral Plane's' cosmic, swung out 4/4 machinations enticed and bewitched in equal measure.
29. Forest Swords - Rattling Cage from Rattling Cage
One of 2010's most innovative new artists, Forest Swords did not put a sonic step wrong in 365; 'Rattling Cage' is a seductive haunt-shock of Hannett, Tubby, Morricone, Burial.
30. Four Tet - Plastic People from There Is Love In You
Many people read Kieran Hebden's 'There is Love In You' as Four Tet's strongest release so far; this gorgeous, shuffling ode to London's finest small club proves these folk are right.
31. Funkineven - Heart Pound from Heart Pound
A heavy lumbering house stomp number driven by thumping 909 kicks and rasping 303 sequences from one of the best artists of 2010 - Funkineven.
32. Gil Scott-Heron - I'll Take Care Of You from I'm New Here
The return of Gil Scott-Heron after a 13 years was exciting news for music lovers worldwide and no better displayed than this beautiful and tender track.
33. Girl Unit - Wut from Wut
Low slung triplet 808 beats pump beneath the anthemic mantra, "Wut!". One of the best tracks of 2010, no question.
34. Gold Panda - You from Lucky Shiner
A sublime collage of sun blessed psychedelia and taut low-end theories from Gold Panda's massive debut LP, Lucky Shiner.
35. Gonjasufi - DedND from A Sufi And A Killer
Glowing lo-fidelity funk and twisted samplism from Gonjasufi on which his spooked vocal sits in a buzzing web of keyboard licks and rancid beats lit only by Gaslamp.
36. Guido - Anidea from Anidea
Title track from a torch-bearer of Bristol's 'purple wow' sound, Guido; a cut that kicks off his first full record, a chromium plated four minutes of R&B, remodelled for the next-generation...
37. Hardway Bros - Cruiser from Cruiser
A simple, bass loop that grinds and growls like an early Weatherall-style groove, beneath some of the most X-rated sociolinguistics that would make even a sailor blush!
38. Health - Before Tigers (Gold Panda RMX) from Disco2
Taken from ultra hip noise rockers Health and their Disco2 remix set is this warped-house edit by Gold Panda; a bubbling feast in tape delay and liquid compression.
39. Holy Fuck - Red Lights from Latin
A thrilling sonic-assault from Holy Fuck's Latin blending up Paul Epworth produced synth into a molten brew of heady psychedelic freakout and heavily looped electronic patterns.
40. Ikonika - Dckhdbtch from Dckhdbtch
Alongside releasing one of the year's standout LP's, Sara Abdel-Hamid also found room to drop this tantalising, bit crunched, bleeped out, arcade-Funky bomb for Planet Mu.
41. Jack Rose - Blues For Percy Danforth from Luck In The Valley
Jack Rose died at the end of 2009. In the New Year, Thrill Jockey released a record that was to be his epitaph. These seven minutes of lap guitar, twanging Americana motifs, covered in dustbowl atmosphere will surely draw you close to his world.
42. James Blake - CMYK from CMYK EP
A anthem of 90's R&B samples (Aaliyah, Kelis) with their voices mangled and thrown into a red-eyed fire of DSP and hours spent in the waveforms.
43. Jessie Ware & SBTRKT - Nervous from Nervous
Future-garage dynamics from SBTRKT aided with the sweet, sci-fi soul of Jesse Ware.
44. Jon Hopkins - Vessel (Four Tet Remix) from Remixes 12
Four Tet transforms Hopkins' orchestral elements into clipped minimalist loops slowly building alongside epic string swirls and a pulsing 4/4 beat.
45. Jonas Reinhardt - Power of Audition from Powers of Audition
In a year packed with analogue synth revival, Kranky's Jonas Reinhardt was one of its truest carriers. This title track gets you sucked into his melancholic Kosmische dreams.
46. Joy Orbison - The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow from EP
Liquid-2-step warmth with stretched female vox, flickering soft-synths and snappy grooves.
47. Julio Bashmore - Footsteppin from Chazm
Six and half minutes of future garage dynamics from Bristol's one-to-watch Julio Bashmore; set up for a deep, luscious trip into 21C house music kissed by vox and blanketed by soft pads.
48. kangding ray - PRUITT IGOE (rise) from Pruitt Igoe
Taken from one of the most elegantly constructed EP's in 2010, Kangding Ray's strange, immaculate deconstruction of UK bass music is sure to test sub-woofers the world over. Shackleton heads beware...
49. Kenny Graham And His Satellites - Sunday from Moondog And Suncat Suites
A Lost British Jazz record. Moondog. Johnny Trunk. What's Not To Love? One of the great reissues from 2010, this is a gorgeous song, here to tease you into the albums' manifold charms.
50. Kidkanevil - THE FLOATING WORLD (ELIPHINO REMIX) from Basho Basho Remixed
An excellent edit session from Eliphino, who pushes limits with a killer, silver-lined steppers version of Yorkshire's Kidkanevil and his 'The Floating World' track.
51. Konono No.1 - Nakobala Lisusu Te from Assume Crash Position
Closing cut from Konono's 2010 Crammed LP sees the Congotronics party crew slow things down a notch with this sweet coda sung by leader Mawangu Mingiedi set in a bed of twinkling likembe.
52. Krystal Klear - Tried For Your Love (Hudson Mohawke mix) from Tried For Your Love
Glasgow's finest delivers a throwback tune of the highest calibre with vintage MIDI-sax and piano stabs that echo Hi-tech Jazz era UR.
53. Kyle Hall - You Know What I Feel from Kaychunk / You Know How I Feel
Next wave Detroit genius and frighteningly young Kyle Hall with his trademark beats. Playfully organic and rigidly machine-led at the same time.
54. L-Vis 1990 - Forever You (dub) from Forever You
Scaling a slippery slope of Funky riddims, off-grid house funktions, acid techno roughage, all sprinkled with a knowing nod to vintage Chicago.
55. L.B. Dub Corp - It's What You Feel from Take It Down (In Dub)
Veteran UK electronic lynchpin Luke Slater dons his LB Dub Corp guise for this staggering platter of Basic Channel infected dub techno, run away from this at your peril.
56. Len Faki - Kraft Und Licht from Funf
Berghain techno stalwart Len Faki turns up the heat with this claustrophobic, retro chiller picked out from Ostgut Ton's masterful, celebratory Funf collection.
57. Lorn - None an Island from Nothing Else
Mastered by Warp's Chris Clark was the debut LP from LA cat Lorn that dropped heavily on on Brainfeeder in 2010. None an Island represents the album's crisp, precision tooled opening strike.
58. Luke Abbott - Whitebox from Holkham Drones
A filthy techno moment from Bleep favourite Luke Abott.
59. Magic Lantern - Moon Lagoon Platoon from Platoon
The far-out vibrations on offer here are peddled by the fantastically named Cameron Stallone (Sun Araw).
60. Martin Buttrich - You Must Be This High from Crash Test
Longstanding Hannover producer Martin Buttrich issued his best work to date with Crash Test; 'You Must Be This High' and its itchy, technoid vibrations was one of many gems.
61. Mathew Jonson - Marionette (the beginning) from Agents of Time
Canadian electronics whizz Mathew Jonson was in top form on his Agents Of Time LP, this brand new edit of the anthemic 'Marionette' (2005) drew many ears and feet close to its revitalized bodywork.
62. Mickey Moonlight - Love Pattern (Isolee Remix) from Love Pattern
Enigmatic French Playhouse master Isolee turns up on this track from Mickey Moonlight and shapes up a remix of metallic vocoder funk and nagging 4/4 rhythms.
63. odel 500 - OFI from OFI
Legendary Detroit man Juan Atkins reconfigured his Model 500 unit in the 10; this tough intergalactic electro jam was their first single in Eleven Years. Enough said.
64. Mordant Music - Inn Ohm the Lake from Study Series 03
Mordant Music channel personal memories of childhood summers in a piece of pastoral electronica.
65. Mosca - Nike from Square One EP
This massive, ten-minute session from Night Slugs' Mosca reads like a tapestry, like a state of the game circa 2010. Twisting and turning down all corners UK bass and licking your ears with a bold Nike flash of innovation.
66. Mr Mageeka - Different Lekstrix from Different Lekstrix
As if born from the ghettos of southside Chicago, 'Different Lekstrix' has the rough instant appeal of vintage Relief records and the sucker-punch minimalism of Dan Bell's classic DBX moments.
67. Mzo Bullet - Casablanca from Casablanca
One of the most anticipated single releases of South African township house music since DJ Mujava's 'Township Funk'. Previously only available as a low quality YouTube clip, the haunting melody and infectious rhythm will ensure that it reaches classic 'kwaito' house status.
68. Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms from Psychic Chasms
Texan crew Neon Indian revisited their Psychic Chasms and those who heard it felt washed in the warmest of noise glows, caressed by synth and drums and fizzy pop arrangements.
69. Om Unit - Lavender from Lightgrids
Following up his wild white label fix up of Joker's 'Digidesign', 'Lightgrids' is Om Unit's slice of smoke ridden, sultry, twilight-funk, like Dam Funk in the London rain.
70. Oneohtrix Point Never - Stress Waves from Returnal
There is nothing stressful about this endlessly delaying shimmer of electronic music; OPN takes us into the crystal world, like swimming through the pages of a Ballard novel while listening to Cluster.
71. oOoOO - Burnout Eyess from oOoOO EP
Morbidly beautiful chamber pop from the San Fransisco crew with everyone's favourite band name landing to much acclaim on Tri Angle; a crackling blend of Cocteau Twins, Fever Ray, Nite Jewel.
72. Oriol - Night And Day from Night And Day
Sparkling title cut from a terrific first full length on Mu courtesy of Oriol, by way of London, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Flying Lotus.
73. oval - Ah! from O
Markus Popp's return to the bosom of Thrill Jockey is quite an epic affair to say the least. This glittering blast of electronica is just one of twenty-five fragments in experimental sound taken from that record.
74. Owiny Sigoma Band - Doyoi Nyajo Nam from Doyoi Nyajo Nam
Wonderfully euphoric hybrid styles arranged by Jesse Hackett of Gorillaz/Afric Express fame, this a frantic waltz through Kenya, Konono, Kuti, Highlife, Afrobeat, folk.
75. Pantha Du Prince - Bohemian Forest from Black Noise
A much-vaunted LP was the vehicle for this sensuous, hyper-melodic revision of 4/4 techno from Hamburg's Pantha Du Prince; you can almost feel those bell-tones tingle in your ears.
76. Pariah - Railroad from Safehouses EP
Pariah stepped up his development in 2010, culminating in a six-track EP for rejuvenated Belgian imprint R&S. 'Railroad' is its spooked n' soulful 2-step centre-zone.
77. Peter Gordon & Love of Life Orchestra - Iago's Escape from Love of Life Orchestra
In a year ablaze with essential archive picks, DFA presented the work of Peter Gordon &Love Life Orchestra to much rejoice. 'Iago's Escape' is an ahead-of-its time avant-disco star to revel in.
78. Raffertie - Horse Flesh from Rank Functions EP
A quiet annum by his standards, Raffertie nevertheless caned us with this stylistic about-turn into deep dub-tech waters inhabited by the likes of Martyn and Scuba.
79. Raime - Retread from Raime EP
A gloomy nebula of steely, post-industrial electronics, Pan Sonic-esque rhythm structure which reflects the isolated dub of Scorn and early Seefeel from a duo known as Raime.
80. Ramadanman & Midland - More Than You Know from Your Words Matter
David Kennedy aka Ramadanman had some 2010; this, one of his lesser known cuts was crafted in collab with Midland. The results... a skulking rain soaked, tech-joint to be spun in grimy warehouse raves.
81. Richard Skelton - Threads Across the River from Landings
From one of the best modern-classical records in recent memory, Richard Skelton's 'Threads Across the River' is sure to resonate in the hearts and minds of those who get caught in its slipstream for time to come.
82. Roska - Squark from Roska EP Number Two
The super-odd 'Squark' leads matters off on a stripped down minimal tip, infected by rabid carnival atmospheres.
83. Roska and Untold - Long Range from Myth
One of the biggest releases of the year from two of the hottest names of the year.
84. Rustie - Hyperthrust from Sunburst EP
The rarely linked sonics of hyper-digital video game music and bombastic prog-rock meet here; Rustie folds them into his melted plastic confection of crunk, classic electro and techno.
85. SCB - Hard Boiled VIP from Hard Boiled VIP
Moody, minimal techno, from Berghain by way of Detroit. Mills meets Dettmann in a darkened Berlin alley at 4AM.
86. Scuba - You Got Me from Triangulation
An infectious blend of blipped out electronics, mutant rhythmic variations and a phuture-bound sheen right at its centre-point.
87. Seams - Platz from Tourist EP
Six and half minutes of Berlin field noise, of gleaming synth trails, of broken drum patterns from young breakthrough artist Seams picked from his debut on Pictures Music.
88. Sei A - White Rainbow (Original Mix) from White Rainbow
Floor-ready tech-house materials from Glaswegian Sei A on Tiga's Turbo imprint. Vocals squirm and worm through the sub-loaded kicks, whilst whipcrack snares and modulated synth abound.
89. Seiji - Yesman from Yesman
Serious weight is carried by Seiji with this all pumped up bass-flex and nagging UKF/House beat-groove.
90. Serafina Steer - Motion Pictures from Change is Good, Change is Goodr
Deliciously infectious leftfield folk-pop from Serafina Steer co produced by Capitol K and Benge; a glorious splash of multi-tracked vocal hooks, harp, guitar and percussion.
91. Shed - 44A (Hard Wax Forever!) from The Traveller
An electronic love-song devoted to one of the most iconic record shops on the planet- Berlin's Hard Wax. The man responsible is Rene Pawlowitz aka Shed, taken from his revered LP 'The Traveller.
92. Squarepusher - Megazine from Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator
Tom Jenkinson surprised and delighted everyone with the Shobaleader One project; a dizzying whirl of proggy, vocodered soul, double-jointed electro-funk, Daft Punk-esque disco and frantic speed-metal awaits.
93. T++ - Anyi from Wireless
Torsten Profock wrapped up his T++ moniker with a gargantuan EP of deformed techno functions for Honest Jons Records; 'Anyi' is its fractious, drone-lathered centrepiece.
94. Timber Timbre - Magic Arrow from Timber Timbre
Freaky Acid folk from Timber Timbre, for Full Time Hobby. Deliciously stripped down, Kirk works from a rural palette of chiming guitars, bare bones drum kit and sonorous Rhodes motifs.
95. To Rococo Rot - Away from Speculation
Over the years we have come to expect only sheer, pristine excellence from German outfit To Rococo Rot. 'Away' is no different... this the hypnotic, freeform Kraut jam that kicks off their latest LP.
96. Toro Y Moi - Causers Of This from Causers Of This
Chaz Bundick was behind this silky rendering of dreamy vocal-pop forms drawn against a hotbed of post-Dilla bump, Dam-Funk boogie-bass, Daft Punk's half-memories from the 80's, slo-mo IDIDB disco and super-compressed Nite Jewel fuzz.
97. Untold - Mass Dreams Of The Future from Stereo Freeze / Mass Dreams Of The Future
Brutalist/soulful Chicago, Motor-City groove, UK bass faultlines and deep Berghain techno/house all coalesce into a heady brew.
98. Velour - Booty Slammer from The Velvet Collection
Sleazy, luminescent, synth-soaked cosmic vibes infused with rigid 808 funk, this white hot projectile of machine love came from the mysterious Velour via Night Slugs of London.
99. Walls - Burnt Sienna from Walls
Electric collaboration between one half of UK bloggers cum DJ's/ label owners Allez Allez and Italian based in London, Alessio Natalizia who records as Banjo Or Freakout... A mesmeric, spectral dip into noise-pop from another solar system.
100.Wolfgang Voigt - Geduld (original Mix) from Freiland-Geduld
Oompah bluster is transposed into burts of tone and something that resembles a parallel universe summertime hook.