2011, Overlooked & Unknown (Volume III)
The Finale |
1 | | Apollo Brown Clouds
(Instrumental Hip-Hop) One of the strongest instrumental releases of the
year. It's sentimental, walk-through-the-park atmosphere under classy hip-
hop rhythms. Highly recommended for fans of J Dilla, though I think anybody
with a good hear will appreciate this sound. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQOCrqiM0CE |
2 | | DJ Quik The Book of David
(Hip-Hop) The veteran mcee puts out his best album in years, combining
groovy hip-hop and funky soul cuts. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=IIuNuMXHPK0 |
3 | | Grooms Prom
(Indie Rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adTmbD2C2KQ |
4 | | Plaid Scintilli
(IDM) The longtime Warp duo are back, and they sound fresh. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLUVrMLeNO0 |
5 | | Omar S It Can Be Done But Only I Can Do It
(House) One of the finest electronic albums of the year. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFJ_zkBiKaQ |
6 | | Srodek Forfall
(Black Metal) 90s alternative with corpse paint. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsAR9rJoCe8 |
7 | | Gui Boratto III
(Minimal Tech) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaMph3NR1sk |
8 | | Africa Hitech 93 Million Miles
(Dubstep / Garage) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg6m_mCFxF4 |
9 | | Bombay Bicycle Club A Different Kind of Fix
(Indie Rock) An excellent indie rock record, some nice harmonies here. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKtw97Ye_GY |
10 | | Rangers Pan Am Stories
(Lo-Fi Psychedelic) Psychedelic guitar twangs for careless summer days. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYP8HzM9lQY |
11 | | Cliff Martinez Drive
(Film Score / Ambient / Electro Pop) Haven't seen the film yet, but after
hearing this I definitely should. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=A9J4R4KYv-s |
12 | | Alva Noto Univrs
(Glitch / Electronic Noise) Cold wired machine ghost. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygBUWL7VEsQ |
13 | | Pallers The Sea of Memories
(Synth Pop) Pretty similar to Royskopp's Melody A.M., chilled out
downtempo synth pop. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfIiAq2Rt0M |
14 | | Bruce Peninsula Open Flames
(Indie Rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uApeYxtojb0 |
15 | | Am & Shawn Lee Celestial Electric
(Electronic / Funk) Toro Y Moi with soul. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=AIpKKhSwapk |
16 | | Monster Rally Crystal Ball
(Exotica / Plunderphonics) It's like the exotica verison of The Caretaker,
trading ballroom haunt for sun-soaked, tropical loops. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCJ7M0X9Svs |
17 | | Gauntlet Hair Gauntlet Hair
(Indie Rock / Noise Rock) A noisey, slightly shoegaze Merriweather Post
Pavilion. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cryycmunuQc |
18 | | Elder [Stoner Rock] Dead Roots Stirring
(Stoner Rock / Psychedelic) Thick, Monolithic riffs; Black Sabbath fucked
Ufommamut. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wYJ_V36AC8 |
19 | | Beastwars Beastwars
(Sludge Metal / Stoner Rock) Man's music; loud 'n heavy. Drink to this --
Obey the riff, long live the beast. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1Btg5TcsYUc |
20 | | DJ Rashad Just A Taste
(Ghettotech / Juke) Soul samples meet furoius bass lines and repetitive loops. Prime shit. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxkNphMn7c4 |
21 | | Scuba DJ-Kicks: Scuba
(Electronic) There's something for everybody on this one. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFxTr-53oAE |
22 | | ADR Solitary Pursuits
(Progressive Electronic) Boards of Canda fuzz in Zombi's progressive
structure. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdYHkG3Oqgg |
23 | | The Tikiyaki Orchestra Aloha, Baby!
(Surf Rock / Jazz) The Tikiyaki Orchestra combine sun-soaked surf rock,
tropical lounge chill-out, and spy jazz (that wouldn't sound out of place on
John Zorn's Naked City - minus the grindcore onslaught) on what's surely
one of the most fun listens of the year. |
http://soundcloud.com/musicofolives/the-tikiyaki-orchestra |
24 | | Patten GLAQJO XAACSO
(IDM) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBfYox2_1Wo |
25 | | Benoit Pioulard Thelma
(Ambient / Tape Music) A short, but powerful little atmospheric EP. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK-bqqSo1Rs |
26 | | Sean McCann Sincere World
(Ambient / New Age) Effective piano and drone based ambient. |
http://soundcloud.com/experimedia/sean-mccann-sincere-world/ |
27 | | I Break Horses Hearts
(Dream Pop / Shoegaze) My Bloody Valentine meets Beach House. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sg7YkPnEYw |
28 | | GDP Useless Eaters
(Hip-Hop) Certainly one of the strongest rap albums of the year, and
apparently one of the most overlooked. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=XmdtSMe5rsU |
29 | | Dom and Roland The Big Bang
(Drum 'n Bass) It's a heated all-nighter on Goldeneye 007 and the shit's
getting heavy ...Antenna Cradle on Secret Agent. Get your ass on this
immediately. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf5Ed2hwzXE |
30 | | Todd Terje Ragysh
(Electro-Disco) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGvcdr1A0p0 |
31 | | Polinski Labyrinths
(Electronic / Post-Rock) Paul Wolinski of 65daysofstatic creates a wildly
consistent sci-fi fueld electronic album. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=zjYTLoeAKPs |
32 | | Octo Octa Let Me See You
(House) A short dive into balloon drenched house parties. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16WuhaSSIPo |
33 | | Co La Rest In Paradise
(Plunderphonics / Easy Listening) Flipping through the pages of vintage mall
catalogues, the models ghost-like. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=MjLDEVllBd8 |
34 | | The Candlepark Stars All The Little Things
(Post-Rock) Soft and sentimental Post-Rock, easy does it. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLTciXA6p_4 |
35 | | Herajika Tracks Love Universal
(Instrumental Hip-Hop / Modern Classical) A unique album that combines
modern classical piano and spiritual new-age ambience into its classy
interpretation of instrumental hip-hop. A must listen. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AduqdgidfTc |
36 | | Elite Gymnastics Ruin
(Chillwave / Drum 'n Bass) For fans of Washed Out and Neon Indian, this is
one of the best chillwave albums out there. The second part is a kind of
groggy, screwed and chopped verison of the first. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNfiTIfMdfI |
37 | | World Series Episodes of El Nino
(Indie Rock / Lo-Fi) Soft melodic afternoon jams, World Series take the
sound of Real Estate and Unknown Mortal Orchestra to drowsier extremes.
Stream it on their bandcamp. |
38 | | Tandy Love Turk Jerk (Anatolian Anagrams)
(Funk / Instrumental Hip-Hop) Turkish jams for the arabian soul. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j9be1BMfN8 |
39 | | Austin Peralta Endless Planets
(Jazz) It's mind blowing Austin Peralta is only 20 year's old, for he's got the
chops of a seasoned veteran. Absoutely one of the strongest Jazz releases
of the year. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbGI4a2ZpUQ |
40 | | Ghoul Transmission Zero
(Death Metal) Catchier than most Death Metal, this is quite good. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_j99rPQs1s |
41 | | Bong Rodent Bong Rodent
(Instrumental Hip-Hop) Bong Rodent have a kind of Boards of Canada
meets afro-beat sound going for them; it's a fresh listen. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGNVV2u49kE |
42 | | The Midnight Eez The Midnight Eez
(Instrumental Hip-Hop) As the story goes, an unknown duo who went by
The Midnight Eez dropped off a beat tape in the mid '90s to a Manhattan
record shop called Fat Beats. The material hasn't seen the light of day since
...until now. It's simplistic, smooth project beats. Quality in numbers. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRM2lF3Y2S4 |
43 | | Bullion You Drive Me To Plastic
(Instrumental Hip-Hop) A short 20 mintue ride manages to make for some
of the most engaging instrumental releases all year. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcuHHi2Wa9o |
44 | | Author Author
(Dubstep / Jazz) Late at night, the howl of resonating brass cools the smooth
low-end bass. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzpTJoE40u0 |
45 | | Steve Hauschildt Tragedy & Geometry
(Electro-Ambient) A member of Emeralds, Hauschildt keeps his band's
signature retro electro-gaze sound clear and vibrant throughout. If you
liked Does It Look Like I'm Here, check this out. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQPiKN9uB_8 |
46 | | Fanu Serendipity
(Drum 'n Bass) Some of the best use of samples all year! |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCuOUFevq8U |
47 | | Big Troubles Romantic Comedy
(Indie Rock) Quality nostalgic indie rock. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Wwfn8AijAPs |
48 | | Dope Body Nupping
(Punk) Loud, and occasionally funky. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=CVfpUQcn_cA |
49 | | The Stepkids The Stepkids
(Soul) The Stepkids have got a soulful charm reminiscent of 70s, but distinctly modern. Awesome
music. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLtt5Fi4Gbs |
50 | | Rich Aucoin We're All Dying To Live
(Indie Rock / Electronic) Fresh out on his debut album, Rich Aucoin sounds
like he wants to start something big. The evidence is all here, as it
shouldn't take long to realize We're All Dying To Live isn't your typical indie
rock album. His influences are clear - the climatic grandiose of fellow
Canadian's Arcade Fire and the infectious robotics of Daft Punk - though he
translates them into a unique cohesion that bleeds throughout the album,
as a splurge of genre-melting sonic's mold into a thrilling and captivating
hour of music. Stream it on his bandcamp. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uzyre6xGKA |
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