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2011 Summary: Best Albums

December 22, 2011

So this is it. I give you 30 magnificent records that made 2011. They represent various genres, from electronica to R&B, from folk to New Age. Some of them were delivered by acclaimed artists while other by newcomers who wait for true recognition to come. Nevertheless, they have all taken me to places I just could imagine of. Emotions they evoked were different: sadness, euphoria, longing… What they all have in common is the passion behind them. I may have underrated few of them in my reviews but my ears have opened just in time. I believe you should listen to them (if you haven’t already). Thank you for reading and see you next year!

30. Zambri Glossolalia EP

http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/listen_glossolalia_ep_by_zambri/

29. Baths Pop Music / False B-Sides

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOgU8EP0YDQ

28. St. Vincent Strange Mercy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iOniCjeCjE

27. Toro Y Moi Underneath the Pine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4J6bFDvvwY&ob=av2e

26. Ford & Lopatin Channel Pressure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i8ScfOnjLs

25. Cities Aviv Digital Lows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwV3mNpy9gM

24. Feist Metals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2uVRMBD5RY&ob=av2n

23. EMA Past Life Martyred Saints

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPIK9Qe7K4

22. Anna Calvi Anna Calvi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKVy0EVu2ZI

21. PJ Harvey Let England Shake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1lFM1K8R1s&ob=av2n

20. Thao & Mirah Thao & Mirah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m0IEC6Q4QM

19. Wild Beasts Smother

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPHQSWPjdk8

18. Atlas Sound Parallax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rY5Uf4E0e4&ob=av2e

17. The Weeknd House of Balloons & Thursday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ex38L8xtNI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdH1kXzquQo

16. Peaking Lights 936

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omGnzAd28YM

15. Zola Jesus Conatus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7VhbL94WN0

14. Cat’s Eyes Cat’s Eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKPcOQinl50

13. John Maus We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMku-GbafEg

12. Lykke Li Wounded Rhymes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TTPGAy5H_E&ob=av2e

11. Austra Feel It Break

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LJtMrhb558&ob=av2e

10. Panda Bear Tomboy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWq_XMT5i4

9. Oneohtrix Point Never Replica

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiwi7d0f91Y

8. Julianna Barwick The Magic Place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H34gnFIpI-U

7. Chelsea Wolfe Ἀποκάλυψις

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA5HbCtlbFM

6. James Blake James Blake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOKXHzL6UVs&ob=av2e

5. Kate Bush 50 Words for Snow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JoPFIWOONU

4. Grimes / d’Eon Darkbloom EP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bWmLFaJA-Q

3. Cults Cults

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0pSo58K5aY

2. Gang Gang Dance Eye Contact

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_bkNR-zOn8

1. Björk Biophilia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiT9ibMw_c

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2011 Summary: Best Tracks

December 21, 2011

These tracks wouldn’t stop playing in my brain all year long:

50. Prefuse 73 feat. Trish Keenan The Only Trial of 9000 Suns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4U7GZSerUw

49. tUnE-yArDs Bizness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1LI-NTa2s&ob=av2e

48. Zola Jesus Vessel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY9WUZZrTpw

47. SBTRKT feat. Little Dragon Wildfire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-LEiOzXHWM

46. Björk Moon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br2s0xJyFEM

45. Austra Shoot the Water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgLCcPxNgNE

44. James Blake To Care (Like You)

http://vimeo.com/20366505

43. Kate Bush Song of Solomon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc-TCxTIHvQ

42. Britney Spears Hold It Against Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Edv8Onsrgg&ob=av2e

41. Gang Gang Dance MindKilla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R7k1_kOqvk

40. Katy B Broken Record

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oES929aenGc&ob=av2e

39. Low Try to Sleep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXgc0I0zsYs&ob=av2e

38. Zambri On Call

http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/listen_glossolalia_ep_by_zambri/

37. Purity Ring Lofticries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tuKkeQDSek

36. Thao & Mirah feat. tUnE-yArDs Eleven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m0IEC6Q4QM

35. St. Vincent Cruel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itt0rALeHE8&ob=av2e

34. Hooray for Earth True Loves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVwSP51KVO8&ob=av2n

33. James Blake I Never Learnt to Share

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSvb_jGwQ7s

32. Planningtorock The Breaks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWO9LweKzV8

31. St. Vincent Surgeon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGIbR5jdA58

30. Chelsea Wolfe Mer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSkktZL7zk

29. Cults Never Heal Myself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG4FhNaikD8

28. Lykke Li I Follow Rivers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYbEL06lEU&ob=av2e

27. Björk Cosmogony

http://stereogum.com/761851/bjork-cosmogony/mp3s/

26. Cat’s Eyes Over You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWG-rW1cgps

25. The Weeknd The Knowing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxOBXTFi6g

24. Grimes Vanessa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxC2XLePDWQ

23. Austra Beat and the Pulse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjKtbCx3piM&ob=av2e

22. Twin Sister Kimmi in a Rice Field

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emCw-rRU3Q4&ob=av2e

21. Cults Bad Things

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1WSC99ANnQ

20. James Blake The Wilhelm Scream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isIABK-0ohQ&ob=av2e

19. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris We Found Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg00YEETFzg&ob=av2e

18. Björk Crystalline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvaEmPQnbWk

17. Cults You Know What I Mean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E2tS_7j8y4&ob=av2n

16. Cults Most Wanted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMvdhVxSmg4

15. Oneohtrix Point Never Child Soldier

http://soundcloud.com/mexicansummer/09-child-soldier

14. Grimes Crystal Ball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bWmLFaJA-Q

13. Purity Ring Belispeak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mtjs2VibXA

12. Anna Calvi Blackout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo267BTLnZk&ob=av2e

11. Lykke Li Sadness Is a Blessing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu-b3u5jDiU

10. Björk Thunderbolt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vre4S5076wA

9. Grimes Oblivion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5H-YlcMSbc

8. Ford & Lopatin I Surrender

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcAkjVKf2Ck

7. Chelsea Wolfe Movie Screen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-CgpRo2E5o

6. The Weeknd High for This

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX9DgavXiN4

5. Cults Abducted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i1MXHGB8g0&ob=av2e

4. Gang Gang Dance Thru and Thru

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjJ8IPDQk6Q

3. Björk Virus

http://vimeo.com/27401723

2. Julianna Barwick Prizewinning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GSoPHO2M54

1. Purity Ring Ungirthed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UpgisMDAoU

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2011 Summary: Best Videos

December 20, 2011

Get a snack and something to drink, and prepare yourself for 25 mind-blowing videos. Featuring killer crocs, a possessed Japanese and one Pop Princess going really crazy…

Avey Tare Oliver Twist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMk2vONzTNk&ob=av2e

Erykah Badu Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQbNZ3pOXI

Björk Crystalline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvaEmPQnbWk

Anna Calvi Blackout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo267BTLnZk&ob=av2e

Die Antwoord Rich Bitch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bdeizHM9OU

Fleet Foxes The Shrine / An Argument

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yAxIdkF2Qo

Gang Gang Dance MindKilla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R7k1_kOqvk

Grimes Crystal Ball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bWmLFaJA-Q

Grimes Vanessa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxC2XLePDWQ

Hercules and Love Affair Painted Eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRFCcITmcoI

Hooray for Earth True Loves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVwSP51KVO8&ob=av2n

Is Tropical The Greeks

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xixbvp_is-tropical-the-greeks_music

Lykke Li I Follow Rivers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYbEL06lEU&ob=av2e

Lykke Li Sadness Is a Blessing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu-b3u5jDiU

Low Try to Sleep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXgc0I0zsYs&ob=av2e

M83 Midnight City

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3k_QDnzHE

Frank Ocean Novacane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMfPJT4XjAI&ob=av2e

Panda Bear Alsatian Darn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yvOYoNrzWM&ob=av2e

Purity Ring Lofticries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tuKkeQDSek

SBTRKT feat. Little Dragon Wildfire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-LEiOzXHWM

Britney Spears Hold It Against Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Edv8Onsrgg&ob=av2e

The Weeknd The Knowing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxOBXTFi6g

Chelsea Wolfe Mer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSkktZL7zk

Youth Lagoon Montana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IKPT30jOJw

Zola Jesus Vessel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY9WUZZrTpw

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2011 Summary: Best Artwork

December 19, 2011

The time has come. It’s hydra’s turn to recap this wonderful year (and I knew it would be like this!). Let’s start with 15 Best Artwork, tomorrow I will present 25 Best Videos, on Wednesday – 50 Best Tracks, and finally on Thursday I will close 2011 Summary with 30 Best Albums. Now, look without fear…

Austra Feel It Break