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Following a ‘Best Of’ list for albums, inevitably it would have been rude not to do something similar for electronic tracks. Any extra motivation I needed was whetted by Resident Advisor’s usual gargantuan ‘Top 50’ effort, which, whilst not being too succinct or palatable, also got it horribly wrong with their number 1, Blawan’s unforgivably shit and appropriately named ‘Getting Me Down’. It was a pretty good year for ‘CHEWNS’ on the whole, and what better way to stylishly mix them into a format where they’re best served, in an accurate and tasty digestion of how good a year it was?
I don’t possess the necessary ‘tekkers’ (more utterly 2011 terminology) to create as masterful a set as this, but thankfully JC does, and this End Of Year Mix is a stunning reflection of some of the best aural club delights experienced. Some of the gems include a bit of Melbourne synergy between Francis Inferno Orchestra (My tip for 2011) and Mic Newman, some favourite’s endorsed by Maya Jane Coles, arguably one of the DJ’s of the year, and a Metronomy remix, a fitting accompaniment for my Album the Year(see below for that list).
This mix also contains my own personal undisputed top three tracks of the year, in some form or other. Ame’s remix of Osunlade’s ‘Envision’ had everything, above all a sticking power that made overplaying impenetrable. The chugging juggernaut of Todd Terje’s ‘Ragysh’ was worth the 5 years follow up to ‘Eurodans’ and ‘Italian Stallion, and tested the durability of Funktion 1 Soundsystems across Europe for the last 6 months. My personal choice for top spot however, may be a left field one, but Jacob Korn’s ‘She’ blew me away time after time. An ominous, almost industrial like intro, once it gives way to the razor sharp hi hats and bass drum, melts away into a euphoric cocophany of xylophone and exuberant keys. Who knew they could have gone so well together? Jacob Korn obviously did, and the song continues to surge towards sheer, drenched in emotive bliss.
This mix, as a consolidated piece of music, brings all of these together, and reflects all the individual expertly chosen tracks; varied, melodic, distinct, consistent, enduring, and above all, containing all the necessary emotion only alluring electronic music can have.
Brilliantly done. Enjoy. And See you in the Long Hall.
1. Cut Copy - Blink and You’ll Miss A Revolution (A Chicken Lips Instrumental Malfunction) / Osunlade - Envision (Ame Acoustic Remix)
2. Francis Inferno Orchestra - I Need It (Fantastic Mans Electric Boogaloo Remix)
3. Metronomy - She Wants (Javi Redondo & Carreno is LB Re-Edit)
4. Bostro Pesopeo & Pional - Yes
5. Session Victim - Large Professor
6. Frank Roger - After All
7. Storm Queen - It Goes On
8. Scuba - Everywhere
9. Tiger & Woods - Love in Cambodgia
10. Noir & Haze - Around (Solomun Vox)
11. Maya Jane Coles - Parallel Worlds
13. Kink & Neville Watson - A Saturday in November
13. Todd Terje - Ragysh
14. Jacob Korn - She
15. Solomun - He is Watching You
16. Cant - The Edge
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