Even though we are already a week and a half into the new year, and have already heard some new tracks that will likely end up on the “Best of 2012″ list, I managed to compile a playlist of my personal 50 Favorite Songs from 2011…in no particular order:
TRACKLIST:
“120 Sheets” – MVMNT (120 Sheets)
“Just Us” – Sholhmo (Bad Vibes)
“Yonkers” – Tyler, The Creator (Goblin)
“Fall Creek Boys Choir” – Bon Iver X James Blake (Fall Creek Boys Choir)
“A Real Hero” – College feat. Electric Youth (Drive Soundtrack)
“Tokyo Blue Nostalgia” – Fulgeance (To All of You)
“The Zone” – The Weeknd (Thursday)
“She Died There” – Machinedrum (Room(s))
“Carbonated” – Mount Kimbie (Carbonated)
“You With Air” – Young Magic (You With Air/Sparkly EP)
“NYC” – Burial (Street Halo EP)
“Dustierhandigital” – Ras G (Of Wilderness – MY HOLLOW DRUM)
“Beat and the Pulse” – Austra (Feel It Break)
“Yayo” – Lana Del Rey (Lana Del Rey)
“Far Nearer” – Jamie XX (Far Nearer/Beat For EP)
“Skinny Rapper” – Hodgy Beats (The Dena Tape)
“Chockin So Strong” – Cc
“Keys Open Doors” – Salva (Complex Housing)
“Give a Man a Rod (2nd Version)” – James Blake
“Sweet” – Toro y Moi (Freaking Out)
“Role Playing (is this the end)” – Magic Triangles (Kalb)
“Pyramid” – Four Tet
“Gonga” – iTAL tEK
“Andrew” – Jonwayne (Bowser)
“The Animals Know” – Bird Call (The Animals Know EP)
“The Underwater Mountain Odyssey” – Austin Peralta (Endless Planets)
“Bright Shadows” – Toki Monsta (Creature Dreams EP)
“Inna Daze” – Pangaea
“I Got A Woman” – Nicolas Jaar (Another Girl)
“Somebody That I Used To Know” – Gotye (Making Mirrors)
“Nuclear Arms” – Troy Gunner
“Return to the Journey” – Thundercat (The Golden Age of Apocalypse)
“Space Gold” – Juj (Slack)
“Apart” – Balam Acab (Wander/Wonder)
“Lotus Flower” – Radiohead (The Kind of Limbs)
“Door(s)” – Machinedrum (Room(s)
“Drowning Pools” – D33J
“Feel Something” – Holy Other (With U)
“A Brisk Evening” – Telegram (Fruition)
“Nightcall” – Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx (Drive Soundtrack)
“Fuk Tha 101″ – Addison Groove
“Forest Dark” – Mono/Poly (Manifestations EP)
“6 Foot 7 Foot” – Lil’ Wayne feat. Cory Gunz)
“Breathing Again” – Icicle feat. Proxima (Under the Ice)
“Shell of Light (Shlohmo Remix)” – Burial
“Stifle” – Pearson Sound
“A Dedication” – Washed Out (Within and Without)
“Novacane” – Frank Ocean (Nostalgia/Ultra)
“Chord” – Lukid
Teebs gets the spotlight on this week’s ‘Sunday Inspiration.’ I stopped by High Fidelity Vinyl, the new record shop in Los Feliz Village, for his live performance this afternoon promoting the shop as well as his recent release, Collections 01. He also dropped this track today on Soundcloud that got some repeat plays on my laptop today…
I’ve been in the process of collecting some artwork by local LA artists (such as Kutmah), and am trying to get my hands on some prints of Teebs’ artwork as well. His work summons a mind-meld between Alex Pardee (sans darkness) and Daniel Egneus…two of my favorite artists hailing from completely different levels of inspiration.
A music video I shot and edited for NY/LA-based group, Magic Triangles. All footage was shot during a 4 week residency at Club Moscow in Hollywood during July 2011.
Magic Triangles Live Band:
Rick Penzone – guitar
Lauren Coleman – vocals
Steven Heet – Drums
Christopher Morris – Bass
Brady Lefler – Keyboards
I was lucky enough to be in NY to film the ever-inspiring Bird Call during her live performance at Brooklyn-based radio station, WNYZ’s Indie Darkroom show. Special thanks to Gabe Galvin, Sterling Krusing, and Justice Caruso.
