PANTHA DU PRINCE & THE BELL LABORATORY

...and for main course a digital tune from Pantha du Prince marinated with analog bells:

LION BABE

First post of the year dedicated to this new R&B artist from NY artistically named LION BABE. What a piece of a woman...



Treat Me Like Fire

BEST 2012 SONGS

Only one rule I put to myself when doing this list: No more than one song from same album.

The 25 tunes that made me feel alive this year:

25 Siempre  2:45 Installed

24 True Romance (Gigamesh remix) 4:53 Citizens!

23 Latch (feat. Sam Smith) 4:03 Disclosure



22 Rhythmic Release 4:16 Ritualz



21 About You 4:08 XXYYXX



20 Geisha 3:01 Plaitum



19 Say My Name (Cyril Hahn Remix) 4:20 Cyril Hahn



18 Golden Light 4:38 Twin Shadow 



17 Shoreless Kid 5:28 Young Galaxy



16 Running 4:29 Jessie Ware



15 Please Forgive My Heart 4:31 Bobby Womack



14 The Last Dregs 5:25 Trust



13 Empty Vessels Make The Loudest Sound 6:43 The Mars Volta



12 Kill 6:27 iamamiwhoami



11 False Astronomy 3:40 Mister Lies



10 Now We Continue 4:22 White Car



9 Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It 4:39 Stars



8 The Wheel 3:53 S O H N



7 Jasmine (Demo) 4:14 Jai Paul



6 Pyramids 9:53 Frank Ocean



5 Destiny feat. Pional 4:54 John Talabot



4 Combat Boots 4:45 Black Cab



3 No.1 Against the Rush 5:10 Liars



2 I Only Have Eyes For You 7:19 Oneohtrix Point Never



1 Breezeblocks 3:47 ∆





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BEST 2012 ALBUMS

Trying to do the list of the best albums of the year I realized there are only 3 albums I want to highlight from 2012, 3 LP's that I am sure I will keep listening in the future:

3.- iamamiwhoami - kin A very underrated album that it is hard to see in most of the 2012 lists I have been checking so far. Maybe because the media did not like the strategy that the band chose to make themselves popular. Anyway, still a astonishing dark electro pop album that The Knife would be proud to have made. 2.- Installed - Paisajes De Invierno A very unknown work from a mexican producer that bring us the warm of winter afternoons, that beautiful feeling that you can only enjoy in the coldest season of the year. 1.- Liars - WIXIW Ethereal, Dark, Abstract, Creepy, Fragile.... Some peole say they just copied the electronic-experimental formula of Radiohead. I dare to say that they improve it.  Not only the best album of the year for me, but also one of the most interesting work I have found in many years. A masterpiece:

POP 2012

1. Climax 3:53 Usher
2. & It Was U 3:06 How To Dress Well
3. Pyramids  9:53  Frank Ocean
4. Everything Is Embarrassing 4:11 Sky Ferreira
5. Wildest Moments 3:42 Jessie Ware
6. Losing You 4:22 Solange
7. You Know You Like It 3:27 AlunaGeorge
8. Pull Me Down (Ryan Hemsworth Remix) 3:23 Mikky Ekko
9. The Mother We Share 3:10 CHVRCHES
10. Goods 5:09 iamamiwhoami

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INDIE 2012

1. Breezeblocks 3:47 ∆
2. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards 3:13 Tame Impala
3. Only In My Dreams 3:12 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
4. Fog Of War 4:26 Young Dreams
5. Memories 4:15 Sambassadeur
6. You Can Call Me On 3:31 Twin Shadow
7. I Belong In Your Arms 3:27 Chairlift
8. Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It 4:39 Stars
9. Nocturne 5:20 Wild Nothing
10. Dusty Rhodes 3:39 Lotus Plaza

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DANCE 2012

1. Destiny (feat. Pional)  4:54 John Talabot
2. Say My Name (Cyril Hahn Remix) 4:20 Destiny's Child
3. Actin Up 4:20 Galapagos
4. Latch (feat. Sam Smith) 4:03 Disclosure
5. Diamonds (Jerome LOL Edit) 4:12 Rihanna
6. Olivia 3:32 LUST & Heatstroke
7. True Romance (Gigamesh remix) 4:53 Citizens!
8. Dressed For Space 3:37 Trust
9. I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) 2:35 Icona Pop
10. Brats 3:02 Liars

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