Obligatory Best of 2012 List

Obviously the most played out list of any music fan is the "Best Of..." list. Whether it's a list of our favorite records of a particular year or our favorite Johnny Cash songs, many of us feel the need to publicly reveal our favorites. I think we all hope to inspire someone to check out a particular item, or in reading somene else's list to be equally inspired to explore. With that in mind here are my favorite records of 2012.

1. Burial- "kindred" 12" on Hyperdub
2. Rocket Juice & The Moon- S/T lp on Honest Jon's
3. Various- Eat The Dream: Gnawa Music from Essaouira lp on Sublime Frequencies
4. Cult Percussion Ensemble- S/T lp reissued by Trunk Records
5. Alfonso Lovo- La Gigantona lp reissued by Numero
6. Dead Can Dance- Anastasis lp on Anti
7. Tame Impala- Lonerism lp on Modular Recordings
8. Flying Lotus- Until The Quiet Comes lp on Warp
9. Ondatropica- S/T lp on Soundway
10. Robert Glasper Experiment- Black Radio lp on Blue Note
11. Bob Dylan- Tempest lp on Columbia
12. The Pyramids- Otherworldly lp on Disko-B
13. Tim Maia- The Existential Soul of Tim Maia lp on Luaka Bop
14. Burial- "truant" 12" on Hyperdub
15. David Cain- The Seasons lp reissued by Trunk Records

So, ther you have it, my obligatory list of my favorite records of 2012. I hope you all find something of interest on it....Until next year...