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