Best of 2011…

December 14, 2011 at 9:28 am

Making a “best of” year-end list is always difficult for me.  The main reason is because I can’t remember what came out in January!  Stay tuned for the last Forward Listening of 2011, which will feature my absolute favorite cuts of the past 365.  While I haven’t nearly completed the list, here are a couple of sure bets. Much much more to come…

LDFD – “Outtacontrol”
Mark de Clive-Lowe – “Koko & Lee Roe”
Velella Velella – “BBQ Claus I & II”
Agnes Obel – “Close Watch” (December 2010)
Bing Ji Ling – “Dreaming”
Robin Hannibal – “Transit”
Bombino – “Tar Hani (My Love)”
Dengue Fever – “Uku”
Kraak & Smaak – “Wasted With a Smile”
Amerigo Gazaway / Fela Soul – “Breakadawn”
Thundercat – “Boat Cruise”

Forward Listening 20 now available

December 5, 2011 at 10:00 am

This month’s edition of Forward Listening includes music from James Blake, Thundercat, Nas, Antibalas, Mr. Scruff, and more.  Enjoy!

http://thenoiseacademy.com/podcast/forward-listening-20/

Hour 1
Bill Withers – Hope She’ll Be Happier [ Live at Carnegie Hall; Sony/Columbia ]
James Blake – Limit To Your Love [ James Blake; Universal Republic ]
Jesse Futurman – I Love You So [ Super Basement EP; Jus Like Music ]
Robin Hannibal – Transit [ Bobby EP; Plug Research ]
Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop – The Mexican [ Stamp Out Reality; ???
Manu Dibango – New Bell [ Africadelic: The Best of Manu Dibango; Mercury ]
Antibalas – Rat Race [ 12″; Exactamundo ]
Tinariwen – Tenere Taqhim Tossam [ Tassili; Anti/Epitaph ]
Bombino – Tenere (The Desert My Home) [ Agadez; Cumbancha ]
Fools Gold – Narrow Sun [ Leave No Trace; IAMSOUND ]
AM & Shawn Lee – Dark Into Light [ Celestial Electric; ESL ]
Charles Bradley – Since Our Last Goodbye [ No Time For Dreaming Instrumentals; Daptone ]
Hour 2
J.Viewz – Salty Air [ Rivers & Homes; Jorjia Music ]
Kraak & Smaak – Wasted With A Smile [ Electric Hustle; Jalapeno ]
Shad & Frank Dukes – Flawless [ The New North; The Real Frequency ]
Zion I – The History [ Atomic Clock; Gold Dust ]
Nas – Nasty [ single; Def Jam ]
Ancient Astronauts – Nocturne [ Into Bass & Time; ESL ]
Mista Savona f. Alton Ellis – Chant Rasta Sound [ Warn The Nation; Savona Records ]
Prince Fatty – Come On, Girl *Disco Mix [ Supersize; Mr. Bongo ]
Chrissy Murderbot – Braaain [ 12″; Planet Mu ]
Little Dragon – Ritual Union *Tensnake Remix [ Ritual Union EP; Peacefrog Holdings ]
Thundercat – Daylight [ The Golden Age of Apocalypse; Brainfeeder ]
Mr. Scruff vs. Kristy Almeida – Pickled Spider [ Turntables on The Hudson Vol. 8; Wonderwheel ]
The Echocentrics – Crescent Sun [ Sunshadows; Ubiquity Records ]
Bing Ji Ling – Some Things Never Change [ Shadow To Shine; Tummy Touch ]
The Stepkids – Legend In My Own Mind [ The Stepkids; Stones Throw ]
Alabama Shakes – I Found You [ Alabama Shakes EP; Self Release ]
Ikebe Shakedown – The Prisoner [ Hard Steppin EP; Colemine Records ]
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