Charles Martineau

(This is out of topic… but since I am a huge geeky fan of music…)

The time has come for me to share with you my favorites of 2011… Its been a weird year of music. I have the impres­sion that I missed a lot of good albums (have less time to dis­cover music). There was some very excel­lent music that I highly rec­om­mend and other many good albums. This time I have 4 cat­e­gories: (1) EXCELLENT, (2) UNDECIDED between Excel­lent and Good and (3) GOOD… and (4) Excel­lent EPs. Here they are:

(1) EXCELLENT

–Nujabes — Spir­i­tual State

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tvcHbkp25

–Washed Out — Within and Without

–Cun­nin­lyn­guists — Oneirology

–Bon Iver — Bon Iver (I was quite late on this one…)

–Clams Casino — Instru­men­tal 2LP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7uVpv2ltS8

(2) UNDECIDED between excel­lent and good

–M83 — Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

–The Roots — Undun

–The Week­ends — House of Bal­loons (this one might end up in 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj8AL-CDX28

–Gang Gang Dance — Eye Contact

–The Field — Loop­ing State of Mind (this one might even­tu­ally go to 1… time will tell)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amKTW2RkaAc

–One­hotrix Point Never — Replica

 

(3) GOOD

–James Blake — James Blake

–Neon Indian — Era Extrana

–Ran­dom Axe — Ran­dom Axe

–Youth Lagoon — The Year of Hibernation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IKPT30jOJw

–Gretchen Par­lato — The Lost and Found

- A Winged Vic­tory for the Sullen

–Onra — Chi­nois­erie part II

–Grouper — Alien Observer

–Araab Muzik — Elec­tronic Dreams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsE96jMvd5M

–Cut Copy — Zonoscope

 

 

(4) Excel­lent EPs

–Nico­lay with the Hot at Nights — Shibuya Session

–Sarah MK — Worth It

–Bur­ial — Street Halo

–Onra — Edits (spe­cial for Japan)

…there you go…