Favourite Songs 2016

Adult Jazz - Ooh Ah Eh

Amrit - Mouth

Cassius - Blue Jean Smile feat. John Gourlay

Daniel Woolhouse - Soup For Brains

DJ Sotofett - Current 82

Ersatz - Warning!

Flume - Never Be Like You feat. Kai

Let’s Eat Grandma - Deep Six Textbook

Kanye West - Real Friends

Kehlani - CRZY

Mocky - Soulful Beat (Mr Oizo Remix)

NDF - Another Year

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - I Need You

Rae Srummurd - Black Beatles feat. Gucci Mane

The Blaze - Virile

The Garden - Call This # Now

The Maghreban - Brooklyn

The Rhythm Method - Party Politics

Whitney - Golden Days

Yves Tumor - The Feeling When You Walk Away

21 Favourite Tracks 2015

Ladies and gentlemen, the fidgety arms of the clock have suffered long enough: it’s time to count down the Don’t Die Wondering 20 favourite tracks of the year, in alphabetical order.

What’s changed since we were last here? Russia annexed part of the Ukraine, the ancient sites of Nimrud, Hatra and Dur-Sharrukin are a thing of the past, a defiant ISIS instilled an existential crisis at the heart of western psyche. The worst refugee crisis since WW2 challenged European notions of identity, sovereignty and solidarity. The economy dipped - then plateaued - then reared its mongrel head again. Grexit almost happened, and Brexit went from bro-con fantasy to a tangible possibility. The interminable cancer found yet another back door into our day to day decision making via the supermarket meat aisle. A risible real estate mogul went from political punch line to formidable presidential candidate. The Pope released an album. El Niño raged in the Pacific. Mother’s Day was beset by freaky Tropical Storm Ana in what is likely to be the hottest year on record, and in Wimmera, Australia, the harvest season made its earliest arrival to the Byrons’ doorstep in four generations.

I know what you’re thinking - this guy is stalling for time. And you’d be 100% on the money. No one exists in a vacuum. This site needs traffic like an asthmatic person an inhaler, and these session times, click-throughs and engagements aren’t going to generate themselves. This is a full time position I’m holding down here, believe it or not.

In the comments section please write what is the most significant thing that has changed in YOU this year as well as your favourite song from the list below.

Anna B Savage - I

Club Cheval - Discipline

Galantis - Peanut Butter Jelly

Jack Ü - Where Are Ü Now

Jam City - Today

Jenny Hval - Take Care Of Yourself

Kablam - PRIÈRE

Kamixlo - Contigo

N/A

King Chip - BLK On BLK

Mocky - Late Night Interlude

Natalie Prass - My Baby Don’t Understand Me

Nick Höppner - Mirror Image

OMI - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)

PNL - Je Vis, Je Visser

Reckonwrong - Tucked Away

Róisín Murphy - Uninvited Guest

Sporting Life - Badd

Sun An - Feeling

The Weeknd - The Hills

TIEKS - Sunshine

Westkust - Jonna

20 Favourite Tracks 2014

Ashanti feat. Rick Ross - I Got It

Beyonce - Haunted

Dean Blunt - Forever

Deptford Goth - Two Hearts

Hannah Diamond - Pink And Blue

How To Dress Well - Repeat Pleasure (A. G. Cook Remix)

I Love Makkonen - Too Much

Lana Del Ray - Shades Of Cool

Late Ride - Touch

Leon Vynehall - Butterflies

Perfume Genius - Queen

Roman Flugel - We Have A Nice Life

Rahel - Serve

Ryn Weaver - OctaHate

Say Lou Lou - Games For Girls (Alex Metric Remix)

Sean Nicholas Savage - Darkness

Sinkane - Mean Love

The Rosebuds – Sand + Silence

Tinashe - 2 On

Vessel – Red Sex

20 Favourite Tracks Of 2013

In alphabetical order:

Arca - &&&&& Mixtape

Banks - Change

Benoit & Sergio - Shake Shake

Gesaffelstein - Pursuit 

Gesaffelstein - Pursuit (official video) from Parlophone France on Vimeo.

GFOTY - Bobby

Jessy Lanza - Keep Moving

Julianna Barwick - Forever

Kanye West - Bound 2

Kingdom - Bank Head (feat. Kelela)

Lorde - A World Alone

Maya Jane Coles - Burning Bright (feat. Kim Ann Foxman)

MGUN - Jijijijij$ijijijiji [Don’t Be Afraid]

Miley Cyrus - Adore You

Nick Cave - We No Who U R

Rudimental - Spoons (feat. MNEK & Syron)

Sophie - Nothing More To Say / EEEHHH

The Juan Maclean - You Are My Destiny

Todd Terje - Q

Tree - Hurt (feat. Teddie Caine) 

Tropic Of Cancer - Children Of A Lesser God

22 Favorite Tracks 2012

In alphabetical order…

Actress - Raven

AlunaGeorge - Just A Touch

Andy Stott - Luxury Problems

Ariel Pink - Baby

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - “Baby” from I.J. on Vimeo.

Brackles - Never Coming Down

C4 - Off Track

Citizen - Room Service

Darling Farah - Body (Jimmy Edgar Remix)

Deptford Goth - Life After Defo

Disclosure - Latch

Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen

Frank Ocean - Forrest Gump

Girl Unit - Ensemble (Club Mix)

Jam City - Strawberries

Jeremih - Rosa Acosta

Kuedo - Live, Work & Sleep In A Collapsing Space (Laurel Halo Remix)

Miguel - Do You…

Mac Demarco - Ode To Viceroy

Nicki Minaj feat. Cassie - The Boys

Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrasing

Tree - Die

Vessel - Lache

Ake Djassen

six cups white vinegar

a bit of the eggplant frying oil

salt, pepper + 1/2 tbsp sugar

for two large eggplants

six minced garlic teeth

argh…

Ake Djaseen - Fortune

Empress Of

Empress Of - 2

Unknown

Unknown - Seeing Double

Deptford Goth

❤

Deptford Goth - Life After Defo

SOHN

Emanating from some point between Vienna and London, fifteen seconds of stuttering electronic percussion introduce Oscillate by SOHN, when it proceeds to do exactly that: undulating seductively with slow-mo, r&b flavored arpeggios, bubbly percussion and Grand Canyon-deep pads that sway as one in calm, natural rhythm, a distantly lamenting melody delivered by a stirring, ghostly voice.

SOHN - Oscillate