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The past year has been filled with “future” sounds as much as it has been with “retro” ones. It’s always nice to find an artist that is able to combine the sound of the past while pushing the boundaries of the groove. I think that the best example of an artist doing that in 2011 [...]

Here are 5 new music releases that I am really excited about right now: 1. GLAQJO XAACSSO, by Patten 2. We Stay Together, by Andy Stott 3. Vibe 2 Compilation on Future Times 4. Fantastic Plastic EP, by Lee Bannon 5. Framework, by Mike Dehnert

Check out Verdant Recordings, UK ambient/experimental techno label run by Andy Green. “Atmospheric Experimantal Sound Design” looks to be the main focus: Look out for the debut Ecoutez EP. There are also some dope techno/dub techno DJ sets over on their soundcloud page. A Void by verdant-recordings

The dutch label, Dekmantel, started as a collective in 2007. It’s purpose was “to present different music in the capital city’s night-life, which was – at the time – dominated by too much of the same.” Since 2009, they have been releasing music by some of the best electronic music artists from around the globe. [...]

Since everyone else does it, I figured I would post up my “best” picks for the past year. Here are my some of my favorite pieces of music from 2010, categorized by the labels from which they were spawned: Stones Throw: The well known label, Stones Throw, is known by most as the imprint that [...]