2010: top 50 songs (10-1)

| 10| "Off Angles Edges"
Daedelus


| 9| "Lovesick"
Lindstrom & Christabelle


| 8| "Night Crawler"
Nosaj Thing


| 7| "USA Boys"
HEALTH


| 6| "Field"
Mount Kimbie


| 5| "Klavierwerke"
James Blake


| 4| "Michael Knight"
Curren$y


| 3| "Window Seat"
Erykah Badu


| 2| "Odessa"
Caribou


| 1| "Footcrab"
Addison Groove

2010: top 50 songs (20-11)

| 20| "I'll Quit"
Gigi ft. Owen Pallett


| 19| "Decisions"
How to Dress Well ft. Yuksel Arslan


| 18| "Pressure"
Quadron


| 17| "Heaven's on Fire"
The Radio Dept.


| 16| "Sahara Michael"
Ikonika


| 15| "Helicopter"
Deerhunter


| 14| "So Derobe"
Joy Orbison


| 13| "Candylane"
Gonjasufi


| 12| "Wile Out"
DJ Zinc ft. Ms Dynamite


| 11| "Massive Attack"
Nicki Minaj ft. Sean Garrett

2010: top 50 songs (30-21)

| 30| "Def Surrounds Us"
DJ Shadow


| 29| "Slowdance"
Matthew Dear


| 28| "Taxi"
Ski Beatz ft. Mos Def & Whosane


| 27| "Nobody Gets Me But You"
Spoon


| 26| "Mad Sax"
Guido


| 25| "F.I.L.A."
The-Dream ft. T.I.


| 24| "She Makes Me Feel Alright"
Freeway & Jake One


| 23| "See Birds (Moon)"
Balam Acab


| 22| "Keep It Going"
Blu ft. U-God


| 21| "ZX81" (Ramadanman Remix)
dBridge

2010: top 50 songs (40-31)

| 40| "Rose Garden"
Shad


| 39| "Scarface Nigga"
Roc Marciano


| 38| "Cloud Shadow on the Mountain"
Wolf Parade


| 37| "Waterfall"
The Fresh & Onlys

| 36| "I Rep the Dirty South (Dubbel Dutch Remix)"
Parson


| 35| "Couch"
Earl Sweatshirt ft. Ace Creator


| 34| "Sit Down, Man"
Das Racist ft. El-P


| 33| "Chain Swinging"
Gangrene


| 32| "Dollar$ 4 Dope"
Freddie Gibbs


| 31| "Satelllliiiiiteee"
Flying Lotus

2010: top 50 songs (50-41)

| 50| "Hood Pass Intact"
Dam Funk ft. MC Eiht


| 49| "Our Dreams"
Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon


| 48| "Butter Knives"
Raekwon


| 47| "Murked"
Alex B


| 46| "Hey Cool Kid"
Cloud Nothings


| 45| "Narrow with the Hall"
Women


| 44| "My Angel Lonely"
Wild Nothing


| 43| "Now You See Me"
Emeralds


| 42| "On a Good Day"
Joanna Newsom


| 41| "Me and the Devil"
Gil Scott-Heron

2:39

2:39 mix (33 minutes, 24 seconds)

+ download via mediafire

Caribou - "Bowls"

Filastine - "The Sinking Ship"

Curren$y - "Airborne Aquarium"

Bruce Haack - "Snow Job"

D'Angelo - "Left & Right" (Sam Champ remix)

dBridge - "ZX81" (Ramadanman refix)

Fiona Apple - "Why Try to Change Me Now?"

Vincent Gallo - "My Beautiful White Dog"

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archer on the beach

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Destroyer - Archer on the Beach (feat. Tim Hecker) (via)

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painting by Walton Ford

d i s l o c a t i a

liam singer - "winter weeds"

(via textura)

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suspended in time

Mad Sex

Guido/Jeremih - Mad Sax/Birthday Sex (Venom & Damage Remix)
(via word the cat - Summer 010 Mix)

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b/w

b/w mix (35 minutes, 39 seconds)

+ download via mediafire

songs

1. the flamingos :: i only have eyes for you
2. wild nothing :: my angel lonely
3. crystal antlers :: andrew
4. gorillaz :: empire ants (ft. little dragon)
5. janiece myers :: addicted
6. gonjasufi :: duet
7. dick wolf :: consider these waves chilled (altered zones)
8. the heptones :: guiding star
9. james blake :: postpone
10. jeremy jay :: splash
11. quadron :: tone
12. the roots :: wicked ways

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sources

the flamingos, flamingo serenade

wild nothing, gemini

crystal antlers, tentacles

gorillaz, plastic beach

"addicted" from wiley zip files (1-11)

gonjasufi, a sufi and a killer

"consider these waves chilled" courtesy of b. schwartz

the heptones, journey

james blake, cmyk

jeremy jay, splash

quadron, s/t

"wicked ways" from dilla joints (mixtape)

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king sunny ade

A piece that I wrote about Nigerian Juju legend King Sunny Ade is over at Passion of the Weiss.* It turned out pretty well considering most of the writing I do these days involves drafting memos for the boss and typing emails with the words "please see attached".

Included with the write-up are about 30 minutes of music, so head over there and have a listen.

My father used to bounce me around on his shoulders to KSA when I was a wee lad, and to this day the reaction I have to the music is almost physical. The warm, dusty tones of Yoruba sung in effortless harmony is one of the most beautiful things in the world.

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*One of my favourite music blogs on the net. I'm still in shock that the authorities are allowing me to contribute to it.

photo by Scott Baker

Rose Royce - "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"