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The same thing we do every year: get together, play each other a track from each of our ten favourite albums of the year (in this case: 2012) and give each other shit for them.

The players are the same as last year: me (Theo), AZ, Raul and Tom.

Last year's recording was pretty murky so this year I put in more effort so it all sounds a bit crisper. For some reason we didn't get quite as drunk so it's pretty coherent all the way down the line.

As ever, there are three MP3s to download covering almost 3 hours of us playing music and talking all over the top of it. Here's the run down of the albums in the order they were played. Note these aren't in order of preference, the ten are just presented in whatever order we each felt like.

PART ONE (Download: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwaaEKjkfovWZWRDandBREJuTE0)

1: Cold Pumas - Persistent Malaise - Raul
2: Black Breath - Sentenced to Life - AZ
3: Japandroids - Post-Nothing - Tom
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My favorite tracks of the year:

See also My 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012: ALBUMS

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Madteo
Dead Drop (When I Saw You That Nite)
[Sähkö Recordings]
from: Noi No
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS-h1zs57OE

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Diamond Version
ModeOperator (Beispiel A)

from: Modeselektor Proudly Presents Modeselektion Vol.02
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeDoVv1LsPs

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Holly Herndon
Fade

from: Movement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px2v1Zcx4og

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Pete Swanson
Do You Like Students?

from: Pro Style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVD39KgKlvQ

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Colonel Red
Spaceface

from: Spacesleep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAQWKncA0os

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Jam City
How We Relate To The Body

from: Classical Curves / How We Relate To The Body 12"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iH_WOVoKFA

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Grimes
Genesis
[4AD]
from: Visions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FH-q0I1fJY

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Voices From The Lake
S.T. (VFTL Rework)

from: Voices From The Lake
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And here's my another recapitulation - my favorite albums of 2012.

See also My 50 Favorite Tracks Of 2012: TRACKS

50
Fort Romeau
Kingdoms
[100 % Silk]
deep house, house
http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii477/marcopollos/Albums2012small/50.jpg
There's nothing brittle or distanced about Kingdoms, though - quite the opposite, in fact. This is lush, deep house music, the kind of thump-thump that rubs up against your eardrums without giving you a headache[...]
Larry Fitzmaurice
Przycinając utwory do rozmiarów piosenek i ograniczając czas trwania całości do nieco ponad pół godziny, Harris nie jest w stanie znużyć repetycją czy upchnąć gdzieś słabszy moment. Zaiste diament w kolekcji młodego wydawnictwa.[...]
Łukasz Warna-Wiesławski
Buy | Listen | Discogs

49
Jam City
Classical Curves

electronic
http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii477/marcopollos/Albums2012small/49.jpg
Classical Curves is a dance music album in name only, and more accurately termed as simply an electronic one. …

Here's a list of my 15 favourite albums/EPs/mixtapes that caressed my eardrums over the last 12 or so months. I recommend listening to every single one at least 5 times cuz dey worth it. I spent hours doing this by the way so please take a bit of time to read it, even though it was really a labour of love.

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15. Action Bronson & Alchemist - Rare Chandeliers

Yeeeaaaah son. Rare Chandeliers. The reason Good Kid m.A.A.d City or Duality didn't make the list is because of this mammoth of a (FREE) mixtape, and the reason is memorability. Alchemists' beats would make Madlib proud, having a dusty '90s hip-hop film over them while lending themselves incredibly well to Bronsons' acid rhymes. And the RHYMES. Action Bronson seems like he's constantly about to burst a vein with the intensity of his rapping, slinging slippery tongue-twisters and killer punchlines left, right and centre. 'BITCH, I DESERVE YOU'. Best recognise.

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Here's a list of all my favourite tunes from my favourite albums in 2012. This is mainly for future reference so I don't forget all the good music that appeared this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9B8imA348A
1. Jam City - Classical Curves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL01DG1PC6k
2. Actress - R.I.P.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76YxCMgcRH0
3. Vessel - Order Of Noise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taus1RWD7Ig
4. Deepchord - Sommer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw8ESOzL_SQ
5. Dean Blunt - The Narcissist II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqcQCsYa6lY
6. Barker & Baumecker - Transsektoral
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUbUlgfjtEI
7. Shackleton - Music For The Quiet Hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0IDAA7bRlQ
8. John Talabot - Fin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws0p7qGw7Uo
9. Lukid - Lonely at the Top
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXm53ONj5tI
10. Nathan Fake - Steam Days

Honorable mentions: Tim hecker + OPN - Intrumental tourist, Legowelt - The paranormal soul…