Seems like these end of the year staff picks are getting a little bit easier each year. Firstly because the amount of posts has gone down and secondly because we’ve become even more picky concerning the content of the site. A lot of you might be wondering what happened to the whole beats thing. Well, let’s just call it an evolving taste in music and let’s face it…there have only been a handful of cats that made something really worth mentioning. Credit to whomever credit is due!
Here’s our ‘best of 2012′ list and we wish you all a fantastic 2013..
Best Album 2012
1. Robert Glasper – Black Radio
2. Darryl Reeves – Mercury
3. Grooveman Spot – Paradox
4. Erimaj – Conflict of A Man
5. Bennetrhodes – Sun Ya
Best EP 2012
1. fLako – Eclosure EP
2. AD Bourke – Raw Ivy EP
3. Sweatson Klank – Elevate Me EP
4. Christoph El Truento – EP01
5. B. Bravo & Teeko – The Starship Connection EP
Best Loosies 2012
1. Andrew Ashong – Flowers
2. Seravince – U Love
3. Jean Grae – U & ME & Everyone, We Know (prod. by M-phazes)
4. Leon Ware – Orchids For The Sun Ft. Quadron
5. Jonny Sass – The Right Way (prod. by Mez)
Best Freebie 2012
Moodymann – Picture This
Best Videos 2012
1. Flying Lotus – Until The Quiet Comes (short film)
2. Karriem Riggins – Round The Outside
3. Inkswel – Tu Machito Ft. Chico Mann
Best Remixes 2012
1. Julien Dyne – Who Are You (Sauce81 Remix)
2. Jose James – It’s All Over Your Body (Oddisee Remix)
3. Monkey_sequence.19 – Pretend Ft. Mar (Kan Sano Remix)
4. Maylee Todd – Hieroglyphics (Tall Black Guy Remix)
5. Quadron – Average Fruit (IAMNOBODI Remix)
Best New Musical Talents Spotted 2012
1. Darryl Reeves
2. Hiatus Kaiyote
3. Mez
Best Collaboration 2012
1. Funkinevil
2. Gagle X Ovall
3. Funkommunity
Best Record Labels 2012
1. Jazzy Sport
2. Blue Note
3. Wonderful Noise
Most Slept On Artist 2012
Christoph El Truento
Ones to watch in 2013
1. Shafiq Husayn
2. Sauce81
3. Seravince
