Top Albums of 2010

1. James Blake - CMYK/Klavierwerke

James Blake is the brightest upcoming producer. His music is something completely new. He is also a genius in voice manipulation and creating space in music which is why his two EPs are the greatest thing to happen to modern electronic music since Burial released Untrue.

2. Four Tet - There is Love in You

Words cannot describe how great this album is. Each track is a hypnotic swirl of complex fragil sounds over a 4/4 beat. A perfect album, a work of art.

3. Toro y Moi - Causers of This

Though the genre died out relatively quick, Toro y Moi's music evolves rapidly with each release. Causers of This is a masterpiece of beautiful sample work.

4. Titus Andronicus - The Monitor

The Monitor is just one of those big punk records. Some of the best songwriting I've heard in a longtime.

5. Cosmogramma - Flying Lotus

Flylo's epic masterpiece is a lesson in fusion, the best since Miles Davis' Bitches Brew.

6. Mount Kimbie - Crooks and Lovers

Mount Kimbie pushes dubstep into new territories and promises a bright future for the young genre.

7. Tycho - Past is Prologue

Tycho makes impossibly beautiful electronic music, and their newest is just that.

8. Bonobo - Black Sands

Black Sands gave me hope for the future of downtempo. Ninja Tune Records still puts out good stuff.

9. Twin Shadow - Forget

Twin shadow did the impossible in 2010, they brought back new wave without making it clique

10. Scuba - Triangulation

The head of Hotflush Records demonstrates why he is the king of the ever progressing genre.

Notable Mentions:

Harlem - Hippies
Twin Sister - Color Your Life
Onra - Long Distance
Skream - Outside the Box

Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti - Before Today

Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo/Shrew EP