SHREM'S TOP 10 BEST TUNES OF 2011:
10 - "Luvvbazaar" - SSION - a stand-out track on Cody Critcheloe's phenomenal 'Bent' an electro-disco-punk feast of an album. The impeccable production + the chorus to die for. As good as their 2008 hommage to Madonna's "Holiday" - "Clown"! SSION remain one of the most original music acts to ever come out of NYC.
09 - "Elevate" - Finesse - hypnotic, esoteric and sublime piece of house music released by the genre's most promising of all labels Ecstasy, the name of the act fits right in with the quality of their music
08 - "Bed Of Needles" - Steed Lord - Icelandic electro outing and their epic single accompanied by this year's most stunning video
07 - "Dancing" - Omar & Zed Bias - I know I'm fond of big words but this massive collaboration is in my humble opinion the most epic single ever released via Tru Thoughts, Mr. Lyefook's most accomplished work since his hey-day and Zed Bias' unbelievable production, the rhythm of 2011!!!
06 - "Drop Me a Line" - Midnight Magic - there was no nu-disco like Midnight Magic's nu-disco in 2011! It wasn't an easy task to come anywhere near their 2010 ultra-anthemic "Beam Me Up" and yet they managed and not only once. Play that funky muzak!
05 - "Chocolate Black Leather" - Ajello & Hard Ton - an instant club classic and a dream-italo-disco-team, my personal number one of all tracks Hard Ton guest appeared on throughout the past two discolicious years
04 - "Do You Need Someone" - Beth Ditto - Simian Mobile Disco produced 2011 most flawless EP turning Gossip front-woman into an underground club diva, the result? 2 of the songs in my top 5! The intricate melody of this fantastic track never fails to amaze me even though it's almost exactly 12 months since its release already. PURE MAGIC!MY iTUNES COUNT: 71
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03 - "Over" - Gus Gus - been an adept of "GusGusology" since their debut album for 4AD circa 1995, not only that they haven't lost any of their creativity, any of their sparkle or their magic but also released their most accomplished album 16 years into making epic electronica, being able to admire this song live in Warsaw this year was one of the highlights of 2011 for me
02 - "I Wrote the Book" - Beth Ditto - all that I wrote at number 4 above, anyway 143 listens on my i-tunes says it all really, plus as a cherry on a cake a video tribute to Madonna's "Justify My Love" all combined together just couldn't end up anywhere outside the top 3 of the year! There simply was no saturday night out in 2011 for me without it!!!
01 - "Manic" - Azari & III - and they did it again... Never thought when I was choosing their out-of-this-world good "Reckless (With Your Love)" as the best track of 2010, that they would match its utter-brilliance within just a year. The Toronto quartet revived the good name of house music, electrified the audiences around the globe with their super-energetic live shows, released one of this year's best albums and recorded "Manic" - an outstanding dance tune and Shrem's BEST CHOON OF 2011! Here's to another anthem in 2012 and marking three years in a row at the top!
