CHOON OF THE DAY: "THE WOODS" - Frost

I have somehow missed out on this esoteric piece of analog synth-pop back in October. Here's Frost, synth-pop duo based in Tromsø, Norway with their 3rd video already announcing their new LP to come out in 2012. After "Parade" and "Magician" it's time for "The Woods"... Another little pure pop perfection in their vibrant catalogue of tunes.

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SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR" - Jam Nation /// "MOGOYA" - Donso

Two pieces of top class world music. First up the traditional Irish "She Moved Through The Fair" re-interpreted Asian style by Peter Gabriel's protégés Jam Nation on their world fusion debut album in 1993. Then we get French-Malian Afro-Beat boys with their 2010 "Mogoya". Vibrant vibes indeed.

Jam Nation - "She Moved Through The Fair" by SHREM

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SEASON'S GREETINGS EVERYBODY!

Wishing you all the very best for this very special time of the year. Enjoy this selection of some of my favourite Christmas songs:

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SHREM'S 2011 COUNTDOWN OF CHOONS - 70-61

70 "In This Shirt (Röyksopp Edit)" - The Irrepressibles - Norwegian wizards of electronica turning yet another track into an utter masterpiece, making it sound their own. Epic +10 minutes of world class electronica
The Irrepressibles - In This Shirt (Royksopp Remix) by FascinatingFingers

69 "Blend - Revised" - UpHIgh Collective feat. Delvis - wondrous urban vibes, 2011 the year of reinventing soul music
OP02 - Uphigh Collective - Blend by on-point

68 "Rozszczep" - Nosowska - one of 2 tracks from my homeland included in my ranking, a moody piece of unsettling strings, cloudy micro-beats and THAT voice...


67 "Pharaohs" - SBTRKT feat. Roses Gabor - Miss Gabor gracing not any less than 3 tunes in my top 100, here's hoping we get to hear some of her solo stuff in 2012


66 "123, If You Want Me" - Steed Lord - Icelandic ultra-cool electro fashionistas who re-released their 2010 singles with fresh breakthrough videos


65 "Ritual Union" - Little Dragon - I literally don't know one single person who wouldn't fall for this perfect little gem
Ritual Union by Little Dragon

64 "Run the World (Girls)" - Beyoncé - no 1 Girl Power anthem of the new decade


63 "Good Night Good Morning" - Beth Ditto - controversially speaking and being a massive Gossip fan, La Ditto's first ever solo material is possibly the best thing she's been involved in so far...
Good Night Good Morning by Beth Ditto

62 "Tailor-made" - Daedelus feat. Milosh - an enthrallingly cacophonous electronic symphony which didn't sound quite like anything else in 2011
Tailor-Made (featuring Milosh) by Daedelus

61 "Take 'Em Up" - Shit Robot feat. Nancy Whang - exactly how many excellent dance records was DFA diva Nancy Whang was involved in at this stage? Marvellous!

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SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "WHERE I'M FROM" - Digable Planets /// "GETTO JAM" - Domino

Two oldskool urban grooves from the 1990's. Anyone else remembers those 2 early 90's gems?

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SHREM'S CLUB BIZARRE INTRODUCING: "TODELOO" - Aérea Negrot

Venezuelan transgender electro diva and currently a member of the Hercules & Love Affair nu-disco crew, Miss Aérea Negrot, has just released her second single coming from her fascinatingly mish-mashy "Arabxilla", an album which some blogs claim to be the best electronica album of 2011. I couldn't imagine a more fitting video for this bizarre piece of house music. Extraordinary!

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