Tune(s!) of the year

This was a tough one. 2012 has been a big year for me and there's been so much quality music accompaniment, that really I could have picked loads of different tunes. So actually I will... well kind of...

Timeless masterpiece that never left my ipod

Ya'll should know this...
Lynn Collins - Think

The tune I listened to most in 2012

Perfect.

Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes - Wake up Everybody (Psychemagik Edit)

Prettiest little thing of the year

Prior to 2012 The XX hadn't really been on my radar. I'd heard their stuff but for some reason I just hadn't bothered to look up who it was (despite liking it, so slack I know...). The Coexist album though got my attention and most of all this.
The xx - Angels

Video of the year

OK, I am totally cheating here. This isn't from 2012 and it isn't even an official video. Meh, whatever. It was 2012 when i got to see it and I think it's just such a clever idea. It's also beautiful. Plus the track is fucking amazing. Gotta love Aeroplane.
Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane Remix) ft. Au Revoir Simone

THE BIG WINNER!

2012's Funked Up Tune Of The Year

I'm big in to Featurecast's work, but this one in particular really did it for me. Featurecast does what he always does best with magical beats of magicalness and Greg Blackman lays down some sublime vocals. Funky soulful and just the proper good shit.
Featurecast (featuring Greg Blackman) - Get Lovely

Honourable mentions...

Doctor Hooka is a mixing machine of such immensely prolific proportions that I can barely keep up. Seriously bloke, I dunno how the fuck you do it. Thanks for tunes mate.

Here's almost 3 hours of electroswing he delivered recently.
Hookz & Swings



Chrispop brought us a ghettofunk classic that deserves a special mention :)

Digga Digga Doo


Also want to give a shout to Nolan Brown who introduced me to Daisuke Tanabe and sent me off on in new directions of musical discovery. ;)

Daisuke Tanabe - Artificial Sweetener

Not that I have a thing...

Yeah I've posted a few things featuring The XX before, so shoot me. It's been about for few years this tune, but I really like it and regularly find myself listening to it.

The Xx Vs. Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember Shelter (Austin Eterno Mashup)

Posted this before but....

...just felt like putting it out there again. Yes I know that's 3 times, but I really like it, so whatever :P

The XX, Angels (Bodhi remix)


And since I'm here and thinking about The XX remixes and the like. This cover is decent...

Gorillaz -- Crystalised (The XX Cover)


OK and last edit :P Ya'll will obviously know the XX tune Intro, but perhaps you've not seen how it fits so well with this video from NASA. And yes that is the northern lights seen from space. Proper trippy and more than a little mind blowing that... HD and full screen is recommended :)

This is Our Planet from Tomislav Safundžić on Vimeo.

At home

Just a few XX tracks today, nice and mellow for a working from home day. I'm slightly torn with them, half of their stuff is great, but the other half I find a little too keen to be some kind of 80s-siouxsie-smiths-zero7 inspired hybrid thing which loses its way (ok... that makes sense in my head).

Intro (extended version)


VCR


Angels (Bodhi Remix)

The XX

Loving this remix from Bodhi of The XX's Angels. It's like Massive Attack and Faithless spitroasting Portishead.

Angels (Bodhi remix)




Not that there's anything wrong with the original either...