Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Best of 2011

I've been pretty lazy in the new year, so this list is late. Feel free to light up the comments section if you disagree with my picks. Suggestions are encouraged.


Best Overall Song of 2011
Kaskade killed this song, then Le Castle Vania took it to a whole new level.
Kaskade - Turn It Down (Le Castle Vania Extended Remix)

Best Trance Song of '11 - Tie
This was a hard one, and I could've chosen 10 more songs for the tie. But in the end, I thought these two deserved it most.

Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge - Mansion (Original Mix) Download Here
Markus Schulz, Jochen Miller - Rotunda (Original Mix) Download Here

Best Newcomer of '11 - Tie - Madeon & Coyote Kisses
2011 was a breakout year for many artists, but Madeon and Coyote Kisses are simply my favorites. You can search through my old posts for more of their songs. I know, I know- why isn't Porter Robinson on here? I could've made this a 3-way tie, but at this point I consider Porter established, thus no longer a technical "newcomer" even though he broke out this year alone.


Acid Wolfpack - Coyote Kisses Download Here

Best Dubstep Song of '11
The original is awesome and equally deserving, but I chose the Ipaneema edit just to add some extra freshness. 
Mord Fustang - A New World (Ipaneema Vocal Edit)

Best EDM/Pop Crossover song of '11
Ready 2 Go feat. Kele - Martin Solveig  Download Here

Most Underhyped Song of '11

This was the best song of 2011 that nobody knew about. The drop at 2:30 is simply glorious.

Best EDM Remix of an Indie Song of '11
 Foster the People - Call It What You Want (Treasure Fingers Remix)

2 comments:

  1. Coyote Kisses and Madeon are both going to have HUGE impacts on the scene in 2012. I like that you pair them together because they both represent new ways of infusing disco and funk into complextro and dubstep-drumstep style compositions.

    CK's debut Acid Wolfpack EP will be out on beatport in february with a brand new track called "Galactic Love Song". Rumors are circulating that they're working on a deal with Owsla for a second release- a single called "Cheeky" which leaked on turntable.fm a month or two ago and went viral on the site

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  2. I will definitely be on the lookout for that. If CK goes to Owsla that will just be ridiculous. They are cleaning up left and right.

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