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2012 Top 10s & 20s

Albums
Poppy Ackroyd
Mario Basanov
Ryan Blotnick
Peter Broderick
Celer
Débruit
Vladislav Delay
Taylor Deupree
El Fog
Forma
Masayoshi Fujita
Golden Gardens
Grouper
Mano Le Tough
Lusine
Yann Novak
Paniyolo
Strategy
The Swifter
thisquietarmy
Robert Scott Thompson
Christiaan Virant

Compilations / Mixes
Cambio
Hernan Cattaneo
Change The Beat
DJ Deep
Eskimonde
Full Body Workout 10
We Love Detroit

EPs / Singles
Andrew Bayer
Birds of Passage
Brancaccio & Bishop
Maya Jane Coles
Eskmo
Ether
Gerwin, Nuage & 2 Shy
Glacis
The Green Kingdom
H. Salut / Hopeless L. M. B.
Her Name is Calla
Herrmutt Lobby
Darren McClure
Oh, Yoko
Michael Price
Danilo Rispoli
Silencio
Phil Tangent
Widesky
Windsor for the Derby

Andrew Bayer: Gaff's Eulogy
Anjunadeep

One could label Andrew Bayer's Gaff's Eulogy single deep house but doing so could also prove misleading because it's not deep house in the conventional sense; it's deep house in the literal sense, meaning symphonically deep dance music. His “Gaff's Eulogy” original (which initially appeared as the closing track on James Grant's Anjunadeep 04 CD) starts out in ambient mode, immediately signaling that it'll wend a slightly different path than the standard dance track, before a downtempo beat pattern appears to confirm the impression. With synthetic washes blossoming in grandiose formation, the atmosphere rapidly builds until the track's clearest definition as an epic opus of dramatic dancefloor splendour comes into clear focus—and all of it happening in less than six minutes. Berlin-based producer Ryan Davis recasts the piece as a bubbly melodic techno workout that'll more than satisfy those with an appetite for blissed-out dancefloor treatments. It's a nice complement and contrast to Bayer's version in offering a physically invigorating counterpart to the dreamcasting original. One comes away from the release regarding “Gaff's Eulogy” as a strong teaser for Bayer's sophomore full-length If It Were You, We'd Never Leave from which the track's taken.

January 2013