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Steve Mizek’s Year In Dance Music 2014

Since we’ve relaxed the pace of publishing, putting together a year-end chart seems more appropriate with 2014 fully in the rear-view mirror and with the benefit of more free time. Think of this untraditional “list” as not late but properly marinated.

Little White Earbuds October Charts

01. R-Zone, “Romijn Ravine” [R-Zone]
02. John Barera & Will Martin, “Reality” [Dolly]
03. Gerstaffelen, “Game On Major” [M>O>S Recordings]
04. Deetron ft. Ripperton & Cooly G, “Thinking” [Music Man Records]
05. Berg, “Vakuum” [Berg]
06. Benedikt Frey, “Seven Corridors”
[Love Pain Sunshine & Rain]
07. TCB, “Monogamie” [Die Orakel]
08. Tin Man, “Hack” [Pomelo]
09. Deepchord, “Tantra” [Soma Quality Recordings]
10. Signature Series, “Canopy” [Bad Party Records]

Little White Earbuds September Charts

01. The Mole, “Lockdown Party” (Sprinkles’ Crossfaderama) [Perlon]
02. Spaventi Dazzuro, “Lonely” (Crunchy Club Mix) [M>O>S Recordings]
03. Stingray 313, “NKKK4_2” [[NakedLunch]]
04. Pegasus Heat, “Yum Yum” (Ike Release Gummi Remix) [Episodes]
05. HNNY, “Mys” [Let’s Play House]
06. Julius Steinhoff, “You Collect Secrets”
[Live At Robert Johnson]
07. BNJMN, “CVRD” [Rush Hour Recordings]
08. Hugh Mane, “Hard To Finish If You’re Finish” [Running Back]
09. Terrence Parker Feat. Reno Ka, “Finally” (Louie Vega Remix) [Planet E]
10. Credit 00, “East of Nowhere” [Uncanny Valley]

Little White Earbuds August Charts 2013

01. Matti Turunen, “Fall (Feat. Dora Gray)” [Muhk]
02. Tuff City Kids, “Meshnerize” [Cocoon Recordings]
03. Archie Pelago, “Breezy Whey” [Archie Pelago Music]
04. Moonstarr, “Complications” [Love What You Feel]
05. Powel, “Cloud City” [Fina Records]
06. Sabre, “Cosmic Carlos” [W.T. Records]
07. DJ Rashad & DJ Manny, “Way I Feel” [Hyperdub]
08. Oskar Offerman & Edward, “Paranoid” [Thema]
09. Black Sites, “N313P” [PAN]
10. Samantha Vacation, “Samantha’s Vacation” [Long Island Electrical Systems]

Little White Earbuds May Charts 2013

01. DJ Overdose, “Housing the House”
[Lunar Disko Records]
02. The Citizen’s Band, The Softest Touch”
Live At Robert Johnson]
03. Leonid, “SD2” [Photic Fields]
04. Koehler, “Kiss Me Deadly” [Skudge White]
05. Stellar OM Source, “Elite Excel” (Kassem Mosse Remix) [RVNG Intl.]
06. Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald, “Electric Garden” [Tresor]
07. DJ Sprinkles, Where Dancefloors Stand Still [Mule Musiq]
08. Djrum, “Honey” [2nd Drop Records]
09. Outboxx, “Sunshine Mills” [Idle Hands]
10. Juju & Jordash, “A Stab In The Dark” [Ostgut Ton]

Little White Earbuds January Charts 2013

01. Ma Spaventi, “The Jungle” [M>O>S Recordings]
02. Anaxander, “Athenians” [Love What You Feel]
03. Henrik Schwarz, “Take Words In Return”
[Watergate Records]
04. Raudive, “Traffic” [Running Back]
05. Free Magic & Jkriv, “Catalano” [Discovery Recordings]
06. G. Marcell, “She’s Fly” (Love Her Conversation Mix) [Machining Dreams]
07. Manhooker, “Club Anonymous” (Rotciv Extended Club Mix) [Unterton]
08. Matti Turunen, “Elokuu” [Muhk]
09. Jorge Velez, “Floo” [Rush Hour Recordings]
10. DJ Kaos, “Kosmischer Ruckenwind” (Quiet Village Remix) [Clone Loft Supreme Series]

Little White Earbuds October Charts 2012

01. SLG, “Blurry” [Studio Barnhus]
02. Morning Factory, “Anna Logue’s Sleepover”
[Clone Jack For Daze Series]
03. Christopher Rau, “New Stuff” [Never Learnt]
04. Steven-J Aka Wobblejay, “Let Me Know”
[City Fly Records]
05. Ripperton, “It’s Time” (Agnès Thursday Take 1b) [Sthmlaudio Recordings]
06. NeferTT, “Blue Skies Red Soil”
[Hotflush Recordings]
07. Francis Inferno Orchestra, “Here’s To Always Feeling Good” [Fina Records]
08. Juju & Jordash, “Track David Would Play” [Dekmantel]
09. Maxxi Soundsystem feat. Name One, “Regrets We Have No Use For” [Hypercolour]
10. Carlos Nilmmns, “N’oublions Pas”
[The Smuggler’s Inn]

Little White Earbuds September Charts 2012

01. Locussolus, “Telephone” (Mediterranean Mix)
[International Feel Recordings]
02. Sevensol & Bender, “Captain Trollig” [Kann Records]
03. Bee Mask, “Vaporware” [Room40]
04. Jon Convex, “What I Need (Feat. Velvit)” [Convex Industries]
05. John Beltran, “Sweet Soul” [Delsin]
06. Jacob Korn & San Soda, “Punta Del Este” [Uncanny Valley]
07. Mitchbal & Larry Williams, “Do Dat Stuff”
[Still Music]
08. Cheap And Deep Productions, “Words, Breaths & Pauses” (Jonsson/Alter Remix)
[Modular Cowboy]
09. Ricardo Villalobos, “Samma” [Perlon]
10. Joe, “MB” [Hemlock Recordings]

Little White Earbuds August Charts 2012

01. Trackman Lafonte & Bonquiqui, “Pacific House”
[Long Island Electrical Systems]
02. Kevin Reynolds, “Instruction” [Love What You Feel]
03. Tony Ollivierra, “Eve Did The Smurf” [Northside District]
04. Andrew Grant & Lomez, “3rdwave” (DJ QU’s Infant Keys Remix)
[EDEC Music Outlet]
05. tobias., “Perfect Sense” [Ostgut Ton]
06. John Roberts, “Crushed Shells” [Dial]
07. Ike Release, “Phazzled” [M>O>S Recordings]
08. 808 Mate, “Untitled” [Workshop]
09. Tin Man, “Manifesto Acid” [Absurd Recordings/Acid Test]
10. Tom Demac, “Four Leaves Right” [Glass Table Music]

Little White Earbuds June Charts 2012

01. Unknown artist, “Spotlight” (Pittsburgh Track Authority Remix) [Spotlight]
02. KiNK, “Hand Made” [Rush Hour Recordings]
03. The Black Madonna, “Exodus” [Stripped & Chewed]
04. Steve Kasper, “Unvexed Dub” [Uncanny Valley]
05. Awanto 3, “Pregnant” [Dekmantel]
06. Real Cool, “What About Our Weekend Adam?” [Geography Records]
07. Roman Flügel, “Girls With Status” [Live At Robert Johnson]
08. Joy Orbison, “Ellipsis” [Hinge Finger]
09. Outboxx, “Astro Girl” [Immerse Records]
10. Trevino, “Backtracking” [The Nothing Special]

Little White Earbuds April Charts 2012

01. Model 500, “The Messenger” [R&S Records]
02. Claro Intelecto, “It’s Getting Late” [Delsin]
03. Andrés, “New For U” [La Vida]
04. Ifume, “Concrete Land” (Dub) [Komplex de Deep]
05. Paskal & Urban Absolutes, “Our Smile In Your Face” [Visky Recordings]
06. Emeralds, “Does It Look Like I’m Here?” (Daphni Mix 1) [Jiaolong]
07. Recloose, “Magic” [Rush Hour Recordings]
08. Moodymann, “U Ranaway” [Scion Audio/Visual]
09. Frak, “666” [Kontra-Musik]
10. Anthony Naples, “Mad Disrespect” [Mister Saturday Night Records]

Little White Earbuds September Charts 2011

01. Kevin Reynolds, “Liaisons” [Nysde Music]
02. Dijkhuis, “Salt Caramel” [Night Gallery]
03. B-Tracks, “Specialize” [Supply Records]
04. Jonsson/Alter, “Hela Berget” [Kontra-Musik]
05. Arkist & Kidkut, “One Year Later”
[Hotflush Recordings]
06. Oskar Offermann & Moomin, “Nasty Nate” [Aim]
07. Matthew Styles, “Polee” [Running Back]
08. Dexter, “Great Northern Diver”
[Clone Basement Series]
09. Basic Soul Unit, “Soulspeak” (Shed Remix) [Dolly]
10. Oni Ayhun, “Meets Shangaan Electro”
[Honest Jon’s Records]

Little White Earbuds August Charts 2011

01. Massimiliano Pagliara, “A Wrong Chance” (Tuff City Kids Remix) [Live At Robert Johnson]
02. Recast, “Consensual” [Third Ear Recordings]
03. Archie Pelago, “Rude Panecea” [Slime Recordings]
04. Benjamin Brunn, “I Took Her Out For a 707” [Ashes]
05. El Kid, “112” [Immerse Records]
06. Nebraska, “The Cruives”
[Rush Hour Recordings]
07. Martyn, “Masks” [Brainfeeder]
08. Cavalier, “Uzunyayla (Hallucinatory Narcosis)” [Drumpoet Community]
09. Lukid, “My Teeth In Your Neck” [GLUM]
10. Perseus Traxx, “Misspent Emotions”
[Boe Recordings]

LWE 2Q Reports: Staff Charts

Whether there’s a narrative in the trajectory of dance music in 2009 is open for interpretation and snide remarks, but even a cursory glance at the top 10 lists compiled LWE’s staff suggests this year’s been full of excellent music. The most mentioned by far is STL’s nuance-filled “Silent State,” with various cuts from Ben Klock and Black Jazz Consortium following behind. Peter Van Hoesen’s “Attribute One” and album tracks from Martyn’s Great Lengths were also well represented. What made your top 10 list? What did we overlook? We look forward to reading your thoughts (and the rest of an already enjoyable year for dance music).

LWE 2Q Reports: Top 5 Labels

Record nerds of the world are greeted daily by news of the music industry’s impending doom. Yet record labels — in dance music, at least — have refused to fade away. All profitability aside, might the concept of the record label in 2009 be as strong as it’s ever been? As record stores continue closing at an alarming rate (Manhattan’s Etherea Records, one of my personal favorite spots for dance vinyl, shuttered this past February), there exist less shelf space for the familiar sleeve designs and logos of your favorite imprints to stare down enticingly at you. But in this digital era, where dance music is more easily disseminated than ever before, the filter of a reputable record label has taken on supreme importance in separating wheat from chaff. Tellingly, some of 2009’s most exciting labels have de-emphasized genre affiliation in favor of amping up their reputation for quality output. Others, realizing how quickly novel sounds can weave their way through the scene via the blogosphere (ahem), are starting labels as incubators for daring new tracks that might not have found an outlet otherwise. And despite the seemingly endless tide of new music gushing through the cracks of record bags and hard drives, some of the best labels have resisted the urge to flood the market with their brand, releasing only the choicest of cuts.

Little White Earbuds May Charts

01. Black Jazz Consortium, “Whats Up With the Love”
[Soul People Music]
02. Planetary Assault Systems, “Temporary Suspension” [Ostgut Tonträger]
03. 100 Hz, “Tension” [Bosconi Records]
04. Peter Kruder, “Visions Ltd.”
[International Deejay Gigolo Records]
05. Dapayk & Padberg, “Sugar” [Fenou]
06. Âme, “Ensor” [Innervisions]
07. DJ Koze, “Mrs. Bojangels” [Circus Company]
08. Baby Ford, “No Day” [Perlon]
09. Jason Fine, “Half” (Anton Zap remix) [Kontra-Musik]
10. Peter Van Hoesen, “Attribute One”
[Time to Express]

Little White Earbuds April Charts

01. STL, “Silent State” [Smallville Records]
02. Ben Watt ft. Julia Biel, “Guinea Pig” (DJ Koze’s Vocal Variation remix) [Buzzin Fly Records]
03. John Daly, “This Is A Lonely Beat” [Drumpoet Community]
04. Boris Hotton, “Bon Voyage” [Troubled Kids Records]
05. Gruber & Nurnberg, “Traffic” (Agnès remix)
[Bloop Recordings]
06. Dplay, “Huub Sand” [Running Back]
07. Martyn, Great Lengths [3024]
08. Point G, “Headache” [Innervisions]
09. Ben Klock, One [Ostgut Tonträger]
10. Kode9, “Black Sun” [Hyperdub]

And Charts For All – April

For the third And Charts For All we decided to experiment with a different method of tallying to see how it would impact the results. We opted to lump together votes for different tracks on the same release rather than keep them apart, which could provide a better picture of what releases are popular if not which tracks. We welcome your feedback on our methods and any suggestions for the future. Now on to the results.

And Charts For All – March

In the month since we debuted And Charts For All there’s been an interesting turnover of favorites, pushing many of last month’s top 20 either down or off the charts. One which bucked the trend and moved up is La Peña’s “Free From Love,” with Joker’s “Digidesign” and the “MDR 05” EP from Norman Nodge just barely hanging on. March was a great month for free tracks as Audion’s self-released “I Am the Car” claimed the top spot and the LWE-distributed “The Spitzer Group” from DJ Koze landing at number six.

Little White Earbuds March Charts

01. St. Plomb, “Flight Back” [Contentismissing]
02. Audio Werner, “Easygoing” [Hartchef Discos]
03. Glimpse, “Drifting” (C2 Deep Mix) [Planet E]
04. Spencer Parker, “Untitled Head” [liebe*detail]
05. David K, “73 Tomtom Avenue” (Jimpster remix)
[Tsuba Records]
06. House of House, “Rushing to Paradise (Walkin’ These Streets)” [Whatever We Want Records]
07. The Mountain People, “Mountain007.1”
[Mountain People]
08. Shed, “Another Wedged Chicken” (Martyn’s 131 remix) [Ostgut Tonträger]
09. DJ Koze, “Spitzer Group” [LWE]
10. Loco Dice, “Tight Laces” (Marcel Dettmann’s Response 1 & 2) [Desolat]