Sounds of 2011 features many of the top songs and artists we’ve written about this year. We can never fit in all the ones we would have liked to, but Crimson and I took on the daunting task of summarizing a year of exceptional music and discovery. Keep yapping at us on Facebook and Twitter if you like what you hear.



Alexander O’Neal Interview
Joe Goddard feat. Valentina – Gabriel
2562 – Winamp Melodrama
Zomby – Natalia’s Song
LOL Boys – Touch Them
Siriusmo – Lass Den Vogel Frei
Young Montana feat. Stainless Steel – Suchbeats
Bullion – Too Right
Letherette – In July Focus
Lone – Orange Tree
Nicolas Jaar – Almost Fell
Five Star Interview
Mount Kimbie – Carbonated
Oriol – Flux
Azealia Banks – 212
Change – You’re My Number One
Prince - Erotic City
Pebbles – Girlfriend
Letherette – Langsette
Ian Pooley – Bony Batucada
Jensen Sportag – Mapquest
Siriusmo – Cuba
ZZT – Lower State of Consciousness (Justice Remix)
Siriusmo – Synthie
Chromeo – Ah Oui Comme Ca
Instant Funk – Slap Slap Lickedy Lap
Carrie Lucas – Show Me Where You’re Coming From
Letherette – No Point
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Intro
Detroit Grand Pubahs – Sandwiches
Daft Punk – Technologic
Shalamar – Make That Move
Tepr – Too Too Too
Jamie XX – Far Nearer
Seams – Focus Energy
Gentle Giant – I Lost My Head

It was only six months ago when Siriusmo dropped his last full LP, “Mosaik“. Drawing from an archive of work from 2000-2010, German producer Siriusmo’s two disc “Pearls and Embarrassments” is worthy of high praise and hearty endorsement as yet another astounding testament to his seemingly endless display of virtuosity as an composer and producer. In some ways, “Pearls” is a much richer mosaic in form than “Mosaik” was, as it draws from a larger pool of influence and spans a wider array of rhythmic assortments and sonic textures.

Similarly, through a random sampling of these 42 tracks you will also find many more pearls in this mosaic than embarrassments. After over a decade of making music, Siriusmo truly sets himself apart from other producers in his international cohort by both the content and style of this release; sharing such a lengthy and consistently impressive back catalog of unreleased material with fans is something rarely seen by artists yet undoubtedly appreciated. Modeselektor is streaming the entire set — check it out below.

Siriusmo “Pearls & Embarressments : 2000 – 2010″ CD 01 (MONKEYTOWN) by Modeselektor

Siriusmo “Pearls & Embarrassments : 2000 – 2010″ CD 02 (MONKEYTOWN) by Modeselektor

Comanche – Future War
Lone – To Be With A Person You Really Dig
Bullion – My Castle In England
Comanche – Low End Theory
Onra – Don’t Stop
The Cool Notes – Have A Good Forever (Comanche Remix)
Stephen Farris – Leslie D
Comanche – Cut Features
Kode9 – Black Sun
Siriusmo – Signal
High Fashion – Feelin’ Lucky Lately (Comanche Remix)
The Avalanches – Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life
Jai Paul – BTSTU
Teebs – Double Fifths
Comanche – Coronelle

Camille – Home Is Where Hurts (David Rubato Revisited)

Alizee – Fifty Sixty (David Rubato Remix)

David Rubato – Circuit (Siriusmo Remix)