BEST OF 2018 : TOP 100 RELEASES

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We know what you’re thinking.. “Oh no, not another best of list!” You’ve got that right. We asked you what your favourite tracks of 2018 were and now we’ve asked our contributors to share with the world what their most rinsed records were. You’ll find that even here, in this tight-knit community, our tastes can differ greatly within the realm of electronic music and beyond. The bigger our team gets, the more diverse our sound is and you can only expect us to further branch out in 2019.

So without further ado, here is our best of list for 2018 in no particular order. No, numbers, no rankings, just music we enjoy, records we thought were slept on and of course some of the more popular choices as well. Hopefully you agree with some of our picks and in case you forgot to add any to your shelves this year, we’ve included links to buy as well.


TOP 100 releases of 2018


basil edit - adesse versions Release: Brasil Edits EP
Artist: Adesse Versions
Label: Adesse Versions
Buy

shall not fade - adryiano Release: Dream With EP
Artist: Adryiano
Label: Shall Not Fade
Buy

al kassian - utopia records Release: Hidden Tropics EP
Artist: Al Kassian
Label: Utopia Records
Buy

Aleskandir - church Release: Contrails LP
Artist: Aleksandir
Label: Church
Buy

andy-compton-shamrock-nifanyeje Release: Bunny Chow EP
Artist: Andy Compton & Shamrock
Label: Lumberjack In Hell
Buy

art of tones - local talk Release: Where The One Is EP
Artist: Art Of Tones
Label: Local Talk
Buy

freerange black loops Release: 7 Hills EP
Artist: Black Loops
Label: Freerange Records
Buy

bosq love and resistance Release : Love And Resistance LP
Artist : Bosq
Label : Ubiquity Records
Buy

buddy love coastal haze Release: Sorry That I’m Drifting EP
Artist: Buddy Love
Label: Coastal Haze
Buy

intimate patterns - ck Release: Intimate Patterns EP
Artist: C.K.
Label: PRS
Buy

carlo - little talks Release: Little Talks EP
Artist: Carlo
Label: Neovinyl Recordings
Buy

Channel Tres top down Release: Channel Tres – EP
Artist: Channel Tres
Label: Godmode
Buy

chrissy - resilience Release: Resilience LP
Artist: Chrissy
Label: Chiwax
Buy

number one - D tifanny - various Release: Number One EP
Artist: Cold Emotion / Nap & D. Tiffany / Ivan / Metric Systems
Label: Best Effort
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cosmic handshakes Release: In The Mist EP
Artist: Cosmic Handshakes
Label: Going Good
Buy

cosmonection - menorca ep Release : Menorca EP
Artist: Cosmonection
Label: Delusions Of Grandeur
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boogie cafe - danvers Release: Desire EP
Artist: Danvers
Label: Boogie Cafe
Buy

high life - detroit swindle Release: High Life EP
Artist: Detroit Swindle
Label: Heist Recordings
Buy

sleazy beat - 2XM Release: Hydrate EP
Artist: 2XM
Label: SlothBoogie
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DJKoze-Knock_Knock Release: Knock Knock LP
Artist: DJ Koze
Label: Pampa Records
Buy

donald's house Release: Dan’s Dancing EP
Artist: Donald’s House
Label: Touch From A Distance
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dreamscape - welcome to our new age house Release: Welcome To Our New Age House EP
Artist: Dreamscape
Label: World Building
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dust-e-1 lobster theremin Release: The Lost Dustplates EP
Artist: Dust-e-1
Label: Lobster Theremin
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earth trax & newborn jr Release: Maze EP
Artist: Earth Trax and Newborn Jr.
Label: Dopeness Galore
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Release: Urth Born EP
Artist: Ex-Terrestrial
Label: Pacific Rhythm
Buy

fleet magic -fleet dream Release: fleet.magic EP
Artist: fleet.dreams
Label: Peoples Potential Unlimited
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island tape - fruit island Release: Italo Island EP
Artist: Fruit
Label: ØEN REC.
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gene tellem - wolf Release: WOLFEP048 EP
Artist: Gene Tellem
Label: Wolf Music
Buy

love on the rocks - ghost vision Release: Shakuhachi
Artist: Ghost Vision
Label: Love On The Rocks
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church - gnork Release: Marble LP
Artist: Gnork
Label: Church
Buy

lost palms - harrison BDP Release:  Be Like Water EP
Artist: Harrison BDP
Label: Lost Palms
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naff - housemates Release: Soul Value EP
Artist: Housemates
Label: NAFF
Buy

hunee - hunchin all night Release: Hunchin’ All Night LP
Artist: Hunee
Label: Rush Hour
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ichisan - bordello a parigi Release: Aperitiv Selected Reworks EP
Artist: Ichisan
Label: Bordello A Parigi
Buy

down by the lake - jad & the Release: Two Dancing EP
Artist: Jad & The
Label: Down By The Lake
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sobo - jesse futerman Release: Waterzone
Artist: Jesse Futerman
Label: SOBO
Buy

jitwam - purple EP Release: Purple EP
Artist: Jitwam
Label: The Jazz Diaries
Buy

jkris - razor n tape Release: Férias’77 LP
Artist: Jkriv
Label: Razor-N-Tape
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fast foward - the vinyl factory Release: Fast Foward EP
Artist: DJ Tennis, Tim Sweeney + Lauer, Fantastic Man and Kiwi
Label: The Vinyl Factory
Buy

slothboogie - joe cleen Release: SBEDITZ004 EP
Artist: Joe Cleen
Label: SlothBoogie
Buy

in dust we trust - jon sable Release: Alishan Forest Railway EP
Artist: Jon Sable / Huerta
Label: In Dust We Trust
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Release: Pinball Lizard EP
Artist: Jordan GCZ
Label: Rush Hour
Buy

ringard - les yeux orange Release: Lacrima Rossa EP
Artist: Ringard
Label: Les Yeux Orange
Buy

JVTXA - distant hawaii Release: Orange Islands EP
Artist: JVXTA
Label:Distant Hawaii
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kamaal williams - the return Release: The Return EP
Artist: Kamaal Williams
Label: Black Focus Records
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kettama - homage Release: Bucklyn Bridge EP
Artist: KETTAMA
Label: Homage
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Krystal Klear - the division Release: The Division EP
Artist: Krystal Klear
Label: Running Back Records
Buy

leon vynehall - nothing is still Release: Nothing Is Still LP
Artist: Leon Vynehall
Label: Ninja Tune
Buy

Firecracker Recordings Release: Fresh Gildans EP
Artist: Linkwood
Label:Firecracker Recordings
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S3A records - llorca Release: The Garden Remix EP
Artist: Llorca
Label:Sampling As An Art Records
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Release: Ambivert Tools Volume Four EP
Artist: Lone
Label: R&S Records
Buy

madjo - defo mansaba Release: Defo/Mansaba EP
Artist: Maajo
Label: Queen Nanny Records
Buy

matt karmil tell me why Release: Tell Me Why EP
Artist: Matt Karmil
Label: Studio Barnhus
Buy

Bubble Tease Communications Release: Pink Eye EP
Artist: Maurice Fulton/Syclops
Label: Bubble Tease Communications
Buy

VO' Edit - Meowsn Release: RiseRiseRise EP
Artist:  Meowsn
Label: VO’ Edit
Buy

mpumi kalahari oyster cult Release: Singapore EP
Artist: Mpumi
Label: Kalahari Oyster Cult
Buy

nachtbraker - stranger in the alps Release: Find A Stranger In The Alps LP
Artist: Nachtbraker
Label: Quartet Series
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neue grafik innervision Release: Innervision
Artist: Neue Grafik
Label: Rhythm Section
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nuovo napoli - nu guinea Release: Nueva Napoli LP
Artist: Nu Guinea
Label:NG Records
Buy

objekt cocoon Release: Cocoon Crush EP
Artist: Objekt
Label: PAN
Buy

peggy gou - ninja tunes Release: Once EP
Artist: Peggy Gou
Label: Ninja Tune
Buy

on the corner records - penya Release: Super Liminal EP
Artist: Penya
Label: On The Corner Records
Buy

lay far - war is over Release: War is Over LP
Artist: Lay Far
Label: In-Beat-Ween Music
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prequel - distant hawaii Release: Without You EP
Artist: Prequel
Label: Distant Hawaii
Buy

priori ASL single club Release: Anform EP
Artist: Priori
Label: ASL Singles Club
Buy

salt mine Release: Illusory EP
Artist: Reptant
Label: Salt Mines
Buy

Ross From Friends Release: Family Portrait LP
Artist: Ross From Friends
Label: Brainfeeder
Buy

roza terenzi weakest Release: Weakest Link
Artist: Roza Terenzi / D. Tiffany
Label: Voyage Recordings
Buy

sable blanc - hopera records Release: Leave The Window Open EP
Artist: Sable Blanc
Label: Hopera Records
Buy

sandboards - nights over taieri Release: Nights Over Taieri EP
Artist: Sandboards
Label: Rinse FM
Buy

Hakarchi & stranéus Release: Steal Chickens From Men And The Future From God LP
Artist: Shakarchi & Stranéus
Label: Studio Barnhus
Buy

shedbud - Lobster theremin Release: Destination Love EP
Artist: Shedbug
Label: Lobster Theremin
Buy

freerange records -Shur-I-Khan Release: State of Emergency EP
Artist: Shur-I-Khan
Label: Freerange Records
Buy

butter session - various Release: Shark Tempo / Paranoia On Tap EP
Artist: Sleep D / Roza Terenzi
Label: Butter Sessions
Buy

ivory bordello a parigi Release: Ivory EP
Artist: Théo Special
Label: Bordello A Parigi
Buy

coral D Release: Everything Going to be Alright EP
Artist: Coral D
Label: Born Free
Buy

Ex-terrestrial - euphorbia Release: Euphorbia EP
Artist: Ex-Terrestrial
Label: Magicwire
Buy

tommy tickle - shapes & spaces Release: Shapes & Spaces EP
Artist: Tommy tickle
Label: Ad Hoc Records
Buy

TTilawok Release: Into Memory EP
Artist: TTilawok
Label: Postseason Franchise Records
Buy

universo - breathing room Release: Spheres EP
Artist: Universo
Label: Breathing Room Records
Buy

3am spares Release: 3AM Spares: Compiled by Andras and Instant Peterson LP
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Efficient Space
Buy

noire & blanche - various Release: Various Artists Vol . 1 EP
Artist: Various
Label: Noire & Blanche / Délicieuse Records
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various quare groove - all city Release: Quare Groove Vol.1 EP
Artist:  Various Artists
Label: All City Records
Buy

napoli segreta volume 1 Release: Napoli Segreta Vol.1 LP
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Early Sounds Recordings
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Front By Klaus Stockhausen & Boris Dlugosch (DJ Mix) Release: Front By Klaus Stockhausen & Boris Dlugosch (DJ Mix) EP
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Running Back
Buy

rhythm from toulouse Release: Rhythm From Toulouse LP
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rhythm From
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Afro Edits Vol. 4 Release: Afro Edits Vol. 4 EP
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Orange Tree Edits
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Axe on Wax Release: 003 EP
Artist: Tom Jay, Braga Circuit, Fede Lng, Hank YM, Pacific Bureau
Label: PNP
Buy

00-AM montreal Release: 00AM002 EP
Artist: The HUTCHIN CREW/DJ OK/CROMIE & IRON CURTIS/SCIENCE FICTION
Label: 00:AM
Buy

blair french - rocksteady disco Release: Public Park EP
Artist: Blair French
Label: Rocksteady Disco
Buy

Joe Corti - Better Listen Records Release: From London With Love EP
Artist: Joe Corti
Label: Better Listen Records
Buy

peach discs - videopath Release: A Cure For Melancholy EP
Artist: Videopath
Label: Peach Discs
Buy

urulu - voyage recordings Release: Mushroom Valve EP
Artist: Urulu
Label: Voyage Recordings
Buy

craigie knowes textasy Release: Dallas Gun Club EP
Artist: Textasy
Label: Craigie Knowes
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will dimaggio - FT046 Release: At Ease LP
Artist: Will DiMaggio
Label: Future Times
Buy

nite fleit steel city dance discs Release: Steel City Dance Discs Volume 7 EP
Artist: Nite Fleit
Label: Steel City Dance Discs
Buy

Aardvark Release: Aardvark EP
Artist: Taraval
Label: Text
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big zen key 3 Release: Key3 EP
Artist: Big Zen
Label: Planet Euphorique
Buy

heart to heart - westcoast Release: Life Review EP
Artist: Westcoast Goddess
Label: Heart to Heart
Buy

selva disco - Barbatuques Release: Barbatuques – Baianá (Brasingles vol.2) EP
Artist: Barbatuques
Label: Selva Discos
Buy

nature sounds mark barrott Release: Nature Sounds Of The Balearics EP
Artist: Mark Barrott
Label: Running Back Incantations
Buy

dj heure - let's play house Release: Eastbound EP
Artist: DJ Heure
Label: Let’s Play House
Buy