2015: Albums of the Year (#20 - 11)

(click the album title to listen)


20. Knowsum - Hi-Hat Club Vol. 7 - Hyasynthus (Melting Pot Music)

German producer Knowsum was responsible for the best volume in MPM's Hi-Hat Club-series thusfar...

listen to 'Ghost'






19. Golden Rules - Golden Ticket (Lex)

One of the most soulful releases of the year, courtesy of Eric Biddines and Paul White...

listen to 'It's Over'





18. N.O.M.A.D. - (((( Yawning )))) (Extra Lovely)

Texas-based artist N.O.M.A.D. brings this irresistibly fresh melange of jazzy, broken beats, hiphop, nu-soul and wonky electronica... Keep an eye on this guy...

listen to '(((( Alluded ))))'





17. FloFilz - SpeakThru (Jakarta)

Another German producer ready to conquer the world with his dusty jazzloops...

listen to 'Shinethru'







16. SiR - Seven Sundays (Fresh Selects)

Seemingly out of nowhere this guy made his way to the top of the 'future/modern R&B'-pyramid with this impressive debut...

listen to 'Right By You'







15. Sonnymoon - The Courage of Present Times (GLOW365)

Once again, it was up to Anna Wise and Dane Orr to provide us with some of the weirdest, most abstract and most interesting R&B and pop music of the year...

listen to 'Grains of Friends'





14. Romare - Projections (Ninja Tune)

No one does retro-afrofuturism as well as pale Briton Archie Fairhurst - 'Projections' is food for your brain and your feet...

listen to 'Motherless Child'






13. Action Bronson - Mr. Wonderful (Atlantic)

The good stuff on this album is so damn addictive you forgive Bronson for the couple of stinkers he chose to include...

listen to 'Easy Rider'







12. Illa J - Illa J (Bastard Jazz)

Very nice to see the younger Yancey-boy steppin' out of the shadow of his older brother with this irresitible blend of soulful hiphop and smooth R&B...

listen to 'Perfect Game'






11. BadBadNotGoodGhostface Killah - Sour Soul (Lex)

It took three crazy Canadian cats to provide Ghostface with the classiest, darkest and grittiest instrumentals he ever rapped to... Sorry Mr. Younge...

listen to 'Gunshowers'

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