(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. BadBadNotGood & Ghostface 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'
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. BadBadNotGood & Ghostface 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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