So, as we do every year, we have assembled the individual songs that made up the soundtrack for Softsynth this year. We are generally more about albums than singles but there are individual songs that stand on their own as outstanding. Some of these come from albums we found underwhelming as a whole, some were one-off singles, or standouts from excellent EPs.
We don’t do a singles list because as often as not it’s album tracks that get us all hot and bothered but the song collection that truly moved us, our “top 25 songs” to go with our albums of the year, starts with the following: Continue reading →
Softsynth
The 2011 Softsynth playlist
Posted in Commentary with tags Aïboforcen, Alpine, Amy Lee, Best electronic songs of the year, Blancmange, Bunny Lake, Covenant, Curxes, Firefox AK, Goldfrapp, Huski, IAMX, John Foxx, Lords of Acid, Lowe, M83, Maison Vague, Marsheaux, Mirrors, Miss FD, Northern Kind, PAKT, Queen of Hearts, The Golden Filter, Vile Electrodes, VNV Nation on December 18, 2011 by softsynthSo, as we do every year, we have assembled the individual songs that made up the soundtrack for Softsynth this year. We are generally more about albums than singles but there are individual songs that stand on their own as outstanding. Some of these come from albums we found underwhelming as a whole, some were one-off singles, or standouts from excellent EPs.
We don’t do a singles list because as often as not it’s album tracks that get us all hot and bothered but the song collection that truly moved us, our “top 25 songs” to go with our albums of the year, starts with the following: Continue reading →
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