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This is what happens when you are busy at work. No time whatsoever for finding the new good stuff. With the help of some general reviews I got this together. Decent stuff I guess. Surprisingly, I find the Madonna track Best friend fresh - I have a weak spot for these sentimental songs. There's a lot of talk (hipster house, skinny legs, bad hair days) about Kindness (swedish); maybe there's something here - I will have to spend some more time on that album. Excellent video though, see below. Incognito has a new album out; for an AJ fan always something to check out. Bartmes' album Modular soul, I find it interesting and solid. Also, starting collecting some Baile/Bossa club tracks for the summer.

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Cover shot: Café at the Humbold Uni, Berlin. 5/10 points.

Submotion orchestra. Remember this. A band that does a mix of soul and dubstep as a traditional (non-laptop) live band. Should be huge, especially in the coming festival season. I'm so there, is they even come close to Sweden on a tour. Then a couple of recent buys that impressed me a lot: Trentemøller's reworked/remix compilation and Modeselector's album Monkeytown. It's all pretty electronic and dark, but I like it like that; February stuff imo.

First a live 21 minutes long video with Submotion orchestra - dub, smooth, gorgeous vocals (Ruby Wood). Then, if you are into techno at all, you'll love the live cut with Modeselector - especially the last minute when they guys really get into the groove. Entertaining.

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Cover shot: Grosse Brauner, Vienna. 7/10 points.

Starting out a new year with a compilation with some of the highlights from 2011. So many huge tracks here. Maybe the top 3 tracks of the year on here, somewhere... And then a couple fresh remixes from the Barck and the Jazzanova team.

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Cover shot: Hot dog stand, Vienna. 6/10 points.