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Four Tet - Pink
August 20, 2012
Electronic
,
Microhouse
,
Future Garage
Score
95
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2
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Dre Skull - Loudspeaker Riddim
May 22, 2012
Score
90
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Amazon
3
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MikeQ - Let It All Out
January 10, 2012
Score
90
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4
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Todd Terje - It's the Arps EP
January 10, 2012
Disco
Score
90
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Music
5
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John Talabot - ƒIN
February 14, 2012
Deep House
,
Balearic Beat
,
Downtempo
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
6
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Simian Mobile Disco - Unpatterns
May 14, 2012
Electronic
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Grimes - Visions
February 21, 2012
Synthpop
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Mike Huckaby - The Tresor
July 1, 2012
Techno
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Jacques Greene - Ready
July 1, 2012
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Terror Danjah - Dark Crawler
September 24, 2012
Grime
Score
85
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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NeferTT - Blue Skies Red Soil EP
September 10, 2012
Score
85
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Amazon
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Spotify
12
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Terror Danjah - Dark Crawler EP
August 13, 2012
Score
85
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Amazon
13
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Para One - Passion
June 25, 2012
Score
85
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Amazon
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14
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Slugabed - Time Team
May 15, 2012
Score
85
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Amazon
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15
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Anenon - Acquiescence
March 27, 2012
Score
85
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Amazon
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16
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Tevo Howard - Monument EP
March 18, 2012
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
17
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Ssaliva - RZA
January 16, 2012
Score
85
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18
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Daphni - Jiaolong
October 16, 2012
House
Score
85
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Barker & Baumecker - Transsektoral
September 11, 2012
Score
85
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Brenmar - Let's Pretend
January 1, 2012
Score
85
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Nautiluss - Habitat
November 1, 2012
Score
85
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Moritz Von Oswald Trio - Fetch
July 3, 2012
Electronic
,
Dub Techno
Score
85
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Spotify
23
.
DJ Rashad - Teklife Vol. 1: Welcome To The Chi
June 5, 2012
Juke
Score
85
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24
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oOoOO - Our Love Is Hurting Us
April 10, 2012
Electronic
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
25
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Maya Jane Coles - Easier to Hide
December 7, 2012
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings XLR8R awarded albums throughout 2012.
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