Everyone loves lists, and everyone loves music, right? So here a few different “Best of 2010” mixtapes that combine both, and give an insight into the kind of music I am going to be posting about here in the coming months.

THE JOIZE OF NOIZE

Let’s get the heavy shit out of the way first. Andy Brown is the drummer in Glasgow noiseniks Divorce, as well as bong rock champions Remember Remember (also see this post). He has put together his top 24 noise-rock tracks of the past 12 months via Soundcloud. Think 7inch records with paper inserts, gigs with bleeding ears and crushed toes, bands like AIDS Wolf, Action Beat, Comanechi, Daughters, Neon Blud and lots more you have never heard of.

Browntown’s The Joize of Noize 2010 on Soundcloud

THE NIALLIST Best of 2010

From the other end of the spectrum is my own run-down of top tunes from the oh-ten. This comp has a bit of a “synth” vibe, with a lot of synth-based electronica (SIlverclub, Dam Mantle, Goldfrapp, Detachments) and disco (LCD Soundsystem, Lindstrom & Christabelle, Space Dimension Controller, Brassica), and dashes of hip-hop, skwee, witch house and a track from Divorce. I will be covering some of the acts on here in more depth very soon. More info here.

Stream The Niallist’s Best of 2010 Mixtape via Radio Magnetic
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Download The Niallist’s Best of 2010 Mixtape via Radio Magnetic

FOUND pres ComputerScheisse Vol 5

Also on the UK’s longest running internet radio station Radio Magnetic is Chemikal Underground’s FOUND, who describe themselves as an art collective/experimental pop-band. They have compiled their 2010 favorites into one almost-seamless mix under the guise ComputerScheisse. It takes in hip-hop, folk, indie, retro and a smattering of pop. This is highly recommended, and not just for the exclusive cover of Men Without Hats’ “Safety Dance” by Malcolm Middleton (of Arab Strap) over a J Dilla beat - check out the intro and outro skits.

Stream ComputerScheisse Volume 5 via Radio Magnetic
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Download ComputerScheisse Volume 5 via Radio Magnetic