*Cream of 2011* Part 1

It has been a good year in moving forward.

To keep the list digestible, it'll be broken down to 33 1/3 rpp (releases per post): 33 albums and 1 anthem. Three unique releases will top this and the following posts with a small review.
TOP 100

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BLACK SKY CHANT/OOMKAH DEE: COLLAGE

One of the most beautiful releases to grace my Mac this year, a split from these two Russian masters. Pensive drones meet lush acoustic passages of strings and piano on Oomkah Dee's side.. mountain summit music from Black Sky Chant. 

Still on the trail of one of these tapes.

FWY!:: Ventura ep

Music for the American highway.

Elite Gymnastics:: Ruin 1+2

This album quickly became a favorite spin.. talking like 10 plays in a day. One of the finest tuned visions of internet culture in the present moment- this thing is tite. You probably won't even like it actually. Gets top 5 for art + design too, with the watermelon vinyl and book on top..

KWJAZ

Blondes:: Trilogy 12”s

Julia Holter:: Tragedy

Gutter Parties:: s/t

Cuticle:: Confectioner's Beats

Jane Weaver:: the Watchbird Alluminate

Zomby:: Nothing

BEBETUNES:: inhale C-4 $$$$$

Ekoclef:: Tapeswap

Shisa:: (memory)

Clams Casino:: Rainforest EP

Floating Points:: Shadows

Dylan Ettinger:: Botany Bay

Eat Lights Become Lights:: Autopia

DJ Rum:: Mountains

Jürgen Müller:: Science of the Sea

V/A:: Re-Synthesist

Darkside:: ep

Clapz II Dogz:: ep

Slug Guts:: Howlin' Gang

D.V.S.:: Coming Up for Air

CHLLNGR: Haven

Zombi:: Escape Velocity

Symmetry:: Themes for an Imaginary Film

Archers By The Sea:: Paper Light

Phutureprimitive:: Kinetik

Javelin:: Canyon Candy

Xander Harris- Urban Gothic

spf5ø:: Cyb3r666

Tash Willmore:: Invocation of the Neon Spirits