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We’ve finally reached it, the Top 10 songs of the year. Make sure to check out the rest of the playlists easily by using the Featured Post Section on the right side, I hope you’ve found something new or just a playlist to sit back with.

**Side note: I didn’t include Moodgadget or Ghostly International releases because that would just not be fair.

#10 Jessy Lanza – 5785021

Just how everything expands after the 3 minute mark does it for me, Junior Boys perfection.

#9 DJ Rashad – Pass That Shit (feat. Spinn & Taso)

I need the extremes of both ends of the music spectrum to make me feel normal, being from Detroit you couldn’t get enough Ghetto-Tech, this song just makes me happy.

#8 Diana – Born Again

“The Pop Song of the Year” for me, all ages and genres, nothing matters but the music here.

#7 Ptaki – Krystyna

The Polish in me and my love for slow disco bumped this song into the Top 10. Really though you can’t deny that bassline and the sample, just heavy lush disco, its like the West Coast Rap of Disco.

#6 Toro Y Moi – Say That

If anyone deserves Top 40 support its Chaz, keep him happy and in the studio.

#5 Boards of Canada – Nothing Is Real

They came back in such a perfect way this year.

#4 The Field – A Guided Tour

My favorite listening album of the year, beautifully prepared, a formula that doesn’t need adjusting.

#3 Majical Cloudz – Childhood’s End

The only emotionally vocal song that hit me this year, he does simplicity soo well.

#2 Dirty Beaches – Casino Lisboa

This song is the definition of passion and drive.

#1 Bibio – A Tout a l’heure

Uplifting done right, changes my mood instantly, music is priceless when it can do that to you.

This Mercedes-Benz W196R won the 1954 German and Swiss Grands Prix with Juan Manuel Fangio behind the wheel. It sold at auction this year for an astounding $29,619,826. Love how it hasn’t been restored; the wear lends an authentic feel.

More Info / Source (thanks Nicholas)

A World War II bunker in the Netherlands was turned into a sculptural visitor attraction by slicing it down the middle to reveal its insides. The bunker was built in 1940 to shelter up to 13 soldiers during bombing raids.

Intervention by Dutch studios RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon.

Movie shows concrete bunker cut in half by RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon from Dezeen on Vimeo.

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Aaaannnd we’re down to the Top 20 *dodges tomatoes*

#20 The Beat Broker – Departure

#19 CFCF – Beyond Light

#18 Juana Molina – Eras

#17 Machinedrum – Gunshotta

#16 Four Tet – Parallel Jalebi

#15 Toro Y Moi – Rose Quartz

#14 Oneohtrix Point Never – Along

#13 Lawrence – Lucifer

#12 Sally Shapiro – Lives Together (The Field remix)

#11 Standish/Carlyon – Nono/Yoyo (HTRK remix)

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Some many underdogs here, remember there’s the dance world, indie rock world, electronic, beats, and soo many more genres being covered on this blog. Once all 50 are revealed this will be a beautifully diverse review of the year, enjoy.

#30 Blondes – Andrew

#29 Keep Shelly In Athens – Recollection

#28 CFCF – Camera

#27 Ken Camden – Eta Carinae

#26 Function – Inter

#25 Marcel Dettmann – Lightworks

#24 Tornado Wallace – Bit 1

#23 Legowelt – Sark Island Acid

#22 Hot Chip – How Do You Do? (Todd Terje remix)

#21 Four Tet – For These Times

Just a handful of old dirtbike ads I came across. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting an old two-smoker, and pictures like these aren’t making it easy to say no…

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It only gets better and better the further we get into this…

#40 Samps – Plans

#39 Lapalux – Swallowing Smoke

#38 Benoit Pioulard – Margins

#37 Om Unit – Corridor 2013

#36 Jon Hopkins – Open Eye Signal

#35 Zomby – 777

#34 Soviet Soviet – No Lesson

#33 Jensen Sportag – Bellz

#32 Jacques Greene – Quicksand

#31 Darkstar – Timeaway

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This doesn’t need much of an introduction, its a best of list that we’ve been doing for years, the great thing about them is that i’ve made them into a nice 10 track playlist for you. I hope you enjoy, remember you don’t have to agree with me, I hope I turn you onto some new music by the end of it.

#50 Holden – Some Respite

#49 Airbird & Napolian – In The Zone

#48 Orphan – Most Is Missing

#47 Miles – Loran Dreams

#46 Gonno – Are You Asleep

#45 Atoms For Peace – Default

#44 Bonobo – Cirrus

#43 Monte – True

#42 Queens – Cables

#41 Almunia – The Magician

Did an interview with The Great Discontent. Talked about the relationship between design and music and the making of the new Tycho album.

http://thegreatdiscontent.com/scott-hansen

No clue how I got to 2013 without seeing Kazumasa Nagai’s work. Truly inspiring. Who are the posters artists doing this caliber of work today? Do you think the poster-as-artform medium is dying?

Via Pink Tentacle