Happy New Year! Last year was certainly a busy one for me, but it’s a relief to finally have Dewtone’s new face online. Sudden shifts around the industry have left 2009 open to plenty of unpredictability (and excitement!).
As the project continue to grow, Dewtone.com will remain dedicated to the stream, live events and act as a portal to our friends in the community.
Thank you to everyone for all the amazing music put forward last year. Compiling a “best of” list ended up taking me a lot longer than I anticipated. It’s always hard to make cuts, so I decided it was probably best to focus on my favorites from labels that had a few worthy releases.
First off: artists of the year, without a doubt, Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson (otherwise known as Minilogue). The double disc album “Animals” (Cocoon Recordings) is fantastic and the visual accompaniments are full of inspiration. Follow that up with “Snake Charmer EP” (Wagon Repair) and you have one hell of a year.
Instead of finding myself in countless debates with passionate fans, I’ve decided to go ahead and name a few labels that had a stellar year (rather than crown a king). Bpitch Control, Mobilee Records, Wagon Repair, Ghostly International, Cocoon Recordings and Aleph Zero Records. I encourage you to take the time to explore the depth of their 2008 catalogs and enjoy!
Netlabel of the year goes to 1 Bit Wonder for retiring a great catalog of free releases over a period of 3 years. Notable mentions go to Zymogen and Aerotone who continue to release amazing free music under a creative commons license.
anders ilar - september nights (daniel fritschi remix)
ben benjamin - toothlike tokens (original mix)
bluetech - enter the lovely (original mix)
cantaloup - wake up call
caro, dapayk & padberg - island (noze remix)
con cetta - hornplant
cristian gualpa - pensando
daso - meine (lucio aquilina remix)
dominik eulberg - kuckucks-lichtnelke (original mix)
evan marc - resurfacing ft steve hillage (phidelity remix)
extrawelt - one tree hill (original mix)
ezekiel honig - material instrument 2 (original mix)
fennesz - glass ceiling (original mix)
helios - the red truth (original mix)
hibernation - melt (original mix)
hybrid leisureland - strawberry planetarium (original mix)
i cube - supernovac (live at the lanchonete version)
iqtu - you cramp my style
jan jelinek - tierbeobachtungen (pole palmen aus leder mix)
john tejada - raindrops (original mix)
kiorda daekin - melt
kuniyuki - flying music (rhythm and trumpet mix)
lawrence - forever anna
loco dice - black truffles in the snow (original mix)
miwon - matchbox (original mix)
mosaik - yoghurt (original mix)
move d & benjamin brunn - new horizon (original mix)
patrick zigon - deepest desire (original mix)
paul kalkbrenner - azure (original mix)
pitch black - reptile room (original mix)
pivot - fool in rain (original mix)
robert babicz - nuda (original mix)
rodriguez jr - lila (original mix)
sascha funke - mango (original mix)
scsi-9 - moses’ tale (original mix)
the fms - consider, contemplate, daydream (original mix)
tornike ft dimitri debaka - best friend (original mix)
unoccupied - everyday life (original mix)
