The Most Recommended Music of 2005 - The Complete List

The Most Recommended Albums of 2005
Alice Russell - My Favourite Letters - Tru Thoughts/UK
Steve Spacek - Space Shift - Sound In Color/US
Felix Laband - Dark Days Exit - Compost/GER
Ed Motta - Ayselum - Trama/BRA
D’Nell - 1st Magic - BBE/UK
As One - Elegant Systems - Versatile/FRA
Comfort Fit - Forget and Remember - Tokyodawn/GER
Eddy Meets Yannah - Feels Like… - Compost/GER
Casbah 73 - Moods and Grooves - HiTop/SPA
Colossus - West Oaktown - Om Hip Hop/US
Hipnosis - Carrousel - Perfect Toy/GER
Povo - We Are Povo - Raw Fusion/SWE
Abe Duque - So Underground It Hurts - Gigolo/Abe Duque/US
Breakestra - Hit It Hard - Ubiquity/US
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings - Naturally - Daptone/US
Malente - Rip It Up - Unique/GER
Roni Size - Return To V - Thrive/US
Jazztronik - Samurai - Pantone/UK
Mark de Clive-Lowe - Tide’s Arising - Antipodean/NZ
Jeremy Ellis - The Lotus Blooms - Ubiquity/US

Albums of Honorable Mention
Markus Kienzl - Product - Klein/AUS
Prefuse 73 - Surrounded by Science - Warp/UK
Dwight Trible and the Life Force Trio - Love Is The Answer - Ninja Tune/UK
P. Myles Bryson - Megalomaniac Decorator’s Quarterly - Illegal Arts/US
Kabanjak Meets Protassov - Grow - Switchstance/GER
John Arnold - Style and Pattern - Ubiquity/US
Funkstorung - Return of the Acid Planet - !K7/GER
Bruno E - The Alma Sessions - Trama/BRA
The Rebirth - This Journey In - Kajmere/US
Cesar Comanche - Squirrel And The Aces CD - ABB/US
All Good Funk Alliance - On The One - Sunswept/US
Bryan Corbett - Pressure Valve - Woodland/UK
Ben Human - The Out Of Towner - Unique/GER
Yukihiro Fukutomi - Equality - Pantone/US
Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By - Domino/UK
High Contrast - True Colours - Breakbeat Science/US
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The Most Recommended Singles/EPs of 2005
Freesoul Sessions - Antipodean/NZ
Phuturistix - Cohiba EP - Phuture Lounge/UK
40 Winks - Extended Pleasure EP - Escapism/Japan
V/A - Shapes EP: Z EP 12″ - Tru Thoughts/UK
Douglas Pagan - Kara Walker EP 12″ - Voltage/US
Michael Devellis - It’s Work EP - Citrona/US
Juju Orchestra - Funky Nassau EP12″ - Audiopharm/GER
Madvillian - Madvillany: Four Tet and Koushik Remixes EP - Stones Throw/US
The Five Corners Quintet - Cornerstones EP - Ricky Tick/FIN
Mustang - 10,000 Leagues Deeper Remixes EP 12″- Compost/GER
Pest - Pat Pong EP 12″ - Ninja Tune/UK
Four Tet - Sun, Drum and Soil Remixes EP 12″ - Domino/UK
Phil Asher - Namby It Ain’t (I Ain’t Sorry) 12″ - Restless Soul/UK
October - EP - Fluid Ounce/UK
V/A - Rebtuz 007 EP 12″ - white/UK
Jugoe - The Rustbelt EP 12″ - Bastard Jazz/US
Bah Samba featuring Isabel Fructuoso - Calma EP 12″ - Vega/US
Democustico - Vaga Lume 7″ - Far Out/UK
Jukka Eskola - 1974/Buttercup - Ricky Tick/FIN
DWH - Beauty EP - Counterpoint/UK
Choi - The Way We Are (No Comply Mix) - Equatorial/AUS
Solar Apple Quarkette - Do You Love Me Too? - Further Out/UK
Hipster Wonkaz - EP - Flyin’ High/NETH
Up, Bustle and Out - Remixes EP - Routes/US
First Floor Brothers - Chi Town Strut EP - Citrona/US
Dalindeo - EP - Ricky Tick/FIN

Singles of Honorable Mentions
Version Excursions sampler - Counterpoint/UK
LTA (Love The Action) - EP - Phuture Lounge/UK
Origami - EP - CD-R/GER
re:jazz - Push Push EP - Infracom/GER
Overtone - Give It Again - Redbud/US
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Most Recommended CompIlations of 2005
Soulsearching: The Compost Radioshow - Compost/GER
Creative Musicians 2 - Perfect Toy/GER
Jazz Toys - Perfect Toy/GER
Der Frankfurt Sound - Infracom/GER
The Kings of Funk - BBE/UK
Del Alma - Amalgama/PR-US
Raw Fusion Bass-ment Classics - Raw Fusion/SWE
Blue Note Trip: Jazzanova - Blue Note/US
Renovations - Tokyodawn/GER
V/A - Brazilectro 7 - Audiopharm/GER
Motown Remixed - Motown/US
Movemenbts - Perfect Toy/GER
This Is Afro Art - Afro Art/UK
Freshly Composted: Compost 200 - Compost/GER
Gilles Peterson Digs America - Luv N’Haight/US
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if choosing the albums was a tough deal, then choosing the singles and EPs was even more so. But I’ve managed to pull it off for the most part. Unfortunately, not all of the picks are included in this show due to time limitations. Here are many of those picks, first aired on the show. So for now, enjoy the music.

And Happy New Year!

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 8.44
Friday December 30, 2005
Part Two: The Most Recommended Singles and EPs of 2005

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Funkalicious (Rob Paine Remix) - Michael DeVellis - It’s Work EP - Citrona
Vaga Lume - Demascustico - 7″ - Far Out
Poseidon - Dalindeo - EP - Ricky Tick
1974 - Jukka Eskola - EP - Ricky Tick
Funky Nassau - The Juju Orchestra - 12″ - Audiopharm
Rhinestone Cowboy (Four Tet Remix) - Madvilian - Madvilliany: Four Tet and Koushik Remixes EP - Stones Throw
Producers Beware - 40 Winks - Extended Pleasures EP - Escapism
Do You Love Me Too? - The Solar Apple Quarkette - EP 12″ - Further Out
Devil Woman - Jugoe - The Rustbelt EP 12″ - Bastard Jazz
Guitar Soldering (Lightning Head Remix) - Up, Bustle and Out - City Breakers Remixes EP Vol. 1 12″ - Routes
We Love - Hipster Wonkaz - EP - Flyin’ High
The Way We Are (No Comply Remix) - Choi - EP - Equatorial
Beauty (Eddy Meets Yannah Adria Remix) - DWH - Beauty EP - Counterpoint
Calma (Kenny Dope Roots Mix) - Bah Samba - EP 12″ - Vega
Pat Pong (Solid Groove Remix) - Pest - EP 12″ - Ninja Tune
Over My Head (Maddslinky Remix) - Polar Pair - Shapes EP: Z 12″ - Tru Thoughts
Namby, It Ain’t (I Ain’t Sorry) - Phil Asher - 12″ - Restless Soul
Shamed (Domu Remix) - Eddy Meets Yannah - EP 12″ - Compost
10,000 Leagues Deeper (Trickski’s Weather Report Mix) - Alex Attias Present Mustang - 12″ - Compost
Ya Know - October - EP - Fluid Ounce
Chi-Town Strut (All Good Funk Alliance Remix) - The First Floor Brothers - EP - Citrona
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This is Part One of my most Recommended Albums of 2005. The show is divided into two parts. The whole list will be posted when Part Two’s playlist is available.

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 8.44
Friday December 30, 2005
Part One: The Most Recommended Albums of 2005

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Sleeping Household - Felix Laband - Dark Days Exit - Compost
Awunism - Ed Motta - Ayselum - Trama
Nimm Mich Mit - Hipnosis - Carrousel - Perfect Toy
Perfect Day - Povo - We Are Povo - Raw Fusion
Sons (featuring Silvera and Patricia Marx) - Bruno E - Alma Sessions - Trama
Slow Baby Dub - Steve Spacek - Space Shift - Sound In Color
Track #6 - Comfort Fit - Forget And Remember - Tokyodawn
Rioja - D’Nell - 1st Magic - BBE
Munkaroo - Alice Russell - My Favourite Letters - Tru Thoughts
Your Thing Is A Drag - Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings - Naturally - Daptone
The Law Is Wrong (All Good Funk Alliance Remix) - Malente - Rip It Up - Unique
Quieres Bailar - All Good Funk Alliance - On The One - Sunswpt
Still Goin’ On - Casbah 73 - Moods and Grooves - Hi Top
Cooty Kat - Abe Duque - So Underground It Hurts - Abe Duque Records
Response Ability - As One - Elegant Systems - Versatile
Are U That Someone? - Eddy Meets Yannah - Just Like… - Compost
4.Y.V. - Mark de Clive-Lowe - Tide’s Arising - ABB Soul/Antipodean
Take Your Time - Jeremy Ellis - The Lotus Blooms - Ubiquity
Pull Up (featuring Vikter Duplaix) - Roni Size - Return To V - Thrive
Groove On/Come and Play (featuring Faye) - Roni Size - Return To V - Thrive
Burgundy Blues (featuring James “The Penguin” King) - Breakestra - Hit It Hard - Ubiquity
Muddy Muddy - Jazztronik - Samurai - Pantone
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