Oh, this’ll be a surprise! The Best Album list is always the one that comes easiest to us. It’s by far our favourite format for music. Delivering a musical narrative, a complete picture of an artists work, it’s more exciting to rave about your favourite LPs, as you would your favorite book or movie, rather than an individual song. You’re talking about 45+ minutes of music rather than 5.

There are some seriously, insanely, good records on this list. Like scarily good. Each one worthy of your attention, each one we could listen to over and over (in fact, we have mostly done just that this year), the top three alone constitute some of the best music released this decade.

However, the number one slot was never in question; and here’s why. You can read our particularly glowing review of Ronika’s Selectadisc here, that should tell you all you need to know about just how flipping good this record really is, and how much it means to us; but the real test for Selectadisc is that despite having got our hands on it in December 2013, and it being released in March this year. Now, days away from 2015, we’re still playing it just as much as we were back then. It stood the test of the whole year, and stiff stiff competition, and is still one of our favourite go-to albums. The fact that it came from a British, D.I.Y artist just makes the whole thing mind-blowing.

01: Ronika – Selectadisc (Record Shop)

♫ Ronika – Only Only

…and the rest of the list:

02: Tensnake – Glow (Virgin EMI Records)

♫ Tensnake (Feat. Nile Rodgers & Fiora) – Love Sublime

03: Todd Terje – It’s Album Time (Olsen)

♫ Todd Terje – Delorean Dynamite

04: Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again (Dog Triumph)

♫ Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again (Radio Rip)

05: Chromeo – White Women (Atlantic)

♫ Chromeo (Feat. Solange) – Lost On The Way Home

06: Hercules And Love Affair – The Feast Of The Broken Heart (Moshi Moshi Records)

♫ Hercules And Love Affair (Feat. John Grant) – I Try To Talk To You

07: Shook – Spectrum (Epicentre)

♫ Shook – Violet Hues

08: Mitch Murder – Interceptor (Mad Decent)

♫ Mitch Murder – Race Day

09: Mild Peril – Matter (Telefuture)

♫ Mild Peril – The Duel

10: Justin Faust – Spellbound (Discotexas)

♫ Justin Faust – Spellbound

11: Lemonade – Minus Tide (Cascine)

♫ Lemonade – Come Down Softly

12: Röyksopp – The Inevitable End (Dog Triumph)

♫ Röyksopp (Feat. Robyn) – Monument (The Inevitable End Version)

13: Queen Of Hearts – Cocoon (Night Moves)

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Like A Drug

14: Ali Love – P.U.M.P. (Crosstown Rebels)

♫ Ali Love – Deep Into The Night

15: Kid Machine – First Contact (Cyber Dance)

♫ Kid Machine – Forever In The Stars

16: The Juan MacLean – In A Dream (DFA)

♫ The Juan MacLean (Feat. Nancy Whang) – A Simple Design

17: Xeno & Oaklander – Par Avion (Ghostly International)

♫ Xeno & Oaklander – Interface

18: Flight Facilities – Down To Earth (Future Classic)

♫ Flight Facilities (Feat. Christine Hoberg) – Clair De Lune

19: La Roux – Trouble In Paradise (Polydor)

♫ La Roux – Let Me Down Gently

20: Electric Youth – Innerworld (Secretly Canadian)

♫ Electric Youth – Innocence

As always, you should definitely pick up some of this music, it all comes highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

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Here we go with another of our optimistically titled Reader’s Choice awards. We’re going to have to make up new definitions for both the words ‘Reader’ and ‘Choice’ at this rate, every year this list get more and more convoluted to compile.

So as you know there’s no poll, in the beginning this category was a straight ranking of download clicks, but as download hosting moved more consistently to SoundCloud and the like it became a hodge-podge of download clicks, click-throughs and post popularity. There’s no science, and really that’s not important. From the analytics that are available to us (and frankly, that leaves a lot of stuff out of the equation) this is what you guys likes this year.

The top post was a massive surprise, Allie X’s Catch was  massive ElectroPop tune to kick off 2014 that, surprisingly for American electronic Pop, didn’t fall into the tedious mediocre ‘EBM’ trap. We had a couple more tunes from Allie before she went quiet for the rest of the year, we wonder what 2015 holds for her.

01: Allie X – Catch

♫ Allie X – Catch

…and the rest of the list:

02: AlunaGeorge – Supernatural

♫ AlunaGeorge – Supernatural

03: The Eagles’ – Hotel California (Luxxury Edit)

♫ The Eagles – Hotel California (Luxxury Edit)

04: Chvrches – Get Away

♫ Chvrches – Get Away

05: Allie X – Prime

♫ Allie X – Prime

06: DyE (Feat. The Egyptian Lover) – She’s Bad

♫ Dye (Feat. The Egyptian Lover) – She’s Bad

07: Tensnake (Feat. Nile Rodgers & Fiora) – Love Sublime (Duke Dumont reMix)

♫ Tensnake (Feat. Nile Rodgers & Fiora) – Love Sublime (Duke Dumont reMix)

08: Todd Terje (Feat. Little Boots) – Inspector Norse (‘Todd Is So Hot’ Little Bootleg)

♫ Todd Terje (Feat. Little Boots) – Inspector Norse (‘Todd Is So Hot’ Little Bootleg)

09: Tobtok – Savanna

♫ Tobtok – Savanna

10: Sigma – Nobody To Love (Grum reMix)

♫ Sigma – Nobody To Love (Grum reMix)

As always, you should definitely pick up some of this music, it all comes highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

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There were a few contenders for Best Video. Ultimately Chromeo took home the prize simply for being two of the coolest peeps on the planet. The video for Old 45s, one of our favourite tracks on their White Women album, epitomises this.

Directed by Dugan O’Neal, the clip is six minutes of distilled Chromeo. Suave, funny, classy, slightly dreamlike and incredibly retro. With cameos from HAIM and Napoleon Dynamite‘s Jon Heder the video blends narrative, comedy and performance with a stunning, and shockingly expensive, leather jacket from Dave-1. See how cool people are when they don’t take themselves seriously?

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So on to the awards! First up is the Best reMix. Once we looked at both the long and short lists for this category it was pretty instantly obvious who would take home the prize. That’s not to say it didn’t have some stiff competition though.

The list ended up being part predictable (which we don’t mean negatively) and part surprising. There more than a few names who are no stranger to The electronic rumors Awards present, which just means they are being consistently awesome, and some new faces. All guaranteed to make you dance.

Taking on The Cure’s Indie-Goth anthem Just Like Heaven was a bold move for London based Parisian DiscoPoppers The Penelopes, but they pulled it off with flair. Who’d have though that Robert Smith would ever sound so Tropical? Upbeat and euphoric, The Penelopes weave a deft tapestry of summery good-time dancefloor goodness that transforms The Cure’s quirk-Pop masterpiece into a glitzy, mirrorballed, Disco floorfiller. Hand claps incoming!

01: The Cure – Just Like Heaven (The Penelopes reMix)

♫ The Cure – Just Like Heaven (The Penelopes reMix)

…and the rest of the list:

02: Hot Natured – Benediction (Lxury reMix)

♫ Hot Natured – Benediction (Lxury reMix)

03: MNEK – Every Little Word (Joe Goddard reMix)

♫ MNEK – Every Little Word (Joe Goddard reMix)

04: Sandy Marton – Camel By Camel (Ali Jamieson Edit)

♫ Sandy Marton – Camel By Camel (Ali Jamieson Edit)

05: Bright Light Bright Light – An Open Heart (Alan Braxe reMix)

♫ Bright Light Bright Light – An Open Heart (Alan Braxe reMix)

06: Adina Howard X Pat Lok – Freek (2014 Booty)

♫ Adina Howard X Pat Lok – Freek (2014 Booty)

07: Tony Betties – So Cool (Holmes Price reMix)

♫ Tony Betties – So Cool (Holmes Price reMix)

08: Arches – There’s A Place (Russ Chimes reMix)

♫ Arches – There’s A Place (Russ Chimes reMix)

09: Kill Me Softly (Feat. Jane Elizabeth Hanley) – Catch (Ben Macklin reMix)

♫ Kill Me Softly (Feat. Jane Elizabeth Hanley) – Catch (Ben Macklin reMix)

10: HAERTS – Hemiplegia (Avec Sans reMix)

♫  HAERTS – Hemiplegia (Avec Sans reMix)

11: MØ – Don’t Wanna’ Dance (Goldroom reMix)

♫ MØ – Don’t Wanna’ Dance (Goldroom reMix)

12: Tunnel Signs & Jerk Boy – Traxworks (Earl Grey ‘Tunnel Of Love’ reMix)

♫ Tunnel Signs & Jerk Boy – Traxworks (Earl Grey ‘Tunnel Of Love’ reMix)

13: Robert Lux & Todd Edwards– I’ve Still Got Sunshine (Pat Lok reMix)

♫ Robert Lux & Todd Edwards – I’ve Still Got Sunshine (Pat Lok reMix)

14: Chromeo – Jealous (I Ain’t With It) (Lenno reMix)

♫ Chromeo – Jealous (I Ain’t With It) (Lenno reMix)

15: Dirty Vegas – Setting Sun (Grum reMix)

♫ Dirty Vegas – Setting Sun (Grum reMix)

16: Ben Macklin (Feat. Emma Brammer) – It’s Over (Tommy ‘86 reMix)

♫ Ben Macklin (Feat. Emma Brammer) – It’s Over (Tommy ‘86 reMix)

17: Alison Valentine– Curious (Chrome Sparks Disco reMix)

♫ Alison Valentine- Curious (Chrome Sparks Disco reMix)

18: Todd Terje (Feat. Little Boots) – Inspector Norse (‘Todd Is So Hot’ Little Bootleg)

♫ Todd Terje (Feat. Little Boots) – Inspector Norse (‘Todd Is So Hot’ Little Bootleg)

19: Charli XCX – Boom Clap (Aeroplane reMix)

♫ Charli XCX – Boom Clap (Aeroplane reMix)

20: Annie (Feat. Bjarne Melgaard) – Swedish Kiss (Johan Agebjörn reMix of Russian Kiss)

♫ Annie (Feat. Bjarne Melgaard) – Swedish Kiss (Johan Agebjörn reMix of Russian Kiss)

As always, you should definitely pick up some of this music, it all comes highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

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Right about now we’re going to give our yearly shout-out to the most wonderful, talented, and creative artists in the world. The artists who have chosen to release on electronic rumors. Unfortunately for them being on the most cutting edge label in the world mean they aren’t eligible to place in the renowned electronic rumors Awards. Buy, hey, you’ve gotta’ take the rough with the smooth, right?

They year for electronic rumors kicked off with our second release from Box Of Wolves. Let’s Start Again got everyone ready for summer with it’s blissed out grooves and carefree mood. Meloder, AIMES and DeltaFoxx stepped up for reMix duties bringing the Deep House, Tropical Disco and ElectroPop vibes respectively.

♫ Box Of Wolves – Let’s Start Again

♫ Box Of Wolves – Let’s Start Again (AIMES reMix)

Later in the year we were work with two long time friends of electronic rumors. French dance music overlord Freak You and UK SynthPop hero Bright Light Bright Light. There You Are was a monster Pop/ House tune that came with our finest reMix package to date, boasting work from the likes of Edwin Van Cleef, Starcadian, Cosmonaut Grechko and She’s The Queen.

♫ Freak You (Feat. Bright Light Bright Light) – There You Are

♫ Freak You (Feat. Bright Light Bright Light) – There You Are (Edwin Van Cleef reMix)

We’d been itching to work with Australia’s Kids At Midnight for ages, and when she was finally ready to make her comeback we were honoured that she chose electronic rumors to be her outlet. The double A-side single of Unashamed and Vapours brought real emotion to a sweet blend of Deep House infused Tropical Disco with Holmes Price, So Serious, Daniel Högberg & Touch Tone supplying a broad range of dancefloor styles with their reMixes.

♫ Kids At Midnight – Vapours

♫ Kids At Midnight – Unashamed (Holmes Price ‘Dad In A Sports Car’ reMix)

Many thanks to everyone involved in electronic rumors’ 2014 releases, the calibre of talent we get to work with continuously both humbles and amazes me

The first few months of 2015 will be a busy time for electronic rumors as we bring you some storming releases and introduce some exciting, fresh new talent to you. Keep it locked!

As always, you should definitely pick up some of this music, it all comes highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

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Here we go again! As the room crackles with a nervous energy, palms sweat at the knowledge that careers can be made or broken in the next hour. The single most important music industry even of the year is about to begin and those present know that when the dust has settled, nothing will be the same again.

Ladies, gentlemen and those of a self-determined gender, it’s time for The electronic rumors Awards 2014!

Once again it was an amazing year for albums, despite the continual industry flailing of hands about the death of the format (and Röyksopp waving the LP goodbye!), that provided even more proof that those who infer that dance music doesn’t suit the album format are just wrong (and a little small minded). In fact, despite some stellar single releases, for the second year on a roll long players completely eclipsed individual tracks.

Anyhoo, another year of tough decisions, but we got there in the end. Some placings were obvious, some placings were hotly fought over. But we’ve written them down now so there no going back. As usual we’ve most likely missed something, or many things, but there’s no point you moaning to us about it; partly because there’s no turning back now, mainly because we don’t care what you think.

So just grab a drink from the free bar, sit back, and bask in the excitement.

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