Charts

Once in a blue moon, we ask our favorite musicians and contributors to share their favorite records of the year for us!

(2012 end-of-year lists) – MIRAN GURUNIAN

Categories ChartsLeave a Comment on (2012 end-of-year lists) – MIRAN GURUNIAN

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Miran Gurunian (musician, Pindoll)

– Dr. John: Locked Down
– Wes Montgomery: Echoes Of Indiana Avenue
– Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool
– Jack White: Blunderbuss
– Kenny Burrell: A Night At The Vanguard
– John Coltrane: Giant Steps
– John Coltrane: Soultrane
– Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus
– Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood: In Case The World Changes Its Mind
– Steely Dan: Gaucho

(2012 end-of-year lists) – WASSIM BOU MALHAM

Categories ChartsLeave a Comment on (2012 end-of-year lists) – WASSIM BOU MALHAM

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Wassim Bou Malham (musician, Who Killed Bruce Lee)
http://whokilledbrucelee.bandpage.com/

– SBTKRT: Wildfire (feat. Little Dragon)
http://vimeo.com/25710817

– Louis XIV: Guilt By Association
http://vimeo.com/18614585

– Foals: The Orient
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX7sniIVmtM

– Apples In Stereo: Dance Floor (ft. Elijah Wood)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWchvY9fGfY

– Foals: Blue Blood
http://vimeo.com/15751746

– Miike Snow: Paddling Out
http://vimeo.com/36175537

(2012 end-of-year lists) – FIRAS ABOU FAKHER

Categories ChartsLeave a Comment on (2012 end-of-year lists) – FIRAS ABOU FAKHER

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Firas Abou Fakher (musician, Mashrou’ Leila)

1- Mumford & Sons: Babel
2- Lana Del Rey: Born To Die
3- Patrick Watson: Adventures In Your Own Backyard
4- Grizzly Bear: Shields
5- Grimes: Visions
6- The Tallest Man On Earth: There’s No Leaving Now
7- Bob Dylan: Tempest
8- Flying Lotus: Until The Quiet Comes

Older releases listened to extensively in 2012:

1- The Beatles: Revolver
2- Cliff Martinez: Drive OST
3- Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch The Throne
4- Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX: We’re New Here
5- Yoko Kanno: Cowboy Bebop OST

(2012 end-of-year lists) – OKYDOKY

Categories ChartsLeave a Comment on (2012 end-of-year lists) – OKYDOKY

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Faysal Bibi (musician, Okydoky)

1- Quakers: Self-titled (my favorite thing to have come out in 2012)
https://www.stonesthrow.com/store/album/quakers/quakers

2- Die Antwoord: Fatty Boom Boom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIXUgtNC4Kc

3- Time Machine, retro music-video mix by Mr. Armtone (Ninja Tune)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB7z0jfGyAk

4- Osloub: Fassl (feat. MCs from Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan)
http://soundcloud.com/katibe-5/fasel

5- Alexander Marcus: Papaya (Das ist so Berlin)

6- Rahbani Brothers, Fairuz, Wadi’ Al-Safi: Sahret Hobb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohSgBtXcouc

7- Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury: Drokk, Music Inspired By Mega-City One (dark modular synth heaven)
http://drokk.bandcamp.com

8- All the CUMBIA BASS and Moombahton mixes up on Cassetteblog.com
http://www.cassetteblog.com

9- Torabiyeh: Ghorbah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zGnGeiMun8

10- Odrob Tel Aviv!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1ipnACBT1g

(2012 end-of-year lists) – EDD ABBAS

Categories ChartsLeave a Comment on (2012 end-of-year lists) – EDD ABBAS

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Edd Abbas (producer & musician, Fareeq el Atrash)

– Deeb: سلام البارد  (The Cold Peace)
http://deeb.bandcamp.com/album/

– Satti: Mixtape Vol. 2 (طلقة)
https://soundcloud.com/ay-satti/sets/6alqa-mixtape

– Stormtrap: Iradeh (إرادة) EP
http://www.asifeh.com/

– Khotta Ba: Al Tatweer al Hadari EP
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL195D6291AAD79D50

– Far3i: Sot Min Khashab
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCD554E25AEA8E7C5

– Edd Abbas, Qarar & Samer AK: Min Wara el 3adaseh (من ورا العدسة) EP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAODkFCjvzo&list=PLbQjRrBnCnFD-9InUPYr2EyXA6moQAKqE&index=1

– jj & MF Doom: Key To The Kuffs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ4rDmKsk7o

– Lupe Fiasco: Food & Liquor 2, The Great American Rap Album (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3m3t_PxiUI

– The Alchemist: Russian Roulette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGEiaIgV7_4

– Oh No: Ohnomite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeHDjiSFf9Q

(2012 end-of-year lists) – NADIM MAGHZAL

Categories ChartsLeave a Comment on (2012 end-of-year lists) – NADIM MAGHZAL

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Nadim Maghzal (musician, Wake Island)

1- Moonface (With Siinai): Heartbreaking Bravery
2- Grizzly Bear: Shields
3- St. Vincent: Strange Mercy
4- Godspeed You! Black Emperor: ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
5- Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan
6- Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship
7- Flying Lotus: Until The Quiet Comes
8- Patrick Watson: Adventures In Your Own Backyard
9- Tame Impala: Lonerism
10- The Luyas: Animator

(2012 end-of-year lists) – PHILIPPE MANASSEH

Categories ChartsLeave a Comment on (2012 end-of-year lists) – PHILIPPE MANASSEH

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Philippe Manasseh (musician, Wake Island)

– Moonface (With Siinai): Heartbreaking Bravery
– Grizzly Bear: Shields
– Chromatics: Kill For Love
– Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
– Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship
– The Antlers: Undersea EP
– Kendrick Lamar: Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
– Patrick Watson: Adventures In Your Own Backyard
– Tame Impala: Lonerism

(2012 end-of-year lists) – SERGE YARED

Categories ChartsLeave a Comment on (2012 end-of-year lists) – SERGE YARED

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Serge Yared (musician, The Incompetents)

1- Scott Walker: Bish Bosch
2- Dr. John: Locked Down
3- Julia Holter: Ekstasis
4- Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
5- Beach House: Bloom
6- The Weeknd: Trilogy
7- Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light
8- Sun Kil Moon: Among The Leaves
9- Ry Cooder: Election Special
10- Frank Ocean: Channel Orange

(2012 end-of-year lists) – TANIA SALEH

Categories ChartsLeave a Comment on (2012 end-of-year lists) – TANIA SALEH

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Tania Saleh (musician)
http://www.taniasaleh.com/

1- Beck: Beck Hansen’s Song Reader
2- Elbow: Dead In The Boot
3- Tania Saleh: Live At DRM
4- Archive: With Us Until You’re Dead
5- Björk: Biophilia
6- Who Killed Bruce Lee: Self-titled EP
7- Rufus Wainwright: Out Of The Game
8- Garbage: Not Your Kind Of People
9- Sigur Rós: Valtari
10- Bob Dylan: Tempest

(2012 end-of-year lists) – GHASSAN KHAYYAT

Categories ChartsLeave a Comment on (2012 end-of-year lists) – GHASSAN KHAYYAT

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Ghassan Khayyat (musician, The Banana Cognacs)

1- Beck: Beck Hansen’s Song Reader
2- Soundgarden: King Animal
3- The Flaming Lips: The Flaming Lips & Heady Fwendz
4- Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light
5- Snoop Lion: Reincarnated
6- Simon White: Silver Silver
7- Norah Jones: Broken Little Hearts
8- Groundation: Building Ark
9- Jack White: Blunderbuss
10- The Banana Cognacs: Self-titled EP