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(2011 end-of-year lists) – FADI TABBAL

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I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

Fadi Tabbal: producer, sound engineer, musician (The Incompetents, Under The Carpet, XEFM, Robert Polson)

– Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972
– Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues
– Bon Iver: Self-titled
– Destroyer: Kaputt
– James Blake: Self-titled
– M83: Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
– Tom Waits: Bad As Me
– The Weeknd: House Of Balloons
– Wilco: The Whole Love
– WU LYF: Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
and of course,
– The Beach Boys: The Smile Sessions (boxset)

(2011 end-of-year lists) – CHARIF MEGARBANE

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I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

Charif Megarbane: producer, musician (Heroes & Villains, Cosmic Analog Ensemble)

– Piero Piccioni: various
– Damu The Fudgemunk: various
– Tame Impala: Innerspeaker
– Omar Khorshid: various
– Roc Marciano: Marcberg
– Dorris Bochaberi: various
– Freddie Gibbs: Thuggin’
– Joe Hisaishi: various
– Staff Benda Bilili: Tres Tres Fort
– Cosmic Analog Ensemble: unreleased tracks

(2011 end-of-year lists) – JOHN IMAD NASR

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I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

John Imad Nasr: producer, musician (formerly with Fareeq el Atrash)

– Cedar & Soil: Foreign Mansions
– Femi Kuti: Africa For Africa
– Wu Tang Clan: Legenday Weapons
– Ramcess L’Hamourabi: Ashourya
– Random Axe: Random Axe
– The Roots: Undun
– The Lo Frequency: The Export
– Zeinedine: Min Beirut
– Seun Kuti & Egypt 80: From Africa With Fury
– REKS: Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme

(2011 end-of-year lists) – INTENSIVE CARE

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I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

In the case of Philippe M. & Nadim M., the two lovely fellows behind Lebanese / Canadian rock outfit Intensive Care, it was a joint response:

– The Antlers: Burst Apart
– Feist: Metals
– Radiohead: The King Of Limbs
– The Soft Province: The Soft Province
– Timber Timbre: Creep On Creepin’ On
– Various Artists: Pina (OST)
РBeyonc̩: 4
– Miracle Fortress: Was I The Wave?
– Philippe Katerine: Self-titled
– Panda Bear: Tomboy
– The War On Drugs: Slave Ambient

(2011 end-of-year lists) – SANDRA ARSLANIAN

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I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

Sandra Arslanian: musician (Sandmoon)

1- Beirut: The Rip Tide
2- Lisa Hannigan: Passenger
3- Bright Eyes: The People’s Key
4- Mirel Wagner: No Death
5- The Dø: Both Ways Open Jaws
6- Wye Oak: Civilian
7- Feist: Metals
8- Wilco: The Whole Love
9- The Incompetents: We’re Really Important Back Home
10- Miles Kane: Colour Of The Trap

(2011 end-of-year lists) – NADINE KHOURI

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I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

Nadine Khouri (musician):

– Florian Lunaire: Spring/Summer
– PJ Harvey: Let England Shake
– Nils Frahm: Felt
– Tom Waits: Bad As Me
– Matana Roberts: COIN COIN Chapter 1 / Gens de Couleur Libre
– A Winged Victory For The Sullen: Self-titled
– Feist: Metals
– James Blake: Self-titled
– Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat: Everything’s Getting Older
– St Vincent: Strange Mercy

(2011 end-of-year lists) – RADWAN GHAZI MOUMNEH

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I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh: producer, sound engineer (Hotel2Tango), musician (Jerusalem In My Heart, Land Of Kush, Pas Chic Chic)

– خليل غمكين مواويل سورية كردية cassette
– Khansahib Abdul Karim Khan “Self-titled” lp
– Arlt “La Langue” only cd sadly
– Marika Papagika “The Further The Flame, The Worse It Burns Me” lp
– Le Révélateur “Fictions” lp
– الحضرمي الميداح  كلمات  ” 7
– Magneticring “City” cassette
– V/A “Music For Saharan Cellphones” download
– Matana Roberts “COIN COIN Chapter 1 / Gens de Couleur Libre” dbl 10″
– Jean-Claude Vannier “Electro Rapide” lp

(2011 end-of-year lists) – OSMAN ARABI

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I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

Osman Arabi: musician (20.SV, Kafan, Seeker, The Ritual Inclusion of Code, Shamanic Death Trance, Veinen, Xardas)

01 – Ulcerate: The Destroyers Of All
02 – The Axis of Perdition: Tenements (Of The Anointed Flesh)
03 – Earth: Angels of Darkness, Demons Of Light I
04 – Oranssi Pazuzu: Kosmonument
05 – Ride for Revenge: Under The Eye
06 – Vildhjarta: Masstaden
07 – Morbid Angel: Illud Divinum Insanus
08 – Mastodon: The Hunter
09 – Craft: Void
10 – Burzum: Fallen

(2011 end-of-year lists) – JAWAD NAWFAL

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I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

Jawad Nawfal: producer, sound artist, musician (Munma, formerly with Index/Left, AEX, Ae_Quo…)

– Amon Tobin: ISAM (Ninja Tune)
– Culprate:Colours (Gradient Audio)
– Kuedo: Videowave EP (Planet Mu)
– Vessel: Wax Dance EP (A Future Without)
– 2562: Fever (Doubt Records)
– Zomby: Nothing (4AD)
– Loops Haunt: Ark EP (Black Acre)
– iTAL tEK: Whip It Up EP (Atom River)
– Semiomine: From Memory (Ad Noiseam)
– The Third Eye Foundation: The Dark (Ici D’ailleurs)

(2011 end-of-year lists) – ZIAD MOUKARZEL

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I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

Ziad Moukarzel: musician (Mocques, Anton Stator, formerly with Index/Left)

– Radiohead: TKOL Remixes 1234567
– Modeselektor: Monkey Town
– Hessle Audio Presents: 116 & Rising
– Martyn: Ghost People
– Matthew David: International EP
– Rustie: Glass Swords
– Various Artists: Let The Children Techno (Ed Banger Records)
– Beastie Boys: Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win
– Amon Tobin: ISAM
– Enduser: Even Weight