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(2012 end-of-year lists) – JOSEPH GHOSN

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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.

Joseph Ghosn (writer & musician)

10 disques de 2012 à réévaluer en 2022:

1. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: Timon Irnok Manta
2. Vindicatrix: Mengamuk
3. Mika Vaino, Kevin Drumm, Axel Dörner & Lucio Capece: Venexia
4. Carter Tutti Void: Transverse
5. Curt Crakrach: Happy Holidays
6. Dean Blunt: The Narcissist II
7. Pete Swanson / Rene Hell: Split
8. Four Tet: Pink
9. German Army: III
10. Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier: Venice Is Falling/An Age Of Wonder

(2012 end-of-year lists) – YOUMNA SABA

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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.

Youmna Saba (musician)
https://soundcloud.com/youmna-saba

– Kyungso Park: Dung-Tta (http://parkkyungso.com/)
– Piotr Kurek: Edena (http://soundcloud.com/piotr-kurek)
– Studiocanoe: Soothe (http://studiocanoe.com/)
– 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
– Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler: Wanabni
– Julia Holter: Ekstasis
– The Incompetents: Of Minor Differences… And Narcissism

(2012 end-of-year lists) – MICHAEL THIEKE

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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.

Michael Thieke (musician, The International Nothing / The Magic I.D.)
http://www.michael-thieke.de/

1- Seamus Cater/Vlijam Nybacka: The Anecdotes
2- Rashid al-Qundarji: The Falsetto Of Baghdad
3- Earth: Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II
4- The Original Sound Of Cumbia: The History of Colombian Cumbia & Porro As Told By The Phonograph 1948-79
5- Streifenjunko: Sval Torv
6- Trapist: The Golden Years
7- El Infierno Musical (Christof Kurzmann, Ken Vandermark, Eva Reiter, Clayton Thomas & Martin Brandlmayr): Self-titled
8- Swans: The Seer
9- Skip James: The Complete Early Recordings Of Skip James (1931)
10- Charles Mingus: Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus

(2012 end-of-year lists) – ZIAD MOUKARZEL

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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.

Ziad Moukarzel (musician, Mocques)

– Flying Lotus: Until The Quiet Comes [Warp]
– Captain Murphy: Duality [Self-released]
– El Rass & Munma: Kachf el Mahjoub (Unveiling The Hidden) [Ruptured]
– Jimmy Edgar: Majenta [Hotflush]
– Godspeed You! Black Emperor: ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! [Constellation]
– Grimes: Visions [4AD / Arbutus]
– Various Artists: Enduser Shares Needles With The Teknoist [Ad Noiseam]
– El-P: Cancer For Cure [Fat Possum]
– Die Antwoord: TEN$ION [Zef Recordings]
– Lone: Galaxy Garden [R&S Records]

Runners-up:

TNGHT, Baauer, The Outside Agency, Kids These Days, Death Grips, Gaslamp Killer, Tame Impala, Four Tet, Tasjiil Moujahed, Major Lazer…

(2012 end-of-year lists) – CHARIF MEGARBANE

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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.

Charif Megarbane (musician, Cosmic Analog Ensemble / Heroes & Villains)
http://hisstology.bandcamp.com/

– Allessandro Alessandroni: Romance And Drama
– Kaidi Tatham: Various releases
– Pond: Beards, Wives, Denim
– Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal: Chamber Music
– Janko Nilovic: Rythmes Contemporains
– Broadcast: Various releases
– Large Professor: Unreleased instrumentals

Memorable 2012 choruses:

– Bat For Lashes: “Laura”
– Tame Impala: “Why Won’t They Talk To Me”
– F. Gibbs & Madlib feat. BJ The Chicago Kid: “Shame”

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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