oof, tough as there's been strong late contenders in the last few weeks
at the time of writing:
1. Jonathan Jeremiah - happiness (quiet village mix) - as balearic as the hills - reminiscent in places of soul classic me & mrs jones - this simply oozes big chill as you're monged out on the grass.
2. juju & jodash - deep blue meanies - superlative detroit-esque soundscape at its most humane and emotional
3. river ocean love & happiness (michel cleiss mix) - possibly my house record of the year - it isn't instant, and there's no obvious breakdown, its all about the relentlessness, the wailing and the spanish guitars which sucker me in
4. tensnake - holding back my love - really, really nice chuggy number from some Germany guys I rate very highly
5. m - pop muzik (todd terje mix) - seems to me hearing his recent output that terje is gradually jettisoning the nu-disco tag and going fullscale ACID HAUS - this remix of an old school synthpop classic is nothing short of genius - a veritable masterclass - and trully facemelting when you're under the influence
bubblin' under:
honourable mentions to dj hell - the dj (radioslave 28min mix), 40 thieves - don't turn it off (brennan green mix), lily allen - the fear, ane brun - ten seconds, dj hell - the angst 1&2 (henrik schwarz mix), destroyer - bay of pigs, dj kaos - love the nite away (tiedye mix)