GOOD BYE V89

(for now)

Bed music: Martin Denny - "Voodoo Dreams"

Bed music - Illuha - Shizuki

Bed Music: Bingo Bango Bongo baby-Persuasive Percussion-Vol 3 Irving Mills & His Hotsy totsy Gang "Deep Harlem"
Django Reinhardt "Nuages" Django Reinhardt "Griserie"

Top 50 albums of 2011, as voted on by V89 DJs. Featuring runners-up, specialty winners, exciting list-based discussions, heart-poundingly intense superlative categories and witty banter from me (Adam) and Bradley.

Bed music is a selection of instrumentals from 2011.

SUPERLATIVES!

Best 7" Release:
CS Yeh – In The Blink Of An Eye/Condo Stress

Best Punk Release:
Fucked Up – David Comes To Life

Best Electronic Release:
SBTRKT – SBTRKT
James Blake - James Blake

Best Local Release:
Jane Jane Pollock – Jane Jane Pollock

Best Singer-Songwriter/Folk Release:
Bill Callahan - Apocalypse

Best Metal Release:
Wolves In The Throne Room – Celestial Lineage

Best Soul/Funk/R&B Release:
Joni Haastrup – Wake Up Your Mind

Best Latin Release:
Various Artists - Red Hot + Rio 2: Nova Tropicalia

Best Obscuro Release:
Don Gere- Werewolves On Wheels

Best Experimental Release:
The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World

Best Jazz Release:
William Parker – Crumbling In The Shadows...
Austin Peralta—Endless Planets

Best Blues Release:
Pokey LaFarge – Middle Of Everywhere
The Black Keys – El Camino

Best Re-Issue:
Mickey Newbury - Heaven Help The Child/Better Days

Best Hip-Hop Release:
Shabazz Palaces – Black Up

Best Reggae Release:
Grace Jones – Hurricane Dub

Best World Music Release:
Ilaiyaraaja - Solla Solla: The Electronic Pop Sound Of Kollywood

Best Compilations:
Daptone 45 Singles Spring/Summer 2011
Thai? Dye!
Not The Spaces You Know...

Best Debut Release:
James Blake - James Blake

Best EP Release:
Mi Ami – Dolphins

Most Annoying Release:
Childish Gambino – Camp

Most Disappointing Release:
Justice - Audio, Video, Disco

Best Album Art:
Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact

Worst Band Name:
Mister Heavenly

Best/Most Consistent Record Label:
Not Not Fun

Best Specialty Show:
Underground Railroad

Best Region for Music:
New York

Best Local Show of the Year:
Sir Richard Bishop & Swans @ The Engine Room

Best WVFS In-Studio Performance:
Bonnie “Prince” Billie & The Cairo Gang

Best Deejay:
Timothy Jamahl Elliott