Best of 2009

[JonG]

Pitchfork's The Year in Techno by Philip Sherburne

--follow the link for his essay and the full list. I'm editing this list down to ones I can vouch for to save space. Even so it is still quite long.

Notable Releases of 2009

St. Plomb: Escape Run [Brut!]
DJ Koze: "Mrs. Bojangels / Dr. ****" [Circus Company]
Matias Aguayo: "Bo Jack" [Cómeme]
Rebolledo: "Pitaya Frenesi [ft. Matias Aguayo]" [Cómeme]
Thomas Brinkmann: "Isch (+ Soulphiction Remisch)" [Petite]
Adam Marshall: North at Night [Cynosure]
Millie: "Sample Clearance / Path to Hell" [Daphne]
Andrea & Mille: "Temper Tantrum / Vigilance" [Daphne]
Levon Vincent: Invisible Bitchslap EP [Deconstruct Music]
Newworldaquarium: The Force (Ame Remixes) [NWAQ]
Newworldaquarium: "Trespassers" (Repress) [Delsin]
Redshape: The Dance Paradox [Delsin]
Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald: ReComposed [Deutsche Grammophon]
Marcel Dettmann: "Helix" [Diamonds & Pearls]
Mikkel Metal: "Kenton" / "Kenton (Marcel Dettmann Remix)" [Echocord Colour]
Omar-S: "In Side My Head" [FXHE]
Omar-S: Still Serious Nic EP [FXHE]
Hauntologists: EP1 [Hauntologists]
Hauntologists: EP2 [Hauntologists]
Monolake: "Atlas" / "Titan" [Imbalance Computer Music]
Monolake: "T++ Remixes" [Imbalance Computer Music]
The Mole: "For the Lost" / "There's Hope" [Internasjonal]
Moodymann: Anotha Black Sunday [KDJ]
Moodymann: "Freaki Mutha F cker" [KDJ]
Mugwump: "Fears Inc." [Kompakt]
Burger/Voigt: Wand Aus Klang Remixes [Kompakt]
Matias Aguayo: Ay Ay Ay [Kompakt]
Motor City Drum Ensemble: "Raw Cuts #5/6" [MCDE]
Marcel Dettmann: MDR 06 [MDR]
Andy Stott: "Brief Encounter" / "Drippin" [Modern Love]
Andy Stott: "Night Jewel" [Modern Love]
MLZ: One Cycle [Modern Love]
Claro Intelecto: Chadderton EP [Modern Love]
DJ Sprinkles: "Grand Central Part I (Deep Into the Bowel of House)(MCDE Remixes)" [Mule Musiq]
Levon Vincent: "The Medium Is the Message" [Novel Sound]
Levon Vincent / DJ Jus-Ed: These Games EP [Novel Sound] (2008)
Nick Höppner: "Makeover" / "Foundling" [Ostgut Tonträger]
Ben Klock: Remixes [Ostgut Tonträger]
Basic Soul Unit / Lerosa: Panorama Bar 02 | Part I [Ostgut Tonträger]
Levon Vincent / Steffi: Panorama Bar 02 | Part II [Ostgut Tonträger]
Tony Lionni / Radio Slave: Berghain 03 | Part I [Ostgut Tonträger]
John Tejada / Josh Humphrey: "Concrete Safari" [Palette]
John Tejada: Vertex EP [Palette]
FaltyDL: To London EP [Ramp]
Radio Slave: "RJ" [Running Back]
Function: Remixed [Sandwell District]
Van Rivers: "Stretched Out on Pavement" [SD Records]
Will Saul & Tam Cooper: "3000AD (I:Cube Remixes)" [Simple]
Meanderthals: "Andromeda (Idjut Boys Mix)" [Smalltown Supersound]
STL: "Silent State" [Smallville]
Various: And Suddenly It's Morning [Smallville]
Osborne: Hovercrafting EP [Spectral Sound]
Tortoise: "Gigantes Version (Mark Ernestus Remix)" [Thrill Jockey]
Donato Dozzy & Cio D'or: "Menta" [Time to Express]
DJ Jus-Ed: GV-255 Step Up [Underground Quality]