People steady complain that no good music comes out anymore and I really have to vehemently disagree with them – There was so much amazing music that came out this year that it was almost impossible to stay on top of all of it! I did my best, with my somewhat-monthly Top Ten Mix series, but even with that you can see that it didn’t really hit on everything. So I compiled a list of some of my most favorite songs of 2011. These are the tunes that really moved me, and who know… Knowing how things are with me, I may just add another dozen or so songs to this list by January 1st. Either way, check these tunes out, jam out them, and most importantly, go buy the music and / or support the artists!
This entire post was inspired partly by watching everyone’s “best of” lists all up and down Twitter, and me wanting to hop on the bandwagon. But it truly was inspired by my friends at the Brazil-based website AVolta.com. They asked me to do a write up similar to this and so I banged out for my homies. You can check the whole entry right here.
Whattup kiddos? It’s your friendly neighborhood selector Cosmo baker with another 10+ heavy choons that really moved me this month. Yes, I’m sending the year out with a bang with the latest edition of the Top Ten. There’s a whole bunch of joints on here that really kill it but specifically I want to give a shout to my homeboy Michna who killed with his own version of the song from the movie “Drive.” But that’s not to detract from any of the other songs cause they’re all heaters. Anyway, as always, listen, comment, download, share, and most of all, enjoy…
1: Spank Rock “Hot Potato”
2: Billy W. “Times In My Life” (Underwater Mix)
3: Pat Lok “No Shame” (Volta Bureau Remix)
4: Kon 1200 “Sunlight” (Dub)
5: Midnight Magic “Julio”
6: Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca “Back To House” (Original Mix)
7: Michna “Real Hero”
8: Lovebirds “Want You In My Soul feat. Stee Downes”
9: Sylvester “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” (Kon Edit)
10: Oliver $ “Granulated Soul” (Original Mix)
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS
11: Trent Cantrelle “I Want A Freak” (Original Mix)
12: Brodinski “Let The Beat Control Your Body feat. Louisahhh!” (Original Mix)
13: A-Trak & Zinc “Stingray”
It has been a minute since I’ve gotten the chance to bang one of these Top Ten Mixes out but you know how it goes. Sometimes life gets in the way. But in no way was I going to let this series fall off, so I figured it was time to start rocking these again to close out the amazing and incredible year that I had. So here’s the latest – 13 songs from all over the map, just joints that I am really feeling and I hope you feel too. Let’s get focused – on THE MUSIC. Thanks a lot!
1: Lotus “Bush Pilot” (Keys N Krates Remix)
2: Cassius Slay “Bouncer”
3: Albert Vargas, Mr. Familiar & FreeLve “Dice”
4: James Blake “The Wilhelm Scream” (Paul Raffaele Bootleg)
5: Fifteenth “Hollywood, NY”
6: Erkka “I Don’t Know What To Do” (The Magician Remix)
7: The Rapture “How Deep Is Your Love” (Populette Remix)
8: Matty C “Settle Up feat. Lady Precise”
9: Maurice Donovan “Call My Name”
10: DJ Ayres & Nadastrom “Liberation”
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS
11: Spank Rock “#1 Hit” (The Death Set Remix)
12: Peedi Crakk “Ra Ra feat. Tu Phace”
13: Nero “You And I” (Album Version)
Okay, no need to go into a whole spiel about this month’s top ten list. But you know how it goes… a whole bunch of shit that I’m feeling, including some new music and exclusives. A lot of great dance music, songs from friends of mine, and an appearance from the one and only Nate Dogg (RIP.) And as always, download it, share it, rock out to it. Thanks a million, and I hope you enjoy listening these mixes as much as I enjoy making them!
1: TV On The Radio “Will Do” (XXXChange Remix)
2: Nate Dogg “Can’t Nobody feat. Kurrupt”
3: Hang Glider “The Landings”
4: Sheen Bros “It’s So Hot feat. Greg Nice” (Whiskey Barons Remix)
5: Josie Stingray “Josie feat. 1-O.A.K.”
6: Beg To Differ “Be Africa” (Beg To Differ Dub”
7: Alexis “Lonely Sea” (Emotion 2 Emotion Mix)
8: Drop Out Orchestra “International Track”
9: Will Eastman & Micah Vellian “No Sleep feat. T.T. The Artist” (Treasure Fingers Fr33ky Mix)
10: Florence & The Machine “Rabbit Heart” (Leo Zero Remix / Greg Wilson Edit)
BAKER’S DOZEN BONUS
11: G. Brown “L.O.V.I.N.”
12: Win Win “The Nature Of Transcendent Force feat. Douglas Armour”
13: James Blake “Limit To Your Love”
Alter Ego – May 4 – Tampa, FL 
