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As I delivered my top 10 albums of 2010 last week I believe it only fair that I bore you to death with my top 10 tracks of 2010 as well, so here they are.
#1 Quest - Smooth Skin
Deep outer space electonic vibes from Deep Medi Musik
One for the wig out sessions at the end of a long night. Essential listening!
#2 James Blake - CMYK
Absolute dancefloor destroyer from man of the moment James Blake. Sampling Kelis' vocal to great effect, James has made screaming "I found her red coat" more enjoyable than ever.
#3 Foals - Spanish Sahara
I wasn't a huge fan of Foals after they appeared with their "Math Rock" sound back in 2005 but then I heard Spanish Sahara. Beautifully crafted, progressive and haunting if only all comeback singles were this good.
#4 Ramadanman - Glut
I don't think it could have been a more perfect year for David Kennedy a.k.a Ramadanman. This lad is seriously striking whilst the iron's hot, with his huge cross over single Work Them and now releasing material under the Pearson Sound alias, his percussive 808 sound has soundtracked the year for me.
#5 Mim Suleiman - Mingi
Zanzibar born singer/songwriter Mim Suleiman teamed up with legendary house producer Maurice Fulton to come up with this years stand out underground disco stomp. For me personally I prefer the instrumental dub version but the vocal ain't half bad either.
#6 Breach - Fatherless
Breach otherwise known as Ben Westbeech churned out probably the most instantly recognisable anthem of 2010 with Fatherless. With banging tribal drums and the nastiest use of a flute I've ever heard, this one is fatter than Rick Waller in his prime.
#7 Jamie Woon - Night Air
With his good mate Burial helping out on the controls, Jamie Woon has created the most effortlessly cool electro/soul hit of 2010. Next year looks set to be a big year for Jamie as well with the BBC shortlisting him for the Sound of 2011.
#8 Deadboy - If U Want Me
After releasing his 2009 EP U Cheated, Deadboy returned at the start of 2010 with the infectious house/garage track If U Want Me released on Numbers Records.
#9 Illum Sphere - Titan
May 2010 saw the release of Illum Sphere's Titan EP on none other than Martyn's label 3024. Mixing futuristic Blade Runneresque synths with a glitchy Hip-Hop beat, Illum Sphere is making music way ahead of its time.
#10 Joy Orbison - The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow
Undisputed winner of the longest and strangest song title of the year Joy Orbison returned in early 2010 with The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow. More subtle than his 2009 stand out track Hyph Mngo but still brilliant enough to creep into my top 10.
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