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Staff Picks: Top Albums of 2013 #16 Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:30 AM PST Artist: Various Artists Release: Tsuba Deep Vol. 2 Label: Tsuba Records Release Date: October 2013 Picked by: Panos Polimatidis – Label Manager What a year 2013 has been for dance music – special mention to Tsuba for putting out my favourite release of the year! Tsuba Deep Vol.2 includes a blend of recent and past gems from top-notch producers who have played a vital role in keeping the Kent based label a key player in the underground scene. Since there have been so many great albums to choose from this year, I thought I'd pick this mixture of some of my favourite artists. Thanks Tsuba! - Panos Polimatidis

Believe New Releases w/c 23/12/13 Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:06 AM PST   Artist: Great Thunder Release: Groovy Kinda Love Label: Salinas Records Genre: Alternative – Indie Rock / Alternative Rock Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee) and member of Swearin’ combine for a 30-track experimental fuzz-pop album. Waxahatchee’s 2013 album named among best of the year by SPIN, Rolling Stone, NME, Stereogum and more. It’s a 30 song double LP of weird GBV esque fuzz pop by Keith from Swearin’ and Katie from Waxahatchee. Swearin’ is led by Waxahatchee’s sister Allison Crutchfield. Katie Crutchield just finished the biggest year of her career with “Cerulean Salt” which won over critics everywhere, and leading them to give it best-of-the-year honors.   Artist: Various Artists Release: Skint Records: Best of 2013 Label: Skint Records Genre: Dance – House After a massive year which saw Skint return to the UK charts courtesy of Fatboy Slim and Riva Starr, they’ve put together a Best of 2013 comp. Packed with huge tracks & topped of with a dj mix this is a beast of a release. This year has been am amazing year for Skint and to celebrate the outstanding quality of releases that have been enjoyed by all, they’ve cherry picked the best of the crop. With tracks from Fatboy Slim, Riva Starr, Piemont, Murder He Wrote, Paolo Mojo, X-Press 2, Ramon Tapia, Sonny Wharton, Mihalis Safras, Dirty Secretz and many more.   Artist: Various Artists Release: The Best of Moda Black 2013 Label: Moda Black Genre: Dance – House The Best of Moda Black 2013 is a collection of some of the hottest tracks released on Jaymo & Andy George’s label this year. Featuring Huxley, Ejeca, Hauswerks, Mia Dora & Hot Since 82 who recently debuted Moda Black’s Little Black Book series.   Artist: Various Artists Release: Best of Southern Fried Records 2013 Label: Southern Fried Records Genre: Dance – House The Best of Southern Fried 2013 is a collection of some of the hottest tracks released on Norman Cook’s iconic label this year. Featuring Andrew Weatherall, Rex The Dog, Eats Everything, Armand van Helden, Maribou State and many more. It also includes a mixed version of the album from the Southern Fried Allstars. In 2014 the label will celebrate it’s 21st birthday and release albums from The 2 Bears & The Emperor Machine.