2009 in Review: Part 4/4

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As the sun sets on 2009, we bring you the final installment of our four part series: 2009 In Review. As the year opened we looked forward to a number of early releases from artists Fever Ray, CFCF, Tigersapien, and Discoballistic. In the following edition we covered some of our favorite performances from The Juan MacLean, Glass Candy, and Classixx. Next we presented our favorite mixes from Anoraak, Hannulelauri, and The Outrunners. Now, to close the year we present our Favorite Albums of 2009:

10.

In Flagranti :: Brash and Vulgar
(Codek: March 24) [Amazon, Beatport, Juno]

9.
Royksopp :: Junior
(Wall of Sound/Astralwerks: March 24) [Amazon, Beatport]

8.

The xx :: xx

(YoungTurks/XL Recordings: August 18) [Amazon]

7.
Zombie Nation :: Zombielicious

(UKW Records: March 9) [Amazon, Beatport, Juno]

6.
Fever Ray :: Fever Ray

(Rabid Records/Mute Records: January 13) [Amazon]

5.
Lightning Bolt :: Earthly Delights

(Load Records: October 13) [Amazon]

4.
Vitalic :: Flashmob

(Different/PIAS: September 29) [Amazon, Beatport, Juno]

3.
Air :: Love 2

(Astralwerks: October 6) [Amazon]

2.
Jori Hulkkonen :: Man From Earth

(Turbo Recordings: October 27) [Amazon, Beatport, Juno]

1.
CFCF :: Continent
(Paper Bag Records: October 27) [Amazon, Juno]

Fare thee well 2009! Your recessionary environment provided us the opportunity to slow down and forced us to focus on the things that truly matter. In the end, we realized that all we need in life is a beat and a breath - the rest is just glitter.

Welcome 2010! Your ambiguity is a canvas that we will relish painting.

A Happy New Year To All!