Yes Yes Yall

2011 was a phenomenal year for music...so much so that I had no choice but to create two mixes of thirteen tracks each. This is "The First TH1RT3EN" with the second 13 coming in another next week. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

A$AP Rocky - Palace
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Niggas in Paris
Joker - Slaughter House
Zomby - Vortex
Neon Hitch - No Hands (Waka Flocka Cover)
The Weeknd - The Birds Part 1
Kendrick Lamar - Ronald Regan Era
The Roots - The Other Side (Ft. Bilal & P.O.R.N)
TiRon & Ayomari - All My Love (Ft. Yummy Bingham)
Frank Ocean - Songs for Women
Drake - Under Ground Kings
Tyler, The Creator - Goblin
SBTRKT - Trials of the Past

http://yesyesyall.org/files/music/00-The-First-TH1RT3EN.mp3

Too much good music this year. These are some of my favorite albums from 2011, in alphabetical order:

ASAP Rocky - LiveLoveA$
HTRK - Work (Work, Work) 
Holy Other - With U 
Logic - Young Sinatra
Modeselektor - Monkeytown 
Rich Hil - Limosa Nostra: The Prelude 
Sepalcure - Fleur 
The Weeknd - House of Ballons 
Washed Out - Within and Without 
Zomby - Dedication 

I also put together a hour long mixtape of some of my favorite tracks. It's all over the place. Enjoy.

Samiyam - Escape 
ASAP Rocky - Peso 
FaltyDL - Natalia's Song 
Chiba Chemist - Wicked Alibias
Joker - Slaughter House
SBTRKT - Pharoahs
After The Smoke - UIE
Dorian Concept - Her Tears Taste Like Pears 
Grieves - Light Speed 
Young Magic - Sparkly 
Kendrick Lamar - A.D.H.D.
Blue Sky Black Death - Fire For Light 
Khat - Raised By Wolves
Logic - All I Do
MΔRRI - Affairs 
Spoek Mathambo - Put Some Red On it 
Atmosphere - Bad Bad Daddy 
Vacationer - Gone 
Casino Clams - Motivation 
HTRK - Eat Yr Heart
Connan Mockasin - Forever Dolphin Love 
Holy Other - Know Where

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This was painstakingly tough. Every year I say I'm going to keep track of my favorite tracks and albums throughout the year so it won't be so difficult...every year I FAIL! As the others have said 2010 was an epic year for music...one of the best in recent memory. 2011 is going to bring us even more quality, boundary challenging music. Until then. Happy New Year.

http://yesyesyall.org/files/music/The_Otherside of_Ten.mp3

Unlike Oprah, it’s always hard for me to pick my favorite things in life. There are the obvious, thick cut bacon, Ransom Old Tom Gin, Toyota Landcruiser FJ60s, and Levi’s 514 jeans, but there is just so much good music out there it is exceptionally hard to decide. After a long couple of weeks earlier in the month I finally whittled it down to the following list. It isn’t in order and I broke it off into “full lengths” and “tracks.” Needless to say, 2010 was a stellar year for music.

http://yesyesyall.org/files/music/Brian-Top2010.mp3

Every once in a while I will be having a conversation and I hear someone talk about their disappointment with new music. I am always floored by that statement. There is so much good new music coming out I can barley keep up! Sometimes you have to search, but it's out there. Just open your ears and listen to something different.

I have to say that 2010 was a really good year for music. I made a mix of some of my favorite songs. My tastes are all over the place and so is the mix. Enjoy the music, but please support the artists. If you like the music, go buy it.

http://yesyesyall.org/files/music/joshua-top-ten-mix-2010.mp3

Better late than never right? After many empty promises to friends and artist to stay actively involved in here I’m back. Bah bah Black sheep, the rep grows bigger. Any who, it’s February and I’m submitting my top picks of 2009. What a year it was for me on a personal level. I feel in love, stayed out of jail, and got a new job. All theses experiences and more were accompanied by the illest of ill soundtrack, and it goes something like this… </p>

Like Ness said, “WTF</span> is a Top Ten.”</strong></p>

Clark – Totems Flare</a>
Dwilt Sharpp – I Need You Close</a>
Lorn – Nothing Else</a> (I got it, you can get it in May)
Nosaj Thing – Drift</a>
Paul white – Everything out in 09</a>
16 bit – In The Death Car EP</a>
Edan – Echo Party</a>
Teebs – MHD09 Sampler</a>
Zackey Force Funk – demos</a>
Dam Funk – Toeachizown</a>
Dead Weather – Horehound</a>
Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM</span></a>
ONRA</span> – 1.0.8</a>
MR OIZO</span> – Pourriture</a>
KUTMAH</span> – Every mixtape in 09</a>
Devonwho – Funraiser Vol.1</a>
In flagranti – Brash & Vulgar</a>
Company Flow – Funcrusher Plus Reissue</a>
Zomby – One Foot Of The Other</a></p>

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Background picture was taken by Patrick Hoelck</a></p>