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Really excited about the Gonjasufi debut “A Sufi and a Killer” coming up 8th of March on Warp, in fact haven’t been this excited about an album for a long time, it tastes sweet.

Best of 2009 selected by yours truly. Including Real Estate, In the Country, Bill Callahan, Ducktails, Steve Lehman, Celer, Ahleuchatistas, King Midas Sound, Om, Black Cobra, Vijay Iyer Trio etc.

Making a best of list has been considerably harder for 2009. Here are our mentions in random order. Fedayi Pacha, Bibio, Wye Oak, Liechtenstein, BLK JKS, Crystal Antlers, Proudpilot, Yagya, The XX, OPN..

Carlton and The Shoes, Roland Alphonso, Max Romeo, Prince Jammy and Sugar Minott. Five flawless victories from the inexhaustable Jamaican arsenal.

Found out about the recent surge of readers from blogs.com. Hype Machine boss Anthony Volodkin has picked us for his Top 10 Music Blogs you haven’t heard list. Thanks Anthony! Here’s a 5 song reggae mini compilation to enjoy!

A personal remark for Origamibiro, by Can Ayverdi. Origambiro, an artist whom I never heard before, has mostly accomplished this. I thank Tom Hill for giving such wonderful music to this world. A must grab album : Cracked Mirrors And Stopped Clocks, out since 2007. Only one song will tell..

There’s one man in the world that I’d like to meet in person. It’s Our Man From Odessa, OMFO: “It all started in a chaikhana somewhere in Central Asia. As I was enjoying a bowl of tea, suddenly the east of my brain started to send strange signals to my body. And then my vision of the world turned into the abstract motif of a Turkmen rug…”

Mixes from Ikonika, Questlove, Flatliners, Mad Bros, Leftside Wobble, DJ Tutan, Dutty Artz & Cutups. Spanning dubstep, soul, hip-hop, house, drum&bass, dub and all kinds of combinations in between!