Onomatopoeia's Best Music of 2012

Welcome to Onomatopoeia’s year-end best of 2012. This is our second year of producing a

best of list and we are sticking with the same formula as 2011. What’s that mean to anyone

reading this right now? We have come up with individual lists of 13 rather than one communal

list; we figured one choice per month at twelve months in the year with an extra 13th choice

thrown in for good measure.

For myself 2011 was a mixed bag for music, the merging of underground culture with the commercial trends of the mainstream was very apparent (The Weekend) and if you were into a very specific subset of electronic music, namely dub, it was a great year. But for my money it was honestly the worst year for music in well over a decade and while there were some truly stellar releases some of us here at Onomatopoeia had trouble even coming up with thirteen records that felt worthy of calling out as one of the best in the year. 2012 was a little more varied and exciting for me but as a whole probably belonged to the genre hip hop.

That being said here is what we thought were the best albums of 2012…

Onomatopoeia Exclusive Download: Perestroika - "Giving Thanks EP"

Heyo-

A Happy Thanksgiving to one and all, and with that, a gift: Onomatopoeia’s exclusive Perestroika Giving Thanks EP. Five mashups from Alex and Dan slugged out over the past month or two featuring everything we’ve been hooked on of late, from A-Ha to Childish Gambino. IT TURNS OUT THE GREATEST GIFT IS FRIENDSHIP YOU GUYS.

Much love,

Perestroika.

Perestroika – Giving Thanks EP

Recorded October Through November 2011 in Astoria NY, USA

Art by Jediak

Perestroika is Chambaland & Jediak

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01: Childish Puritans – 3:09: Childish Gambino – “Bonfire” vs. These New Puritans – “Three Thousand”

02: “What You Know About The USA” – 3:27: T.I - "What You Know" vs. HEALTH - "USA Boys"

03: Veronica Eat World: – 3:08: Jimmy Eat World – “The Middle” vs. The Veronicas “Untouched”

04: The Sun Always Shines On Celebrities – 5:29: Twista - "Overnight Celebrity" vs. A-Ha - "The Sun Always Shines On TV"

05: Dirt Rag – 4:15 Jay Z – “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” vs. Aerosmith – “Rag Doll”

Onomatopoeia Exclusive Download: Perestroika - “Middle Of Hollywood”

Another exclusive Perestroika cut. This time Chambaland and I wanted to switch it up and go in a different direction from last time leaving the calculated bass heavy club vibe behind in favor of the warm, free, amplified distortion of a rock gig. We joke that combining a bit of Seger with a little Jimmy Eat World strangely equaled what we thought sounded like The Hold Steady, what do you think?

Perestroika – Middle Of Hollywood

Recorded September 16-17, 2011 in Astoria NY, USA
Art by Jediak

Perestroika is Chambaland & Jediak

01: Middle Of Hollywood – 4:19: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band “Hollywood Nights (Live)” vs. Jimmy Eat World – “The Middle”

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Onomatopoeia Exclusive Download: Perestroika - Restructure EP

Happy Labor Day! To lessen the blow of summers end Onomatopoeia is gifting an exclusive 3 song ep of mashup’s to our readers to enjoy while the sun is still shining.

Perestroika – Restructure EP

Recorded September 03-04 2011 in Astoria NY, USA
Art by Jediak

Perestroika is Chambaland & Jediak

01: Yahtzee – 3:35: Lady Gaga “Paparazzi” vs. SebastiAn – “Yes”

02: Get My Health Back – 3:13: Ludacris “Get Back” vs. HEALTH  - “In Heat” (Javelin Remix)

03: We Can Make The World Bleed – 4:04: Liana Lewis “Keep Bleeding” vs. Glitch Mob – “We Can Make The World Stop” 

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