Kompakt's Best Of 2011

As the seemingly fateful year 2012 draws nearer at quite a brisk pace, everything human falls prey to the usual list craze, evaluating what has gone before and containing what might happen next. It's a conditio humana thing... who are we to resist? So it is with great joy that our staff presents the best releases Kompakt.FM had to offer in 2011, carefully balancing out official sales and personal preferences, label politics and idealistic idiosyncracies. For sure you'll find most of Kompakt's obvious blockbusters, but there are some surprises too, like Wolfgang Voig's Kafkatrax 3 taking an undisputed first place or Bullion's meaty sampledelica sneaking into the top ten. It's the endgame, my friend, so lean back and enjoy the show:

1. Wolfgang Voigt - Kafkatrax 3 (Kafkatrax)
2. Rebolledo - Super Vato (Cómeme)
3. Walls - Coracle (Kompakt)
4. Mark E - Stone Breaker (Spectral Sound)
5. Kölsch - Speicher 70 (Kompakt Extra)
6. Robag Wruhme - Donnerkuppel (Kompakt)
7. Bullion - You Drive Me To Plastic (Young Turks)
8. Dixon - Live At Robert Johnson Vol.8 (Live At Robert Johnson)
9. GusGus - Arabian Horse (Kompakt)
10. Various Artists - Panorama Bar 03 (Ostgut Ton)
11. Andy Stott - Passed Me By / We Stay Together (Modern Love)
12. John Tejada - Parabolas (Kompakt)
13. Steffi - Yours & Mine (Ostgut Ton)
14. Dusty Kid - Beyond That Hill (Boxer)
15. How To Dress Well - Love Remains (Tri Angle)
16. Jürgen Paape - Kompilation (Kompakt Klassiks)
17. Sbtrkt - Step In Shadows (Young Turks)
18. Sleepingdog - With Our Heads In The Clouds And Our Hearts In The Field (Gizeh Records)
19. The Field - Looping State Of Mind (Kompakt)
20. WhoMadeWho - Every Minute Alone Dead Remixes (Life And Death)