At the top of the current pile, or my pile at least, you'll find the newly released Art + Sound, a top notch compilation of forward thinking, dance-focused records from the likes of Kassem Mosse, DJ Stingray, Andres, Seven Davis Jr, and Tevo Howard.
Compilation... compilers?
We've compiled a compilation video where you can see Outspeakers Nye Armstrong, Justin T Weller, Cody_talks, Delia Melody, Tru Smiles Jones, and Steve Shives offer thoughts, consolation, and a way forward.
The label's latest release, Conspiración Progresso, is a 6-track compilation showcasing the forward-thinking styles of Berlin's Janus crew and was curated by Jim C. Nedd of Progresso, a Milan club night.
From New York-based and forward-thinking label, Teknofonic Recordings, comes a compilation album with tracks hand picked by the label's founder Adam Reifsteck (who is also known by his studio alias, Sonic Fear).
There are still side-splitting moments – as many as there are in any other comedy this year – but without the road-movie structure that kept Borat moving forward, Brüno is more of a scrappy compilation of YouTube clips than a fully realised film.
Certain genres have always fallen foul of chart compilation etiquette, and as we move forward, there will continue to be anomalies.
Below, you'll find the jungle-abstractions of "Kiuá" by Andréa Daltro, taken from the label's forthcoming Outro Tempo: Electronic and Contemporary Music from Brazil, 1978-1992 compilation, which is one we're looking forward to immensely.
On the compilation's title, Aguilera said: "I'm looking forward to the next 10 years, which is partly why I named the album, Keeps Gettin' Better, 'cause it does".
Ministry of Sound, the British record label that's perhaps most famous for its annual compilation, conveniently titled The Annual, says it cannot move forward with planed lawsuits against alleged file-sharers.
