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1.Bonobo - Black Sands
Ninja Tune
2.Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
Motown
3.Massive Attack Massive Attack - Heligoland
Virgin
4.Eldo - Zapiski z 1001 nocy
My music
5.Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Virgin
6.Andreya Triana - Lost Where I Belong
Ninja Tune , iSOUND

Musikalisch eher ein mittelmäßiges Jahr, mit vielen mittelmäßigen Alben, vielen Enttäuschungen, einigen Überraschungen. Was als fader Nachgeschmack immer noch hängengeblieben ist, ist die steigende Tendenz hin zum "Synthie-Pop" oder einfach nur zum Poppigen von Bands, von denen man das so nicht gedacht hätte. Bestes Beispiel: die neue Dredg. Auch etwas seltsam: die lang erwartete neue Mastodon entpuppt sich als Schritt in Richtung lustiger Power-Metal, weg vom progressiven, düsteren und harten, das diese Band bisher ausgezeichnet hatte. Andererorts "wagt" man den Schritt zurück, Bands wie Graveyard läuteten ein Revival des guten alten 70s-Prog a la Led Zeppelin ein, das sich hoffentlich auch im kommenden Jahr weiter durch die Musikwelt ziehen wird. Radiohead hingegen zeigen, dass man auch im Jahre 2011 immer noch experimentierfreudig sein darf. "The King of Limbs" prescht noch weiter in die elektronische Sparte als schon die Vorgängeralben, verliert dabei aber trotzdem nichts an wohliger Wärme. …

Anyone who's ever seen "Planet Of The Apes" or the recent "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," knows this is exactly how it starts. And it's all downhill from here.

Kanzi, a fun-loving male Bonobo, has figured out how to Cook his food with Fire, the Daily Mail reports.

PHOTOS BELOW

bonobos are also known as pygmy or dwarf chimpanzees, and listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List due in large part to poaching.

According to the Daily Mail report, this is the first time a bonobo ape has developed this skill, which Dr Savage-Rumbaugh, of the Great Ape Trust, links to early human development.

"When humans learned to control fire and to domesticate dogs we began to feel a new level of safety which freed us to become Creative and to create more sophisticated cultures," Savage-Rumbaugh told the Daily Mail.

Kanzi's skills have also transcended food groups: not only can he cook Hamburgers in a pan over the fire, but he can roast marshmallows at the end of a stick, too.
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1. The Black Dog - Music For Real Airports (ambient, IDM)

2. ANBB - Mimikry (experimental, industrial, glitch)
3. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (Abstract, Future Jazz, Instrumental, IDM, Hip Hop, Downtempo, Experimental) didn't know what, so copypasted lol
4. Shed - The Traveller (Techno, Drum & Bass)
5. Alva Noto - For 2 (experimental, glitch, ambient)
6. Actress - Splazsh (experimental)
7. Bonobo - Black Sands (nu jazz, downtempo)
8. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Interloper (psychill)
9. Slacker - Start a New Life (downtempo)
10. WE LOVE - We Love (Synth-pop)

Bonus:

Hans Zimmer - Inception OST

Top 5 albums of 2011

1. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
http://www.indierockmag.com/local/cache-vignettes/L160xH160/arton12432-06fe4.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va0w5pxFkAM


2. Metronomy - The English Riviera
http://www.indierockmag.com/local/cache-vignettes/L160xH160/arton12954-58784.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PnOG67flRA


3. Dillon - This Silence Kills
http://www.indierockmag.com/local/cache-vignettes/L160xH160/arton16595-c29d3.jpg
4. SBTRKT - SBTRKT
http://fransua.ftp.free.fr/top2011/41IhwTdkCNL._SL500_SL160_.jpg
5. Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other
http://www.indierockmag.com/local/cache-vignettes/L160xH160/arton13177-97fa9.jpg


Top concerts of 2011

1. Dark Dark Dark at Maison de Radio France (20/06/11)
Black Session #330 sadly started with the announcement that this would likely be the last France Inter Black Session! It turned out to be the case but hopefully Le Mouv’ version to be started in 2012 could be a decent substitute (at least Other…

(chronologically)

[Post-foetus] - The Fabric / mü-nest
Four Tet - There is Love in you / Domino
These New Puritans - Hidden / Domino
Mathias Grassow & Tomas Weiss - Farewell / Musical Philosophy
Toro Y Moi - Causers of this / Carpark
Greg Haines - Until the Point of hushed Support / Sonic Peaces
Scuba - Triangulation / Hotflush
Bonobo - Black Sands / Ninja Tune
Caribou - Swim / Merge/City Slang
Funki Porcini - On / Ninja Tune

Clubroot - II MMX / Lo Dubs
Foals - Total Life forever / Transgressive/Warners
Glimpse - Runner / Crosstown Rebels
Sunchase - Static Nitro / Drone Audio
Arandel - In D / InFiné
Lorn - Nothing Else / Brainfeeder
Pezzner - The Tracks are alive / Freerange
PQ - You'll Never Find Us Here / Expanding
Serph - Vent / Noble
Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises / Caldo Verde

Bvdub - The Art of Dying Alone / Glacial Movements
Oriol - Night and Day / Planet Mu
Kenseth Thibideau - Repetition / Temporary Residence
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