50 . Delano Smith - Twilight - Sushitech

Delano is a true living legend and one of the most original and forward thinking artists today. "Twilight" will represent the sound of Delano Smith today; with an eye to the future, yet strong connections to his roots.

48 . Mr G - Personal Momentz - Pheonix G

A sublime deliverance of the sound that has become so closely associated with the UK selector and artist - twelve raw & robust cuts that keep you locked from start to finish. And one of the nicest guys in house music too!!

42 . Gaussian Curve - Clouds - Music From Memory

Without preconceived ideas and developed around often purely intuitive improvised jams, the eight tracks on the album are all 'one take' live recordings. With Gigi Masin on Rhodes and piano, Jonny Nash on guitar, melodica, synths and trumpet and Marco Sterk on synths, rhythmic structures and production duties, the three of them succeed in developing a musical language all of their own. Music from Memory illustrating that they can do brand new , original albums too!!

37 . Theo Parrish - American Intelligence - Sound Signature

Theo fuses jazz & soul music with electronic production, making this album sound both futuristic and grounded in the past at the same time. Contributions come from Marcellus Pittman, Ideeyah, Duminie Deporres. Many wondered about the price, but the music is the real taking point here...

35 . Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata - Madlib Invazion

Collaborative studio album by Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs and California hip hop musician Madlib - best hip hop album of the year?

26 . Head High - Megatrap - Powerhouse

"Head High album! Need we say more?" Is it a doublepack single? Is it an album? Every track's a banging techno winner on here!

21 . Max Graef - Rivers Of The Red Planet - Tartelet

Rivers of the Red Planet, Graef's first full-length and Tartelet's latest album project, takes all that wildness and refines, expands, updates and scrambles it. It's as ambitious and deviously entertaining a record as you'll hear in 2014, the fulfillment of Graef's desire to make anything but another contemporary house music album.

20 . Grouper - Ruins - Kranky

"Ruins was made in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 on a residency set up by Galeria Zé dos Bois. I recorded everything there except the last song, which I did at mother's house in 2004. Iʼm still surprised by what I wound up with. It was the first time Iʼd sat still for a few years; processed a lot of political anger and emotional garbage. "

13 . DK - Drop - Antinote

A big favourite in the shop from the excellent consistent Antinote label. Beautiful house music and laid-back electronica that manages to sound classic and contemporary at the same time!

10 . Moodymann - Moodymann - KDJ

The one and only Moodymannnnnn returns with an off-the-cuff album! As you would expect, the man from the D is in fine form, presenting some of his best work to date. And check that artwork too! Wall-to-wall killers.

9 . Roman Flugel - Happiness Is Happening - Dial

Happiness Is Happening is like a concept album without a concept. A testament to the fact that the concept of an album that works within the realms and boundaries of “electronic (dance) music” can be so much more than a loose collection of 12- inches or just an exercise in style.

8 . D'Angelo - Black Messiah - Sony

D’Angelo had this to say about the concept behind Black Messiah: "‘Black Messiah’ is a hell of a name for an album. It can be easily misunderstood. Many will think it’s about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I’m calling myself a Black Messiah."

7 . BE - The Seven Movements - Sweet Sticky

In the mystical cycles of the sonic universe, every so often Manchester conjures up, seemingly from nowhere, an absolutely mind blowing LP; up there with anyone else the world over. One of those rare producers can produce hip hop, house and soul grooves - all contained within this one slab of vinyl!

6 . Aphex Twin - Syro - Warp

The return of the Twin!! First album since 2001's 'Druqs' from the enigmatic Richard D James and it's a beast - especially the triple gatefold LP version. Ignore the hype - this is a great return from the Cornish wizard!

5 . Gesloten Cirkel - Submit X - Murder Capital

Cracked, disjointed, rattling techno from the mysterious producer that's causes ripples of excitement any time he surfaces. Responsible for coaxing I-F's Murder Capital label back into action after years of inactivity - quality over quantity guaranteed.

4 . Fka Twigs - LP1 - Young Turks

From a word-of-mouth secret to global obsession in the space of one year (and a bit). LP1 features none of these previously released songs; instead each track on LP1 is brand new, born out of FKA twigs’ artistic philosophy of spontaneous creation and collaboration in the studio. Its been hard to ignore FKA Twigs this year from her sell-out gigs to her stunning artwork and videos.

3 . Andy Stott - Faith In Strangers - Modern Love

The most memorable and oddly cohesive album of Stott’s career to date, built and rendered in the spirit of those rare albums that straddle innovation and tradition through darkness and light. The title track hits the spot.

2 . Kassem Mosse - Workshop 19 - Workshop

Another one of those 'Is it an album / is it a single' dilemma situations. Worked as an album for us, so here it is proudly occupying no. 2 in our list. Got repeated plays on the shop soundsystem and his set at our compilation launch was amazing. A no brainer.

1 Shinichi Atobe - Butterfly Effect - Demdike Stare

The elusive Shinichi Atobegave us a record back in 2001 on Basic Channel’s Chain Reaction imprint and then disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a solitary 12” that’s been selling for crazy money. The he's back - and what a return!! Demdike Stare's label tracked him down and give us this stunning album - from an opener that sounds like an Actress track to our favourite track - a heady 9 minute-long piano house track that sounds like Dj Sprinkles before the album heads down the expected Vainquer / Basic Channel route with subtle singatures and a timeless feel that means this has already become a Phonica favourite. Pity the vinyl has all gone (and no repress apparently!)