50

EFDEMIN : Acid Bells (Martyn Remix)
CURLE

Over a year in the making, Martyn's remix of Efdemin was well worth the wait, as a record that truly transcended genres and both smashed on dancefloors and in headphones.

40

FOUR TET : Love Cry
DOMINO

We're big fans of Kieran Hebden's work at Phonica. And his return in 2009 with this anonymous and subletly devastating Garage/House/Windchime 12" was truly irresistable.

30

SUPER VALUE : Super Value Edits 4 (Mustard)
SUPER VALUE

Superb take on Eddie Kendricks "Going Up In Smoke" classic. Going beyond the realms of the re-edit, this is simply classic Disco-House with a great sample.

20

WILD GEESE : Macho Disco Master
FLASHBACK

Wild Geese, the secretive London based DJ duo, delivered Flashback's sophomore release, and simultaneously set a high water mark in the Edit scene that is still riding high.

10

LA ROUX : In For The Kill (Skream Remix)
CHERRYTREE

The promo of Skream's remix instantly fetched £50+ on discogs, and for good reason, his Amen led version was classic rave that united all, underground & mainstream alike.

9

IORI : Galaxy / Urge
PHONICA WHITE

Iori's debut was a deep Techno bomb that surprised us all, we loved it so much we released it. An effortless production, "Galaxy" was as big and sparkling as it's namesake.

8

DARKSTAR : Aidy's Girl Is A Computer (Kyle Hall Remix)
HYPERDUB

When a track can make the rest of a compilation as good as the 5Year Hyperdub CD fade into the background, you know it's good, really, really fucking good. This single did just that.

7

FLOATING POINTS : Vacuum Boogie EP
EGLO RECORDS

While opinion on Floating Points may be divided in Phonica towers, no-one can argue that his music is exceptional. Beautifully crafted, this EP was the pinnacle of his year.

6

TONY LIONNI / RADIO SLAVE : Berghain 03: Part 1
OSTGUT TON

Tony Lionni's masterpiece and THE end of night tune of 2009, "Found A Place" has surely soundtracked more blissful hands-in-the-air moments than any record this year.

5

LEVON VINCENT : Solemn Days EP
DECONSTRUCT MUSIC

Levon Vincent could do no wrong in 2009 and 2 records in our top 5 surely prove that, "Solemn Days" was a return to real deep dark warehouse Techno, visceral and thrilling stuff.

4

FLORENCE & THE MACHINE : You Got The Love (The XX Remix)
WHITE LABEL

2009’s surprise success stories. While Florence slayed the mainstream, The XX reanimated the underground with this perfect remix of this 'token-rave-cover-on-indie-album' track

3

HOUSE OF HOUSE : Rushing To Paradise
WHATEVER WE WANT RECORDS

Modern Anthems, House Of House provided us with 2 tracks in 2009 that are the defination of timeless and the defination of classic House music, uplifting, melancholy and universal.

2

LEVON VINCENT : Six Figures
NOVEL SOUND

Simply put, the best dancefloor House record of the year. "Six Figures" is already a classic that will be just as devastating in 2019 even if you have to play it off some sort of 4d Lazer.

1

JOY ORBISON : Hyph Mngo
HOT FLUSH

The record of the year, no question. "Hyph Mngo" has electrified dancefloors and disregarded genres like nothing else this year. We ride for records like this.