We asked some of the best independent record stores in the UK to tell us about their favourite ten releases of the year; be it what's sold well in store, what the staff have loved listening to, or both. Today's list is brought to you by the bastion of the Glasgow music scene, Rubadub.
Rezzett - Rezzett EP (The Trilogy Tapes)Open the bin-shed door, and step into Gnarnia.Kowton - TFB (All Caps)Heavyweight grime meets techno in the ultimate Glasgow vs Bristol vs London soundclash, in a new town style. You stupid in the teeth bruv? BIM.Various - DABJ Allstars Vol 1 (Dixon Avenue Basement Jams)A small chest of rudimentary weapons, including a Bronze Age chisel and a pair of Victorian seamstress scissors. A room with no door or windows. Who's gonna take the weight? This is the roughest, toughest house record to come out this year. No contest.Gemini - Traxx Part One (Chiwax)One day, someone will make a documentary about Spencer Kincy and his wayward life. He'll be in it, at the end, looking like a 200-year-old Dolemite; washing his face in a solid-gold sink after winning a series of multi-million dollar lawsuits against the 308 labels that put out his shit while he was in the wind. "Classic" gets chucked about too often these days, but with Spencer Kincy, it's justifiable. The best re-issue of 2013 by a mile.Anthony Naples - Moscato (Mr Saturday Night)All round nice guy Naples, on one of our favourite labels of the year. It was a hard choice between this, the Lumigraph 12", the Hank Jackson and Oily Tim's MSN white label, but Naples edges it.John Heckle - Desolate Figures LP (Tabernacle Records)The now sworn enemy of DJ Sneak, John Heckle presents one, if not the best, techno albums put out this year. Steeped in Scouse mythology, and psuedo-scientific, mystical, futuro-dark, new age folklore. This ain't the NME, by the way.Joey Anderson - From One Mind To The Other EP (Latency)Another excessively prolific producer in 2013. They're pretty much all essential purchases when it's comes to Joey, but this one was a particular highlight. It's tantric or something, innit.Luma - Amesville (Optimo Trax)Local lad and polymath Dave Clark has laid down some of our favourites under a number of guises - Big Ned, State of Flux, Truffle Club, and the excavated funk body "Portland" under the Sparky name - and makes a very welcome return with this nailer on Optimo.DJ Stingray - Weaponized EP (TSAR)Rapid clandestine counter-movements from the one and only Stingray. Or at least, that's probably the way he would put it. If he's not in a CIA holding cell, that is. The man is easily firing out some of his best work to date, and this is no exception.The last choice is a mystery in the world of online streaming. Clips are available by clicking through to the Rubadub store or, if you're in Glasgow, pop in and have a listen.Unknown Artist - Sailor EP (Rubadub) Our take on an Unknown Artist release is pretty much the worst kept secret since George Michael came out. Record's a blinder though.
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