Leisure’s Top 40

We asked each of our contributors to share their five most essential tunes of 2011. It was a truly daunting task as the list of honourable mentions could have gone on for ages. 2011, you were a wonderful year. Check out our list after the jump.

Dust & Grooves

Brooklyn based photographer Eilon Paz launched his website Dust & Grooves in 2008. Since then, he has spent his time traveling the world photographing vinyl collectors alongside their collections. His approach is exceptionally thorough and inspiring to say the least, check him out.

http://www.dustandgrooves.com/ […]

Superlife

Originally recorded in Detroit, 1982 by the late Danan Potts a.k.a. Superlife. At that time Danan was hanging around the Recording Institute of Detroit where Juan Atkins was training in production. Danan was interested in Atkin’s style of dance music and quickly recorded ”Go Bananas”. Bananas was released locally on […]

TIN MAN – Vienna Blue

TIN MAN put his new album up for free download earlier today on his SoundCloud account. I’ve enjoyed every minute of TIN MAN’s increasingly diverse recent output, but this release is something truly special.

Vienna Blue is the latest TIN MAN record exploring moody classical themes in TIN MAN’s signature […]

Legowelt – The TEAC Life

Legowelt released a new album via his homepage a few weeks ago, here’s what he had to say about it.

Ok people here it is the new Legowelt album which is free to download for u all
Its got a hella lot deep tape saturated forest-techno tracks on it and […]

Danny Krivit

Although a working DJ for the past four decades and touring all over the sphere, Danny Krivit will be making his first appearance in Vancouver this Saturday. We caught up with the man behind 718 Session / Body & Soul and responsible for some crucial edits. He took the time to talk to us about crowds past & present, his career highlights, and the allure of Japan.

Finesse

Portland would have been the last place we would have turned if someone told us to track down some new house music. To our pleasant surprise, the duo Finesse—comprised of Avalon and Susan—are reviving vocal house from a corner of the map that doesn’t have much of a house music history.

Takeshi Kouzuki

Last week we came into contact with Takeshi Kouzuki and he generously sent us a recording of his live mix at one of his SUPERDOOR parties—a night that began last January with Kouzuki at the helm and held at the Gastro Pub Spark in his native Kobe, Japan.

Tom Noble

The charismatic Tom Noble has been immersed in so many different projects for the last decade that it’s almost daunting to get acquainted. His work over the last couple of years sits atop a foundation of digging, producing, and slanging records to enthusiasts across the globe.