As promised, here’s a list of a bunch of singles, EPs and mini-albums that I’ve enjoyed in 2011. I found myself appending a bunch of releases to this list as I finished putting together this post. The order here is much more loose than that of the albums list, where I had definite preferences.

I’ve included 2 of my own projects here: the Turbulence EP which I released for free on SoundCloud and Bandcamp as a companion to the full-length album, Pianissimo Possibile. The other is a very recent freebie release, another collaborative cover version as Jumberlack & The Cobra, with Charles Fenech of AngelTheory. It’s a free download on SoundCloud, so go get it!

I’ve written about some of these great releases on here over the last year, and where applicable I’ve linked back to the post so you can hear clips and more.

• Blawan: Bohla / What You Do With What You Have (R&S)
• Lando Kal: Further (Hotflush Recordings) / Maneuver (Rush Hour)
• Holy Other: With U (Tri Angle)
• Clams Casino: Rainforest (Tri Angle)
• Skudge: First Observation (Echocord Colour)
• Kahn: Like We Used To (Punch Drunk)
• Jumberlack & The Cobra: I Want a Dog EP (SoundCloud)
• Matthew Mercer: Turbulence EP (Fiche)
• Magic Panda: Days Are Numbered (Tigerbeat6)
• Laurel Halo: Hour Logic (Hippos In Tanks)
• Rainbow Arabia: Boys & Diamonds (Kompakt)
• Illum Sphere: Dreamstealin’ (Tectonic)
• Bass Clef: Rollercoaster of the Heart (Punch Drunk)
• Fairmont: Velora (Border Community)
• M83: Midnight City (Mute)
• Andy Stott: Passed Me By / We Stay Together (Modern Love)
• Antonymes Meets Slow Dancing Society: We Don’t Look Back For Very Long (Hidden Shoal)
• Grouper: Water People (Ballroom Marfa)
• Randomer: Real Talk (Rekids)
• Lukid: Spitting Bile (Glum)
• Cupp Cave: Dice Pool (Vlek)
• Diamond Catalog: Magnified Palette (NNA)
• Container: LP (Spectrum Spools)
• Aril Brikha: Forever Frost (Art Of Vengeance)
• Lone: Echolocations (R&S)
• Kowton: Dirty Little Bomb (Teal)
• Chris Watson: El Tren Fantasma (The Signal Man’s Mix) (Touch)
• Tracey Thorn: Night Time EP (Mute)
• Beth Ditto: EP (Deconstruction)
• Björk: Crystalline (WEA)
• The Black Dog: Liber Kult / Liber Temple / Liber Nox / Liber Chaos (Dust Science)