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# 2011 Editor’s Picks: Gareth Another year, another list and a chance to share what we thought were some of the highlights of 2011. Here music editor Gareth Owen picks his five moments from a momentous year. In no order whatsoever a strictly personal selection of five things I enjoyed -- mostly music. I loved the **House of Balloons** mix-tapes, **Gang Gang Dance**'s kaleidoscopic *Eye Contact*, **Frank Ocean, Zomby, Space Dimension Controller** ( I could go on..) but you'll find those names on lots of other lists. Death Grips -- Guillotine Brutal, uncompromising hip-hop that bites of the head of Soulja Boy (Soulja Boy, I mean really, WTF?) and spits it down the toilet. Nuff said. **George Harrison Living in the Material World** Martin Scorses making a film about George Harrison -- what is this, 1991 or something? The very definition of "eat your words". Nearly four hours long and not nearly long enough. **Omar S** Take your pick as he released two amazing albums this year (and the number one [worst][1] cover of all time) as well as the epic 'Here's Your Trance Now Dance' 12″. 'Got the Drop on Dem' alongside [this][2]{: target="_blank"} are the ones for me however. Invasion of the Killer Mysteron Sounds This record is never more that two feet away from my turntable. Digital dub, that sounds like nothing else on earth. [Check it][3]{: target="_blank"}. **Fatima Al Qadiri** This year my mind was opened up to a whole new dimension by Fatima Al Qadiri. I like Enya [too][4]{: target="_blank"} before you even say it. Cosmic. I was also digging William Bennett [Cut Hands][5]{: target="_blank"} [Call Super][6]{: target="_blank"} Eliphino -- ['More Than Me'][7]{: target="_blank"} The Boiler Room [Fat Dudes][8]{: target="_blank"} [Boddika & Joy O.][9]{: target="_blank"} Throbbing Gristle Re-issues [Finders Keepers][10]{: target="_blank"} Getting Engaged. Noisy Ted -- my gay dog. [The Quietus ][11]{: target="_blank"} [1]: http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/16946/cover-homepage_large.jpg [2]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD-30K979Lg [3]: http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=23718 [4]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd_DuEU6Mvg [5]: http://vimeo.com/1422631 [6]: http://soundcloud.com/call-super/sets/staircase/ [7]: http://soundcloud.com/somethinksounds/sets/eliphino-more-than-me-12 [8]: http://fatdudes.tumblr.com/ [9]: http://soundcloud.com/boddika/swims [10]: http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com/ [11]: http://thequietus.com/

--- id: 2c6b0816-29fc-4721-8265-011e367038ab blueprint: article title: '2011 Editor’s Picks: Gareth' date: 2011-12-20T13:51:02+01:00 wp_id: '11178' slug: 2011-editors-picks-gareth contents: - type: text text: |- Another year, another list and a chance to share what we thought were some of the highlights of 2011. Here music editor Gareth Owen picks his five moments from a momentous year. In no order whatsoever a strictly personal selection of five things I enjoyed – mostly music. I loved the House of Balloons mix-tapes, Gang Gang Dance‘s kaleidoscopic Eye Contact, Frank Ocean, Zomby, Space Dimension Controller ( I could go on..) but you’ll find those names on lots of other lists. Death Grips – Guillotine Brutal, uncompromising hip-hop that bites of the head of Soulja Boy (Soulja Boy, I mean really, WTF?) and spits it down the toilet. Nuff said.George Harrison Living in the Material World Martin Scorses making a film about George Harrison – what is this, 1991 or something? The very definition of “eat your words”. Nearly four hours long and not nearly long enough. Omar S Take your pick as he released two amazing albums this year (and the number one <a href="http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/albums/16946/cover-homepage_large.jpg">worst</a> cover of all time) as well as the epic ‘Here’s Your Trance Now Dance’ 12″. ‘Got the Drop on Dem’ alongside <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD-30K979Lg" target="_blank">this</a> are the ones for me however. Invasion of the Killer Mysteron Sounds This record is never more that two feet away from my turntable. Digital dub, that sounds like nothing else on earth. <a href="http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=23718" target="_blank">Check it</a>.Fatima Al Qadiri This year my mind was opened up to a whole new dimension by Fatima Al Qadiri. I like Enya <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd_DuEU6Mvg" target="_blank">too</a> before you even say it. Cosmic.I was also digging William Bennett <a href="http://vimeo.com/1422631" target="_blank">Cut Hands</a> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/call-super/sets/staircase/" target="_blank">Call Super</a> Eliphino – <a href="http://soundcloud.com/somethinksounds/sets/eliphino-more-than-me-12" target="_blank">‘More Than Me’</a> The Boiler Room <a href="http://fatdudes.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Fat Dudes</a> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/boddika/swims" target="_blank">Boddika & Joy O.</a> Throbbing Gristle Re-issues <a href="http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com/" target="_blank">Finders Keepers</a> Getting Engaged. Noisy Ted – my gay dog. <a href="http://thequietus.com/" target="_blank">The Quietus </a> ---