#BEST BREAKBEAT DJS 2015 FULL#
#BEST BREAKBEAT DJS 2015 PORTABLE#

There’s been several top-notch alt.vinyl releases this year, from LPs to archival box sets, to 7”s (both flexidisc and regular), and this one from C. NB: It may be a white label edit rather than a new track per se, but this one was too good to sanction. Two raw and unrelenting disco grooves find themselves filtered and freaked into the psychedelic fringes of the house universe on one of this year’s essential DJ weapons. It follows then, that any release which manages to overcome these prejudices must be totally brilliant, and the ‘Disco Duck’ is just that. The combination of rickety decks, low lighting, excessive intoxication and a pocket sized platter tends to result in train-wrecked mixing and ropey sound quality. And not limiting ourselves to just two tracks, the 7″ EP is also in.īeing as DJs are, generally speaking, an uncoordinated bunch, it’s probably a good thing that you don’t see many house cuts pressed on the rather diminutive 7” format.

With 10”s out in the wild, we’ve also made space for the odd one here amongst the 7”s.

What makes the cut then is judged on a combination of the music itself and the aspects that make a virtue of the 7” format, which include artwork, design and to some extent rarity. Only new music is eligible vinyl re-releases go in the reissue list. What follows are the 20 strongest 7″ releases of 2015. Usually two tracks – the prominent A-side and the oft surprising flip – there’s a beautiful symmetry and simplicity to a 45.

#BEST BREAKBEAT DJS 2015 PORTABLE#

“With a 7” you know where you stand,” wrote Greg Wilson in his recent tribute to vinyl’s most portable format.

#BEST BREAKBEAT DJS 2015 FULL#

As The Official Vinyl Singles Chart is predictably dominated by reissues, we’ve opened this up to include the full spectrum – house, techno, disco, dub, folk, classical, experimental, punk and even jungle find a place in this list – to pay homage to the enduring appeal of the 7″. But with very few of 2015’s chart hits making it to 7″, this list has become more about variety. In the past, where every major single was pressed to 7″, a list of the year’s best 45s would have been tantamount to the year’s best singles. And ultimately 7”s, 12”s and LPs fill different holes. With record sales continually breaking records, there’s sufficient material out there to warrant a list for each. Rather than bundle new releases of every stripe into one mega top 100 (as in previous years), we’ve decided this year to give the three predominant vinyl formats their own awards. Having rounded up the year’s top reissues, record sleeves and collectable items, we turn our attention to new releases on 7”.

Best breakbeat djs 2015