The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Paz

18 December 2014 | 12:49 pm | Paz

Freelancer

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  1. Frikstailers - Crop Circles EP
  2. Zonto Riddim - Nu Genreation Studio
  3. Tropical Fruits Riddim - Riddim Up Productions
  4. Banda Westfalica - Versions
  5. Beyoncé - Beyoncé
  6. Emergency Riddim - Precision Productions
  7. Rio Mandeira - Turn
  8. De La Soul - Smell Te D.A.I.S.Y
  9. Munchi - Perreo 101
  10. ALIZZZ - Sunshine

SONG OF THE YEAR

  1. Branko ft Astronomar & SK Simeon - Don't Touch That
  2. Swick & Lewis CanCut ft Tkay Maidza - Wishes
  3. SK Simeon, Yaw Mulatto & Harmon - Never Stoppin' My Sound
  4. No Zu - Raw Vis Vision
  5. Tomderson ft Di Apprentice - Congo Drum

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  1. Lewis CanCut
  2. Tkay Maidza
  3. SK Simeon
  4. Di Apprentice
  5. Spenda C

TOP TV SHOW

  1. Orange Is The New Black
  2. True Detective
  3. Project Runway
  4. Squidbillies
  5. Fuck That's Delicious

TOP MOVIE

  1. Interstellar
  2. Autómata
  3. The Signal

TOP WEBSITE

  1. SoundCloud
  2. Bandcamp
  3. Do Androids Dance
  4. Imgur
  5. Brown Cardigan

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Zouk Bass, the sound born from the Buraka Som Sistema Boiler Room session.  At 90BPM this sound shocked me as it dominated dancefloors.

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PREDICTION FOR 2015

Zydeco influences, Melbourne World Bass and the club dominance from Barcelona and Portugal.