Creative Excellency

So what do i actually rate at the moment? Well, i've been shopping recently and bought heaps of albums and compilations. Here are some highlights:

Chromeo - "Don't Turn On The Lights" (Aeroplane Remix) is a marvellous slice of deep dish disco.
A Brand - "For Blood" is the first track on their "Future You" album which is dark, broody and hooky arthouse indie pop.
C-Mon & Kypski have released a best-of album, "From Scratch til the Fat Lady Sings" which is a great collection of funky hip hop beats that'll probably get ripped off by every talentless R&B tosser over the next five years.
Das Pop's album of last year "The Game" isn't as immediately accessible as their preceeding eponymous album, but they have demonstrated a development of their wonky pop sound to include new influences, notably the late 70s transitional period of rock music. Standout tracks are "Skip The Rope" and "I Me Mine".
School is Cool have just released their debut album "Entropology", which adds energy to the wave of new tech savvy guitar bands threatening to break through with strong traditional songwriting.
Whilst i'm not a huge fan of all of the work of Skrillex, the track "Bangarang" is excellent being free from the po-faced twattery demonstrated on "Breakin' A Sweat".
Just to prove that all hip hop doesn't have to be a pale rip off of somebody else's work, Undefined's album "Crimes Against Logic" shows a talent for constructing classic rap tracks that is rarely demonstrated these days. The opening title track is particularly excellent.
M83's dreamy marvel "Midnight City" is a sweet wall of classic pop sounds.
A couple of top finds on Studio Brussel's excellent Switch compilations are twisted marvels "Handbraekes" by Riho, which is a lively, rhythmic collection of tortured bleeps and abstract effects and "Tetris" by Doctor P, a cover of the music from the Nintendo GameBoy given a hilarious speed Dubstep makeover.

So who says i'm not positive every so often...?