SRD’s Bestseller’s lists and Staff Picks of 2011
Southern Record Distributors Bestsellers 2011
& Staff Picks.
[Artist/Title/ Label]
In No Particular Order
01. System 7/ Up/ A-Wave
02. Son Lux/ We Are Rising/ Anticon
03. Alias/ Fever Dream/ Anticon
04. Grumbling Fur/ Furrier/ Aurora Borealis
05. Hyetal/ Broadcast/ Black Acre
06. Blue Daisy/ The Sunday Gift/Black Acre
07. Phaeleh/ The Cold In you/ Afterglo
08. Axxonn/ Let’s Get It Straight/ Arlen
09. Heinali/ 67 Breaths/ Arlen
10. Deerhoof/ vs Evil/ ATP
11. Roll The Dice/ In Dust/ The Leaf Label
12. Brookes Brothers/ The Brookes Brothers/ Breakbeat Kaos
13. Damon & Naomi/ False Beats And True Hearts/ Broken Horse
14. DJ Madd/ Transmissions Vol. 1/ Black Box
15. The Feelies / Here Before/ Bar None
16. Toro Y Moi/ Underneath The Pine/ Carpark Records
17. Adventure/ Lesser Known/ Carpark Records
18. Ear Pwr/ Ear Pwr/ Carpark Records
19. Class Actress/ Rapprocher / Carpark Records
20. Toro Y Moi/ Freaking Out/ Carpark Records
21. Nicolas Jaar / Space Is Only Noise/ Circus Company
22. Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings/ Soul Time!/ Daptone
23. Hyper/ The Panic/ Distinctive
24. The See See/ Late Morning Light/ Dellorso
25. Enablers/ Black Realms And Stalled Explosions/ Exile On Mainstream
26. V/A Nostalgia/ Jazz Noire/ Fantastic Voyage
27. V/A Nostalgia/ Jumping The Shuffle Blues/ Fantastic Voyage
28. DJ Ink/ Last Scroll/ Renegade Hardware
29. Durrty Goodz/ Overall/ Inapeace
30. Melvins/ Sugar Daddy Live/ Ipecac
31. Barry Gray/ Stand By For Adverts/ Trunk Records
32. Michael Garrick & Shake Keane/ Rising Stars/ Trunk Records
33. John Holt/ 500 Volts Of Dub/ Jamaican Recordings
34. Gui Boratto/ III/ Kompakt
35. Rainbow Arabia/ Boys And Diamonds/ Kompakt
36. Walls /Coracle/ Kompakt
37. The Field/ Looping State Of Mind/ Kompakt
38. Mighty Diamonds/ Leaders Of Black Countries/ Kingston Sounds
39. Skatalites/ Treasure Isle Time/ Kingston Sounds
40. Youth Lagoon/ The Year Of Hibernation/ Lefse
41. Shin Joong Hyun/ 1958-1974 Beautiful Rivers And Mountains/ Light In the Attic
42. Earth/ Angels Of Darkness Demons Of Light/ Southern Lord
43. Wolves In The Throneroom/ Celestial Lineage/ Southern Lord
44. Bop/ The Amazing Adventures Of One Curious Pixel/ Med School
45. Dark Dark Dark/ Wild Go / Melodic
46. V/A Drum & Bass / Hospitality – Drum & Bass 2011/ Hospital Records
47. London Electricity/ Yikes/ Hospital Records
48. Camo & Krooked/ Cross The Line/ Hospital Records
49. Current 93 / Honeysuckle/ Eons // Coptic Cat
50. Robert Stillman/ Machines Song/ One Inch Badge
51. Tobias/ Leaning Over Backwards/ Ostgut Ton
52. Manik/ Armies Of The Night/ Ovum
53. Panda Bear/ Tomboy/ Paw Tracks
54. Ras G/ Down 2 Earth/ Ramp Recordings
55. Cerys Matthews/ Explorer/ Rainbow City Music
56. V/A Dubstep/ Rinse 16 – Mixed Ben UFO/ Rinse
57. V/A Dubstep/ Rinse 14 – Mixed By Youngsta/ Rinse
58. V/A UK Funky/ Rinse 15 – Mixed By Roska/ Rinse
59. Bong/ Beyond Ancient Space/ Ritual Productions
60. Ramesses/ Possessed By The Rise/ Ritual Productions
61. V/A Drum & Bass/ The Way Of The Warrior/ Shogun Audio
62. V/A Dubstep/ Dubstep Allstars Vol. 8/ Tempa
63. Mountain Goats/ All Eternals Deck/ Tomlab
64. TV Victor / The Ways Of Bodies / Timeless Deceleration/ Tresor
65. oOoOO/ oOoOO/ Tri Angle
66. Balam Acab/ See Birds/ Tri Angle
67. Clams Casino/ Rainforest/ Tri Angle
68. Water Borders/ Harbored Mantras/ Tri Angle
69. Nakion/ Oh Ah/ Tigersushi
70. John Maus/ We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves/ Upset The Rhythm
71. Holly Throsby/ Team/ Woo Me
72. V/A Jazz/ Watch The Closing Doors/ Year Zero
73. V/A Punk/ Kris Needs Presents Dirty Water/ Year Zero
74. V/A Punk/ Dirty Water 2 – More Birth Of Punk Attitude/ Year Zero
75. V/A Disco/ Under The Influence Vol. 1 Compiled By DJ Red Greg/ Z Records
76. The Haxan Cloak/ The Haxan Cloak/ Aurora Borealis
77. Kryptic Minds/ Can’t Sleep/ Black Box
78. Dillinger/ Hard Times/ Kingston Sounds
79. Tim Hecker/ Ravedeath, 1972 / Kranky
80. Belong/ Common Era/ Kranky
81. Implodes/ Black Earth/ Kranky
82. Charalambides/ Exile/ Kranky
83. Christina Vantzou/ No. 1/ Kranky
84. Steve Hauschildt/ Tragedy And Geometry/ Kranky
85. Jim Ford/ Harlan County/ Light In the Attic
86. Holy Other/ With U/Tri Angle
87. Balam Acab/ Wander/Wonder/ Tri Angle
88. Charles Bradley/ No Time For Dreaming/ Daptone
89. Retox/ Ugly Animals/ Ipecac
90. John Tejada/ Parabolas/ Kompakt
91. Tim Hecker/ Dropped Pianos
92. Classic Education/ Call It Blazing/ Lefse
93. Michael Chapaman / Fully Qualified Survivor/ Light In The Attic
94. V/A Soul/ Funk/ Motown’s Mowest Story/ Light In The Attic
95. London Electricity/ Yikes! Remixes / Hospital
96. How To Dress Well / Love Remains/ Tri Angle
SRD Staff Best Of Lists 2011
Managing Director: Steve Collins
(In Order)
01. Burzum/ Fallen/ Byelobog Productions
02. Michael Garrick & Shake Keane/ Rising Stars/ Trunk
03. The Gentle Good/ Tethered for the Storm/ Gwymon
04. Tim Hecker/ Ravedeath, 1972/ Kranky
05. PG Six/ Starry Mind/ Drag City
Managing Director: Andy Slocombe
(In no order)
Tiger & Woods/ Through The Green/ Running Back
Adventure/ Lesser Known/ Carpark Records
Tim Hecker/ Ravedeath, 1972/ Kranky
John Maus / We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves / Upset The Rhythm
Daniele Luppi/ Malos Habitos/ Ipecac
Roll The Dice/ In Dust/ Leaf Label
The Field/ Looping State Of Mind / Kompakt
Class Actress/ Rapproacher/ Car Park Records
How To Dress Well/ Love Remains/ Tri Angle
Walls/ Coracle/ Kompakt
Label Manager: Tony Woodrow
(In Order)
01. Burzum/ Fallen/ Byelobog Productions
02. Electric Wizard/ Black Masses/ Rise Above
03. Urge Overkill/ Rock N Roll Submarine/ UOR
04. Wolves In The Throneroom/ Celestial Lineage/ Southern Lord
05. Black Cobra/ Invernal/ Southern Lord
06. Ramesses/ Possessed By The Rise Of Magik/ Ritual
07. Bong/ Beyond Ancient Space/ Ritual
08. All Pigs Must Die/ God Is War/ Southern Lord
09. Human Fly/ Darker Later/ Brew
10. Acid Mothers Temple/ The Ripper At The Gates Of Dawn/ Riot Season
Sales Manager: Mike Oliver
(In No Order)
A-Lords/ A-Lords/ Rif Mountain
Cosmin TRG/ Simulat/ 50Weapons
Tim Hecker/ Ravedeath, 1972/ Kranky
Machinedrum/ Room(s)/ Planet Mu
Stephan Mathieu/ A Static Place/ 12k
Sales: Paul
(In no order)
J Majik & Wickaman/ Old Headz/ Metalheadz
High Contrast Ft Underworld & Tiesto/ The First Note Is Silent/ Hospital
Youth Lagoon/ The Year Of Hibernation/ Lefse
Walls/ Coracle/ Kompakt
John Maus/ We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves/ Upset The Rhythm
Sales: Steve W
(In Order)
01. V/A/ Genesis EP 2/ Metalheadz
02. Total Science + S.P.Y/ Ghostriders EP/ CIA
03. Commix/ Double Double/ Metalheadz
04. DJ Marky + S.P.Y/ Yellow Showes/Mystic Sunset/ Innerground
05. Holy Other/ With U/ Triangle
Sales: Mouse
(In no order)
Hey Colossus/ RRR
Grumbling Fur/ Furrier
Wolves in the Throneroom/ Celestial Lineage
Rameses / Possessed by the Rights of Magik
US Christmas/ The Valley Path
Retox/ Ugly Animals
Roll the Dice/ In Dust
Demdike Stare/ Tryptich
Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paradaiso UFO/ The Ripper at the Heavens Gates of Dark
Black Mountain Transmitter/ Black Goat of the Woods
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