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12.12.2011

wcbn fm chart december 12, 2011

hey all,
last chart of 2011 woooo!!!!

first off, congrats to WCBN alumni Laurel Halo and Julia Holter, who released albums in the past year that made several year-end best-of lists, including The Wire, FACT, and Altered Zones, and i'm sure probably more to come that haven't been released yet. 

in that spirit, here's a brief, non-definitive, incomplete list of some 2011 releases that i, music director Paul Simpson, listened to a lot:
Swimsuit: s/t
Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica
Clams Casino: Instrumentals and Rainforest EP
John Maus: We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves
Fourcolor: As Pleat
Peaking Lights: 936
Balam Acab: Wander/Wonder
Pursuit Grooves: Frantically Hopeful
Araabmuzik: Electronic Dream
Omar S: It Can Be Done, But Only I Can Do It
every Spectrum Spools release
every Dark Entries release
every Wierd Records release
Paul McCartney: McCartney II deluxe reissue

so, that's all folks, hope everyone has a great rest of 2011 and a great 2012, see you next year!!!


wcbn fm chart december 12, 2011 "i'm the information. co-caine powder."
1. Orpheum Bell "The Old Sisters' Home" self-released
2. Thee Oh Sees "Carrion Crawler/The Dream" In The Red
3. Mayer Hawthorne "How Do You Do" Universal Republic
4. Kohwi "Hidden Trees" Black Tent Press
5. Oneohtrix Point Never "Replica" Software/Mexican Summer
6. Vita Noctis "Against The Rule" Dark Entries
7. Justice "Audio Video Disco" Ed Banger/Vice
8. Prefab Messiahs "Peace Love & Alienation" Fixed Identity
9. Crystal Stilts "Radiant Door EP" Sacred Bones
10. Kate Bush "50 Words For Snow" Anti
11. Monomono "Give The Beggar A Chance" Soundway/Tummy Touch
12. R.E.M. "Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage 1982-2011" Warner Bros.
13. Lijadu Sisters "Danger" Knitting Factory
14. Na Hawa Doumbia "La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol. 3" Awesome Tapes From Africa
15. Tyranahorse "Ghostwolfmotherhawk" self-released
16. Phantogram "Nightlife" Barsuk
17. Jacaszek "Glimmer" Ghostly International
18. The Bees "Every Step's A Yes" Fiction/ATO
19. Real Estate "Days" Domino
20. Sigur Ros "Inni" XL
21. Mats/Morgan Band "Live" Cuneiform
22. Cloud Control "Bliss Release" Turnout
23. Planetary Assault Systems "The Messenger" Ostgut Ton
24. Elite Gymnastics "Ruin" Acephale
25. Sao Paulo Underground "Tres Cabecas Loucuras" Cuneiform
26. SWCK "Unicorn Chasers" Atavistic
27. Michael Perkins "MR 666" Ghost Arcade
28. Tom Waits "Bad As Me" Anti
29. Zomby "Nothing" 4AD
30. Joker "The Vision" 4AD
31. M83 "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" Mute
32. Minamo "Documental" Room40
33. Psychic Ills "Hazed Dream" Sacred Bones
34. South Sea Island Magic "Death To Winter" self-released
35. Silver Dapple "English Girlfriend" FORCHRISTSAKE
36. Korallreven "An Album By Korallreven" Acephale
37. Owen "Ghost Town" Polyvinyl
38. Plastic Flowers "Strange Neighbors" Wierd Records
39. Darkness Falls "Alive In Us" HFN
40. Beaten By Them "People Start Listening" Logicpole
41. The Danse Society "Demos Vol. 1" Dark Entries
42. Lil Mo & The Unholy 4 "Rapture" Mohollywood Music
43. Cambodian Space Project "2011 A Space Odyssey" Metal Postcard
44. Charlie Slick "Farout Indian" self-released
45. El Rego "s/t" Daptone
46. 3:33 "Live From The Grove" Parallel Thought
47. Class Actress "Rapproacher" Carpark
48. Bombay Bicycle Club "A Different Kind Of Fix "A&M/Octone
49. Roots Manuva "4everevolution" Big Dada
50. Bjork "Biophilia" Nonesuch
Adds:
Pimmon "The Oansome Orbit" Room40
Blouse "s/t" Captured Tracks
Chris Watson "El Tren Phantasma" Touch
Illuha "Shizuku" 12K
Black Keys "El Camino" Nonesuch

It's DJ Chill Will of the University of Michigan's WCBN 88.3 FM. Home of the longest running Hip Hop show in the Mid-West and maybe the  country. Check our Top 40 chart December 7, 2011. And be sure to tune into the show weekly on 88.3 FM in the Ann Arbor/Metro Detroit area or atwww.wcbn.org Saturday night's from 9pm until 12 am est.

What's up people? Well it's back to reality with the cold weather that is. Came back from a great work/vacation in Cali, to cold and snow. But a big shout out to all the DJ's out there killing the turntables. Bumsquaddjz, DJ Artistic, DJ Hek, and DJ Felt 1. Also a big shout to the homie Drekno, Jon Moore and Interscope artist Lil Playy who rocked at Club Trousdale were it was wall to wall people. So many I couldn't even make it to the DJ booth, had to go thru the kitchen Lol. Well gonna keep it short and go check out Fredde LaGrand who's rocking at Necto tonight.  For more information about me DJ Chill Will got to www.twitter.com/chillwill734 orwww.facebook.com/djchillwill734

Here is our chart:
1.  Dimi Marc,Boom, D'Cipher Ent/Island Def Jam D.D.
2.  Smokes,Glowing,Imperial Music Group
3.  One Pham,Adrenaline,Fasho Records
4.  Torae,That Raw,Internal Affairs Entertainment
5.  Pat G,Get Like Me,Bridge Life Ent
6.  M.O.P & Snowgoons,Get Yours,Babygrande
7.  Action Bronson & Statik Selectah,Cocoa Butter,Decide Records
8.  Saukrates,Say I,Frostbyte Records
9.  Reema Major,I'm The One,G7 Records
10.Tyrone,The Coolest Bruva Rmx,Sub Noise.com
11.Timid,This Is The Way,Head Nod Music
12.Exile,Klepto,Soulspazm Records
13.Rankin Ruff,It's On Tonight,Dragon Eye Music
14.Arman,Nelumbonucifera,Sofull Ent
15.Art Of Fresh,Good Shoes,Northstarr Entertainment
16.Joe Galaxy,Bank Roll,Still Hustlin Inc/Sun Star Records
17.Rudy Currence,The O.T.H.E.R. DTP/Island Def Jam
18.Fokis & RP,Show Em How To MC,Loyalty Digital Corp
19.J.Cole,Lost Ones,Roc Nation,Sony
20.Bodega Brovas,Now Or Never,Hipnott Records
21.RZA,Gone,ABC Productions
22.J.Pinder,Go Far,Fin Records
23.Superstar Quamallah,Guerilla Tatics,Cotter/Brick Records
24.Greater Good,Was It Worth It,Great Good/Same Plate
25.Roc C,Starchild,Kash Roc Ent/Phineprint Ent
26.Mac Reem,We're Gonna Zoom,Macreem Music
27.Broseph Jennings,Homage,The Arc Music Group
28.T.Mills,Vans On,Columbia
29.Millie Holidae,White Boi Swurve,Big Stomach Ent
30.CEO Silkk,Put It On You,Celerity Records
31.Aspektz,Snowday,True Thorobredz
32.Drekno,Are You Ready?,Elite Regime, Inc
33.J The S,Live By The Game,Greater Good/Game Plate
34.Skyzoo,Atypical,Audio Worx
35.BPos,Dope,One League Entertainment
36.The Proforms,Get Ready,Doug Thong Bo Music
37.Eligh & Amp Live,Tatto Song,Legendary Music
38.A Fly Guy,Freak,Soflo Entertainment
39.Final Outlaw,Gossip Is For The Birds,Broken Sword Records
40.Parable Vs Mac Soto,Play,White label 
Adds
1. Sum-In-1,Venga Venga,Acropolis Records
2. DJ Magic Mike,We On,Elektro Aktive Music
3. Doomtree,Beacon,Doomtree
4. J The S,Razor,Greater Good/Same Plate
5. JR & Ph7,Blood Sunday,Soulspazm Records
6. Pages,Mainstream Nightmare,Out Of Hand Productions
7.Spits Nelson,Greatest Feeling Ever,Blak Label Music



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