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CFUV End of 2011 Roundup!

Written by on 01/09/2012

WOOT! It’s the end of 2011 and here’s the year-end wrap-up from your favourite radio station!

-Chart positions are based on actual spins during an album’s first three months in our library (during which time they are considered a ‘chart release’).

-After three months at the station releases are considered recurrent. Recurrent spins are not included in the charts below.

-To be eligible for this chart (and all other CFUV charts) a release must be submitted either by: the artist, the artist’s management, record label, publicist or radio promotion company. CFUV does not purchase albums for our library.

and stats (approximate):

-5000+ total submissions this year.

-2338 CDs were added.

-820 digital submissions were added.

-60 LPs/7-inches were added.

-approximately 1800 were passes.

-2476 of the new releases added over the year got at least one spin.

 

CFUV TOP 25 of 2011

1. Chad VanGaalen – Diaper Island (Flemish Eye) *

2. Destroyer – Kaputt (Merge) *

3. Handsome Furs – Sound Kapital (Sub Pop) *

4. Braids – Native Speaker (Flemish Eye) *

5. Fucked Up – David Comes To Life (Matador) *

6. Austra – Feel It Break (Paper Bag) *

7. Himalayan Bear – Hard Times (Absolutely Kosher) +

8. The Pack AD – Unpersons (Mint) *

9. Tim Hecker – Dropped Pianos (Kranky) *

10. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee, Part Two (Capitol)

11. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs (TBD/ATO)

12. Panda Bear – Tomboy (Paw Tracks)

13. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake (Island)

14. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy (4AD)

15. Paranoid Castle – Champagne Nightmares (Fake Four) *

16. Junior Boys – It’s All True (Domino) *

17. Dum Dum Girls – Only In Dreams (Sub Pop)

18. Grieves – Together/Apart (Rhymesayers)

19. Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin’ On (Arts & Crafts) *

20. Sweatshop Union – The Bill Murray EP (Urbnet) *

21. Various – The National Parks Project (Last Gang) *

22. Toro Y Moi – Underneath The Pine (Carpark)

23. Neon Indian – Era Extrana (Dine Alone)

24. Wilco – The Whole Love (dbpm/Anti-)

25. 13 and God – Own Your Ghost (Anticon)

Electronic Top 25

1. Tim Hecker – Dropped Pianos (Kranky) *

2. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs (TBD/ATO)

3. Junior Boys – It’s All True (Domino) *

4. Toro Y Moi – Underneath The Pine (Carpark)

5. 13 and God – Own Your Ghost (Anticon)

6. Babe Rainbow – Endless Path (Warp) *

7. Cut Copy – Zonoscope (Modular)

8. Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972 (Kranky) *

9. Data Romance – Data Romance EP (Street Quality) +

10. Born Gold – Bodysongs (Hovercraft) *

11. Monolithum – Simon & G-Funk EP (Error Broadcast) +

12. Washed Out – Within and Without (Sub Pop)

13. Austra – Sparkle (Paper Bag) *

14. James Blake – James Blake (Atlas/Polydor)

15. DJ Shadow – The Less You Know, The Better (Island)

16. Toro Y Moi – Freaking Out (Carpark)

17. Geeves – FreeEP 3 (Outersphere) +

18. Apparat – The Devil’s Walk (Mute)

19. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Mute)

20. Grimes/d’Eon – Darkbloom (Arbutus/Hippos In Tanks) *

21. The Scientists Of Sound – Wealth and Hellness (Self-Released) *

22. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco (Ed Banger/Warner)

23. Kidstreet – Fuh Yeah (Nettwerk) *

24. Wagon Christ – Toomorrow (Ninja Tune)

25. Biosphere – N-Plants (Touch)

 

Hip Hop Top 25

1. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee, Part Two (Capitol)

2. Paranoid Castle – Champagne Nightmares (Fake Four) *

3. Grieves – Together/Apart (Rhymesayers)

4. Sweatshop Union – The Bill Murray EP (Urbnet) *

5. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up (Sub Pop)

6. Classified – Hand Shakes and Middle Fingers (Halflife/Sony Music Canada) *

7. K-os – Live At MuchMusic (Crown Loyalist/Universal Canada) *

8. Evidence – Cats and Dogs (Rhymesayers)

9. Zion-I & The Grouch – Heroes In The Healing Of A Nation (Z&G)

10. D-sisive – Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye (Urbnet) *

11. Chilly Gonzales – The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales (Arts & Crafts) *

12. Atmosphere – The Family Sign (Rhymesayers)

13. DJ Shadow – The Less You Know, The Better (Island)

14. Omar Linx – City Of Ommz (Self-Released) *

15. Lupe Fiasco – Lasers (Atlantic)

16. Various – The New North (Off The Real Frequency) *

17. Buck 65 – 20 Odd Years (Warner Music Canada) *

18. Blueprint – Adventures In Counter Culture (Rhymesayers)

19. Cloud City Classic – Brand New Kicks (Chamberlain Drive) *

20. The Roots – Undun (Def Jam)

21. Wiley – 100% Publishing (Big Dada)

22. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX – We’re New Here (XL)

23. Ambition – Just For Kicks (Backburner) *

24. Toolshed – The Lost (Hand Solo) *

25. Wugazi – 13 Chambers (Doomtree)

 

World/International Top 25

1. The Cambodian Space Project – 2011: A Space Odyssey (Metal Postcard)

2. The Planet Smashers – Descent Into The Valley Of The Planet Smashers (Stomp) *

3. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo – Cotonou Club (Strut)

4. Rocky Mountain Rebel Music – Rocky Mountain Rebel Music (Self-Released) +

5. Various – Bambara Mystic Soul: The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso, 1974-79 (Analog Africa)

6. Various – Cult Cargo: Salsa Boricua de Chicago (Numero Group)

7. Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Live In France (ATO)

8. The Jolly Boys/Albert Minott – Great Expectation (eOne)

9. Afro-Soultet – Afrodesia (Luv-N-Haight)

10. Various – Cartagena! Curro Fuentes and The Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound Of Colombia, 1962-72 (Soundway)

11. Femi Kuti – Africa For Africa (KF)

12. Erkin Koray – Mechul: Singles and Rarities (Sublime Frequencies)

13. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – The 1st Album (Analog Africa)

14. Various – Life Is Dance! Plugged In Sounds Of Wonder At The Pakistani Picture House (B-Music)

15. Various – Nigeria 70: Sweet Times! Afro-Funk, Highlife and Juju from 1970s Lagos (Strut)

16. Sidi Toure – Sahel Folk (Thrill Jockey)

17. The Lijadu Sisters – Danger (KF)

18. Various – Thai? Dai! The Heavier Side Of The Luk Thung Underground (B-Music)

19. Ilaiyaraaja – Solla Solla: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and the Electronic Pop Sound Of Kollywood 1977-83 (B-Music)

20. Jane Bunnett & Hilario Duran – Cuban Rhapsody (Alma) *

21. Kiran Ahluwalia – Aam Zameen: Common Ground (Outside) *

22. El Rego – El Rego (Daptone)

23. Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 – From Africa With Fury: Rise (KF)

24. Omar Souleyman – Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts (Sublime Frequencies)

25. Googoosh – Googoosh (B-Music)

 

Jazz Top 25

1. The Nightcrawlers – Down In The Bottom (Cellar Live) *

2. 5after4 – Rome In A Day (Alma) *

3. Ray Charles – Live In Concert (Concord)

4. Menahan Street Band/Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming: The Instrumentals (Daptone)

5. Alex Goodman Quintet – Bridges (Connection Point) *

6. David French Quartet – Dance Of The Bees (Cellar Live) *

7. Francois Bourassa Quartet – Idiosyncrasie (Effendi) *

8. Trombone Shorty – For True (Verve)

9. Kevin Dean Quartet – A Message From The Dean (Cellar Live) *

10. Cory Weeds & The Tilden Webb Trio – Just Like That (Cellar Live) *

11. Jane Bunnett & Hilario Duran – Cuban Rhapsody (Alma) *

12. Tania Gill – Bolger Station (Barnyard) *

13. Tunnel Six – Lake Superior (OA2) *

14. Jazz In The Point – Jazz In The Point (Self-Released) *

15. Natural Yogurt Band – Tuck In With… (Now-Again/Stones Throw)

16. Terri Lynne Carrington – The Mosaic Project (Concord)

17. Jaclyn Guillou – To The City (Self-Released) *

18. Franco Proietti Morphtet – Like The Shore Is To The Ocean (Bongo Beat) *

19. Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/Motian – Live At Birdland (ECM)

20. Kurt Elling – The Gate (Concord)

21. Pierre Labbe +12 – Tremblement de Fer (Ambiances Magnetiques) *

22. Led Bib – Bring Your Own (Cuneiform)

23. Brad Turner Quartet – It’s That Time (Cellar Live) *

24. The Heavyweights Brass Band – Don’t Bring Me Down (Self-Released) *

25. James Farm – James Farm (Nonesuch)

 

Loud Top 25

1. Fucked Up – David Comes To Life (Matador) *

2. Wooden Shjips – West (Thrill Jockey)

3. Unleash The Archers – Demons Of The AstroWaste (Self-Released) +

4. Anvil – Juggernaut Of Justice (The End) *

5. Watcher – Between Signs and Suns (Clue #2) +

6. KEN Mode – Venerable (Profound Lore) *

7. Aim Low – Foulards (Self-Released) *

8. Barn Burner – Bangers II: Scum Of The Earth (Metal Blade) *

9. Skinny Puppy – Handover (SPV) *

10. Most Precious Blood – Do Not Resuscitate (Bullet Tooth)

11. Cerebral Ballzy – Cerebral Ballzy (Williams Street)

12. Hard Charger – This Machine Is Driving (No List) *

13. Norris – The Great White North (Year Of The Sun) *

14. Blood Ceremony – Living With The Ancients (Metal Blade) *

15. Expire – Suffer The Cycle (Six Feet Under)

16. Deafheaven – Roads To Judah (Deathwish)

17. Korpiklaani – Ukon Wacka (Nuclear Blast)

18. Motorhead – The World Is Yours (EMI)

19. Mitochondrion – Parasignosis (Profound Lore) +

20. Shearing Pinx – Rituals (Isolated Now Waves) *

21. Breathe Knives/Kataplexis – Split (No List) *

22. White Hills – HP1 (Thrill Jockey)

23. Children Of Bodom – Relentless, Reckless Forever (Spinefarm)

24. Deicide – To Hell With God (Century Media)

25. Wolves In The Throne Room – Celestial Lineage (Southern Lord)

 

Folk/Roots/Blues Top 25

1. Himalayan Bear – Hard Times (Absolutely Kosher) +

2. Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin’ On (Arts & Crafts) *

3. Neil Young & The International Harvesters – A Treasure (Reprise) *

4. The Deep Dark Woods – The Place I Left Behind (Six Shooter) *

5. Wanda Jackson – The Party Ain’t Over (Third Man/Nonesuch)

6. David Gogo – Soul Bender (Cordova Bay) *

7. Various – Rave On Buddy Holly (Concord)

8. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop)

9. Bon Iver – Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)

10. Frederick Squire – Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits (Blue Fog) *

11. Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Kings and Queens (File Under: Music) *

12. Duke Robillard Band – Low Down and Tore Up (Stony Plain) *

13. Monkeyjunk – To Behold (Stony Plain) *

14. Bonnie Ste-Croix – Canadian Girl (Self-Released) *

15. Bruce Cockburn – Small Source Of Comfort (True North) *

16. Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra – World Of Funk (Ubiquity)

17. Various – An Alternate History Of Popular Music (Numero Group)

18. Steve Dawson – Nightshade (Black Hen) *

19. Various – Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland Ohio (Numero Group)

20. Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain (Nonesuch)

21. Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne – An Old Rock On A Roll (Stony Plain) *

22. Harry Manx & Kevin Breit – Strictly Whatever (Stony Plain) *

23. Whitehorse – Whitehorse (Six Shooter) *

24. The Wailin’ Jennys – Bright Morning Stars (True North) *

25. Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (Nonesuch)

 

* denotes CDN artist/band

+ denotes local artist/band