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Staff Picks 2022 Andreas Brüning Contributing Writer

1 Pinkcourtesyphone – Shouting At Nuance (The Helen Scarsdale Agency) 2 Gammelsæter & Marhaug – Higgs Boson (Ideologic Organ) 3 Randi Pontoppidan And Povl Kristian – Life In Life (Chant Records) 4 Natasha Barrett – Heterotopia (Persistence Of Sound) 5 Coil – Musick To Play In The Dark 2 Black Vinyl Edition (Dais)

6 V.A. – Vivien Goldman Presents Revenge Of The She-Punks (Tapete) 7 Pigbaby – Palindromes Neon Pink Vinyl Edition (PLZ Make It Ruins) 8 Mazen Kerbaj – Sampler / Sampled (Morphine) 9 Vladislav Delay – Anima (Keplar) 10 Earthen Sea – Ghost Poems (Kranky)

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Staff Picks 2022 Andreas Schnell Contributing Writer

1 V.A. – Music From Saharan Whatsapp (Sahel Sounds) 2 Oumou Sangare – Timbuktu (World Circuit) 3 V.A. – Hallo 22 DDR Funk & Soul Von 1971-1981 Kompiliert von Max Herre & Dexter (Sony Music) 4 Batida – Neon Colonialismo (Crammed) 5 Enablers – Some Gift (Wrong Speed)

6 Congotronics International – Where's The One? (Crammed) 7 Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Toast (Reprise) 8 Ferry DJimmy – Rhythm Revolution (Acid Jazz) 9 Ecko Bazz – Mmaso (Hakuna Kulala) 10 Onom Agemo & Ahmed Ag Kaedy – Tartit (Agogo)

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Staff Picks 2022 Arne Lehrke Contributing Writer

1 Viagra Boys – Cave World (Year0001) 2 Nilüfer Yanya – Painless Colored Vinyl Edition (ATO) 3 Nichtseattle – Kommunistenlibido (Staatsakt) 4 alt-J – The Dream Black Vinyl Edition (BMG / Infectious) 5 Tocotronic – NIE WIEDER KRIEG (Vertigo Berlin)

6 Kid Kapichi – Here's What You Could Have Won (Spinefarm) 7 Paula Hartmann – Nie Verliebt (Four Music/Himbeertoni) 8 Acht Eimer Hühnerherzen – »Musik« Black Vinyl Edition (Kidnap Music) 9 Sharon Van Etten – We've Been Going About This All Wrong Black Vinyl Edition (Jagjaguwar) 10 Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure Red Vinyl Edition (Transgressive)

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Staff Picks 2022 Benjamin Mächler Contributing Writer

1 OG Keemo – Mann Beisst Hund (Chimperator) 2 Roc Marciano & The Alchemist – The Elephant Man's Bones (–) 3 Yaya Bey – Remember Your North Star Blue Vinyl Edition (Big Dada) 4 Billy Woods & Preservation – Aethiopes (Backwoodz Studioz) 5 Pusha T – It's Almost Dry (G.O.O.D. Music)

6 Danger Mouse & Black Thought (The Roots) – Cheat Codes Indie Exclusive Red Vinyl Edition (BMG) 7 Kerri Chandler – Spaces & Places Deluxe Trifold Edition (Kaoz Theory) 8 Àbáse – Laroyê (Oshu) 9 Robert Glasper – Black Radio III (Loma Vista) 10 Nu Genea – Bar Mediterraneo 2nd Edition (NG Records)

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Staff Picks 2022 Björn Bischoff Contributing Writer

1 Nils Frahm – Music For Animals Mofi Inner Sleeves Edition (BMG Rights Management) 2 Zola Jesus – Arkhon Black Vinyl Edition (Sacred Bones) 3 Whatever The Weather (Loraine James) – Whatever The Weather Black Vinyl Edition (Ghostly International) 4 Florence + The Machine – Dance Fever Black Vinyl Edition (Polydor) 5 Burial – Antidawn (Hyperdub)

6 Denzel Curry – Melt My Eyez See Your Future Lavender Vinyl Edition (Loma Vista) 7 Casper – Alles War Schön Und Nichts Tat Weh (Columbia/Eklat Tonträger) 8 Angel Olsen – Big Time Black Vinyl Edition (Jagjaguwar) 9 Danger Mouse & Black Thought (The Roots) – Cheat Codes Indie Exclusive Red Vinyl Edition (BMG) 10 OG Keemo – Mann Beisst Hund (Chimperator)

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Staff Picks 2022 Carl Musikeinkauf

1 Snares – Sixteen Level Sequences (Sequencing Mad Flava) 2 Hakim Norbert & Carl Aqua – Storytelling (Wax Flip) 3 Jazzbois – Jazzbois Goes Blunt II (–) 4 Mz Boombap & Pablo Beter – Time Machine (Dusty Basement) 5 Toco – Outro Lugar (Schema)

6 Perverted Dialect – The 1996 Demo Tape EP (Chopped Herring) 7 Carl Aqua – Flip The Bit (Wax Flip) 8 Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange – Volume III: Prayer For Peace (Get Together) 9 Boogaloop Boy – Onions 10 Lou Raw, B And Felix, Olli & E.E – World Life Balance (Cheap Fast Worldwide)

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Staff Picks 2022 Christian Neubert Contributing Writer

1 Sole – Selling Live Water (–) 2 Full Moon Ensemble – Crowded With Loneliness (Comet) 3 Ian Carr With Nucleus – Labyrinth (Be With) 4 Moebius – Kollektion 07: Solo Works (Bureau B) 5 Tyler The Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost (Columbia)

6 SOHN – Trust (4AD/Beggars Group) 7 Yaya Bey – Remember Your North Star Blue Vinyl Edition (Big Dada) 8 David Sylvian – Sleepwalkers Remastered Edition (Grönland) 9 Zola Jesus – Arkhon Black Vinyl Edition (Sacred Bones) 10 V.A. – Alien Parade Japan (Alien Transistor)

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Staff Picks 2022 Christoph Benkeser Contributing Writer

1 Fred Again.. – Actual Life 3 January 1-September 9 2022 (Warner Music International) 2 God Alone – Etc White & Red Splatter Vinyl Edition (Prosthetic) 3 Duster – Together Black Vinyl Edition (Numero Group) 4 Wu-Lu – Loggerhead Black Vinyl Edition (Warp) 5 Swedish House Mafia – Paradise Again (Republic Records)

6 Wandl – Body Memory (Sichtexot) 7 Taylor Swift – Midnights Moonstone Blue Vinyl Edition (Republic) 8 Placebo – Never Let Me Go Transparent Lime Green Vinyl Edition (So) 9 Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There Black Vinyl Edition (Ninja Tune) 10 Hiphop Joshy – Konnex (Heiße Luft)

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Staff Picks 2022 Cristina Plett Contributing Writer

1 Emeka Ogboh – 6°30’33.372”N 3°22’0.66”E (Danfotronics) 2 Gaddafi Gals – Romeo Must Die (3-Headed Monster Posse) 3 Two Shell – Home (Mainframe Audio) 4 Rosalia – Motomami Red Vinyl Edition (Epic International) 5 FKA Twigs – Caprisongs Green Glow In The Dark Vinyl Edition (Atlantic)

6 Ficilio – Dangerous Goods (Parallel Minds) 7 Brainwaltzera – Itsame (Film) 8 Lucrecia Dalt – Íay! Black Vinyl Edition (Rvng Intl.) 9 Molly Nilsson – Extreme (Night School) 10 µ-Ziq – Magic Pony Ride Purple Vinyl Edition (Planet Mu)

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Staff Picks 2022 Denis HHV Store

1 Adrian Quesada Of Black Pumas – Boleros Psicodélicos Colored Vinyl Edition (ATO) 2 Nu Genea – Bar Mediterraneo 2nd Edition (NG Records) 3 Sudan Archives – Natural Brown Prom Queen Colored Vinyl Edition (Stones Throw) 4 Rosalia – Motomami Red Vinyl Edition (Epic International) 5 Nas – Magic Black Vinyl Edition (Mass Appeal)

6 FKA Twigs – Caprisongs Green Glow In The Dark Vinyl Edition (Atlantic) 7 Angel Olsen – Big Time Pink Vinyl Edition (Jagjaguwar) 8 Bomba Estéreo – Deja (Sony Music Latin) 9 Shygirl – Nymph Std.Black (Because Music) 10 Hudson Mohawke – Cry Sugar Blue Vinyl Edition (Warp)

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Staff Picks 2022 DJ BONEY S Used Vinyl

1 Charlie – Cold Inside / Melodies Bring Memories (Ferry Lane) 2 DJ Fucks Himself – Weisse Weste EP (Natural Positions) 3 Donor – Apollo Remixes (Diffuse Reality) 4 Friedrich Ernst – The Wildstyle Fusion (Self Learning System) 5 Henning Baer – Sui Generis (Pinkman)

6 Innershades – Deviation (Cartulis Music) 7 Lag & Beot – Patience EP (Coincidence) 8 Poly Chain – Dogtooth EP (Dom Trojga) 9 Riko – Deine Hand In Meiner (CEP006) 10 V.A. – Deviate 004 (Deviate)

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Staff Picks 2022 Donald & Rave HHV Label

1 Arthur Verocai – Arthur Verocai HHV Summer Of Jazz Exclusive Half-Speed Mastered Transparent Green Vinyl Edition (Mr Bongo) 2 Chris – San Francisco Night (Edition Hawara) 3 Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs – Roxbury 02119 (90's Tapes / HHV) 4 Ghia – At The Hilton (The Outer Edge) 5 Koralle – Still Life (Beat Jazz International / HHV)

6 Sam Gendel – Fresh Bread Opaque Red Vinyl Edition (Leaving) 7 Shacke One – S1 (Nordachse Cashgroup) 8 Say She She – Forget Me Not Black Vinyl Edition (Karma Chief) 9 V.A. – Vacation From My Mind (Forager) 10 Willie Lindo – Midnight (Miss You)

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Staff Picks 2022 Ecki Software Developer

1 Life – North East Coastal Town (The Liquid Label) 2 Daft Punk – Tron: Legacy Reconfigured Limited Edition (Walt Disney) 3 The Hellacopters – Eyes Of Oblivion Black Vinyl Edition (Nuclear Blast) 4 Superchunk – Wild Loneliness Black Vinyl Edition (Merge) 5 RZA as Bobby Digital – RZA vs. Bobby Digital (Ruffnation)

6 Blood Command – Praise Armageddonism Transparent Magenta Vinyl Edition (Hassle) 7 Killing Joke – Lord Of Chaos Clear Vinyl Edition (Spinefarm) 8 J.Rocc – A Wonderful Letter Black Vinyl Edition (Stones Throw) 9 Mutter – Ich Könnte Du Sein, Aber Du Niemals Ich (Die Eigene Gesellschaft Mit Eigener Moral) 10 Corrosion Of Conformity – Technocracy (Metal Blade)

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Staff Picks 2022 Florian Aigner Redaktion

1 V.A. – Ghost Riders (Efficient Space) 2 Fumu – Enter The Anima (YOUTH) 3 Kakuhan – Metal Zone (NAKID) 4 Shackleton – The Majestic Yes (Honest Jon's) 5 Dawuna – Ep1 (O___o?)

6 CS + Kreme – Orange (The Trilogy Tapes) 7 Ssabae – Azurescens (Few Crackles) 8 Michael J. Blood & Rat Heart – Nite Mode Vol. 1 (BODYTRONIXX) 9 Gav & Jord (Equiknoxx) – Writings Ov Tomato (MAL) 10 V.A. – Begging The Moon: Phleng Thai Sakon & Luk Krung, 1945-1960 (Death Is Not The End)

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Staff Picks 2022 Franziska Nistler Contributing Writer

1 DJ Heartstring – 4 The People (Eurodance Inc) 2 Yazzus – Black Metropolis (Tresor) 3 Narciss – The Return Of The Golden Funk Ep Edition (Eurodance Inc) 4 François X – Digital Fever Clear Vinyl Edition (Xx Lab) 5 Sleep D – Freak Of Nature Volume 2 Black Vinyl Edition (Butter Sessions)

6 Quelza – Les Malicieuses EP (Mord) 7 Fjaak – Fjaak 008 (Fjaak) 8 Negroni Nails – Slow Motion Drip (Klakson) 9 Gideon – Ritmo EP (Homo-Centric) 10 Steffi – The Red Hunter Black Vinyl Edition (Candy Mountain)

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Staff Picks 2022 Henna Musikeinkauf

1 Delly Rollies & Friends 82 / Dea Barandana – Licik (Jiwa Jiwa) 2 V.A. – America Dream Reserve (Smiling C) 3 V.A. – Italian Dancefloor Outsiders 1987-1994 (Thank You) 4 INIT – NRGY (Optimo Music) 5 Niklas Wandt – Abbondanza (Edizioni Mondo)

6 Gianni E Donatella – Amore Segreto (Disco Segreta) 7 Tadan – Healing Sounds Of Dendera EP (Mana Abundance) 8 Ghia – Curaçao Blue (The Outer Edge) 9 V.A. – Jugotronic EP (Black Pearl) 10 V.A. – Non Volevo Ma Volavo (Ultimo Tango)

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Staff Picks 2022 Jana-Maria Mayer Contributing Writer

1 Rosa Anschütz – Goldener Strom (BPitch) 2 Painting – Painting Is Dead (Antime) 3 To Rococo Rot – The John Peel Sessions Black Vinyl Edition (Bureau B) 4 Sophia Blenda – Die Neue Heiterkeit Black Vinyl Edition (PIAS Germany) 5 Carl Gari & Abdullah Miniawy – Between The Bullet And The Front Sight, Casting Lots (Live At Haus der Kunst) (Molten Moods)

6 Latarnik – Marianna (Astigmatic) 7 Kali Malone – Living Torch (Portraits Grm) 8 Daniela Lalita – Trececerotres (YOUNG) 9 Konrad Kraft – Accident In Heaven (TAL) 10 Ä.I.D.S. – The Road To Nuclear Holocaust Black Vinyl Edition (La Vida Es Un Mus)

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Staff Picks 2022 Jens Pacholsky Contributing Writer

1 Torus – 333 Mirrors (Tresor) 2 Sully – Swandive (Astrophonica) 3 Nils Frahm – Music For Animals Mofi Inner Sleeves Edition (BMG Rights Management) 4 µ-Ziq – Lunatic Harness 25th Anniversary Clear Vinyl Edition (Planet Mu) 5 Imed Alibi – Frigya Feat. Khalil Epi (Shouka)

6 V.A. – Artificial Intelligence (Warp) 7 µ-Ziq – Hello (Planet Mu) 8 Hexagon – Information Paradox (Furthur Electronix) 9 Prettybwoy – Tayutau (SVBKVLT) 10 Merrin Karras – Silent Planet (A Strangely Isolated Place)

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Staff Picks 2022 Kristoffer Cornils Redaktion

1 Park Jiha – The Gleam (Glitterbeat) 2 Ellen Arkbro & Johan Graden – I Get Along Without You Very Well Black Vinyl Edition (Thrill Jockey) 3 Nichtseattle – Kommunistenlibido (Staatsakt) 4 Merzbow – Merzbeat (Important) 5 Lucrecia Dalt – Íay! Black Vinyl Edition (Rvng Intl.)

6 Touraj – Me Without You, The Spring Without You Black Vinyl Edition (Fun In The Church) 7 Fuji||||||||||Ta – Noiseem (Thirty Three Thirty Three) 8 Painting – Painting Is Dead (Antime) 9 V.A. – Epiphanies (Hallow Ground) 10 Vladislav Delay – Anima (Keplar)

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Staff Picks 2022 Louisa Neitz Contributing Writer

1 Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure Red Vinyl Edition (Transgressive) 2 Tomu DJ – Half Moon Bay (Franchise) 3 Eerie Wanda – Internal Radio Lavender Vinyl Edition (Joyful Noise) 4 Kevin Morby – This Is A Photograph Black Vinyl Edition (Dead Oceans) 5 Konduku – Mantis 09 (Delsin)

6 Yaya Bey – Remember Your North Star Blue Vinyl Edition (Big Dada) 7 Selda – Dost Merhaba (Uzelli) 8 Angel Olsen – Big Time Black Vinyl Edition (Jagjaguwar) 9 Swamp Dogg – I Need A Job ... So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune Pink Vinyl Edition (Don Giovanni) 10 Düsseldorf Düsterboys – Duo Duo (Staatsakt)

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Staff Picks 2022 Mad Lubi Wareneingang

1 Florence Adooni – Yinne (Philophon) 2 Charles Stepney – Step On Step Black Vinyl Edition (International Anthem) 3 Boris Gardiner – Ultra Super Dub V.1 (Now-Again) 4 John Berberian And The Rock East Ensemble – Middle Eastern Rock Orange Vinyl Edition (Modern Harmonic) 5 Greg Foat – Psychosynthesis (Blue Crystal)

6 Phuong Tam – Magical Nights - Saigon Surf Twist & Soul 1964-1966 (Sublime Frequencies) 7 Bob Lind – Since There Were Circles (Antarctica Starts Here) 8 V.A. – Valley Of The Sun: Field Guide To Inner Hand Black Vinyl Edition (Numero Group) 9 George Russell And His Orchestra – Jazz In The Space Age (Honeypie) 10 V.A. – Padang Moonrise: The Birth Of The Modern Indonesian Recording Industry 1955-1969 (Soundway)

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Staff Picks 2022 Martin Controlling

1 AZ – Doe Or Die II (De Rap Winkel) 2 Pusha T – It's Almost Dry (G.O.O.D. Music) 3 John Coltrane – Blue Train The Complete Masters Tone Poet Stereo Edition (Blue Note) 4 Guru – Jazzmatazz Volume 1 (Music On Vinyl) 5 Danger Mouse & Black Thought (The Roots) – Cheat Codes Indie Exclusive Red Vinyl Edition (BMG)

6 Nas – Magic Black Vinyl Edition (Mass Appeal) 7 The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death HHV Exclusive Silver Vinyl Edition (Warner) 8 The Prodigy – The Fat Of The Land 25th Anniversary Edition (XL Recordings) 9 Michael Jackson – Thriller 40th Anniversary Edition (Sony) 10 Group Home – Livin' Proof (Get On Down)

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Staff Picks 2022 Martin Silbermann Contributing Writer

1 Sorry – Anywhere But Here Black Vinyl Edition (Domino) 2 Aldous Harding – Warm Chris (4AD) 3 Gold Panda – The Work Black Vinyl Edition (City Slang) 4 Björk – Fossora Black Vinyl Edition (One Little Independent) 5 Makaya McCraven – In These Times Black Vinyl Edition (XL Recordings)

6 Soccer Mommy – Sometimes, Forever (Loma Vista) 7 Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B Black Vinyl Edition (Rough Trade) 8 Black Midi – Hellfire Black Vinyl Edition (Rough Trade) 9 Rosalia – Motomami Red Vinyl Edition (Epic International) 10 Ezra Furman – All Of Us Flames Colored Vinyl Edition (Bella Union)

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Staff Picks 2022 Maximilian Fritz Contributing Writer

1 Earthen Sea – Ghost Poems (Kranky) 2 Shanti Celeste – Cutie / Shimmer (Hessle Audio) 3 V.A. – Ghost Riders (Efficient Space) 4 Claudio PRC – Challenger Deep (Delsin) 5 Tenka (Meitei) – Hydration Colored Vinyl Edition (Metron)

6 Loraine James – Building Something Beautiful For Me Black Vinyl Edition (Phantom Limb) 7 Answer Code Request – Shattering EP (Delsin) 8 nthng – Sub-Sonar (Delsin) 9 Terrence Dixon – Relinked EP (Kynant) 10 V.A. – Planet Love 2: Early Transmissions 1990-95 (Safe Trip)

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Staff Picks 2022 Meckie Performance Marketing

1 Evidence of Dilated Peoples – Unlearning Volume 1 Blue Vinyl Edition (Rhymesayers) 2 Umse – Séparée (Umse) 3 Pusha T – It's Almost Dry (G.O.O.D. Music) 4 Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (Interscope) 5 Nas – Magic Black Vinyl Edition (Mass Appeal)

6 Megaloh – Drei Kreuze (Vertigo Berlin) 7 Mädness (Mädness & Döll) – Maggo Lebt Classic Black Vinyl Edition (Mädness) 8 A Tribe Called Quest – THE LOW END THEORY 30TH ANNIVERSARY 7" COLLECTION (BOX SET) (Get On Down) 9 Logic – Vinyl Days (Def Jam) 10 Nas – King's Disease II Gold Vinyl Edition (Mass Appeal)

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Staff Picks 2022 Nils Schlechtriemen Contributing Writer

1 SHXCXCHCXSH – Kongestion (Avian) 2 CS + Kreme – Orange (The Trilogy Tapes) 3 Moin – Paste (Ad 93) 4 Ripatti Deluxe – Speed Demon (Rajaton) 5 Volodymyr Gnatenko – Rainalice (Kalahari Oyster Cult)

6 Earth Trax – The Sensual World Black Vinyl Edition (Shall Not Fade) 7 V.A. – Planet Love 2: Early Transmissions 1990-95 (Safe Trip) 8 Mystic Am – Cardamom & Laudanum (Astral Industries) 9 Gilla Band – Most Normal Black Vinyl Edition (Rough Trade) 10 Diamanda Galás – Broken Gargoyles (Intravenal Sound Operatio)

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Staff Picks 2022 Philipp Kunze Redaktion

1 Kahil El'zabar Quartet – A Time For Healing (Spiritmuse) 2 Yuta Matsumura – Red Ribbon (Low Company) 3 V.A. – Ghost Riders (Efficient Space) 4 Billy Woods & Preservation – Aethiopes (Backwoodz Studioz) 5 Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (Interscope)

6 Shackleton – The Majestic Yes (Honest Jon's) 7 Dialect – Advanced Myth Limited Clear Vinyl Edition (Rvng Intl.) 8 V.A. – Thorn Valley (World Of Echo) 9 Tia Blake & Her Folk Group – Folksongs & Ballads (Ici Bientot) 10 Treasury Of Puppies – Mitt Stora Nu (Discreet Music)

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Staff Picks 2022 Schelle Reseller

1 Laibach – Wir Sind Das Volk - Ein Musical Aus Deutschland (Mute) 2 Vessel Of Inquity – The Path Unsees (Sentient Ruin Laboratories) 3 Wiegedood – There's Always Blood At The End Of The Road (Century Media) 4 Napalm Death – Resentment Is Always Seismic (Century Media) 5 Kae Tempest – The Line Is A Curve Black Vinyl Edition (Virgin)

6 Marianne Faithfull – Songs Of Innocence And Experience 1965-1995 (Universal) 7 Macabre – Murder Metal Grey With Black Splatter Vinyl Edition (Nuclear Blast) 8 Anna von Hausswolff – Live At Montreux Jazz Festival (Pomperipossa) 9 Haiyti – City Tarif (HHV) 10 Motörhead – Bastards (Golden Core)

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Staff Picks 2022 Sebastian Hinz Redaktionsleitung

1 Eiko Ishibashi – For Mccoy (Black Truffle) 2 Civilistjävel! – Järnnätter (Felt) 3 Jon Iverson – Many Worlds Interpretation (Seance Centre) 4 Dialect – Advanced Myth Limited Clear Vinyl Edition (Rvng Intl.) 5 Nate Scheible – Fairfax (Warm Winters Ltd.)

6 Laila Sakini & Lucy Van – Figures Clear Vinyl Edition (Boomkat Editions) 7 CS + Kreme – Orange (The Trilogy Tapes) 8 Claire Rousay – Everything Perfect Is Already Here (Shelter Press) 9 Jorge Lopez Ruiz – Bronca Buenos Aires (Altercat) 10 Tia Blake & Her Folk Group – Folksongs & Ballads (Ici Bientot)

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Staff Picks 2022 Stefan Head of Marketing Music

1 Nu Genea – Bar Mediterraneo 2nd Edition (NG Records) 2 Surprise Chef – Education & Recreation Black Vinyl Edition (Big Crown) 3 Monophonics – Sage Motel Black Vinyl Edition (Colemine) 4 Thee Sacred Souls – Thee Sacred Souls Black Vinyl Edition (Daptone) 5 Scone Cash Players – Brooklyn To Brooklyn Black Vinyl Edition (Daptone)

6 Sababa 5 – Sababa 5 (Batov) 7 Lambda 77 – Music For Fantasy, Road Tripping & Day Dreaming (Q-Sounds) 8 The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble – Step Down HHV German Exclusive Black Vinyl Edition (Colemine) 9 Say She She – Prism Black Vinyl Edition (Karma Chief) 10 Lady Blackbird – Black Acid Soul Deluxe Edition (BMG Rights Management)

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Staff Picks 2022 Stefan Mertlik Contributing Writer

1 Tocotronic – NIE WIEDER KRIEG (Vertigo Berlin) 2 Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There Black Vinyl Edition (Ninja Tune) 3 Lizzo – Special Black Vinyl Edition (Atlantic) 4 Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (Interscope) 5 OG Keemo – Mann Beisst Hund (Chimperator)

6 Get Well Soon – Amen (Virgin Music Las) 7 The Linda Lindas – Growing Up Black Vinyl Edition (Epitaph Europe) 8 Hudson Mohawke – Cry Sugar Blue Vinyl Edition (Warp) 9 Moonchild – Starfruit (Tru Thoughts) 10 Porridge Radio – Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky Black Vinyl Edition (Secretly Canadian)

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Staff Picks 2022 Thomas Owner | CEO

1 Danger Mouse & Black Thought (The Roots) – Cheat Codes Indie Exclusive Red Vinyl Edition (BMG) 2 Loyle Carner – Hugo Neon Indie Exclusive Orange Vinyl Edition (EMI UK) 3 V.A. – Hallo 22 DDR Funk & Soul Von 1971-1981 Kompiliert von Max Herre & Dexter (Sony Music) 4 Sault – Untitled (Rise) 20 Years HHV Golden Vinyl Edition (Forever Living Originals) 5 Nu Genea – Bar Mediterraneo 2nd Edition (NG Records)

6 Arctic Monkeys – The Car Indie Exclusive Custard Colored Vinyl Edition (Domino) 7 Action Bronson – Cocodrillo Turbo Opaque Red Vinyl Edition (Loma Vista) 8 Vulfpeck – Wong's Cafe (Vulf) 9 Curren$y & The Alchemist – Continuance Red Vinyl Edition (Empire) 10 Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels Blue Aqua Swirled Vinyl Edition (Seeker Music Group)

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Staff Picks 2022 Thorben Kaiser Musikeinkauf

1 Brezel Göring – Psychoanalyse (Volume 2) (Flirt99) 2 Haiyti – City Tarif (HHV) 3 Martina Topley Bird – Forever I Wait Black Vinyl Edition (Martina Topley Bird) 4 Danger Mouse & Black Thought (The Roots) – Cheat Codes Black Vinyl Edition (BMG) 5 Nas – Magic Black Vinyl Edition (Mass Appeal)

6 Nas – King's Disease II Gold Vinyl Edition (Mass Appeal) 7 Giveon – Give Or Take (Epic International) 8 Contour – Onwards! (Touching Bass) 9 Knarf Rellöm Arkestra – Kritik Der Leistungsgesellschaft (Misitunes) 10 Stereo Total – I Love You Ono / Wir Tanzen Im Viereck HHV Exclusive Marmorized Vinyl Edition (Stereo Total / Flirt 99)

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Staff Picks 2022 Tim Caspar Boehme Contributing Writer

1 Huerco S – Plonk (Incienso) 2 Jeff Parker – Mondays At The Enfield Tennis Academy (Aguirre) 3 Ellen Arkbro & Johan Graden – I Get Along Without You Very Well Black Vinyl Edition (Thrill Jockey) 4 Kokoroko – Could We Be More Black Vinyl Edition (Brownswood) 5 Lucrecia Dalt – Íay! Black Vinyl Edition (Rvng Intl.)

6 Zopelar – Charme (Tartelet) 7 Christina Vantzou / Michael Harrison / John Also Bennett – Christina Vantzou / Michael Harrison / John Also Bennett (Seance Centre) 8 Emeka Ogboh – 6°30’33.372”N 3°22’0.66”E (Danfotronics) 9 Itoa – Oh No (Exit) 10 Iannis Xenakis – Electroacoustic Works (Karl)

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Staff Picks 2022 Tim Tschentscher Contributing Writer

1 Sofie Royer – Harlequin (Stones Throw) 2 The Zenmenn And John Moods – Hidden Gem (Music From Memory) 3 Kanye West – Donda (Def Jam) 4 Ferkat Al Ard – Oghneya (Habibi Funk) 5 Sam Wilkes – One Theme & Subsequent Improvisation (Leaving)

6 Nelson Brandt – Knalleffekt (Growing Bin) 7 Junko Ohashi – Magical Junko Ohashi's World III (HMV Record Shop) 8 J.Lamotta – ככה שמעתי (Kame’a) 9 Hikaru Utada – First Love (Universal Japan) 10 Hans Hass – Welche Farbe Hat Der Wind (Tramp)