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Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Christian Koester Product Presentation

1 Ka – Honor Killed The Samurai (Iron Works) 2 Elucid – Save Yourself (Backwoodz Studioz) 3 Elzhi – Lead Poison (Glow 365) 4 Marq Spekt & Blockhead – Keep Playin' (Grilchy Party) 5 Aesop Rock – The Impossible Kid (Rhymesayers)

6 Du-Rites, The (J-Zone & Pablo Martin) – The Du-Rites Orange Vinyl Edition (Redefinition) 7 DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall (Mass Appeal) 8 Miles Davis – Black Beauty (Music On Vinyl) 9 D.I.T.C. – D.I.T.C. Studios Black Vinyl Edition (Slice Of Spice) 10 J-Zone – Fish-N-Grits (Redefinition)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Dejvid Kavazovic Receiving Department

1 Bruce – I'm Alright Mate (Timedance) 2 V.A. – Five I (Non Series) 3 Andre Kronert – An EP Called Jinx (Mosaic) 4 Barker & Baumecker – Love Hertz / Cipher (Ostgut Ton) 5 Skudge – Waveless / Motion (Skudge)

6 DJ Deep & Traumer – La Valle La B EP (Rekids) 7 Sascha Rydell – Mammutbaum EP Resoe Remix (Baum) 8 Markus Suckut – Good Times EP (Rekids) 9 Architectural – Elastic Layouts (Non Series) 10 Roman Poncet / Robert Hood / Psyk – Walfisch (Arts)

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Staff Picks 2016 Donald & Rave Music Purchase Department & HHV Label

1 Alien – Changing Times (Past Due) 2 King Krule – A New Place 2 Drown (XL Recordings) 3 Ash Walker – Bongo Legs / Broke My Phone Again (Deep Heads) 4 AzudemSK – Bis Das Leben Applaudiert (HHV) 5 BBNG (BadBadNotGood) – IV (Innovative Leisure)

6 Klaus Johann Grobe – Spagat Der Liebe Pink Vinyl Edition (Trouble In Mind) 7 M.Rux – Edits & Cuts Pink Vinyl Edition 8 Pilskills – Nur für Leute die Hip Hop richtig gut verstehen (Chefhain Weltrekords / HHV) 9 Roberto Musci – Tower Of Silence (Music From Memory) 10 V.A. – The Way Out (Cosmic Compositions / HHV)

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Staff Picks 2016 Florian Aigner Editorial Team

1 The System – The System EP (Music From Memory) 2 V.A. – Sky Girl (Efficient Space) 3 Tolouse Low Trax – Decade Volume 1/3 (Antinote) 4 Gas – Box (Kompakt) 5 Philippe Chany – Rive Gauche (Dark Entries)

6 Ka – Honor Killed The Samurai (Iron Works) 7 Call Super – New Life Tones (Houndstooth) 8 Rising Sun – The Lamentations Of Rising Sun (Fauxpas Musik) 9 Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band – Wede Harer Guzo (Awesome Tapes From Africa) 10 Demdike Stare – Wonderland (Modern Love)

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Staff Picks 2016 Francesca Customer Service

1 Abra – Princess (True Panther) 2 Mndsgn – Body Wash (Stones Throw) 3 Steven Julien (Funkineven) – Fallen (Apron) 4 Sonikku – All My Friends (Lobster Theremin) 5 Ebo Taylor – My Love And Music (Mr Bongo)

6 Gilles Peterson – Havana Cultura: Anthology (Brownswood) 7 Evinha – Esperar Pra Ver / Que Bandeira (Mr Bongo) 8 Yussef Kamaal (Yussef Dayes & Kamaal Williams aka Henry Wu) – Black Focus (Brownswood) 9 Ty Dolla Sign – Free TC (Atlantic) 10 Black Milk & Nat Turner – The Rebellion Sessions (Computer Ugly)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Hendrik Stein Music Purchase Department

1 V.A. – Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980’s Nigeria (Soundway) 2 Eri Ohno – Skyfire (Rush Hour Store) 3 Gino Pavan – Magico (Disco Segreta) 4 Stefano Torossi – Feelings (Schema) 5 Pellegrino – Periplo (Early Sounds)

6 Krakatau – Tharsis Montes EP (Growing Bin) 7 Psychemagik – Ritual Chants: Beach (Eskimo) 8 Jeremy Underground – Jeremy Underground presents Beauty (Spacetalk) 9 Becker / Stegman / Zeumer – Ich Träume So Leise Von Dir (Music From Memory) 10 Futers – U Get Me (777)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Jasper Fuhlrott Receiving Department

1 The Last Shadow Puppets – Everything You've Come To Expect Deluxe Edition (Domino) 2 Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool Black Vinyl Edition (XL Recordings) 3 Metallica – Hardwired…To Self-Destruct Deluxe Box Set (Vertigo) 4 AnnenMayKantereit – Alles Nix Konkretes (Vertigo) 5 The Strokes – Future Present Past (Cult)

6 Bloodhound Gang – Hooray For Boobies (MVD) 7 Melvins – Basses Loaded (Ipecac) 8 Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American (Interscope) 9 Beginner (Absolute Beginner) – Blast Action Heroes (Universal) 10 Terrorgruppe – Tiergarten (Destiny)

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Staff Picks 2016 Jon Fischer Used Vinyl

1 Mitski – Puberty 2 Black Vinyl Edition (Dead Oceans) 2 Beyonce – Lemonade (Columbia) 3 YG – Still Brazy (Def Jam) 4 SKY H1 – Motion (PAN x Codes) 5 Foodman – Ez Minzoku (Orange Milk)

6 Solange Knowles – A Seat At The Table (Saint) 7 Open Mike Eagle & Paul White – Hella Personal Film Festival (Mello Music Group) 8 Kuedo – Slow Knife (Planet Mu) 9 Ka – Honor Killed The Samurai (Iron Works) 10 Bruno Mars – 24K Magic (Atlantic)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Ken Kretzschmar Receiving Department

1 Thrice – To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere (Vagrant) 2 Turbostaat – Abalonia (Pias) 3 Deftones – Gore (Reprise) 4 Russian Circles – Guidance Colored Vinyl Edition (Sargent House) 5 Truckfighters – V Black Vinyl Edition (Century Media / Fuzzorama)

6 Metallica – Hardwired...To Self-Destruct Red Vinyl Edition (Vertigo) 7 Deftones – B-Sides & Rarities (Warner) 8 Foo Fighters – Saint Cecilia EP (Foo Fighters) 9 The Hives – Veni Vidi Vicious (Burning Heart) 10 Somali Yacht Club – The Sun Black Vinyl Edition (Kozmik Artifactz)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Kristoffer Cornils Editorial staff

1 Jessy Lanza – Oh No (Hyperdub) 2 Soft Grid – Corolla (Antime) 3 Pjoni – Liminal Zones (Proto Sites) 4 LUH – Spiritual Songs For Lovers To Sing (Mute) 5 Rising Sun – The Lamentations Of Rising Sun (Fauxpas Musik)

6 Barker & Baumecker – Turns (Ostgut Ton) 7 Xosar – Show Yourself (Gyrocyre) 8 Jabu x SKRS – Oran VIP (No Corner) 9 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Ears (Western Vinyl) 10 Baaz – Untitled (Office 08) (Office)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Marian Tone Stock-receipt

1 Antonio Carlos e Jocafi – Mudei de Ideia (Mr Bongo) 2 Yussef Kamaal (Yussef Dayes & Kamaal Williams aka Henry Wu) – Black Focus (Brownswood) 3 Mndsgn – Body Wash (Stones Throw) 4 Aura – Aura (Aloha Got Soul) 5 Aged In Harmony – You're A Melody (Melodies International)

6 The Breathing Effect – Mars Is A Very Bad Place For Love (Alpha Pup) 7 V.A. – Aloha Got Soul - Soul, AOR & Disco In Hawaii 1979-85 (Strut) 8 Emilo Santiago / Osmar Milito E Quarteto Forma – Bananeira / America Latina (Cultures Of Soul) 9 BBNG (BadBadNotGood) – IV (Innovative Leisure) 10 The Frightnrs – Nothing More To Say (Daptone)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Matilda Pubi Berlin Store

1 Tame Impala – Currents Black Vinyl Edition (Interscope) 2 Anderson .Paak – Venice (Steel Wool) 3 Solange Knowles – A Seat At The Table (Saint) 4 Jordan Rakei – Cloak (Soul Has No Tempo) 5 Tom Misch – Reverie EP (Beyond The Groove)

6 Sam Gellaitry – Escapism EP (XL Recordings) 7 Fatima Yamaha – What's A Girl To Do (Dekmantel) 8 Kaytranada – 99,9% (XL Recordings) 9 Glenn Astro – Throwback (Tartelet) 10 Mosey – Tuff Times (Future Times)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Mauro Denz Marketing

1 Anderson .Paak – Malibu (Steel Wool) 2 Lady Wray – Queen Alone (Big Crown) 3 Trim – 1-800 Dinosaur presents Trim (1-800 Dinosaur) 4 D.N. Hürter – Lew Zealand (Backstein Ru'let / HHV) 5 V.A. – Moon Faze Sun Gaze I (Multi Culti)

6 Romare – Love Songs: Part Two White Vinyl Edition (Ninja Tune) 7 Pavel Dovgal – The Aura Colored Vinyl Edition (Project: Mooncircle / HHV) 8 Uffe – No! (Tartelet) 9 A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here … Thank You For Your Service (Sony) 10 Propo'88 & Blabbermouf / Asagaya – Boogie Wit Da Ruffneck NTAN Remix / Snooty On Duty (MA.QUALITY / HHV)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Meckie Marketing

1 Kendrick Lamar – Untitled Unmastered (Interscope) 2 A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here … Thank You For Your Service (Sony) 3 Beginner (Absolute Beginner) – Advanced Chemistry (Vertigo) 4 Twit One – KEATS 08: Treegonometry (KEATS / HHV) 5 Achim Funk & Mr. Nylson – The Bridge To Yesterday (Newtold)

6 HawkOne – KEATS 07: Nordkiez (KEATS / HHV) 7 Mr. Oizo – All Wet Black Vinyl Edition (Ed Banger) 8 Genetikk – Fukk Genetikk (Selfmade) 9 Finest – Sonne, Mond & Sterni (HHV) 10 Rookiie & HawkOne – Quite Nice (HHV)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Paola Vertemati Product photography

1 Psychic Mirrors – Nature Of Evil (Cosmic Chronic) 2 Yussef Kamaal (Yussef Dayes & Kamaal Williams aka Henry Wu) – Black Focus (Brownswood) 3 Nite-Funk (Dam-Funk & Nite Jewel) – Nite-Funk (Glydezone) 4 Romare – Who Loves You? / Together (Ninja Tune) 5 Africaine 808 – Basar (Golf Channel)

6 Red Rack'Em – Wonky Bassline Disco Banger (Bergerac) 7 Luca Lozano / Ruf Dug – Massive 1 (Junglish Massive) 8 Max Graef & Glenn Astro – The Yard Work Simulator (Ninja Tune) 9 Krakatau – Tharsis Montes EP (Growing Bin) 10 DJ Sotofett – DJ Sotofett Versions (Puu)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Philipp Kunze Editorial Department

1 The Dwarfs Of East Agouza – Bes Black Vinyl Edition (Nawa) 2 V.A. – Sky Girl (Efficient Space) 3 B/B/S/ – Palace (Miasmah) 4 Jose Mauro – Obnoxius (Far Out) 5 Alain Neffe – An Introduction Into The Insane World Of Alain Neffe (Stroom)

6 Suso Sáiz – Odisea (Music From Memory) 7 Hochzeitskapelle – The World is Full of Songs (Gutfeeling) 8 Melanie De Biasio – Blackened Cities EP (Play It Again Sam) 9 The System – The System EP (Music From Memory) 10 The Vampires' Sound Incorporation – Psychedelic Dance Party (Wah Wah)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Rebecca Buck Music Purchase

1 Manse – Cymbal Shudder (MNS) 2 CW/A – Words Unspoken, Acts Undone (Parachute Italy) 3 Stock Projects (Bedlam) – Stock Projects EP (Bare Hands) 4 Roisner – Piano Roll (Lumieres La Nuit) 5 Neunau – Neunau (Parachute Italy)

6 Bop – Music For Chairs (Parachute Italy) 7 Bress Underground – Dawn EP (Bress) 8 Christian Morgenstern – Remixes 4/8 (Konsequent) 9 V.A. – The29nov (Killekill) 10 Metrist – This Is For Sore Is Just There (Black Opal)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Riet Meert Used Vinyl

1 Daniela La Luz – Foreverness (Parallel Berlin) 2 Burial – Young Death / Nightmarket (Hyperdub) 3 Lamaze – No Dusk (Bliq) 4 Aubrey – Time Level Bypass EP (Solid Groove) 5 Demm Dimitrakakis – El Mensajero (Disk Capita)

6 Daniela La Luz – Counting Days (Housewax) 7 Trinity – Cascade Drive (Nightime Drama) 8 Andreas Gehm – Mystery EP (Chiwax) 9 Fluxion – Bipolar Defect (Subwax Bcn) 10 V.A. – C'est La Vii (777)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Roberto Customer Service

1 Kaytranada – 99,9% (XL Recordings) 2 A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here … Thank You For Your Service (Sony) 3 Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book Clear Vinyl Edition 4 Anderson .Paak – Malibu (Steel Wool) 5 Nicolas Jaar – Sirens (Other People)

6 The Avalanches – Wildflower (XL Recordings) 7 DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall (Mass Appeal) 8 Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo Colored Vinyl Edition 9 Deftones – Gore (Reprise) 10 Tom Misch – Reverie EP (Beyond The Groove)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Sandra Leidecker Soundfiles

1 Tee Mac & Marjorie Barnes – Night Illusion (Soul Jazz) 2 Jeremy Underground – Jeremy Underground presents Beauty (Spacetalk) 3 Puccio Roelens – Rock Satellite (Fifth Dimension) 4 The System – The System EP (Music From Memory) 5 The First Family – Slow Motion (Past Due)

6 V.A. – Message From The Islands (Black Pearl) 7 Abdou El Omari – Nuits D'Éte (Radio Martiko) 8 Eugene Record – Overdose Of Joy / I Want To Be With You (Love Vinyl) 9 V.A. – Music With A Message: Celestial Explorations Into German Church Rock (Tramp) 10 Blue Gas (Celso Valli) – Shadow From Nowhere Black Vinyl Edition (Best Record Italy)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Schelle Reseller

1 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree (Bad Seed Ltd.) 2 Dillon – Live At Haus Der Berliner Festspiele (BPitch) 3 Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos (Caroline) 4 Broken English Club – Myth Of Steel & Concrete (Death & Leisure) 5 SNTS – Losing Sight (Sacred Court)

6 Unru – Als Tier Ist Der Mensch Nichts Black Vinyl Edition (Supreme Chaos) 7 Horde – Hellig Usvart (Soundmass) 8 I and Thou – Medicine Voice (Provenance) 9 My Sound Of Silence – Low Velocity Bullets (Dock 7) 10 Metallica – Hardwired…To Self-Destruct (Vertigo)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Sebastian Hinz Editor-in-chief

1 Jeff Parker – The New Breed (International Anthem) 2 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Ears (Western Vinyl) 3 The Dwarfs Of East Agouza – Bes Black Vinyl Edition (Nawa) 4 Michalis Moschoutis – Nylon (Holotype) 5 Quirke – Whities 007 (Whities)

6 Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch Black Vinyl Edition (Sacred Bones) 7 Klara Lewis – Too (Editions Mego) 8 Mike Cooper – New Kiribati (Discrepant) 9 Carla dal Forno – You Know What It’s Like (Blackest Ever Black) 10 V.A. – This Is Kologo Power! (Makkum / Red Wig)

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Staff Picks 2016 Stephan Meyer Shipping Department

1 Lorenzo Senni – Persona (Warp) 2 Sophia Loizou – Singulacra Colored Vinyl Edition (Kathexis) 3 Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition Black Vinyl Edition (Warp) 4 Huerco S – For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) (Proibito) 5 Second Woman – Second Woman (Spectrum Spools)

6 Ondo Fudd – Blue Dot (The Trilogy Tapes) 7 Exploded View – Exploded View Black Vinyl Edition (Sacred Bones) 8 Sam Kidel – Disruptive Muzak (The Death Of Rave) 9 SOS Gunver Ryberg – AFTRYK (Contort) 10 Seekersinternational – Loversdedicationstation (Bokeh Versions)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Sven Eul Shipping Department

1 Judas – Disgrace (Arts) 2 Specta – Envoy (Code Is Law) 3 Emmanuel Top – Lost In Berlin (Fokalm) 4 Bwana – The Capsule's Pride (LMW) 5 Stranger – Highest Sense EP (Monnom Black)

6 Alpha Tracks – Orange (Morbid) 7 Aleja Sanchez – Les Trois Conditions EP (Nachtstrom Schallplatten) 8 Von Grall – Gajeree (Semantica) 9 Jaydee – Plastic Dreams (R&S) 10 Rrose – Arc Unknown (Infrastructure New York)

Staff Picks 2016

Staff Picks 2016 Timm Customer Service

1 V.A. – Space Echo (Analog Africa) 2 V.A. – Killed By Deathrock Volume 2 (Sacred Bones) 3 Christophe Lemaire presents – Can't You Hear Me? (Now-Again) 4 Johnnie Frierson – Have You Been Good To Yourself (Light In The Attic) 5 V.A. – TSOB - The Sound Of Belgium Vinyl Box Volume 3 (La Musique Fait La Force)

6 V.A. – Wake Up You Volume 2: The Rise & Fall Of Nigerian Rock Music (1972-1977) (Now-Again) 7 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity Colored Vinyl Edition (ATO Records) 8 Thee Oh Sees – A Weird Exits (Castle Face) 9 Vacant Lots – Berlin LP (A Recordings) 10 The Glucks – Youth On Stuff (Drunkabilly)