Many of you may know Manu, the founder of Italian imprint, Archeo Recordings. When he sent me his mad, absolutely bonkers, “Best of 2022” list, I was thinking “Fuck me, mate. If that’s your favourites, how much music did you actually buy?” I was initially considering asking him to cut it down, so that I could easily format and illustrate it, but then you’d miss the point. When I say “mad”, I mean it in the nicest possible way – i.e. mad enthusiastic, mad passionate about music. Manu, please don’t ever change.
Super selections by Daniele-Manuel “Manu” Dallerba, of Archeo Recordings.
TOP 12s
Bottin & Lucio Dalla / Lunedì Cinema / Archeo Recordings
The World Is Sound / Imaginaria
LOVA / Gypsophila Remixes E.P. / NuNorthernSoul
Feel Fly / Sacrificio / New Interplanetary Melodies
Feel Fly / Cosmo Cosmo / Internasjonal
Feel Fly / Mediterranean Dreams – Part 1 & 2 / International Feel Recordings
Expositions / Energía Mística (Remixes) / Balearic Social Records
Haners / Edits 3 / Misadventures
Alex Kassian / Strings Of Eden / Pinchy & Friends
Cabaret Du Ciel / The Breath of Infinity Rmxs 2 / Altrimenti Records
Cantoma / Alive (Conrad McDonnell Remixes) / Highwood Recordings
Flavio Vecchi / Work It / Fuckthegovernment
Miro / Passion Night / Disco Segreta
The Vendetta Suite / The Kempe Stone Portal Remixes / Hell Yeah Recordings
King Sporty & The Extras / Do You Wanna Dance? / Emotional Rescue
Bianca / Tabu / NuNorthernSoul
Azura / Theme From Azura / World Building
TOP 45s
Tonica & Dominante / Tigre / Gennarino ‘O Sioux / Archeo Recordings
Ghia / At The Hilton / The Outer Edge
Staalfagel / Utan Rymddrakt Pa Uranus (Gary The Tall Mix) / Emotional Rescue
TOP 10s
A.B. Crentsil’s Ahenfo Band / Obi Baa Wiase / Hot Mule & Secousse
TOP CASSETTES
Ocean Moon / Music For Vibraphone & Tape / Golden Ratio Frequencies
TOP DIGITAL
Cantoma / To The Sea (Hear & Now Remix) / Highwood Recordings
Two Ends / Frame Of Mind (LOVA Eivissa Flight Remix) / Shades Of Sound Recordings
LOVA / Elusive Realities / Balearic Ensemble
La Guardia de la Luz / Kingston Technologies / Hell Yeah Recordings
Clive From Accounts / Alan E.P. / Income Trax
Hillside / For Daniel (Bosq Remix) / Claremont 56
Bison / Soup Fiction (Lexx’s Dubs) / Claremont 56
TOP CDs
Chris Coco / The Chillout Tent Vol. 1 / DSPPR
TOP ALBUMS
Cratere Centrale / Cratere Centrale / Roots Underground Records
Seahawks / Infinite Echo / Cascine
Hubbabubbaklubb / Drømmen Drømmerne Drømmer Remixed / Snorkel Records
Calm / Before / Hell Yeah Recordings
Tosca / Osam / !K7 Records
Kraftwerk / Remixes / Kling Klang and Parlophone
Strata-Gemma / Radamanto / New Interplanetary Melodies
TOP COMPILATIONS
Claremont Editions Vol. 3 / Claremont 56
Charles Bals & Henry Jones / America Dream Reserve / Smiling C
Anime & Manga Synth Pop Soundtracks 1984-1990 / Time Capsule
Matt Sewell / A Crushing Glow Volume 2 / Caroline True Records
Colleen Cosmo Murphy / Balearic Breakfast Vol. 1 / Heavenly Recordings
La Torre Ibiza: Volumen Quatro / Hostal La Torre Recordings
Paisa Got Soul: Soul AOR & Disco In Italy 1977-1986 / Four Flies Records
Leva Leva : Litany of the Portuguese Fishermen / FLEE
TOP REISSUES
Fabio Liberatori / Acqua E Sapone / Beat Records Company
Enzo Carella / Ahoh Yé Nanà / Sony
Guido & Maurizio De Angelis / Banana Joe / Beat Records Company
Ozric Tentacles / The Floor’s Too Far Away / Cleopatra
Ozric Tentacles / Trees Of Eternity / Kscope
C.S.I. / Noi Non Ci Saremo / Universal
World Standard / World Standard / HMV Japan
Hiroshi II Hiroshi Vol. 1 / Lawson Entertainment Japan
Ecstasy Boys / Moon Dance / Amidst
TV Eyes / Movin’ Yourself / White Satellite
Haruomi Hosono / Paraiso / Sony Japan
Lykke Li / I Follow Rivers / Groovin Recordings
Piscine Et Charles / Quart De Tour Mon Amour / Les Disques Du Crépuscule
Michael Jackson / Thriller (40th Anniversary Edition) / Sony
Don Carlos / Aqua / Irma Records
Giuliano Sorgini / Zoo Folle (Extended) / Four Flies
Monica Rypma / Classifieds / BBE
All the best and a marvelous 2023!!!
For Ban Ban Ton Ton, the new year starts here…
Ban Ban Ton Ton 