Here's the link to the audio, breakdown and playlist for our mid-year rundown of the best music (so far) in 2012!
Melting Pot’s Best So Far of 2012:
{opening theme} Booker T & the Mgs – Melting Pot – 7” (Stax)
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Adrian Younge & Venice Dawn – Two Hearts Combine – Something About April (Wax Poetics)
Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro – Here Again – Look Around The Corner (Tru Thoughts)
The One & Nines – Make It Easy – 7” (Cotter)
The Funkees – Dancing Time – Dancing Time: The Best Of Eastern Nigeria’s Afro Rock Exponents 1973-1977 (Soundway)
The Quakers feat. Aloe Blacc – Sign Language – Quakers (Stones Throw)
Jungle Fire – Comencemos (Let’s Start) – 7” (Colemine)
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Thee Satisfaction – QueenS – AwE NaturalE (Sub Pop)
T. Dyson – It’s All Over – Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984 (Chocolate Industries)
Robert Glasper Experiment feat. King – Move Love – Black Radio (Blue Note)
Allo Darlin’ – My Sweet Friend – Europe (Slumberland)
Sonnymoon – Every Summer Night – Sonnymoon (Plug Research)
Chicano Batman – La Tigresa – Joven Navegante (Self-released)
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Spain – The Only One – The Soul Of Spain (Diamond Soul)
Michael Kiwanuka – Rest – Home Again (Interscope)
Curumin – Paris Vila Matilde – Arrocha (Six Degrees)
Emily King – Radio – The Seven EP (Self-released)
Anthony Valadez feat. Mar & the Park – Under Water – Just Visiting (Plug Research)
Thom Janusz – Crystals – Ronn Forella…Moves! (Ubiquity)
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Mount Eerie – Distorted Cymbals – 7” (K Records)
Gonjasufi – Rubberband – Muzzle EP (Warp)
Pierre Raph – Gilda & Gunshots – The B Music of Jean Rollin (Finders Keepers)
The Sureshot Symphony Solution feat. The Mighty Pope – Mr. Fortune & Fame – A Good Look EP (Self-released)
Rob – Make It Fast, Make It Slow – Make It Fast, Make It Slow (Soundway)
Donnie & Joe Emerson – Give Me The Chance – Dreamin’ Wild (Light In The Attic)
The Soul Investigators – Creepin’ Pt. 2 – 7” (Timmion)
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Willie West & the High Society Bros. – She’s So Wise – 7” (Timmion)
The Spectrals – Luck Is There To Be Pushed – Bad Penny (Slumberland)
Wendy Rene – Crying All By Myself – After Laughter Comes Tears: Complete Stax/Volt Singles & Rarities 1964-1965 (Light In The Attic)
Ruby Fray – Let’s Grow Older – Pith (K Records)
Ceu – Chegar Em Mim – Caravana Seriea Bloom (Six Degrees)
J.J. Barnes – You Owe It To Yourself – Best of Perception & Today Records (BBE)
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The Lumpen – Free Bobby Now – Listen Whitey!: The Sounds of Black Power 1967-1974 (Light In The Attic)
Dr. John – Revolution – Locked Down (Nonesuch)
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Kali Yuga – Seeds (SomeOthaShip)
Adrian Quesada & Adrian Younge – The Last Word – Adrian vs. Adrian 12” (Ubiquity)
Ana Tijoux – Shock – La Bala (Nacional)
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{closing theme} The Dirty Three – Rising Below – Toward The Low Sun (Drag City)
