the wire: "To illustrate our 50 Records Of The Year Chart 2005 we've collated 10 tracks for your listening pleasure from a selection of labels and artists. The tracks are all streamed at 40kbs mono."

• Ariel Pink - Immune To Emotion
  
• CocoRosie - Noah's Ark
  
• Edan - I See Colours
  
• Konono No1 - Kule Kule
  
• Tetuzi Akiyama - Fast Machine (for Alan Licht)
  
• The Books - Be Good To Them Always
  
• The Chap - Woop Woop
  
• The Focus Group - You Do Not See Me
  
• The Lappetites - My Within
  
• Thuja - Fit The third
  
  
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