We will have a pop up store in Oslo the 3rd of March together with No Compredo Press, Mari Kanstad Johnsen and Ballhaus. We will sell some rare vinyls, test presses, t-shirts, posters and Smalltown Supersound coffee mugs and more. Among others we will sell a limited edition Kim Hiorthoy 12″ (edition of 100).
If you`re in Oslo we hope to see you there!

01 Todd Terje “Myggsommer”
02 Björk “Crystalline (Omar Souleyman version)”
03 Lumeet “Llyonesse Zero”
04 Mungolian Jet Set “We Are The Shining (Dan Lissvik remix)”
05 Magnus International “Gamlefar”
06 Ultracity “Azura”
07 Carmen Villain “Lifeissin (Prins Thomas remix)”
08 When Saints Go Machine “Jets”
09 Sandra Kolstad “Leone (edit)”
10 Ceo “White Magic”
11 Young Dreams “Flight 376”
12 The Field “Is This Power”
13 Gus Gus “Selfoss”

TOP 10 FILMS:
Midnight in paris
Submarine
Oslo 31.august
harry potter and the deathly hallows prt II
Sønner av Norge
jeg reiser alene
Justin Bieber: Never say never
The twiligt saga: breaking dawn prt I
Få meg på for faen
Hodejegerne

ALBUM:
Arctic Monkeys- Suck it and see
Rihanna- Talk that talk
john olav nilsen- Det nærmeste du kommer
Kakkmaddafakka- Hest
Veronica Maggio- Satan i gatan
Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues
Honningbarna- La alarmane gå
Fjorden Baby- Se deg rundt i rommet
Jan Eggum- Kjærlighet & Ærlighet
Jonas Alaska- Jonas Alaska

Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring for My Halo
WU LYF: Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
Zomby: Dedication
Actress: Splazsh
Peaking Lights: 936
Hype Williams: One Nation
Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972
PJ Harvey: Let England Shake
Theolonious Monk: Monk’s Music

2011 Highlights

Christian Marclay THE CLOCK (Paula Cooper Gallery)
Dinosaur L 24–>24 MUSIC (Sleeping Bag)
Merce Cunningham + Andy Warhol + David Tudor RAINFOREST at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Getting to make a Flexi Disc (Arp MICRO WAVE for the forthcoming White Zinfandel magazine)
The Alps + Tauba Auerbach EASY ACTION (Mexican Summer)
Anika LIVE AT GLASSLANDS, BROOKLYN NY
Patti Smith JUST KIDS
The Jellies THE CONVERSATION (Jelly)
DJ Harvey AROUND 3AM
Julio Bashmore BATTLE FOR MIDDLE YOU (PMR)
Legowelt SARK ISLAND ACID (L.I.E.S)
Baris K ISTANBUL 70: PSYCH, DISCO, FOLK EDITS BY BARIS K (Nublu)
Eddie Hooper PASS IT ON (Soundway)
Bombino AGADEZ (Cumbancha)
Finally got to see John Cameron’s wonderful 1970 film KES at MoMA)
Cass McCombs COUNTY LINE (Domino)
The Caretaker AN EMPTY BLISS BEYOND THIS WORLD (History Always Favors The Winners)
Daphne Oram THE ORAM TAPES: VOLUME ONE (Young Americans)
Sandwell District FEED FORWARD (Sandwell District)
Todd Terje RAGYSH/SNOOZE FOR LOVE (Running Back)
Omar S. HERE’S YOUR TRANCE, NOW DANCE (FXHE), LIVE AT PS1 WARM UP, and almost anything the guy does, however inscrutable
Catching up with the past: Sonoko, Virginia Astley, Flaming Tunes, The Jellies
Making plans with friends for the launch of “OUR CLUB”

BEST OF 2011

MUSIC RELEASES
1. Holy Strays – Enlightenment (Not Not Fun)
2. The Field – Looping States of Mind (Kompact)
3. Can – Tago Mago (40th Aniversary Edition) (Spoon/Mute)
4. Washed Out – Within and Without (Sub Pop)
5. Com Truise – Galactic Melt (Ghostly International)
6. SIlverio – Esclavo (Nuevos Ricos)
7. Burial – Street Halo (Hyperdub)
8. Battles – Gloss Drop (Warp)
9. Light Asylum – In Tension (Mexican Summer)
10. James Pants – s/t (Stones Throw)

PODCASTS
1. Optimo (Espacio)
2. Beats in Space
3. The Best Show on WFMU
4. This American Life
5. The Bay Bridged
6. Honeypotcast
7. StarTalk
8. Cool Hunting
9. Monocle
10. TED

TELEVISION PROGRAMS
1. Game of Thrones (HBO)
2. Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
3. Enlightened (HBO)
4. Storage Wars (A&E)
5. Portlandia (IFC)
6. Real Time Bill Maher
7. Colbert Report (CC)
8. Tim and Eric Awesome Show (AS)
9. Check Please
10. Conan (TBS)

APPS
1. Uzu (iPad)
2. Bloom (iPad)
3. PulsArt (iPad)
4. FluidAutomata (iPad)
5. Infinity Blade (iPad)
6. Gravilocity (iPad)
7. Wurm (iPad)
8. Flipboard (iPad)
9. Glitchbeam (iPad)
10. Photosynth (iPad)

1. Rediscovering my love for teenage bands, and regaining my hope for all of humanity.

1.2 Razika – Program 91. The best thing that ever happened.

1.3 Iceage. The album. The live shows. They may have saved my life.

1.4 WU LYF. They may not be teenagers, but what’s not to love about a band that doesn’t just refuse to do interviews, but also regularly delete the wikpedia-page about themselves.

2. Coming out. A Doll’s House Fanzine: The Smalltown Girl Issue.

3. Le Havre.

4. CathyMay15, you go girl!

5. Oysters. Delicious oysters.

10 x moments of 2011:

120 Days “Sleepless Nights #4″
Group Inerane “Telalit”
The Fall “Nate Will Not Return”
Roy Ayers “Everybody’ s Groovin’ ”
Årabrot “Madonna Was A Whore”
Pirate Love “Thirteen/ Clean”
High Llamas “To The Abbey”
Ice Choir “Two Rings”
Elvira Nikolaisen “Rendezvous”
The Howling Hex “Play This When You Feel Low”

+ Robert Wyatt “Team Spirit” (“Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard”, re- release- series of the year)

1. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo (Matador)
2. Todd Terje – Ragysh 12″ (Running Back)
3. Burial – Street Halo 12″ (Hyperdub)
4. Washed Out – Within And Without (Sub Pop)
5. Peaking Lights – 936 (Weird World)
6. Real Estate – Real Estate (Domino)
7. Neneh Cherry/The Thing (demos)
8. Kurt Vile – So Outta Reach EP (Matador)
9. The Field – Looping State Of Mind (Kompakt)
10.Harvey presents Locussolus (International Feel)
11. Zomby – Dedication (4AD)
12. Mathias Eick – Skala (ECM)
13. Biosphere – N-Plant (Touch)
14. Destroyer – Kaputt (Merge)
15. The New Tigers – The New Tigers (Soliti)
16. Pinch & Shackleton – Pinch & Shackleton (Honest Jons)