The Inaugural LWAPD “Tune’dem of the Year” Awards, brought to you in association with R.White’s Lemonade*

Ah, Christmas… a time for mistletoe, mulled wine, and geeky best-something-of-the-year lists created by losers on the internet. Without further ado, here’s Tommy Digital’s Top Five Records of the Oh-Nine. Where’s yours?

1. Joker / 2000f & J Kamata – Digidesign / You Don’t Know What Love Is

This is sort of cheating because by rights these should be numbers one and two respectively. But since Hyperdub were kind enough to put dubstep’s most melodic moment and the the world’s first/only electro-vocoder-crunkstep tune on the same 12″, I reckon it’s okay. Two copies essential.

Joker – Digidesign

2000f & J Kamata – You Don’t Know What Love Is

one for Johnboy

Video from the Architects Journal‘s YouTube page (subscribers: 6) about the top five comic book cities. Gotham’s in there, obviously, and Chris Ware, and the Jean Giraud/Moebius stuff’s pretty amazing. But I feel like this could be slightly controversial for certain members of the L.W.A.P.D. community. Anybody got any strong opinions on comic books and/or architecture?

Mayer Hawthorne – Maybe So, Maybe No video

There’s so much to love about this video, it’s hard to pick one favourite thing. But I think the bit where Mayer plays the tiny geetar just about edges it for me.

The album’s due out in September apparently, and the CD will come with a tiny single on vinyl as well!

Oh, and geek boys – yes, you – you can still pick up the heart-shaped red 7″ single from the Stones Throw store…