Music evolution spins in cycles. A new development in sound hoards a following of copycats, too anxious to proliferate the world with the nuclear output of their laptops. There are some that fail. There are some that surf along with the wave before it breaks, emerging from nowhere and receding back to nothing. And then there are some who push the genre just a tiny bit further. Here’s to the pioneers of the continuously evolving bass sound, helping me keep my neighbors far away…

NOTE: ALL ENTRIES ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY ARTIST

2562 Fever When In Doubt		Africa HiTech 93 Million Miles Warp
James Blake James Blake Universal / Polydor / Atlas		Kryptic Minds Can’t Sleep Black Box
Kuedo Severant Planet Mu		Machinedrum Room(s) Planet Mu
Sepalcure Sepalcure Hotflush		Siriusmo Mosaik Monkeytown
Submotion Orchestra Finest Hour Exceptional		Zomby Dedication 4AD

Make sure to return here tomorrow for yet another thematic list of favorite albums! See our selections in Headphone Commute’s Best of 2011.