yupp, WE (you and us) MADE IT!!
APC finished #2 at BT Digital Awards
and it means …. well a lot, and even more than we can imagine
THX for making us one of the best music blogs of the world
without you, readers, all this worth nothing
so THX again for your ultimate love!!!

besides of posting great tunes
we been all over Europe (me personally mainly in Iceland)
so this was deffo a really exciting month
let’s see the best chooooooooonz

first here is the official TOP 10

#01 Crystal Castles ft Robert Smith – I’m Not In Love [link]
the surprise of the month and one of the top tunes of 2010
#02 PROPELLERHEADS vs SUYT [link]
party:ON
#03 The Glass – Four Four Letter [link]
the sound of now
#04 The Good The Bad – 030 [link]
a naked chick and a guitar
#05 Party Ben – Beat Sauce [link]
yupp, this sauce haz Jacko innit
#06 Fissunix – Burn the funk [link]
DP VS DP? anytime!
#07 FM Belfast – Vertigo [link]
can’t wait for the new FM Belfast album
#08 Hjaltalin – Suitcase Man (Gisli Galdur remix) [link]
a monster epic remix, a must hear
#09 Lykke Li – Get Some [link]
she is sweeter than ever
#10 Nitzer Ebb – Promises [link]
the legends are back

TOP DOWNLOADS CHART – October

this is our new chart feature
based on the stats of a nu ‘n secret high tech DL counter
in other words
the most downloaded tracks of the month

#01 Party Ben – Beat Sauce [link]
#02 Fissunix – Burn the funk [link]
#03 ElectroSound – What I know in my place [link]
#04 The Swell Season – Young hearts run free [link]
#05 Röyksopp – I Wanna Know [link]
#06 Stef Konstan – So What Mir Gehen [link]
#07 ToToM – Swedish House Police [link]
#08 The Reborn Identity – I Can’t Bike Next To You [mp3]
#09 DJ Y alias JY – Ray’s Beat Goes On [link]
#10 Wax Audio – Stayin’ Alive In The Wall [link]

Copycat’s Top 10

#01 Belle and Sebastian – I want the world to stop [link]
The masters of twee pop are back. One of their best tracks – ever!
#02 The Swell Season – Young hearts run free [link]
Imagine Cat Stevens covering Candi Staton’s classic. On constant repeat the past few months.
#03 Crystal Castles ft Robert Smith – I’m not in love [link]
The Cure frontman joins CC on their new single. Massive. Addictive. Brilliant!
#04 Kid Kasio – Not for turning [link]
Catchy electro poppy with hooks galore. This month’s surprise for me.
#05 Röyksopp – I wanna know [link]
Trademark Röyksoppy electro disco. Very good, of course.
#06 Robyn – Indestructible (The Krays Remix) [link]
Robyn electrodiscofies her ballad from Body talk pt 2 – with honours.
#07 James Yuill – First In Line (Lissvik remix) [link]
Lissvik doing what he does best. Blissful Balearica at its best!
#08 FM Belfast – Vertigo [link]
Quirky dreamy pop from Iceland – very cool.
#09 Jeremy Messersmith – A girl, a boy and a graveyard [link]
My new folk/singer/songwriter/wotsit favorite
#10 Botox – Blue Steel (Still going remix) [link]
Still Going adding a a Moroderish disco touch to new DFA act. Beri kool!

MASHUPS of the month:

#01 Frail Limb Purity – Third Eye Blind v Vospi [link]
Unbelievable… FLP made my post a tune by Third Eye Blind.
#02 Fissunix – Burn the Funk [link]
Deep Purple meets Daft Punk. Craziest makeover in a while.
#03 Party Ben – Beat Sauce [link]
Party Ben adds a new spin to this year’s craziest track

Simon Iddol’s TOP 10

#01 Kid Sister – Daydreaming
(Helsinki 78-82 Caribbean Airways Mix) [link]
this topped my playlist between airports and hotel rooms
#02 The Glass – Four Four Letter [link]
their best track so far
#03 John Marr – Sometimes Cooler Than Me [link]
a floorfilla, with those cheeeeeeeeeesy lyrics
#04 FM Belfast – Vertigo [link]
everyone HAVE TO SEE FM Belfast once in a lifetime
#05 Hjaltalin – Suitcase Man (Gisli Galdur remix) [link]
epicepicepic
#06 Lykke Li – Get Some [link]
I <3 when she says: ‘I’m your prostitute’
#07 Crystal Castles ft Robert Smith – I’m Not In Love [link]
just as good as I’ve expected it
#08 Siobhan Wilson – Getting me down (Anoraak rework) [link]
Anoraak is magician
#09 James Yuill – First In Line (Lissvik remix) [link]
anything Dan Lissvik does it’s gold
#10 ToToM – Heart-Shaped Surprise [link]
never thought that I’ll enjoy a Nirvana bootleg this much