Top 10 Albums of 2011: #7

Number 7 brought together a rising star (Jamie XX) and what sadly became a fading legend as Gil Scott Heron departed this life for the next in 2011. It was quite fitting that his music was remixed before his passing to create a new fan base to carry on his legacy.

7. Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX – We’re New Here



Jamie XX had a massive 2011 (as was predicted by this here blog in January) with this remix album, a critically acclaimed single, probably the remix of the year with his Adele rework and now Drake and Rhianna are using his beats for their respective new albums. This album uses Jamie’s trademark production skills, there is “space between the beats” and it is also used to showcase some of his influences with the old school piano riff on I’ll Take Care of You and the Rui Da Silva ‘Touch Me’ sample in Ur Soul and Mine.

The album ranks in my top 10 for the amount of plays it got during the early part of the year, it has fallen by the way side somewhat which is why it ranks lower than a couple of albums which were released around the same time, however I will go back to it and I’ll Take Care of You has been a staple tune at my Lovely Job gigs.