Blog: Little White Earbuds

In the face of critical malaise, 2008 was a great year for techno and house singles. As the landscape shifted further from minimal, deep-house (already as broad a term as "minimal"), dub and tribal sounds came back strong, joined by brand name Berghain techno, dubstep and its techy (as of yet unnamed) brother. There was certainly no shortage of great singles crowding shelves (physically and digitally), and these twenty, as selected by LWE's staff, represent our favorites from this year. This is just the first slice, with Tuesday through Thursday hosting the rest, and our albums list will cap off [...]