Dopo avervi deliziato con le nostre dittatoriali e pretenziosamente obiettive classifiche di fine anno, la top 25 dei dischi italiani del 2011 e la top 50 dei dischi very internescional, è giunto il momento finale, quello di dare voce ai nostri redattori, a coloro i quali ImpattoSonoro, e possibilmente voi tutti, dovete la vita.
Qui sotto i migliori 10 dischi del 2011 scelti da ognuno di noi, con la mente, con le orecchie e soprattutto con il cuore.
Un sacco di bella musica, svariati generi e svariati artisti, con la solita speranza che possano stuzzicarvi, farvi conoscere qualcosa di nuovo e invitarvi ad aprire le orecchie e ascoltare quanto di bello ci ha regalato questo 2011.
Tanta bella roba.

Fabio Gallato
1. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy (4AD)
2. Liturgy – Aesthetica (Thrill Jockey)
3. Verdena – Wow (Universal)
4. James Blake – James Blake (Atlas)
5. Cults – Cults (Columbia)
6. Destroyer – Kaputt (Dead Oceans)
7. EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints (Souterrain Transmissions)
8. Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts (Matador)
9. Fratelli Calafuria – Musica Rovinata (Massive Arts)
10. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Mute)

Listen to: St. Vincent – Northern Lights

Vincenzo Lombino
1. Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter One: Les Gens De Couleurs Libres (Constellation Records)
2. James Blake – James Blake (Atlas)
3. La Dispute – Wildlife (No Sleep Records)
4. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up (Sub Pop)
5. tUnE-YarDs – w h o k i l l (4AD)
6. EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints (Souterrain Transmissions)
7. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy (4AD)
8. Cults – Cults (Columbia)
9. Carlo Barbagallo – Quarter Century (42 Records)
10. Neo – Neoclassico (Megasound)

Listen to: Matana Roberts – Pov Piti

Alekos Capelli
1. The Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps (Sub Pop)
2. Shining – VII: Född Förlorare (Spinefarm)
3. Alternative 4 – The Brink (Avantgarde Music)
4. Fen – Epoch (Nordvis)
5. Evaline – Woven Material (Riverman Records)
6. Corde Oblique – A Hail Of Bitter Almonds (Prikosnovénie)
7. Lifelover – Sjukdom (Prophecy Productions)
8. Chriss Cornell – Songbook (Universal)
9. Florence + The Machine – Ceremonials (Island)
10. Stielas Storhett – Expulse (Code 666)

Listen to: The Twilight Singers – On The Corner

Massimiliano Locandro
1. The Field – Looping state of mind (Kompakt)
2. Blouse – Blouse (Captured Tracks)
3. S.C.U.M. – Again Into Eyes (Mute)
4. Pj Harvey – Let England Shake (Island)
5. The Horrors – Skying (XL)
6.Verdena – Wow (Universal)
7. Washed Out – Washed Out (Sub Pop)
8. Real Estate – Days (Domino)
9. Low – C’mon (Sub Pop)
10. Josh T.Pearson – Last of the country gentleman (Mute)

Listen to: The Field – Burned Out

Lorenzo Tagliaferri
1. The Dears – Degeneration Street (Dangerbird)
2. Jonathan Wilson – Gentle spirit (Bella Union)
3. P.J. Harvey – Let England shake (Island)
4. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi (Domino)
5. Morkobot – Morbo (Supernatural Cat)
6. Tv On The Radio – Nine types of light (Interscope)
7. Mastodon – The Hunter (Reprise)
8. Tom Waits – Bad As Me (Anti)
9. Youth Lagoon – The year of hibernation (Fat Possum)
10. Beyoncé – 4 (Columbia)

Listen to: The Dears – Thrones

Fabio La Donna
1. Paolo Benvegnù – Hermann (La Pioggia)
2. Umberto Palazzo – Canzoni della notte e della controra (Discodada)
3. n.a.n.o. – I racconti dell’amore malvagio (Fosbury)
4. Tidelands – If… (Autoproduzione)
5. Manetti! – Manetti! (Sangue Disken)
6. Inade – Antimimon Pneumatos (Loki Foundation)
7. Verily So – Verily So (Autoproduzione)
8. Raein – Sulla Linea D’Orrizonte Tra Questa Mia Vita E Quella Di Tutti (Autoproduzione)
9. Laghetto – Il coraggio di non suonare (Donna Bavosa)
10. Diary of Dreams – Ego:X (Accession)

Listen to: Paolo Benvegnù – Io Ho Visto

Michele Guerrini
1. Cut Hands- Afro Noise vol.1 (Very Friendly)
2. Mushy – Faded Heart (Mannequin Records)
3. Peaking Lights -936 (Not Not Fun)
4. James Ferraro- Far Side Virtual (Hippos In Tanks)
5. Andy Stott- We Stay Together (Modern Love)
6. Tim Hecker- Ravedeath,1972 (Kranky)
7. Zomby- Dedication (4AD)
8. Prurient – Bermuda Drain (Hydra Head)
9. Xeno & Oaklander- Sets & LIghts (Wierd)
10. M83- Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Mute)

Listen to: Cut Hands – Who No Know Go Knows

Federico Colocresi
1. Arbouretum – The Gathering (Thrill Jockey)
2. Kasabian – Velociraptor! (Columbia)
3. Verdena – Wow (Universal)
4. Josh T. Pearson Last of the Country Gentelmen (Bella Union)
5. The Horrors – Skying (XL)
6. Paolo Benvegnù – Herman (La Pioggia)
7. Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl (Provogue)
8. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Rome (Parlophone)
9. The Strokes – Angles (Sony)
10. Smart Cops Per proteggere e servire (La Tempesta Dischi)

Listen to: Arbouretum – Destroying To Save

Filippo ‘Dr. Panico’ De Lisa
1. Fratelli Calafuria – Musica rovinata (Massive Arts)
2. Vittorio Cane – Palazzi (Innabilis)
3. 24 Grana – La stessa barca (Sintesi 3000)
4. Gue Pequeno – Il ragazzo d’oro (Universal)
5. Dadamatto – Anema e core (Infecta/Face Like A Frog)
6. Casino Royale – Io e la mia ombra (V2)
7. Dargen D’Amico – Cd’ (Giada Mesi)
8. Lo stato sociale – Amore ai tempi dell’ikea (Garrincha)
9. Burial – Street Halo (Hyperdub)
10. Ex-Otago – Mezze stagioni (Autoproduzione)

Listen to: Fratelli Calafuria – Pezzo Giallo

Michele Marcolungo
1. Mariachi El Bronx – Mariachi el Bronx II (Wichita)
2. Bon Iver – Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)
3. Pains of Being a Pure at Heart – Belong (Slumberland)
4. Hanni El Khatib – Will The Guns Come Out (Innovative Leisure)
5. Timber Timbre – Creep on Creepin On (Full Time Hobby)
6. Wu Lyf – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain (Lyf)
7. Black Lips – Arabia Mountain (Vice)
8. Yuck – Yuck (Fat Possum)
9. Cold War Kids – Mine Is Yours (V2)
10. The Drums – Portamento (Moshi Moshi)

Listen to: Mariachi El Bronx – 48 Roses

Mario Carina
1. Mastodon – The Hunter (Reprise)
2. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (Capitol)
3. Black Cobra – Invernal (Southern Lord)
4. Black Tusk – Set the dial (Relapse)
5. Mogwai – Hardcore will never die, but you will (Rock Action)
6. I Cani – Il sorprendente album d’esordio dei Cani (42 Records)
7. Fratelli Calafuria – Musica rovinata (Massive Arts)
8. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light (RCA)
9. Brutal Truth – End Time (Relapse)
10. Mike Patton – The Solitude Of Prime Number (Ipercac)

Listen to: Mastodon – Black Tongue

Lorenzo Giannetti
1. Bancale – Frontiera (Ribéss/Fumaio/Palustre)
2. Mombu – Mombu (Subsound)
3. Big Sexy Noise – Trust the witch (Le Son Du Maquis)
4. Dead cat in a bag – Lost Bags (Viceversa)
5. The death of Anna Karina – Lacrima/Pantera (Unhip)
6. Patrick Wolf – Lupercalia (Mercury)
7. The Bongolian – Bongos for Beatniks (Blow Up)
8. Vinicio Capossela – Marinai, profeti e balene (La cùpa/Wea)
9. Tyler, the Creator – Goblin (XL)
10. OvO – Cor Cordium (Supernatural Cat)

Listen to: Bancale – Frontiera

Jacopo Rossi
1. And So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs (The Richter Collective)
2. The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (Columbia Records)
3. Tycho – Dive (Autoproduzione)
4. Steven Wilson – Grace for Drowning (Kscope)
5. The Horrors – Skying (XL)
6. James Blake – James Blake (ATLAS, A&M, Polydor)
7. Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (Rock Action Records/Sub Pop)
8. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs (Ticker Tape, XL, TBD, Hostess Entertainment)
9. Black Keys – El Camino (Nonesuch)
10.Kasabian – Velociraptor! (RCA/Columbia Records)

Listen to: And So I Watch You From Afar – Gang

Francesco Ceni
1. Crash Of Rhinos – Distal (Triste)
2. Verdena – Wow (Universal)
3. The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient (Secretly Canadian)
4. Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming (Daptone)
5. Small Brown Bike – Fell & Found (No Idea)
6. J Mascis – Several Shades Of Why (Sub Pop)
7. Emphemetry – A Lullaby Hum For Tired Streets (Time Travel Opps/Triste)
8. We Were Promised Jetpacks – In The Pit Of The Stomach (Fat Cat)
9. The Peawees – Leave It Behind (Wild Honey)
10. Ex-Otago – Mezze Stagioni (Autoproduzione)

Listen to: Crash Of Rhinos – Big Sea

Denis Prinzio
1. Black Lips – Arabia Mountain (Vice)
2. Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread (Drag City)
3. Sick Rose – No Need For Speed (Area Pirata)
4. Giuda – Racey Roller (White Zoo)
5. Megafaun – Megafaun (Hometapes)
6. Majakovich – Man Is A Political Animal By Nature (Anti-Dot)
7. Mark Sultan – Whatever, Whenever (In The Red)
8. Thee Oh Sees – Castlemania (In The Red)
9. Bon Iver – Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)
10. Psychedelic Horseshit – Laced (Fat Cat)

Listen to: Black Lips – Go Out And Get It!

Enzo Curelli
1. Seasick Steve – You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (Pias)
2. Tom Waits – Bad as Me (Anti)
3. Vinicio Capossela – Marinai, Profeti e Balene (La cùpa/Wea)
4. Graveyard – Hisingen Blues (Nuclear Blast)
5. Wilco – The Whole Love (Dbpm)
6. EMA – Past Life Maryred Saints (Souterrain Transmissions)
7. Mastodon – The Hunter (Reprise)
8. Paolo Benvegnù – Hermann (La Pioggia)
9. The Decemberists – The King is Dead (Capitol)
10- Verily So – Verily So (Autoproduzione)

Listen to: Seasick Steve – You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

Emanuele Brizzante
1. Amycanbe – Mountain Whales (Open Production)
2. Pj Harvey – Let England Shakes (Island)
3. Verdena – Wow (Universal)
4. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs (Autoproduzione)
5. Caparezza – Il Sogno Eretico (Universal)
6. Gazebo Penguins – Legna (To Lose La Track)
7. Bjork – Biophilia (One Little Indian)
8. Brunori Sas – Vol. 2: Poveri Cristi (Picicca Dischi)
9. Bon Iver – Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)
10. The Death Of Anna Karina – Lacrima/Pantera (Unhip)

Listen to: Amycanbe – Truth Be Told

Cristina Benedetti
1. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto (Parlophone)
2. The Strokes – Angles (Sony)
3. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See (Domino)
4. Amy Winehouse – Lioness Hidden Treasures (Island)
5. Blondie – Panic Of Girls (Eleven Seven)
6. Darmon King – L’Infinito (CM)
7. Everlast – Songs Of The Ungrateful Living (Martyr Inc.)
8. Kanye West And Jay-Z – Watch The Throne (Roc-A-Fella)
9. Travis Barker – Give The Drummer Some (Interscope)
10. Rihanna – Talk That Talk (Def Jam/Rock Nation)

Listen to: Coldplay – Paradise

Mairo Cinquetti
1. 1000 Degrees – Has Already Past (IndieBox)
2. Mute – Thunderblast (Effervescence)
3. This Is A Standoff – Be Delighted (Effervescence)
4. Jet Market – Sparks Against Darkness (No Reason)
5. Joey Cape – Doesn’t’ Play Well With Others (Autoproduzione)
6. Davide Van De Sfroos – Yanez (PDT)
7 . Startoday – Another Chance (Wynona)
8. Atlas Losing Grip – State Of Unrest (Black Star Foundation)
9 . Thrice – Major/Minor (Vagrant)
10. Dropkick Murphys – Going Out In Style (Born & Bred)

Listen to: 1000 Degrees – Shelter

Luca Dalpiaz
1. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (Bella Union)
2. Wolves in the Throne Room – Celestial Lineage (Southern Lord)
3. Low – C’Mon (Sub Pop)
4. M83 – Hurry up we’ re dreaming (Mute)
5. David Lynch – Crazy clown time (Sunday Best)
6. Gottesmorder – Gottesmorder EP (Nojoy)
7. Skagos – Ast (NHR)
8. Dirty Beaches – Badlands (Zoo Music)
9. Hull – Beyond the lightless sky (The End Records)
10. Six Organs of Admittance – Asleep on the Floodplan (Drag City)

Listen to: Fleet Foxes – Grown Ocean

Andrea Caccese
1. Bon Iver – Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)
2. Wilco – The Whole Love (Dbpm)
3. Tom Waits – Bad as me (Anti)
4. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light (RCA)
5. The Kendolls – Jerking class era (Alleycat)
6. Arctic Monkeys – Suck it and see (Domino)
7. Yuck – Yuck (Fat Possum)
8. Radiohead – King of Limbs (Autoproduzione)
9. Battles – Gloss Drops (Warp)
10. Verdena – Wow (Universal)

Listen to: Bon Iver – Perth

Simone Stefanini
1. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (Bella Union)
2. Low – C’Mon (Sub Pop)
3. M83 – Hurry up we’ re dreaming (Mute)
4. David Lynch – Crazy clown time (Sunday Best)
5. Gottesmorder – Gottesmorder EP (Nojoy)
6. Skagos – Ast (NHR)
7. Dirty Beaches – Badlands (Zoo Music)
8. Hull – Beyond the lightless sky (The End Records)
9. Six Organs of Admittance – Asleep on the Floodplan (Drag City)
10. Aucan – Black Rainbow (La Tempesta Dischi)

Listen to: Fleet Foxes – Montezuma

Vincenzo Zingaro
1. Matana Roberts – Coin Coin One: Gens Des Couleur Libres (Constellation Records)
2. Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol II: Judges (Constellation Records)
3. James Blake – James Blake (Atlas)
4. Nicholas Urie – My Garden (Red Piano)
5. Harold Budd – In The Mist (Darla)
6. Beach Boys – Smile Sessions (Capitol)
7. Nils Frahm – More (Erased Tapes)
8. Neon Indian – Era Extrana (Static Tongues)
9. Lukas Ligeti – Pattern Time (Innova)
10. Toro Y Moi – Underneath The Pine (Carpark)

Listen to: Matana Roberts – Libation for Mr. Brown: Bid Em In..

Archivio 29 12 2011.

IMPATTO AWARDS ’11: i migliori dischi del 2011 scelti dai nostri redattori