2013 has been an extraordinary year in the music industry - Many artists have put their art together for the duration of an album and have tried to challenge their creativity in a style that is often forgotten in the underground music world. Among the myriad of releases that have appeared this year, we have selected the albums that have moved us over the last 12 months, and will certainly keep on doing so for a very long time.

1) Horror Inc. / Briefly Eternal – Perlon

An amazing piece of art from Marc Leclair, which is entirely built to be listened to in one sitting. Balancing between refined electronic sounds and the richest instrumentations you could possibly think of, the French maestro delivers the most moving Deep House album that has been released in years.

2) Petre Inspirescu / Fabric 68 (Fabric London)

This release is not only an astonishing mix, it is a breath-taking album for Petre has put his unique know-how in order write every track composing his release. The result is a highly spiritual trip through the evolutions of Minimal Techno and Micro House holding many hidden treasures from the depths of Romanian underground music.

3) James Holden / The Inheritors (Border Community)

Border Community’s head proved that his label and the typical ‘drony’ sound that goes with it are far from being dead. This release is nothing but a genius piece, recorded in one take on Holden’s homemade modular synthesisers.

4) Leif / Dinas Oleu (Fear Of Flying)

A Deep House pearl coming from the UK, halfway between the analogue coldness of TM-404 and the warmth of Gold Panda, driving more and more attention to the always surprising Fear Of Flying imprint.

5) KMFH / The Boat Party (Wild Oats)

Detroit House will probably never stop making headlines: with The Boat Party, Kyle Hall reaffirms that Motor Town is still one step ahead of the game when it comes to music

6) Dwig / Forget The Pink Elephant (Giegling)

German abstract House at it’s finest: a warm blend of jazzy sounds and smoky beats from the Weimar based label that is slowly putting its imprint on House music.

7) Four Tet / Beautiful Rewind (Text)

Kieran Hebden’s never-ending inspiration has returned this year, delivering an astonishing retrospective on his musical influences and the movements that reached his UK homeland.

8) Prince Of Denmark (Forum)

Giegling’s subdivision delivers an intriguing Techno LP for its first release, bringing together a cold minimalism and a gentle touch of delicate romanticism.

9) Damiano Von Erckert / Love Based Music (ava.)

An hour of an endless come-up on soulful Chicago House, freshly imported from…Cologne, Germany!

10) Steve O’Sullivan / Mosaic Reshaped & Unreleased (Sushitech)

Mosaic boss has compiled some of his early works under his different monikers: despite these sounds coming from the 90's they sound extremely up to date and will treat all the slow paced House and Techno aficionados.

11) Anton Zap / Water (Apollo)

Between the analogue sounds of Deep House and the landscapes of Dub-Techno, Anton Zap has been refining a sound of his own, as cold as beautiful.

12) Mr G / Retrospective (REKIDS)

A gift made out of the most incredible unreleased material from Colin McBean, a “twisted journey” between House and Techno.

13) Cuthead / Everlasting Sunday (Uncanny Valley)

A refreshing and unexpected Housy present from the never disappointing Cuthead: he demonstrates once again his crate-digger abilities, bringing together his delicious samples and prepares one of the most uplifting album of the year.

14) Coldfish / The Orphans (All Inn Records)

The Hungarian chameleon, operating under different aliases, proves his producer talent on the length of an album. A minimalist soundtrack masterpiece.

15) Sven Laux / Comfort Fragments (Archipel)

The Canadian label led by Pheek continues its journey into the sounds of the underground, developing a unique eclecticism, this time diving with Sven Laux for a swim into an intriguing and rich Dub