Best of the New Music 2011 -- Playslist for Dec. 23, 2011

Zion Train's State of Mind (Universal Egg) is one of the best albums of 2011,  selected for you by the Wake the Town Crew:

Lee "Scratch" Perry feat. Roots Manuva & LSK vs. Moody Boyz: International Broadcaster -- Nu Sound & Version (On-U Sound 2011)

Dubmatix feat. Kulcha Ites: Wobble Weeble (Eccodek's Mali to Mumbai Remix -- Clash of the Titans: System Shakedown Remixes (Collision 2011)

Dub Spencer & Trance Hill: This Is England – The CLASHification Of Dub (Echo Beach 2011)

King Midas Sound: Earth a Kill Ya (Gang Gang Dance Remix) -- Without You (Hyperdub 2011)

Grace Jones: Hurricane Dub –Hurricane (PIAS 2011)

Soom T & Disrupt: I Need Weed -- Ode to a Carrot (Jahtari 2011)

10ft Ganja Plant: Ringers Rock -- Shake Up the Place (ROIR 2011)

African Head Charge: The Best Way -- Voodoo of the Godsent (On-U Sound 2011)

Zion Train: Great Leap Forward -- State of Mind (Universal Egg 2011)

Tack>>Head: Exodus (Dubvisionist Dub) (Echo Beach/Irie Ites 2011)

Senior Allstars: Wha'ppen Dub (Dubvisionist Remix) -- In Dub (Skycap 2011)

Pinch & Shackleton: Cracks in The Pleasuredome -- Pinch & Shackleton (Honest Jon’s 2011)

Big Sugar: If I Were Heaven Tonight -- Revolution Per Minute (Bread & Water 2011)

Hollie Cook: That Very Night -- Hollie Cook (Mr. Bongo 2011)

Prince Fatty & mutant Hi-Fi: Black Powder -- Return Of the Gringo (Mr. Bongo 2011)

Kode9 & the Spaceape feat Cha Cha: Black Smoke -- Black Sun (Hyperdub 2011)

Jamaram: What Do You Mean Dub -- In Dub (Echo Beach 2011)

Little Axe: Song To Sing -- If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog (On-U Sound 2011)

Aldubb meets Citizen Sound feat. Ammoye: Wa Doo Dubb -- King Size Dub Chap. 15 (Echo Beach 2011)

See-I: Disturbancy (Face to Face) -- See-I (Fort Knox 2011)

Ghetto Priest: Ghetto Life -- The Lion of Judah Hath Prevailed (2011)

Martin Basic: Deck the Version ii (Unreleased)

Merry Christmas to all! We'll be back next week with some of the best of the dub and roots reggae albums re-issued in the last year.