Techibeats Best of 2012

I think it is safe to say that 2012 was a huge year, both for the dance music industry and for ourselves here at Techibeats. There has been countless tracks and albums released this year that have not only blown club and festival roofs off, but also pushed the boundaries of production in an innovative way. We’ve also seen lots happen in the news world of EDM, including some quite entertaining attempts of Paris Hilton DJ’ing and messing with Afrojack for some time, as well as rumors of Daft Punk returning to the stage. Despite everything that has happened in 2012, we feel very privileged to be a part of this wonderful community and all that it has offered us. Thanks to all our fans out there that have supported us and we look forward to an even bigger year in 2013. With that said, we are very happy to present our Best of 2012 article, where we’ve outlined the Top 20 Artists of the year, Top 5 Releases, Top 5 Festivals, and the Top 5 Tracks from just about every EDM genre. Once you all check out this full list, you’ll see that it is quite epic and is a great outline of the best things to hit the dance music industry this year. Please enjoy everything after the bump and have a Happy New Year!  

Top 20 Artists:

1. Above & Beyond
2. Eric Prydz
3. Swedish House Mafia
4. Armin van Buuren
5. Kaskade
6. Deadmau5
7. Calvin Harris
8. Alesso
8. Hardwell
10. Zedd
11. Knife Party
12. Tiesto
13. Nicky Romero
14. Arty
15. Afrojack
16. Skrillex
17. Richie Hawtin
18. Dirty South
19. Seth Troxler
20. Sander van Doorn

Top 5 Releases:

1. Eric Prydz – Pryda
2. Deadmau5 – >album title goes here<
3. Seven Lions – EP
4. Zedd – Clarity
5. Markus Schulz – Scream

Top 5 Festivals:

1. Tomorrowland
2. Coachella
3. Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE)
4. Sensation
5. Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)

Notables:
1. Ultra
2. Global
3. Paradisco

Top 5 Progressive House:

Pryda – Allein (Original Mix)

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Porter Robinson – Language (Original Mix)

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Sandro Silva & Quintino - Epic (Original Mix)

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Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl - In My Mind (Axwell Mix)

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Mat Zo & Porter Robinson – Easy (Extended Mix)

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Top 5 Electro House:

Knife Party – Internet Friends (Original Mix)

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Hardwell – Spaceman (Original Mix)

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Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote (Original Mix)

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Showtek & Justin Prime – Cannonball (Original Mix)

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Dada Life – Rolling Stones T-Shirt (Original Mix)

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Top 5 Trance:

Arty, Nadia Ali & BT – Must Be The Love (Original Mix)

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Andrew Bayer feat. Molly Bancroft – Keep Your Secrets (Myon & Shane 54 Summer Of Love Mix)

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Above & Beyond feat. Zoe Johnston – Alchemy (Above & Beyond Club Mix)

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Ummet Ozcan – The Box (Original Mix)

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Gareth Emery – Concrete Angel (Original Mix)

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Top 5 Deep House:

Disclosure – What’s In Your Head (Original Mix)

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Ben Pearce – What I Might Do (Original Mix)

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Florence & The Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) (Maya Jane Coles Remix)

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Sandy Rivera – Avenue (Main Mix)

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Nick Curly – Underground (Dennis Ferrer Remix)

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Top 5 Tech House:

Stefano Noferini – Flash (Original Mix)

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Hot Chip – Flutes (Sasha Remix)

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Mark Knight – Together (Original Club Mix)

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Nic Fanciulli – Movin’ On (Original Mix)

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TJR – Funky Vodka (Original Mix)

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Top 5 Dubstep:

Seven Lions – Days To Come ft. Fiona (Original Mix)

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Knife Party – Centipede (Original Mix)

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Zeds Dead – Adrenaline (Original Mix)

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The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up (Noisia Remix)

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12th Planet, Skrillex, and Kill The Noise ft. GMCFOSHO – Burst (Original Mix)

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Top 5 Trap:

Dillon Francis – Masta Blasta (THE REBIRTH)

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Baauer – Harlem Shake (Original Mix)

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Major Lazer – Original Don (Flosstradamus Remix)

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Benny Benassi – Satisfaction (RL Grime Remix)

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Hardwell – Spaceman (Carnage Festival Trap Remix)

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Top 5 Drum & Bass:

Bassnectar – Ugly ft. Amp Live (Original Mix)

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Knife Party – Bonfire (Original Mix)

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Monsta – Holdin’ On (Skrillex & Nero Remix)

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Zeds Dead & Omar LinX – Crank (Original Mix)

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Netsky – Love Has Gone (Original Mix)

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Top 5 Moombahton:

Dillon Francis – IDGAFOS 2.0 (Original Mix)

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Diplo – Express Yourself (Original Mix)

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Nero – Must Be The Feeling (Delta Heavy Remix)

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Munchi – Sandungueo (Original Mix)

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Dillon Francis – Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up) (Original Mix)

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