Ian McQuaid’s top 8 tracks of 2013

Tis the season of the end of year list. Top 10 straight to box set DVDs. Top 1000 digital deep house labels. Etc. We've decided to go for Top 8 Whatevers. The Top 8 things of the year – be them bacon sandwiches; the top 8 times you stubbed your toe against the f*cking boxes full of useless sh*t your girlfriend insists on leaving in the hallway; and so on and so forth. Each week until the new year, we'll be publishing the Top 8s of the various R$N scribes.Here are McQuaid's Top 8 bangers, dispensing with descriptions and letting the music (and videos) speak for themselves…Macka Diamond – Dye Dye
RDX – Kotch
Charley Black ft J. Capri – Whine & Kotch
Bryte – I Like Your Girlfriend
Fuse ODG – Antenna
Aidonia – Tip Pon Ya Toe
Weray Ent – Ching Chang Wallah
Sage the Gemini – Gas Pedal
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