Finally, I've managed to find enough time to finalise the fifth installment of Sorry I'm Minimal, something which has been on my mind for a while now. Firstly, I'll begin with some news regarding the familiar face pictured above. Villalobos is back with a new 2 track EP, Peculiar/Zuge. It's classic Villalobos is sound and style, and in musical philosophy as it's vinyl only for now. We'll be following its every movement of course, so as soon as we have an mp3, so can you.

In other minimal news, German producer, Isolée is back with his next pared-down LP Well Spent Youth, after is eponymous debut. It doesn't retain quite the same rhythmic dynamism this time, but it's still another delicately and elegantly composed piece of minimalism, bordering on ambient, the kind we've come to expect from Isolée. We've also snapped up a new Plastikman compilation- A Retrospektive Mix of Classic Plastikman. Although in content it's not entirely different from his mind-blowing Kompilation CD released earlier this year, it's yet another demonstration of Richie Hawtin's merciless stranglehold on the minimal techno world. An captivating journey of Plastikman's assent to becoming 2010's most original and inspiring producer and performer, through the eyes of the genius behind the project. Just for tracks like the brilliantly named Are Friends Electrik? and of course Plasticine, it's an automatic must have for any lover of minimal.

Anyway, as it has been some time since the last Sorry I'm Minimal, there's obviously quite a lot I want to share. Please enjoy responsibly- some of these I warn are deliriously trippy...

Anja Schneider - Strong Way


Jules & Moss - Bonbons


Liviu Groza - Coconut Level One


Someone Else & Mark Henning - Little Helper 11.2


Alex Kork - Blankoff


Digitaline feat. Tigerlilly - Say So


Lopezhouse - Cadillacs & Dinosaurs


Continue to keep checking SOTW over the next few weeks where we will be posting some special features compulsory for every music orientated website, so expect top 10's and 20's for everything, including tracks, DJs, parties and record labels. There will be download links for the very best of 2010 so nobody can miss out on reviewing what has been yet again another explosive year for electronic music.