TOP 10 BOOKS READ IN 2020: a court of thorns and roses by sarah j. maas

Hello all! I know I'm not around much these days but I still wanted to post my top 10 posts of 2020 for you all to enjoy! 🙂 

-It’s a lot of images so I’ve put it below the cut-

Top 100 DJs 2020, powered by Beatport + DJ Mag Top 100

в основном топе DJ Mag победили Guetta и Armin Van Buuren, лол, но вот в альт. списке первое место у Charlotte De Witte из бельгийского Гента 💟 (Нина Кравиц на 7-м месте)

1. CHARLOTTE DE WITTE From: Ghent, Belgium DJ Style: “Techno.” Best known for: Her KNTXT parties and label. Fave tune 2020: “I've been playing ‘Trave’ by Jacidorex towards the end of my set. It's fast-paced acid psy-techno.” Who is your number one rising DJ of 2020: “Alignment. He’s an Italian guy living in Germany, he makes very fast-paced techno with very strong trance influences.”

2. CARL COX From: Horsham, UK (originally) DJ style: “House, techno, funk, soul, and disco.” Best known for: “Rocking the house.” Fave tune of 2020: “Vikthor & Elio Riso ‘Soul & Trip’.” Rising star DJ/producer of 2020: “Sicaria Sound, love these girls. They play the purest form of dub tech electronic music. The future, for sure.”

3. CLAPTONE From: “Planet Earth.” DJ style: “House.” Best known for: “My music, I would hope.” Fave tune of 2020: “Josh Wink & Lil Louis 'How’s Your Evening So Far (Chris Lake Remix)’.” Rising star DJ/producer of 2020: “Chris Lake.”

4. ADAM BEYER From: Stockholm, Sweden DJ style: “Techno and beyond.” Best known for: “Being a driving force in the techno scene since the ’90s, and founder of all things Drumcode.”

5. AMELIE LENS From: Belgium DJ style: “Techno.” Fave tune of 2020: “Viper Diva ‘Born To Slytherin (Tbilisi Remix)’.” Rising star DJ/producer of 2020: “AIROD.”

6. BORIS BREJCHA From: Germany DJ style: “High-tech minimal.” Best known for: “Joker mask.” Fave tune of 2020: “‘Blinding Lights’ by The Weeknd.” Rising star DJ/producer of 2020: “Ben Böhmer.”

7. NINA KRAVIZ From: Russia DJ style: Techno

8. JAMIE JONES DJ style: “Groovy, quirky house and techno, sometimes deep, sometimes peak.” Best known for: “Paradise events, Hot Creations label.” Fave tune of 2020: “Tame Impala ‘Borderline (Blood Orange Remix)’.” Rising star DJ/producer of 2020: “DJ Holographic and Mason Maynard.”

9. PEGGY GOU From: South Korea Best known for: ‘It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)’ and her ‘DJ Kicks’ mix.

10. NORA EN PURE From: South Africa/Switzerland DJ style: Deep house

11. FISHER From: “The Gold Coast of Australia.” DJ style: “Having more fun than most.” Fave tune of 2020: “Icarus ‘Joy’.” Rising star DJ/producer of 2020: “DJ Dave and Little Fritter.”

12. GREEN VELVET From: Chicago DJ style: Deep house, jacking leftfield house Best known for: ‘Coffee Pot (It's Time For The Percolator)’, ‘Flash,’ ‘La La Land’

13. BLACK COFFEE Style: “I guess it’s house music!” Best known for: “‘Superman feat. Bucie’, which later became tied with ‘Get It Together feat. Drake and Jorja Smith’.” Fave tune of 2020: “A song that comes to mind immediately would be TekniQ, ‘Amasiko’.” Rising star DJ/producer of 2020: “A producer from South Africa called Da Africa Deep. He’s making amazing quality music.”

14. DEBORAH DE LUCA From: Naples, Italy DJ style: “Full of contamination, but mostly techno. My kind of techno.” Best known for: “You tell me!” Fave tune of 2020: “FBK ‘Headless (Len Faki Hardspace Mix)’.”

15. ANNA [Ana Miranda] From: Brazil Best known for: Emotive techno

16. MARCO CAROLA From: Naples, Italy DJ style: Techno Best known for: Marathon sets

17. PAUL KALKBRENNER From: Berlin Best known for: Techno

18. THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS From: NYC, USA

19. SOLARDO From: Manchester DJ style: Tech-house Best known for: “‘XTC’, ‘Bodyworks’, ‘Sola’.” Fave tune of 2020: “Maur feat. Faber ‘Set You Free’.” Rising star DJ/producer of 2020: “Maur.”

20. SOLOMUN From: Bosnia/Germany DJ style: Deep, emotive house Best known for: His Diynamic label and his passion for music

21. TALE OF US Tale Of Us have been ever-present in the Alternative Top 100 since it launched two years ago. It’s an accurate reflection of the rising popularity of Carmine Conte and Matteo Milleri’s particular brand of mind-altering tech-house, and specifically the surging, arms-aloft nature of their DJ sets.

22. MEDUZA DJ style: House Best known for: 'Piece of Your Heart'

23. HONEY DIJON DJ style: “House/techno/disco.” Best known for: “Technical precision and music eclecticism.” Fave tune of 2020: “Scan 7 ‘Chuuch’.” Rising star DJ/producer of 2020: “Sippin' T.”

24. RICHIE HAWTIN From: Canada Best known for: Techno

25. MAYA JANE COLES From: London, UK British-Japanese DJ/producer Maya Jane Coles

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DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2020

1. David Guetta 2. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike 3. Martin Garrix 4. Armin Van Buuren 5. Alok 6. Don Diablo 7. Afrojack 8. Oliver Heldens 9. Steve Aoki 10. Timmy Trumpet

11. Marshmello 12. Kshmr 13. R3hab 14. W&W 15. Skrillex 16. Tiësto 17. Hardwell 18. Calvin Harris 19. Above & Beyond 20. Nervo

21. Lost Frequencies 22. Eric Prydz 23. Fedde Le Grand 24. Vini Vici 25. Dj Snake 26. Alan Walker 27. The Chainsmokers 28. Kygo 29. Bassjackers 30. Vintage Culture

31. Nicky Romero 32. Charlotte De Witte 33. Quintino 34. Carl Cox 35. Zedd 36. Angerfist 37. Diplo 38. Danny Avila 39. Vinai 40. Tujamo

41. Claptone 42. Mattn 43. Illenium 44. Mariana Bo 45. Alesso 46. Headhunterz 47. Alison Wonderland 48. Adam Beyer 49. Wolfpack 50. Paul Van Dyk

51. Diego Miranda 52. Cat Dealers 53. Ferry Corsten 54. Miss K8 55. Dvbbs 56. Atb 57. Rezz 58. Will Sparks 59. Amelie Lens 60. Boris Brejcha

61. Carta 62. 3 Are Legend 63. Breathe Carolina 64. Deadmau5 65. Ummet Ozcan 66. Nina Kraviz 67. Yellow Claw 67. Jamie Jones 69. Peggy Gou 70. Blasterjaxx

71. Julian Jordan 72. Deniz Koyu 73. Nora En Pure 74. Kura 75. Florian Picasso 76. Fisher 77. Tom & Collins 78. Brennan Heart 79. Mr Pig 80. Radical Redemption

81. Rave Republic 82. Pink Panda 83. D.O.D 84. Swedish House Mafia 85. Plastik Funk 86. Green Velvet 87. Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano 88. Aryue 89. Burak Yeter 90. Mike Williams

91. Black Coffee 92. Tungevaag 93. Deborah De Luca 94. Mike Perry 95. Anna 96. Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman 97. Blastoyz 98. 22bullets 99. Robin Schulz 100. Marco Carola