RECORD OF THE YEAR
(THE GREATEST)
BEST CITY POP
(DAYTIME CITY POP)
(NIGHTTIME CITY POP)
CHOSEN FEW
BEST JAZZ
(INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ)
(VOCAL JAZZ)
12 MONTHS OF COLLECTING
VINYL MOMENTS THAT
DEFINED THE YEAR
COUNTLESS SPINS
BEST FUSION
BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
SPECIAL PICKS
RECORDS
OF THE
YEAR
ZSTHEZS:
PRESSED IN WAX AND MEMORY
WHERE THE NEEDLE
STAYED LONGEST
EVERY JANUARY, THE SHELVES ARE OPENED, SLEEVES ARE PULLED, AND THE NEEDLE DROPS AGAIN. ZSTHEZS RETURNS TO THE RECORDS THAT SHAPED HIS PAST YEAR—MOMENTS PRESSED IN WAX, MEMORIES SEALED IN SOUND. FROM COUNTLESS SPINS EMERGE THE RECORDS OF THE YEAR: SIX HONORS MARKING THE MUSIC THAT MATTERED MOST—THE GREATEST, BEST CITY POP (DAYTIME & NIGHTTIME), BEST JAZZ (INSTRUMENTAL & VOCAL), BEST FUSION, BEST OST, AND SPECIAL PICKS, A PLACE RESERVED FOR THOSE RARE TITLES THAT LIVE BEYOND CATEGORY.
MUSIC THAT OUTLIVED THE MOMENT
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MUSIC THAT OUTLIVED THE MOMENT ❱❱❱❱❱
DISTILLED
AWARDS &
PICKS
CHOSEN BY ZSTHEZS
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The GREATEST of them all. Definitely the No. 1 vinyl record over the year.
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Two best daytime/nighttime City Pop records over the year.
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Two best instrumental/vocal jazz records over the year.
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The best fusion record over the year.
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The best original soundtrack record over the year.
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A collection of carefully selected vinyl records from a variety of genres and styles, a selection of ZSTHEZS’s personal favourites.
Each January, ZSTHEZS looks back on every record he added to his shelves over the past year, pulling out the ones that defined his listening. From that reflection comes the Records of the Year—six categories honoring the music that mattered most: The Greatest, Best City Pop (Daytime & Nighttime), Best Jazz (Instrumental & Vocal), Best Fusion, Best OST, and Special Picks, a space for personal favorites that defy category.
FROM THIS YEAR TO YEARS PAST
NOW & THEN / THE YEARS THE SHELVES OVERFLOWED
