The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Voting ends on Monday, December 19th, so let us know your favorites now, and tune in on Friday, December 30th to hear which albums made the list!

Broadcast in the KEXP studios 10/30/05 // photo credit: Mike Baehr
Masa’s 2011 Top Ten Albums
| album | artist | label |
| Trish’s Mind Bending Motorway Mix | Various Artists | Mix CD by Trish Keenan |
| How To Live With A Phantom | Shintaro Sakamoto | Zelone Records |
| Correct Theory of Relativity | Sōtaisei Riron | Mirai / commmons |
| El Tren Fantasma | Chris Watson | Touch |
| Hatsune Miku Sings New Wave | Various Artists | Victor Entertainment, Inc. |
| Neuland | Pyrolator | Bureau B |
| Hot Bip | Philippe Laurent | Minimal Wave |
| Atom™ Programmiert Den Scheiß Aus Sich Raus. (Eine Populärwissenschaftliche Stückesammlung) | Atom™ | Rather Interesting |
| Scintilli | Plaid | Warp Records |
| Without You | King Midas Sound | Hyperdub |
Masa is one of the hosts of Expansions, on the air Sunday nights from 9PM-midnight.




