Santa Hawtin and the techno elves are giving away free treats on the M-Nus website. Crack the boxes open to download wicked ringtones and Marc Houle’s remix of Carol of Bells. Happy New Year everyone.

It’s list time. Here are five (mainly minimal) tracks released this year that we played over and over again…

5. Oxia - Lost Memory
4. Samim - Heater
3. Elektrochemie - Mucky Star
2. The Amazing - Qu’est ce que vous voulez
1. Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Blau Kick

Official video for Samim’s hit track: