When looking towards the future of dance music, it’s easy to feel the influence of the past weaves its way into the subconscious; sounds from generations
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Results3514Best Extended Players of 2019
Following the release of the Best Albums of 2019, we now turn our attention to the trusty format of the EP, drilling down what we consider to be the Best Extended Players of 2019.
Best Albums of 2019
Over the past 12 months we have overindulged in a vast array of consistently on-point long players from artists both new and old. As with tradition we have compiled what we believe to be the best albums of 2019.
Gacha Bakradze: Extensions
Gacha Bakradze latest extended player ‘Extensions’ pushes breakbeat to the forefront of a techno and IDM-flavoured sound.
Cosmo Vitelli talks up diptych record for Malka Tuti, exile in Berlin and the evolution of DJing
Fresh off the drop of the second volume in his ‘Holiday in Panikstrasse’ diptych for Malka Tuti, Benjamin joined us for an in-depth chat, covering topics as diverse as his relationship with Berlin and Paris, his beginnings in the so-called industry and the evolution of DJing over the last decade.
Doon Kanda: Labyrinth
Jesse Kanda’s debut album ‘Labyrinth’, released on Hyperdub under his alias Doon Kanda, seems to encapsulate this embrace for the weird and the wonderful as a descent into some controlled madness.
Premiere: Matrixxman – Power Drain Ft. Exos
Matrixxman lands on Planet X with a storming 4-track EP bridging the cosmic and the industrial with devastating style and class. After a heady 2-part A
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Pender Street Steppers: Our Time
Notoriously slow to unveil new music, it’s been two years since Pender Street Steppers released their previous record, now ‘Our Time’ delivers a refreshing and exploratory take on their nonchalantly breezy style.
Premiere: Anderson Chase – Moon Replacement (Gonno Remix)
San Francisco imprint Public Release’s next release sees a debut from Anderson Chase with a quartet of tracks that will warm dark winter days. ‘Moon Replacement‘
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Quirke: Steal A Golden Hail
Followers of Quirke will be relieved to find that the producer’s first full-length album marks his arrival at precisely the sound that he has been consistently mining for the last five years. And given the quality of his previous output, it should come as no surprise that this vein is both rich and deep.
Inland compiles and mixes ‘Stream State’ feat: Efdemin, DJ Skull, Sophia Saze, Boddika, Peter Van Hoesen, Fred Mann, Rhyw
Today British producer Ed Davenport aka Inland unveiled his most ambitious label project to date – a 4 x 12” compilation and DJ mix named ‘Stream
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Premiere: François X – Blurry Youth (Elise Reshape)
Two years after landing on the record stores’ shelves, François X‘s excellent debut album ‘Irregular Passion‘ gets the remix treatment, and what a treat. Amongst the
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Pay What You Want: Natural Sciences 5 Year Anniversary compilation ‘Future Works Vol.5’
Manchester-based record label Natural Sciences kickstart their fifth year in the game, offering up a 12-track compilation featuring an array of label affiliates delivering; metal, electro,
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Clark: Branding Problem
Warp aficionado Chris Clark sets club focus to new extremes on his latest extended player ‘Branding Problem’, released through his own label Throttle Records.
Heideglühen release various artists 12″ featuring Leafar Legov, Soulphiction, Woody & Daniel Paul
Berlin-based club Heideglühen have dropped their second ever vinyl release, in the form of a various artists 12″ named ‘Heideology Part 1‘, featuring contributions from Woody
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Premiere: December – Yesterday Never Ends
Following up to his noted debut in Pinkman‘s Broken Dreams series issued earlier this year, Paris’ number one dark wave merchant Tomas More, alias December, returns
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