It’s this time of the year again: Best of lists are back! You hate them, right? Well, don’t be such a grinch. This best tracks list’s only purpose is to dispense a tiny dose of what’s been, once again, a brilliant year for musical creation, with plenty more than just dozens of top-notch EPs and albums.
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Mexican festival ‘Comunite’ set to launch in January
Comunite are gearing up to host the debut edition of their home-grown festival in Tulum, Mexico on 13th January 2016 and so far it has all the requirements to be a dream like experience.
R&S Records to release Nils Frahm’s nonkeen album ‘the gamble’
Nils Frahm and childhood friends (nonkeen) are set to release their debut collaborative album ‘The Gamble’ via R&S Records in February 2016.
Comm•une & Money $ex Records celebrate NYE at Dance Tunnel
Comm•une are getting ready to see in the New Year with a special evening at Dance Tunnel – collaborating with Berlin label Money $ex Records to see in 2016 with a squad of deadly selectors and warm vibes.
secretsundaze celebrate NYD with Leon Vynehall, Martyn and Joey Anderson
secretsundaze reveal details of their New Year’s Day party at Shapes in Hackney – their first party of 2016 and the first date of their 15th anniversary season no less.
Aufgang B, Benedikt Frey: Demo 2 / Drop The Funk
Aufgang B and Benedikt Frey band together for two bold groovers of the purest essence. An elixir of dirty funk and elastic synth-y figures dispensing soulful brightness and murky atmospheres in equal measure.
Premiere: Watch Gonno play at Boiler Room’s 5th Birthday in Tokyo
We are proud to premiere Gonno’s Boiler Room performance in Tokyo. An artist who drifts from classic nineties house through deep analogue techno into emotional electronic with effortless ease, stepping between moods where lesser people would spend a lifetime blinkered into mastering just one.
Juxta Position
As a DJ, Juxta Position is more focussed on one type of sound compared to the eclecticism of Marquis Hawkes. We caught up with the man behind the two aliases to discuss how got involved with DVS1’s Mistress Recordings and his music.
Italian producer Bangalore premieres track from ‘Here Comes The Rain’
London based Italian producer Bangalore releases ‘Here Comes The Rain’ on OOH-sounds. Alongside the release we are proud to offer you an exclusive stream of “Rolling In The Mud feat. Neela”.
The Orb gets remixed by Wolfgang Voigt, Teebs and Wassermann
Kompakt announce a 3-track remix EP featuring two remixes from Wolfgang Voigt and LA based Brainfeeder producer Teebs.
Farr Festival reveal stage hosts for 2016: Sub Club, Dance Tunnel, Exit Records
The seventh edition of the festival, scheduled for 14 – 17th July 2016, is already taking shape and today we can reveal the stage partners that will be bringing their sounds and influence to the woods.
Premiere: Shit Robot ‘Rishi’ featuring Rino Spadavecchia & Kai Philipp
Stuttgart-based Kitjen imprint are set to drop their third release, courtesy of Irish producer and DFA affiliate Shit Robot. Stream the release in full!
Ultramajic unveils Truncate’s ‘Submission’ EP feat. Jimmy Edgar & Kris Wadsworth
Jimmy Edgar’s imprint Ultramajic turn to US producer and label owner Truncate as the protagonist for their forthcoming release ‘Submission’.
Listen to Moiré’s new single “Mirrors” on Spectral Sound
Today London-based producer Moiré released his debut single ‘Mirrors’ on Spectral Sound, the dance focussed sub-label of Ghostly International.
The Valley And The Mountain
Mysterious production collective ‘The Valley And The Mountain’ gave us the opportunity to peer through the shroud with the team who, fittingly, managed to maintain their mysterious enigma.
Oneohtrix Point Never: Garden of Delete
As baffling as it is brilliant, Garden of Delete is much like life itself: schizophrenic, beautiful, terrifying, fun, brutal and not necessarily easy to understand. And that’s what makes it such an excellent listen.