Having kept our opinion quiet over the past two years, we’ve compiled what we believe to be the best albums of 2018.
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Premiere: Levon Vincent – Cake 1
Levon Vincent has had a busy year: the revered producer and DJ has issued six releases in 2018, and he’s rounding things off in December with
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Lowtec lines up first solo album in 16 years
Following the release of his intergalactic collaborative album as Kolorit (with Kassem Mosse) on Workshop, Jens Kuhn aka Lowtec announces the release of his third full-length album
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Levon Vincent lines up his final record of the year on Novel Sound
Levon Vincent has announced his final release of the year in the form of a three-track extended player arriving next week on Novel Sound. ‘Synthesizer cake!‘
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Vester Koza: loader mither
Vester Koza’s debut album on Houndstooth takes an intriguing look back over the nineties dance music scene. You may not think that statement alone is particularly unusual, however the IDM slant of ‘loader mither’ sets itself apart from other retrospectively minded works that mine the strait-laced tropes of the era.
Lee Gamble announces three-part album project ‘Flush Real Pharynx’ for Hyperdub
Lee Gamble has unveiled the first part of a visionary three-part series of EP’s arriving on Kode9’s Hyperdub imprint early next year. ‘Flush Real Pharynx‘ follows
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Map.ache delivers the ninth mix for Giegling
Following the release of his album ‘Vom Ende bis zum Anfang’ last month, Map.ache steps up to deliver the ninth edition of the Giegling mix series.
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Premiere: Marcello Napoletano – Resa
Half a year after his last outing on Roots Underground Records as Anthony Parasaula, analogue hijacker Marcello Napoletano resurfaces today with the debut eponymous offering of
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Xosar announces ‘The Possessor Possesses Nothing’ LP for Bedouin Records
Today Berlin-based producer Xosar announced the release of her fifth full length album, arriving next year via Salem Rashid’s never-failing imprint Bedouin Records. ‘The Possessor Possesses
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Whities close out the year with Overmono
There’s no denying it, Nic Tasker’s record label Whities has had a phenomenal year and has firmly risen up the ranks as one of the most
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Wilde Renate bid farewell to long-standing club night ‘Voyage Voyage’ with Africaine 808
After eight years and almost fifty consistently on-point parties, Voyage Voyage have announced the final edition of the longstanding monthly club night, set to take place
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Swedish producer 1991 releases ‘No More Dreams 03’ EP featuring Rezzett
Gothenburg-based producer 1991, real name Axel Backman, has released a five track extended player featuring a remix from Rezzett through his own imprint No More Dreams. 1991
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James Lavelle and The Man From Mo’Wax
Following the release of ‘The Man From Mo’Wax’, an excellent documentary telling the story of James Lavelle’s rise to prominence and fall, we caught up with the man himself to discuss his past, present and future.
Sam Kidel up next on Latency with algorithm composed ‘Silicon Ear’
Following the release of Laurel Halo’s mini-album ‘Raw Silk Uncut Wood’, Bristol via Oxford-based experimental producer Sam Kidel steps up next on Latency with the release of
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Caroline Lethô
A well-known figure in Lisbon’s ever effervescent underground scene, Portuguese DJ and producer Caroline Lethô dishes out a pulsating mix of laser-guided breaks, droney tech vibrations, 303-marinated electro and further leftfield-leaning oddities.
Premiere: Vivance – Étoile D’Alaï (Original Groundscape Version)
After a couple top-notch releases from label founder Sentiments, including a joint 12″ featuring longtime partner in crime Franck Gérard, Lyon-based label Light On Earth is set to
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