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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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.
Other People announce A Pleasure’s debut album ‘Jream House’
Mark Hurst aka A Pleasure returns on Nicolas Jaar’s Other People imprint with ‘Jream House’, a beautiful debut album lined up for release in January 2016.
Premiere: Lutto Lento ‘Dog Leaf’
Lutto Lento’s title track Dog Leaf is all about ragged silky motifs, smooth trumpets and heavenly vocals with a twisted Xmas-vibe to it. Particularly enjoyable with a cookie and some milk. Tip!
Sessions with Nic Tasker, Jon Rust, Antepop at Corsica Studios
Sessions return to Corsica Studios on Friday 8th January 2016 for a night of house and experimental techno from Nic Tasker, Jon Rust and Antepop.
Tolouse Low Trax: Porcelain and Volcano
‘A Song and a Photo Novella’ is way more than your umpteenth arty variation on a dogmatic, ultra-codified genre such as techno.
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.
Anthony Child: Electronic Recordings from Maui Jungle Vol. 1
Anthony Child has created a record of modular synth experimentations, which resides in a world of sparse arpeggios, deep tone meditation and clashing saw and sine waves.
Shinoby announces new EP featuring Hieroglyphic Being
Verona-based producer Shinoby is set to inaugurate 2016 with a fresh new four-tracker featuring a remix from Jamal Moss under his Hieroglyphic Being guise. Be prepared! Saturn’s rings are about to go hula-hoop!
Sa Pa: MDR 015
Released on the Marcel Dettmann Records imprint, this second outing of Sa Pa is more directly intended for the club.
Maxim Wolyzn: Affirm, Deny, Reconcile
In its supple and beguiling tones, ‘Affirm, Deny, Reconcile’ presents itself as enjoyable, if un-showy, example of a continuing movement towards slower BPMs and looser ideas of what constitutes dance-music.
Tune In: Inverted Audio x Balamii Radio with Antepop – Thursday 5 November
On Thursday 5th November (17:00 GMT) Inverted Audio presents a special radio show on Balamii Radio ahead of our White Material rave with ‘Young Male’ playing live in Peckham on 13 November at Bussey Building.
Good Genes release second mix tape ‘Solaris to Panthalassa’
Good Genes return with their second instalment ‘Solaris to Panthalassa’, a superb double-sided mixtape courtesy of Firecracker label boss Lindsay Todd under his House of Traps guise for the A side while Good Genes co-founder Ali himself takes care of the flip.
Japanese producer Madegg premieres hypnotic video ‘National Water’
With his self-directed video for the equally delicate and physical ‘National Water’, Madegg covers his hefty kicks with a veil of smoke. Shot at the north side of Lake Biwa in Japan, this music video offers an abstract view of Komatsu’s music.
Unsound Festival 2015
The combination of obscure venue locations, sophisticated lighting design and diverse programming carved out a strong aesthetic for the festival – Unsound impressed. Big time.
Rival Consoles: Howl
‘Howl’ is a short-lived, yet gruellingly emotive and poignant album – If you enjoy artists like Heathered Pearls, Valentin Stip and Max Cooper, you won’t regret picking this up.