Gacha Bakradze latest extended player ‘Extensions’ pushes breakbeat to the forefront of a techno and IDM-flavoured sound.
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Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing Vol.10
‘Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing Vol.10’ is an essential document and complication archiving the spatiotemporal history of Berlin’s iconic party, Cocktail d’Amore. Leaving you with one crucial question: ‘When is the next Cocktail?’
His Master’s Voice: Transition
His Master’s Voice ‘Transition’ is a thoughtful and mature record that demonstrates Bomt’s mastery of additive production techniques.
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.
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.
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.
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.
RAMZi: Multiquest Niveau 1: Camouflé
Preparing to set sail once more for the most distant and strange sonic shores, the first number in FATi Records new Multiquest series, ‘Camouflé’, pushes forth RAMZi’s adept skills in composing hardly fathomable harmonious worlds. A piece that most definitely lives up to her uniquely lavish universe’s ideals.
Andy Stott: It Should Be Us
What Andy Stott delivers with ‘It Should Be Us’, is a portrait of us…a masterful congealing of dance music history, heard through the reverberant spaces collapsing ballrooms and the tension of dismantled promises.
Shed: Oderbruch
Whilst the atypical sonics of Shed and related pseudonyms can be easily identified, his new album ‘Oderbruch’ on Ostgut Ton makes for a paradox.
Stenny: Upsurge
Stenny’s debut full-length ‘Upsurge’ has the pedigree to stand proudly amongst the past years’ most accomplished long-players.
Cosmic Roots Festival 2019
Oscar Allan recalls an idyllic three-day experience at Cosmic Roots Festival 2019, held within the bucolic scenery of East Raynham’s Walled Garden in Norfolk, East Anglia.
Georgia: One Mind
YOUTH welcome obscure NY-based duo Georgia to the label, reinforcing the unconventional inclination of electronic music production that Andrew Lyster has set out to uncover.
Mutant Joe: Home Invasion Anthems
Album’s that truly keep you guessing like this one don’t come across too often – stick it on and be glad that Joe’s chosen your home to invade.
Ziúr: ATØ
Berlin-based experimentalist, futurist and producer Ziúr returns to Planet Mu with her second album ‘ATØ’ – a portal to worldwide change, it is as vibrant as the unapologetic and unwavering musical landscape of Berlin.
A.dixen: Death Tapes Vol.2
Made to be experienced as a whole rather than broken down for its stand-out parts, Death Tapes Vol.2 creates an enveloping feeling of airiness and soothing serenity over the course of its twelve finely woven units, balancing the scopic width of its sound design with sharp junglistic onslaughts and full-out breaksy moves bound to make a lasting impact both on and off the dance floor.