Earth Trax debut album ‘LP1’ on Shall Not Fade is a sizeable effort, often hypnotising, sometimes stellar, but mostly thought-inducing.
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Blue Hour: Devotion
Luke Standing’s imprint Blue Hour Music is known to release sturdy techno records that pay homage to seminal releases from the past, yet his latest output is his most nostalgic yet.
Mars89: 2020
Mars89 returns with ‘2020’ – the producer first outing on Natural Sciences, delivering a darkly reinforcing political message through harsh electronics.
Vladislav Delay: Rakka
With an array of powerful, physical samples, Vladislav Delay depicts his intense emotional experiences of a landscape he once described as ‘raw and brutal’.
Dubfire feat. Carl Craig & Kate Elsworth: Lotus
‘Lotus’ underscores that you should never take anything for granted, and that Crosstown absolutely has still got it.
MHYSA: NEVAEH
Delivering a personal drop of R&B, MHYSA’s ‘NEVAEH’ is the latest addition to the ever-growing off-kilter machine of Hyperdub.
Deadbeat: LNOE In Dub
Dedicated dub archivist Deadbeat delivers an essential remix double LP through Sasha’s Last Night On Earth back catalogue.
XOROS: XOROS
Will Ward and Jack Wyllie join forces to explore textural liminality across their craft on this off-kilter debut LP on Truant Recordings.
Rhythms Of The Pacific Volume 4
Pacific Rhythm return with a sun-shaken release featuring the likes of Khotin, Active Surplus and Wolfey, the fourth of their Rhythms of the Pacific compilation series from the online record store-turned-label.
Squarepusher: Be Up A Hello
‘Be Up A Hello’ is a fantastic addition to an already stellar canon of work, and while this album may remind you of Squarepusher’s earlier work, it doesn’t feel retro in the slightest.
YS: Music Angel
YS and Pace Yourself make a striking debut impression with ‘Music Angel’ EP, paving the way for a lot more artistic wizardry to come.
Natural/Electronic System: Mediterranea EP
natural/electronic.system. mark their second solo outing on Casablanca’s Tikita with ‘Mediterranea’ EP, perfectly showcasing the duos diversity and breadth over tempo and style.
Gacha Bakradze: Extensions
Gacha Bakradze latest extended player ‘Extensions’ pushes breakbeat to the forefront of a techno and IDM-flavoured sound.
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.