Our favourite albums, EPs and mixes from the past month.
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Best albums
November 2018
Satie-inspired melodies from the Portland synth artist.
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Ahmed El Ghazoly brings together braindance and Egyptian hip-hop on this striking debut album.
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Ilpo Väisänen's latest album is a tribute to the noise and drone music of Pan Sonic and its late cofounder, Mika Vainio.
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Muldrow distills decades of musical styles and a lifetime of wisdom into uplifting soul.
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Combining the exploratory feel of jazz with the Detroit producer's beatmaking know-how, Tala contains some of Daniel's strongest work yet.
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Khonnar deftly tackles subjects like sexism, homophobia and Arab identity—and also sounds absolutely killer on the dance floor.
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Hayashi's uniquely psychedelic collages of jazz, hip-hop and house flourish on his first LP.
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Sean Canty and Miles Whittaker pound jungle and garage into smithereens on their most club-ready album.
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TJ Hertz's latest LP shows him further reimagining what techno can sound like.
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Buckle up—this compilation from Courtesy's new label takes you on a wild ride through Copenhagen's fast techno scene.
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The Brainfeeder artist forgoes rhythm on three touching ambient tracks.
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One of Copenhagen's rising stars delivers slamming rhythms and zapping synths made for peak-time sets.
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A whip-smart fusion of techno and drum & bass that sits defiantly between both worlds.
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A track that further refines the Irish producer's raw but lush house sound, bolstered by remixes from Shanti Celeste and DeFeKT.
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Abstract, funky and touching—it's no surprise Matthew Herbert signed these tunes to his label.
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Deceptively innovative techno from Mor Elian, who sneaks little surprises into even her most functional tracks.
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Acid house firing on all cylinders from New York's purveyor of squelch.
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The Brutaż affiliate's debut record mines the middle ground between EBM and acid.
Listen: Soundcloud
Experimental club music with a pop sensibility, from a new project by one half of DVA Damas.
Bonaventure delivers tightly woven club tracks on her Planet Mu debut.
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A new face appears on Hessle Audio with restless dance music that feels outré even for this label.
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Best mixes
November 2018
- Mama Snake & Solid Blake
Live At Dekmantel Festival 2018
Two of Copenhagen's leading lights rock the UFO stage at Dekmantel with breaky techno and electro.
- Arturo Lopez
Beyond / Below 14
A zig-zagging trip through '70s Krautrock, late '90s IDM, '80s private press synth experiments and Japanese background music.
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HNYPOT 291: CCL's Ode to the Queer Steppas
The Seattle DJ soaks in bass vibrations from the dubstep spectrum and beyond, including cuts from T++, Urban Tribe and Laurel Halo.
- Skee Mask & Zenker Brothers
Unsound Podcast
Three kings of breakbeat techno show what they're made of in this nearly-three hour recording of their Saturday night closing set at Unsound in Kraków this year.
- Eartheater
FACT Mix 678
Not so much a mix as a half-hour radio play, this mind-bending piece is inspired by Swan Lake and features Eartheater's own material alongside tracks from Iceboy Violet and Swan Meat.
- Selvagem
Xama Lá (Que Eu Vou)
Almost five hours of Brazilian street soul, house and countless oddities for the heads and dancers alike.
- Basic Rhythm
Future Funk 002
Anthoney J Hart is known for his retrospective mixes of old hardcore and rave, but here he focuses on fresh music in that style.
- Yaeji
Blowing Up The Workshop 98
Yaeji adds her own signature vocal stylings to some of her best-loved club tracks.
- Jex Opolis
Bolting Bits MIXED BY Jex Opolis
The Canadian digger shows off some oddball records he picked up on a recent trip to Edmonton.
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