Sansibar - Game Over
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Avoidance
Musical dopamine from a star of Helsinki’s underground.
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Various Artists - Consequences
onDecisions
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IZCO - Revitalisation ft. Novelist
Ironclad and velvet-wrapped jungle from the Hackney wunderkid.
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Andrew Ashong, Kaidi Tatham - Washed In You
A sublime meeting of musical minds.
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Theo Parrish - Wuddaji
A grand addition to an already outstanding discography.
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Shlohmo - Heaven Inc.
Raw intensity meets laid-back chill on the LA beatmaker's latest.
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John FM - American Spirit
A stunning display from a young, talented Detroiter.
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Anz - Loos In Twos (NRG)
onHessle Audio
The Manchester-based producer makes her Hessle Audio debut.
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FAUZIA - Fragments
The talented Londoner shows off her gift for melody and rhythm.
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Dark0 - ZERO2
onYEAR0001
A melody-driven mixtape from the London producer.
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Duval Timothy - Help
The jazz minimalist finds new ways to sculpt stories with repetition.
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Regina Leather - Portraits Of A Collective Hallucination
onVoam
Irresistible techno with a giddy rush.
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Albums
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Krust - The Edge Of Everything
onCrosstown Rebels
A stunning comeback from a drum & bass luminary.
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Ana Roxanne - Because Of A Flower
onKranky
Crystallising the embryonic magic of her debut.
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Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never
onWarp Records
A star-studded stylistic grab bag from the synth superstar.
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Hyph11e - Aperture
onSVBKVLT
An unreal and often punishing mix of jungle, drum & bass and footwork makes for one of 2020's best club records.
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Headie One - Edna
onReckless Records
Headie One lays down the blueprint for the archetypal drill album.
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Rewind: Special Touch - Garden Of Life
onHeels & Souls Recordings
We revisit a defining gem of UK street soul.
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Actress - Karma & Desire
onNinja Tune
The UK luminary drops his prettiest record to date.
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Rewind: BLO - Chapter One
onEMI Nigeria
Marking 60 years of Nigerian independence with the story of a seminal psychedelic rock album.
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Autechre - SIGN
onWarp Records
Autechre's shortest record in a decade is also one of their most beautiful.
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Good Sad Happy Bad - Shades
onTextil
Mica Levi and band regroup for an album full of wry humour and sweet sentiment.
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Zenker Brothers - Cosmic Transmission
onIlian Tape
Ilian Tape continues a string of stellar albums.
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deli girls - BOSS
onSelf-released
Pockets of despair counter blistering confrontation in deli girls's most vulnerable release yet.
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Singles
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DJ Q - All That I Could
onLocal Action
The Huddersfield don serves up a modern 2-step gem.
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Rewind: Rebound X - Rhythm & Gash Pt.1
onWhite label
The best instrumental in grime?
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Time Cow and Exile Di Brave - Folklore
onEquiknoxx Music
Sinister scores for Jamaican folklore on the latest from Equiknoxx Music.
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Kat Nzingha - Inject
onTobago Tracks
Kat Nzingha excels on their debut EP.
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Swing Ting - Drama ft. Thai-Chi Rosè (KG Remix)
onSwing Ting
A bubbly highlight from the Manchester duo's recent remix EP.
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PK Brako - 6:15
onJoga Bonito
A grime single as fresh as it is mysterious.
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Novelist - We Are One
onMMMYEH Records
The grime producer and MC makes his house music debut.
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Altern 8 - Hard Crew (Reinst8 Mix)
onSelf-released
The UK rave act's first track in 27 years is everything you want it to be.
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Nico - Six Rooms EP
onAkita Club
The Mexican artist presents his best work to date.
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Huey Mnemonic - Technician
onSubsonic Ebonics
An inspired revival of minimal techno's original template.
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Eddington Again - Petrify
onSelf-released
A powerful track that showcases the California artist's unique twist on hip-hop and electronic music.
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Overmono - Everything U Need
onXL Recordings
The sibling duo provide Everything U Need (and more) on their latest for XL Recordings.
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Laksa - Fire Kit
onHessle Audio
Inspired rhythms on the Bristol artist's first EP for Hessle Audio.
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Ms. Carrie Stacks - A Friend
onSelf-released
An emotional ride in the lead single from Ms Stacks' debut album.
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DJ Plead - Going For It
onLivity Sound
Captivating rhythms from the Australian hard drum master.
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dreamcastmoe - Lamont EP
onIn Real Life
House party jams from one of Washington D.C.'s brightest new talents.
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Events
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Else Open Air in Berlin
atElse
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Muqata'a at Refraction Festival
atLivestream
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Unsound 2020 Talk: Black Techno Futures: Local And Global Perspectives
atLivestream
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Jessy Lanza and Loraine James in London
atSpace 289
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Pitch Music & Arts 2020: Five Key Performances
atMoyston
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T4T LUV NRG in Glasgow
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ARMA²⁰²⁰ in Moscow
atMutabor
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dweller 2020 in New York
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Tech
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Arturia - MiniBrute 2S
A powerful analogue synth with bonus Eurorack capabilities and a competitive price.
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Elektron - Analog Heat MKII
Eight flavours of overdrive to heat up your sound.
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Reloop - RP7000 MK2
One of the best turntables for DJs on a budget.
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Eventide - Euro DDL
Eventide's first foray into Eurorack brings high definition delay to the modular realm.
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Audio Damage - Quanta
A perfect entry point into the world of granular synthesis.
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Elektron - Digitone
FM synthesis with an Elektron sequencer is a match made in sound design heaven.
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Mutable Instruments - Marbles
A triumph in design that can be the beating heart of your Eurorack system.
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MOD Devices - MOD Duo
An open-source playground for hackers and musicians.
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