King Midas Sound - Solitude
Themes of loss, heartbreak and obsession make for Kevin Martin and Roger Robinson's bleakest record.
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Various - Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990
An exceptional overview of '80s Japanese ambient and environmental music.
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Ossia - Devil's Dance
A wild ride through the Bristol artist's darkest musical impulses.
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Laurie Spiegel - The Expanding Universe / Unseen Worlds
Essential reissues of the innovative US composer's first two albums.
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DJ Sports - Akrasia
Tender jungle and ambient.
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Leon Vynehall - DJ-Kicks
on!K7
The English artist crafts an essential entry in the DJ-Kicks series.
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Smith & Mighty - Ashley Road Sessions 88-94
onPunch Drunk
Immortal dubwise dance music from the pioneering Bristol duo.
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Anthony Naples - Take Me With You
The perfect afterparty album.
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Various - Casa Sports Vol. 2
onCasa Voyager
Techno, house and electro from an exciting Moroccan label.
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Deena Abdelwahed - Khonnar
onInFine Music
Unique Tunisian club sounds from the rising artist.
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Objekt - Cocoon Crush
onPAN
A bold step forward.
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Julia Holter - Aviary
onDomino
Cinematic avant-pop inspired by the din of modern life.
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Albums
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Cosey Fanni Tutti - TUTTI
onConspiracy International
The industrial music pioneer returns with her first solo LP in 36 years.
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James Holden - A Cambodian Spring OST
onBorder Community
A documentary soundtrack shows a subtle side to Holden's sound.
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Michele Mercure - Beside Herself
onRvng Intl.
Though made mostly in the '80s, this compilation of kosmische-leaning cuts still resonates today.
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Panda Bear - Buoys
onDomino
The Animal Collective cofounder strips back his sound, but loses something in the process.
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Jay Glass Dubs - Epitaph
onBokeh Versions
A contemporary dub sound that sometimes stumbles.
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Boy Harsher - Careful
onNude Club
Slick, late-night synth pop.
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Sound Stream - Love Remedy
onSound Stream
The disco-house master struggles to adjust to the LP format.
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Lowtec - Light Surfing
onAvenue 66
The Workshop boss's first LP in 17 years is a spooky house thriller.
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Croatian Amor - Isa
onPosh Isolation
On Loke Rahbek's latest LP, real beauty and nightmarish visions are constant companions.
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Xosar - The Possessor Possesses Nothing
onBedouin
Xosar explores a weighty techno and industrial sound.
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nd_baumecker - Panorama Bar 07
onOstgut Ton
The Panorama Bar resident curates the series' latest instalment.
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Céline Gillain - Bad Woman
onDrama
Weird, compelling electronic pop.
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Singles
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Alan Fitzpatrick - The Awakening EP
onWe Are
Big-room techno with flair.
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Various - Dar Disku 001
onDar Disku
High-energy edits from a new Bahraini-British label.
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Rewind: Frankie Knuckles - Baby Wants To Ride / Your Love
onTrax Records
We tell the story of house music's greatest love song.
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Grebenstein & Seefried - Raging Tender
onDownwards
Chilly industrial on Regis's label.
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Martin Buttrich - Northeast / Southwest
onPlanet E
A tech house heavyweight returns to a powerhouse label.
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hmurd - Boycott Ethical Consumption
onTobago Tracks
Advanced experimental club music.
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Strange Birds - Bird Shit
onVerge Of Tears
Willie Burns and Ron Morelli team up for a raw techno EP.
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DJ JM - Sorriso
onEven The Strong
Driving "hard drum" beats laced with melody.
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Fabio Florido - Multiverse EP
onPlus 8 Records Ltd
Big-room techno that sticks too close to a formula.
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Adiel & Donato Dozzy - Cavallina
onDanza Tribale
Deep, functional techno.
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Arnaldo - Buena Onda EP
onNaturist Recordings
Deep house for thoughtful DJs.
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Slikback - Tomo
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Exciting experimental club from the Nyege Nyege crew.
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ADLAS - Arrival By Air
onAnswer Code Request
Intricate rhythms on Answer Code Request's label.
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Locust - Red
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Techno that's angry but colourful.
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Binh - Lost N Rex
onTime Passages
Charming dance floor tracks that span electro to deep house.
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DJ Sneak & Jesse Perez - Back & Forth feat. KE
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Ricardo Villalobos meets Hot Creations.
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Events
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Calibre in Belfast
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Herrensauna at Tresor
atTresor
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CTM Festival 2019: Five key performances
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500 GWR opening in Glasgow
at500 GWR
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Mark Ernestus's Ndagga Rhythm Force in New York
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The Final District 8 Dance at Tivoli Theatre
atDistrict 8
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Theo Parrish and Nicole Misha in London
atFive Miles
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Ricardo Villalobos and Zip at Closer
atCloser
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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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Mixed In Key - Captain Plugins
Skip music theory with a suite of tools that generate your harmonic ideas.
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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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