Various Artists - Consequences
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DECISIONS turns five with a showcase of "carefully orchestrated chaos" from label friends and newcomers alike.
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Andrew Ashong, Kaidi Tatham - Washed In You
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Theo Parrish - Wuddaji
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Shlohmo - Heaven Inc.
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John FM - American Spirit
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Anz - Loos In Twos (NRG)
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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
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A melody-driven mixtape from the London producer.
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Duval Timothy - Help
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Regina Leather - Portraits Of A Collective Hallucination
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KMRU - Peel
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Albums
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Actress - Karma & Desire
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The UK luminary drops his prettiest record to date.
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Rewind: BLO - Chapter One
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Marking 60 years of Nigerian independence with the story of a seminal psychedelic rock album.
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Autechre - SIGN
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Autechre's shortest record in a decade is also one of their most beautiful.
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Good Sad Happy Bad - Shades
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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
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Pockets of despair counter blistering confrontation in deli girls's most vulnerable release yet.
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Rewind: Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior
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A genre-defining classic from dubstep's cutting edge.
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Jon Collin & Demdike Stare - Sketches Of Everything
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An immersive release from the Lancashire natives.
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Eartheater - Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin
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Full of gorgeous orchestral arrangements and heart-wrenching lyrics, this is Eartheater's best album yet.
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Various - did you mean: irish
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Fresh and defiant sounds from Cairo and beyond, collected by ZULI and Rama.
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Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song
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A beguiling mix of songcraft and techno from the Welsh artist.
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Chris Korda - Apologize To The Future
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A rap record for the AI generation.
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Singles
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paper tether - a fictional past
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Dark, eerie, pleasant drones.
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Alloy Sea - Petrichor
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Mor Elian is Alloy Sea on this exceptional tour of the outer reaches.
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Nandele - FF EP
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Wonderfully murky rhythms from Mozambique.
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OKO DJ - Dans les Lunes
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A fascinating debut record from the Paris leftfield agitator.
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iota - PS004
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iota propels mutant techno into the future.
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TYGAPAW - Run 2 U
onNaafi
A revved-up peek at Tygapaw's debut album.
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Yaeji - When In Summer I Forget About The Winter
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A captivating and tender bonus cut from Yaeji's year-defining mixtape.
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BAE BAE - spiral
onSelf-released
The LA producer lends new life to '90s R&B.
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LADYMONIX - Club Nowhere
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Juice Menace - No Speaking
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The Cardiff rapper displays her hunger to change the game on her latest track.
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musclecars - Street Dreams
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Severin Glance - Caveat
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Shed - Tectonic
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Razzler Man - Swahili
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Malik Da Freek - Primetime
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Isola - EP1
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Events
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Else Open Air in Berlin
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Muqata'a at Refraction Festival
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Unsound 2020 Talk: Black Techno Futures: Local And Global Perspectives
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Jessy Lanza and Loraine James in London
atSpace 289
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Pitch Music & Arts 2020: Five Key Performances
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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
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Mutable Instruments - Marbles
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MOD Devices - MOD Duo
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