Efdemin - New Atlantis
on
Ostgut Ton
Efdemin combines techno with avant-garde ideas on this inspired fourth album.
-
RA recommends
-
-
Powder - Powder In Space
The Japanese artist delivers an off-kilter house mix for Beats In Space's new series.
-
King Midas Sound - Solitude
Themes of loss, heartbreak and obsession make for Kevin Martin and Roger Robinson's bleakest record.
-
Various - Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990
An exceptional overview of '80s Japanese ambient and environmental music.
-
Ossia - Devil's Dance
A wild ride through the Bristol artist's darkest musical impulses.
-
Laurie Spiegel - The Expanding Universe / Unseen Worlds
Essential reissues of the innovative US composer's first two albums.
-
DJ Sports - Akrasia
Tender jungle and ambient.
-
Leon Vynehall - DJ-Kicks
on!K7
The English artist crafts an essential entry in the DJ-Kicks series.
-
Smith & Mighty - Ashley Road Sessions 88-94
onPunch Drunk
Immortal dubwise dance music from the pioneering Bristol duo.
-
Anthony Naples - Take Me With You
The perfect afterparty album.
-
Various - Casa Sports Vol. 2
onCasa Voyager
Techno, house and electro from an exciting Moroccan label.
-
Deena Abdelwahed - Khonnar
onInFine Music
Unique Tunisian club sounds from the rising artist.
-
-
Albums
-
Cucina Povera - Zoom
onNight School
Voice and synth minimalism from the Glasgow-based artist.
-
Bonobo - fabric presents Bonobo
onFabric Records
This sometimes overwrought mix signals a change of direction for the club's new series.
-
LCD Soundsystem - Electric Lady Sessions
onDFA Records
With the pressure off, the band are audibly enjoying themselves on this live album.
-
Autechre - AE_LIVE_ASHEVILLE_081015
onWarp Records
The raviest of Autechre's 19 live sets, all released simultaneously last month.
-
Damon Zucconi - Untitled Substance
onZero Grow
An inventive outsider techno album originally recorded 12 years ago.
-
Cosey Fanni Tutti - TUTTI
onConspiracy International
The industrial music pioneer returns with her first solo LP in 36 years.
-
James Holden - A Cambodian Spring OST
onBorder Community
A documentary soundtrack shows a subtle side to Holden's sound.
-
Michele Mercure - Beside Herself
onRvng Intl.
Though made mostly in the '80s, this compilation of kosmische-leaning cuts still resonates today.
-
Panda Bear - Buoys
onDomino
The Animal Collective cofounder strips back his sound, but loses something in the process.
-
Jay Glass Dubs - Epitaph
onBokeh Versions
A contemporary dub sound that sometimes stumbles.
-
Boy Harsher - Careful
onNude Club
Slick, late-night synth pop.
-
Sound Stream - Love Remedy
onSound Stream
The disco-house master struggles to adjust to the LP format.
-
-
Singles
-
Rudolf C - Deep Sea Survivor
onX-Kalay
Spacey house that first appeared on DJ Seinfeld's 2017 DJ-Kicks mix.
-
Shanti Celeste & Hodge - Soba Dance
onPeach Discs
Two Bristol favourites join forces.
-
AceMo - All My Life
onSelf-released
An exciting Brooklyn artist delivers a fun EP.
-
Lazare Hoche - Time Guard
onLazare Hoche Records
The first solo EP from a master of subtle grooves.
-
The Golden Filter - Dislocation EP
on4GN3S
Classy synth pop for the body and mind.
-
Mira Calix - Utopia
onWarp Records
A onetime Warp regular returns to the label after an 11-year absence.
-
90 Process - Fuse EP
onLobster Theremin
High-energy techno that looks back to the '90s.
-
Stanley Schmidt - Smart Replies
onVienna
A solid solo EP backed up by a remix from DJ Boring.
-
FIT Siegel & Kassem Mosse - Saboten
onFit
Two deep house heroes join forces.
-
False Witness - Red Curtain Daybreak
onE-Missions
A breakthrough EP from an exciting young producer.
-
Two Phase U - Face One
onMarginal Returns
A veteran of the Uruguayan scene helps Andrew James Gustav launch his new label.
-
Alan Fitzpatrick - The Awakening EP
onWe Are
Big-room techno with flair.
-
Various - Dar Disku 001
onDar Disku
High-energy edits from a new Bahraini-British label.
-
Rewind: Frankie Knuckles - Baby Wants To Ride / Your Love
onTrax Records
We tell the story of house music's greatest love song.
-
Grebenstein & Seefried - Raging Tender
onDownwards
Chilly industrial on Regis's label.
-
Martin Buttrich - Northeast / Southwest
onPlanet E
A tech house heavyweight returns to a powerhouse label.
-
-
Events
-
Mamba Negra in São Paulo
-
Helena Hauff and Batu in Birmingham
atLab11
-
Legowelt scores Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht in Amsterdam
-
Calibre in Belfast
-
Herrensauna at Tresor
atTresor
-
CTM Festival 2019: Five key performances
-
500 GWR opening in Glasgow
at500 GWR
-
Mark Ernestus's Ndagga Rhythm Force in New York
-
-
Tech
-
Arturia - MiniBrute 2S
A powerful analogue synth with bonus Eurorack capabilities and a competitive price.
-
Elektron - Analog Heat MKII
Eight flavours of overdrive to heat up your sound.
-
Reloop - RP7000 MK2
One of the best turntables for DJs on a budget.
-
Eventide - Euro DDL
Eventide's first foray into Eurorack brings high definition delay to the modular realm.
-
Mixed In Key - Captain Plugins
Skip music theory with a suite of tools that generate your harmonic ideas.
-
Audio Damage - Quanta
A perfect entry point into the world of granular synthesis.
-
Elektron - Digitone
FM synthesis with an Elektron sequencer is a match made in sound design heaven.
-
Mutable Instruments - Marbles
A triumph in design that can be the beating heart of your Eurorack system.
-
-
Popular reviews
