Kasper Marott - Keflavik EP
One of the biggest club records of the year.
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RA recommends
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Fatima - And Yet It's All Love
onEglo
The Eglo artist's catchy yet complex soul sound matures on her second LP.
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Shinichi Atobe - Heat
onDDS
An exemplary house and techno LP from the reclusive Japanese artist.
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Specter - Built To Last
An exceptional house LP from the respected Chicago artist.
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JK Flesh - New Horizon
An exemplary techno LP from Godflesh's Justin Broadrick.
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Susumu Yokota - Acid Mt. Fuji
onMidgar
A supernatural acid pilgrimage, first released in 1994, from the late Japanese artist.
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Raime - Am I Using Content Or Is Content Using Me?
The experimental duo get outstanding results from the "weightless" sound.
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Rush Plus - The Sweat
onE-Missions
The DC duo show that even blindingly fast techno can have detail and atmosphere.
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Blawan - Wet Will Always Dry
onTERNESC
A killer techno LP from one of the genre's leading artists.
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SOPHIE - Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
An album that combines pop music and cutting-edge sound design like no-one else.
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Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still
onNinja Tune
Inspired by his grandparents' emigration to the States, Nothing Is Still shows Leon Vynehall elevating his music to new heights.
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uon - Untitled
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Albums
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East Side Ancients - Buried Legends
onLoon Moon Tapes
An organic vision of dub techno from Strategy and Best Available Technology.
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Marie Davidson - Working Class Woman
onNinja Tune
The producer and singer's latest LP offers an honest glimpse into her life as a touring artist.
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Forest Drive West - Apparitions
onLivity Sound
The ascendant producer delivers an immersive debut album for Livity Sound.
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Ipek Gorgun - Ecce Homo
onTouch
The Turkish artist opens new temporal and textural dimensions on this immersive ambient LP.
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Bliss Signal - Bliss Signal
onTrue Panther Sounds
Mumdance and James Kelly mine the middle ground between shoegaze and black metal.
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Spiritflesh - Spiritflesh
onNo Corner
A phantasmagorical trip from Bristol producers October and Borai.
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Vanligt Folk - Hambo
onKontra-Musik
Body music with a Swedish folk twist.
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Jason Forrest - Fear City
onCock Rock Disco
One of breakcore's leading artists draws inspiration from a crumbling New York City.
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Jlin - Autobiography
onPlanet Mu
Jlin deftly expands her sound in this score for Wayne McGregor's ballet.
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Various - Nouvelle Ambiance
onNouvelle Ambiance
How the African diaspora brought '80s Parisian dance music to life.
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Thomas Fehlmann - Los Lagos
onKompakt
The former Orb member rediscovers himself on this uneven solo LP.
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Pinch & Peverelist - In Deep
onTectonic Recordings
The duo's deep impact on UK club music is highlighted on this mix and compilation.
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Singles
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Lechuga Zafiro - Testigo
onNaafi
Experimental club tracks infused with touching melody.
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Overmono - Raft Living
onPoly Kicks
Truss and Tessela continue to hone their rave-inspired sound.
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Orson - Life Gamble / 12:09
onversion
The inventive producer slows dubstep to house tempo.
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Commix - Generation EP 3
onMetalheadz
The legendary drum & bass project returns with four powerful tracks.
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Joy O - 81b
onHinge Finger
The much-loved producer returns with six hypnotic tracks.
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Young Paint - Young Paint
onWerk__Ltd
Actress enlists artificial intelligence to help compose this dazzling mini-album.
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Lone - Ambivert Tools Volume Four
onR&S Records
The UK producer closes out his club-focussed EP series with three great tunes.
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LUZ1E - 4/5/20/18/15/9/20
onLobster Theremin
Subterranean electro.
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ANNA - Speicher 105
onKompakt Extra
Melodic techno to win over big rooms.
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Various - Bias Jams 3 (Munich Edition)
onIlian Tape
Percussive techno in Ilian Tape's classic style.
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Daniel Avery - Diminuendo
onPhantasy Sound
A hard-hitting EP from one of the UK's top techno artists.
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Cromby - Futurola
onSulta Selects
The promising Irish producer launches a new series on Denis Sulta's label.
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B.Traits - People's Nation
onIn Toto
The BBC Radio 1 mainstay blends house and techno on two big-room tracks.
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OCB - The Anticlimax
onCasa Voyager
Weirdo electro and techno from Casablanca.
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Simo Cell - 5 Party Mix
onBrothers From Different Mothers
There are nods to reggaeton and hip-hop on this high-spec techno EP.
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Frak - Berga Magic
onHypercolour
Party-friendly house tracks with plenty of character.
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Events
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Mugako Festival 2018
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Unsound 2018: Five key performances
atTBA - Krakow
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UH Fest 2018
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The Bug and Grandmixxer in Berlin
atGretchen
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Tim Hecker & The Konoyo Ensemble at The Barbican
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Mall Grab in Los Angeles
atLot 613
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Together Festival 2018: Five key performances
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Leon Vynehall live in New York
atThe Kitchen
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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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