Chapter

01

Best albums

April 2017

Dopplereffekt
Cellular Automata
Leisure System

Dopplereffekt's first album in ten years is their most mesmeric record yet.

Blanck Mass
World Eater
Sacred Bones Records

Ben Power's third album inflates power electronics, industrial and techno to arena-size levels.

Actress
AZD
Ninja Tune

Actress returns to form on this conceptually-loaded album that captures all of his best qualities.

Arca
Arca
XL Recordings

Alejandro Ghersi discovers the power of his own voice on his most singular record to date.

Midori Takada
Through The Looking Glass
Palto Flats, WRWTFWW

A missing link in the minimal music canon gets an overdue reissue from Palto Flats and WRWTFWW.

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Fabriclive 91
Fabric Records

Paul Woolford cruises through jungle, electro and pirate radio memories on this standout Fabriclive mix.

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Octo Octa
Where Are We Going?
HNYTRX

Wistful house music with a real emotional core.

Various
Miracle Steps: Music From The Fourth World 1983-2017
Optimo Music

A stunning compilation highlighting exotic music, old and new.

The Bug Vs Earth
Concrete Desert
Ninja Tune

Kevin Martin's electronic attacks and Dylan Carlson's roaring guitar combine for this powerful but surprisingly subdued LP.

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Async
Milan Records.

Humble ambient electronics from the Japanese electronic music pioneer.

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Kelly Lee Owens
Kelly Lee Owens
Smalltown Supersound

Breathy dance pop from a rising talent.

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The Incredible Adventures Of Captain P
Escapism
Soul People Music

More of Fred P's inimitable dreamy house music.

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Best singles

April 2017

Dreamcast
Liquid Deep
Peoples Potential Unlimited

Ultra-smooth DC funk from one of the city's finest purveyors.

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Skee Mask
2012
Ilian Tape

The breakbeat master looks back to '90s techno with gorgeous results.

Nkisi
Kill
MW

The NON cofounder applies a steady hand to experimental club music, emphasizing its curves and contours.

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Dom & Roland
Aliens / Zodiac
Dom & Roland Productions

Badass drum & bass from the British producer's mid-'90s archives.

Powder
H
Cocktail D'Amore

The Japanese producer bottles the vibe of Berlin's Cocktail D'Amore party with this EP of effervescent house music.

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Microlith
Subtle Variance
Central Processing Unit

Beautiful IDM-inflected electro from a young Maltese artist who we lost much too soon.

Various
Nightfall And Other Stories
Release Sustain

Deep and dreamy house music from two American veterans and their European disciples.

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Various
Referenz 1
Referenz

This collaborative release between LowMoneyMusicLove, Seekers and YAY showcases the best of all three labels: ethereal, stripped-back house.

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The Other People Place feat. Mystic Tribe A.I.
Sunday Night Live At The Laptop Cafe
Clone Records

Essential electro from Drexciya's James Stinson, backed up with a vintage DJ Stingray track.

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Sapphire Slows
The Role Of Purity
Nous

Beautiful ambient dance music with bewitching sound design.

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Axel Boman
Geeks / Voodoo
Studio Barnhus

Axel Boman returns with two wonderfully quirky house tracks.

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Cristi Cons
Perceptual
Meander

Minimal house tracks to get lost in.

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Oluko Imo
Praise-Jah
Invisible City Editions

Spiritual disco of the highest order.

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Skipson
Plastek
DreamAwake

Deceptively complex late-hours tunes rounded off with an essential Edward remix.

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Best mixes

April 2017

- Avalon Emerson
  Live At Printworks March '17
  
  Two hours of bliss from Avalon Emerson, recorded at the new London venue.
- Le Loup
  Outsidecast 11
  
  Rowdy house and techno.
  
  Saoirse
  Solid Steel Radio Show 14/4/2017
  
  Influences and new tracks from the likes of Shanti Celeste and Dorisburg make up this a vibrant session from RA's own Saoirse.
  
  David Rudnick
  We Live As One
  
  A roller-coaster of junglist edits of artists like AFX, The Knife and Fuck Buttons.
  
  Sybil
  Soft Drinks Mix 003
  
  House, techno and bass music as refreshing as a can of Rubicon Lychee.
  
  Developer
  The Growth Process - Deep Techno Mix Spring 2017
  
  The LA producer celebrates the arrival of spring with deep, dark techno.
  
  Jex Opolis
  Beats In Space Radio #881
  
  Disco and funk oddities from the New York-based Canadian.
  
  Oshana
  Partisan podcast 001
  
  The Berlin DJ begins Partisan's new podcast series with a warm and trippy mix.
  
  Eomac
  Telekom Electronic Beats Radio DJ Mix
  
  Gritty experimental techno from one half of Lakker.
  
  Nancy Noise
  SANPO 063
  
  Dreamy Balearic music from the always-reliable Sanpo Disco series.