01

Best albums

July 2018

- RP Boo
  I'll Tell You What!
  Planet MU
  
  Footwork's mad scientist pairs bold sample work with mind-melting rhythms.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Eleventeen Eston
  At The Water
  Growing Bin Records
  
  A Balearic masterpiece from the Perth multi-instrumentalist.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Soundcloud
- X-Altera
  X-Altera
  Ghostly International
  
  Tadd Mullinix blends jungle, drum & bass and techno.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Kate NV
  для FOR
  Rvng Intl.
  
  A surreal world of chimes, marimbas and synths inspired by the sounds in and around Kate Shilonosova's Moscow home.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Lotic
  Power
  Tri Angle
  
  J'Kerian Morgan uses their softest, most welcoming release to date to get across their most personal and confrontational messages.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- DJ Richard
  Dies Iræ Xerox
  Dial Records
  
  Inspired by medieval music and apocalyptic visions, DJ Richard's second album goes to dark and uncomfortable places without ever losing its sense of beauty.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Various
  Don't Mess With Cupid, 'Cause Cupid Ain't Stupid
  Trip
  
  Nina Kraviz's label goes all-out for its 20th release with a raft of hardcore and gabber-inspired techno.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Theo Parrish
  Thanks To Plastic
  Sound Signature
  
  Parrish's final set at Plastic People captured the magic of his residency at the London club.
- Louie Vega
  NYC Disco
  Nervous Records
  
  A master at work remixes classic disco tracks from the Sam Records catalogue and offers up new material.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Sasha
  fabric 99
  Fabric Records
  
  A legend of the mix CD format proves he's still got some tricks up his sleeve.
  
  Listen: Apple Music

02

Best singles

July 2018

- Raime
  Am I Using Content Or Is Content Using Me?
  Different Circles
  
  Raime take apart dancehall and grime in new ways for the most captivating—and unpredictable—record of their career.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Laurel Halo
  Raw Silk Uncut Wood
  Latency
  
  Oliver Coates and Eli Keszler join Laurel Halo on this delicate, enveloping EP.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- DJ Boring
  For Tahn
  Shall Not Fade
  
  The lo-fi hero looks to classic house—and nails it.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Barac
  When We See One EP
  Uvar
  
  Barac strips back his melodic minimal sound to rhythm and groove. The results are as stunning as ever.
  
  Listen: Soundcloud
- Clara!
  Reggaetoneras 3
  Editions Gravats
  
  A 30-minute crash course in reggaeton history, focusing specifically on women artists.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Soundcloud
- object blue
  REX
  Let's Go Swimming
  
  The London producer continues to impress with experimental club music that feels discombobulated yet captivating.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Soundcloud
- 2 Bad Mice
  2 Bad Mice Remixes
  Sneaker Social Club
  
  Sully and FaltyDL's remixes of 2 Bad Mice show how, a quarter-century since their heyday, the seminal hardcore outfit are still inspiring fresh sounds.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Róisín Murphy
  Plaything / Like
  The Vinyl Factory
  
  An undeniable anthem and a weird B-side—this disco house record is a textbook example of a killer club EP.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
- Abby Echiverri
  Ab Initio EP
  The Bunker New York
  
  A US newcomer crafts an intelligent blend of electro and techno.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Pépé Bradock
  Exodus 8
  Atavisme
  
  The best release in years from house music's original weirdo.
- Daniel Avery
  Quick Eternity (Four Tet Remix)
  Phantasy Sound
  
  Four Tet squeezes several moods into this expansive nine-minute epic.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud

03

Best mixes

July 2018

- Nathan Micay
  Beats In Space #946
  
  Old-school Björk, nu-school trance and a late '90s Smashing Pumpkins remix make for an eclectic and uplifting set.
- Ditch
  POOLcast 032
  
  The Japanese artist makes his version of jazz on a richly textured hour of field recordings, brushed drums and synths.
  
  Nick Höppner
  Field Maneuvers 33
  
  A 2000s-era UK garage special from one of the best house DJs going.
  
  Josey Rebelle
  Rainbow Disco Club 2018
  
  A killer recording of the UK DJ's set at Japan's Rainbow Disco Club.
  
  Sofia Rodina
  Resonance #149
  
  The Russian selector guests on Resonance Moscow, the radio show hosted by recent RA feature star Nikita Zabelin.
  
  Lucy
  Truancy Volume 220
  
  Standout techno from one of the genre's leading lights.
  
  Bonaventure
  Discwoman 50
  
  A heady mix featuring sounds from the up-and-comer's next EP, along with special blends of tracks from the wider Discwoman roster.
  
  Ged
  APSIS 009
  
  A fearless run through bizarre drum & bass and twisted trance by one of Sydney's most promising young DJs.
  
  DVS1
  Dekmantel Podcast 186
  
  Get to know the housier side of DVS1.
  
  Mx. Silkman
  Beyond / Below 10
  
  The American artist turns in a set of unnerving and experimental ambient music for Beyond / Below, one of the best new(ish) mix series going.