Best Albums

August 2022

- Tresor
  The Fear Ratio - Slinky
  
  Hip-hop, IDM and techno collide on a fearsome collaboration that proves you can teach old dogs—Mark Broom and James Ruskin—some fancy new tricks.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Human Pitch
  Salamanda - ashbalkum
  
  The Seoul duo's third LP is their most expansive to date, adding a depth of emotion (and shades of techno) to their curious rhythms and whimsical melodies.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Warp Records
  Hudson Mohawke - Cry Sugar
  
  HudMo makes a triumphant return with his most vibrant, original and boom-bastic music yet.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- FRANCHISE
  Tomu DJ - Half Moon Bay
  
  An album of downtempo house and breakbeat that captures both the relaxation and sense of awe that comes with the idyllic California coast it's inspired by.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Mood Hut
  Local Artist - Expanding Horizons
  
  The Mood Hut artist delivers a confident debut album full of funk and pop that splits the difference between Girl Talk, SoundCloud rap and Japanese city pop.The Mood Hut artist delivers a confident debut album full of funk and pop that splits the difference between Girl Talk, SoundCloud rap and Japanese city pop.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Soundcloud
- irsh
  Various - did you mean: irish vol. 2
  
  Egyptian label irsh expands its reach to Lebanon and Palestine for a stunning survey of Arab electronic music.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Soundcloud
- Looking for Trouble
  Mall Grab - What I Breathe
  
  Mall Grab goes to the biggest of big rooms on his star-making debut album, which reminds us of everything from the Chemical Brothers to Horsepower Productions.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- light-years
  Caterina Barbieri - Spirit Exit
  
  Epic synth odysseys are infused with human warmth and emo songwriting on this bold new record from the Italian maestro.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Danfotronics
  Emeka Ogboh - 6°30'33.372
  
  The experimental artist pens another immersive techno love letter to Lagos, enriched with field recordings that evoke the fast-beating heart of the city.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Instruments Of Discipline
  Schacke - Apocalyptic Decadence
  
  Schacke homes in on the cartoonish side of techno while keeping the detail, careful pacing and sound design that defines the genre perfectly intact.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify

Best EPs

August 2022

- Oath
  Genius Of Time - Sunswell
  
  It's hard to describe what makes "Sunswell" so perfect—it's just the effortless glide, the way the melodies subtly bend and twirl, the feeling that it could go on forever and never get boring.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Frizner Electric
  LADYMONIX - High Notes
  
  Classic, elegant and sumptuous vocal house from a Detroit rising star.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- FFRR
  Skin On Skin - Burn Dem Bridges
  
  The hotly-tipped producer blends hard-hitting techno with UK drill to fiery effect.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Magic City
  
  Jubilee - sunscreen
  
  These two tracks take Miami bass as the foundation for glossy but minimalist club music, with the sense of humour and dance floor abandon that makes Jubilee such a vital artist.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
- Deaf Test
  Ploy - Unit 18
  
  Ploy's hit rate is almost absurdly high, and his latest EP features more topsy-turvy UK techno and a veritable new anthem in "Stinky."
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- X-Kalay
  Maara - Spiral 2 The Other Side
  
  Propulsive trance with deep, craggy textures to get lost in.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Fixed Rhythms
  Jdotbalance - High Exposure
  
  Twisting and turning while staying resolutely on techno's straight and fast path, this is one of those records to reach for when you want something to make your crowd go a little wonky.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Columbia Records
  Beyoncé - BREAK MY SOUL (Nita Aviance Club Mix)
  
  Bey dives deeper into underground house music territory with help from one half of The Carry Nation.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- VOITAX
  IMOGEN - What?
  
  Punk-infused electro and techno served with both a snarl and a smile.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Soundcloud
  
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- Toucan Sounds
  Joey Mercedes, Brandon Markell Holmes & Dee Diggs - It Goes On (At The Afterparty)
  
  Dee Diggs jumps on a remix of a soulful vocal cut that highlights the sound of New York house both then and now.

Best Mixes

August 2022

- Kerrie
  Reclaim Your City 499
  
  Irish-born, Manchester-based DJ Kerrie's considerable talents are on full show in this Reclaim Your City mix, which features her usual blend of larger-than-life kick drums, funky grooves and occasional electro detours.
- Sasha
  Live at The Glade Glastonbury 2022
  
  The Glade Area at Glastonbury Festival is all about paying homage to UK dance music's legends and pioneers. This hybrid set, recorded live in June, shows Sasha in his element.
- Nina Sol
  Solshine Radio
  
  Get to know Oakland DJ Nina Sol with this effortlessly groovy deep house mix for Fault Radio. It's a great pairing with your morning coffee.
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- Krysko
  WOM Radio Cafe Ibiza Live
  
  Matthew Krysko, a resident at Manchester's Warehouse Project, shows off for another residency at a beach bar in Ibiza with five hours of smooth funk, soul, disco and more.
- Angel D'lite
  Rinse FM 17 August 2022
  
  This Rinse FM session from Angel D'lite is everything good about UK rave music new and old: jittery drums, helium-voice vocal samples and heart-in-mouth breakdowns.
- TAAHLIAH
  Boiler Room Manchester
  
  DJ TAAHLIAH could easily enter the pantheon of legendary, career-making Boiler Room sets, with an infectious, constantly rising energy and an engaged crowd, culminating in a bonkers edit of Robyn's "Dancing On My Own."
- Regal86
  HÖR July 29th 2022
  
  Monterrey's Regal86 is one of those names that seems to be everywhere recently, and for good reason—his grasp on techno is keen, fast and sexy.
- Analog Soul
  The Lot Radio August 3rd 2022
  
  "House, Detroit techno, acid, jazz, downtempo" are some of the genre tags that New York duo Analog Soul use for their latest Lot Radio session. This gives you an idea of what two expect—two hours of elegance and excellence.
- Yazzus
  Dekmantel Podcast 396
  
  As Dekmantel says in the text for the new mix from UK DJ Yazzus, "everything is turned up to 11." That's about as best as we could put it—this is a high-speed race through jungle, footwork and rave music.
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- Hannah D
  BSRMIX #128
  
  Recorded live at Sub Club Melbourne, this is technically an opening set, but it's far from slow, focusing on the power of percussive loops and twitchy grooves from tech house to trance.

Best Albums

August 2022

Best EPs

August 2022

Columbia Records

Best Mixes

August 2022

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