Best Albums

April 2024

- Morph Tracks
  Leonce - System Of Objects
  
  What techno sounds like to Leonce: intricate, funky and out of this world, rooted in a refreshing and deceptive simplicity.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Perc Trax
  Perc - The Cut Off
  
  Perc's fourth album shrouds his fire and brimstone techno in post-punk gloom.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Sferic
  Bianca Scout - Pattern Damage
  
  A bewitching mixture of sound collage, post-punk and avant-garde music with incisive lyrics.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify
- HIJINXX
  Nia Archives - Silence Is Loud
  
  UK jungle's brightest young hope presents an infectious blend of heavy breaks and deep introspection.
  
  Listen:
  Apple
- Planet Mu
  Jlin - Akoma
  
  This thrilling fusion of classical and electronic music is the best record yet from the reigning champ of experimental footwork.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify
- Blank Mind
  Various - Lost Paradise: Blissed Out Breakbeat Hardcore 1991-94
  
  An eye-opening compilation that highlights the happier side of the rave movement that coalesced into jungle and drum & bass.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify
- Thrill Jockey
  claire rousay - sentiment
  
  The Canadian-American sound collagist pairs idyllic soundscapes with sincere, emo-influenced Autotuned vocal performances.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Subtext
  bela - Noise And Cries
  
  A traditional Korean music called pansori inspires this gorgeously grotesque, industrial-influenced folk album.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Ghostly International
  Bullion - Affection
  
  Bullion delivers a straight-up pop album: richly textured, both musically and emotionally.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp

Best EPs

April 2024

- DEEWEE
  Marie Davidson - Y.A.A.M.
  
  The Grammy-nominated producer and Soulwax reunite for another kiss-off banger.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify
- Step Ball Chain
  trickpony - Pillow Talk
  
  Roza Terenzi and Mike Midnight team up with a fashion designer for a steamy trip-hop EP.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Paryìa
  Dj Babatr - The Journey
  
  Ultra-polished raptor house on Marie Montexier's label that shows the evolution of not only the genre but its extremely talented creator.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- SELF:TIMER
  Kim Ann Foxman - We Are Rhythm
  
  Lush progressive house bolstered by Foxman's expressive voice and an excellent remix from Spray.
  
  Listen:
  Souncloud
- Clasico
  WTCHCRFT - 1 4 U
  
  Two delirious techno hip-house hybrids from the ever-expanding WTCHCRFT universe.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Big Saldo's Chunkers
  BELLA - Note To Self
  
  Packed with hip-hop vocal samples, chunky basslines and neon synths designed to be heard through every channel on your local warehouse's Funktion-Ones.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Polari
  Josh Caffé - Free World
  
  The suave and sexy UK artist tries on Belgian new beat, electro and EBM.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify
- Seilscheibenpfeiler
  YNZN - Body Rock
  
  Prasidha Singh Yonzon is one of the torchbearers keeping Kathmandu's dance music community alive, and this EP for Modeselektor's label shows off a dense, dizzying style.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify
- !K7
  SUCHI - Ghungroo
  
  SUCHI zeroes in on what she does best—getting and keeping the dance floor going—on yet another sparkling EP.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify

Best Mixes

April 2024

- Mia Koden
  Made By Mia Koden Vol. 2 - 34U
  
  Mia Koden's latest mix is made up entirely of her own new and unreleased tracks, ranging from dubstep to spidery leftfield club music.
- Ciel
  Juanita's Mix 100
  
  Ciel's mix for Juanita's—the New York platform's 100th—is a beautiful exploration of downtempo sounds starting around 80 BPM.
- Anastasia Kristensen
  FIST MIX 63
  
  Kristensen's new mix for FIST is one of her weirdest and coolest, taking the textural approach of her usual techno style and getting real deep with it.
- Sunil Sharpe
  DifferentSound
  
  128 minutes of the Dublin destroyer at the peak of his powers.
- Morenxxx
  Nowadays Nonstop
  
  A sunset mix with a slow and steady descent into a wormhole of psychedelic techno and trance.
- Saskia
  Crack Mix 568
  
  The Bristol-via-Tokyo DJ messes with tempos and off-kilter rhythms to extraordinary effect.
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- Haruka
  XLR8R Podcast 845
  
  Haruka's spellbinding session of gorgeous, weightless beats for the 2023 edition of MUTEK Tokyo is a deep techno massage.
- Voices From The Lake
  GiGi FM on NTS Radio
  
  A rare online session from Donato Dozzy and Neel, as immaculate and hypnotic as you'd hope.
- Sarah Farina
  Banana'Cast 54
  
  Sarah Farina is in fine style on this RSO live recording, capturing her unique blend of uptempo music: loose, limber, old-school and eclectic, ranging from vintage jungle to hip-house to Boston rapper BIA.
- 3Phaz
  TANK Mix
  
  Cairo artist 3Phaz powers through a steamrolling session of twisted broken beat, Arabic percussion and wild dubstep-techno experiments for London magazine TANK.

Best Albums

April 2024

Best EPs

April 2024

Best Mixes

April 2024

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Voices From The Lake