Best Albums

July 2023

- Mood Hut
  Freak Heat Waves - Mondo Tempo
  
  The cult Canadian band lands on Mood Hut for an album of sunburnt pop and freaky disco.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Rough Trade . Audika Records
  Arthur Russell - Picture Of Bunny Rabbit
  
  A companion to the legendary 1986 album World Of Echo, Audika's latest compilation proves there's still more brilliance to hear from the Arthur Russell archives.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Alter
  Klara Lewis & Nik Colk Void - Full-On
  
  This riveting collection of post-punk vignettes sees two inimitable sound design heavyweights merge into a somehow even more spellbinding third voice.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Subject Detroit
  DJ Bone - FURTHER
  
  A titan of Detroit returns with aerodynamic techno that shows off his controlled abandon and technical mastery.
  
  Listen:
  Apple Music / Spotify / Bandcamp
- AD 93
  V/Z - Suono Assente
  
  Moin member Valentina Magaletti and Zongamin make a fluid and effortless pair on their stellar debut record of dubby post-punk.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Kranky
  Saloli - Canyon
  
  A stunning synth album on Kranky that channels the beauty and wonder of the natural world through composition alone.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Sex Tags UFO
  DJ Fett Burger & Dama - Emotional Tripper
  
  Fett Burger and Dama distill everything good about the Sex Tags multiverse onto two discs of wacky breakbeat, techno and IDM.
- LuckyMe
  Lunice - OPEN
  
  Lunice keeps it brief but explosive on his latest LP of inventive, ahead-of-the-curve hip-hop.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- light-years
  Caterina Barbieri - Myuthafoo
  
  Barbieri is a singular talent in the realm of synthesizer music, creating enormous, intimidating, completely enveloping work.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Unruly Records
  Various - Unruly Records Anthology - 1991-1995 (The Early Years)
  
  A hugely important retrospective that captures the early years of Baltimore club music.
  
  Listen:
  Apple Music / Spotify

Best EPs

July 2023

- Self-released
  Elijah & Jammz - Make The Ting
  
  Expanding on Elijah's yellow squares, the grime duo make a punchy record full of useful advice for how to navigate the music industry.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Studio Barnhus
  LADYMONIX - Welcome 2 My House
  
  Midwest house as seen through the Swedish looking glass.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Delsin
  Katatonic Silentio - Mantis 11
  
  Mind-bogglingly immersive, ultra-inventive techno from one of the most exciting names around.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Truncate
  Black Girl/White Girl - Delusion
  
  Precise and muscular techno that'll never go out of style.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- fabric Originals
  Kode9 / Burial - Infirmary / Unknown Summer
  
  Burial returns to dance music and Kode9 goes back to footwork on a rock solid split single.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Gudu Records
  Special Request - Sliver feat. Novelist
  
  A raging festival anthem from two UK favourites.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Siamese Twins Records
  Temple Rat - The Composition Of Air
  
  Enigmatic techno made from a "Pandora's box" of musical instruments by the Sichuan native.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Valby Rotary
  Tom VR & Louf - Harmonix
  
  A softer, more celestial side of UK techno.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Rant & Rave
  Maedon - Cease & Resist
  
  On the first EP from her new Rant & Rave label, Maedon weaves a dense tapestry of hard techno and EBM ear candy.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Dansu Discs
  Chrissy - The Other Side
  
  Rave throwbacks to make the Shut Up And Dance crew proud.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify

Best Mixes

July 2023

- EMA
  Ilian Tape Podcast Series 095
  
  Dubstep, drum & bass and more from one of Dublin's key scene players.
- Chima Isaaro &
  United Identities Podcast 033
  
  Fresh from making her Panorama Bar debut, Lisbon DJ Chima Isaaro contributes to Carista's United Identities mix series with an hour of the classiest deep house.
- Paula Koski
  Vault Sessions 150
  
  A resident at Post Bar in her hometown Helsinki and at Tresor in Berlin, Paula Koski's new mix for Vault Sessions shows why she's in-demand at the world's best techno venues—her style is smooth, deep and transportive.
- Ellxandra
  Tracklistings Radio Show 114
  
  Get to know Montreal's Ellxandra in this wonderful session for Tracklistings Radio, where she digs deep into retro, trippy techno with tracks from the likes of Forgemasters, Acid Jesus, Stasis and Planetary Assault Systems.
- Sister Zo
  The Bunker Podcast 226
  
  Sister Zo is known as a talented connoisseur and producer of UK-slanted leftfield techno and bassy rhythms. But on this mix for the Bunker New York, she dives into the psychedelic side of techno and hardgroove.
- DJ Temporary
  Dripping 2023
  
  Spiralling synths, psychedelic melodies, barrelling kicks and more from New York's DJ Temporary, live from Dripping festival in New Jersey.
- DJ Tara
  UpBeat on Soho Radio - Episode 11
  
  New York's DJ Tara put together a soulful selection of deep house jams for Soho Radio. Featuring legends like Kerri Chandler and Rich Medina, this mix elevates and uplifts.
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- DJ Pipe
  GHOSTCAST 019
  
  DJ Pipe is behind some of the grooviest, swingiest house records around, but you won't find much in the way of his DJing online. Enter GHOSTCAST 019, which is full of bump and flex.
- Olof Dreijer
  Hessle Audio
  
  Olof Dreijer's appearance on the Hessle Audio Rinse FM show features a two-hour recording of the Swedish DJ live at Pumping Velvet in London. The mix spans his own music and a variety of club sounds, from house and disco to Robyn.
- Alicia Carrera
  Live At BUKA
  
  Alicia Carrera played from 6:30 to 9 PM under the bridge in Milan at a BUKA party earlier this month. She started out slow and low, and a little trippy, before slowly entering trancey techno territory.

Best Albums

July 2023

Rough Trade . Audika Records

Best EPs

July 2023

Best Mixes

July 2023

Chima Isaaro &

DJ Temporary

DJ Tara