Best Albums

June 2023

- Kalahari Oyster Cult
  Various - Chants Of The Holy Oyster
  
  Rey Colino assembles an all-star cast for two hours of club sounds that have defined the zeitgeist for the past decade.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Cod3 QR
  Laurent Garnier - 33 Tours Et Puis S'en Vont
  
  An epic adventure into the depths of techno, Krautrock and more from one of dance music's most legendary and enduring figures.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Ninja Tune
  Jayda G - Guy
  
  This warm and uplifting LP is a heartfelt exploration of family and loss through the lens of Jayda G's ebullient disco pop.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Planet Mu
  RP Boo - Legacy Volume 2
  
  A collection of tracks made between 2002 and 2007 that show the footwork pioneer at his rawest, darkest and most inventive.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Low Lying
  a.s.o. - a.s.o.
  
  Tornado Wallace teams up with vocalist Alia Seror-O'Neill for a stunning downtempo pop debut that captures the thrill and seductiveness of the chase.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Incienso
  Beta Librae - Daystar
  
  Daystar hits the right balance of cool and deadly, with a cohesive string of pop-infused breakbeat mind-melters.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- OTIH Records
  Speakers Corner Quartet - Further Out Than The Edge
  
  The South London collective's debut LP adroitly captures the jazz-flecked, alt-orchestral sound of their unique live shows.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Ecstatic Editions
  Ciel - Ecstatic Editions Vol. 1
  
  This compilation on Eris Drew's label pulls together odds and ends from Ciel's catalogue into a surprisingly cohesive album full of gorgeous electro, jungle and tech house.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Planet Mu
  Mun Sing - Inflatable Gravestone
  
  The Giant Swan member's bracing, esoteric style proves itself capable of expressing weighty emotions, illuminating the dark, complex subject of grief.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Mad McFerrin Music
  Madison McFerrin - I Hope You Can Forgive Me
  
  The LA singer-songwriter enriches her once a capella work with beautiful acoustic arrangements and electronic flourishes.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- American Dreams
  Lucy Liyou - Dog Dreams
  
  Subtle but impressively dynamic ambient music informed by Mariah Carey and Disney movies—in a good way.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify

Best EPs

June 2023

- Hardmatter
  Jenifa Mayanja - Chances
  
  Shuffling deep house for happy hours and early mornings from one of America's most quietly brilliant practitioners of the form.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Nervous Horizon
  Toumba - Janoob
  
  2023's breakout producer continues to dazzle and confound with his brutal but precise brand of club music.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Black Artist Database (B.A.D.)
  Various (Black Artist Database) - Synergy
  
  From jungle to Afro house to whatever you want to call rRoxymore's brilliance, this compilation shows off the best and brightest of Black dance music across the world.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Pleasure Club
  B.AI - Let It Be
  
  B.AI combines electro-fused techno with touches of flamboyant melody. Both silly and sinister, the project is a study in contrasts.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Phantasy Sound
  Josh Caffe - You
  
  Slinky breakup house with an excellent Erol Alkan remix.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Yoyaku
  Chris Korda - Not My Problem, I'll Be Dead
  
  This EP is as musical as it is political, ironically sugar-coating Korda's climate apocalypse diatribes in bursts of dance floor colour.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Warp Records
  Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair - Set The Roof
  
  Zany cross-genre club music from two of dance music's most distinctive voices.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Blueprint Records
  Kerrie - Transient Belief
  
  Irish producer Kerrie is a great match for Blueprint—both are reliable sources of bona fide, no-bullshit techno.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Steel City Dance Discs
  KETTAMA - Feeling Emotions
  
  Another big tune on Mall Grab's Steel City Dance Discs, this time built around a Mariah Carey sample.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Beyond The Bridge
  Spekki Webu - Euclidean Doorway
  
  Who needs melody when you let the drums do the talking? Spekki Webu's debut solo EP features some truly mind-boggling, full-bore trance.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / SoundCloud

Best Mixes

June

- Lakuti
  fabric podcast 017
  
  Lakuti helms a special Pride edition of the fabric podcast, presenting an hour of typically joyous grooves that bridge vintage disco, house, hi-NRG and other '80s and '90s flavours.
- Helena Hauff & Moopie
  Live At Miscellanea
  
  Two idiosyncratic and brilliant selectors come together for one hell of a back-to-back, recorded live in Melbourne.
- Nicolas Lutz
  Recorded At Houghton 2022
  
  Here's three hours of Nicolas Lutz live at last year's Houghton, when he closed the Pavilion Stage from 5 through 8 AM on Sunday morning.
- Paula Temple
  Awakenings Spring Festival
  
  Who needs a morning cuppa when you have this blistering Awakenings set from Paula Temple? To put it simply, she absolutely goes for it.
- MJK
  Ilian Tape Podcast 094
  
  London DJ MJK is on fire on this Ilian Tape Podcast, with an on-point style that bridges the gap between old-school dubstep and more contemporary UK techno.
- Jubilee
  Daisychain 280
  
  The Magic City label boss hits all the sweet spots in this rollicking mix: Latin percussion, hints of UK funky, Miami bass and electro. Listen out for her new pop-inflected rave cut, "Delete," which riffs off everybody's favourite phone jingle.
- Quest
  Dekmantel Podcast 436
  
  If you don't already know Quest (IT), then this is a great introduction. Loaded with obscure IDM, techno and electro, this mix from the Italian DJ zig-zags in all sorts of directions, keeping you on your toes with banger after banger.
- Carista
  SónarMix 025
  
  This SónarMix shows United Identities founder Carista in fine form, rolling through booming techno and groovy house at a party marking her hometown Utrecht's 900th birthday—you can't say that every day.
- Samuel Kerridge
  HATE Podcast 338
  
  Samuel Kerridge's new sets are a hybrid of playing live and DJing—in his words, comprising "hundreds of tracks taken apart into single elements, loaded into a sampler and then remixed and reassembled in a live performance."
- FIONA
  Crack: Sounds From The French Underground
  
  Parisian DJ FIONA dives deep into "sounds from the French underground" on this Crack mix, including names like Simo Cell, GREG and Anetha.

Best Albums

June 2023

Best EPs

June 2023

Best Mixes

June

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