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01

Best albums

November 2016

A Made Up Sound
A Made Up Sound
A Made Up Sound

A two-disc retrospective that proves Dave Huismans is one of the best in modern dance music.

Marcel Dettmann
DJ-Kicks
!K7

Full of quirky gems and off-the-cuff mixing, !K7's latest mix shows a different side of the Berghain resident.

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Gas
Box
Kompakt

Collected into one gorgeous package, Wolfgang Voigt's ambient techno classics sound as revelatory as they did more than a decade ago.

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Lord Of The Isles
In Waves
ESP Institute

Pastoral techno that evokes the ruggedly beautiful Scottish coastline.

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Oren Ambarchi
Hubris
Editions Mego

An avant-garde ensemble led by the respected Australian guitarist that features Ricardo Villalobos, Mark Fell and Keith Fullerton Whitman among others—what more do you need to know?

Orphx
Pitch Black Mirror
Sonic Groove

Industrial-flavoured techno that's menacing, explosive and ready for the dance floor.

You're Me
You're Me
Isla

Vancouver artists Yu Su and Scott Johnson Gailey bring dub techno into their rustic ambient improvisations.

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Altern-8
Full-On Mask Hysteria
Bleech

An essential reissue of a hardcore classic packaged with remixes from the likes of Luke Vibert and KiNK.

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Roman Flugel
All The Right Noises
Dial Records

Roman Flügel crafts delicate music better suited to lonely hotel rooms than packed nightclubs.

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Mumdance & Logos
Present Different Circles
Different Circles

The weightless grime sound gets a full airing on this dizzying mix from two of the genre's leading lights.

Various
#savefabric
Fabric Records

The London club might now be saved, but this whopping 111-track compilation is still a testament to the influence it's had over the years.

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02

Best singles

November 2016

Lorenzo Senni
Persona
Warp Records

The latest addition to the Warp family performs something like trance alchemy, making epic new compositions out of the genre's most extreme moments.

rRoxymore
Organ Smith
Don't Be Afraid

Skewed house loaded with bells, flutes and catchy melodies.

Hieroglyphic Being
This Isn't Your Typical 90's Era Techno / IDM Revisionist View
Technicolour

Jamal Moss offers an uncompromising twist on '90s techno nostalgia.

Porter Ricks
Shadow Boat
Tresor

16 years since their last release and nothing has changed: this German duo still make the most mind-boggling dub techno around.

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Ewan Jansen
Aqua Libre
Red Ember Records

Red Ember Records' first release in 15 years is an immaculately produced, irresistibly sunny deep house record.

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Harvey Sutherland And Bermuda
Priestess / Bravado
Clarity Recordings

The Australian producer shows off his live chops with two addictive disco jams—think Metro Area fleshed out into a full band.

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A Made Up Sound
Bygones / Peace Offering
A Made Up Sound

The final single on A Made Up Sound's self-titled label is more contemplative than what came before it but no less compelling.

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Beneath
No Symbols 006
No Symbols

Beneath's latest record features a track called "Fuck Ya'll," which tells you something about the pummelling broken techno that lies within.

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And.rea
Perception Of Objective Reality
Melliflow

With this double-pack of exquisitely swung house music, the new label Melliflow is three-for-three.

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Toulouse Low Trax
Decades Vol. 1
Antinote

Part wonky techno, part krautrock grooves, the Salon Des Amateurs resident's latest record is remarkable for how much variety it manages with so little.

Elmo Crumb
I'm Still Dizzy
The Trilogy Tapes

Whatever alias he's working under, you can rely on Joe Seaton to deliver rich, textured and adventurous electronic music, this time in the form of jittery techno.

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Imaabs
Extravio
Naafi

Described by RA's Max Pearl as "industrial reggaeton," this NAAFI artist's music packs a punch with its seductive dips and sways.

Savile
Share Power
Argot

No-nonsense Midwest house music from one of the region's most promising young artists.

03

Best mixes

November 2016

- Derek Plaslaiko
  Dekmantel Podcast 094
  
  Two-and-a-half hours of rowdy, spaced-out techno.
- Primary Perception
  Slow Life Friends Podcast 3
  
  This hour of bouncy electro, techno and house from a little-known Berlin duo is the most instantly gratifying mix we've heard all month.
  
  DEBONAIR
  Blowing Up The Workshop 68
  
  DEBONAIR's journey down the rabbit hole connects the dots between the classical strains of Tangerine Dream and the liturgical organ of Colin Walsh, among other delights.
  
  Pure Joy
  Mix For The Astral Plane 131
  
  This intricately-layered mix from Truants man Simon Docherty features a few inspired mash-ups and a lot of thoughtful blending.
  
  Powder
  Animals Dancing Mix 10
  
  The Japanese artist's latest podcast traverses the middle ground between weirdo dance music and avant-garde electronics.
  
  Bruno Schmidt
  Yay Podcast 034
  
  If you like DJs like Nicolas Lutz and Francesca Del Garda, you'll dig this colourful mix from the Louche resident.
  
  Konstantin
  Bassiani Invites
  
  The Giegling DJ balances feeling with momentum on this near-perfect podcast for Tbilisi's leading club.
  
  DJ Shiva
  .noncompliant. @ Room 4 Resistance - ://about Blank garden - 10.09.2016
  
  The Indiana techno DJ pulls no punches in this recording of her first-ever Berlin gig.
  
  Jayda G
  Beats In Space #861
  
  A typically feel-good mix from the Vancouver selector featuring a handful of disco classics alongside some of her own new ones.
  
  Valentino Mora & Amila
  Truancy Volume 163
  
  The man formerly known as French Fries and his musical partner Amila show off the sound of their new label, Intercontinental Dance Organization.