It can be difficult to keep up in the fast-paced world of electronic music.

Here's what you needed to hear in October.

01

Best albums

October 2016

Marie Davidson
Adieux Au Dancefloor
Cititrax

At points acerbic, funny and smoldering, the Montreal artist's Cititrax debut is a fusion of spoken-word, driving synths and post-punk attitude.

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Binh
Noah's Day
Perlon

Binh brightens things up on his most substantial release yet. It's full of the captivating basslines that make his minimal house irresistible.

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Kassem Mosse
Disclosure
Honest Jon's

Kassem Mosse's second album is much stranger than his first, but it loses none of the idiosyncratic charm.

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Danny Brown
Atrocity Exhibition
Warp Records

On his thrilling and occasionally harrowing third album, Danny Brown shows that he can rap over just about anything.

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Murcof x Vanessa Wagner
Statea
InFiné Music

Over the course of this gorgeous album, Vanessa Wagner's piano is carefully picked apart and imploded by Murcof, her producer counterpart.

Powell
Sport
XL Recordings

The Diagonal boss proves his punk credentials on this rickety tour through techno, no wave and noise.

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Yves Tumor
Serpent Music
PAN

A melted mix of vocals, guitar and sound design, Yves Tumor's PAN debut delicately balances experimentation with emotion.

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Steve Hauschildt
Strands
Kranky

With help from Rafael Anton Irisarri, the former Emeralds member makes his richest, most expansive album.

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Pangaea
In Drum Play
Hessle Audio

The Hessle Audio cofounder explores techno's funky side on his rock-solid debut album.

Biosphere
Departed Glories
Smalltown Supersound

Inspired by walks in a Polish forest with a macabre history, the Norwegian artist's latest album is his most haunting yet.

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Best singles

October 2016

LOFT
Turbulent Dynamics
Astral Plane Recordings

Astral Plane signs another new name for an EP of face-melting, mind-bending techno—if you can even call it that.

TSVI
Sacred Drums
Nervous Horizon

The London puts together some of the most jittery drum tracks since Joe's "Claptrap."

Karen Gwyer
Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase
Nervous Horizon

The UK artist offers up more slabs of heady, subtly shifting techno.

Herbert
See You On Monday
Curle Recordings

In which Linkwood, through his stellar remix, does the unlikely and improves on a classic.

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SeekersInternational
Ragga Preservation Society
Diskotopia

A head-spinning trip that connects the dots between dub and ragga jungle.

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V.O.
Mashisa
Invisible City Editions

Feel-good dance music from early '90s South Africa, unearthed by master crate diggers Invisible City.

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Ziúr
Deeform
Objects Ltd.

The up-and-coming producer balances grace and aggression on her latest EP of intoxicating club music.

A Band Called Flash
A Band Called Flash
Future Vision Records

This disco band, produced by Ron Trent, sound right out of the early '80s without coming off like a cheap imitation.

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DJ Deep
Cuts Volume 3: New Horizons
Deeply Rooted

The French producer's latest hits the sweet spot between techno and house.

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Tornado Wallace
Tornado Wallace
Second Circle

Tornado Wallace stretches out his legs on this EP of gently bobbing grooves and smooth guitar licks.

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Various
Rhythms Of The Pacific Vol. 3
Pacific Rhythm

The Vancouver label's third record, a collection of placid sounds from new producer Slim Media Player, is its best yet.

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03

Best mixes

October 2016

- Ben UFO feat. SP:MC & GQ
  Blowing up The Workshop 66
  
  This killer jungle set from the 2015 Bloc festival shows just how flexible a DJ Ben UFO is.
- Eric Duncan
  CDA August 2016
  
  Four hours of the disco maestro live from Berlin's Cocktail D'Amore, recorded on a Sunday morning in summer.
- Via App
  Truancy Volume 158
  
  Cristian Vogel, Draveng and Chris & Cosey feature on this trippy techno mix from the Brooklyn artist.
- Even Tuell
  Trushmix 94
  
  The Workshop boss gets eclectic in this rare online session—expect to hear America's "Horse With No Name," among other delights.
- Barac
  Elarum Showcase / Club Schlaflos
  
  One of Romania's finest DJs, live from Switzerland.
- TTB
  Mix For The Astral Plane
  
  The host behind one of NTS's most intriguing radio shows blends together Terry Riley, Mica Levi & Oliver Coates, Yves Tumor and more.
- Tominori Hosoya
  Techique Mix Series 061
  
  The TH Pressing boss shows off his satin sounds in this mix for Technique Tokyo.
- Mafalda
  Colectivo Futurecast 059
  
  Floating Points' partner at the Melodies International label shares some of her impressive record collection.
- Marco Shuttle
  Nec Plus Ultra
  
  The Eerie boss made an unannounced appearance at Terraforma Festival last summer and laid down this set of pulsing, dreamy techno.