Chapter

01

Best albums

March 2017

Varg
Nordic Flora Series Pt. 3: Gore-Tex City
Northern Electronics

An all-encompassing techno album equal parts epic, catchy and soothing.

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Le Car
Auto-Reverse
Clone Classic Cuts

An essential collection of overlooked '90s electro from the Detroit duo of Ian Clark and ADULT. member Adam Lee Miller.

Talaboman
The Night Land
R&S Records

An album of dreamy house from two producers who know how to lay down a great melody.

Nathan Fake
Providence
Ninja Tune

The UK producer fought through writer's block to make the most vivid and aggressive records of his career.

Jonny Nash
Eden
Melody As Truth

Beautiful new age music richly textured with guitar, gamelan and synthesizer.

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Ron Trent Presents Prescription
Word, Sound & Power
Rush Hour Music

A hefty box set that documents a seminal label's monumental contribution to house music.

Thundercat
Drunk
Brainfeeder

A psychedelic journey through funk, rock and jazz told with a sense of humour and some of the best basslines you'll hear all year.

Tzusing
東方不敗
L.I.E.S.

Nimble industrial-tinged techno.

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Young Marco
Selectors 002
Dekmantel

Young Marco shows off his records—some rare, some more familiar, all united by a quirky, cartoonish vibe.

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Bing & Ruth
No Home Of The Mind
4AD

Pianist and composer David Moore pares his ensemble down for his most ambient and bewitching record yet.

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Turinn
18 1/2 Minute Gaps
Modern Love

Grizzled bass music in all shades of grey that puts Turinn up there alongside label-mates like Millie & Andrea.

Various
Outro Tempo: Electronic And Contemporary Music From Brazil 1978-1992
Music From Memory

An incredible, decade-spanning compilation of Brazilian electronic music that'll give you a whole new world of music to explore.

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Drexciya
Grava 4
Clone Records

A look back at Drexciya's final album, which saw their spiky electro take a more downcast and ruminative turn.

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02

Best singles

March 2017

Objekt
Objekt #4
Objekt

Objekt's new 12-inch shows his playful side but still delivers the kind of high-tech beat science we love him for.

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Equiknoxx
Fly Away
Swing Ting

The Jamaican duo one-up themselves with a swaggering dancehall track full of abstract touches.

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Various
Decon/Recon #2
Noise Manifesto

Four formidable artists—Paula Temple, Rrose, Aïsha Devi and SØS Gunver Ryberg—put their heads together for a techno EP both punishing and cerebral.

Person Of Interest
Boost The Whip (I-95 Mix)
Future Times

Breezy breakbeat house that's perfect for cruising down the freeway.

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Dana Ruh
Cave Jams Vol. 1
Cave Recordings

Effortlessly simple deep house that hits in all the right places.

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Batu
Murmur
Timedance

Another 12-inch of discombobulated dance music by one of Bristol's best talents.

5ive, Samo DJ & Powder
Drunkenstein
The Trilogy Tapes

Warm and wonky house by three oddball producers.

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Roman Flügel
Black Acid
Phonica Records

Roman Flügel goes steely techno while maintaining his irresistibly melodic approach.

Various
PM V/A Vol. 1
Peder Mannerfelt

A group of techno producers firing on all cylinders.

Sami%SuYung
Ethics EP
1432 R

An EP of breezy, wide-ranging house from a duo whose music wouldn't be out of place on fellow DC label Future Times.

Chants
Amethyst Dust
Astral Plane Recordings

Astral Plane Recordings delivers another EP of earth-shaking, face-melting experimental club music.

Overmono
Arla II
XL Recordings

Truss and Tessela tighten up their sound for a record that retrofits classic rave music with glistening 2017 textures.

Edward
Shufflehead
Die Orakel

The Giegling affiliate whips up ambient, krautrock and techno into something utterly unique and totally danceable.

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Fred P
Instinctive Rhythms
Secretsundaze

Broken rhythms and a light touch make this one of Fred P's strongest records in recent memory.

DJ Missdevana
Brass EP
Nervous Horizon

UK funky and Dutch bubbling combine for completely infectious dance music where the drums do all the talking.

03

Best mixes

March 2017

- Nina Kraviz
  The Lot Radio 03:21:2017
  
  Nina Kraviz takes over the Brooklyn radio show with records from NYC locals and some forthcoming трип goodness.
- Ryan Keeling
  Electronic Explorations #462
  
  Breakneck techno from RA's editor-in-chief.
  
  Manara
  8.3.17 - Radar Radio
  
  An hour of non-stop surprises from Night Slugs' secret weapon.
  
  Will DiMaggio
  Wut Mix 15
  
  An hour of soulful and eclectic house from a quirky New Yorker.
  
  CL
  Hugo Ball/Daphne Series
  
  The Toronto DJ behind the Work In Progress and It's Not U It's Me parties takes the reins of Smart Bar's Hugo Ball mix series with a typical selection of lush, dreamy house and techno.
  
  Jeremy Underground
  RA Live - 21.03.17 at Brilliant Corners
  
  A recording from our recent Brilliant Corners listening session with Paris's favourite vinyl digger.
  
  Powder
  Golden Pleasures 029
  
  A mellow selection from the ascendant Japanese artist.
  
  Varoslav
  Ru de Plaisance mix
  
  A classy mix of house music styles from a Parisian smooth operator.
  
  KRN
  Ghostcast 001
  
  The Ghost, Berlin's record store on wheels, launches its podcast series with this spacey set from KRN.
  
  Tobias Freund
  Mysteries Of The Deep LXVI
  
  This ambient set is taken from a recently-discovered cassette that dates all the way back to 1990.