01

Best albums

February 2018

- Various Artists
  15 Years Of The Bunker
  The Bunker New York
  
  The renowned New York party and label showcases all sides of techno on this sprawling three-hour compilation.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / SoundCloud
- Wolf Müller & Niklas Wandt
  Instrumentalmusik Von Der Mitte Der World
  Growing Bin Records
  
  Jan Schulte's fantastical imagination meets Niklas Wandt's vast array of instruments on this quirky collection of Fourth World disco.
  
  Listen: SoundCloud
- Suba
  Wayang
  Offen Music
  
  Rex Ilusivii's archives keep on giving with this standout collection of tribal jams and out-there grooves from 1995.
  
  Listen: SoundCloud
- Various Artists
  Waystation Compilation: Sequence I
  Nostro Hood System
  
  The emerging crew bring technical wizardry and purposeful songwriting to experimental club music.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Yves De Mey
  Bleak Comfort
  Latency
  
  Yves De Mey further unchains himself from techno for one of his most bewitching records yet.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / SoundCloud
- SIT
  Invisibility
  Sushitech
  
  Cristi Cons and Vlad Caia bring a sense of sunshine and melody to Romanian minimal.
  
  Listen: SoundCloud
- Christoph De Babalon
  If You're Into It, I'm Out Of It
  Cross Fade Enter Tainment
  
  A classic from 1998 that presents a skewed vision of jungle, veering between eerie ambient and violent breakbeats.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
- John Dimas
  One Against Time
  Elephant Moon
  
  John Dimas touches on UK garage, IDM, broken beat and minimal house on this quietly brilliant LP.
  
  Listen: SoundCloud
- Mika Vainio + Ryoji Ikeda + Alva Noto
  Live 2002
  Noton
  
  Three titans of experimental music summon colossal waves of sound.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud

02

Best singles

February 2018

- James Blake
  If The Car Beside You Moves Ahead
  Polydor
  
  Blake's mind-bending vocal manipulation combines with his knack for haunting hooks on one of the most distinctive tracks in his catalogue.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
- Leif
  Bluebird / Number 13
  TIO-Series
  
  The Freerotation resident continues his incredible run of 12-inches.
  
  Listen: SoundCloud
- Jayda G & Alexa Dash
  Diva Bitch
  Freakout Cult
  
  A longtime favourite in sets from Canada's most exuberant DJ finally hits wax.
  
  Listen: SoundCloud
- Krust
  The Portal / Concealed Treachery
  31 Records
  
  The legendary producer picks up where he left off with sleek, technoid drum & bass.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- DJ Koze
  Seeing Aliens
  Pampa
  
  DJ Koze's latest 12-inch features the kind of anthem only he can make: blissful, off-kilter and packed with silly sounds.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Aalko
  No Man Is An Island
  Kebko
  
  Minimal house goes IDM on this strange and captivating record.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- K15
  Sunbeams
  Eglo
  
  K15 moves from soulful house to jazzy broken beat on what might be his best record yet.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Flow
  Trine
  Tardis
  
  Vintage tech house built for opening sets and afterhours sessions.
  
  Listen: SoundCloud
- Mica Levi
  Delete Beach
  DDS
  
  Mica Levi moves from feature films to anime with her latest soundtrack, which is full of bewitching synths and woozy rhythms.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify / SoundCloud
- Theo Parrish
  Preacher's Comin
  Sound Signature
  
  A classic Parrish sample workout on one side, and a transcendent African-American meditation on the other.
  
  Listen: SoundCloud
- Ex-Terrestrial
  Portal Vision
  NAFF
  
  An increasingly big fish in the Montreal house music pond makes a splash with some help from his friend Priori.
  
  Listen: SoundCloud

03

Best mixes

February 2018

- SIREN DJs
  Crack Mix 187
  
  Three breakthrough London DJs in session for Crack.
- Bok Bok & Kode9
  B2B w Bok Episode 2
  
  Bok Bok describes his second "B2b w Bok" as "a fast-paced four-deck mix as I meet one of my biggest inspirations and all-time faves... at a steady 140 BPM."
  
  Nazira
  Discwoman 38
  
  The Kazakh DJ presents her vision of techno.
  
  1800HaightStreet
  Lobster Theremin Podcast 039
  
  An hour of "pummeling techno" from the Vancouver upstarts, in the mix for Lobster Theremin.
  
  Magda Bytnerowicz
  Melbourne Deepcast 180
  
  One of Sydney's most reliable house and techno DJs shows a light touch in this two-hour session for Melbourne Deepcast.
  
  Rubsilent
  Knowing Something Podcast 4
  
  Groovy house from the young but intriguing Knowing Something podcast.
  
  Olive T
  Truancy Volume 205
  
  Olive T isn't quite a newcomer but the New Yorker is up-and-coming—she mixes deep house, jungle and more in this blazing selection.
  
  Hōjō Clan
  Clan Wars #4
  
  Shiken Hanzo mixes the fourth Clan Wars podcast, full of fast and forward-thinking drum & bass.
  
  Courtesy
  Dekmantel Podcast 166
  
  The Danish DJ goes fast, then faster, on this high-octane Dekmantel podcast.
  
  Hunee
  RA Live at Brilliant Corners
  
  A 90-minute chunk of Hunee's eclectic six-hour RA Live session, recorded at Brilliant Corners in London.