Chapter

01

Best albums

November 2018

- Saloli
  The Deep End
  Kranky
  
  Satie-inspired melodies from the Portland synth artist.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- ZULI
  Terminal
  UIQ
  
  Ahmed El Ghazoly brings together braindance and Egyptian hip-hop on this striking debut album.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- IL-P-ON
  ÄÄNET
  Editions Mego
  
  Ilpo Väisänen's latest album is a tribute to the noise and drone music of Pan Sonic and its late cofounder, Mika Vainio.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Georgia Anne-Muldrow
  Overload
  Brainfeeder
  
  Muldrow distills decades of musical styles and a lifetime of wisdom into uplifting soul.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Jay Daniel
  Tala
  Watusi High
  
  Combining the exploratory feel of jazz with the Detroit producer's beatmaking know-how, Tala contains some of Daniel's strongest work yet.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Deena Abdelwahed
  Khonnar
  InFine Music
  
  Khonnar deftly tackles subjects like sexism, homophobia and Arab identity—and also sounds absolutely killer on the dance floor.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Yoshinori Hayashi
  Ambivalence
  Smalltown Supersound
  
  Hayashi's uniquely psychedelic collages of jazz, hip-hop and house flourish on his first LP.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Demdike Stare
  Passion
  Modern Love
  
  Sean Canty and Miles Whittaker pound jungle and garage into smithereens on their most club-ready album.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Objekt
  Cocoon Crush
  PAN
  
  TJ Hertz's latest LP shows him further reimagining what techno can sound like.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Various
  Kulør 001
  Kulør
  
  Buckle up—this compilation from Courtesy's new label takes you on a wild ride through Copenhagen's fast techno scene.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud

02

Best singles

November 2018

- Lapalux
  ABOVE_BETWEEN_BELOW
  Brainfeeder
  
  The Brainfeeder artist forgoes rhythm on three touching ambient tracks.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Solid Blake
  Warp Room
  Seilscheibenpfeiler
  
  One of Copenhagen's rising stars delivers slamming rhythms and zapping synths made for peak-time sets.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Overlook
  Public Image
  UVB-76
  
  A whip-smart fusion of techno and drum & bass that sits defiantly between both worlds.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Cromby
  Retribution
  Feel My Bicep
  
  A track that further refines the Irish producer's raw but lush house sound, bolstered by remixes from Shanti Celeste and DeFeKT.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Gerry Read
  Preventing Violence Against Ears
  Accidental Jar
  
  Abstract, funky and touching—it's no surprise Matthew Herbert signed these tunes to his label.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Mor Elian
  Move Like Atoms
  Fever AM
  
  Deceptively innovative techno from Mor Elian, who sneaks little surprises into even her most functional tracks.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Soundcloud
- Justin Cudmore
  Twisted Love / About To Burst
  Phonica White
  
  Acid house firing on all cylinders from New York's purveyor of squelch.
  
  Listen: Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- VTSS
  Self Will
  Intrepid Skin
  
  The Brutaż affiliate's debut record mines the middle ground between EBM and acid.
  
  Listen: Soundcloud
- Bone Head
  Soft Power
  Arcola
  
  Experimental club music with a pop sensibility, from a new project by one half of DVA Damas.
- Bonaventure
  Mentor
  Planet Mu
  
  Bonaventure delivers tightly woven club tracks on her Planet Mu debut.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Joey Anderson & DJ Qu
  Neutrino
  Inimeg Recordings
  
  Two masters of modern US house return with a cosmic EP to dazzle dance floors.
  
  Listen: Soundcloud
- Shelley Parker
  Red Cotton
  Hessle Audio
  
  A new face appears on Hessle Audio with restless dance music that feels outré even for this label.
  
  Listen: Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud

03

Best mixes

November 2018

- Mama Snake & Solid Blake
  Live At Dekmantel Festival 2018
  
  Two of Copenhagen's leading lights rock the UFO stage at Dekmantel with breaky techno and electro.
- Arturo Lopez
  Beyond / Below 14
  
  A zig-zagging trip through '70s Krautrock, late '90s IDM, '80s private press synth experiments and Japanese background music.
- CCL
  HNYPOT 291: CCL's Ode to the Queer Steppas
  
  The Seattle DJ soaks in bass vibrations from the dubstep spectrum and beyond, including cuts from T++, Urban Tribe and Laurel Halo.
- Skee Mask & Zenker Brothers
  Unsound Podcast
  
  Three kings of breakbeat techno show what they're made of in this nearly-three hour recording of their Saturday night closing set at Unsound in Kraków this year.
- Eartheater
  FACT Mix 678
  
  Not so much a mix as a half-hour radio play, this mind-bending piece is inspired by Swan Lake and features Eartheater's own material alongside tracks from Iceboy Violet and Swan Meat.
- Selvagem
  Xama Lá (Que Eu Vou)
  
  Almost five hours of Brazilian street soul, house and countless oddities for the heads and dancers alike.
- Basic Rhythm
  Future Funk 002
  
  Anthoney J Hart is known for his retrospective mixes of old hardcore and rave, but here he focuses on fresh music in that style.
- Yaeji
  Blowing Up The Workshop 98
  
  Yaeji adds her own signature vocal stylings to some of her best-loved club tracks.
- Jex Opolis
  Bolting Bits MIXED BY Jex Opolis
  
  The Canadian digger shows off some oddball records he picked up on a recent trip to Edmonton.
- Ben Klock
  Circoloco Radio 057
  
  Here's what Ben Klock sounds like when he's playing the White Isle.