Best Albums

July 2021

- Childhood
  Mr. G - The Forced Force Is Not The True Force
  
  The house legend delivers one of his most emotional and affecting records yet, without losing grasp on what makes his style of house music so great.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Self-released
  George Riley - interest rates, a tape
  
  An irresistible, jungle and garage-informed R&B mixtape that balances humour, vulnerability and sexiness with all the swagger of a bona fide pop star.
  
  Listen:
  Spotify / Apple Music
- Chrome
  Various Artists - Now Thing 2
  
  An essential survey of late '90s dancehall that follows up a legendary compilation.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Hyperdub
  Loraine James - Reflection
  
  A jaw-dropping record that continues the UK artist's one-of-a-kind journey through electronic music.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple Music / Soundcloud
- Mexican Summer
  L'Rain - Fatigue
  
  Through a record of sometimes challenging but always rewarding abstract compositions, informed by club music and R&B, L'Rain finds hope for change amidst chaos.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple Music / Soundcloud
- Incienso
  Nene H - Ali
  
  A techno album about mourning that explores the furthest reaches of the genre, with beautiful results.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple Music / Soundcloud
- Leaving Records
  Arushi Jain - Under The Lilac Sky
  
  Inspired by Hindu ragas, Arushi Jain composes one-of-a-kind, longform synth odysseys.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Love Injection
  Conclave - Conclave
  
  A vibrant house album that beautifully celebrates rhythms, collaboration and musical history.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple Music / Soundcloud
- Toulouse Gouffre Club
  Various - Le Debut De La Fin
  
  The new sound of Toulouse—one that's well worth checking out.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music
- Young
  Koreless - Agor
  
  An ultra-synthetic world of left turns and wrenching diversions that plays with your emotions while dazzling your senses.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud

Best Singles

July 2021

- Warp Records
  Yves Tumor - The Asymptotical World
  
  Glam rock from outer space with a hint of pop-punk for good measure—a truly undeniable record.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Workshop
  Willow - Workshop 30
  
  Willow continues her run of ultra-deep and catchy house records, this time with hints of vintage UK garage and tech houes.
  
  Listen:
  Apple Music / Soundcloud / Youtube
- Teklife
  DJ Deeon - Destiny
  
  Deeon updates his "minimal ghetto beat tracks" for Teklife.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Non Series
  DJ Nobu - Nepia
  
  Laser-cut DJ gear from one of techno's most distinct (and renowned) personalities.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Lavibe
  GЯEG - Eau Coulée Smart City
  
  High-definition tropical club music with hints of techno, dembow and drum & bass.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify / Soundcloud
- Schloss
  Karima F - Fief Fief
  
  A cross-genre collection of fuzzy dance floor memories from a producer-to-watch.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- 1432 R
  Analog Tara - Dimensions
  
  The DC producer reps her city with an EP of deliciously weird, atmospheric techno.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Soundcloud
- Self-released
  Maral - On Your Way feat. Panda Bear
  
  An inspired collaboration that highlights the mix of distortion, melody and dub that makes Maral such an exciting producer.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Holding Hands
  Kessler - Foul Play
  
  Vital club music that combines influences from Ireland, the UK and America into one heady brew.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Soundcloud
- Bouquet. Records
  Olive T - Goin Up
  
  Swaggering New York house music that recalls the Burrell Brothers' Nu Groove hot streak.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music
- The Burrell Connection
  Dream_E - Crushed
  
  Irrepressibly upbeat '90s techno fusions, 2021 style.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp

Best Mixes

July 2021

- Bookworms
  RVNG Intl. Mix
  
  An hour of sprawling modern composition spanning from Sun Ra & His Arkestra to John Adams.
- Bruce & Dar Disku
  The 'Ransom Note Mix'
  
  The Ransom Note hosts an excellent back-to-back session from Bruce and Dar Disku that runs the gamut from Belgian New Beat to dabke to Arabic hip-hop and more.
- VERSAILLES
  UNDERRADAR Radio EP25
  
  A friend of Versailles once said her music makes them "want to do bad things." On her recent UNDERRADAR takeover, the Manila-based DJ shows why, with a shadowy and intricate mix joining delicate percussion with otherworldly ambient.
- Pearson Sound
  Rinse FM June 19th
  
  Including classic cuts from Stray and Blackdown, and a killer dub-heavy midsection, this Pearson Sound Rinse FM show for Hessle Audio is a special one.
- Jamz Supernova
  The Face Mix 43
  
  Future Bounce label head and BBC 1Xtra DJ Jamz Supernova puts together a breezy, genre-hopping session for The Face that shows off both her varied taste and her effortless talent for blending different sounds together.
- MoMA Ready
  Dekmantel Podcast 341
  
  MoMA Ready's Dekmantel podcast is a blazing hour of house music as curated by one of New York's most consistently exciting DJs, with some new stuff thrown in for good measure.
- D. Tiffany
  Circoloco Radio 193
  
  Driving trance, techno and tech house from the Planet Euphorique head.
- DJs Parreja
  Radio Buttons #102
  
  DJs Pareja show off the trippy, funky and hypnotic sounds of Latin American dance music (along with music from other regions) in this mix for Berlin queer party Buttons.
- Father Of Two
  Honcho Podcast Series 99
  
  In Training resident Father Of Two displays his dynamic, nimble, heavily UK-inspired sound.
- Escaflowne
  Lobster Theremin Podcast 187
  
  This excellent Lobster Theremin mix from New York DJ Escaflowne captures all the influences that go into making his work some of the best stuff coming out of the city right now, starting out housey and laid-back before accelerating into UK hardcore and jungle.

Best Albums

July 2021

Self-released

Best Singles

July 2021

Self-released

Best Mixes

July 2021

Bruce & Dar Disku

VERSAILLES