Best Albums

February 2024

- Holoverse Research Labs
  Lost Souls Of Saturn - Reality
  
  Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa team up for a second LP of druggy, experimental house and techno.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Warp Records
  Kelela - RAVE:N, The Remixes
  
  A group of more than 20 underground producers, rappers and vocalists go all out on a remix album that makes a good case for the format.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Purple City
  T.Williams - Raves Of Future Past
  
  A sharp blend of grime, garage, UK funky and Afro house that distills the sounds of London into a powerful LP.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Self-released
  Bookworms - depth perceptions
  
  Rough-and-ready techno from a core American underground dance music artist.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Self-released
  Regal86 - Unearthed Vol. II *100 Trax*
  
  2023's most prolific breakout star shares 100 tracks, from G-funk to hardgroove.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Light In The Attic
  Various - Federation Of Rytm III [Mutual Rytm]
  
  A colourful compilation from the hardgroove-oriented techno label, featuring new cuts from Blawan, Dax J, ANNĒ and more.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Optimo Music
  Various - Optimo 2
  
  A tribute to (and recollection of) one of the greatest club nights in the history of dance music.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- N.A.A.F.I.
  Lao - Chapultepec
  
  The N.A.A.F.I. artist presents a sprawling debut album inspired by the natural beauty and precolonial history of Mexico City's largest park.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Self-released
  AceMo - Save The World
  
  The key New York producer delivers virtuosic techno with a healthy dose of uplift and optimism.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp

Best EPs

February 2024

- Blue Hour
  Spekki Webu - Tenzan
  
  The Dutch producer continues to push trance to new extremes in his latest release on Luke Standing's label, Blue Hour.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Peach Discs
  Cloudsteppers - Aqua Hotel EP
  
  In for 2024: 2-steppy, bass-heavy proto-dubstep. This is Ciel and Dan Only's take on the pivotal sound.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- Perpetual Novice
  Caroline Polachek - Coma
  
  A jungle torch song that captures the bittersweet rush of falling in love.
  
  Listen:
  YouTube
- Timedance
  re:ni - BeautySick
  
  Bright, leftfield bangers on Timedance.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Midgar
  Polygonia - Da Nao Tian Gong
  
  Deep and magical techno from one of the most exciting producers out there.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- NECHTO
  ANNĒ - NECH023
  
  A wonderful balancing act of old and new that represents the best of today's young producers zeroing in on a bygone era of techno.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- XL Recordings
  Burial - Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above
  
  Digging deep into the psyche and psychosis of early '90s UK hardcore, the Londoner's latest EP grapples with XL's most classic sounds.
  
  Listen:
  Apple Music / Spotify
- Kalahari Oyster Cult
  Reflex Blue - Fuzion
  
  New minimal from the newest star of the Antipodean underground.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Self-released
  bastiengoat - NODE
  
  Pummelling, unpredictable club tracks and edits from an Oakland producer on a real tear right now.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple Music / Spotify
- ÈPOQUE
  Push - Universal Nation (Charlotte de Witte Rework)
  
  The Belgian techno powerhouse launches her archival label with a savvy remix of a 1998 trance classic.
  
  Listen:
  YouTube

Best Mixes

February 2024

- JADALAREIGN
  Nowadays Residency
  
  The Nowadays resident describes this mix as "a love letter to Chicago." Over the course of three hours, the native New Yorker dishes out Chicago acid, deep house and a generous serving of Detroit-style techno.
- Ben Klock
  Bassiani Podcast #200
  
  Ben Klock's 90-minute session for the 200th edition of Bassiani's mix series proves the classy techno sound he helped popularise is as vital as ever.
- Alexis Curshé
  Deep South Black History Month Podcast 138
  
  For her now-annual Black History Month mix, hosted by Atlanta's Deep South party, Alexis Curshé put together a set focusing on '90s house (with some newer tracks), inspired by a recent set at Nowadays.
- Fred again.., Overmono & Lil Yachty
  The Lot Radio
  
  Fred again.. and Overmono took over the decks at The Lot Radio with some help from rapper Lil Yachty for an hour-plus of rowdy UK garage and techno with plenty of vocal hooks and big drops.
- Tommy Hart
  How To Say Goodbye To A Friend
  
  On February 10th, Tommy Hart played this heart-rending tribute to the late artist Priest at the [sic] community party they ran together. "The set includes tracks we shared with one another and played out together often, some of my own selections to say goodbye and obviously a few of our favourite Pet Shop Boys songs," Hart wrote.
- Animistic Beliefs
  Dekmantel Podcast 454
  
  2023 Breaking Through stars Animistic Beliefs go for the jugular on their Dekmantel Podcast, shredding rather than mixing together tracks that run the gamut from underground club music and hardstyle to EDM, with plenty of warped vocals and screeching, teeth-gnashing sounds.
- Maze
  HOMODROP Podcast 017
  
  Maze's HOMODROP Podcast splits the different between decades with a delightful blend of disco, house and more modern, proggy-sounding stuff.
- David Elimelech
  Honcho Podcast Series 124
  
  This Honcho mix gets across David Elimelech's appeal effortlessly: bumping, discofied house and hi-NRG records mixed with flair.
- Eris Drew
  Mystery of the Motherbeat Part 2
  
  For the second instalment in her Mystery of the Motherbeat mix series, the beloved artist wades through deep house, 2-step and other low-end-heavy styles. "No big hands in the air moments to speak of here, just deep mixing and some of the most beautiful records in my collection," Drew said.
- Fumiya Tanaka
  Live From Dimensions Festival 2023
  
  Picture the scene: it's the last night of Dimensions Festival 2023 and Fumiya Tanaka is on the decks, unspooling tune after incredible tune. Nothing can beat being there, but this 60-minute chunk is a lovely gift nonetheless.

Best Albums

February 2024

Best EPs

February 2024

Best Mixes

February 2024

Fred again.., Overmono & Lil Yachty