Best Albums

May 2024

- NAFF
  Priori - This but More
  
  Combining his knack for hi-def production values, club music and world-building, the Montreal producer's newest album is a home-listening home run.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- BBE
  musclecars - Sugar Honey Iced Tea!
  
  In the handsome company of collaborators old and new, the New York duo reflect on the intricacies of the Black experience on their tremendously musical debut album.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- fabric Records
  Shygirl - fabric presents Shygirl
  
  The UK singer, rapper, songwriter and producer shows off her DJing skills on a bright and upbeat fabric instalment.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple
- 3XL
  naemi - Dust Devil
  
  A sweeping collection of dream pop, ambient and shoegaze with assistance from Erika de Casier, Shy and Huerco S.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Warp Records
  Broadcast - Spell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006-2009
  
  This gripping set of demos outlines what Broadcast's unfinished last album could have been, with all the brilliance of the duo's more polished work intact.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Dekmantel
  L.B. Dub Corp - Saturn to Home
  
  From disco to dub, Luke Slater still makes dance music like no one else—this time with a live drum kit.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Bubbletease Communications
  Syclops - Black Eye
  
  Maurice Fulton's jam band returns with their strangest, spaciest and most singular record to date.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Domino
  Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
  
  The Portishead frontwoman turns to spectral folk music on her solo debut album, exploring loss, ageing and grief.
  
  Listen:
  Spotify / Apple
- Ninja Tune
  I. JORDAN - I AM JORDAN
  
  A breathless and emotional LP about self-actualisation and community through the language of belting house music.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple

Best EPs

May 2024

- Livity Sound
  Peverelist - Pulse Phase
  
  Pev goes house here, but he also goes hard, with some of his most deceptively complex music yet.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Apple
- Uppers and Downers
  Dr. Rubinstein - Rubi's Acid Spa
  
  Two and a half acid rippers on a stunning debut from the revered techno DJ, who also inaugurates her own label.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple
- PAN
  Tongue in the Mind - Tongue in the Mind
  
  Seizing on a wave of rock music in clubland, Juliana Huxtable's new band with Jealous Orgasm and Via App is as excellent as you'd expect it to be.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple
- YCO
  BFTT - Horsin' Around
  
  The YCO cofounder's club beats get bigger, brawnier and more extreme on this captivating new EP.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple
- Peach Discs
  Saoirse - The Monogamous EP
  
  From the disintegrating disco chords on "Catfished" to the EBM flirtation on "Vampire Heart," these are Saoirse's edgiest tech house cuts to date.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp
- Aus Music
  K-LONE - Catching Wild, Pt. 1
  
  The Wisdom Teeth boss lands on Aus Music with quirky house and UK garage.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple
- DDS
  Demdike Stare x Dolo Percussion - DOLO DS
  
  Max D and Demdike Stare come together for three tracks of drum wizardry that have the power to change the way you think about rhythm.
  
  Listen:
  Youtube
- Ambie—Tón
  ezmeralda - Ruido y Flor
  
  TraTraTrax starts a new ambient label with a record of beautiful textures and hazy cumbia rhythms.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple
- Detroit Underground
  Rebecca Goldberg - Bónus
  
  The Detroit producer's take on acid is both faithful and irreverent, which makes Bónus a solid EP for anyone who needs some new old-fashioned squelch.
  
  Listen:
  Bandcamp

Best Mixes

May 2024

- Ella Knight & Jeremy Sylvester
  The Funktion Cast 004
  
  Ella Knight and Jeremy Sylvester joined forces at The Modern Funktion party at The Cause in London and this is the result: 90 minutes of old-school house and UK garage heat.
- Raf Reza
  Ghurni Listening Session 08
  
  A deep dive into the Asian underground of the late '90s.
- INVT & Skee Mask
  FIST MIX 63
  
  American duo INVT went head-to-head (to head) with Skee Mask in Berlin in April, throwing down a thrilling collision of electro, techno, garage tech house and more.
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- dameeeela
  Meredith Festival
  
  The Brisbane-based DJ and radio host dameeeela doesn't let energy levels drop once during her gangbusters Meredith Music Festival set. Pummelling through ravey techno, explosive acid and dizzying breaks, she plays to win.
- Kilbourne
  Hammerhead 1 Year 4.6.24
  
  Kilbourne is in top, tough form on this nearly three-hour recording from Hammerhead's first anniversary party in New York, featuring a ton of her own tracks. It's not for the faint of heart—but it is for the adventurous.
- bastiengoat
  Lucid Radio NYC
  
  bastiengoat—Oakland's expert in edits and club tracks—lays down a UK-centric set encompassing garage, breaks, drum & bass and more on this Lucid Radio set, including a welcome airing of Pearson Sound's "Untitled."
- Cashu
  Dekmantel Podcast 465
  
  Cashu shines on this Dekmantel mix, which leaps between boisterous percussive sections and heart-in-mouth breakdowns, anchored by plenty of huge basslines.
- Four Tet
  Under The K Bridge
  
  A two-and-a-half-hour recording of the maestro playing his own festival underneath a bridge in New York.
- Lyo XS
  Lapi + Filia Music Series 016
  
  Lyo XS appears on Mexico City series Lapi + Filia with a wonderful 40 minutes of "fusions of deconstructed ambient, noise and pop—a mix for her inner fairy."
- Arca
  Boiler Room: Caracas
  
  Arca returned to her homeland of Venezuela in March for Boiler Room's Caracas debut with a typically out-there set that showcases her mix of pop and experimental instincts perfectly.

Best Albums

May 2024

Best EPs

May 2024

Best Mixes

May 2024

Ella Knight & Jeremy Sylvester

INVT & Skee Mask