Crate digging with Andrew Wowk – April

Our resident selector Andrew Wowk digs out the Top essential 10 tracks of April 2019

Mella Dee – Natural Unrefined [Warehouse Music]
https://melladee.bandcamp.com/album/north-bridge-ep

Driving, analog techno that blends funk with chunk.

Enzo Siragusa – Paradigm Shift [Fuse London]
https://www.beatport.com/release/a-decade-of-rave/2545642

A killer slice of groovy, tweaked-out, acid-drenched tech house.

STAUB 004 – A2 [Intergalactic Research Institute For Sound]
https://intergalacticresearchinstituteforsound.bandcamp.com/album/staub-004

One for the more open-minded dancefloors, this heady, trippy techno cut rewards close listens.

Blue Veil – Small Prophecies [Dichotomy Records]
https://dichotomyrecords1.bandcamp.com/

Blue Veil really has a handle on emotion and warmth, which he demonstrates in spades with this beautiful journey.

PolyGlove – Genoa [PolyGlove]
https://polyglove.bandcamp.com/album/leisureplex

A vision of the music of the not-so-distant dystopian future, this would be at home on the soundtrack of a Cyberpunk film.

Fabric Lig – Nebula 101 [R-Time]
https://rekids.bandcamp.com/album/the-blue-synth

Sparkling, Detroit-flavoured techno from of the masters of melody.

Clouds Of Kouros – Houghton Time [Clouds Of Kouros]
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/clouds-of-kouros-houghton-time/722423-01/

Classic breakbeat hardcore flavours get infused with modern production sensibilities without losing the genre’s raw edge.

Notausgang – Macaron 2018 [Tripalium Corp]
https://tripalium.bandcamp.com/album/dms030-i-made-this-tape

EBM-meets-techno-meets acid on this brutal, crunchy banger.

Das Carma – Subnautica [STRCTR]
https://www.beatport.com/release/str-mrs-airlines/2554493

Proper house music that has all the vital elements: soul, funk, and groove.

Psyk – A Moment Before [Tresor Records]
https://www.beatport.com/release/a-moment-before/2546482

The Spanish techno auteur channels his darker, tougher side for this peak-time roller.