In-house selector Andrew Wowk drops 20 MUST have tracks from the last 8 weeks. Get your crates ready!
- London Modular Alliance – Black Powder [Applied Rhythmic Technology]
https://www.junodownload.com/products/london-modular-alliance-portable-sanctuary/5185760-02/
Funky, chunky, entirely-analogue electro grooves with sub-rattling low end, quirky effects, and robotic aesthetics.
- Source Direct – Street Wars [Tempo Records]
https://temporecords.bandcamp.com/album/source-direct-snake-style-2
The legendary pioneer of the “call-and-response” production technique returns with a sharp and techy stepper.
- Delay Grounds – Are We There Yet? [Lapsus Records]
https://lapsus.bandcamp.com/album/genus
A psychedelic, percussive, experimental techno/breakbeat crossover that combines rough drums with pitch-shifted vocals and washed-out pads.
- E-Dancer – Rock To The Beat (Special Request Remix) [Drumcode]
https://www.beatport.com/release/regenerate/3488131
The legendary Paul Woolford dons his Special Request alias to remix the equally legendary Kevin Saunderson’s Detroit techno classic, giving it a contemporary edge without losing the original’s soul.
- Chris Stussy – A Glimmer of Hope [Kaoz Theory]
https://www.beatport.com/release/a-glimmer-of-hope-ep/3463831
The Amsterdam-based producer channels the soul of New York on this lush deep house cut.
- Stef Mendesidis – Wurlitzer Machinery [Klockworks]
https://www.beatport.com/release/klockworks-33/3502319
Deep, grinding techno driven by a warm, consistent chord sequence from the classic eponymous electronic organ.
- CYRK – Intergalactic Refugees [CHILDHOOD]
https://childhood.bandcamp.com/album/ch003lp-cyrk-escaping-earth
Spaced-out, wiggly electro funk that gives a loving nod to the early Detroit pioneers.
- Geistech – Presente (Johnny Aux Mix) [Science Cult]
https://sciencecult.bandcamp.com/album/enochian-voices-the-johnny-aux-remixes
Densely packed with detail, this low-slung, hazy slice of electronica rewards multiple listens.
- RQ – Bunker [none60]
https://none60records.bandcamp.com/album/nsy047-rq-bunker-migration-rainforest-utopia
One for the deep heads, RQ channels early Photek with tight, steppy drums, chunky bass stabs, and subtle atmospherics.
- Marco Shuttle – Through The Cobalt Desert [Incienso]
https://marcoshuttle.bandcamp.com/album/cobalt-desert-oasis
Field recordings blended with modular synthesis, drum machines, effects and analogue oscillators to create a spaced-out, ritualistic rhythm.
- Jeroen Search – The Foot Of The Centaur [Axis/The Escape Velocity]
Swirling, dusty pads snake around a driving TR-909 groove, creating just the right amount of tension for this sci-fi techno trip.
- Hassan Abou Alam – Cluttered [Needs]
https://needsnfp.bandcamp.com/album/needs-x-gvr-present-the-future-of-vinyl
A dusty, bleeped-out breakbeat roller from the fast-rising Egyptian artist.
- Ladymonix – The Nerve [Frizner Electric]
https://friznerelectric.bandcamp.com/album/steppin-out
Equal parts dancefloor ready and deeply heady, this is a delicious blend of warm chords, soulful vocals, and wobbly acid.
- Argy – Damanhur (Loew Remix) [Renaissance Records]
https://www.beatport.com/release/the-interior-journey-remixes-part-2/3489989
Harking back to the golden era of progressive breaks, this beautiful, uplifting journey is a perfect set closer.
- Mark E – Rain [18437 Records]
https://18437.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-city-ep
One of the finest purveyors of deep and atmospheric house music delivers another classy journey of synth pads and warm chords.
- Random Alias – Automat [Breakfast On Mars]
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/random-alias-automat/839575-01/
Tense, ethereal electro with just the right amount bite.
- Jolly Mare – Il Capriccio [International Feel]
https://jollymare.bandcamp.com/album/epsilon
Sounding like something from a one-man band from the late Seventies conferring with a studio wizard from the 2020s, the multi-instrumentalist’s opus is a Balearic treat.
- Tim Reaper & Kloke – Tensity [TempoCore]
https://temporecords.bandcamp.com/album/tim-reaper-kloke-tunnelvision
The first release from the Tempo Records sub-label delivers mesmerising, deep jungle that combines elements of past, present, and future.
- KETTAMA – Move Like Vibert [Steel City Dance Discs]
https://steelcitydancediscs.bandcamp.com/album/steel-city-dance-discs-volume-26
Stomping, euphoric breakbeat with huge sub bass hits and some cheeky sampling of a classic LFO tune.
- Cluster Lizard – Multibalance And Immensity | Різновага I Невимірність
https://clusterlizard.bandcamp.com/album/star-corsair
Inspired by the 1971 book “Star Corsair” by Ukrainian science fiction writer Oles Berdnyk, the multidisciplinary duo deliver a grinding, psychedelic, and cinematic piece of machine music.