Noise
Daniel Avery – Ultra Truth
A fuzzy techno record for those who prefer the journey to the destination.
December 1, 2022
Ambient
Michael J. Blood & Rat Heart – Nite Mode Vol. 1
The soundtrack to party photos taken with a 20 year old point-and-shoot digital camera.
October 10, 2022
Ambient
Space Ghost – Private Paradise
Finally! Something to really get lost in while double-priming the walls or building lego castles.
April 10, 2022
Avant Garde
Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Keyboard Fantasies Reimagined
“What the hell are you listening?” she asks. “It’s multi-layered new age synthesizer stuff to help me relax,” I respond. “Can you turn it off?”
March 1, 2022
Downtempo
Bonobo – Fragments
The 7th album from downtempo and dance music pioneer Simon Greene is a “meet people where they are” kind of record.
February 6, 2022
Electronica
Mulya – Medicine Man EP
Repetitive to the point of hypnosis with enough complexity to keep those ears sipping.
November 20, 2021
Techno
Robag Wruhme – Avo Thal EP
A thorough study in “breaksy outbursts, ambientoid volutes and laser-guided swing-o-logy” whatever that all means. It’s dance music, to be sure.
November 20, 2021
Dance
Cubicolor – Hardly A Day, Hardly A Night
Time is what inspired this record, and at just under an hour in length, it “weaves together themes of loss, hope, and acceptance” according to a recent presser.
March 24, 2020
Downtempo
Tycho – Simulcast
There is nothing to complain about, really. No shift in moods. Everything is well here. Namaste.
March 18, 2020
Downtempo
Poolside – Low Season
The eagerly awaited 3rd album from Los Angeles group Poolside is a welcome trip to the tropics; so warm and wonderful!
March 15, 2020
Dubby
Vatican Shadow – Opium Crop Airstrikes EP
Each of the three tracks is long form, industrial dub-like atmospheric music the artist has described as “Jordanian Descent”. Very unusual.
March 15, 2020
Avant Garde
TR/ST – The Destroyer – 2
Pronounced “Trust”, The Destroyer – 2 is darkness done oh so well; an intriguing blend of 80’s new wave, modern electro and ambient layering.
March 14, 2020
Dance
Lane 8 – Brightest Lights
Maybe Daniel Goldstein is one of the fastest rising American DJs of the melodic house genre. Brightest Lights, his third full length album in 6 years, is full of guest features from POLIÇA, Arctic Lake, Kauf, and Nevve.
March 7, 2020
Downtempo
Yppah – Sunset in the Deep End
As Lyft is to Uber, so is Yppah to the likes of Tycho, Bonobo or Emancipator.
March 5, 2020
Dance
Cerrone – DNA
This is 21st century disco music from Cerrone: one of the most influential artists of the original disco-era!
March 5, 2020
Ambient
Jacques Greene – Dawn Chorus
For the first time, the Montreal producer features additional production from multiple artists, including film composer Brian Reitzell (Lost In Translation), cello by London’s Oliver Coates, Clams Casino, vocals from Julianna Barwick, and rapper Cadence Weapon.
January 30, 2020
Techno
Motordisc 2
Experience some independent electronic music from across the pond with Motordisc 2, featuring tracks from Sascha Funke, Modular Project, Massimiliano Pagliara, and Concret & Cantor.
January 26, 2020
Pop
Nicolas Godin – Concrete & Glass
Remember the French musical duo Air? Well the second album from Air co-founder Nicolas Godin sounds very much like…. Air.
January 24, 2020
Compilations
WXAXRXP SESSIONS
This major, totally major compilation coming from the English independent record label features ten specially selected radio session recordings that span the history of Warp.
January 14, 2020
Techno
It Takes a Village: The Sounds of Physical Therapy
It’s techno. It’s drum n’ bass. It’s disco. It’s awesome!
January 3, 2020
Techno
Rod Modell – Captagon
Modell’s unique brand of techno murk rolls in hard like a snow squall and swirls with controlled chaos for 68 minutes.
January 2, 2020
Ambient
Burial – Tunes 2011-2019
Granted there is nothing technically “new” to this album, but hearing “Rival Dealer” alongside “Kindred” next to “Claustro” feels meant to be.
December 18, 2019
Downtempo
Frameworks – Imagine Gold
After riding the North American festival circuit from Coachella to Camp Bisco, Frameworks took a timeout to imagine gold.
December 12, 2019
Electronica
Quantic – Atlantic Modulations
Quantic remixes Quantic alongside Dan Shake, Sampology, Selva and Alfa Mist. Atlantic Modulations reshuffles the original, critically acclaimed release with house, electronica and jazz.
December 7, 2019
Electronica
DJ Shadow – Our Pathetic Age
This emotionally evocative work is his best in years.
November 30, 2019
Electronica
Blaue Blume – Bell of Wool
On this record, it’s no secret that the Danish art pop band romanticize the glory days of early 80’s new wave in Britain.
November 28, 2019
Avant Garde
Devonté Hynes – Queen & Slim (Original Motion Picture Score)
Melancholy and drawn out are the piano, strings, synths and electronic keys used throughout the 20 modern classical compositions.
November 25, 2019
Downtempo
Teebs – Anicca
This album is for whatever is happening right now, a perfect soundtrack to nearly anything.
November 24, 2019
The Dust Bin
Lemon Jelly – Lost Horizons (2002)
They probably spent a lot of money on studio production time, versus just whipping some shit up on an Apple G3. It sounds expensive for the time it was made.
October 22, 2019
Synth
Alessandro Cortini – Volume Massimo
Nine Inch Nails keyboardist and accomplished solo artist Alessandro Cortini debuts on Mute with an assembly of filmy, subdued melodies on analog synthesizers and Ibanez guitars.
October 11, 2019