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Nicola Cruz – Siku

Fun Fact: The siku is a wind instrument of Andean origin, made of two parts and represents duality. You can hear it on this record,

Craün – III

Do you like ambient music? This 5 track headphone cinema from Australian-based musician and sound designer Aris Hatzidakis is a good test. Composed as a

The Samps – Breakfast

What a bizarre amalgamation of mashups there are on this debut album from California-based trio The Samps. So many genres have been fused together here

Chrome Sparks – Be on Fire EP

Yeah, this will do: sweet synthy glitch goodness from Jeremy Malvin on Counter Records, an imprint of the mighty Ninja Tune label. Be on Fire

RÜFÜS DU SOL – Solace

RÜFÜS DU SOL leans towards darker dance floors with Solace, lamenting on one-sided relationships and longing for second chances. It’s more or less still the

Ouri – We Share Our Blood EP

Trained in piano, harp and cello, the South American musician continues to study electronic music production in Montreal. Just how many instruments can she play?

Scratch Massive – Garden of Love

The fourth studio album from the French duo is catching a lot of buzz online right now, and has been described as “between shadow and

Robot Koch – Sphere

Beautifully weird ambient trip-hop type music for the contemporary citizen from award winning German artist Robot Koch. Sphere is a cinematic experience, lifting you up

Poppy Ackroyd – Resolve

This English artist and member of Hidden Orchestra is classically trained on piano and violin. Her music is made from basically just these two instruments,

The Field – Infinite Moment

Swedish producer The Field is still good after eleven years, six full length albums, seven EPs and counting. Weaving compositions and incessant loops make for

Chris Liebing – Burn Slow

Bloody dark techno from German DJ and producer Chris Liebing that will seep through your speakers like a sieve. The spoken word pieces, although nothing

Total 18

Eighteen releases and counting from Kompakt. This iteration spans the last several months, and features exclusives from the like of……. several people we’ve never heard

Shinichi Atobe – Heat

Japanese “object of desire” techno done with crystal clarity. Watch the twilight shimmer.

Aphex Twin – Collapse EP

DJ Tom noted earlier today that when listening to the entirety of Aphex Twin’s catalog, you’ll probably only like 50% of it. It can be

Jay Glass Dubs – Plegnic

Distressing dub music from Greek electronic producer Dimitris Papadatos. Listen as he boils Jamaican dub down to bare drum beats, faded vocals, and curious loops.

Ital Tek – Bodied

This is the 6th album from Planet Mu veteran Alan Myson, and what a far cry Bodied is from previous records. “I wanted to make

Maribou State – Kingdoms in Colour

Despite the pressure of following an Internationally acclaimed debut album, the English duo continues to marry smooth-buttery-smooth live instrumentation with warm electronics on their sophomore

DEEPCHORD – Immersions

Immerse yourself. Get completely involved in something without any distractions. Draw a picture. Paint a wall. Write 400 words in a single sitting. Walk a

Hush Hush 100

HH100 – Various Artists

In 2012, former KEXP DJ Alex Ruder launched Hush Hush Records to “collaborate with a friend to help share their music with the world.” Here

Martyn – Voids

A darkly beautiful return to form for the Dutch producer and DJ, Martyn. His first album in 4 years, Voids recalls a post-dubstep world where

Claptone – Fantast

The masked EDM performer (how many are there now?) drops a radio friendly Sophomore album of cheerful house music that’s in stark contrast to the

Leon Vynehall – Nothing is Still

Debut album on the mighty Ninja Tune label from seasoned British dance producer Leon Vynehall is fluid indeed, and nothing short of epic. Inspired by

Nite Haus – Saturation

Fans of Crystal Castles and New Order will surely enjoy this sweet synthy synthwave from German / American electronic duo Nite Haus. This, their second

Rasmus Juncker – Ophold

The debut album from Danish musician Rasmus Juncker lands somewhere between modern classical and noisey electronica. “I used multiple microphones on the same sound sources