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Arya - SPEAK
Read more . . . →All caps, one word, one instruction. It does. More like this Josh Teed, Great Dane - Kardona (Jack Flora Remix) Marshmello - wantsomemusic? (RemK Remix) RL Grime & ISOxo - Jewel Buy / stream this track →
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Angélique Kidjo - You Can
Read more . . . →Angélique Kidjo on a COLORS session is exactly what this blog needs more of. Beninese legend, huge energy, three minutes of someone singing like they mean every single word. More like this James Blake - Trying Times London Grammar - Baby It's You [BORDERS] - Anywhere But Nowhere Buy / stream this track →
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anaïs - Badgyal Ting (ft. LawdGad)
Read more . . . →DnB and dancehall should collab more. anaïs figured that out. LawdGad’s flow on a rolling break is a better idea than most things released this week. More like this 10xx - The Unknown (Future Fire Vol.9) CRUELT - Harmony (Future Fire Vol.9) Flowidus - Midnight Sound (feat. HARLEE) Buy / stream this track →
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Alok & Alan Walker - Headlights (feat. KIDDO) [Slowed Version]
Read more . . . →Slowed versions are a whole genre now apparently. This one actually works — the space between elements opens up and Alok’s production has room to breathe. KIDDO holds it down. More like this Justė, Jaxstyle, Jon - Turn The Lights Off (Paul Elstak Remix) Alok, Zeeba, Bruno Martini - Hear Me Now Spinnin' Sessions Radio - Episode #679 Buy / stream this track →
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Alex Mueller & Retrika - Show Me A Sign
Read more . . . →Revealed doing what Revealed does, and it works. Mueller and Retrika together produce a progressive house track that doesn’t outstay its welcome. Four minutes, no filler, done. More like this Joey Dale - Yesterday Mountain, B - Line - Pressure (feat. B-Line) Low Mileage - Say It Buy / stream this track →
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10xx - The Unknown (Future Fire Vol.9)
Read more . . . →10xx rounds out the Future Fire picks. Dark, precise, doesn’t outstay its welcome. The name fits. More like this 10xx - Can't Shake This Feeling anaïs - Badgyal Ting (ft. LawdGad) CRUELT - Harmony (Future Fire Vol.9) Buy / stream this track →
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Vikram Dhakal - feels like
Read more . . . →Lowercase title, subdued drop, big on atmosphere. Vikram Dhakal found the space between electronic and bedroom pop and built something there. More like this 808 BEACH, Belle Humble - Here's Where The Story Ends Ahmed Helmy & Doppenberg pres. HEL:BRG - Mind Control Alok, Zeeba, Bruno Martini - Hear Me Now Buy / stream this track →
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TANTRON & Wiguez - ICARUS (feat. Moneo)
Read more . . . →Monstercat going with the ICARUS title again, which is a bold choice. This one earns it though. Moneo’s vocals carry it somewhere the beat alone couldn’t. More like this Andromedik, Arcando & Raphaella - Hold Me In Heaven Articulated Movement - Devour Articulated Movement - Pserotaurs Buy / stream this track →
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Sub Urban - Lord of Nothing
Read more . . . →Sub Urban has this dark theatrical thing that shouldn’t work but absolutely does. “Lord of Nothing” is the most Sub Urban title possible and the track delivers on it. More like this 808 BEACH, Belle Humble - Here's Where The Story Ends Ahmed Helmy & Doppenberg pres. HEL:BRG - Mind Control Alok, Zeeba, Bruno Martini - Hear Me Now Buy / stream this track →
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Not Everyone Can be B - Starr / lowLy
Read more . . . →Double-header from Not Everyone Can be B and the two cuts are doing very different jobs. “Starr” is the one that hits — punchy drums, a synth lead that’s basically just yelling, the kind of energy that works at 1am and also at the gym, somehow. “lowLy” is the comedown, half the BPM and twice the haze, vocals chopped up so they melt into the pad. Pairing them like this is the move; one track would have undersold the project. Producers who can swing between those two moods on the same release usually turn into someone worth following. Keep an...
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