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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.

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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.

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.

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.

Rainer Veil – Vanity

This duo’s debut album is quite possibly the most interesting electronic music you’ll here all month.

James Place – Still Waves to a Whisper

This ultra progressive album from New York native Phil Tortoroli is in it’s own world. Repetitive and noisy at first, but layered with enough density

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

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

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

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

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

GAS – Rausch

Ambient techno from beyond the grave. The apex of perfection on a rainy Monday morning. Something that is meant to be heard from beginning to

Gui Boratto – Pentagram

Ten years have passed since lord of the dance floor Gui Boratto released his breakthrough debut Chromophobia. And what now? Five Pillars of Techno and

Fluxion – Ripple Effect

For his 7th album, established dub techno producer Konstantinos Soublis (Fluxion) has composed a soundtrack to a movie that doesn’t exist. Play this album through all

Daniel Avery – Song for Alpha

Here we have the second album from electronic music producer Daniel Avery; a hat tip to some of the great avant-garde composers like Brian Eno

Mark Pritchard – The Four Worlds

Warp continues to release ground breaking music with Mark Pritchard’s second solo effort The Four Worlds, an 8-track album that goes deep into an obscure universe of

Lone – Ambivert Tools Vol. 3

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Kölsch – 1989

When only the purest techno house will satisfy your cravings, choose Kölsch. 1989 is the final album in an autobiographical trilogy of LPs on Kompakt, described

Juju & Jordash – Sis-Boom-Bah!

From the Netherlands with regards come Juju and Jordash with their pleasantly surprising 5th album Sis-Boom-Bah! Club hits you’d expert to hear from a House duo like

Big Spider’s Back – Beverly Centaur

Seattle-based electronic artist Yair Rubinstein AKA Big Spider’s Back returns with this 9 track analog playground available as a cassette tape only release. Get lost on a

Carl Craig – Versus

Carl Craig is known for Techno. So what is this? A collaboration between the Detroit iconoclast and a French Orchestra– a fabulous album that takes

Actress – AZD

British electronic musician Darren Cunningham, better known as Actress, returns from early retirement with his densely progressive fifth full-length album AZD. Pronounced “azid,” the album features many

Clark – Death Peak

Another strong album from British electronic musician Chris Clark; his eighth studio release since his musical debut in 2001. Death Peak is just under 45 minutes of varied