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Happy New Year!

I went back through all my likes, caught up with tracks and artists that I missed and ended up compiling this cross-section of moods, beats and genres.

Compared to last year this selection is bit more scratchy, more analogue,. It goes from old-school, rave inspired acid leads and 808s to wide and expansive ambient soundscapes.

There’s also less drops and more an emphasis on grooves and progression. Maybe that reflects a change in my listening habits. 

Whatever the case is, I had a ton of fun curating this list.

Enjoy another round of progressive, forward thinking music, and have a great 2018!

Fearful, Amoss & Arkaik - Collective Conscience

Meanest of tunes.

Reso - Taiga (Urbandawn Remix)

Lumberjvck, Evol Intent, & Twin Moons - Chapel Oak

Mad collab between three heavyweights.

Soular Order - They'll Lie To You

Let’s start off 2017 proper with this gorgeous downtempo freebie from Soular Order, released in celebration of his 28th birthday. 

Download it for free using the button in the top right.

Personal Favourites of 2016

Happy New Year! Let’s get this blog back on track.

2016 was a great year for electronic music with upcoming artists putting out cutting edge material and the old guard continuously reinventing itself.

Putting this list together was great fun and I feel it offers a fairly comprehensive cross section of what the year sounded like.

Enjoy the tracks, here’s to another year of forward thinking music!

Pola & Bryson - Bad Habit

OI OI OI OI OI OI!!

Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Hybrid's Fire In The Sky Remix)

Let me tell you about Hybrid and how they were one of my first musical loves.

This track is over 15 years old but hasn’t aged one bit. Hybrid has an album coming out in the near future and it’s one of my most anticipated ever.

Pensees -  4.35 am

Submerge.

Download for free. Taken from the 4.35 am LP, available through Bandcamp.

Noisia & Phace - Program (AWE Bootleg)

WRECKS IT.

Pointer Sisters - Dare Me (SREYAS Bootleg)

Sometimes all I need is a funky sample and a 4/4.

【sakuraburst】-  ｢cherry blossoms explode across the dying horizon｣

Sakuraburst exists somewhere between tone poem and dance floor destroyer, meshing dreamlike soundscapes and hard af beats into audible stretches of impressions.

Absolutely grand.

EverBeat - Reflective Minds

This atmospheric slow burner has less than 250 plays. Its composer EverBeat has just over 150 followers. Said composer is 14 and imbues more feel and personality into his music than most others.

Definitely deserving of your attention

graves & ASKA - There Are No Penguins In Alaska

Attitude.

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Himalia - Kingdom ft. Sakima

Occasionally this track will start playing in my head and before I know it I’m mouthing along to the lyrics.

Hauntingly beautiful, seemingly without a beginning or an end. A bittersweet moment that feels like it lasts forever.

Taken from Himalia’s Distances, available on all online stores. Buy it directly from the label here.

Leftfield - Phat Planet ( Live at Homelands 2000-10 )

I’ve shared my love of Leftfield’s Phat Planet before here, but this live recording is a testament to just how timeless it is.

I can’t think of any other track that can hype up a crowd so much with just two notes for over 4 minutes.

Classic.