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Lagos and London-based Ekiti Sound blends Afrobeat, house and jazz-infused hip-hop on his fusionist second album, ‘Drum Money’

Ekiti Sound will release a new album, ‘Drum Money’, via Belgium’s Crammed Discs this month. Listen to ‘Ku Ise’ below. The London and Lagos-based producer...

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Bristol’s Yokel dishes up six cuts of playful post-industrial skronk for the dancefloor on NOODS Radio’s Dummy Hand label

Bristol’s Yokel will release a new EP, ‘Grockle Vision’, this month via NOODS Radio’s Dummy Hand label. Listen to ‘Born Sloppy’ below. The Plaque label...

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Paris’ François X explores fast, atmospheric techno, cloud rap, and what it means to be a cowboy on his new EP, ‘CEO’ for XX Lab

François X returns to his own XX Lab this month with the ‘CEO’ EP. Listen to ‘My NDA’ below. An acronym for ‘Cowboy Executive Officer’...

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Cairo multidisciplinary collective, MOSHTRQ, spotlights the gritty, high-tempo club sounds of its hometown on its debut compilation

Cairo multidisciplinary collective, MOSHTRQ, will release their debut compilation this month. Listen to Assyouti’s ‘Applied Pressure' now. Bringing together nine collective members, friends and collaborators...

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Shubostar continues her upwards ascent with a cosmic disco refit of Budakid’s ‘Milestones’

Berlin-based DJ and producer Budakid has invited a cast of rising names to reimagine his April single, ‘Milestones’, for a new release via Exploited. Listen...

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Venezuelan raptor house pioneer DJ Babatr’s early hits get reissued and revamped by 19 electronic innovators for a new release on Terminal

DJ Babatr, one of the pioneering DJs and producers behind the raptor house sound of Caracas, Venezuela, is reissuing two classic tracks from his discography...

Premiere: Prayer ‘Set Me Free’

Rua Sound continues its SPHERES EP series with a euphoric rave suite from Prayer

Rua Sound continues its SPHERE’s EP series this month with the release of Prayer’s ‘Io’ EP. Listen to ‘Set Me Free’ below. Launched in February...

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Montreal, Québec label Re:Conceive readies a new compilation of local electronic artists in aid of The Native Women’s Shelter of Montréal and Just Solutions

Montréal, Québec label Re:Conceive has announced a new compilation spotlighting electronic music produced by artists from the city. Listen to Neo Edo’s ‘Only One’ now...

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Turin’s early reflex returns with its third anniversary compilation, a selection of hyperactive rave hybrids from around the world

Turin’s early reflex label celebrates its third birthday in June with the release of a brand new compilation. Listen to California-raised, Berlin-based Ani Klang’s ‘Power...

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:3LON blends angelic vocals with classic jungle breaks on the opening track of their debut EP, ‘EDEN’

:3LON will release their debut EP, ‘EDEN’, this week. Listen to opening track ‘A.I.’ below. The Baltimore singer-songwriter and producer’s first body of work is...

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Kyoto’s KASAI blends elements of Japanese folk music with footwork-inspired beats and glitching sound designs

KASAI is next up on the CHINABOT label with his new album, ‘J/P/N’. Listen to ‘サンサ節’ below. Twisting elements of Japanese folk music – minyo...

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Mexico City’s Paurro serves up vibrant, quick-footed club music for festival season on SOS Music

Paurro will debut on Maddy Maia and Tottie's SOS Music label in June with the ‘Onna​-​Bugeisha’ EP. Listen to opening track ‘Jingū Kogo / Emperatriz...

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Bakblivv explores the relationships between humans, technology and nature on his experimental electronic debut for Pointless Geometry

Bakblivv has released a new album, ‘Piece Of Stone’, via Polish experimental electronic cassette label, Pointless Geometry. Listen to ‘Attention Loop’ below. Recorded in Warsaw...

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Moving Still puts a thumping dancefloor spin on Night Works’ Arthur Russell and Steve Reich-inspired ‘Sweep It Out Your Hair’

Night Works, aka Metronomy and Christine and the Queens collaborator Gabriel Stebbing, has tapped Dublin-based artist Moving Still for a remix of his track, ‘Sweep...

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London-based label platform and club collective Boudica returns with four high-energy techno cuts featuring Yazzus, Infinity Division, Peachlyfe and Sentimental Rave

London-based label platform and club collective Boudica returns with its second V/A EP next month. Listen to Yazzus’ contribution, ‘Grand Theft Audio’, below. Curated by...

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The final album from the late Marcus Intalex under his house and techno alias captures the sound of an artist who was at the peak of his powers

The final album from the late Marcus Intalex under his Trevino alias, titled ‘Back’, will be released this month. Listen to ‘Mood Swing’ below. The...

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Mantissa Records returns with four dancefloor slammers spanning cosmic house, acid garage and techno-fied bassline

London’s Mantissa Records will release a new V/A compilation this month. Listen to Compliments’ ‘Après - Garde (Tomgirl Can't Sit Still)’ below. Since launching in...

Premiere: Prettybwoy ‘Upward Current’

Tokyo’s Prettybwoy returns with Flore’s POLAAR with two continuum-contorting club dazzlers

Prettybwoy will release a new EP, ‘Upward Current’, via Flore’s POLAAR label this week. Listen to the title track below. Returning to the Parisian label...

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BFTT and aya’s YCO label returns with the aptly explosive three-tracker from georg-i, ‘Rave Ballista’

The next release on BFTT and aya’s YCO label comes from georg-i, whose ‘Rave Ballista’ EP lands this Friday. Listen to ‘Cauterize’ below. The Bristol...

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The Toronto producer will make his Omnidisc debut with four tracks of throbbing, future-primed electro 

AZARI will release his new EP, ‘Unity 27’, later this month on Danny Daze’s Omnidisc label. Listen to ‘Telewave’ below. Though released via the Miami...