Barry Can’t Swim’s ‘Loner’ Is a Classic Touring Album
Loner will see Barry Can’t Swim continue his rapid ascent and, in turn, cement his status as one of the most exciting new talents in electronic dance music.
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A Perfect Portrait of Electronic Trailblazer Susumu Yokota
Bringing together these personal albums in one magisterial set, Skintone Edition Volume 1 is a beautiful, powerful study of Susumu Yokota in his own words.
Guedra Guedra’s ‘Mutant’ Is Breathtaking and Scintillating
Guedra Guedra’s new LP is filled with thoughtful assemblages of field recordings, digital and analog beats, and some of the year’s most luscious dancefloor melodies.
Trax Records Bring Four Decades of Dazzling House Music Heat
This Trax Records compilation is essential because it brings underground songs into the limelight of streaming services for new audiences.
FaltyDL’s ‘Neurotica’ Is Inspired By Electropop and Hyperpop
FaltyDL’s new LP is one more nail in the coffin of the idea that pop music can’t be smart or ambitious and the misconception that electronic music needs to be serious.
DJ Koze Plays with Sound and Your Perception of It
Listening to DJ Koze’s Music Can Hear Us is like stepping into a kooky sonic funhouse — playfully warped, pleasantly disorienting, and strangely familiar.
TOKiMONSTA Keeps It Interesting on ‘Eternal Reverie’
TOKiMONSTA’s new LP sports lushly synthesized house and pop hybrids with modern electronic music’s flourish and sheen while recalling dance’s forbearers.
Bad Bunny Creates an Astonishing (Inter)cultural Moment
Bad Bunny uses nostalgia to spark a connection with the fans and denounce the risks of a future without the people or the culture they love.
Eli & Fur’s ‘Dreamscapes’ Casts a Low-Lit Spell
Built on pulsating beats, minimalist synth touches, and immaculate sound design, British EDM duo Eli & Fur’s Dreamscapes casts a low-lit, wee-hours spell.
Justice Dance Through the Decades on ‘Hyperdrama’
Parisian dance duo Justice’s first album in eight years might not bottle the same lightning as their debut, but it’s still got enough charge for a wild night out.
Cymande Are Possibly the Most Sampled British Musical Artists of All Time
Cymande were foundational in the creation of hip-hop, disco, house, drum and bass, and rare groove, passed through generations like so much underground music.
HAAi Uses “Always Ascending” As a Concept for ‘DJ Kicks’
HAAi places older artists in the company of contemporary DJs for a set offering insight into how electronic dance music can be a transportive experience.