Best New Tracks - Pitchfork

Over the past year or so, UK nü-rave producer Matt Cutler has let a few tracks out here and there under his Lone alias, but he's finally ready to return with a proper release following 2012's astounding Galaxy Garden. On July 9, R&S will put out Lone's new single, the "Airglow Fires" 12", which will feature the title track backed by another new one, "Begin to Begin". "Airglow Fires" features a stuttered synth hook, thwacking percussion, and what sounds like a sample of J Dilla's "The Twister (Huh, What)"; it might take a listen or two to catch on to what he's doing here, but when it sinks in it's quite engaging. J Dilla - The Twister (Huh, What) "Airglow Fires" is, on a whole, a less cluttered take on Galaxy Garden's big, blocky chords and neon streaks; the elements that make up the tune are more spaced out in general, making it an airy companion to Galaxy Garden's standout single "Crystal Caverns 1991". Squint just a little bit while listening, and you can hear the overtly jazzy compositional talents that radiate through fellow UK knob-twiddler Floating Points' astral-techno style. From the beginning, Cutler's been all about growth-- from Ecstasy and Friends' woozy Dilla-fied glow, to Emerald Fantasy Tracks' breakbeat fantasias, to Galaxy Garden's beatific positivity-- and with "Airglow Fires", one of dance music's best producers of the moment is pushing himself forward yet again in a new, thrilling direction.   Lone: "Airglow Fires" on SoundCloud.