Every Tuesday, we post our weekly recommendations in house, techno, drum & bass, indie dance, electronica and more. This week’s essential selections include
Arca,
Clark,
eMMplekz,
Super Flu and
Ed Rush &
Nico. Check them out below!
Nick Tsirimokos
Editor / Berlin
Having produced for the likes of Kanye West, FKA Twigs, Mykki Blanco, and Björk, it’s safe to say Venezuela-born producer
Arca's career is taking off. This week, Arca drops his long awaited debut LP
Xen, a sonic wall of free-flowing time signatures, reverbs, and runaway synths. The lead-off single “
Thievery” sounds like something The Knife might have released if “Silent Shout” came out in 2020. This will be dominating my speakers for weeks to come.
Further Listening:
Christine Kakaire Editor / Berlin
Perfectly timed for Halloween chills, here’s a haunting new track that I haven’t been able to move past this week. I've been a fan of one half of
eMMplekz — Ekoplekz — from his first record on Punch Drunk, but generally haven’t warmed to the eMMplekz' distracting stream-of-consciousness geezer vocals. “
Re Re” gets the balance right, sounding more like vintage Throbbing Gristle as a result.
Further Listening:
Matt Ferry Editor / Berlin
Rarely has an act, especially a dance act, received an invitation to record with a national symphony orchestra.
Super Flu is one of the select few acts that have reached that level. Preparing for their debut performance with the Dortmund Philharmonic on Nov. 17, Feliks & Mathias drop “
Volkwein,” another tech houser dressed in true Super Flu fashion, peppered with their signature wonk and wonderfully weird, loose groove.
Further Listening:
Sean Lewis Editor / L.A.
Dropped this Ed Rush & Nico track in strictly for the memories, although by the time I first heard this tune it was already years old. I stumbled across their
Techsteppin 12″
single a couple months back and passed on it because of the condition of the jacket, and have been kicking myself ever since. Glad to see this kind of stuff getting remastered, but even more excited to see the
No U Turn label coming back to the forefront. Does anyone else feel the drum & bass revitalization going on at the moment? It just seems like the frequency of quality tunes has been increasing by the week.
Further Listening:
Jason Black Contributing Editor / S.F.
Browsing through the store last night, I came across Chris Clark’s seventh album, simply titled
Clark. The UK electronic artist, known onstage as
Clark, deftly fluctuates between intricate sonic sculptures and driving techno vehicles. “
Unfurla” is decorated exquisitely with Detroit-inspired synth flourishes and percussive stabs. For me, this entire album’s worth a listen this week. Gripping.
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