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Various Artists, Surreal Estate

Surreal Estate, featuring Sepalcure, Distal, Salva and more, mixes everything from house to hip-hop, dubstep to juke, and all of the electronic funk that sitting in-between.

Auntie Flo/DJ Sdunkero, Oh My Days/Choosing Love

Auntie Flo follows his well received Huntly & Palmers debut single with another, backed by a track from South African talent DJ Sdunkero.

Andy Stott, We Stay Together

A companion record to May’s Passed Me By, We Stay Together finds Andy Stott further plumbing the sludgy depths of its predecessor.

Kahn, Illy/Tehran

Like his first transmission for Punch Drunk Records, Kahn’s Illy/Tehran is a powerful but uneven record.

Roman Flügel, Fatty Folders

More than a paean to long-lost subgenres or a play at shifting the conversation back in a particular direction, Fatty Folders is a celebration of having an inimitable voice.

xxxy & Ike Release, infra12004

Although some things have certainly changed, there’s no denying that the follow-up xxxy/Ike Release split is just as strong as the first.

Crystal Maze, Crystal Maze

The self-titled debut of Crystal Maze sounds like the work of producers who have put in serious time researching deepness before making their music available.

Joe Goddard, Gabriel Remixes

Joe Goddard’s “Gabriel” was destined for great remixes and gets four rock-solid interpretations coming from four very different angles.

Blawan, What You Do With What You Have

Blawan’s second EP for R&S, What You Do With What You Have wrestles familiar elements into an arena that is completely his own.

Gerd, Palm Leaves

Palm Leaves, Gerd’s latest for Clone’s Royal Oak sub-label, is perhaps his best and most relevant find to date and comes with dub mix by Clone founder Serge and Alden Tyrell.

C-Beams, Strollin’ EP

C-Beams’ second Uncanny Valley appearance is their first solo release, one which somewhat continues the tranquil sensibilities of their first two tracks.

Jimpster, Change In You

Change In You, Jimpster’s first release of 2011, sheds what was left of his deep-house roots in favor of the glossy, simple and infectious.

A Sagittariun, The Circle Stops Somewhere

The Circle Stops Somewhere is the debut 12” from both A Sagittariun and the Elastic Dreams label which comes with a major selling point: a remix by Mike Dehnert as MD2.

Pangaea, Hex/Fatalist

Hessle Audio co-owner Pangaea makes his debut for Hemlock with what is potentially his creative apex thus far.

Roll The Dice, In Dust

By eschewing the clean and pure sound of their earlier work, Roll The Dice’s In Dust gains a warmer and more human feel.

Conforce, Dystopian Elements

Conforce’s return to the Delsin by way of the Dystopian Elements EP is his best work since the Grace EP.

Agnès presents Cavalier, A Million Horses

Over 80 minutes, Cavalier’s A Million Horses inhabits a warm, vintage, and unabashedly soulful pocket with a fervor few can match. But can it set itself apart from the many other producers doing the same?

Braille, A Meaning

Braille’s debut EP for Hotflush Recordings is a typically Sepalcurean mishmash of house and garage influences both U.S. and UK.

Oni Ayhun, Anthony “Shake” Shakir, Meets BBC and Shangaan Electro

On the heels of Mark Ernestus’ kwaito-esque Meets BBC comes Meets BBC and Shangaan Electro, which pairs Detroit legend Anthony “Shake” Shakir and Swedish eccentric Oni Ayhun.

John Osborn, Epoch4

One for the purists, one for the futurists, John Osborn’s Epoch4 is his and October’s new label TANSTAAFL in a nutshell.