Without a doubt, last year’s album Compro by our resident Skee Mask is one for the ages. Good news in the pipeline, friends: fresh material is on its way! Bryan will be delivering another heavyweight release to Ilian Tape. His three-piece EP 808BB will be published on February 18th. Stay tuned!

30 years ago GROOVE magazine saw the light of the day. Last week the electronic music scene institution dropped another edition of their Charts From The Past series, featuring Sven Väth’s top ten picks from the journal’s very first issue in 1989. Time machine on! Sven Väth will be playing our next World League gathering on February 9th. Check out the charts: http://bit.ly/2sSw6Te

 

 

 

This Friday Cosmin TRG will release his ambient album Hope This Finds You Well on Fizic. Romantic Slackbot Presentation is the name of the beautiful preview of the longplayer. Warm, intimate and relaxing soundscapes are waiting for you. Have a listen and enjoy your Monday evening!

LP5 is the name of Apparat’s new album which will be published through Mute Records on March 22nd. The long player’s first single, Dawan, is on Youtube now and nothing less than another masterstroke by Sascha Ring. Enjoy listening!

 

Our resident and Hamam Nights mastermind Sedef Adasi delivered the latest edition of Riotvan’s mix series. Big ups, habibi. Have a listen!

Last Friday genius James Blake released his forth long player Assume Form via Universal’s Republic Records. Beside some new musical territories featuring artists like Travis Scott or Outkast’s Andre 3000, all lovers of his previous work will not be less satisfied. Enjoy the album’s great outro track Lullaby For My Insomniac!

As Lost Souls Of Saturn our dear friend Seth Troxler and Phil Moffateamed up again for their second EP on R&S Records, called Holes In The Holoverse. The key track of the 12-inch is part of a multidisciplinary conceptual project, which started in July 2017. The three tracker will be released on March 1st. Must-have! Read the full article on Resident Advisor: www.residentadvisor.net/news/43085

New Atlantis is the title track of Efdemin’s same-named album on Ostgut Ton. The fourteen minute piece is a thrilling appetizer for his first solo release on the Berghain / Panorama Bar imprint and a true journey into organic and floating techno. It will be published on February 15th. Enjoy listening!

Ellen Allien was the one who finally led us into 2019! Now the Berlin techno legend and BPitch Control chief starts her new label UFO Inc.. The debut double pounder UFO/Körpermaschine will be released on January 28th. The snippets of the EP where uploaded to SoundCloud just a few hours ago. Have a listen!

Being introduced to the work of Ludovico Einaudi at a young age, Joram Feitsma started composing and home recording his own neoclassical piano pieces. The thread that runs throughout his compositions is the minimalist character: repeating structures that slowly build and fade. The works are electroacoustic spaces of sound with a felt, warm, melancholic undertone – translating indefinable moods into music. Joram’s EP ‘Rain / Belle’ was released on Bigamo in November 2018. The two wonderful tracks will be part of his album ‘Under’.

 

Check out XLR8R’s Studio Essentials series featuring Spandau’s Most Wanted FJAAK. The trio will be performing LIVE at Blitz on March 30th. Read the full article: www.xlr8r.com/features/studio-essentials-fjaak

Other People just uploaded Vtgnike’s track VVK, which will be part of his new album Steals coming out on the Nicolas Jaar imprint in February. A great piece of space ambient to start one of these snowy winter days. Have a good one!