Here is our list of underground selections released in May. Compiled by our team of selectors of djs/producers, music journalists...
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Yan Cook returns to ARTS Ltd. sublabel Artscore with “XXX” LP—a full album of what is proving to be this...
Ukrainian artist Igor aka SVZZ drops heartfelt heaters in his latest self-released score, “Bien-aimé”. Chunky, bass forward tunes are dedicated to those who supported Igor in difficult moments throughout his life. “Bien-aimé” translates as ‘beloved’ which is the basis of the release’s intent. SVZZ, at only 20 years old, has...
Alexander Kowalski, under his d_func. alias, makes a welcome debut on Marco Lenzi and Marco D’arcangelo’s Molecular Recordings with “Bio...
A multi-stage rave fit for a post-pandemic world, this “Reclaim Territory” EP from Luddite sounds like passing through a city...
Spain’s AICRAG releases five hard hitting techno tracks with “Mold” for his Gowk Records imprint. Though AICRAG’s discography is still growing, his latest “Mold” EP proves that he is steadily making a name for himself as a techno producer to watch out for. As presented on his Bandcamp page, AICRAG’s...
Funky breaks and raw grooves are intertwined in Master Your Thoughts’ self-released “Upgrade”. The focus of the “Upgrade” EP is...
LA’s Annika Wolfe revives The S.O.S Band’s “The Finest” into a dancefloor-ready warehouse edit, punching up the ’80s classic R&B...
Tel Aviv’s favorite Yotam Avni is welcomed to Marco Bailey’s long-running MB Elektronics label out of Belgium with “Paint & Misery”—an EP of four, breathtakingly well-crafted techno tracks. For some, grasping the vague nuances of what makes techno so great is a very subtle and sometimes seemingly intangible game. The...
French house producer, polatrax, debuts his stellar first album, “former clarity”. Self-proclaimed “smooth person riding the pleasure waves,” polatrax is...
Sao Paulo artist DJ Takeshi breaks out two bouncy club joints with his latest release “Entressafra” on Chave Records. DJ...
UK techno producer A Sagittariun delivers “Strange Brew” EP for a mind-bending follow up to his 2021 “Mazes & Monoliths” EP on Radio Slave’s Rekids imprint. Three complex and distinctly unique journeys are heavily packed with psychedelic and hypnotic influences while simultaneously containing the raw power Rekids releases are known...
