Published
Fri, Jun 9, 2023, 12:00
- We round up ten announcements from the past few days.
Welcome to our weekly music round-up. Every Friday afternoon, we'll share ten announcements from the past few days.
Albums / Compilations / Mixtapes
33EMYBW - Symbiosis Codes / Mandala
Label: SVBKVLT
Release date: June 6th, 2023
Shanghai producer and visual artist 33EMYBW returned to SVBKVLT with a new mixtape. Featuring two live sets of unreleased material, the tape includes samples recorded during a recent trip to Tibet.
VA - AWAY 10 Years
Label: AWAY
Release date: June 23rd, 2023
Berlin label and party series Away celebrates ten years with a compilation consisting of tracks from a slew of big-hitters, including Moodymann, Move D, Axel Boman.
Samrai - Work & Roti
Label: Sangha Industries
Release date: 30th June, 2023
Swing Ting cofounder Samrai's debut album features a long list of guest collaborators, including Shanique Marie, Gavsborg, Joey B and Fox.
Saoirse - fabric presents Saoirse
Release date: fabric Records
Label: July 14th (Digital) & September 8th (Physical)
Irish DJ and producer Saoirse is next up on the fabric presents compilation series. There's music from the likes of Luca Lozano, DJ Normal 4 and Saoirse herself, as well as exclusive tracks from Junes and fellow SASS member Shanti Celeste.
Bill Brewster - Late Night Tales presents After Dark: Vespertine
Label: Late Night Tales
Release date: July 21st, 2023
Trusted old-school head and Last Night A DJ Saved My Life co-author Bill Brewster has contributed to the After Dark series with a compilation spanning everything from deep house and disco to "Hawaiian drum machine bossa balearica" and "percussive Afro post-punk."
El Kontessa - Nos Habet Caramel | نص حبة كراميل
Label: Bilna'es
Release date: July 28th, 2023
Cairo artist El Kontessa's debut album brings together seven sample-heavy, beat-driven tracks with accelerating polyrhythms that echo Mahraganat percussion.
GAIKA - Drift
Label: Big Dada
Release date: September 8th, 2023
Featuring the likes of Bbymutha and GAIKA, London experimentalist GAIKA's new album spans 14 tracks of nostalgic escapism.
Colleen - Le jour et la nuit du réel
Label: Thrill Jockey
Release date: September 22nd, 2023
French artist Cécile Schott, AKA Colleen, announced a new album. Her first purely instrumental work since 2007, it's split into two distinct sections: day and night.
Singles / EPs
Anz - Clearly Rushing
Label: Hessle Audio
Release date: June 6th, 2023
Anz returns to Hessle Audio with another infectious, breaks-driven club cut.
Kyle Hall & Steven Julien - Crown
Label: Apron Records
Release date: June 16th, 2023
Kyle Hall and Steven Julien announced their first collaborative release in a decade. With funk and soul at its heart, the EP also stars the likes of Dâm-Funk, K15 and James Massiah.