Published
Fri, Jul 14, 2023, 12:15
- We round up 15 announcements from the last few days.
Welcome to our weekly music round-up. Every Friday afternoon, we'll share 15 announcements from the last few days.
Albums / Compilations
Spivak - You Win Again
Label: Ecstatic
Release date: July 14th, 2023
Cypriot synthesist and songwriter Maria Spivak returns to Not Waving's Ecstatic label with an album exploring the power of vulnerability.
VA - Bushwacka! Presents - The Beginning Or The End (Part 1)
Label: Above Board
Release date: July 14th, 2023
Bushwacka! curates a VA compilation of tracks that informed what would later become known as "tech house."
DJs Di Guetto - DJs Di Guetto
Label: Principe
Release date: August 4th, 2023
DJs Di Guetto was originally released digitally in 2006. The highly influential compilation, featuring the likes of DJ Marfox, N.K. and DJ Nervoso, is now getting its first vinyl release.
Aunty Rayzor - Viral Wreckage
Label: Hakuna Kulala
Release date: September 1st, 2023
Lagos singer-songwriter Aunty Rayzor lands on Hakuna Kulala with her head-turning debut album. Producers include Debmaster, Scotch Rolex (AKA DJ Scotch Egg) and baile funk artist DJ Cris Fontedofunk.
Laurel Halo - Atlas
Label: Awe
Release date: September 22nd, 2023
Laurel Halo's first album since 2018 is a collection of ambient jazz collages built using electronic and acoustic instrumentation. It features cameos from Bendik Giske, Lucy Railton and Coby Sey.
Russell Haswell - Reality Therapy
Label: Diagonal
Release date: September 22nd, 2023
Russell Haswell's new album is connected to the social and political landscape of his youth. It's a reaction to a society punctuated by strikes, class war and protest.
Waq Waq Kingdom - Hot Pot Totto
Label: Phantom Limb
Release date: September 22nd, 2023
Japanese duo WaqWaq Kingdom, known for meshing footwork with a centuries-old form of Japanese folk music called minyo, return with a feverish new album that responds to ecological anxiety.
yeule - softscars
Label: Ninja Tune
Release date: September 22nd, 2023
Singaporean songwriter and producer yeule's new album is being billed as their most vulnerable work to date.
Jlin - Perspective
Label: Planet Mu
Release date: September 29th, 2023
Jlin's new mini-album features electronic versions of tracks she previously wrote for Grammy Award-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion.
Singles / EPs
Forest Swords - Butterfly Effect
Label: Ninja Tune
Release date: July 11th, 2023
Forest Swords' first new music in five years uses a previously unheard Neneh Cherry vocal sample.
Fiorious - Handle It
Label: CHSN FMLY
Release date: July 13th, 2023
Fiorious released a surprise single yesterday, produced by Midland. "Handle It" is a dose of soulful synth pop.
Da Capo - Bakone
Label: Platoon
Release date: July 14th, 2023
A legend of South Africa's Afro house scene, Da Capo pays homage to his roots on new EP Bakone.
Ploy - For when we haven't slept
Label: Timedance
Release date: July 28th, 2023
Ploy's new club-ready EP plays out like the soundtrack to a marathon weekend.
Claire Rousay - Sigh In My Ear
Label: Self-released
Release date: August 11th, 2023
Sometimes dubbed "emo ambient," claire rousay's music is a unique combination of field recordings, autotune and instrumentation. Her latest release is for Saddle Creek's Document Series, a project that gives artists the opportunity to highlight their hometown through music and art.
Barker - Unfixed
Label: Smalltown Supersound
Release date: August 25th, 2023
Barker's new EP— his first release since 2021—is a hyper-detailed collection of tracks that centre around his exploration into the variability and sonic possibilities of the kick drum.
