Published
Fri, Oct 6, 2023, 13:30
- 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
VA - Music For Relief - A Fundraiser For Morocco's Earthquake
Label: Astrofever Records
Release date: September 29th, 2023
Casablanca's Astrofever Records is raising money to support those affected by the devastating earthquake in Morocco last month. It features some of the country's most respected electronic artists, including Kosh, Driss Bennis and Polyswitch.
Dario Zenker - Reflection
Label: Ilian Tape
Release date: October 5th, 2023
An hour of contemplative machine funk from one half of Zenker Brothers.
Michael J. Blood & Samizdat - Disenfranchised Refuseniks
Label: BLOOD
Release date: October 5th, 2023
Michael J. Blood is back with more hazy, DIY house jams. This time he's collaborated with mysterious vocalist Samizdat.
VA - Tadamoun: A Compilation for Moroccan Earthquake Relief
Label: Ransom Note Records
Release date: October 5th, 2023
This Moroccan earthquake charity compilation comes from the label wing of The Ransom Note.
Nookie - Improvisions
Label: Metalheadz
Release date: October 13th, 2023
Nookie, one of the leading lights of the UK drum & bass scene, is releasing his first album on Metalheadz.
Ricardo Villalobos - Alcachofa
Label: Perlon
Release date: October 27th, 2023
One of dance music's most seminal albums is being reissued for the first time since 2011, this time with four vinyl instead of three. The extra slab of wax spans three tracks: "Bach To Back," "Y.G.H." and "Waiworinao."
Tiga & Hudson Mohawke - L'Ecstasy
Label: Love Minus Communications
Release date: December 1st, 2023
After releasing a handful of singles across 2023, Tiga and Hudson Mohawke have now announced an album, which promises to tread the line between euphoria and melancholy.
Singles / EPs
Un Dilema - Désolé
Label: Self-released
Release date: September 28th, 2023
The emerging Guadalajara artist drops a pensive club cut.
Cioz - Giya feat. Zimsto
Label: BFM Records
Release date: September 29th, 2023
The latest release on BFM Records, the label wing of South African non-profit Bridges for Music, draws on kwaito, reggae and contemporary jazz.
OSSX - WHO HAS THE TIME
Label: Self-released
Release date: October 4th, 2023
OSSX is back with three breaks-driven club edits, including one that samples Art Of Noise.
Björk & Rosalía - help fight fish farming in iceland
Label: Self-released
Release date: October 5th, 2023
This surprise collaboration from Björk and Rosalía is calling out industrial salmon farming in Björk's native Iceland.
Martyn Bootyspoon - Assorted Trax Vol. I
Label: Self-released
Release date: October 5th, 2023
A self-released collection of wonky club cuts. "Labels need you more than you need them" is the Montréal DJ/producer's latest rally cry.
Nene H - ISSA SCAM
Label: Live From Earth Klub
Release date: November 3rd, 2023
Taking inspiration from memes, digital trends and general internet culture, Nene H's new EP offers a humorous cultural critique of the digital world we live in.
Midland - You Never Take Me Dancing
Label: Graded
Release date: November 10th, 2023
Midland's atmospheric new EP is his first solo release in four years.
Silent Servant - In Memoriam
Label: Tresor
Release date: November 24th, 2023
Silent Servant's new EP is a melting pot of dark, industrial influences, spanning EBM, cold wave and Detroit electro.
Correction, October 8th: A previous version of this article said Nookie was releasing his debut album on Metalheadz. It's his first album on the label, but not his first overall.