Published
Fri, Oct 13, 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
Hyperdawn - Steady
Label: Them There Records
Release date: October 13th, 2023
Centring around the theme of perseverance, the second album from Manchester duo Hyperdawn is an exploration into wistful, hypnagogic pop.
VA - Paradisia Vol. 10
Label: Gang of Ducks
Release date: October 13th, 2023
Turin label Gang of Ducks turns in a VA compilation featuring some of the key figures its sonic universe, including Lamusa II, Novo Line and River Yarra.
Flora Yin-Wong - Cold Reading
Label: Modern Love
Release date: October 27th, 2023
Landing on Boomkat's in-house label, Flora Yin-Wong's new album features recordings made in Southeast Asia. It's also influenced by Giuseppe Tartini's Devil's Trill Sonata, in which the 18th-century composer attempted to transcribe music he heard in a dream.
VA - Alex from Tokyo presents Japan Vibrations Vol.1
Label: world famous
Release date: November 13th, 2023
Haruomi Hosono. Ryuichi Sakamoto. Yasuaki Shimizu. This new compilation of Japanese electronic dance music features some of the best artists of the 20th century.
José Cabrera - Le Bateleur
Label: A Harmless Deed
Release date: November 16th, 2023
Madrid's José Cabrera delivers a deep dive into all things house on his new album.
Danny Daze - ::BLUE::
Label: Omnidisc
Release date: November 17th, 2023
24 years in the making, Danny Daze's debut album is a conceptualised, 90-minute continuous piece. It features fellow Miami talent Nick León, Jonny From Space, Deroboter and Push Button Objects.
Univeral Harmonies & Frequencies - Tune IN
Label: yeyeh
Release date: December 1st, 2023
The ever-prolific Hieroglyphic Being has collaborated with Polish saxophonist Jerzy Maczyński on his latest release. Recording as Univeral Harmonies & Frequencies, the pair deliver a collection of improvised compositions.
Singles / EPs
The Empire Line - Speed
Label: Cease 2 Exist / Posh Isolation
Release date: October 6th, 2023
Riotous punk- and metal-infused club music courtesy of Scandinavian supergroup The Empire Line. The trio consists of Varg, Damien Dubrovnik's Christian Stadsgaard and Iron Sight vocalist Isak Hansen.
I. JORDAN & Planningtorock - TNB
Label: Ninja Tune
Release date: October 10th, 2023
An exploration of identity and a celebration of trans joy, the debut collaboration from I. JORDAN and Planningtorock is a euphoric love letter to the club.
Isaac Carter - Satellite Scope
Label: Ochi
Release date: October 10th, 2023
The new EP from London's Isaac Carter spans Detroit house, UK garage and vibrant jazz percussion.
The Haxan Cloak - N/Y
Label: Archaic Devices
Release date: October 11th, 2023
Released on his freshly minted label, The Haxan Cloak's first new music in more than a decade is an unnerving and intense club composition.
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - Daylight
Label: Invada Records
Release date: October 12th, 2023
Earlier this year, artist, curator and composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe scored Grasshopper Republic, a documentary that shadowed a troupe off grasshopper trappers deep in the forests of Uganda. Tense, cinematic lead single "Daylight" is out now.
Setaoc Mass - Working Ways
Label: Blueprint Records
Release date: October 23rd, 2023
Pummelling, precision techno is on the menu for Setaoc Mass's latest EP.
Bapari - Oasis
Label: Halcyon Veil
Release date: October 25th, 2023
Haitian-American artist Bapari says their new EP "felt like sculpting." The project explores disparate sonic textures and is informed by an array of visual influences.
Anastasia Kristensen - Cordyceps Disco
Label: absorb emit
Release date: November 14th, 2023
The first release on Anastasia Kristensen's new label offers a dose of otherworldly dance floor escapism.
Correction, October 14th: A previous version of this article included the incorrect pronouns for Bapari and also the wrong label for their new EP.
