Enlightened Listening for August 6

It's that time again, time for another edition of our weekly new-music playlist, Enlightened Listening. The theme of this week would appear to be triumphant returns/blasts from the past. The first of those three thematic leaders is Fake Blood, who delivers 10 new tracks in the latest release centred around Ian Urbina's The Outlaw Ocean. Immediately after that in the playlist is TWRK classic "BaDinga," as refreshed and reloaded by DJ Sliink. Finally, Point Point make a triumphant return with their first new release in over 3 years. Staying with the retro trend, that's what The Weeknd delivers in his new single "Take My Breath," a spiritual successor to "Blinding Lights."

Of course, that Weeknd track is a standout, but there's plenty of others worth paying attention to. Both of the LPs from Monkey Safari and Lakou Mizik/Joseph Ray are incredible rides, just as the singles from Ben Böhmer, Franc Moody and Louis La Roche are utterly intoxicating. Finally, I just have to give it up to tails for an impressive EP on bitbird, as photos of the sun is brilliantly inspired. Stream the playlist, organized for maximum flow, below and find each individual release linked at the bottom. Enjoy!

Monkey Safari - Love Will Set U Free

Sébastien Léger - Feel

Passenger 10 - Mandela

Ben Böhmer - Escalate (ft. JONAH)

ZHU - Z-Train

Pat Lok & Party Pupils - So Fine (Franc Moody Remix)

Louis La Roche - Crazy

The Weeknd - Take My Breath

Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray - Leave The Bones

Fake Blood - A Dark Ocean (Inspired by 'The Outlaw Ocean' a book by Ian Urbina)

TWRK & DJ Sliink - BaDinga (Reloaded)

Tails - Photos Of The Sun

Dom Dias - 4 U

KAYTRANADA ft. BADBADNOTGOOD - Weight Off (hap Remix)

Point Point - Seeyaanotherday

Enlightened Listening for August 14

The weeks continue to fly by and the mountains of new music continue to grow. This week's edition of Enlightened Listening features a pair of triumphant returns, several sensational singles, numerous killer collabs, another inspired slice from Hudson Mohawke and Sable Valley's massive debut compilation.

Kiesza's Crave marks the diva's first album since her traumatic 2017 car accident, and it's clear that she's come back stronger than ever. After going without an original in 2019, Marie Davidson is back to her old tricks with the sensational "Renegade Breakdown." Following the brilliant Brassica Crystal Sea EP last month, Feel My Bicep's followup Field Day delivers the kind of quality we've come to expect from the London label. More trustworthy labels follow as Ben Böhmer delivers another exceptional cut to Anjunadeep, and Lane 8 joins Yotto and his label Odd One Out.

Once again teaming up with Voicians, No Mana's "The Same Way" delivers electro ecstasy. Two dope, deep collabs follow that with "Love You Feel" and "Love Die" as the playlist heads into house. Upping the summer feels, Ibranovski's "Surfboard" and Goddexx's "Ask Me What I Need" are sure to make you move, while remixes from Plastic Plates and Youngr follow up with fabulous funky versions of "So Afraid" and "Discopolis 2.0," respectively.

Despite clamouring for more of Tiga and Hudson Mohawke's hardcore romance, the latter delivers the next best thing in his remix of twst, a track we first heard in their mix for Annie Mac. Another highly awaited release follows that as we get the final three quarters of Murlo's Primed For Primal. We're in full screw-face territory now as QUIX and Juelz link up for calamitous collab "Chicane." Finally it's fire on fire on fire with Sable Valley Summer Vol. 1 which is jam packed with weapons from RL Grime, Cozway, Holly, Jon Casey and more. Enjoy it all via playlist below and find individual releases at the bottom.

Kiesza - Crave

Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu - Renegade Breakdown

DeFeKT & Extrawelt - Field Day

Ben Böhmer - Zeit & Raum

Yotto & Lane 8 - Buggy

No Mana - The Same Way (ft. Voicians)

Tom Budin & HI MOTIVE - Love You Feel

Good Times Ahead, Dave Nada & Tittsworth - Love Die (ft. KLA)

Ibranovski - Surfboard

Goddexx - Ask Me What I Need

Amtrac ft. Alex Metric - So Afraid (Plastic Plates Remix)

Lifelike & Kris Menace - Discopolis 2.0 (Youngr Funkopolis Bootleg)

twst - Are You Listening (Hudson Mohawke Remix)

Murlo - Primed For Primal

QUIX & Juelz - Chicane

Various Artists - Sable Valley Summer Vol. 1

Enlightened Listening for January 10

With this first edition of Enlightened Listening of the year, we've got a good mix of feels-driven house tracks (highlighted by Lane 8's new album), six sensational remixes (including two from Monkey Safari and a personal favourite in Cousn's take on Jessie Ware), the latest from trusted labels Of Unsound Mind & DFA, and more! Listen via playlist below and find each individual release after the jump. Enjoy!

Leaving Laurel - sometimes it's scary...but it's still you and me / Need Little, Want Less

Lane 8 - Brightest Lights

Nils Hoffmann & Ben Böhmer - Second Sun

Brigado Crew - Equilibrium

CamelPhat ft. Jem Cooke - Rabbit Hole (Monkey Safari Remixes)

Tensnake ft. Chenai - Rules (Motez Remix)

Reece Low - Wait A Minute

Valentino Khan & Diplo - JustYourSoul (Tchami Remix)

Christian Nielsen - Solo

Jessie Ware - Mirage (Don't Stop) [Cousn Remix]

Oh Wonder - Happy (Joe Goddard Remix)

Cold Beat - Prism

Enlightened Listening for November 22

This week's edition of Enlightened Listening hits the epic standard once again. It's full of legendary names and extended cuts. With that in mind I'll aim to keep the descriptions short so you can just get right into the music which ranges from deep and progressive house to out and out bangers, especially heavy on the DnB. Skip ahead if to the playlist if you like or catch highlights in the following paragraph.

Ben Böhmer leads it off with a brilliant album, which is then followed by perhaps my favourite All Day I Dream EP, which is made up of four fantastic fable-like tracks from Volen Sentir. Friendly Fires bring in a couple brilliant remixes as well as a couple album extras in Offline, while Goom Gum take on a Depeche Mode classic. Joy Orbison and Overmono unleash brilliant b-side "Still Moving," which leads us into a bunch of banging bass tracks starting with a sensational Sable Valley pairing. Mat Zo and Doctor P deliver a couple genius cuts, reminding us of their revered status throughout the scene. However it is the future in Kryojen and WE ARE FURY, who cap the playlist with sensational soundscapes and a dark dystopian future. Enjoy all that and more below, and have a great weekend!


Ben Böhmer - Breathing

Volen Sentir - Cloud Atlas Map

Durante - Restless (ft. Tuff Ghost)

Friendly Fires - Offline

Goom Gum - It's A Lot

Gorgon City - Roped In

A-Trak & Loods - What Can I Do

Dombresky - Trust The Process

Destructo - Twisted

Wax Motif & Matroda - Lose Control

Joy Orbison & Overmono - Still Moving

RL Grime & Juelz - Formula

Squarepusher - Vortrack (Fracture Remix)

John B - Pressure 2019

NCT - Astrophyiscal (ft. Skyelle)

Mat Zo - Games

Doctor P - Voices

Feed Me - Nothing Hurts Like You (ft. Sam Calver)

Kryojen - Divided

WE ARE FURY - Echoes (ft. Micah Martin)

Enlightened Listening for March 15

Right to the point with this week's Enlightened Listening. No descriptions below just a straight shot of more melodic stuff to start moving towards twisted trap at the end. A big beautiful album from Karma Fields kicks things off, CRi and Ben Böhmer's EPs follow, slick singles from Basti Grub, Pete Tong and Carl Cox then round out the techno section. Dr. Fresch and Sinden then link up for a couple killer bass house tracks, and the energy only rises from there with High Contrast taking on Stevie Nicks "Edge Of Seventeen." The final seven selections then bring the bass with a couple top notch trap EPs, but special attention must be paid to Riton's remix of The Chemical Brothers. The more I hear from them, originals and remixes alike, the more baited my breath becomes in waiting for No Geography.

Karma Fields - BODY RUSH

CRi - Initial

Ben Böhmer - Fliederregen / Reflection

Basti Grub - Darling (ft. Crase Johnson)

Pete Tong & Emanuel Satie - Time For Love

Yothu Yindi & Gavin Campbell - Treaty (Carl Cox Remix)

Dr. Fresch & Sinden - No Good

High Contrast - Days Go By

Stanton Warriors, Taiki Nulight & Danny Dearden - What You Got Now

The Chemical Brothers - Got To Keep On (Riton Remix)

NuKid - Sudden (ft. Moeazy)

Baajewala - Hell Raiden

Hucci & ASADI - Villager

Dabow - CREAMA

Sumthin Sumthin - Gryme