This is, without a doubt, the largest ever edition of
Enlightened Listening, and as a result I simply cannot address each of the 25 releases individually nor will I list them below. That said I do believe this is perhaps the best playlist in terms of fluid listening, so dive into the 42 track, two hour and 42 minute new music extravaganza below. It opens with some bright summery tunes that should certainly get your toes tapping. The fourth track in changes the mood a bit, especially as it comes from
Cassius. Directly after that,
Chris Lorenzo utilizes the classic Masters At Work sample, once again proving its timeless quality in his dope deep delivery. A few tracks later we see
Cloverdale drop off an exceptional EP on
Dr. Fresch's young imprint. Staying with newly founded labels, the legendary
Tommy Trash graces
Botnek's
World Famous Headquarters with the ridiculous "
Ripper."
The mood of the playlist shifts after that, turning towards extended engrossing numbers from
Clarian and
Tinlicker, the former giving us a fantastic cinematic EP. Then, the surprise of this
Enlightened Listening, Devo (yes, the "
Whip It" group) deliver a supremely cool cut that doesn't seem at all out of place in this playlist. Staying cinematic,
Canblaster comes through with a literal soundtrack piece made for a video
here.
Keys N Krates follow that with an 11 track beat tape ahead the second single from
Wave Racer's forthcoming album. Things then turn DnB with a triple shot from our UK friends. The energy is obviously up following that as
SYN continues to kill it, delivering a diabolic banger in "
New Rave." Two more Canadian kids then follow that in
Kraysh and
ZABO, the former completing his
Void EP. In a fire finale of sorts, the power pairing of
Eprom and
G Jones send us spiraling into infinity.
