Enlightened Listening for March 5

It's the first Friday of the month, and that means it's once again Bandcamp day. Moving our weekly new music 'playlist' Enlightened Listening there, we feature a couple album pre-orders with sweet singles in "SENNA" from Cadence Weapon's Parallel World and "Life Is Perfecto" from CFCF's memoryland. There are a couple compilations in the sick second installment in the BOOST TAPE series and the b-side of Too Slow To Disco's Yacht Disco Edits Vol. 3. Staying with split packs, Ticklish dropped the first four tracks from the 10th edition of his Reboots series, while Jimi Needles joins in on the fun with the high-powered third edition of his Rewurks series. There's a trio of free tracks from Daniel Avery, Frustra and René LaVice, and an incredible EP from Yedgar. Aside from a pair of singles from Duck Sauce and Lunice, everything else is a remix with quality cuts from NICOLAAS, Damian Lazarus and Kon.

Find each individual release below and make note of pre-orders with ^, and free downloads with *.

Cadence Weapon - Parallel World^

CFCF - memoryland^

Daniel Avery - Tremor*

Duck Sauce - Ask Me

Frustra - Love Fantasy*

Jimi Needles - Rewurks Vol. 3

Kraak & Smaak - Pleasure Centre Remixed

Lunice - Get Right

Moullinex - Minina Di Céu (Damian Lazarus Re-Shape)

P-Funk - Mothership Connection (Kon Remix)

René LaVice - Darkness*

Ticklish - Reboots Vol. 10.1

Various Artists - BOOST TAPE 02

Various Artists - Yacht Disco Edits Vol. 3b

Yedgar - Life Cycle

Enlightened Listening for July 6

There's really nothing like waking up on a Friday and filling your coffers with new music. This week has some particularly strong releases with Four Tet, Kraak & Smaak, Dimitri From Paris and Mat Zo dropping off some wicked remixes. The trio of CastNowski, Bjorn Torske and Folamour join the party with awesome EPs, and more than a handful of fantastic singles from SG Lewis, Damian Lazarus, Hunter Siegel & Wax Motif, and Justice. Stream below, read descriptions following and happy Friday!

Wavedash & Quest - Adagio (Mat Zo Remix)
The kind of mastery you can only get from Mat Zo. Subtle and beautiful beginnings eventually get twisted with wicked movement and spectacular sound design.

Folamour - Club Degli Esploratori
Quickly becoming one of my favourite, most trusted providers of disco grooves, Folamour's four track EP is top notch. As usual he offers up smooth flowing fun. Watch out for "Girl With Attitude."

Xinobi - Skateboarding (Kraak & Smaak Remix)
Light and bright take from Kraak & Smaak with some sensational soaring synths and bleepy grooves.

SG Lewis x Clairo - Better
Always tugging on the heartstrings with tremendous sound design, SG Lewis lays down a wonderfully warm groove against which Clairo's cute crooning comes as a beautiful breeze.

CastNowski - The Factory
CastNowski stays hot with his second EP in as many months. It too hits hard with deep, dirty and grinding house numbers that will leave even the most sure footed dancer feeling weak in the knees.

Ron Hall & The Mothafunkaz - The Way You Love Me (ft. Marc Evans)
Two absolute epic remixes from Dimitri From Paris and Tom Moulton. All I can say: "I'm Lovin' It."

Daniel Avery - Quick Eternity (Four Tet Remix)
Another absolute stunner. Ringing resplendence and undeniable excellence. But how about that turn in the second half? There really is nothing like a Four Tet remix. Sheer and utter brilliance.

Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - Fly Away
Clean, cool and deep, Damian Lazarus does it all with ease. The vocals suck you in and the instrumental does the rest. Musical majesty especially with those sublime strings.

Wax Motif & Hunter Siegel - Wassup
I'm just mad it took so long for these two to work together again after "All Night Man." Already a certifiable club killer after hearing it at the recent No Neons, expect this to go off all summer long.

Proxy - Shake It
Proxy with the hot hot heat. Fantastic rapid fire wobs and potent progression make for one hell of a win.

Bjorn Torske - Byen
A wondrous, expansive, electronic soundscape that is absolutely perfect for summer - whether cruising, laying by the beach, or having a backyard bash. It is inventive, playful and beautifully put together.

Justice - Randy (WWW)
My favourite Justice track (which I've never seen performed live), gets a remix for their forthcoming 'live' studio album, Woman Worldwide. Pure electro prevails before the intoxicating vocals arrive in the second half and things get twisted like the old days of Cross and Audio, Video, Disco.

Enlightened Listening for April 6

IT'S THE WEEKEND! As if that weren't enough to get you excited, how about an onslaught of amazing new music to fill it? Back with another edition of Enlightened Listening comes EPs from Peggy Gou and AC Slater; singles from Attlas and Chromeo; albums from Booka Shade and Daniel Avery; and remixes from MK and Akira Akira & Hikeii. As is seemingly always the case, house is represented in all shapes and sizes, with a fair amount of funk, plus a killer club cut to round it out. Stream all the new music via Spotify below, and read brief descriptions after the jump. As always, enjoy!

Peggy Gou - Hundres Times
Finally the EP is complete. As free and fun and its partners, this one pulsates with a classic club sound.

Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons ft. Chela - Five Moons (Jamie Jones Igazu Remix)
The strength of subtly is on full display. Brilliant bass and prodigious percussion weave wonderfully around Chela's vaporous vocals. Check Jamie's Liquid Dub for an even darker delivery.

Tom Misch - Disco Yes (ft. Poppy Ajudha)
My favourite from his groovy album Geography. It could succeed as an instrumental, but the interplay between vocals and strings is simply sublime. Check "South Of The River" for more magic.

Chromeo - Must've Been (ft. DRAM & Jesse Johnson)
More fantastically funky fun from Chromeo. Another salacious singalong that has me melting at the thought of hundreds joining in when they bring their tour to The Danforth Music Hall, July 3rd and 4th.

Daniel Avery - Song For Alpha
The kind of quality that we've come to expect from Phantasy Sound and Daniel Avery. Almost orchestral in its arc, running from techno and house to chill and ambient. Adding to the all around epic brilliance, it has its own full length visuals, which you can lose yourself to here.

Attlas - Treehouse
I'm always astounded by the colour and quality of Attlas' productions, particularly the more techno tilted tracks like this. This one tickles, teases and downright pleases. It's hard not to lose yourself.

Armand Van Helden vs. Butter Rush - I Need A Painkiller (MK Extended Mix)
Another big time floor filler from the master. Downright gorgeous groove that I could listen to for days.

AC Slater - I Wanna Show You
The title track will win you over by bringing the piano back to bass house. "Amen Tribe" may lead to the floor spontaneously combusting as shufflers set it alight. The little extra effects and punctuations only further the fantastic groove of "Can't Come Down." This Young Lyxx track may be the best of the bunch.

Booka Shade - Cut The Strings
The thought of a new Booka Shade album is appetizing in itself, and having already covered "Night Surfing" here, saying I was excited for its release would be an understatement. I absolutely love "EMS Love" and "Confessions," and the deeper we get in the album the more impressed I get. The run from "And You?" through "Tyrell" makes this one of the early front runners for album of the year.

Ross From Friends - Aphelion
Beautiful and chill chords of all kinds mixed around masterful drum work. I hadn't been big on Ross From Friends, but the live stuff from Maida Vale last week had be hooked. Find it here.

SG Lewis - Dusk
Downright delightful depiction of the most beautiful time of day. So fantastically full of groove that despite the sun going down you'll be energized to dance all night long. My personal favourite: "Aura."

Cashmere Cat & Major Lazer ft. Tory Lanez - Miss You (Akira Akira & Hikeii Remix)
The club recasting this track desperately needed. Delicious drumline and brilliant bounce.