My goodness have we got a great edition of
Enlightened Listening this week. Opening the playlist below are back to back brilliant and truly masterful examples of electronic albums, a form that I often hear is dead.
Floating Points'
Crush is a captivating quest that will send you soaring through your consciousness. While
Jacques Greene's
Dawn Chorus does the same, it feels more at home on the dance-floor, particularly through its entrancing grooves. Staying groovy, the next release features a trio of remixes of
Boston Bun's "
Don't Wanna Dance" with a sublime standout from
Mighty Mouse.
Changing gears a bit, the fourth step in our twelve part release showcase comes in the form of
ABSOLUTE.'s second EP on Family Planning. This is not the titanic
ABSOLUTE. we're used to but rather a more tempered touch that actually works wonders. I love "
Get Off The Floor" and I'm in awe of "
This, Too, Will Pass." Speaking of awe,
Pete Tong has reunited with Jules Buckley and The Heritage Orchestra (as HER-O), launching the first single of their all original album
Chilled Classics. "
Go Crazy" is an instant sensation and I urge you to check Pete's
twitter for further insight into the project.
After Pete comes a pair of singles. The first,
Grum's return to
Anjunabeats is big, bold and beautiful. The second,
Uppermost's "
Selfless" is sublime, soaring stuff. Exactly what I've come to expect from him. And while it's hard to have expectations with regards to
Joe Goddard, as his capabilities seem limitless, this remix of
ALASKALASKA shows off a wonderful wandering spirit that beckons you into its beautiful, warm and comforting arms. Just like Joe,
Alex Metric always manages to deliver incredible offerings no matter what the mood or who he happens to be working with. Jacking goodness prevails here in this
Waze & Odyssey collaboration.
The final three releases feature a couple remixes alongside an absolute killer EP from rising star
Rebūke. First,
Theo Kottis has crafted a brilliantly bouncy and upbeat remix of
Mind Enterprises' "
Monogamy." Slick and strong, it is a wonderful affair that I will no doubt be returning to many a time. After that is
Valentino Khan's crisp and cool remix of
Tchami's Blackbyrds sampling "
Rainforest." While the original is quite nice, the drop in this version seems to fit the sample even better than before. Finally,
Rebūke's 3 track
Drumcode EP shows incredible power and progression, not just from a tracklist perspective but even within the tracks themselves, no better than in the title track "
Rattle."
Floating Points - Crush
Jacques Greene - Dawn Chorus
Boston Bun - Don't Wanna Dance (Remixes)
ABSOLUTE. - Make The Call
Pete Tong & HER-O - Go Crazy (ft. Todd Edwards)
Grum - Tomorrow
Uppermost - Selfless
ALASKALASKA - Happyface (Joe Goddard Remix)
Alex Metric x Waze & Odyssey - Jack To The Future (ft. Russoul)
Mind Enterprises - Monogamy (Theo Kottis Remix)
Tchami - Rainforest (Valentino Khan Remix)
Rebūke - Rattle
