It's only our third Friday of the year and already we're getting some big releases both building towards and culminating in awesome albums. This week's
Enlightened Listening includes the release of two albums we've been looking forward to for a while,
Mura Masa's sophomore full-length and
Holy Fuck's first in four years. Following the 20 tracks from the aforementioned LPs, the closing third features a handful of hard hitting stuff as well as a brilliant slice from
No Mana on
mau5trap.
A turn from his divine self-titled debut,
Mura Masa's
R.Y.C prominently features the guitar and a tighter, angst-driven theme. It's not exactly for everyone, at least as far as his previous productions go, but it's not without musical merit or catchy cuts (see tracks with
Clairo,
slowthai,
Georgia and
Ellie Rowsell). Turning more electronic,
Holy Fuck's
Deleter can boast the same cohesiveness as
Mura Masa, and almost as much guitar. It's full of groovy, cool cuts and is an incredible mixture of electronic and organic elements.
A sublime single from
No Mana follows the albums and leads us into an electronic escape.
Botnek follow up their epic and incredibly powerful "
On Planet Z" with an equally dark and deep, rattling cut. Next up are a pair of killer remixes of the legendary
DJ Zinc, where
Neon Steve delivers a dope get-down and
Le Duke a brilliant bass-line. Speaking of brilliant bass-lines that what we get next with the first taste of forthcoming
Mad Zoo compilation
This Is MAD TOO. Also high in energy, we get a taste of acid from
Text Chunk and
Hood Joplin as they gear up for their LP
Bank Account which is set to drop on the 31st. Oft known for his acid,
Djedotronic returns to
Boysnoize Records with a scary three-track EP. Finally, we get another unreal single from
Apashe ahead of his forthcoming album. Enjoy!
Mura Masa - R.Y.C
Holy Fuck - Deleter
No Mana - Strangers (ft. Jantine)
Botnek - Wassup
DJ Zinc - Super Sharp Shooter (Neon Steve Remix) / Let's Get Together (Le Duke Remix)
Mat Zo - Blessed Be Thy Name
Text Chunk & Hood Joplin - Concrete
Djedjotronic - Boish
Apashe - Uebok (Gotta Run) [ft. Instsamka]
