Enlightened Listening for December 11

Short but sweet and oh so awesome, this week's Enlightened Listening features 20 tracks across 12 different releases. Led by a killer Jessy Lanza remix package in 24/7, remixes are indeed this playlists' theme. One of the year's hottest producers, TEED delivers yet another incredible remix as does Planningtorock. The legendary likes of Mssingno and A. G. Cook appear as fabulous freebies courtesy LuckyMe's annual advent calendar. Headlining a Canadian heavy cast, Tiga's Colours So Bright is utterly inspired (b-side included). While the middle of this list is groovy through Hatiras, Aeroplane and Dr Packer, the final two tracks are stone-cold killers in Haus Of Panda and TIGER DROOL. Enjoy!

KUČKA - Ascension (Mssingno Remix)

Jessy Lanza - 24/7

Baauer - PLANET'S MAD (A. G. Cook RMX)

Tiga - Colours So Bright

deadmau5 & Kiesza - Bridged By A Lightwave (Tommy Trash Remix)

Hatiras - Love And Affection

Marco Faraone & Greeko - Armaghetton (Aeroplane Remix)

Dr Packer - Get Some Soul

Damian Lazarus - Holy (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix)

Godford - Can't Get Over You (Planningtogetaway Remix)

Haus Of Panda - Computerized 3030

TIGER DROOL - SABER TOOTH

Enlightened Listening for November 20

We've made it through another week, and with that comes another edition of Enlightened Listening. Keeping things quick this week, I'll simply say that we've got a glut of great new releases from several of my favourites, including an 18-track album from Dance System that features India Jordan, Hudson Mohawke, UNIIQU3 and ABSOLUTE., and that's just the first four tracks! The playlist opens with awesome EPs from Rhett and Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas and continues with an incredible run of remixes around two collaborations from PAX & Gorgon City and Lee Foss, Detlef & Anabel Englund. Arranged for maximum flow, stream the playlist below and find each individual release at the bottom.

Rhett - All Ocean

Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - III

Shuya Okino ft. Navasha Daya - Still In Love (Remixes)

Dua Lipa ft. DaBaby - Levitating (KUU Remix)

SeeMeNot - Chez Renee (Joe Goddard Remix)

PAX & Gorgon City - Alive

Route 94 ft. L Divine - Sad Songs (Skream Remix)

Romy - Lifetime (Planningtorock 'Let It Happen' Remix)

Lee Foss, Detlef & Anabel Englund - Thunder & Lightning

For Those I Love - I Have A Love (Overmono Remix)

Dance System - Where's The Party At?

High Contrast ft. Kae Tempest & Anita Blay - Time Is Hardcore (Remixes)

Enlightened Listening for October 30

We've made it through another week and that means it's time to look back at its releases with the weekly new music playlist, Enlightened Listening. There's a whole bunch of my personal favourites among some of my most trusted labels, and it ranges from indietronic pop to dystopic bangers. It starts with the genius of Jim-E Stack's EPHEMERA and moves through into dancier joints from three pleasurable pairings in Myd & Mac Demarco, Planningtorock's remix of Austra, and the Purple Disco Machine remix of Royal Blood. The next foursome features a fabulous take on The Specials' "Ghost Town," an ingenious and immersive album from So Durand, an epic and dancey remix from SOPHIE, and finally yet another infectious cut from Overmono. Turning the page to house, Cloverdale opens a run of five house releases with his debut release on his exciting new label Vibrancy. "Racket Tactics," like all the releases on the label, is available free (with stems for remixing) and comes paired with customized merch. Gorgon City then receive an electrifying remix of "Burning," which is followed by a trio of top-notch house EPs. Going full steam ahead to close things out we get Netsky's first album in four years, an incredibly energetic single from High Contrast and the aforementioned dystopic destruction of plusgood, who closes things out with his trademark Big Brother inspired bangers. Enjoy!

Jim-E Stack - EPHEMERA

Myd & Mac DeMarco - Moving Men

Austra - Risk It (Planningto Risk It)

Royal Blood - Trouble's Coming (Purple Disco Machine Remix)

Blonde Diamond - Ghost Town

So Durand - Miserable Fortune

BABYNYMPH & BAYLI - clown shit (up the wall) [SOPHIE Remix]

Overmono - Clipper (Another 5 Years)

Cloverdale - Racket Tactics

Gorgon City ft. EVAN GIIA - Burning (Ben Hemsley Remix)

Josh McKenzie - In Your Eyes

Lexer - Gemini Bridges / Room 4242

Simon Doty - Dear Ben

Netsky - Second Nature

High Contrast - Griffin

plusgood - +2

Enlightened Listening for October 9

Time continues to somehow both fly and drag along, and here we are at yet another Friday. Despite being a mere nine releases, this edition of Enlightened Listening stretches over 4.5 hours and features 50+ tracks. On the album side of things, there's an insanely stacked lineup of Foals remixes, Machinedrum's highly anticipated followup to Human Energy, Mat Zo's triumphant return to Anjunabeats, and the killer collaboration of Sub Focus and Wilkinson. On the shorter side, ASHE delivers a divine EP to mau5trap, just as Amtrac, Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas, Planningtorock and Skream supply sensational remixes of their own. Dig into it all below and have a great weekend!

ASHE - Clairvoyance

Foals - Collected Reworks Vol. 3

Machinedrum - A View Of U

Amtrac - Madness To Mayhem (Amtrac's Steady Mix)

Jaga Jazzist - Apex (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix)

Zhala - Holes (Planningtorock Remix)

Paul Woolford & Diplo ft. Kareen Lomax - Looking For Me (Skream Remix)

Mat Zo - Illusion Of Depth

Sub Focus & Wilkinson - Portals

Enlightened Listening for July 24

While I said I wasn't going to blog this week, I can't just pretend like this week didn't come with tons of incredible new tunes, so here's an abbreviated version of Enlightened Listening. As always I've compiled it for maximum flow, moving from more chill, groovy stuff to heavier, banging bits. There's a great variety with several standouts. You can find everything listed below, but I will recommend my three favourites (hint: I'm leaning to more open-air, summer type stuff, while I have a ton of love for the new Kevin de Vries). Personal favourites: Planningtorock's supremely satisfying Planningtochanel, the Tiger & Woods remix of Sébastien Tellier, and Sasha's remix of MJ Cole. Have a great weekend, enjoy!

Jessy Lanza - All The Time

Planningtorock - Planningtochanel

Myd - Together We Stand (Bullion Remix)

The Brothers Macklovitch ft. Leven Kali - Give Love To Get Some (Morgan Geist Dub)

Sébastien Tellier - Venezia (Tiger & Woods Remix)

Tensnake ft. Boy Matthews - Somebody Else (Shadow Child Apollo Remix)

MJ Cole - Sonoran (Sasha Remix)

Sultan + Shepard - Guaba

Denney - Reflections Of Time

warner case - dance music for dancing, vol. 2

Howling - Need You Now (Adriatique Remix)

Eelke Kleijn - Woodstock (Gerd Janson Remixes)

Kevin de Vries - Utopia

Erol Alkan - Sub Conscious

Zeds Dead - We Are Deadbeats (Vol. 4/Deluxe)

Spor - Anachronic