Enlightened Listening for August 13

Another week, another incredible edition of Enlightened Listening. Coming in at just under 40 tracks and 3 hours, there are all kinds of goodies in store here. First up, Brock Edwards dazzles with an awesome saxophone-led dub of his own "Up At Dawn." A second dub follows as MK makes good on his "Chemical" with a classic IV dub. Upbeat energy follows with a trio of DnB tracks, highlighted by a divine instrumental from Platinum Breaks.

Moving to longer-form releases, the next two come from Juelz and Feed Me, both bringing the bass with their own established brands of fire. Resetting things with a run of singles, the playlist pushes on with an invigorating take on Alan Parsons Project classic "Sirius," courtesy Armin van Buuren and AVIRA. Staying nostalgic, 1990-classic "The Age Of Love" gets a fearsome facelift from Charlotte de Witte and Enrico Sangiuliano. Finally, our run of fire ends with a bang thanks to the ingenious guttural growls of Kage in "The Zone."

Part punningly, part sonically fitting, the next three releases follow from "The Zone," as "Perpetual Motion" eventually leads to "The Hangover." The Fort Romeau mix of "Perpetual Motion" is equally epic and elegant, the following Neighbour remix of "Going Late" is groovy and gorgeous, and finally, Bush League's "The Hangover" is unavoidably infectious and undeniably head-pounding. Lastly, the playlist closes with lush, sensual stuff from Moullinex, Anderholm, and CRi, each of which features sublime, soulful synths.

Stream the weekly new-music playlist below and find each individual release linked at the bottom.

Brock Edwards & Fully Rated - Up At Dawn (Brocky's Deeper Dub)

MK - Chemical (MK Dub IV)

Deekline & Future Flex - Rum & Coke

Platinum Breaks - Changes (Instrumental)

Hudson Lee & Frequent - Reflex Angel (KOAN Sound Remix)

Juelz - Paradise Lost

Feed Me - Feed Me

Armin van Buuren & AVIRA - Sirius

Age Of Love - The Age Of Love (Charlotte de Witte & Enrico Sangiuliano Remix)

Kage - The Zone

Max Cooper - Perpetual Motion (Fort Romeau's Love Eternal Mix)

Humans - Going Late (Neighbour Remix)

Bush League - The Hangover

Moullinex - 360

Anderholm - Folding

CRi - To You

Enlightened Listening for March 26

Another week down means another edition of Enlightened Listening. While I've taken a bit of a writing hiatus, that doesn't mean I've stopped listening to music, thankfully so, as this week's haul features more than 100 tracks and eight hours of music.

There's a ton of DnB, starting with perhaps my most anticipated release of the year (one I've been waiting nearly a year for), Plantium Breaks' brilliant and energizing affair Everything. They're followed by another exceptional single from Low:r, who is in turn followed by albums from Hospital, with their stacked H25PITAL compilation, and Tyr Kohout, who delivers a dynamic debut.

Mixing things up a bit, Night Bass brings some bright new talent to their roster with Hans Glader's groovy Lumen EP. Even more groovy and electrifying, Proc Fiskal's Lothian Buses will have you bristling with bass, the same way Overmono's latest "Pieces Of 8" will have you in awe. And from awe-inspiring to yawn-inducing (in a good way), we get two downtempo/chill albums from Eli Escobar and Zeds Dead.

Starting anew, the middle fifth of this week's playlist moves through progressive and melodic house, including Grigoré on This Never Happened and two EPs from FiveP, of which Quantum most captured my attention. Another highlight arises shortly thereafter as five more tremendous talents remix BRONSON. And here I have to wonder about the TSHA remix, which shares an obscene amount of the same DNA as her Gabrielle Aplin-led original "Change." I love that track, but it's a bit strange seeing it used here as a remix, no? Anyway, we're in for a whole bunch of love and life in the final seven releases...

A trio of touching originals opens this final section as Franky Wah, Dombresky and Moullinex each work with exceptional vocalists (LOWES, Camden Cox and Selma Uamusse, respectively), delivering diverse yet, equally awesome productions. Following immediately after is our final remix of the playlist, pitting legendary MGMT against legendary Metronomy. And yes, the result is as cool as you'd expect. Now, before we weep to Kele (Okereke of Bloc Party fame) and "Smalltown Boy," we're treated to a couple life-giving originals from The Magician x Wuh Oh and Dimitri From Paris x Fiorious. While the former is more of your typical 'EDM' fare, the latter is as lush and 'organic' as it gets.

Stream the weekly new music playlist below and find each individual release linked at the bottom.

Platinum Breaks ft. Eden - Everything

Low:r - Oooga

Various Artists - H25PITAL

LSB & DRS - High As She (Break Remix)

Tyr Kohout - Accelerate

Hans Glader - Lumen

Proc Fiskal - Lothian Buses

Overmono - Pieces Of 8

Eli Escobar - Lullabies For A Sleeping City

Zeds Dead - Catching Z's

Grigoré - At The Edge Of The World

Drumstone - Lost River

FiveP - Quantum

FiveP - Lockdown

Feyln & Tristan Klampert - Halcyon

Avoure - Pangea

Henry Saiz - The Untold

BRONSON - BRONSON Remixes Nº.3

Franky Wah - Not In Love (ft. LOWES)

Dombresky - Do You Remember (ft. Camden Cox)

Moullinex - Ngoma Nwana (ft. Selma Uamusse)

Metronomy - The Look (MGMT Remix)

The Magician & Wuh Oh - LIFE

Dimitri From Paris & Fiorious - Music Saved My Life

Kele - Smalltown Boy

Four Unreleased Tracks I'm Still Waiting For...

As the summer has come and gone, four tracks have found themselves still at the front of my mind as I wait for their eventual release. In early July we got a taste of the power pairing of Tiga and Hudson Mohawke by way of their Hardcore Romance hit "Love Minus Zero." Along with that a mix for Annie Mac, which featured a few more of their collaborations "Time To Time" and "Tear Down The Walls." The former also appeared in Martyn Bootyspoon's mix for Crack Magazine, and I must say I can neither get enough of the track itself nor its placement in the mix. Find it below starting just before the hour twenty-nine mark and be sure to stick around as the subsequent synth-led tracks are equally sublime.

Crack Magazine · Crack Mix 368 - Martyn Bootyspoon