Enlightened Listening for April 23

Another week brings another edition of Enlightened Listening. It seems the theme this week is breaks, as the first five releases feature said percussion prominently. More drum mastery follows as Squarepusher and Pusher blast off brilliantly. A bit of reset occurs in the middle as The Chemical Brothers wow with epic single, "The Darkness That You Fear." Riding that reset, a couple exceptional EPs follow as Amtrac & The Juan Maclean combine for Grit and Recondite delivers Bird to Afterlife. Turning to house, Vibrancy shares their sensational second edition of the Exhibits compilation series. Bringing in a bit of soul, Shift K3Y & Tinashe propel the playlist into divine disco vibes from Horse Meat Disco and Prins Thomas. Finally, we close with a gorgeous, groovy joint from Great Good Fine Ok. Stream the weekly new music playlist below, and find each individual release linked at the bottom. 

Bicep - Siena / Meli (I) / Light

Nathan Micay - Industry (Green Light/Fun Night Breaks Mix)

Mr. Sosa - Coco Drums

Aeron Aether - Samsarana

Niteplan - Waiting For You / Hold On

Squarepusher - Theme From Ernest Borgnine

Pusher - I Can't Believe It (ft. Danae Greenfield)

The Chemical Brothers - The Darkness That You Fear

Amtrac & The Juan Maclean - Grit

Recondite - Bird

Various Artists - Vibrancy Presents: Exhibits Vol. 2

Shift K3Y & Tinashe - Love Line

Horse Meat Disco - Love If You Need It (ft. Fi McCluskey)

Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)

Great Good Fine Ok - Real

Enlightened Listening for April 10

This week I've whipped together a can't miss edition of Enlightened Listening. Each of the 15 releases here are exceptional and I have to recommend a full play-through from the new Gorillaz to the latest godly Local Dialect in "Perseus" to Apashe's magnum opus Renaissance and finally Nina Las Vegas' "Impossible." However, I'm not going to do the full rundown as I'm cramped for time today. Instead I'll provide a bit of a road-map through the playlist below.

Funky, disco and house grooves rule the first third with strong, sample-driven tracks from Diplo, Wax Motif and Discotron closing out said section. Turning more-tech driven, EPs from the duos of each Cowboy Rhythmbox. BSOD (Steve Duda and deadmau5) and 29 Palms (Boreta and Ooah from The Glitch Mob) are amazing, Orbital's remix of Joris Voorn is simply fabulous and, as mentioned above, Local Dialect are once again divine. In the final third, Morgan Geist leaves me agape at the utter brilliance of his Caribou "Never Come Back" mix, as does the work of both Squarepusher and Apashe. Finally X&G's EP powers us into the almost Tokyo Drift quality of Nina Las Vegas' "Impossible." Enjoy!

Gorillaz - Aries (ft. Peter Hook and Georgia)

Coucheron & Pasha - Lighthouse (ft. Soul Gem)

Kiesza - Crave

Diplo & Wax Motif - Love To The World

BSOD - No Way, Get Real

Joris Voorn - Never (Orbital Remix)

Local Dialect & Las Von - Perseus / Flote

29 Palms - Nobody Horizon

Cowboy Rhythmbox - 6AM Cowboy

Caribou - Never Come Back (Morgan Geist Remix)

Squarepusher - Lamental

Apashe - Renaissance

X&G - Losing Myself

Nina Las Vegas - Impossible (ft. Thai Chi Rosé)

Enlightened Listening for January 31

This first month of 2020 closes on a high note with a jam-packed edition of Enlightened Listening. Spanning over 75 tracks and 6 hours, there's bunches of bangers, albums aplenty and more remixes than you can shake a stick at. Unfortunately I'm pressed for time so I'll have to keep the descriptions quick, but here we go!

A couple cohesive and thoughtful albums open as ATTLAS and Spencer Brown show off their incredible aptitude for immersive and beautiful productions. Deep house turns techy as the next four releases (two singles and two EPs) reach epic, expansive poise and power. In a week in which Dawn Chorus got a JUNO nomination, Jacques Greene ups the ante with 12 incredible remixes from the likes of Lunice, Big Miz, CFCF and others. Things turn euphoric as the following four tracks (a pair of each singles and remixes) soar and shine, highlighted by the return of Duck Sauce. With the energy now at its peak courtesy the acid of Elliot Adamson, Machinedrum and Holly's EP pairs perfectly with ingenious and propulsive albums from Squarepusher and Text Chunk & Hood Joplin. Finally as a cherry on top of this musical melange, we get 10 new tracks from Night Bass which are sure to have dance-floors shaking well into the year. Enjoy everything via playlist below and find individual releases linked at the bottom.

ATTLAS - Lavender God

Spencer Brown - Stream Of Consciousness

LUNR - Cold Whispers

Guy J - Day Of Light / Mind Of

Kane - Kane

Prospa - The One

Jacques Greene - Dawn Chorus (Deluxe)

Will Clarke - U Take Me Higher

Georgia - Never Let You Go (Skream Remix)

Duck Sauce - Smiley Face

Franky Wah ft. Jessie Ware - Time After Time (Elliot Adamson Remix)

Machinedrum & Holly - Berry Patch

Squarepusher - Be Up A Hello

Text Chunk & Hood Joplin - Bank Account

Various Artists - This Is Night Bass Vol. 9

Enlightened Listening for November 22

This week's edition of Enlightened Listening hits the epic standard once again. It's full of legendary names and extended cuts. With that in mind I'll aim to keep the descriptions short so you can just get right into the music which ranges from deep and progressive house to out and out bangers, especially heavy on the DnB. Skip ahead if to the playlist if you like or catch highlights in the following paragraph.

Ben Böhmer leads it off with a brilliant album, which is then followed by perhaps my favourite All Day I Dream EP, which is made up of four fantastic fable-like tracks from Volen Sentir. Friendly Fires bring in a couple brilliant remixes as well as a couple album extras in Offline, while Goom Gum take on a Depeche Mode classic. Joy Orbison and Overmono unleash brilliant b-side "Still Moving," which leads us into a bunch of banging bass tracks starting with a sensational Sable Valley pairing. Mat Zo and Doctor P deliver a couple genius cuts, reminding us of their revered status throughout the scene. However it is the future in Kryojen and WE ARE FURY, who cap the playlist with sensational soundscapes and a dark dystopian future. Enjoy all that and more below, and have a great weekend!


Ben Böhmer - Breathing

Volen Sentir - Cloud Atlas Map

Durante - Restless (ft. Tuff Ghost)

Friendly Fires - Offline

Goom Gum - It's A Lot

Gorgon City - Roped In

A-Trak & Loods - What Can I Do

Dombresky - Trust The Process

Destructo - Twisted

Wax Motif & Matroda - Lose Control

Joy Orbison & Overmono - Still Moving

RL Grime & Juelz - Formula

Squarepusher - Vortrack (Fracture Remix)

John B - Pressure 2019

NCT - Astrophyiscal (ft. Skyelle)

Mat Zo - Games

Doctor P - Voices

Feed Me - Nothing Hurts Like You (ft. Sam Calver)

Kryojen - Divided

WE ARE FURY - Echoes (ft. Micah Martin)

EFYE - July 13, 2012

Tracklist for show original air date: July 13, 2012 from 18:00 to 19:00.

• Tyree Cooper & Denis Naidanow - Wonderland (Sureplayer)
• Wonderland
• Chromeo - Hot Mess Remixes (Turbo)
• Hot Mess (Djedjotronic Remix 2) cc
• Felix Cartal - Black To White + Remixes (Dim Mak)
• Black To White (Clockwork Remix) cc
• Light Year - Moderation (Bang Gang)
• Reversion
• Noob - Crumble EP (Form)
• Wild
• Caribou - Sun (Independent)
• Sun (Bowski Remix) cc
• Feist - Oi Oi Oi (BNR)
• My Moon, My Man (Boys Noize Remix) cc
• Autoerotique - Bring That Beat Back (Musical Freedom)
• Bring That Beat Back (Tiesto Edit) cc
• Sway - Level Up (3Beat)
• Level Up (Fake Blood Remix)
• Duke Dumont - For Club Play Only Pt. 1 (Turbo)
• Street Walker
• Rusko - Hold On (Downtown)
• Hold On featuring Amber Coffman (Sub Focus Remix)
• Clouds - Optic (Turbo)
• Vaults
• Squarepusher - Ufabulum (Warp)
• Energy Wizard
• Kris Menace, Joe & Will Ask? - Dewdrops (Compuphonic)
• Dewdrops
• Nom De Strip & Bones - Shake & Bake / Yo! (Nitrus)
• Yo! cc

Next show air date: July 20, 2012 6-7 PM