Enlightened Listening for June 18

It's the weekend and that means it's time for another edition of Enlightened Listening. Headlining this week's new music playlist, and accounting for more than half of its tracks, is the simply massive Defected Presents House Masters compilation made up of a ton of Todd Edwards' legendary catalogue. He's not not the only time-tested and trusted talent here however, as Chromeo, Booka Shade and Blawan each deliver incredible new records. Young guns like TSHA, Simon Doty, Broken Future and STUND don't disappoint either. That said, I feel like I'd be doing a disservice if I didn't give Skream and DJ Deeon's releases specific shine, as they are both brilliant and mind-blowing, each and every track, particularly in regards to the percussion. Top quality stuff from top to bottom, stream the playlist, curated for optimal flow, below and find each individual release linked at the bottom. Have a great weekend!

TSHA - OnlyL (ft. NIMMO)

Myd - Loverini (ft. L'Impératrice)

Chromeo - Count Me Out / Jealous (I Ain't With It) [Live In New York City]

SG Lewis ft. Lucky Daye - Feed The Fire (Kapote Remix)

Various Artists - Defected Presents House Masters: Todd Edwards

HolloH - Arp De Triomphe

Simon Doty - Solaris

Booka Shade - Heart Of Stone

Mr. Sosa - Paradox

Skream - Trees

Overmono - BMW Track / So U Kno

DJ Deeon - Destiny

Blawan - Soft Waahls

Oppidan - Motorola

Broken Future & STUND - Benz Friends

Enlightened Listening for May 14

After perhaps the final Bandcamp Friday, we're back to Spotify with this week's Enlightened Listening. While the vast majority of the names in this week's list appear here often, there is but one rarity in Skrillex, who actually released two tracks this week, of which "Butterflies" with Starrah and Four Tet is my preferred release. And I guess since we're down near the bottom of the playlist, why not finish those final four releases right now. Ahead of "Butterflies" are a couple of dope, deep and groovy remixes from Majestic and Tiga. The final release in the list comes from Overmono, who tease their forthcoming venture with fabric, the titular "If U Ever." The fabric mix is set to drop July 16th.

Staying with mixes, we move to the first group of four releases as Jayda G's 21 track DJ-Kicks compilation was unveiled today. Joining it in the upper third is Gaspard Augé's excellent second single, Myd's jovial remix of Hot Chip, and two new takes on MD X-Spress from trusted talents Eats Everything and The Vision. Finally, the middle third of the playlist features three of my favourite long-running, organic/progressive/house artists in ASHE, ATTLAS and Qrion. Somehow each of these three tracks manages to be more serene and inspiriting than the next. Standing on its own in this middle foursome and standing out in its own EP, "True Romance" from My Friend is the latest exemplification of Anjunadeep's recent run of brilliance (see "Clouds" and "I See You In My Dreams").

Dig into the weekly new music playlist below and each individual release linked at the bottom. Enjoy!

Gaspard Augé - Hey!

Hot Chip ft. Jarvis Cocker - Straight To The Morning (Myd Remix)

MD X-Spress - God Made Me Phunky (Remixes)

Various Artists - DJ-Kicks: Jayda G

ASHE & Oliver Wickham - Like Home

Joachim Pastor ft. EKE - Be Someone (ATTLAS Remix)

Milk Talk - Sunshower (Qrion Remix)

My Friend - True Romance

Todd Edwards - The Chant (Majestic Remix)

Sons Of Raphael - Revolution (Tiga's LoveChaos Remix)

Skrillex, Starrah & Four Tet - Butterflies

Overmono - If U Ever

Enlightened Listening for March 19

Another Friday means it's time for another Enlightened Listening. This week's edition clocks in at just under four hours, running 55 tracks deep. Centred around albums from Dezza and OVERWERK, there's a trio of utterly infectious cuts from Jacques Greene, Todd Edwards and Folamour, as well as BIJOU's banging return to Night Bass (my favourite EP there in many months). Staying with the heavy stuff, the final four releases in the playlist, while diverse, each overflow with energy and bristle with bass. Returning to the top, the playlist opens with three-way collab "Ride Or Die," which I can almost guarantee will appear across year-end best-of lists. Boys Noize and Chily Gonzales is a potent pairing in itself, while Kelsey Lu's vocals are simply sublime. Finally, filling in the gaps are a fistful of remixes, including an immersive epic from Volen Sentir, and a trio of EPs from EMBRZ, HNTR and Afterlife. Stream the playlist, ordered for maximum flow, below and find each individual release at the bottom.

Boys Noize & Kelsey Lu - Ride Or Die (ft. Chilly Gonzales)

Japanese Television - III (Remixed)

Lime - Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonight (Jacques Greene Remix)

Todd Edwards - The Chant

Folamour - The Journey (ft. Zeke Manyika)

Lost Desert & Hermanez - Jinx (Volen Sentir Pure Magic Healing)

EMBRZ - Together Till It Ends

Dezza - 44° North, 63° West

OVERWERK - Vessel

Yotto & Stephan Jolk - New Era

HNTR - Mind Games

BIJOU - 187 Proof

Eleganto - Voltage Control

plusol - Oracle

Baauer & Omega Sapien - DDOKBOKKI

Ivy Lab - Suzuki / Paradise Pistol

Tchami - Damaged Heart (ft. Todd Edwards)

As mentioned in last week's Enlightened Listening, Tchami released his long-awaited debut LP Year Zero this past Friday. With teaser singles featuring Marlena Shaw and Gunna, among a few other fabulous house tracks in "Born Again" and "Buenos Aires," it was clear this was going to be a diverse and indeed divine debut. After having the chance to let all of Year Zero sink in over the weekend, I've come to the conclusion that the album's finale, "Damaged Heart" is my favourite of the bunch. 

Featuring the legendary Todd Edwards, the captivating conclusion strikes a sombre tone as it sends Year Zero into the next realm. Starting with a crisp, tight and groovy drum bed, the track is immediately infectious with an undeniable toe-tapping quality. This gripping energy explodes in gorgeous fashion as the sublime synths hit, delivering a deep and soulful wave for our ears (and heart) to ride. The way these two elements (drums and synths) play together is beautiful and rousing, but what makes "Damaged Heart" so clearly calm and confident is the inspirative vocals. Putting into words what the music itself exudes, "Damaged Heart" struts with an incredible surety as though bounding weightlessly through the heavens.

Leaving you feeling lighter and stronger, "Damaged Heart" is as good a credit roll as it gets sending Year Zero off in a reincarnating revelry. Stream the uber-cool collab below and get the album now here.

Tchami · Damaged Hearts (feat. Todd Edwards)

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