And just like that it's Friday again. This week's
Enlightened Listening features 25 new releases ranging from emotional
James Blake to banging DnB, new
Duck Sauce and some top notch tech house. Of course 25 releases are too many to tackle individually so instead I'll do a quicker rundown here, but you can still find each release logged after the Spotify playlist below and I still suggest exploring the full thing before settling in on a section you enjoy. Have a great weekend and stay safe!
Things open easy with a couple cool cuts: 1) the aforementioned
James Blake and 2) the classic
Clams Casino/
Imogen Heap joint "
I'm God." We then turn dreamy and expansive with the latest
ADID offering which is then followed by a little more buoyant EP in
Agony.
Matt Fax then dazzles with an incredible album that 1) lives up to its title and 2) does an amazing job transporting listeners through its massive hour long journey. Another epic, yet slightly more minimal sonic voyage,
Rodriguez Jr.'s
Blisss too lives up to its beatific title. Turning even more techy,
Kompakt boss
Michael Mayer finally releases on his own imprint and it does not disappoint. Next up is perhaps my favourite release of the day
Fort Romeau's
Fantasia whose title track captured my attention faster than any other in this playlist.
Approaching the midway point, the legendary
Booka Shade's latest single gets a big, brilliant and dramatic remix from
Casper Cole. Progression rules the roost with the next two EPs as
La Fleur and
Port Manteau offer a couple intriguing tracks each. Taking a groovy turn,
Tensnake offers up his hot hand with a trio of takes on
Kasper Bjørke's cover of The Alessi Brothers. After that it's the highly anticipated
Duck Sauce single "
I Don't Mind" which sees Dave 1 join the writing team. Two sublime singles from
SG Lewis and
Jessie Ware follow that, each getting us excited for their larger forthcoming releases. Finally, closing out this section is
Jacques Greene whose genius extends to a remix of
Nicolas Godin's cool creation "
Catch Yourself Falling," led by the always awesome Alexis Taylor.
In this final section there's a ton of DnB and we get it started with an extended mix of
Flume and
Toro y Moi's "
The Difference" (ie the only way it could get better). Next up it's an incredible
Sub Focus and
Wilkinson collab, only made more amazing by the fact that the breakbeat drums are done live by the latter UK legend.
Friction and Raineman (by way of his two remixes) follow that with three fantastic flourish driven DnB joints. Turning a touch darker,
Cyantific's tumbling track leads us into another monstrous
René LaVice release, this one in support of the NHS. Bookending the DnB is "
Oculus" a vivid and colourful cut from
Jack Mirror and
Champion. The penultimate release in this list comes from the consistently killer
Izzy Vadim who drops two inspired and unique bass tracks. Finally,
Cozway makes his
Deadbeats debut with the absolutely sick sensation "
Camouflage" featuring
Laura Hahn.
James Blake - You're Too Precious
Clams Casino & Imogen Heap - I'm God
Slow Hearts - Melanda
Michael & Levan x Stiven Rivic - Agony
Matt Fax - Progressions
Rodriguez Jr. - Blisss
Michael Mayer - Higher
Fort Romeau - Fantastia
Booka Shade ft. Kaktus Einarsson - Perfect In A Way (Casper Cole Remix)
La Fleur - Ravenwaves
Port Manteau - Faded/Pyro
Kasper Bjørke - Seabird (Tensnake Remix)
Duck Sauce - I Don't Mind
SG Lewis - Chemicals
Jessie Ware - Ooh La La
Nicolas Godin ft. Alexis Taylor - Catch Yourself Falling (Jacques Greene Remix)
Flume ft. Toro y Moi - The Difference (Extended Mix)
Sub Focus & Wilkinson - Just Hold On
Friction - Yesterday (ft. Liam Bailey)
Rob Made - Perfect Motion (Raineman Remix)
Cyantific - Falling
René LaVice & A Plus - Lockdown
Jack Mirror & Champion - Oculus
Izzy Vadim - Vacation
Cozway - Camouflage (ft. Laura Hahn)
