Enlightenment For Your Ears: Zeds Dead

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

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Bump In The Hump: March 10 (Season 9, Episode 62)

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Pastiche - Ravers Palace

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Bob Moses - The Blame (Lastlings Remix)

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Tommy Trash - Hiiigh (ft. Daisy Guttridge)

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CastNowski & PEACE MAKER! - Sangria

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Apashe ft. Yizzy - Dead (Marten Hørger Remix)

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LNDN & Control Room - Get Away (Tonight)

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Dave Summit - Wasting My Time

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Nostalgix - Boom (ft. D'Aaron Anthony)

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Kermode - Chameleon (RIOHTZ Remix)

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smol & swiLLy - thicc house slanga VIP

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Kaskade & WILL K - Flip Reset

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Daniel Orpi - Pray

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Frustra - Love Fantasy

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Duck Sauce - Ask Me

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Elvis Presley - Clean Up Your Own Backyard (Chromeo Remix)

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Kraak & Smaak ft. Gavin Turek - Out In The Daylight (NICOLAAS Remix)

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Tame Impala - It Might Be Time (Bensley Edit)

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Outsider - Travel Galaxy

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Chrizpy Chriz - Trauma

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OAKK - I'm So Sorry

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René LaVice - Darkness

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Polaris - Obsidian (ft. Natalie Wood)

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Halflight - All I Need

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Tristam - Ruthless

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Jacques Greene - Promise

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Noname - Rainforest (prod. The Kount)

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ASHE - Earth Room

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Tor - Riverline

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Zeds Dead - late night drive

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Wednesday, January 06, 2021

Bump In The Hump: January 6 (Season 9, Episode 53)

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Hyunji-A - When Time Stops

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Dave Summit - Way Of Love

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Melleefresh - Chica Mala (La La La) [Kardano Remix]

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Myd & Mac DeMarco - Moving Men (Gaspard Augé & Victor Le Masne Remix)

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AVIRA - Miracles

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Rylan Taggart - The Room

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6RAJ - Masques Blancs

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Jerro ft. Sophia Bel - Demons (Massane Remix)

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Eekkoo - Change

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Kacy Hill - Unkind (Jacques Greene Remix)

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deadmau5 & Kiesza - Bridged By A Lightwave (Lamorn Remix)

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Mont Duamel - Between Us

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Grimes - You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around (Things You Say Remix)

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Cameron Morse - Anything

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Kotek - Index

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Outsider - What You Gonna Do (ft. Ras Demo)

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Admiral Tibet - Babylon Brutality (Dublic Dub)

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Wolf'd - Isolated

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Cerdin - 3030!

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MATT DOE & Computa - Move Like Dat

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Izzy Vadim - Sleep Paralysis (Drazius Resnooze)

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Pegboard Nerds ft. Elizaveta - Hero (Infected Mushroom Remix)

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Lunice & Chase.Wav - Rendez-Vous

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Zeds Dead - Scientist

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Stackhouse - Serengeti

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Humans - All My (Smalltown DJs Remix)

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Sebastian Knight - Hit It (Eric Mark Remix)

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Friday, December 04, 2020

Enlightened Listening for December 4

It's the tenth and final Bandcamp day of 2020, and once again they're waving their revenue share until midnight PST. Below I've cataloged (alphabetically) 16 new releases as part of this all Bandcamp edition of Enlightened Listening. Of course, I'm recommending this entire eclectic collection of releases, but I'll briefly showcase a select few next.

Leading the way, akaMatisse, the keys of Keys N Krates, launches his first solo release in fabulous fashion - perfect for a rainy or snowy day. Following right behind that, TEED stays hot with a wicked groovy remix of Darkstar. Further down the list, we find one of my most anticipated releases of the year in Kotek's Sonoglyph Pt. 2, which further illustrates his inimitable talent and approach. Staying with top-notch Canadians, Nathan Micay's mark on the new HBO show Industry is indelible as he's scored the soundtrack, and it's out now on LuckyMe. Immediately after that is the title track from OAKK's forthcoming EP WAARP, which drops in full on December 11th. Finally, Zeds Dead deliver 10 'new' tracks from their vaults (originally made sometime between 2008/9).

akaMatisse - On My Way To Heaven<a href="https://akamatisse.bandcamp.com/track/on-my-way-to-heaven-2">On My Way to Heaven by AKAMATISSE</a>

Darkstar - Text (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix)<a href="https://thenorf.bandcamp.com/album/text-totally-enormous-extinct-dinosaurs-remix">Text (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix) by Darkstar</a>

The Emanations - The Love<a href="https://the-emanations.bandcamp.com/album/the-love-ep">The Love EP by The Emanations</a>

Kitchen Cynics - Beads Upon An Abacus<a href="https://thetrilogytapes.bandcamp.com/album/beads-upon-an-abacus">Beads Upon An Abacus by Kitchen Cynics</a>

Kotek - Sonoglyph Pt. 2<a href="https://kotekmusic.bandcamp.com/album/sonoglyph-pt-2">Sonoglyph Pt. 2 by Kotek</a>

Kuma - Null And Void<a href="https://kuma.bandcamp.com/album/null-and-void">Null and Void by Kuma</a>

L Nix - DNB Selections Vol.01<a href="https://lnix.bandcamp.com/album/dnb-selections-vol-01">DNB Selections Vol.01 by L Nix</a>

Luke Sentric - Ingredients<a href="https://samsarabeats.bandcamp.com/album/ingredients-ep">Ingredients EP by Luke Sentric</a>

Melleefresh & dj genderfluid - I Want You<a href="https://melleefresh.bandcamp.com/album/i-want-you">I Want You by Melleefresh & dj genderfluid</a>

Nathan Micay - Industry<a href="https://luckyme.bandcamp.com/album/industry-ost">Industry OST by Nathan Micay</a>

OAKK - WAARP<a href="https://oakkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/waarp-ep">WAARP EP by OAKK</a>

Sebastian Knight - Hit It Remixes, Pt. 1<a href="https://worldfamousheadquarters.bandcamp.com/album/hit-it-remixes-pt-1">Hit It Remixes, Pt. 1 by Sebastian Knight</a>

Substance - Plants<a href="https://dirtycake.bandcamp.com/album/plants">Plants by Substance</a>

Ticklish - Reboots Vol. 9<a href="https://ticklishreboots.bandcamp.com/album/reboots-vol-9">Reboots Vol. 9 by Ticklish</a>

Tripzy Leary - Vibrations<a href="https://tripzyleary.bandcamp.com/track/vibrations">Vibrations by Tripzy Leary</a>

Zeds Dead - THE LOST TAPES VOL. 1<a href="https://zedsdead1.bandcamp.com/album/the-lost-tapes-vol-1">THE LOST TAPES VOL. 1 by Zeds Dead</a>

Friday, July 24, 2020

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