We're returning to as close to a normal edition of
Enlightened Listening as we can during this COVID-19 pandemic. This week's playlist opens with a trio of exceptional albums, dives deep into dance before turning to techno and hard hitting house. There's a bunch of big names and a whole host of truly top notch releases. Stream below and find brief descriptions after the Spotify embed. Stay safe & enjoy!
Nicolas Jaar - Cenizas
Delicate and moving pieces, largely made up of organic instrumentation. A divine dive, perfect for piquing your palate ahead of a bunch of other brilliant releases.
Robotaki - The Grand Mirage
Each early taste has been sublime and
Robotaki has instilled that unique quality throughout.
Louis La Roche - Saturday Night Griever
A feature heavy album, that doesn't feel like the slightest bit disjointed as though it were a bunch of singles slapped together. That said, it often does slap. Really enjoyable and dance friendly.
falcxne - Studio 54
Even more slaps here. Fantastic funky stuff. Worthy of its iconic title.
Duck Sauce - Captain Duck
My favourite
Duck Sauce single and sample yet. Unfortunately the extended mix is not on Spotify. Enjoy it in its full glory
here.
DJ Fresh - Drive (Skream Remix)
Skream stays hot with this jacking mix. Yet another notch in his belt; is there anything he can't do?
warner case & Subrinse - impeccable
The off-kilter delivery of
warner case is back in brilliant form. An instantly catchy, feel good club cut.
CastNowski - I Can Show You
CastNowski's capacity to craft quality house cuts in all its sub-genres is incredible, but I like him best in this more jacking, funky, disco-adjacent style. Groovy baby!
Tensnake ft. Fiora - Automatic (Remixes)
Holy stacked remix package, Batman! Gerd Janson,
Kraak & Smaak and a
Tensnake VIP?! I'm weak!
ABSOLUTE. - My Love
This man cannot miss. The original is awesome, but like with "
String Theory" I'm drawn to the breakbeat VIP. If you're not on the
ABSOLUTE. bandwagon yet, you're missing out big time.
Bicep - Atlas
Must I say anything more than new
Bicep? I guess that's the point of this post, but really, they speak for themselves. An instant joy. The kind of track we need in these dark days. A ray of hope and light.
Kölsch - Time / Sleeper Must Awaken
See what I mean about a bunch of big names? The usual stunning, epic quality of
Kölsch.
Sian - Electricity
Everything this man's put out on
mau5trap has been excellent and the same can be said here. Killer crackling cuts that ought to inspire a bout of shadow boxing or a wicked round of an FPS melee.
BROHUG - Mixtape 1
The sick single "
Detox" was in this playlist two weeks ago and the rest of the EP lives up to that lofty standard. Ridiculously banging bass house that thrives through exceptional sound design.
Dr. Fresch & FREAK ON - THICCC
Darker and dirtier than the above, believe it or not. I have not looked at the waveform but I can assure you it lives up to its title. This is some fat ish.
