January is the month for dreaming, or so the saying goes and there’s more than enough on 2020’s Dots and Pearls 6 to satisfy the wildest flights of fantasy, as Cocoon Recordings invites well known international artists to once again rub shoulders with some of the freshest new talents around.
Influenced initially by Jean Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream and Art of Noise, Schroeder later added a love of techno, electro and Italo disco sounds to his arsenal and has now released on Interface Records amongst others.
Patrice Bäumel is back for his third release on Afterlife – Transmission. The two slick, hyper-detailed rollers have all the markings of Bäumel’s best work:
Back once again with the ill behaviour, Lord Leopard, the ‘chosen one’, who opened up Edible’s campaign back in 2015, returns to the fold for the label’s quarter century release mark (that’s their 25th release).
Dubbed Defected’s ‘secret weapon’ by label boss Simon Dunmore, Low Steppa’s ferocious DJ sets and club-focussed productions have earned him a reputation as an authority on dancefloor dynamics.
3 hours of Seth Troxler in the mix at Closer in Kiev. Taken from Seth’s 15 hour DJ set, that took place on the 23rd November 2019, it finished finally at 3pm.
DJ Tennis’ Life And Death imprint kicks off 2020 with three unusually crafted finely detailed tracks from Bawrut. The nouveau Madriline – love brought him to Spain’s capital a while back – known for heartfelt and touching musical pieces enhances the Life And Death’s culturally rich artist rooster and, after his highly acclaimed Pronto Arpeggio EP on Ransom Note last year, finally delivers an entire EP with new material that crosses (sub)genres as smoothly and easily as planes fly across the pound.
Bostro Pesopeo makes one of his infrequent, but always fabulous returns to his mothership Permanent Vacation. And as always there is a lot to admire in the music of Mr.
Kicking off the 2020 KMS calendar strong, Kevin Saunderson drops a phenomenal collab with one of the U.K.’s most sought-after DJ/producers:
Adryiano returns to Shall Not Fade with his first release since the acclaimed 2018 Dreams With EP. His latest offering Want U 2 Feel EP packs a serious punch, with gritty drum sequences, big breakdowns and hazy synth patterns throughout.
Gel Abril returns to the source: Ovum is where the Israeli techno giant made his very first steps with his debut single The Underground Bullshit / Papa Dee way back in 2007.
Bash (aka Julio Bashmore) graces Trule’s fifth release and the first in a series of ten inch white label singles with Jubilee, a sub heavy, minimal, UK garage dub that manages to marry the sparser techno vibes of his Conch releases with the subtle anthemic quality of his other alias.
Edu Imbernon and Raxon: this collaboration was only a matter of time… Both based in Spain, both crafting some remarkable immersive and expressive electronica, both working on some of the most forward-thinking labels in their field.
Next up for 8-Bit records, Nick Curly delves into his back catalogue and adds a timely polish to The Voodoo and No Takers two tracks which were favourites of his in the past few years.
Moxy Muzik continues to set its own agenda with a fantastic new EP, this time from boss man Darius Syrossian with fresh remixes from Ben Rau and Phil Weeks.
After a brief hiatus next up in AUS Music podcast series is Floorplan, see this as an early xmas present from Robert + Lyric Hood.
Boiler Room OG Gerd Janson has traded in his usual double denim for a breezy shirt as he brings 90 minutes of House and Disco heaters.
Redshape – Whoever is behind the masked face, he always has something else to say. This guy simply understands sound. And here we get the standard Redshape treatment.
Always staying one step ahead of the game, Matthias Tanzmann is back with a new album that will break the traditional model.
Fresh from producing a blistering remix of Camargue earlier this year, Maceo Plex returns with his first Drumcode EP in five years.
The Planet X invasion continues … The third release is the most-awaited EP this year featuring the MATRiXXMAN himself. According to the Alien Council, it is his best EP so far.
