One of my most recent discoveries and I can not get enough of this absolute weapon of an EP! All three tunes here are peak ghettotech rave bangers with some fantastic MC selections. I absolutely love the sawblade sounding synths on the first tune and the section in the middle of track 2 that uses a similar sound feels like it could have come straight off an Infected Mushroom record. This shit slaps so hard!

And now for something completely different! I'm a big fan of jungle/DnB, and especially the kind of oldschool moody and atmospheric vibes that Odysee Recordings usually puts out. This new release from label founder T-Mirage is a perfect example of the sound, with some amazingly intricate drum work and great sample use. I love the understated noir vibes, the whole thing just makes me wanna put on my big headphones and go for a walk around town in the middle of the night.

Next one's another DnB release but this time from the tribal/half-time/techstep end of the spectrum. We're still in dark, moody territory, but this collab LP has no chill whatsoever. The title track here is an absolute stomper of a marching beat complimented by harsh, chunky, mechanical sounds; proper "dnb soldiers going to war" vibes. Other favourites are Gutterfunk, which is an absolutely relentless assault—like being run over by a train made entirely of drums—and Offish's remix of Primal, which is also relentless but also has an awesome lead synth giving it those retro sci-fi vibes that I love so much about older DnB.

I've always been impressed by analogue synths so I was absolutely delighted when I found this EP from mmWave who apparently performed all the melodic parts live. The end result is this lovely album of squelchy, organic sounding, acid-electro/braindance grooves, with a super funky acid house tune in the middle. Big 90s vibes on this release, as you'd expect!

All right last one, and it's a weird one! This is a compilation of music made in a new genre which was inspired by a dream. From the description:

“Had a dream I was at a rave talking to a girl and she told me about a genre called “hit em” that is in 5/4 time at 212 bpm with super crunched out sounds. Thank you dream girl.”

The result is an absolutely insane mix of experimental weirdness that I can't really describe because there are so many ideas and different things going on here, blending all different styles of electronic music. It's not just a random mess though, the compilation was curated by Machinedrum and there's a bunch of other well respected artists on the tracklist showcasing some really interesting and fun to listen-to productions. Check it out!