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Olof Dreijer – Cassia

There’s something about the way that Olof Dreijer bends his synth patterns that makes his music entirely original. Across his various aliases – mostly famously, The Knife, and closest to my own heart, Oni Ayhun – the squirmy, alien sounds he wrings from various bits of hard and software could only have been created by him. Taken from his debut solo album Loud Bloom (ambitious, varied, long-awaited, arguably overly-long), Cassia is Dreijer in peak form; perhaps one of the greatest tracks he’s ever produced. And yes, I know it came out two years ago, but I’d not heard it until last week, so maybe you haven’t either.

https://olofdreijer.bandcamp.com/album/loud-bloom

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STS – Places

The entire Be The Mountain EP from STS is absolutely brilliant, especially the title track which strongly evokes the beatless techno excursions of Barker, and this closing track, which is one of the most beautiful electronic pieces I’ve heard this year. The Detroit-based producer wrote the EP “during a period of sustained physical and mental strain” and while that sounds deeply unpleasant, the results are extraordinary.

https://sts-sts-sts.bandcamp.com/album/be-the-mountain

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The Field – In Our Dreams

It’s been 8 long years since The Field last released solo music, and it is wonderful to have him back. The master of long-form, melodic, looping electronic music seems to exist in a soft-focus parallel universe where time stretches and contorts in unnatural, but always soothing, ways. His new album Now You Exist for Studio Barnhus comprises five new compositions; all luxurious, dreamy, flawless.

https://thefield.bandcamp.com/album/now-you-exist

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1-800 GIRLS – grow

I think this blog definitely leans a bit moody and self-serious at times. 1-800 GIRLS’s debut album LOVE is neither of those things. It is good though, at least, 50% of it is. I really don’t like the first half… but the second half is great! Riddle me that.

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Loraine James, Miho Hatori – Flatline

Created during a period of internal struggle and shifting self-perception, Loraine James’ new album Detached From The Rest Of You explores a more direct and vocal-led approach. The experience of producing 2025’s Clandestine EP with singer Anysia Kym opened up a more pop-focused framework, helping her shape her ideas into tighter song structures without losing the fragility and experimentation that defines her work, while also opening her up to collaboration more than ever before, with guests on the LP including Sydney Spann, Low’s Alan Sparrowhawk and Miho Hatori on the standout Flatline.

https://lorainejames.bandcamp.com/album/detached-from-the-rest-of-you

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Ana Roxanne – Untitled II

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https://anaroxanne.bandcamp.com/

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Xylitol – Chromophoria

Xylitol aka producer and DJ Catherine Backhouse shifts up the refinement and musical breadth for her second album Blumenfantasie, which landed earlier this month on Planet Mu. Blumenfantasie draws heavily on the work of Sarajevo-born minimal synth composer Miaux, whom she recognises as “a kindred spirit in terms of her directness and melancholy, as well as her lightness of touch”, rolling through immersive jungle workouts with the occasional dip into beatless ambience.

https://xylitol.bandcamp.com/album/blumenfantasie

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Voice Actor, Coni, Rune Kielsgaard – Life’s a mess

I’m not even going to attempt to interpret the cryptic madness of the Bandcamp description of this track, but any new material from Voice Actor is very welcome. Hopefully this is part of a wider forthcoming project… but who knows.

https://stroomtv.bandcamp.com/track/lifes-a-mess

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Mammo – 4.1

Sometimes all you need to start the day right is a nice, fried slice of deep, dubby house; so here’s Mammo serving up the goods. Taken from his new album Lateral which clocks in at an intimidating 99 minutes, but is well worth your time if you’re into stripped back techno, sketchy ambient and a few things in between.

https://mammoworks.bandcamp.com/album/lateral

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Joshua Idehen – This Is The Place

Apparently at Joshua Idehen’s live shows he strongly encourages you to turn to your neighbour and give them a hug / some show of love, which means I’ll probably never see him perform. This song is great though! And his entire album is pretty fun and positive – I just want to listen to it in solitude, without having to interact with other people, thanks very much. I also just found out that he was in Benin City who did some interesting stuff a while back, which has made me like him ever more.

https://joshuaidehen.bandcamp.com/track/this-is-the-place