June 2022 Standouts

Dance music is powerful but far too prolific, here’s our attempt at highlighting some of the best EPs, Singles, Albums, Comps, and Mixes from June.

Selections skew towards the incredibly vibrant Brooklyn scene because that's our home.

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Singles and EPs

Vladimir Dubyshkin - the botox queen [трип]

"Unbelievable energy, extremely fresh yet familiar; This album has a track for every kind of set."

Pluralist - Console EP (LCR005) [Le Chatroom]

IM096 - Aroent - Say [Infinite Machine]

MISFYA - SYSTEM BUG [SZNS7N]

A 3 track project full of energy, breaks and raw movement.

Pouch Envy - LIFE SIMULATOR EP

Sister Zo - Freak Shift EP [3024]

“An amalgamation of percussive techno and the bass continuum from new to NYC resident Sister Zo”

Ahadadream - Homecoming [MORE TIME]

A solo 4-track EP of percussive and bass-filled energy that embodies his love for UK club music genres like UK Funky, jungle and grime whilst also touching on how deeply influenced he is by South African sounds like GQOM and Amapiano.

WAX - WAX80008

Infinity - Judgement (MINERALEP01)

A 1994 repress of some grooving house with a little tinge of acid on the B-side.

Prayer - A LOVE SO TRUE [Hooversound]

Regal86 - Air Bags

"This is Micro Ghetto House & Dance 😤"

8ULENTINA - Hysteria of Origins

Hysteria of Origins is approached as a character study and exploration of the multiplicity of self. The tracks hybridize jungle and DnB elements with stripped back acoustic melodies.

JIDDY - SPEED RACING !

Albums and Compilations

Black Rave Culture - BRC Vol 2

Lila Tirando a Violeta - Desire Path [N.A.A.F.I]

A breathtaking combination of styles and genres from all around the world, presented through the creative kaleidoscope of Lila Tirando a Violeta's genius.

Street Bangers Factory 20 (V.A.) [Moveltraxx]

ON LIFE volume 3 (V.A.) [Teklife]

Michael J. Blood - AS IS

"An hour of the deadliest, trackiest productions this side of Chicago, with a loose-limbed, next-level understanding of the form that we genuinely can’t fully get our heads round. Absolutely essential gear, especially so if you’re into Anthony ’Shake’ Shakir, Actress, Theo Parrish or Omar-S."

exael - Ice That Melts The Tips

"exael maintains her residence on the cutting edge, exploring the intersection of several modern styles with her signature experimental flair"

µ-Ziq - Magic Pony Ride

Marina Herlop - Pripyat

Pripyat is the perfect combination of computer production trickery and intimate emotional release.

FFT - Clear

‘Clear’ is deeply psychedelic, defined by a mature sense of melody and structures crafted at a monumental scale.

Levon Vincent - SILENT CITIES

Mixes

Check out our playlist on Soundcloud featuring all of these mixes along with our highlights from the rest of 2022.

The Sound Of: Kindergarten Records, mixed by Ma Sha

New York’s @kindergartenrecords has become an essential outpost for hard-to-define, easy-to-dance-to club music in just two short years and won Breakthrough label in this years DJ Mag awards.