"Lindstrøm returned with the umpteenth coming of space disco and got us starry-eyed for the umpteenth time. Purelink dusted off ambient dub, Anthony Naples dabbled in tech-house, OPN reacquainted himself with a beloved sample pack-there were plenty of reasons to feel just fine about feeling nostalgic this year. But there were just as many opportunities to scrape your jaw up off the floor: the mangled drum science of Blawan's SickElixir, the polyrhythmic abandon of Djrum's Under Tangled Science, the non-Euclidean geometries of Barker's Stochastic Drift."
"A track from DJ Elmoe had the pole position on Planet Mu's landmark compilation Bangs & Works Vol. 1, which introduced Chicago footwork to the wider world, but Elmoe has mostly been self-releasing his music since then. Collecting more than a decade's worth of his work, Battle Zone is a fascinating showcase of his singular style: nimble, pointillist, and seemingly zero-G, reminiscent of hummingbirds communicating in Morse code."
Thirty standout electronic releases span nostalgic revivals and contemporary experimentation. DJ Elmoe's Battle Zone compiles over a decade of nimble, pointillist Chicago footwork that feels seemingly zero-G and reminiscent of hummingbirds communicating in Morse code. Lindstrøm returned with another space disco effort, while Purelink revived ambient dub and Anthony Naples explored tech-house textures. OPN revisited a favored sample pack. Blawan's SickElixir delivered mangled drum science, Djrum's Under Tangled Science emphasized polyrhythmic abandon, and Barker's Stochastic Drift presented non-Euclidean rhythmic geometries. Jeremy Hyman's Low Air merges luminescent boogie with acid-squiggled atmospherics, blending Windham Hill warmth with Detroit techno energy.
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