With releases coming and going out of the Stoney Roads MP3 section so fast recently, we’re aware that lots of fantastic albums become history after just a few days. For most of you, we realise it’s impossible to listen to everything. So in the interest of making it easier for everyone to catch up, from now on, once each month I’ll be posting our favourite records from that month if you’ve been too busy to listen to new beats during the week, with streaming links, label info and a place for you to cop it.
So, here’s our January instalment. If there’s an album that’s been released this month and you think should be in this list, chuck it in the comments section below!
Release Date: 28 January 2014
Label: Anjunabeats / Ultra
Genre: Chill Out / Acoustic
“A beautifully calm, acoustic spin on many of their already-amazing biggest hits”
Lee Bannon – Alternate / Endings
Release Date: 13 January 2014
Label: Ninja Tune
Genre: Beats / Breaks / Electronica
“Spans from dark, furiously euphoric stances from the 1990s to more mellow outputs, all without sliding into deferential pastiche.”
Release Date: 27 January 2014
Label: Werkdiscs / Ninja Tune
Genre: Electronica
“A long-play testament to why he’s become one of the most fascinating electronic artists of the 21st century”
Release Date: 5 January 2014
Label: TemRecords
Genre: Drum & Bass
“The new school of hi-tech drum & bass”
Systek – The Sea Of Luminescence
Release Date: 7 January 2014
Label: Free
Genre: Dubstep / Space / Ambient / Bass
“Whether it’s the deep dubstep vibe of ‘The Abyss Hungers’ and ‘Bodies Amongst The Wreckage’, the housey tip on ‘Reflex’ or the beautiful melancholy of ‘Remnants Of Home’, all thirteen Systek tunes are fantastic.”
Release Date: 20 January 2014
Label: KDJ Records
Genre: Detroit House
Release Date: 13 January 2014
Label: Ed Banger
Genre: Trap / Electronica / Synthwave
“An eclectic collection of experimental hip-hop tracks that combine Feadz’s distinct element of electronica/chiptune, the Ed Banger signature heavily compressed low-end and some left-of-centre vocal sampling.”
Release Date: 10 January 2014
Label: Project: Mooncircle
Genre: Beats / Downtempo / Electronica
“Combines warm, tender, jazzy electronic beatworks with the more contemporary influences of modern electronic dance and bass music”
Release Date: 20 January 2014
Label: Fabric
Genre: Techno
“His 27-track selection rinses through some of the heaviest techno and rollin’ bass tunes around right now, slicing a cross-section that ranges from Reeko and Mulero to Mumdance, Manni Dee, Lee Gamble and The Sun God”
Release Date: 27 January 2014
Label: Hostpital
Genre: Drum & Bass
“Starting back in ’96 as more of a ‘liquid’ identity, it’s crazy how in 18 years they’ve become such a huge influence on the sound.”
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