25th anniversary edition of the Brighton label’s annual compilation. This year’s 30 track collection is split into two parts, Part One covering their soul, downtempo and jazz releases, and Part Two highlighting their club and dance floor stuff.
Various Artists - Dekmantel Ten: A Decade Of Dekmantel Festival
44 tracks of dance music from artists who’ve played Amsterdam’s Dekmantel Festival over the years.
Malik Djoudi - Vivant
Les Inrockupitles asks if this is “the best French album of the year?” Not sure what the answer is, as it’s in French and paywalled, but I love Malik’s French smooth synth-poppy ways, and the first two songs sound nice.
Kraków Loves Adana - I Saw You I Saw Myself
Another returning favourite. “guitar-driven electronic ballads echo dream pop with a melancholic edge.”
Nemahsis - Verbathim
Canadian-Palestinian artist, who had signed with an LA label at the start of October last year and then dropped from her label seemingly due to her Gaza support. Catchy sounding alt-pop I think! Really like the few songs I’ve heard.
Percussion, minimal rhythms, repetitive melodies - multi-instrumentalist Valentina Magaletti teams up with Afro-Portuguese producer and Príncipe label affiliate Nídia.