Today's premiere is an irresistible taste of Melbourne soul by upcoming vocalist Sunny Reyne.

Melbourne has been a fervent hotbed of talent for some time now, when it comes to forward thinking soul and jazz - not least of all giving us Hiatus Kaiyote, 30/70, Allysha Joy and Mildlife, just to name a few, so it isn't a complete surprise to discover another interesting artist break out to the wider world with chops and grooves worthy of our attention.

Beautifully crafted, rich and soulful, with stripped back instrumentation and a vocal delivery akin to the earthy sounds of Lianne La Havas, and compatriots Nai Palm and Allysha Joy, "Carefully" is the first single to be lifted from Sunny's forthcoming debut EP, produced by Lewis Moody, of 30/70 and Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange.

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Sunny Reyne "Carefully" (Forthcoming Self Release)

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The Garden Of Earthly Delights

an additional therapy session for week 2; I decided to explore only one idea in one short take

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LB - Angie
(From the Album "Pop Artificielle", Japanese Edition, 2008)

Angie

grand groove [new joints!]

SUCHTPROBLEME [80BPM] [PROD. BY BACQUIAT]

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Luke Vibert is back on Planet Mu with a new album called ‘Bizarster'. It's his seventh full-length under his own name with others having been released on Mo Wax, Warp and most recently Hypercolour. Luke first came to prominence in 1994 with his debut Wagon Christ album 'Phat Lab Nightmare' on Rising High records which was quickly followed by the evergreen classic 'Throbbing Pouch' with which he cemented both his sound and reputation. He has released on Rephlex and Ninja Tune as well as major label Virgin too.

What makes Luke's music so essential is his rare ability to blur the boundaries between genres by combining his irresistibly wonky dayglo funk with a British sensibility. Put another way, Luke's music is informed by UK dance's history. But 'Bizarster' is no empty eulogy, it’s a hall of mirrors with a happy bounce, re-tooled with skill, and always with a sense of fun.

It's these things that make the hip-hop speed bleep 'n' bass of opener 'Knockout' seems completely natural, or 'Officer's Club' with it's funky disco samples, reggae vocals and joyous synths sounding like the kind of delirious idea no one else could come up with. A track like 'I Can Phil It' is a piece of sampladelic hip hop with a punning title, but that's not to say he can't play it serious. 'Manalog' for instance, which is sharp spiralling low-slung synth funk, a gloriously deep track, while something like 'L-Tronic' is top draw spaced-out electro. The title track's cut and paste space-age samples remind one of his Jean-Jacques Perrey collaboration and 'War' is the type of groovy instrumental hip-hop reminiscent of DJ Shadow at his peak. The album finishes on the fun-filled vortex of ‘Don’t Fuck Around’, a cut-up jungle masterpiece with heart in throat chords. Enjoy the ride.

Bizarster

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Luke Vibert - Bizarster

Taken from the self titled album released as 2LP and Download

Oto Hiax 'Creeks' (EMEGO 234)

Juju & Jordash are often celebrated for the improvisational prowess of their live shows, but the Amsterdam-based pair has a long history of producing quality records as well. Before the duo's latest EP, 'What About Tuesday?,' arrives via the Dekmantel label on January 16, we debuted the woozy lead cut, "Monday Mellow," on RBMA Radio's First Floor, our weekly look at what's new in electronic music.

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Juju & Jordash "Monday Mellow" [First Floor Premiere]

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C.Y.M. is the collaboration between British producer and DJ Mike Greene (otherwise known as Fort Romeau) and LA-based American musician Chris Baio, who releases music as Baio in addition to playing bass in the acclaimed band Vampire Weekend. Their debut, self-titled EP arrives on Phantasy as an elegant pean to the infinite possibilities of kosmische music, driven by a motorik strain of psychedelia. The foundations of a wider project, C.Y.M. speaks not for analogue nostalgia, but a subtle and modern update on imagined futures that are still open to interpretation.

‘Capra’ immediately establishes the duo’s masterful if unsurprising grip on rhythm, a man-machine stomp that persists as the track takes myriad turns, from post-punk guitar licks and processed vocals, through bubbling modular synthesis and culminating in a soaring, cathartic melody.

On ‘Far Gone’ C.Y.M. turn their studio inward for a more brooding and intimate interpretation of their sound, a balearic amalgam of intriguing vocals, feedback soaked riffs and no-wave inspired movement.

The bliss beneath the waves of noise that crash across C.Y.M’s music emerges fully on the driving conclusion, ‘Super-Cannes’. A hypnotic tempo and blistering drums intertwine with whirling organs, and shimmering keys, providing a wistful and warm finale.

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Luke Vibert - Bizarster

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