River & Phoenix a/k/a/ Aussie producer Luke Foskey’s sweeping new deep house track “Dreamtime” casts that ideal balance between atmosphere & cinema. R&P sets the track with a soaring female vocal lines filtered through the mix with the correct buoyancy to float on top a dynamic, evocative (& really just plain exotic) instrumental bed. A+
River & Phoenix 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
It seems James Blake has been in a bit of a battle with himself. As ballads and beautiful electronic pieces collide with the more minimal more angular side of Blake, the one consistent thread of his output thusfar is the high quality of his work. Re-born with last month’s gorgeous paean “Retrograde”, the Brian Eno-infused “Digital Lion” veers more toward The Obtuse Blake. Bits of J.B.’s syrupy croon and trademark rhythm structures are still there, still intact. It’s still Blake. By Phoebe Anne Severin
James Blake 
: (Official) (Label) (Myspace)
Rating 8.5
Pale’s track for “Winder” was one of our favorites of February. The Manchester-based producer also released the equally excellent “Too Much” last month; here the rising Briton FTSE gives “Too Much” the star remix treatment outfitting it with all that pitched-up vocal and dreamtime beat sort of stuff all the kids are into right now. Very well done. Thank be to Abeano.
FTSE 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
Four Tet’s latest remix creation (this time for Tennessee-based R&B singer Justin Timberlake) sent the synapses the internet-wide ablaze earlier today. So in the event that you were up to something this afternoon that didn’t involved being parked in front an internet screen and you haven’t heard Four Tet’s “Suit & Tie” remix yet, you can sort that out below. (p.s. it’s really really good).
Four Tet (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
French production duo (and yes, they’re actually twins) TWINSMATIC grab the official remix credit for Yuna’s breakout hit from last year “Live Your Life”. The two Parisians bring the vibe down a bit from the original, spacing it out, sublimating it; letting the track lift up and out of Yuna’s initial arrangement. The duo also do a superb job of blending an old Theophilus London freestyle of the track seamlessly into the new beat’s fabric. Well done.
TWINSMATIC 
(Twitter)
Rating 8.2
It’s been a little while now since Rafa Alvarez, aka Different Sleep, released an original track. The lead single of Alvarez’s Infinite EP “Be My Center”, was received quite well by the music community and his reworking of California Wives’ “Tokyo” had the internet talking. “Get Ahead” keeps the same aesthetic as “Be My Center” using a simple, sampled-vocal line over what seems to be similar drums but this track is much more chilled and ambient compared to the large swells of synth in “Be My Center”. Different Sleep has shown just some of his talent and I personally can’t wait to see what else he has in store. By Brian Litwin
Different Sleep – Get AheadDifferent Sleep 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
A couple days ago, Ryan Hemsworth posted a preview of this track. The 30 seconds didn’t cut it.
Lana Del Rey has quickly gone from idol per se, to sort of a joke. Hemsworth, however makes everything he touches turn to gold, and that’s no different here. Clicks, and deep effects render the track from boring, really, to what feels like a weird daydream. Hemsworth has mastered the art of covering every detail. By Phoebe Anne Severin
Ryan Hemsworth 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
Baths return with the particularly moving and equally pleasing sounds of ‘Miasma Sky’ as a first cut from the 2nd LP, due May 28 . Obsidian is set to take on a darker shade than 2010’s Cerulean – “The mood is shimmering and pitch-black, the lovely blood flow has turned into lava.” – and it has also been constructed with a little more emphasis on live shows, of which there are many to chose from this month and next. By Nathan Hetherington
Baths 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Parisian producer Andrea links us up with the soundtrack to your next 3 A.M. tumblr creep session with new track “Places”. A collaboration with Irish rapper Rejjie Snow, “Places” sounds a bit of what a Tricky record might be like in 2013 if our man were more bummed out and more into drugs. “Places” is really really good and demands your attention below.
Andrea (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Chrome Sparks never ceases to impress, remixes and singles alike, the artist has yet to disappoint. The new Sparks EP has that same glow. Singles, “Send the Pain On” and “Marijuana” both make appearances but are far from the only standout tracks on this release. Sparks doesn’t miss a beat. The EP is replete with tracks that can both lull you to sleep and make you dance all night. Sparks is Springtime music and with the new season right around the corner, it’s just in time. By Phoebe Anne Severin
Chrome Sparks 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Interstellar traveller/electronic producer Mr. Gonzo comes up aces on this sunny new roller skates-pop collab with East Coast DJ J Paul Getto of new track “Gon Be A Thrill”. Now lace up those skates while we get a mantis dance circle going on the skate floor.
Mr. Gonzo (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
