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Atom™ • This Is Jazz

• released 2021-01-21

Creating minimalist compositions out of broken loops, glitched samples, and clearly electronic sounds is a dangerous path to tread, balanced between chaos and monotony, and one Atom™ walks quite easily.

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Atom™ &bull; <i>This is Electrolatino, Vol. 1</i>

Atom™ • This is Electrolatino, Vol. 1

A near-dozen electrolatinized hits, not all of them latinamerican in origin but all of them served as tremendously smart interpretation, from a mostly-marimba “Maniac” (from Flashdance) to the sparse cumbia of Prince’s “Beso”.

Meridian Brothers + Mexican Institute of Sound • <i>Ruido Tovar</i>

Meridian Brothers + Mexican Institute of Sound • Ruido Tovar

Camilo Lara teams up with some influences from the southern hemisphere to bring about this collection of decidedly cumbia-inflected tracks. The sounds lean heavily towards the casiotoned but are expertly counterbalanced with orchestral decorations.

Flying Lotus &bull; <i>Spirit Box</i>

Flying Lotus • Spirit Box

It's not dub in the traditional sense, but it does have many of the same trance-inducing elements, making it well-suited for a long workday or a powerful wind-down. Bonus: Instrumental versions and a remix.

Towa Tei &bull; <i>AH!!</i>

Towa Tei • AH!!

Hard to believe how affordable advanced lighting for your basement disco warren has become — you can transform the small room into a raging den of chill and/or libido, simply by purchasing a couple hundred dollars worth of lights and playing this.