For fans of fresh yet familiar, groovy yet emotional, and adventurous music, get on board. Booker Stardrum and Evan Shornstein each have a singular voice. As a drummer, Booker has earned a reputation as one of the most original groove drummers in experimental jazz. He combines his melodic sensibility with percussive instruments to create a sound all his own. Evan Shornstein, aka Photay, has carved out a corner of the electronic music scene, showcasing his mastery of synths and drums. Together, Booker and Evan create an explosive world of beats, electronics, and melody. The opening title track gives a good taste, but the album is really varied.

Bristol trio Jabu are back, and the wait was worth it. Their first new music in two years, Severn Flood Plain / Where You Run To, arrives today as a four-track EP following their stunning third album, A Soft and Gatherable Star (see review here). It also offers a glimpse of what’s next: fresh material currently being written, recorded, and mixed for a full-length due in 2027. With contributions from cellist Josh Horsley and multi-instrumentalist Memotone, plus a pair of dubs from Birthmark of Bristol’s Cold Light crew, it’s a rich, atmospheric return from one of the city’s most intriguing outfits. Severn Flood Plain / Where You Run To is just under 16 minutes of deeply engaging, endlessly inventive downtempo electronic pop music that challenges and satisfies in equal measure. Somehow, they’ve made it even more mesmerising than their last album. A brilliant EP.

We’ve briefly flirted with Prins Emanuel, Golden Ivy and Inre Kretsen Grupp on the site, but never really dug deep into their music, individually or collectively. Over six years, we’ve mustered an odd track or two in our Monday Mix series, a couple of radio show airings, and a single blog post. That modest coverage hardly reflects these artists, who dabble at the outer edges of contemporary psychedelia, kosmische, jazz, dub, and exploratory electronic music; they’ve quietly built a body of work that deserves our full attention. Their collaborative album feels like the perfect opportunity to right that wrong. Bringing together the distinct sensibilities of all three artists, IME I explores cycles and the natural rhythm within. The listener must tread carefully, not lose their footing, and embrace the cinematic movement of this music. Track number 4, ‘24 Egnate Ninoshvili Street‘, was my way in, but this album is earworm from beginning to end.

This album had been lingering in my ever-growing must-listen list for months, and I finally had time to listen to it last week. I’m glad I did, because it exceeded my expectations. Frozen Flashes is the fourth album from Zurich-based duo Okvsho. The record centres on a simple idea: how do you preserve fleeting musical moments that can never be planned? Tenderlonious, Hadel Omaru, Azekel, FloFilz, and more contribute. Across nine tracks, the duo moves fluidly between contemporary jazz, broken beat, neo-soul, trip-hop, and electronic music, subtly shifting away from the warmer, 1970s-inspired palette of earlier releases toward something more spacious, atmospheric, and rhythmically adventurous. Take a listen below.

New York-based Japanese jazz and electronic music polymath Takuya Nakamura‘s second long player, Shape The Future, arrives almost 35 years into his storied musical journey. The album features recent singles, Broken Jazz featuring Tim Reaper, and the title track with Greentea Peng. The album is split into two chapters; the first comprises studio recordings, including collaborations with Shigeto and Currency Audio. The album’s second chapter (out November 12th) documents a spellbinding live performance by Nakamura recorded at fabric – a hybrid set combining DJing, live electronics, vocals, and trumpet. Spin the two tracks below and enjoy.