Six artists you need to check this month

Alongside his residency at Barcelona club Razzmatazz, Baldo has dedicated much of the last four years to producing trippy deep house bangers. Most arrived on his own labels Neovinyl and Good Ratio, which he co-runs with Berlin-based DJ Carlo. On new release ‘The Change’ he injects acid house grooves over sweeping strings and jaunty synths. Even on ‘The W’s more subdued deep house vibe his driving acid tendencies bubble underneath, showing he’s always got one eye on the dancefloor.

‘The Change’ is out now on Good Ratio Music

T_A_M’s grime-inflected beats have been turning heads, starting with the wobbly ‘Watty’ earlier this year. The Aberdeen-based producer is truly versatile, however, as recent releases ‘Silk/Sweat’ and last year’s ‘Damned If I Do’ prove, tackling house and techno in his own energetic style. On his debut album he threatens to change lanes again, reflecting the sombre life of the Granite City. With another EP with Tarquin due on Lit City Trax in June, T_A_M is gearing up for an interesting year.

‘In Tandem’ is out now on Apothecary Compositions

23-year-old jazz musician and label creator William Rezé is set to arrive with debut LP ‘Transsiberian’. It’s a concept album born from a journey across Russia, recording everything along the way, from the Moscow subway to bell-ringers and women’s choirs. It’s no surprise Kompakt boss Michael Mayer is on board with a remix for single ‘Train’, as here is a fresh, pulsing debut of melody and deep, driving techno that delivers a stunning sonic landscape.

‘Transsiberian’ is out May 27 on Intuitive Records

Originally winning props for their viral mixtapes of chopped and screwed beats, 18+ are just about to drop their second album proper on fabric-run Houndstooth. Recorded between Justin and Samia’s respective residencies of Berlin and Honolulu, the album uses samples of phone calls and field recordings, their languid production style and vocals recalling everything from Tricky’s paranoid take on hip hop to Warpaint covering MIA records. One of 2016’s most singular records.

‘Collect’ is out May 20 on Houndstooth

We’ve all been there. You get back to your flat after a particularly heavy Saturday night, and you and your mates need something soothing after eight hours of monolithically hard techno. Well, the latest release from Detroit born, LA-based artist JMSN will get you through that early morning session. He’s a silky-smooth r’n’b singer in the mould of D’Angelo, who has previously worked with Kendrick Lamar and Kaytranada and pricked ears with 2014’s self-titled album. Follow-up ‘It Is’ is out this month and is as epic in scope as it is sumptuous.

‘It Is’ is out now on White Room

Danish duo Silas Moldenhawer and Jonas Kenton make experimental, distorted music. Growing up in Copenhagen they were in indie-electro group When Saints Go Machine back in 2007, but it was the pair’s melodic house-orientated productions as Kenton Slash Demon that won fans in Koze and Dixon. Fast-forward to 2016 and they’ve released on Future Classic and supported Flume on tour. New single ‘Peace’ has a machine-manipulated male vocal over layered synths and basslines: more forward-thinking club music.

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