New music on our radar this week: Amelie Lens, PS Hitsquad, Ellen Allien

Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of upcoming music releases that you should take note of

Yushh to debut on Timedance with ‘Full Body AXY’ EP

In a coming together of Bristol excellence, Yushh is making her debut on Timedance next month with a five-track EP, ‘Full Body AXY’. 

The record marks her first solo outing in three years, exploring tension-controlled UK techno with an emphasis on the low-end. 

Pre-order it here

Tatyana Jane makes her Ed Banger Records EP bow with ‘Discordia’ 

Tatyana Jane is landing on Ed Banger Records on June 4 for the release of ‘Discordia’.

The eight-track outing draws from her love of both electronic music and rap, exploring sounds such as Brazilian funk, , Cameroonian bend-skin and South African gqom, with guest features from Lala &ce and Kay The Prodigy. A music video the latter collaboration is out now.

Single ‘KTM’ will arrive alongside a music video filmed at a Louisiana rodeo. 

Check ‘Brutal/Orbit’ here

Ataxia land on Planet E with ‘The Whistles’ EP

Ataxia have released a new EP on Carl Craig’s Planet E Recordings outlet.

The two-track EP is fronted with ‘The Whistles’ and backed with ‘Hocus On Pocus’, showcasing the type of raw, analogue club power that has earned the Detroit duo the reputation of ‘techno punks’.

Buy it here

Amelie Lens to release debut album ‘AURA’ this autumn on EXHALE

Amelie Lens has announced the release of her debut album, titled ‘AURA’, set for release on September 4 via her own imprint, EXHALE. The lead single from the record, ‘our frequency’, is out now – a driving techno cut featuring her own signature vocals.

“‘AURA’ is my story,” she says. “It’s about the connection between the crowd and me. Music has always been my escape, my way of turning my emotions and energy into something new.”

Pre-order it here

Ellen Allien announces new album ‘New Life’, landing this July

Berlin techno staple Ellen Allien has unveiled details around her forthcoming project, a 10-track record landing on BPitch this July, titled ‘New Life’.

The album is said to be rooted in the political protest of dance music, a techno record that “acts against hierarchy and convention”. The first single from the record, 'Steh Auf', is out now.

Pre-order it here

PS Hitsquad announces debut album 'Life on Licence'

Critically-acclaimed Peckham-born rapper PS Hitsquad has shared details of his forthcoming debut album, 'Life on Licence', which is set to land via House Anxiety on July 3. 

The 16-track project has been tipped as the UK drill scene's "first magnum-opus", and features collaborations with UK artists such as Unknown T and Cristale, alongside Chicago drill expert VonOff1700, Ghanaian Afrobeats star Joshua Baraka, and NYC rapper Deema. 

“I feel like this project puts me in a different conversation," says PS Hitsquad. "Everyone still wants to put the drill label on me, but I hope that my growth will finally be appreciated with this project. I structured the album in a way that isn’t just a bunch of tracks together, it paints a lifelong picture.”

'Life on Licence' will include the already-released singles 'Popeye', 'Chasing My Grave' and ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda’, which debuted alongside the album announcement on May 20. Check it out below. 

Pre-order it here.

fabric Records shares new compilation FABRIC SELECTS VII

fabric's in-house imprint fabric Records has shared a new, 14-track V/A compilation focusing on the rich variety of UK garage from some of the scene's best producers, FABRIC SELECTS VII. 

Released on May 15, the compilation features contributions from speed garage icon DJ Q, London-based producer Tarzi, Manchester's Ghoulish, Bodhi, Me & George, Jessi Lowkey, and many more.

Buy it here.

TraTraTrax to celebrate underground music from the global south with new compilation series

DJ Lomalinda, Nyksan and Verraco's imprint, TraTraTrax, has announced a new compilation series, 'Sampler', which will see the label "hand over the curatorial keys" to a different artist to highlight underground music from the global south. 

The first in the series, 'Mzansi Bass', which has been curated by London-based DJ and producer Shannen SP, puts a focus on South African electronic music, with contributions from gqom king DJ Lag, State OFFF, Jay Music, Deep Narratives, Audio Addicts and Barbie SZN. It will land on June 12, check out the first two singles from the project below. 

Pre-order it here.