New music on our radar this week: James Blake, Honey Dijon, Gooooose

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

Honey Dijon shares new single 'Slight Werk' featuring Bree Runway

Signalling the "next chapter" in her sound, dance music icon Honey Dijon had returned with a brand new single, 'Slight Werk', which was released via SOS Recordings on Friday (January 23).

Released as both a "Club Mix" and "Extended Club Mix", the buoyant track features punchy kicks, hypnotic looping bass, and sultry vocals from Hackney-born singer and rapper Bree Runway, who calls on listeners to "werk it out". 

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James Blake announces seventh album 'Trying Time'

Two years on from his last full-length solo outing, 'Playing Robots Into Heaven', James Blake has shared details of his seventh studio album, 'Trying Time', which will be released via Good Boy Records on March 14.

Described as tracing the “uneasy space between intimacy and isolation in an age of instability”, the forthcoming album will feature collaborations with Dave, with whom Blake collaborated for his recent album 'The Boy Who Played The Harp, and Chicago-born vocalist Monica Martin.

To accompany the announcement, Blake shared new single 'Death of Love', featuring fraught vocals, haunting synths, and scattered trap-esque percussion. Blake enlisted the help of Harrison & Adair to work on the music video for the track, with its office setting filmed at London's Welsh Men’s Choir. 

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Lone announces first album in five years, 'Hyperphantasia'

Returning with his first album in five years, Lone has shared details of his forthcoming album 'Hyperphantasia', which will be released via Greco-Roman on March 27.

Featuring collaborations with Ell Murphy, Lou Hayter, Juga-Nau, Cloud Four Four, Bikôkô, and more, Lone named the new album after the "exceptionally detailed mental imagery" he had experienced in its creation, wanting to get the music to sound "exactly" like his imagination.

“'Hyperphantasia' is: Unhinged, unrestrained, self-indulgent bat-shit pop music from an alternate dimension," says Lone. "A beautiful, synthetic hall of mirrors head rush... Like taking every style I've worked with, amping them up to 11 and firing them off a cliff.”

Lone has already released five tracks from the album via Bandcamp: 'Acension', 'Sickly, Sweetly, Summer Movie', 'Waterfall Reverse', 'Triton', and 'Life Spark — the latter of which you can listen to below.

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Gooooose announces new five-track EP 'Wriggle'

Shanghai-based producer Gooooose has announced a new five-track EP 'Wriggle', which is set to land via SVBKVLT on February 19. 

Also featuring remixes from Bristol's Hodge and Paris bass head Beatrice M., the new project has been teased with breakneck single 'Relay', which features textured bass, hypnotic loops, and rattling percussion. 

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Wisdom Teeth announce compilation of music from central Japan

Wisdom Teeth has announced a new compilation titled ‘nagoyaka na kaze / 和やかな風 - (quiet wind)’, described as “a collection of forward-thinking electronic experiments sourced from central Japan”. 

It’s co-curated with Nagoya artist abentis, real name Yuya Abe, alongside Wisdom Teeth founder Facta and K-Lone. 

Artists featured are Am Shhara, Methodd, abentis, baptisma, Nasty Soupman, Karnage, DHYAN and daiki hayakawa. 

“In Nagoya, there’s a strong culture of supporting artists. Even if you pursue music in your own way, as long as it’s good, you’re encouraged to keep doing what you want”, explains abentis. “Within that environment, my generation has been able to freely bring in elements we like from all kinds of genres, combine them in our own way, and express ourselves individually. If you go to Tokyo or Osaka, that kind of freedom isn’t something you can take for granted.”

The compilation lands on Feburary 6.

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Soundkoh Collective release collab EP from Chucheewa & The Photo Sticker Machine

Chucheewa & The Photo Sticker Machine have joined forces for a new EP on Soundkoh Collective.

It features an original track from the pair called ‘Galactic Love’ and five remixes from Mogwaa, Retromigration, and fellow Thai artist Sarin, Chalo, and Saranmy.

The vinyl is out now, with the record digitally released on February 6.

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Courtesy shares club version of 'You're Not Alone' featuring Erika de Casier

Courtesy has shared a new, club-angled edit of her 'You're Not Alone' cover with vocals from Erika de Casier via her platform Against Interpretation Club.

Released digitally and via CD, the new track reworks the Copenhagen-based artist's 2023 ambient cover of Olive's iconic '90s dance anthem, with co-production from New Zealand production duo rush2theUnknown. 

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Late Night Tales returns after five years with new mix from Barry Can’t Swim 

Barry Can’t Swim is taking the reins on Late Night Tales’ first mix in five years, which is set to land on March 5 to commemorate 25 years of the long-running mix series.

The mix spans 20 tracks in a journey through the Edinburgh artist’s musical tastes over the years, from house to ‘70s classics and jazz-rooted tunes. The lead single from the curated mix compilation, 'Chala (My Soul Is On A Loop)’, is out now.

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Avalon Emerson & The Charm announce sophomore album, ‘Written Into Changes’

Avalon Emerson & The Charm have revealed details around their second studio album, ‘Written Into Changes’, set for release on March 20 via Dead Oceans.

The first single from the new album is out now, titled ‘Jupiter and Mars’. “‘Jupiter and Mars’ is the feeling of drinking a cold beer in the shadow of a big wave. Sometimes a salty end is inevitable, but it doesn’t make a beach day any less warm and lovely,” Avalon says.

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New compilation album ‘FOLKSOUL’ spotlights Indian folk-turned-electronic music

A new compilation album titled ‘FOLKSOUL’ has been released, created on a mobile recording studio travelling across India where women are invited to make folk music in a space that is “safe and supportive, even within communities where singing, recording, or playing instruments has historically been discouraged or restricted”. The recordings were then sent to producers around the world to rework into electronic pieces.

Through journeys into forests, mountains and villages, traditional Indian folk music was recorded and then turned into contemporary club music spanning Brazilian funk, dubstep, garage, drum ‘n’ bass, and more.

“Every woman on this album carries a fragment of history, and together, we’ve built a new language – one made of courage, rhythm, and truth,” says Mumbai artist Krantinaari, who spearheaded the project. “The sound of women isn’t just heard; it’s felt across generations. ‘FOLKSOUL’ stands for women and for the global movement towards balance – in climate, in gender, in power.”

Charlotte Plank drops long-awaited track ‘Crybby Blue’

After hitting over a million streams on TikTok and getting spins from the likes of Jyoty and Joy Anonymous, Charlotte Plank has officially dropped her long-awaited single ‘Crybby Blue’

“Lyrically it unpacks the emotional blackmail I faced in a relationship - where I felt cornered by his tactics and tools to keep me close,” she explains. “It feels like the nostalgic, classic, DIY feeling of the track has really resonated with a lot of people online.”

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