Argentina’s Tayhana contributed a guest mix to the NAAFI show on NTS in May, but ‘Traiana x Saoco’ is her first official appearance. NAAFI’s 28-track Pirata 3 compilation is stuffed with quality material, often provided by some of the less prominent names in the Mexico City-based crew’s extended universe. With those recommendations in mind, these are the best singles, one-offs, bootlegs, blends and remixes of the month. In particular, the latter’s Bird Sound Power, released on Demdike Stare’s DDS label, has struck a chord – an alien take on dancehall that bridges the genre’s roots-y past with its high-flying, unpredictable future.Įxpectations of albums can often be artificially high, but this month a talented selection of artists have gone above and beyond. Lisbon’s DJ NK and Jamaica’s Equiknoxx provided unique takes on kuduro and dancehall respectively, offering up plenty of material for both DJs and home listeners. July saw a glut of dance and dance-adjacent albums, though, from Elysia Crampton’s collaborative “poem” Demon City to Konx-om-Pax’s nostalgic Caramel, releases that not only attempt to tell stories through instrumental music, but successfully get their message across without excessive PR campaigns, music videos or a gaudy physical package. Dance music has long had an awkward relationship with the album format, preferring the single or DJ mix for obvious reasons.
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