Stream: Aeroc - R+B=? LP

There was a time when finding a decent chill electronic album was as easy as walking into any European commercial music store and picking one of the establishment's top ten CDs.  Since the early 00s it's gotten increasingly more difficult to find a long player with a chill aesthetic, pristine production and good songs from beginning to end.  Aeroc's "R+B=?" LP out today on Ghostly International has accomplished just that.  With a minimal and sometimes organic sound palette, rhythms ranging from hip-hop to techno and the elegant addition of guitar, Aeroc combines many influences to forge a sound that builds on the chill of the early 00s, the melodies of Morr Music, Berlin techno and French minimal.  Sit back, relax and stream the entire album below:

 

Aeroc - R+B=? by ghostly

Stream: Planetary Assault Systems (aka Luke Slater) - "The Messenger" LP

The 'Sonic Aventurer' Luke Slater returns as Planetary Assault Systems for another ground-breaking long player on Beghain's Ostgut Ton label.  Luke set the bar pretty high when he described the aim of his newest album as being "a journey of discovery, to create new sounds which are not otherwise present in club music at this time."  Red Cup will have to agree with him on that as on "The Messenger" he provides a soulful and hypnotic techno album that goes beyond the genre's typical bells and whistles.  Thanks to the man himself you can now listen to the entire album below in one continuous soundcloud stream or you can order it here:

Planetary Assault Systems - The Messenger (OstgutLP10/CD20 - 24.10.11) by Luke Slater / P.A.S.

Stream: Kuedo - "Severant" LP

One of the most intriguing artists in the wider dubstep scene and widely considered as a founding father of the genre, along with former Vex'd band mate Roly Porter (check out our double post with solo work from both), Kuedo is soon releasing his much anticipated debut solo LP "Severant" on Planet μ. You can now stream the entire record, ahead of its release on October 17th, exclusively at the Guardian website here.  After delivering one of our favorite online mixes this year, Kuedo's "Severant" inspired by Vangelis and futwork (the genre which seems to be sweeping the label's roster, including label head Mikes Paradinas aka μ-ziq, off their...feet) is a post-galactapocalyptic masterpiece and looks like it will earn a place in our top albums of 2011.  We highly suggest you head over to the Guardian site for the full deal and an interesting interview or listen to the album sampler below:

Kuedo - 'Severant' Sampler by Planet Mu Records

Stream: Water Borders - "Harbored Mantras" LP

Listen to the entire debut album of Tri Angle duo Water Borders entitled "Harbored Mantras".  We got into these guys after their superb mix for Dummy Mag, which we reposted recently, but we also loved the Damu remix of album track "What Wiwant".  We'd rather you come up with you own impressions of the duo's unique LP and in the spirit of the album, which has succesfully dodged any and all categorization, we will also deliberately avoid pigeon holing it into any one genre.  Enjoy:

Water Borders - Harbored Mantras by WeGetPress