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In response to all the enthusiasm over at mnml ssgs, here’s ten of my favourites from this year so far, with discogs links:

D’Julz - “Just So You Know” [Ovum]
This one’s a no-brainer for me, given my reverence for all things “Mouth To Mouth”-like. To me, it sounds like D’Julz has discovered a new species of furry rodent, which goes about its daily business quite happily most of the time but every now and then has SERIOUS PANIC ATTACKS. When it does, it’s an absolute monster.

DOP - God Bless The Child EP [Milnor Modern]
I think it’s more appropriate to recommend the whole EP in one go. I put “Foly” in one of my mixes, where it sat well amid similarly oddball tracks from Onur Özer and Shackleton. The whole EP has an endearing air of authenticity about it, which probably stems from DOP’s priorities as musicians rather than DJs. Check out that LWE interview and you’ll want to hear more; happily, there’s a mix attached.

Dominik Eulberg - Herbarium EP [Traum]
Both sides of this beautifully packaged release are finely-crafted aural approximations of their subject matter. Living, supple, fragile as leaves.

Hugo - “Born To Bop” [Claque]
Possibly my favourite producer at the moment, Hugo has been unstoppable over the last year or so. Although this wasn’t released on Tuning Spork like his incredible Death By Sex EP last year, and the upcoming The Sloop EP this year, it might as well have been. Its wonky, kinetic groove is assailed by all manner of cabaret characters as it slowly suffocates in its own facepaint and fancydress. Hugo’s totally out there, totally on his own.

Klockworks - Klockworks 03 EP [Klockworks]
My other favourite producer of the moment, who again can seem to do no wrong. It’s the effortlessness that gets to me with these tracks. They sound like he knocked them together in 10 minutes, but obviously it takes a bit more experience than that. I’ve put both sides in the mix I’ll be posting later on, because they’re both that good.

The Mole - “Baby, You’re The One” [Wagon Repair]
Tune. Tune tune tune tune tune.
Tune.
[Repeat]

Prosumer & Murat Tepeli - “Turn Around” [Ostgut]
This is perhaps the poppiest moment of one of the albums of the year so far, Serenity. I’ve already gone on and on about how Prosumer changed my life a couple of weeks ago (see below) so I guess not much more needs saying. Although I should mention that the Cassy mix is a lot better than I first thought it was. Once you get past the odd treatment of the vocal, there are some really breathtaking moments in there.

Polder - “Topdrop” [100% Pure]
Top top track this. On my limited number of nights out, this is probably the one I’ve heard the most often, and each time it managed to up the energy factor several-fold. It’s a happy fact that those last words could apply to any of the tracks on the Poldermodel album on Intacto.

Rone - Bora EP [Infiné]
You can still hear the mix I posted from Rone here. It’s a good introduction to the styles that make him tick, but you could do a lot worse than just buying this EP straight off regardless. I recently visited a good friend in Oxford who has an incredible hi-fi. What already sounded magical sounded downright impossible coming out of those speakers. The only choice for the after-afters.

Kate Simko - “She Said” [Spectral Sound]
Finally, the slinky, saucy Simko with her bongos and ‘wuuu-uuuuh’ noises. I can say without exaggeration that this track has been bouncing round my brain ever since I first heard it. ‘Wuuu-uuuuuuh’.