This week's essential monitoring includes Nick León and Ela Minus’s low-slung kineticism, The Bug’s new vocal-led series, and a club-forward link-up from Grimes and Cobrah.
Ela Minus and Nick León lead the week with a collaborative EP on Domino’s Smugglers Way. The lead single 'espiral' balances woozy melodic movements with a disciplined bassline groove. The full release, featuring remixes by Loidis and Guedra Guedra, lands August 7.
The Bug is launching LADYBUG, a new series on his PRESSURE imprint dedicated to female vocalists. The debut installment features Dis Fig on ‘Vanishing,’ offering five distinct versions of the track that bridge industrial textures with heavy bass landscapes.
GЯEG moves through shatta and dubstep on a new two-tracker for Florentino’s Club Romantico, while Cobrah and Grimes deliver the experimental pop-club hybrid 'Sign From God.' Both signals suggest a hardening of production styles for the peak summer season.
Finally, I. JORDAN debuts on Peach Discs with 'Soft Serve Summer,' and The Avalanches signal their return after six years. The upcoming Avalanches LP, featuring Jamie xx and Barry Can’t Swim, arrives via Polydor this October.