Yellow Magic Orchestra
Solid State Survivor

Superb debut collab between Italian ambient pioneer Gigi Masin (on keys), Melody As Truth's Jonny Nash (on guitar, synths and trumpet) and DJ/producer Young Marco (on producing duties). Sublime, brooding ambient & downtempo pieces - all improvised and done in one take. TIP!!

Meanjin's own producer + DJ extraordinaire Sampology AKA Sam Poggioli returns with this must-have LP! A culmination of the ideas previously heard on his last two EPs 'Natural Selections' & 'Mt Glorious', Sampo almost entirely pivoted away from a heavy sampled-based production into a largely live affair - with string quartets, woodwinds, 20-piece choirs, vibraphones, double bass, various pianos and synths... Like lots of Sampo's work, it's joyful, bouncy, textural and gorgeous front-to-back listening. Recorded from scratch in either his home studio or on his travels over the past four years, 'Regrowth' is the perfect album to sink into, thanks to its rich and colourful production. HUGE TIP!

‘80s and ‘90s inspired future-oriented soulful improvisation jams from 3 Japanese electronic stalwarts - Kuniyuki, Soichi Terada, and Sauce 81! Across 3 cuts there's dreamy house, hypnotic leftfield 80's machine disco and a laid-back fusion of cosmic synths in an old-school rhythm section. Tip!!