Let It Go by Huxley – Hypercolour The most refreshing element of receiving a new promo from Hypercolour’s bursting roster is you never quite know what you’ll be getting. Rather than following a tried and tested furrow, their wisdom lies in a wide palette of sounds, reigning...

Polaroid were one of Leeds’ worst-kept secrets when they called a day after 6 years of memorable parties at underground hangout Wire. Having played hosts to everyone from Erol Alkan, Joakim, Optimo, Todd Terje and Brodinski, they took a break, but after two years Joe Morris, Nick Smith...

Downstroke by PBR Streetgang – Hot Creations Leeds likely lads PBR Streetgang’s reputation may have been forged as party-igniters in Asylum’s fabled nights, but years on from those golden days, they’re far more than simply a DJ duo in 2012. Bonar Bradberry and Tom Thorpe have...

Rock It EP by Adriano Filippucci – Time has changed Italian producer Adriano Filipucci has been making music for over half a decade, bringing his blend of warm, classic-sounding house to labels such as Einmaleins, Gastspiel, and Mazoom, and his latest appears on the ever-dependable Time...

Best Of by Nyra – Never Learnt In the saturated digital era, new label launches are a wearying weekly event in electronic music. When they’re accompanied by the words ‘vinyl only’ though, it’s likely the characters behind them are something more than standard twenty-EPs-a-year...

Nitin’s Latenightlife Remixed – My Favourite Robot While 2011 may have been the year that No.19 Music and Art Department hit the hype-o-meter, but Canada was far more than a two-pronged attack, with a host of labels and artists having put in the hard yards in recent times, and...

Ultrasound by Luke Solomon – Fullbarr Fullbarr’s commitment to all things house continues apace in 2012 with the third in their vinyl series, starting the new year with the impressive momentum they finished the old one. As they approach their 18th release, they’re showing...

Breed EP by Terje Saether – Lucidflow While a handful of Berlin ‘uber-labels’ may sometimes hog the headlines, there’s a rich vein of producers and label owners that can stake their claim as those worthy of attention in 2012. Lucidflow, born in 2009 by seasoned artists Nadja Lind...

You Were Away EP by Bonar Bradberry – NeedWant Leeds’ own Bonar Bradberry (yes, that is his real name) arrives in 2012 with a lot to match up to from his last twelve months. Very much a DJ and production talent in his own right, the previous year saw him alongside his erstwhile musical...