Some great electronic music records from 2026

• C3D-E – The Perfect Memory [MIDI_bug]

Deep dubby aquatic techno from the enigmatic C3D-E

https://www.discogs.com/release/36687589-C3D-E-The-Perfect-Memory

• Philip Chernikov – Green Directions [down2earth.world]

Rolling & driving, atmospheric to slightly trancy Tech House EP

https://www.discogs.com/release/36755224-Philip-Chernikov-green-directions-

• Opal Sunn – Liquid – Phases I – III [Test Pressing Recordings]

Alex Kassian reunites with Hiroaki Oba as Opal Sunn. Following on from their massive 2024 hit Elastic this latest offering ‘Liquid’ is the second in a trilogy of releases on the ‘buy on sight’ Test Pressing Records.

• Shinichi Atobe  – Silent Way [Plastic & Sounds]

Elusive Japanese house auteur Shinichi Atobe ushers his lush and slinky first self-released LP on Plastic & Sounds, building on some quarter century of prized work for Chain Reaction and DDS. RIYL Susumu Yokota, NWAQ, Terrence Dixon, Soichi Terada, Chain Reaction.

• Picture – Eeeeeeee [Short Span]

Killer set of six from Picture aka Central aka Natal Zaks.

Speedy, flighty stuff. Filter dials turning, little licks, sometimes small vocal hits. Zephyr and pressure. Some midwestern techno vivre carrying the whole thing along. If you’ve caught any of the Picture records from the last few years you might know the momentum at play already, a mix of breezy euphoria and deeper, dubbier minimalist force.

Combining a live and impactful improvised energy with Nat’s signature twinkling production that has always been in a class of its own. Club tools as well as multifarious instruments of levitation. You could have the 38 most productive minutes of your life with it spinning as your soundtrack next to you.

• P Relief – Fluff [P&D]

Floating somewhere between house, techno and IDM, “Fluff” is P Relief’s newest release. Recorded in fits and spurts in Berlin, these three tracks are comprised of metallic rhythms and

Evocative vocals. For the club, for the crib. For open arms and minds.

• SnPLO – Infinity Substance [Pin]

Excellent rumbling dubby Techno trips

https://www.discogs.com/release/36050374-SnPLO-Infinity-Substance

• Tornado Wallace – Left At Sunset [Running Back]

On Left At Sunset, Tornado Wallace taps into those fragile, glowing moments after a long night in the club, when the lights come up just enough, the bass softens, and the first hint of morning slips through the windows. Time feels suspended.

• Placid Angles – Canada [Oath]

With over 20 albums under his belt, John Beltran returns to his much loved Placid Angles project with one of his strongest albums to date. Years of experience have brought a deep focus and awareness of textures, space and emotion that now reveal a producer at the top of his game.

• Big Zen – Jamie’s Daydreams Vol.1

16 wonderful hours of ambient music! Pure bliss <3