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The Best EPs In May According To PlayGround

Our selection of short-format albums

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5. Dream 2 Science: “Dream 2 Science EP” (Rush Hour)

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A reissue of a hidden Holy Grail of the origins of deep house, it once again comes to us via Rush Hour. Dream 2 Science only released two EPs at the beginning of the 90s, but on them there was the essence of the most spiritual, cosmic house of the day (and today, as well).

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4. DJ Sprinkles & Mark Fell: “The Complete Spiral EP” (Comatonse)

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Two activists of experimentation come together for a house project based on the early-90s NY sound, but with a promising updating of that sound. DJ Sprinkles and Mark Fell have shown that they have chemistry. When will we see an album?

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3. Stay+: “Arem EP” (Ramp Recordings)

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“Arem” is the first EP with completely new, previously-unreleased material from Stay+, and also the one that combines their chilly rave rhythms with a pop attitude most convincingly, without renouncing the mystery of their origins.

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2. Luke Abbott: “Modern Driveway” (Notown)

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Luke Abbott temporarily changes Border Community for Notown, but he doesn’t trade in any of his aesthetic features –colourful IDM and vintage analogue textures– or his moment of grace. He is at the top of current British electronica.

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1. CFCF: “Exercises” (Paper Bag)

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CFCF has slowed down his music, seeking a wider space, and “Exercises” foreshadows his most exciting, personal work so far, starting from the use of the piano and a singular approach to pop, New Age and Impressionism.

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