THE LOST HIGHWAY

Snake EP

Pulse Phase E.P.

Transformation

Mizgîn

OURDOGISMISSING

WPRCD002 - White Peach Instrumentals II

Love & Chaos

Pur [OMD036]

Dance

SSBB010

Dynamic Slicing

This week we're looking at a rock solid selection of dance music across all genres. Teklife are giving us a truckload of new footwork material by legend DJ Manny and newcomer TCJ, Livity Sound drop an EP of dubbed out house by bass prodigy Peverelist, stellar and hypnotic warehouse techno is provided by Nicolas Bougaïeff and Khidi-resident Yanamaste. Nikki Nair can't be stopped it seems, so he's unleashing a powerful six tracker on LuckyMe and Sei A is back with an album of introspective electronica. Nova Cheq keeps Donk exciting and relevant, while White Peach and Shelter both drop monumental compilations covering dubstep, post-club and avant-garde dance music respectively. Portishead's Beth Gibbons in back with a solo album and its definitely a highlight this week, but you'll have to seek it out yourself on a streaming platform of your choice.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Hyper Real Radio - New Music Friday Picks, 17.05.24

Tidal Memory Exo

Unearthed EP

I Am Toward You

Cycle

[MTXLP003] TOTO LA CASTAGNE

Britpop

Birth Control Pill

Dreaming Still

FENIX E.P.

Genesis Domain

Through Lines

The Liars Tell...

Singeli Ya Maajabu

Mere desire is not enough

The Hollow

Big day for music today with plenty of long-awaited albums finally dropping! Leading the pack is Iglooghost's new masterpiece which should demand most of your attention this weekend. Big Dope P dropped his full length finally as well, connecting the dots between Juke, Drill, Ghetto House and Disco even. Everyone addicted to speed gets a double treat today - a banging new Singeli album by Tanzanian legend Sisso and new talent Maiko, and the return of Speed Dealer Moms aka Venetian Snares and Red Hot Chilli Peppers John Frusciante. On top of all of that we get another hyper pop magnus opum by A.G. Cook, digital hardcore by punk outfit URIN in collaboration with Infinity Division's&nbsp;S.A.T.I.N side-project, very tender ambient electronica by&nbsp;Japanese ambient artists H. Takahashi and Kohei Oyamada on UKs essential Wisdom Teeth label, the return of avant-garde R&amp;B crooner and philosopher How To Dress Well, Keeley Forsyth's hauntological doom pop and a full-length by bass music mastermind Martyn.&nbsp; For those with a shorter attention span there are a few EPs thrown in the mix as well, covering the usual intersection of bass music, techno and off-kilter rave sounds popular around here.&nbsp;

Hyper Real Radio - New Music Friday Picks, 10.05.24

We Will Stay Here - Music for Palestine

Horsin' Around!

Unlikely Seeming

Black Eye

Tres Cruces

Fluvius

Juking around

The Sad Life Of An Instagram DJ

Species-1

XT / Woozy [Remixes]

Spirit of Love

Club Edits

IM110 - Alec Pace - Spherae

Spiritual Ambush

traversée 03

Suspiria

KISSES IN THE DARK

Rihmastossa

Mahma (BP025)

Coinage

FWD BAILE: A Slow Roast Compilation

Kicking off May with a wholesome selection of underground goodies! Some special mentions: Jungle and dancehall on an Ecuadorian tip by Entrañas &amp; Zunfo, Nsasi's debut album showcasing the creative force of the queer underground of Kampala, industrial juke by&nbsp;dj acabou o suco via the Ukranian breakcore pranksters of Suck Puck Records and gnarly avant-tronics by House music legend Maurice Fulton under his Syclops alter ego. On top of that some Kosmische and New Age sounds by&nbsp;Shakali, italo-tinted EBM by Zee Mon, plus a cross-section of whats good across Bass Music, Jungle, Techno and Electro. &nbsp;

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Hyper Real Radio - New Music Friday Picks, 05.03.24

Musica E Computer

International Chromies Vol. 15

A Chaos Of Flowers

Standing On Giant Shoulders

Antagonist

Something Good EP

Set The Remixes

Airdrop

Arrebita Edits Vol.1

Simplicity

Percolate

Gestures of Perception

Bait

Tiger Mask

PRIMARY FOREST 02

Aquecimento EP

Electric Vampire

Coffee Club Vol. 1

We're plowing ahead into another weekend armed with plenty of fantastic new music! Between Brazilan golden boy's take on UKG, bass-bin rattling dubstep, jungle and bass by the likes of TMSV, Yraki, Nerve and Dub Phizix to the blood-sucking EBM of L.F.T. and analog electro of Rodion &amp; Mammarella, there's plenty to explore. Do not miss on the ethereal avant-doom of Big Brave and the tender electro-acoustic experiments of Khôra, on top of Seafood Sam's boom bap.

Hyper Real is a Telegram (t.me/h_y_p_e_r_r_e_a_l) and IG (ig.me/j/AbaSTjURuvel7y-Q/) channel by DJ and curator Opium Hum, sharing new music daily.

Hyper Real Radio - New Music Friday Picks, 19.04.24

Ebedi

Dataintrång & Luke Eargoggle - Press Play

Slime

Tricks

RESURRECTION DUBS VOL 1.

Baddie

Through the Woods

Phoenix / Sicario

Ciro Vitiello – "The Island of Bouncy Memories"

Tortfeasor

MANDELAO EXPERIMENTAL

A quick one today: some Acid, some IDM, some Jungle, some club bangers and some deep listening to decompress afterwards!

Hyper Real Radio - New Music Friday Picks, 12.04.24

Fractures

Ach, Mensch

Cloud Runner

Spiral Dance

Xylit / Breaking Character

Lostlojic - Nightxplode (INPLLTD4)

FREAKUENCY

G_Archive01

Frits Wentink - Spiritual Basslines

SSSLIP03

Izigqinamba

[T.I.G.] Compilation Volume 2

Alterations in Gyral Form

Synergy Vol. 2

You Were Made to Be Relentless

System of Objects

Identity Crisis

DOUBLE DRAGON

Liars

Anomalías

Snake Eater

Projections of a Coral City

Vol. 2

Plenty of dancefloor-focussed highlights today, but also tons of deep listening timbres! Drumfunk god dGoHn has a new album, an EP of anger mangement core by Louisahhh &amp; friends,&nbsp;a new compilation by Black Artist Database with tracks by Yazzus, Sarah Farina, Carista &amp; more, a new album by Mexican Latino-futurist El&nbsp;Irreal Veintiuno, a massive compilation of the new French club avant-garde, cyber Gqom on Nyege Nyege's in-house label connecting Durban and Kampala, DMX Crew as always reliably amazing, hypnotic Techno by ASEC, fresh album length material by Leonce, on top of some sprinkles of IDM, Acid, juke &amp; even more Techno.&nbsp;

Hyper Real Radio - New Music Friday Picks, 05.04.24

Heart + Blade

Red String EP

FODDER010: Jubley // Why That

X-Ray

Exotic Birds of Prey

trepidation cycles

funk.BR - São Paulo

Oha Yuhhh

Aphid - EP

Moves in the Field

ARTERIA

BM 12

Luvaphy

If The Glove Fits E.P.

"20​/​20 Volume 3" L​.​P

Figura

Cilicio

This weeks new music highlights include CLARAGUILAR's debut album of emotive and avantgardistic electronica pop, Xenia Reapers equally gentle&nbsp;IDM mutations, a monumental and hard-hitting showcase compilation of the Sao Paulo funk scene, Hypna's mutant dancehall, featuring&nbsp;Warrior Queen, one of the genre's finest vocalists, melancholic Trance Drill by Baby Pantera &amp; plenty of club tracks between Gqom, Electro, and futuristic Bass.&nbsp;

Hyper Real Radio - New Music Friday Picks, 29.03.24

Temporal Bias

Snakes & Ladders

I Live In The Midwest EP

HEADSETVA02

MINDGAME 3

Worms Still Have To Eat The Dirt

The Problematic Friends (The Last Episode)

Tagadá EP

Ghungroo EP

Manless [JAD016]

Club Moss

Soma

Wavelord Bizniz EP

Unleash

Chá Preto

DUBTERNAL

Beyond

Bounce Driver EP

Trying a new format this week - one link, but plenty of music. Roundhouse kick of selections going from Gesloten Circle's face-melting acid, uplifting afterhour energy on a new EP by Suchi, an exciting new album by Buraka Som Sistema's Branko with his signature Portugese pop explorations, deep dub by Egoless on Mala's Deep Medi, ethereal avant-footwork by DJ Strawberry, a massive album of Amapiano hits by SA's Toxicated Keys and plenty of amen breaks and peak time belters for the weekend!

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Hyper Real Radio - New Music Friday Picks, 15.03.24

Silence

Blackbraid II

Desolation's Flower

The Rime Of Memory

93696

Dance You Monster To My Soft Song!

IIII

Agriculture

Silhouettes of Disgust

Deathless

Blight Witch Regalia

Systemic

Prosaic

From abyssal Death Doom and Appalachian folk tales to Black Metal soundtracking hormone replacement therapy, a list of albums I enjoyed in 2023

Opium Hum's favorite Metal albums of 2023

Gas Lit (Expanded)

Metta, Benevolence BBC 6Music : Live on the Invitation of Mary Anne Hobbs

Noktvrn

Istok

Solar Paroxysm

Mortal Coil

Celestial Blues

Preserved In Torment

Tales Of Othertime

Primordial Arcana

Migration

Empires Vanquished And Dismantled

2021 was an exceptional year for metal - not many&nbsp;innovations, but an increase in overall quality and an insane amount of more than solid albums. The productions got better, the riffs harder and many established bands returned to the best of their core abilities.&nbsp; ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿Seven more album deserve an honorable mention however, making it 20 recommendations all together:&nbsp; <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://thetruepanopticon.bandcamp.com/album/and-again-into-the-light"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://thetruepanopticon.bandcamp.com/album/and-again-into-the-light">.​.​.​And Again Into The Light by Panopticon</a>﻿﻿<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/album/bloodmoon-i"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/album/bloodmoon-i">Bloodmoon: I by Converge &amp; Chelsea Wolfe</a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/avow"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/avow">Avow by PORTAL</a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/album/bloodmoon-i"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://heiress.bandcamp.com/album/distant-fires"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://heiress.bandcamp.com/album/distant-fires">Distant Fires by heiress</a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://kingbuffalo.bandcamp.com/album/the-burden-of-restlessness"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://kingbuffalo.bandcamp.com/album/the-burden-of-restlessness"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://kingbuffalo.bandcamp.com/album/the-burden-of-restlessness">The Burden of Restlessness by King Buffalo</a>﻿﻿<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://kauan.bandcamp.com/album/ice-fleet"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://kauan.bandcamp.com/album/ice-fleet"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://darkwoodsmybetrothed.bandcamp.com/album/angel-of-carnage-unleashed"> Angel Of Carnage Unleashed by Darkwoods My Betrothed</a>﻿ ﻿﻿Enjoy!

Opium Hum's favorite metal albums of the year - Black Metal, Drone, Sludge, Doom & more. 

Into the abyss: Best Metal albums of 2021.