This weeks selection : 

- French dubstep don Argo's new release on 99cts is an EP filled with nostalgia and dread, yet colorful and innovative, true to the imprint's sound. The title track, 'Guillotine,' sounds like a darker, paranoia-infused mutation of the Youngstar's grime foundation 'Pulse X,' while other tracks take a dubstep direction with a disturbing low-fidelity vibe. Almost harsh to the ears but in a discreet way - reaching literal references to auditory fatigue in the last track, Accouphène - the project is reflective of the disturbing international political context: violent, but virtually softened by Western media.

- Mia Koden returns with a new self-released EP in the lineage of their previously acclaimed Keep It Steppin'. It is difficult to say what makes Koden's productions so unique. Likely, it's the time spent building knowledge of the Afro-Caribbean roots of modern soundsystem culture. Maybe it's their innovative spirit and willingness to share this culture with a wider community. Whatever the recipe is, since their darker solo debut on Ilian Tape and the "Hot Take / I Did" two-tracker, Mia's sound has become softer and more melodic, while maintaining raw club efficiency. A fruitful evolution that we salute.

- With the psychedelic bass movement in rude health, Geoglyph (Khey Mysterio and Alohn) unveil their Hidden Frequencies EP via Organic Signs. While it initially scans as a tried-and-true recipe of woodland soundscapes and mutating low-end, two structural ideas elevate the project. First, the precise use of "fractal echoes". Delay feedback loops are pushed to the edge of chaos, before being warped out into faster syncopated oscillations, acting as a crucial bridge between hallucinatory atmospheres and the rhythmic framework. Second is that very rhythmic architecture. Meticulously building tension, the tracks deploy raw, functional stepper kicks. Deeply rooted in soundsystem foundations, from the pure dubwise bassline on Mantra to the sliced-up jungle breaks of The Seed - Geoglyph insert cultural references that serve as landmark for the dancers.

- Lastly we recomment the latest release on Zha's Fent Plates, welcoming Murphi's debuts on the imprint. Murphi is an artist that reportedly bridges "jazz, dubstep and drill" and we can only push for that. With the genres sharing strongly overlapping musical palettes, it is clear that every one who enjoys one of them could be brought into listening to the others. The overall tone is close from Antisocial crew's Purple Sound, dreamy and nostalgic yet powerful but with reinforced, more assumed jazz and hip-hop influences.  While 90bpm trip-hop-leaning tracks such as Escape Route and They Warned You, seems to be designed for home listening, we'd definitely love to hear some of the 140 tracks such as Checkpoint in the club, preferably with a talented MC spitting bars on them. Hopefully something that will happen in future Fent Plates nights.