MusicWeek

Episode 10: Reviews of Gesaffelstein's "Enter The Gamma," John T. Gast's "Infant," Muslimgauze's "Muslimlahore," Peaches' "No Lube So Rude," and RAMZi's "RAMZTEK"

MusicWeek: A Roundtable Review of the Latest Electronic Music Albums Monty Luke and critics Sasha Zakrevska and Peter Kirn give analysis of this week’s latest Electronic Music album releases available now in most formats. Albums: Gesaffelstein - Enter The Gamma [https://www.thevinylfactory.com/product/gesaffelstein-enter-the-gamma-live] (Columbia) John T. Gast - Infant [https://johntgast.bandcamp.com/album/infant] (5 Gate Temple [https://5gatetemple.bandcamp.com/]) Muslimgauze - Muslimlahore [https://muslimgauze.bandcamp.com/album/muslimgauze-muslimlahore] (Staalplaat [https://staalplaatlabel.bandcamp.com/album/the-organ-is-the-worlds-greatest-syntesizer-2]) Peaches - No Lube So Rude [https://peachesofficial.bandcamp.com/album/no-lube-so-rude] (Kill Rock Stars [https://killrockstars.bandcamp.com/]) RAMZi - RAMZTEK [https://ramzi1.bandcamp.com/album/ramztek] (Ono Records [https://onorecordsperth.bandcamp.com/]) We explore the sound, production, and cultural impact of these releases. We discuss: * Track highlights and first impressions * How this album compares to the artist’s previous work * Whether it’s worth buying, playing at home/in the club or adding to your playlists Co-Hosts: Sasha Zakrevska, artist, music producer and owner of Lightronics Records. Instagram: @poly_chain Peter Kirn, journalist and writer at Create Digital Music. Instagram: @pkirn Genres: Dark Disco, EBM, House, Experimental, Techno, Electro, Indie Pop,   👉 New episodes every other week.  👉 Subscribe to MusicWeek wherever you listen to podcasts. Monty Luke on Instagram: @monty_luke Monty Luke is a Berlin-based DJ, Electronic Music Producer, Radio Host and owner of record label Black Catalogue. He has remixed and released music on labels like Rekids, Hypercolour, Planet-E, Ostgut Ton and many more. MusicWeek comes to you live and direct from Berlin, featuring reviews of the latest and best album releases from the spectrum of Electronic Music. For more information on the MusicWeek podcast: Monty Luke on Instagram: @monty_luke Black Catalogue [https://blackcataloguemusic.bandcamp.com/] on Bandcamp. electronic music album reviews, ostgut ton, berghain, resident advisor, electronic music album podcast, best new electronic music albums, weekly music podcast

Episode 9: Reviews of Daphni's "Butterfly," Deadbeat's "Kansai Botanicals," Eamon Harkin's "The Place Where We Live," Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore's "Tragic Magic," and Toy Tonics' "Wildstyle House Vol. 1"

MusicWeek: A Roundtable Review of the Latest Electronic Music Albums Monty Luke and critics Zuzana Hamm aka Friday and Dan Cole give analysis of this week’s latest Electronic Music album releases available now in most formats. Albums: Daphni - Butterfly [https://caribouband.bandcamp.com/album/butterfly] (Jiaolong) Deadbeat - Kansai Botanicals [https://boomkat.com/products/kansai-botanicals?taxon_id=448] (quiet details [https://quietdetails.bandcamp.com/]) Eamon Harkin - The Place Where We Live [https://eamonharkin.bandcamp.com/album/the-place-where-we-live] (Mister Saturday Night [https://mistersaturdaynightrecords.bandcamp.com/]) Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore - Tragic Magic [https://marylattimoreharpist.bandcamp.com/album/tragic-magic](Infiné [https://infine-rec.bandcamp.com/]) V/A - Kapote Presents Toy Tonics: Wildstyle House Vol. 1 [https://toytonics.bandcamp.com/album/kapote-presents-toy-tonics-wildstyle-house-vol-1] (Toy Tonics [https://www.toytonics.de/]) We explore the sound, production, and cultural impact of these releases. We discuss: * Track highlights and first impressions * How this album compares to the artist’s previous work * Whether it’s worth buying, playing at home/in the club or adding to your playlists Co-Hosts: Zuzana Friday, former journalist at Resident Advisor and resident at Cashmere Radio. Instagram: @friday_musik Dan Cole, music journalist for The Berliner, Bandcamp Daily, and the Voice of the Vinyl Futures podcast. Instagram: @random_dan Genres: House, Experimental, Dub Techno, Ambient, Italo House, Deep House, Ethereal, Ambient, Downtempo, Deep Techno, Trap, Experimental, Techno  👉 New episodes every other week.  👉 Subscribe to MusicWeek wherever you listen to podcasts. Monty Luke on Instagram: @monty_luke Black Catalogue on Bandcamp [https://blackcataloguemusic.bandcamp.com/] Monty Luke is a Berlin-based DJ, Electronic Music Producer, Radio Host and owner of record label Black Catalogue. He has remixed and released music on labels like Rekids, Hypercolour, Planet-E, Ostgut Ton and many more. MusicWeek comes to you live and direct from Berlin, featuring reviews of the latest and best album releases from the spectrum of Electronic Music. For more information on the MusicWeek podcast: Monty Luke on Instagram: @monty_luke Black Catalogue [https://blackcataloguemusic.bandcamp.com/] on Bandcamp. electronic music album reviews, ostgut ton, berghain, resident advisor, electronic music album podcast, best new electronic music albums, weekly music podcast

Episode 8: "Best of 2025" with Reviews of Rosalía's "Lux," Blawan's "Sick Elixir," Madonna's "Veronica Electronica," Efdemin's "Poly," FKA Twig's "Eusexua," Little Simz' "Lotus," Lucretia Dalt's "A Danger To Ourselves," Bad Bunny's "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,"

MusicWeek: A Roundtable Review of the Latest Electronic Music Albums The Best of 2025 Monty Luke and critics Dan Cole, Zuzana Hamm aka Friday, Peter Kirn and Dean Mushin give analysis of the year’s best (and worst) Electronic Music album releases available now in most formats. Albums: Rosalía - Lux [https://www.rosalia.com/] (Columbia Records), aya - hexed! [https://aya-yco.bandcamp.com/album/hexed] (Hyperdub) [https://hyperdub.bandcamp.com/], Blawan - Sick Elixir [https://blawan.bandcamp.com/album/sickelixir] (XL Recordings) [https://xlrecordings.bandcamp.com/], Efdemin - Poly [https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/poly-2] (Ostgut Ton [https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/]), Madonna - Veronica Electronica [https://shop.madonna.com/products/veronica-electronica-cd?srsltid=AfmBOooHyIzAecL4E5AaYRVN0JvyC1ubCsz4RJIQRc-9aMyb_ssV4sF1] (Warner Records), FKA Twigs - Eusexua [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS4jAfE9d3aJd7c5nK91rw6ZyYzrkb3cu&si=H7_SooQgRSp5RQy-] (Young) [https://y-o-u-n-g.com/], Little Simz - Lotus [https://youtu.be/fV7ejQsetAI?si=O4pu58c_nLKA45Tj] (Little Simz) [https://www.instagram.com/littlesimz], V/A - Pattern Gardening [https://wisdomteethuk.bandcamp.com/album/pattern-gardening] (Wisdom Teeth) [https://wisdomteethuk.bandcamp.com/music], V/A - SFX 5 YRS [https://sfx-space.bandcamp.com/album/sfx-5-yrs-comp-sample-pack-sfx11] (SFX) [https://sfx-space.bandcamp.com/music], Nasar - Demilitarize [https://nazar.bandcamp.com/album/demilitarize] (Hyperdub) [https://hyperdub.bandcamp.com/], V/A - Tectonic Sound [https://tectonicrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/tectonic-sound] (Tectonic Recordings) [https://tectonicrecordings.bandcamp.com/music], Lucretia Dalt - A Danger To Ourselves [https://lucreciadalt.bandcamp.com/album/a-danger-to-ourselves] (RVNG Intl.) [https://rvng.bandcamp.com/], Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather II [https://whateva.bandcamp.com/album/whatever-the-weather-ii] (Ghostly International) [https://ghostly.bandcamp.com/], Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyJihFoIZ6EjnEJyUKo9WrIysWsN2s-uW&si=RvB43UXEuuLutZI6] (Rimas Entertainment) [https://www.instagram.com/rimas/], Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer [https://oneohtrixpointnever.bandcamp.com/album/tranquilizer] (Warp Records) [https://warprecords.bandcamp.com/], Haykal, Julmud, Acamol - Kam Min Janneh [https://bilnaes.bandcamp.com/album/kam-min-janneh] (Bilna'es) [https://bilnaes.bandcamp.com/music], DJ Haram - Beside Myself [https://djharam.bandcamp.com/album/beside-myself](Hyperdub) [https://hyperdub.bandcamp.com/], V/A - No Pare Sigue Sigue Sigue 4 [https://tratratrax.bandcamp.com/album/no-pare-sigue-sigue-4] (TraTraTrax) [https://tratratrax.bandcamp.com/music], https://yaraasmar.bandcamp.com/album/everyone-i-love-is-sleeping-and-i-love-them-so-so-much Monty Luke is a Berlin-based DJ, Electronic Music Producer, Radio Host and owner of record label Black Catalogue. He has remixed and released music on labels like Rekids, Hypercolour, Planet-E, Ostgut Ton and many more. MusicWeek comes to you live and direct from Berlin, featuring reviews of the latest and best album releases from the spectrum of Electronic Music. For more information on the MusicWeek podcast: Monty Luke on Instagram: @monty_luke Black Catalogue [https://blackcataloguemusic.bandcamp.com/] on Bandcamp. electronic music album reviews, ostgut ton, berghain, resident advisor, electronic music album podcast, best new electronic music albums, weekly music podcast

Episode 7: Reviews of Benyayer's "Morpho," Bézier's "Decompose," Yasmine Hamdan's "I Remember I Forget," Efdemin's "Poly," Chino Amobi's "Eroica II: Christian Nihilism," and First Farmers On Mars' "Mirage On The Red Land."

MusicWeek: A Roundtable Review of the Latest Electronic Music Albums Monty Luke and critics Zuzana Hamm aka Friday and Dan Cole give analysis of this week’s latest Electronic Music album releases available now in most formats. Albums: Benyayer - Morpho [https://benyayer.bandcamp.com/album/morpho] (Sound Record [https://soundrecordsstroud.bandcamp.com/]) Bézier - Decompose [https://bezier.bandcamp.com/album/decompose] (Dark Entries [https://darkentriesrecords.bandcamp.com/]) Yasmine Hamdan - I Remember I Forget [https://yasminehamdan.bandcamp.com/album/yasmine-hamdan-i-remember-i-forget] (Crammed Discs [https://crammed-discs.bandcamp.com/]) Efdemin - Poly [https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/poly-2] (Ostgut Ton [https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/]) Chino Amobi - Eroica II: Christian Nihilism [https://drownedbylocals.bandcamp.com/album/eroica-ii-christian-nihilism] (Drowned By Locals [https://drownedbylocals.bandcamp.com/]) First Farmers On Mars - Mirage On The Red Land [https://marcopassarani.bandcamp.com/album/marco-passarani-f-f-o-m-mirage-on-the-red-land](SWOB [https://acidtestrecords.bandcamp.com/]) We explore the sound, production, and cultural impact of these releases. We discuss: * Track highlights and first impressions * How this album compares to the artist’s previous work * Whether it’s worth buying, playing at home/in the club or adding to your playlists Co-Hosts: Zuzana Friday, former journalist at Resident Advisor and resident at Cashmere Radio. @friday_musik Dan Cole, music journalist for The Berliner, Bandcamp Daily, and the Voice of the Vinyl Futures podcast. @random_dan Genres: Bass, UK Techno, Dub Techno, Electro, Darkwave, Synthwave, Arabian Pop, Ambient, Downtempo, Deep Techno, Trap, Experimental, Techno  👉 New episodes every other week.  👉 Subscribe to MusicWeek wherever you listen to podcasts. Monty Luke on Instagram: @monty_luke Black Catalogue on Bandcamp [https://blackcataloguemusic.bandcamp.com/] Monty Luke is a Berlin-based DJ, Electronic Music Producer, Radio Host and owner of record label Black Catalogue. He has remixed and released music on labels like Rekids, Hypercolour, Planet-E, Ostgut Ton and many more. MusicWeek comes to you live and direct from Berlin, featuring reviews of the latest and best album releases from the spectrum of Electronic Music. For more information on the MusicWeek podcast: Monty Luke on Instagram: @monty_luke Black Catalogue [https://blackcataloguemusic.bandcamp.com/] on Bandcamp. electronic music album reviews, ostgut ton, berghain, resident advisor, electronic music album podcast, best new electronic music albums, weekly music podcast

Episode 6: Reviews of The Black Dog's "Loud Ambient," John Tejada's "The Watchline," Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's "Gush," Machine Girl's "Psychowarrior: MG Ultra X," Michael Vorfeld's "Glülampenmusik," and Mor Elian's "Solid Space."

MusicWeek: A Roundtable Review of the Latest Electronic Music Albums Monty Luke and critics Peter Kirn and Dan Cole give analysis of this week’s latest Electronic Music album releases available now in most formats. Albums: The Black Dog - Loud Ambient [https://theblackdog.bandcamp.com/album/loud-ambient] (Dust Science [https://www.dustscience.com/]) John Tejada - The Watchline [https://johntejada.bandcamp.com/album/the-watchline] (Palette Recordings [https://johntejada.bandcamp.com/]) Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Gush [https://kaitlynaureliasmith.bandcamp.com/album/gush-2] (Nettwerk [https://nettwerk.bandcamp.com/]) Machine Girl - PsychoWarrior: MG Ultra X [https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com/album/psychowarrior-mg-ultra-x] (Future Classic [https://futureclassic.bandcamp.com/]) Michael Vorfeld - Glülampenmusik [https://karlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gl-hlampenmusik] (Karl Records [https://karlrecords.bandcamp.com/]) Mor Elian - Solid Space [https://morelian.bandcamp.com/album/solid-space] (topo2 [https://topo2.bandcamp.com/]) Co-hosts:  Dan Cole, music journalist for The Berliner, Bandcamp Daily, and the Voice of the Vinyl Futures podcast. @random_dan [https://www.instagram.com/random_dan/] Peter Kirn, journalist and writer from Create Digital Music. @pkirn [https://www.instagram.com/pkirn]  Genres: Ambient, IDM, Techno, Lo-Fi, Experimental, Breakcore, Electro-Punk, Deep House, Breaks For more information on the MusicWeek podcast: Monty Luke on Instagram: @monty_luke [https://www.instagram.com/monty_luke/] Black Catalogue [https://blackcataloguemusic.bandcamp.com/] on Bandcamp. Monty Luke is a Berlin-based DJ, Electronic Music Producer, Radio Host and owner of record label Black Catalogue. He has remixed and released music on labels like Rekids, Hypercolour, Planet-E, Ostgut Ton and many more. MusicWeek comes to you live and direct from Berlin, featuring reviews of the latest and best album releases from the spectrum of Electronic Music. For more information on the MusicWeek podcast: Monty Luke on Instagram: @monty_luke Black Catalogue [https://blackcataloguemusic.bandcamp.com/] on Bandcamp. electronic music album reviews, ostgut ton, berghain, resident advisor, electronic music album podcast, best new electronic music albums, weekly music podcast