Luis (DJ Python) - 057 (Schwyn)NYC deep reggaeton sensation DJ Python revives his cult alias, Luis, with this reflective ode to his best friend. The five tracks here represent the inscrutable mix of detachment and contentment that made DJ Python's Mas Amable a modern touchstone, but the 057 (Schwyn) EP also possesses the heartfelt '90s sheen that is Luis's sonic signature. Idiosyncratic rhythms and twinkling ambience build patiently before arriving at the blissed breakbeat closer.

The final track on the A-side

Personal Discs

This series of 12”s were part of an early wave of exploratory dance music that paved the way for the deep house that still works its magic on dance-floors in 2018 some 25 years later

formerly of Melon

and we delve into the history of the band from their humble beginnings as the Smokin' Shades of Black(

insecurity and tribalism

With all that has happened in 2020 and 2021

Paths of Color may be inspired by loss and grief

in colour (Crystal Water) a mix of colours "Transparent

the gothic fiction of Carmen Maria Machado and Julia Armfield

Carrying on the heads down affair on the B side is ‘Ghetto Trooper’ and ‘Kult’

Judging by the quality of their respective solo outings for the label