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Pirupa gets by with a little help from his friends on his upcoming EP for Nic and Mark Fanciulli’s Saved Records. The rising Italian house DJ/producer, who has has been coming on strong over the past few years by releasing tracks on labels including Defected, Desolate, Rebirth and Noir Music, makes his return to the imprint with his Pirupa & Friends EP. The four-track effort boasts two solo tracks and two collaborative efforts. We’re pleased to world premiere “Pitch Da Bitch,” a feisty collaboration with fellow emerging Italian mixmaster and frequent musical cohort Leon that’s overflowing with sinewy grooves and funk for days. Check the track below and the EP on May 6.

Have you ever had a dream that took place underwater? If so, then “Devoted,” the latest track from Alge, may stir some subconscious memories for you. Jon Weinman, a.k.a. Alge, describes his song as a “nautical bounce” with synths that “bubble up to the surface from the ocean depths.” And by the time the tune is over, you might feel like your head is swimming. “Devoted” will be released on May 13, the first track from a three-song EP, The Bluebird Triptych, due later this summer.

With a mix of sultry R&B, dreamy pop and trippy electronics, ALGE offers up a hypnotic, intoxicating tune full of slow-burning beats, ethereal vocals and carefully layered electronic atmospheres. It’s the kind of thing you could get lost in if you aren’t careful. But hopefully not so lost that you can’t find your way to the record release show taking place on June 17 at Friends and Lovers in Brooklyn. In the meantime, you can avail yourself of an exclusive advance stream of “Devoted” right here.

Global bass is nothing if not a syncretic style, grabbing influences from all over the planet, but nobody in the global bass realm is more of an international musical magpie than Thor Partridge, better known by his sonic sobriquet, Thornato. Sweden-born producer Thornato grew up in Queens, New York, where he soaked up sounds from around the world while also absorbing everything from classical piano to bluegrass banjo. Along the way, he also happened to tap into a gift for electronic music, which leads us to the present moment and the arrival of the new Thornato EP, Things Will Change.

Partridge did some serious globe-hopping in order to keep the international influences on these tracks sounding authentic, recording on location everywhere from Colombia to Cape Town. From Middle Eastern modalities to African melodies, Thornato blends his beats and production skills with such a broad range of styles that “world music” doesn’t even do justice to Things Will Change. It should probably be adopted by the United Nations as their official soundtrack for 2016. The EP is due out April 29 on Nickodemus’ Wonderwheel Recordings, but you can get in on the action early by streaming the whole damn thing right here.

French synth-house duo Villanova channel a darker musical vibe on their upcoming Control EP on Andre Crom’s OFF Recordings. Their debut effort for the red-hot label comes after productions for My Favourite Robot and Cocoon, remixes on Meant and No.19 and DJ gigs at choice nightspots including Rex Club in Paris and Space in Ibiza. We’re pleased to world premiere Echonomist’s remix of “Divago,” a wonderfully minimal and masterful interpretation that embellishes the original mix while mindfully adding the Greek phenom’s golden touch. Have a listen to the remix below, and be sure to check the Control EP on May 2.