10 Essential Dance/Electronic Albums For August 2014

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We’re halfway through the summer of 2014 and things are indeed heating up this month. While many artists are saving their releases until the fall, August features plenty of new music on all fronts, ranging from concept albums like Amp Live’s Headphone Concerto and Basement Jaxx’s party-starter Junto through a spate of compendiums touching on techno, house and everything in-between. Here’s our picks of the month listed in no particular order.
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Sound Advice: 10 Essential Releases for June 2014

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As the mercury begins to soar around the world even before the first official day of summer, it’s a good thing there’s a slew of hot new releases on the horizon to provide the soundtrack to the best season of the year. June will see the release of an array of albums from electronic-music stalwarts and rising upstarts. Listed in no particular order, we present ten releases that should be on your musical radar.
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