Nala Sinephro: 1st place [Warp]

Space 1.8 is the debut album by London-based composer, producer and musician Nala Sinephro. The eight-part album is based on the concept that sound moves matter and explores the effect of frequencies on the human body. Sinephro composed, produced, played, developed, recorded and mixed the album himself, but invited a variety of contributors to contribute to the LP, including Nubya Garcia, Eddie Hick, Dwayne Kilvington, Jake Long, Lyle Barton and Wayne Francis.

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David Grubbs & Ryley Walker: A pat on the shoulder [Husky Pants]

After performing together during a handful of pre-pandemic concerts, Ryley Walker and David Grubbs decided to hit the studio. The result: A Tap on the Shoulder, a seven-song collection of cheerful instrumental pieces composed exclusively for guitar and piano. The album follows the release of Fight or Flight Simulator, which captures one of the Grubbs and Walker live sets mentioned above. Earlier this year, Walker released his latest LP Course in Fable and Deep Fried Grandeur, his collaboration with Kikagaku Moyo.

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Anthony Naples: chameleon [Incienso/ANS]

New York producer Anthony Naples is back with his first album in two years. Chameleon follows Fog FM’s 2019, marking the first time Naples began its writing process on traditional instruments like guitar, bass, synthesizer, and drums. The LP contains the previously released singles “Massiv Mello”, “I Don’t Know If That’s Just Dreaming” and “Chameleon”.

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M-field: M field EP [Leafy Outlook]

M Field is the solo name of South African artist and Beatenberg frontman Matthew Field, whose self-titled debut EP includes a coproduction by Bullion. Each song on the five-track release is accompanied by its own visual, some of which were filmed by Field, such as his current clip for “Ten Is a Number”.

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