Editorial

DYGR picks, cultural notes, community lists, curators, artists, and labels selected by people with visible context.

Untrue artworkDYGR pickUntrueA landmark London bass album built from garage memory, night-bus atmosphere, and Hyperdub's early catalog gravity.Follow the trail

DYGR editorial

Featured Releases

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Untrue
Burial/Hyperdub

A landmark London bass album built from garage memory, night-bus atmosphere, and Hyperdub's early catalog gravity.

Album / 2007
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Black Sands
Bonobo/Ninja Tune

Downtempo electronics and live instrumentation that turn Ninja Tune into a route through jazz, club music, and home listening.

Album / 2010
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Shades of Blue
Madlib/Blue Note

Madlib's Blue Note conversation: jazz catalog, beatmaking, samples, and label history folded into one record.

Album / 2003
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Syro
Aphex Twin/Warp

A late-period Warp album where aliases, gear, design systems, and obsessive electronic detail become the map.

Album / 2014

New Releases

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Compton Jazz Notes
Kendrick Lamar/TDE

A TDE catalog entry point connecting Kendrick Lamar to Compton writing, jazz musicianship, and producer-led albums.

Announced Release / 2027
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Syro Room Extracts
Aphex Twin/Warp

A scheduled Warp release that keeps the Aphex Twin trail moving through aliases, rooms, hardware, and artwork.

Announced EP / 2026
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South London Versions
Burial/Hyperdub

An announced Hyperdub route through Burial's bass memory, white-label culture, and late-night London atmosphere.

Announced EP / 2026

Curators

@nts.live

NTS Radio

An independent radio platform whose shows make scenes, record shops, DJs, labels, and underground histories discoverable.

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@residentadvisor

Resident Advisor

Club-culture editors and community curators tracing DJs, labels, rooms, festivals, and electronic music scenes.

690K followersLists & reviews

Artists of the Moment

BurialBass / ElectronicAphex TwinElectronic / Experimental / TechnoHoney DijonHouse / Soul / ElectronicMadlibHip-Hop / Jazz / Soul

Labels of the Moment

London / 1990

Ninja Tune

Forward-thinking electronic, jazz, leftfield club music, and art-driven releases.

184K followersElectronic / Bass

London / 1999

Defected

House music institution with club-first records, vocal anthems, and global community energy.

312K followersHouse / Soul

Los Angeles / 1996

Stones Throw

Independent hip-hop, soul, funk, jazz, and oddball records with deep crate energy.

226K followersHip-Hop / Soul

Community Lists

To HearSave releases here to hear later.Analog NotesPersonal discovery queueReleases to investigate0London Bass After MidnightA route through Hyperdub, Ninja Tune, Warp-adjacent electronics, and records that make the city feel half awake.NTS RadioHyperdubNinja TuneWarpBass lineage1.8KHouse Records with Human HeatClub records where the room, the vocal, and the selector's touch matter as much as the kick.Resident AdvisorHouseClub cultureCommunity saves2.3KSoul, Jazz, and Warm RoomsRecords that move between soul, jazz, R&B, and listening-room intimacy.The Vinyl FactorySoulJazzR&BCatalog routes3.1KLabel Worlds: Starter MapA starter map for following labels as living scenes rather than logos on sleeves.Aquarium DrunkardLabelContributorSceneCommunity saves4.1KSleeves Worth StudyingA visual-first route through albums where artwork, photography, and identity shape how the music is remembered.Analog NotesAlbum/EPVisual collaboratorsCollector saves2.8KIn Stock: Amoeba MusicA shop-wall style list of records that show how real-world browsing can become a DYGR trail.Amoeba MusicRecord shopIn stockStaff picks980

Shops to Follow

Record ShopAmoeba MusicLos Angeles / Rock / Jazz / Soul / Electronic / Hip-Hop12.8K followers

Reviews

NTS Radio

May 12 / Untrue

The hook arrives like light under a club door. Better still, every sound points you toward another corner of the label.

842 likes
NTS Radio

May 9 / Syro

A system record with album patience. Follow the percussion and you end up in Warp's coldest hallway.

653 likes