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Leo Svirsky – River Without Banks

River Without Banks, the first LP in three years from American composer Leo Svirsky, was composed in honour of his first piano teacher Irena Orlov. Unsurprisingly given the subject matter this record finds Svirsky eschewing the intense accordion drones of his previous full-length Heights In Depths for a return to the piano. However, despite being written at the keyboard, River Without Banks is a world away from the angular avant-gardism of a record like 2012’s Songs In The Key Of Survival. Rather, these half-dozen tracks are about as tender and meditative as contemporary classical composition gets.

Yu Su – Watermelon Woman

Yu Su expands her portfolio of mid-set slammers with ‘Watermelon Woman’. Her first single to be released through Ninja Tune sub-label Technicolour, this tune is another vibrant club take from the rising Chinese producer.

Anyone who’s checked in with Yu Su’s previous releases on labels like Second Circle and People’s Potential Unlimited will know that she has previously dealt in a melodious brand of deep house, one that frequently intersects with Balearic beat. ‘Watermelon Woman’ represents a slight departure from that sound, though some of the peppier elements remain.