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Holly Herndon - "Home"

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With just a few brief albums and a handful of singles under her belt thus far, Holly Herndon is quickly becoming one of the most interesting electronic music producers to watch in 2015.

If I'm correct, she's slated to drop a new full-length toward the start of next year via RVNG Intl., and her most recent single here shows her incorporating lyrics into her usual mix of glitchy rhythms and strange vocal manipulations.

Not only is the chord progression on this thing pretty epic, but the massive bass and dense cacophony of rhythms is pretty overwhelming much of the time--of course, the visuals in the video attached to this song mirror this.

Rather than delivering yet another sparse, abstract experiment on par with "Chorus" or any number of tracks off Movement, Holly take a maximal approach with fantastic results.

Burial - Rival Dealer

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It's hard to believe the three tracks on this Rival Dealer EP are actually Burial tracks, because they bring the UK-based producer's sound in a such a different direction. We're not getting moody, skeletal dubstep tunes on this one, people. Get ready for some auto-tuned synth pop with a boatload of atmosphere.

Atoms For Peace- "Default"

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Thom Yorke's sparingly utilized electronic music sideproject drops a new track titled "Default" via the YouTube embed above.

The project has a few performances under its belt at this point. Actually, to my understanding, they've performed years before they've even released this single, which is kind of a debut since I'm not sure this Other Lives remix counts as a single of theirs.

Anyway, I'm hoping this track leads to an album, because it's pretty enjoyable. I'm liking the groove on this track, and the beat is really detailed.