The Black Madonna: Stay

Despite it raining the entire weekend, Sustain-Release had an incredible debut last September as it hosted underground techno and house sets at a summer camp in upstate New York. Releasing Year Two’s full line-up today, festival founders Aurora Halal and Zara Wladawsky have pulled together a drastically diverse list of artists—in hometown, age, gender and style—and attendees are certain to discover their next favorite act …

Jessy Lanza feat. DJ Spinn, Taso: You Never Show Your Love

We can already feel summer start to pick up its pace, but before it’s over in the blink of an eye, slow things down with Canadian producer and singer Jessy Lanza’s collaboration with Teklife’s DJ Spinn (who founded Teklife with the late DJ Rashad) & Taso. The video for “You Never Show Your Love” (a quiet track that leans to more unhurried R&B than fast …

Slum Village: Yes

Detroit-based collective Slum Village made their 12-track album Yes available to stream in its entirety this week. Featuring artists like Bilal, Black Milk, BJ the Chicago Kid and hip-hop royalty De La Soul, the record credits the late, great Jay Dee (a one-time SV member) as a producer on every track—and the sound is nothing if not Dilla. With hints of jazz, soul and plenty …