Oriol - Night And Day (from Night and Day, Planet Mu 2010). The album is hard wired with my tumblr era of joyful discovery, expression and web optimism in general. It's the perfect summer album by a mile.

Rebel MC - I Can't Get No Sleep (from Word Sound Power, 1992). The album that connected hip hop and proto jungle breakbeats with a proper political stand, I rinsed this record so many times!

Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Hi-Tech Jazz. One afternoon in the early 2000s, DJ Till recommended the 12" at Freezone Records, saying that I should really get to know it. At the time I only bought jungle and drum and bass. I'm still glad he revealed the connection between 4hero and Underground Resistance, which I had not known about before.

Underworld - Cowgirl (from Dubnobasswithmyheadman, 1994). DJ and club culture basically reinvented the group after two mid albums.

Generate - Imagination (Missingsense Remix) from Engines EP (Antilounge, 2013). Drama slowfast music that defies first floor mentality without being aimless. Check out the original as well.

Dispondant - Jazz Solo from Acid Jazz EP (Defrostatica, 2018). Lightweight footwork track by the Londoner with a big impact on me and Sun People as well.

SB81 - Reversal (Narratives Music, 2018). Seven and a half minute of perfect tech step.

A song you've seen performed live

Herbaliser - A Mother (For Your Mind). It was Ninja Tune night in late 1996 at Conne Island, Leipzig featuring The Herbaliser, DJ Vadim and DJ Food aka Coldcut.

Agzilla - Observers (Cats Can Hear Ultrasound, 2018). Outerworldly sounds from Iceland's finest.

B12 - Hall Of Mirrors. One of the first techno records I bought was Hall of Mirrors by Musicology on the B12 label in 1992. When they went to Warp Records a year later they changed their alias to B12. Tune is timeless and the synth line is still the shit.