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Good riddance! Starmer looks like he'll be out in May regardless. Hardly lasting longer as PM than Sunak, so much for - 'ending the chaos'. I couldn't believe at the time the amount of political capital that was risked on Mandelson given the amount of information already out in the public domain, and am not surprised that it has blown up this government. I also can't stand all this 'I was lied to' excuses, as though that makes the decision any less reprehensible. It makes him look weak and naive and demonstrates his poor judgement. The fact that even the idea (with the knowledge known at the time) that Mandelson was considered for this high profile role, let alone accepted, is a total disgrace. This government has been treading water since it came in, and to quote Starmer himself.. indulges in the 'tepid bath of managed decline'.

Bring back the seven minute melody-free vocals over a repetitive unchanging dance beat bloc!

75k for an osteopathy course?? we should be getting 75k for therapy after subjecting us to that photo of him in his pants.

White Stripes “Fell In Love With a Girl” is a great shout. I used to have a playlist with all my favourite songs under 150 seconds! I do enjoy a short, punchy single that doesn't waste a second. For me, and of those not selected so far, I've always really loved The Concretes “You Can’t Hurry Love” [2:01] (#55 in 2004) which features Victoria Bergsman, who eventually managed to get a Top 40 hit with “Young Folks” (as guest vocalist) in 2006. Quite a lot packed in to just 121 seconds here, the guitars, the horns, the trumpet solo. *.* I also love “In The City” which is just 2:16 but packs a punch and has much more to it than most other songs of that length. It's something that the Strokes were able to pull off with ease in the early 2000s, have at least 3 different hooks each crashing into each other and competing for your attention. My feeling towards this is more because I strongly remember my Dad playing this in the car, but what a debut single too!

They also playlisted Jacob Alon ( nonbinary) last year, and have also playlisted Mykki Blanco, Arca, SOPHIE, Janelle Monáe and Christine and the Queens in the recent past. I unfortunately don't know about R1, I'd have thought that they've playlisted Christine and the Queens as “Tilted” went Top 20, but you can find everything 6Music playlisted last year here. I have managed to have 6Music on in the office for many years now, I love how diverse the music they play is and have discovered so much music through doing so. I also used to enjoy it when Mary Anne Hobbs was doing the mid-morning show, as it was always interesting to see the reactions from everyone when she started playing some banging techno at 10.30 am. *.*

Hyped for this, and especially.. the end of civilization as you know it. Struggled to find anything MUNA-esque sadly, so I'm afraid you'll have to make do with some Ecuadorian art-pop from us this month.

A very warm welcome Ennea - excited to hear your debut. x Do love the sound of all three of those seasons, but Aurea in particular appeals!

Thanks for posting the playlist for 6Music @Steve201 Great to see Smerz make B-list, one of my favourite tracks of last year <3 Although not credited, that The Twilight Sad track features Robert Smith of The Cure on guitar. It's one of Smith's favourite bands so it's a cute collab x

Fully agree with the general consensus in this thread. I think ultimately the problem that I have with AI is replacing the creative process entirely, so not with things like AI stem separation software being utilised to (for example, on the recent Beatles single “Now and Then”) take vocals that would otherwise be unusable to use in an entirely new piece. In many ways I see it similarly to sampling and when that became the new fad back in the 1980s, there were many examples of lazy sampling (parodied by the KLF!) which just simply cut another artists creative output and rearranged it without much thought, and also plenty of other examples - I would cite Liam Howlett of The Prodigy here - he was able to utilise obscure or very different sounding samples, which were meticulously sought out and expertly put together to change up their own piece of music. There is definitely much more creative aptitude demonstrated by the latter and IMO makes a much more interesting sound. From my own personal experience, we have increasing use of AI now in weather forecasting, at a seminar last summer which discussed AI prediction of tropical weather systems (hurricanes etc.) using historical reanalysis data, I asked about whether AI was only able to simply recreate and predict what was in the dataset already and whether it could predict unprecedented events? They explained that they had tested this and that when they took Cat 4 and Cat 5 hurricanes (the most destructive storms) from the historical training data, the AI models stopped predicting those type of events! So in the context of most things AI really it is just a reflection of our own knowledge and existing creative output and has no place in the creative industries - not only on a moral point but from a practical point too. Whether you ban outright or leave the collective to judge through the semi-finals/finals etc I'm not too fussed about, though in theory it might be easier to add it to the auto-veto list as that would protect participants from criticism (though I don't believe we would do that, see previous 2 contests) it may, as been shown here, be increasingly difficult to research and may actually exclude genuine artists in error. I don't think you can create a perfect system sadly but I think this community is supportive enough that nobody would be attacked for inadvertently sending or voting for an entirely AI produced track, so I would tend to leave it as a case-by-case basis, even if that is an imperfect solution.

Thank you for the comment Dandy! ❤️ Very kind of you to say so - I wouldn't necessarily agree that I'm a great barometer but I do love barometers haha. I loved Need U More Than Ever from the first time I heard it and quickly became obsessed with Lauren Duffus, anything with breakbeats I am a sucker for. I'm not sure how well it would have done in BJSC but it would have definitely stood out I think. If you've not heard it - def check out Barker “Reframing” (No37). I think that's kind of the electronica vibe that you usually enjoy. Kelly Moran “Echo in the Field” is also similiarly leftfield classical/dance crossover which you might enjoy too - the whole album is similarly spellbinding.

First chart of 2026 and there is a brand new number 1 for Avalon Emerson. “Eden” (climbing 2-1) is the first single from an as-yet unnamed forthcoming second Avalon Emerson & The Charm project which follows the self-titled debut of Emerson's experimental indie/pop output in 2023 (& the Charm). “Eden” becomes Emerson's 2nd #1 hit on the Doctor Blind Chart following “Sandrail Silhouette” (from that aforementinoed project) which spent an impressive six weeks at the top in March and April 2023. This all means sadly that British duo The Itch, after three weeks in pole position with “Space In The Cab” (the 2025 Christmas Number One), are deposed 1-2. The Top 10 remains fairly static with just 1 new song entering, that is the latest single from Charli xcx - “Chains of Love” which rises from 12-9 - taken from the soundtrack to Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights, due 13 February it becomes her 11th Top 10 hit and equals the biggest hit since “Von dutch” made #9 in April 2024. Eight new entries arrive this week. Leading the charge is the return of Wesley Joseph, British songwriter, producer and filmmaker, originally from Walsall but now based in London. “If Time Could Talk” is the singer's latest single which comes with a self-directed music video shot in Paris. That comes in at 35. Jenny on Holiday (formerly of Norwich duo Let's Eat Grandma) returns with “Good Intentions” at 36, the latest single to be released from her forthcoming solo debut Quicksand Heart (due out this Friday, 9 January) following “Every Ounce of Me” which recently peaked at #2. Wolf Alice return with the 2nd single to make the chart from recent album The Clearing; 70s psychedelic influenced “White Horses” which has been picked up by 6Music recently on rotation and debuts at 39. We also see the return for Hercules & Love Affair (Andy Butler) with help from Icelandic singer/songwriter Elín Ey (aka Hips & Lips) on new single “Crossed Lines” which debuts at No.50. H&LA first appeared on my chart in 2008 collaborating with ANOHNI on the excellent “Blind” which went on to peak at #3. There are also returns this week for TVAM, james K (who had the #1 of 2025 with “Play”), and Alewya. The only debutant this week is from Edva / Maddy Street - a French indie-pop duo based in Paris formed by Edouard and Valentina, originally from Russia, but now living and creating music in France, “Euphoria” is a 7 minute dance fused epic and enters the chart at No.46. Full chart and a selection of music videos from the chart, after the jump ~ Doctor Blind Chart - 4th January 2026 TW - LW / Artist / “Song” / Chart Run (Wks on Chart) 01 - 02 Avalon Emerson & the Charm “Eden” ★ New #1 ★ 43-31-19-13-06-04-02-01 (8 weeks)
 02 - 01 The Itch “Space In The Cab” 37-25-14-05-03-01-01-01-02 (9 weeks) 03 - 03 Lauren Auder “yes” 39-29-22-15-08-05-03-03-03 (9 weeks) 
04 - 09 Man/Woman/Chainsaw “Only Girl” 40-32-25-20-16-09-04 (7 weeks) 05 - 06 FKA twigs “HARD” 37-24-18-13-09-06-05 (7 weeks) 06 - 08 Florence + The Machine “Sympathy Magic” 39-24-17-11-08-06 (6 weeks) 07 - 04 Jacob Alon “Don’t Fall Asleep” 39-26-14-08-03-02-02-02-04-07 (10 weeks) 
08 - 05 Witch Post “Twin Fawn” 36-27-19-13-09-07-07-05-08 (9 weeks)
 09 - 12 Charli XCX “Chains of Love” 48-36-27-22-17-12-09 (7 weeks) 10 - 07 Kelly Moran “Echo in the Field” 45-37-29-18-10-05-02-01-01-03-05-07-10 (13 weeks) 11 - 14 Overmono “Paradise Runner” 43-34-26-23-20-14-11 (7 weeks) 12 - 17 Grove “Break a Sweat” 39-30-23-21-22-17-12 (7 weeks) 13 - 16 Sudan Archives “A BUG'S LIFE” 38-29-25-16-13 (5 weeks) 14 - 18 TTSSFU “Upstairs” 44-34-26-18-14 (5 weeks) 15 - 10 Disiniblud “Blue Rags, Raging Wind [Kerry McCoy Remix] / Traces in the Window [Live]” 42-31-21-15-10-05-04-06-10-15 (10 weeks) 16 - 20 FAUZIA “The Way” 44-34-28-23-20-16 (6 weeks) 17 - 24 Wet Leg “mangetout” 42-35-30-24-17 (5 weeks) 18 - 26 Daniel Avery ft. Julie Dawson “The Ghost of Her Smile” 40-33-26-18 (4 weeks)
 19 - 11 Sampha “Cumulus / Memory” 48-40-32-26-21-16-12-10-08-11-19 (11 weeks) 20 - 29 Water From Your Eyes “Born 4” 46-38-34-29-20 (5 weeks) 21 - 13 Lianne La Havas “Disarray” 50-33-24-20-17-15-12-10-13-21 (10 weeks) 22 - 35 Anna von Hausswolff “Struggle With the Beast” 49-35-22 (3 weeks) 23 - 15 Romy “Love Who You Love” 39-28-20-16-14-13-15-23 (8 weeks) 24 - 34 Sophia Stel “All My Friends Are Models” 44-34-24 (3 weeks) 25 - 19 Robyn “Dopamine” 46-38-31-21-15-15-19-25 (8 weeks) 26 - 30 Deki Alem “Stray Dog” 45-36-32-30-26 (5 weeks) 27 - 21 3l3d3p “>>> (FWD)” 39-26-17-09-03-01-01-02-04-08-12-21-27 (13 weeks) 28 - 39 Mount Palomar & Pip Blom “Little Fractures” 47-42-39-28 (4 weeks) 29 - 22 HORNET “leaving with Lisa” 39-29-19-14-10-06-04-03-04-06-09-14-22-29 (14 weeks) 30 - 44 Sharp Pins “Popafangout” ★ Fastest Climber ★ 50-44-30 (3 weeks) 31 - 42 Mandy, Indiana “Magazine” 45-42-31 (3 weeks) 32 - 41 The Twilight Sad “Waiting For The Phonecall” 47-41-32 (3 weeks) 33 - 46 sim0ne “freaky” 46-33 (2 weeks) 34 - 23 Kelly Lee Owens “ASCEND” 45-36-28-22-19-18-23-34 (8 weeks) 35 - NE Wesley Joseph “If Time Could Talk” ★Highest New Entry★ 36 - NE Jenny on Holiday “Good Intentions” ★New Entry★ 37 - 28 Austra “Siren Song” 46-35-29-18-12-09-07-11-19-28-37 (11 weeks) 38 - 47 Boyhood “A Grand Time” 47-38 (2 weeks) 
39 - NE Wolf Alice “White Horses” ★New Entry★ 40 - NE TVAM “The Words” ★New Entry★
 41 - 33 Yawning Portal “In Iowa / My City” 47-33-20-12-09-07-07-11-18-28-33-41 (12 weeks) 42 - 38 Dean Blunt & Elias Rønnenfelt “tears on his rings and chains” 38-25-16-10-05-02-01-01-01-01-02-04-07-10-14-19-25-35-38-42 (20 weeks) 43 - NE james K “Days Go By” ★New Entry★ 44 - 31 Art School Girlfriend “The Peaks” 43-36-32-29-31-44 (6 weeks) 45 - 25 Louis Brennan “Christmas Is The Hardest Time of Year” 50-39-27-25-45 (5 weeks)
 46 - NE Edva ft. Maddy Street “Euphoria” ★New Entry★
 47 - 36 Rochelle Jordan “Doing It Too” 36-23-11-04-02-01-01-02-04-06-10-16-24-36-47 (15 weeks) 48 - NE Alewya ft. Dagmawit Ameha “Night Drive” ★New Entry★ 49 - 27 Home Counties “Better Last Year (Home Counties for Christmas)” 40-26-21-27-49 (5 weeks)
 50 - NE Hercules & Love Affair ft. Hips & Lips “Crossed Lines” ★New Entry★ #01s of 2026 04.01.26 Avalon Emerson & the Charm “Eden”
 ★SELECTED NEW ENTRIES / VIDEOS★ 35 Wesley Joseph “If Time Could Talk” 36 Jenny on Holiday “Good Intentions” // Last single: “Every Ounce of Me” (No2, November 2025) 43 james K “Days Go By” // Last single: “Doom Bikini” (No3, September 2025) 48 Alewya ft. Dagmawit Ameha “Night Drive” // Last single: “Play” (No25, January 2022) 50 Hercules & Love Affair ft. Hips & Lips “Crossed Lines” // Last single: “Grace” (No45, March 2022) Thanks for reading - full chart histories available on request, I finally had time to fully update the Access Database!

Ooh, I vaguely remember that - what a great cake! Speaking of cakes - I baked a roulade when I hosted for the final results, it was decorated with cocoa on the top around the shape 'BJSC 137', though I can't remember if I ever posted it here. I must have a photo of it somewhere. Edit- I have found it. *.* Sadly I could not share it with you because of Covid restrictions. :(

Thank you Jade - likewise, I hope you have a great 2026 with lots of great musical discoveries! Both great picks for your favourites (and #1s), I really love the Ela Minus LP too. The energy in “UPWARDS” is just too infectious for me. I'll include now 41-100 which took a lot of typing! 041: Djrum “A Tune For Us” Debut: 2nd February 2025 / CR: 39-30-23-15-12-10-07-06-07-12-21-30-41-48 (14 weeks) 042: FKA twigs “Striptease” Debut: 30th March 2025 / CR: 48-31-25-19-11-09-06-04-06-11-20-29-38-48 (14 weeks) 043: Nia Archives & Clipz “Maia Maia” Debut: 28th September 2025 / CR: 40-32-26-20-16-12-09-06-06-11-17-27-39-45† (14 weeks.. so far) 044: Maria Somerville “Garden” Debut: 23rd March 2025 / CR: 47-36-26-20-13-09-05-03-06-10-18-30-41-48 (14 weeks) 045: Nilüfer Yanya “Cold Heart” Debut: 4th May 2025 / CR: 38-30-24-18-12-08-04-05-10-16-22-33-43 (13 weeks) 046: HVOB “What They Gave Me” Debut: 24th November 2024 / CR: 45-32-22-13-09-05-02-01-01-02-04-06-10-17-29-43-49 (17 weeks) 047: Andy Bell ft. Dot Allison and Michael Rother “i'm in love...” Debut: 12th January 2025 / CR: 36-27-18-10-05-03-04-08-14-20-33-41-47 (13 weeks) 048: Ms* Gloom “Joker” Debut: 10th August 2025 / CR: 40-31-23-16-11-08-04-06-11-16-22-36-44 (13 weeks) 049: Alex G “Afterlife” Debut: 15th June 2025 / CR: 37-23-14-08-06-04-06-08-15-24-33-43-49 (13 weeks) 050: Sophia Stel “Everyone Falls Asleep In Their Own Time” Debut: 13th July 2025 / CR: 36-23-16-12-09-06-06-09-12-18-31-42-50 (13 weeks) 051: Little Simz “Free” Debut: 11th May 2025 / CR: 46-33-25-19-15-09-08-05-06-13-21-30-42 (13 weeks) 052: Debby Friday “1/17” Debut: 23rd March 2025 / CR: 38-22-13-06-04-03-04-09-16-26-36-48 (12 weeks) 053: Demise Of Love “Strange Little Consequence” Debut: 2nd March 2025 / CR: 40-25-17-11-06-04-05-08-13-18-33-45 (12 weeks) 054: Maruja “Look Down On Us” Debut: 11th May 2025 / CR: 37-29-24-16-13-06-03-06-11-18-28-39-48 (13 weeks) 055: jasmine.4.t “Elephant” Debut: 27th October 2024 / CR: 36-23-17-10-04-01-01-01-01-01-01-02-03-04-06-09-13-21-31-41-48 (21 weeks) 056: Sky Ferreira “Leash” Debut: 5th January 2025 / CR: 39-24-12-05-03-04-05-09-17-27-40-48 (12 weeks) 057: yeule “Evangelic Girl Is a Gun” Debut: 13th April 2025 / CR: 47-36-27-19-15-11-07-04-07-16-21-33-44 (13 weeks) 058: Oli XL ft. Chanel Beads “Love & Pop” Debut: 28th September 2025 / CR: 46-36-27-18-12-07-05-08-11-21-30-37-37-43† (14 weeks.. so far) 059: Avalon Emerson “Treat Mode” Debut: 6th April 2025 / CR: 46-34-24-18-15-13-08-05-09-16-25-34-44 (13 weeks) 060: Daniel Avery ft. Cecile Believe “Rapture in Blue” Debut: 3rd August 2025 / CR: 40-28-18-10-06-07-09-12-19-26-32-39-47 (13 weeks) 061: Marie Davidson “Fun Times” Debut: 23rd March 2025 / CR: 40-25-17-11-07-05-06-11-18-27-35-45 (12 weeks) 062: Jacob Alon “Don’t Fall Asleep” Debut: 2nd November 2025 / CR: 39-26-14-08-03-02-02-02-04† (9 weeks.. so far) 063: Marie Davidson “Demolition” Debut: 19th January 2025 / CR: 38-28-20-13-08-07-06-08-15-25-38-49 (12 weeks) 064: Addison Rae “Headphones On” Debut: 20th April 2025 / CR: 35-24-16-12-10-08-08-12-21-28-36-46 (12 weeks) 065: Pulp “Spike Island” Debut: 20th April 2025 / CR: 48-35-27-22-19-16-13-10-15-24-31-23-35-47 (14 weeks) 066: Maria Usbeck “Mantarraya” Debut: 9th March 2025 / CR: 45-31-22-16-11-08-06-08-14-24-34-46 (12 weeks) 067: Little Simz ft. Obongjayar & Moonchild Sanelly “Flood” Debut: 2nd March 2025 / CR: 36-24-18-13-10-08-07-11-20-30-41-47 (12 weeks) 068: Cheetah + Nia Archives “Get Loose” Debut: 27th April 2025 / CR: 39-28-20-15-11-07-06-11-18-26-39-37 (12 weeks) 069: Alex G “June Guitar” Debut: 7th September 2025 / CR: 35-25-18-12-07-06-09-15-23-30-41 (11 weeks) 070: Yawning Portal “In Iowa / My City” Debut: 19th October 2025 / CR: 47-33-20-12-09-07-07-11-18-28-33† (11 weeks.. so far) 071: CLIPZ & SHERELLE “Meet Me At The Temple” Debut: 17th November 2024 / CR: 40-33-29-21-17-15-11-10-05-04-06-08-10-18-32-45-50 (17 weeks) 072: John Glacier ft. Sampha “Ocean Steppin'” Debut: 9th February 2025 / CR: 40-30-22-16-11-10-08-11-18-30-43 (11 weeks) 073: The Itch “Space In The Cab” Debut: 9th November 2025 / CR: 37-25-14-05-03-01-01-01† (8 weeks.. so far) 074: Sudan Archives “MY TYPE / YEA YEA YEA” Debut: 31st August 2025 / CR: 39-29-23-17-13-10-08-11-19-29-44-50 (12 weeks) 075: Disiniblud “Blue Rags, Raging Wind [Kerry McCoy Remix] / Traces in the Window [Live]” Debut: 2nd November 2025 / CR: 42-31-21-15-10-05-04-06-10† (9 weeks.. so far) 076: Jenny Hval “The artist is absent (89 seconds rewrite)” Debut: 4th May 2025 / CR: 37-28-25-22-15-09-07-12-18-30-43 (11 weeks) 077: Rochelle Jordan “Crave” Debut: 8th June 2025 / CR: 37-30-22-16-12-08-11-15-20-33-45 (11 weeks) 078: Daniel Avery “Digital Rain (EC1 Edit)” Debut: 1st December 2024 / CR: 48-41-34-34-27-20-14-10-07-07-12-16-24-42-48 (15 weeks) 079: Cruel Sister “IRON PILLS” Debut: 13th July 2025 / CR: 45-34-25-19-14-11-07-12-18-27-40 (11 weeks) 080: After “300 Dreams” Debut: 30th March 2025 / CR: 39-29-23-17-12-12-10-12-19-33-49 (11 weeks) 081: Digital Crush “Far and Away” Debut: 6th April 2025 / CR: 40-26-16-10-07-05-09-17-32-46 (10 weeks) 082: Model/Actriz “Diva” Debut: 8th June 2025 / CR: 39-28-20-12-09-07-12-19-28-39-48 (11 weeks) 083: Deep Thrills “Truth Before Dare” Debut: 2nd March 2025 / CR: 46-34-24-15-12-10-09-12-22-32-45 (11 weeks) 084: Luna Morgenstern “Heartbreak Hotel” Debut: 2nd February 2025 / CR: 47-32-21-12-07-05-08-16-26-39-49 (11 weeks) 085: Austra “Siren Song” Debut: 26th October 2025 / CR: 46-35-29-18-12-09-07-11-19-28† (10 weeks.. so far) 086: Yves Yumor & NINA “We Dont Count” Debut: 3rd August 2025 / CR: 46-32-25-18-13-09-11-14-20-34-47 (11 weeks) 087: Pangaea “Manía” Debut: 25th May 2025 / CR: 40-29-21-13-10-08-10-17-30-41 (10 weeks) 088: Leon Vynehall & Beau Nox “Cruel Love” Debut: 22nd June 2025 / CR: 37-24-15-11-09-08-13-21-35-47 (10 weeks) 089: Nuovo Testamento “Dream On” Debut: 6th July 2025 / CR: 40-28-19-12-10-08-12-20-32-42-50 (11 weeks) 090: Sampha “Cumulus / Memory” Debut: 26th October 2025 / CR: 48-40-32-26-21-16-12-10-08-11† (10 weeks.. so far) 091: Destroyer ft. Fiver “Bologna” Debut: 12th January 2025 / CR: 50-43-36-26-19-14-11-09-13-23-36-46 (12 weeks) 092: Witch Post “Twin Fawn” Debut: 9th November 2025 / CR: 36-27-19-13-09-07-07-05† (8 weeks.. so far) 093: Lauren Auder “yes” Debut: 9th November 2025 / CR: 39-29-22-15-08-05-03-03† (8 weeks.. so far) 094: SPELLLING “Portrait of My Heart” Debut: 12th January 2025 / CR: 35-25-16-11-07-09-14-21-38-50 (10 weeks) 095: Father John Misty “She Cleans Up” Debut: 5th January 2025 / CR: 37-27-21-15-13-08-12-19-35-46 (10 weeks) 096: Nourished by Time “BABY BABY” Debut: 14th September 2025 / CR: 46-41-32-24-17-12-09-13-18-32-44 (11 weeks) 097: Sassy 009 ft. Blood Orange “Tell Me” Debut: 19th October 2025 / CR: 42-31-25-17-12-09-12-20-33-41-50† (11 weeks.. so far) 098: Four Tet “Into Dust (Still Falling)” Debut: 29th June 2025 / CR: 40-31-23-18-13-09-13-22-31-44 (10 weeks) 099: Ethel Cain “Punish” Debut: 24th November 2024 / CR: 31-18-11-04-02-02-03-03-05-08-15-25-36-48 (14 weeks) 100: Lianne La Havas “Disarray” Debut: 2nd November 2025 / CR: 50-33-24-20-17-15-12-10-13† (9 weeks.. so far)

Happy New Year! Welcome to the final poll of 2025's best electronica, firstly a big s/o to the ever hard working @k👠th for holding the fort last month and helping to put together this month's playlist - there are still a few brave artists releasing new singles in the musical and cultural wasteland of the 'December release schedule' so big props to those who have released and made the playlist this month. Thank you to those who voted in the poll last month, we actually ended up with another tie between Danny L Harle, Oklou & MNEK's collab. “Crystallise My Tears” and Overmono's “Paradise Runner” - so there is a tie-breaker to decide this month. In terms of this month, there is a wide selection of new & well established artists with modern club energy and emotionally charged electronica for you to enjoy! Plus some unexpected swerves, and also a cheers to Tourist who nods towards our artwork for ETotM on their new album artwork! Please vote for your 3 favourites. Thanks x November 2025 Results: Danny L Harle, Oklou & MNEK - Crystallise My Tears 4 Overmono - Paradise Runner 4 FKA twigs - HARD 3 Tourist - Veil 3 BICEP & Benjamin Damage - CHROMA 011 A.L.O.E II 2 G Jones & Eprom - By Your Side 2 Ms* Gloom - Got It In Tha Mix 2 Clark - Janus Modal 1 Cobrah - Torn 1 Confidence Man - Damaged Goods 1 Eera - The Sky Thats Between Us 1 Effective Power - Taiga 1 MISS LUXURY - my sex 1 Sega Bodega & Vashti Bunyan - Pipe 1 Tommy Holohan - Keep Suffering 1 ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ - ཬɷԾㅍ ꉺლ༽༼இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝ ◉፨∷▲∵⣎⡇ ⃝͢ oOo▲༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؙؖ⁽⁾ا⦁⁾⁽ؙۜؖء؞ૣ࿆˜☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝ ◉፨∷▲∵⣎⡇ ⃝͢ oOo▲ 0 Geo22 & FREE JIMI - Est 0 Kelly Lee Owens - LOSE YOUR HEAD 0 STÜM & X & Ivy - We Left The Lights On 0 Trudge & CAIVA - Shades of Hesitation 0 December 2025 Contenders: A.G. Cook “Dread - The Moment” Confidence Man “17” CRUSH3d “give it all” Cullen Enslin “Gliding” Floating Points “Corner Of My Eye” Geo22 “Higher” Habstrakt & Asdek “Won't You” Jasper Tygner “Life Expected” KÉDU CARLÖ “Fighting” KUČKA “Never Give Up On Loving You” LB aka LABAT and Sam Alfred “Rainy Days (but it's all good)” Loose Goose & A-Trak “holding on” Perel “Busy DJ” Rose Gray “April [Daniel Avery Remix]” Sassy 009 ft. yunè pinku “Mirrors” sim0ne “freaky” Skin On Skin “Let Me Say This” Tourist “In Unison” UFO95 “Mind Dissolution” Vitesse X “Memori” 2025 Winners: January: DJ HEARTSTRING “Last Time Under Purple Skies” February: HAAi “Can’t Stand To Lose” March: DEBBY FRIDAY “1/17” April: HVOB “Void” May: TDJ & Clara Kimera “On and On (You Lie)” June: TDJ & Danny L Harle “Shoreline” July: Danny L Harle & PinkPantheress “Starlight” August: Sofia Kourtesis “Corazón” September: DJ_Dave “Airglow” October: Danny L Harle & Caroline Polachek “Azimuth”