Diskotopia Shares Fall/Winter 2016-2017 Free Compilation Featuring Greeen Linez, Foodman And More

ByPatrick St. Michel

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Tokyo label Diskotopia has been releasing free compilations near the end of the year since 2014, and they have thus far been very strong collections gathering producers from and near their universe together. The Fall/Winter 2016-2017 Free Compilation continues that quality tradition, featuring co-founders A Taut Line and BD1982…and their joint project Greeen Linez, whose “This Listening Winter” kicks off the collection with a nice, spacious warmth. From there, artists such as Submerse (with the fuzzy “Safehouse”) and Fujimoto Tetsuro (with the spliced-up funk of “Roof”), though the pair that most intrigued us over here beyond the WordPress dash were Taiwan’s Meuko! Meuko!…and familiar favorite Foodman. Slight spoiler — he’s pretttttty high up on this blog’s year-end list, so we are down for all new music from him, and “Amenbo Wodori” finds him creating a breezy, bubbly number apt for a summer festival. Get it here, or listen below.

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