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These are this week’s Bandcamp essentials (4th September)

Starting life as a way of supporting the artists and labels impacted through the coronavirus pandemic, as well as releases supporting other causes and initiatives, we've launched a weekly roundup of the most vital Bandcamp releases. On this fee-free Friday, DJ Mag's editorial team have collated essential compilations, EPs, and albums from the likes of Fauzia, Bored Lord, A.G. Anz, Parris, Fort Evil Fruit, Al Wootton, Edge Slayer, and more

The pandemic of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has had a devastating impact on our scene, leading to the cancellation of countless club nights and festivals across the world.

Artists have been heavily impacted too, having their main revenue streams disconnected for the foreseeable future.

With tour cancellations and festival postponements leaving many members of the international electronic music community out of pocket, Bandcamp has become an even more vital platform for supporting the music you love, with 80% of all sales from the online music store going directly to artists and labels. In March, the platform announced it would be waiving its revenue share for all sales for one day, and on Friday 20th, took no cut from purchases made. In total, $4.3 million was spent on music over the course of 24 hours, all going straight to the creators. Throughout lockdown, Bandcamp continued to waive their fees on the first Friday of every month up to July, as well as on 19th June (Juneteenth), when the platform donated 100% of its profits to the NAACP Legal Defence Fund. Last month, it was announced that a fee-free "Bandcamp Friday" would take place on the first Friday of each month for the rest of 2020. 

As a show of solidarity to support the artists and labels impacted through the pandemic, and to continue supporting initiatives and organisations, we launched a weekly roundup of the most vital Bandcamp releases.

Today is yet another fee-free Friday on Bandcamp, with 100% of proceeds from sales going straight to artists. With that in mind, DJ Mag's editorial team have collated essential tracks, compilations, EPs, and albums from the likes of Fauzia, Bored Lord, A.G. Anz, Parris, Fort Evil Fruit, Fio Fa, Al Wootton, Edge Slayer, and more. Check them out below.

VA
'Love Amazonia'

Lemzly Dale
'Farewell EP' [Pearly Whites]

Bored Lord
'delusional breaks'

Plastician
'Plastician Presents - Wavepool 3' [Terror Rhythm]

Pessimist
'Atyeo' [Ilian Tape]

Anz
'Loos In Twos (NRG)' [Hessle Audio]

Denham Audio
'Feel The Panic' [Lobster Theremin]

Fauzia
'are you hoping for a miracle?'

VA
'Woozy001' [Woozy]

Nightwave
'River Serpent' [Hotflush]

gloworm
'gloworm2020'

V/A
'HOA012' [HAUS of ALTR]

LR Groove
'Fak' uSos / Format' [Renk Groove Recordings]

R.Kitt
'Orainn 02' [Orainn]

Fio Fa
'Take Off' [Fungie]

Bar Italia
'Quarrel' [World Music]

Howie Lee
'7 Weapons Series' [Maloca]

Parris
'Polychrome Swim' [The Trilogy Tapes]

Blacksea Não Maya
'Máquina de Vénus' [Príncipe]

Demae
'Life Works Out​.​.​. Usually' [Touching Bass]

God Knows
'Who's Asking? II' [Fly High Society]

Jelani, CJ
'XJ​-​14 // Banned From ModularGrid'

V/A
'XquisiteForce​.​collection​/​01' [SFX]

Kate Carr
'Splinters'

A.G.
'[virgo]'

Neneh Cherry
'Broken Politics Remixes' [Smalltown Supersound]

V/A
'Extra Muros - Kenya' [FLEE]

DJ Noir x Sonic D
'The Swell' [Juke Bounce Werk]

Kanyon
'EP4'

John FM
'American Spirit'

Lurka
'Damage'

Ruff Sqwad
'Pied Piper (High Class Filter Jungle Flip)'

DJ JM
'Nasty, but attractive'

Kareem Ali
'Soul Flex' [Fort Evil Fruit]

V/A
'Complex Contrast' [Yin Yang Label]

Edge Slayer
'DARK THOUGHTS'

Fomorian Vein
'Focal Point' [Fort Evil Fruit]

Kush Jones
'Strictly 4 My CDJZ 11'

Al Wootton
'Snake Dance' [Livity Sound]