Editors Note: This is a staff-sourced article. We feel this list is extremely difficult to calculate as there are too many factors at play. We allow our staff to submit their favorite choices based on personal opinions and individual tastes.
When it comes to releases, the extended play (EP) represents a snapshot of what an artist is capable of. It’s where new ideas are experimented upon and old ones are chiseled. While they might be shorter than LPs, that doesn’t mean they lack in quality. In fact, being concise and deliberate with your creative aesthetic is exactly what makes an EP good.
Whether it’s two songs or six, every EP presents a unique narrative worth checking out. Over the past year, we’ve been in a unique position to identify and observe hundreds of EPs from all across the electronic music spectrum. Out of these releases, these are the 15 that we believe stand above the rest.
Alejo – Tough Cuts Vol 3.
Comisar – Vision Realms
Crawdad Sniper – Squid Pro Quo
Detox Unit – Limninal
Distinct Motive – Snakes
Hamdi – Counting
Halogenix – Lost Friends
Kizer – Ultra Move
Lone Drum – Dashed
Monty – No Sunset For Soul
Murkury – Retrograde
Ocula – Come Around
Ooga – Caveman
Resonant Language – Input Slope
Yoko – The Masquerade
