Drumcode’s beloved A-Sides compilation makes a welcome return after a two-year absence, with a mammoth 25-track feast covering every shade of the techno spectrum. The project was devised in 2012 as a way of showcasing the wealth of strong material Adam Beyer receives each year, which due to Drumcode’s busy release schedule, might not otherwise find a home on the label. Since then, it’s grown to become an essential fixture on the techno release schedule and a marker for where the genre stands in any given year. Following his standout contribution on the last A-Sides compilation in 2020 with ‘Galactic Rainbow’, Jay Lumen’s leads the charge with ‘Astronaut’, which will be the compilation’s first single. A scintillating peak-time cut, it is propelled by psychedelic synths, a razor-sharp bottom end and a drama-filled break which come together for seven thrilling minutes of dancefloor destruction.