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RPM Charts – Mid-September

Top 10: 1. RUSTIE - Green Language / Warp 2. JIM-E STACK - Tell Me I Belong / Innovative Leisure 3. FALTYDL - In The Wild / Ninja Tune 4. MNDSGN - Yawn Zen / Stones Throw 5. BASEMENT JAXX…

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RPM Charts – Beginning of September!

Top 10: 1. RUSTIE - Green Language / Warp 2. JIM-E STACK - Tell Me I Belong / Innovative Leisure 3. LONE - Reality Testing / R&S 4. SOPHIE - Lemonade/Hard / Numbers 5. SAINT PEPSI - Fiona Coyne/Fall Harder [7-Inch]…

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RPM Charts – Mid-July

Top 10: 1. LONE - Reality Testing / R&S 2. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 3. MARTYN - The Air Between Words / Ninja Tune 4. CHROMEO - White Women / Atlantic 5. DIGITALISM - "Wolves" [Single] /…

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RPM Charts – Week of July 1st

Top 10: 1. LONE - Reality Testing / R&S 2. CHROMEO - White Women / Atlantic 3. DEADMAU5 - While(1<2) / mau5trap-Astralwerks 4. TAYLOR MCFERRIN - Early Riser / Brainfeeder 5. BADBADNOTGOOD - III / Innovative Leisure 6. LIDO -…

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RPM Charts – End of June

Top 10: 1. CHROMEO - White Women / Atlantic 2. DEADMAU5 - While(1<2) / mau5trap-Astralwerks 3. LONE - Reality Testing / R&S 4. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 5. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 6. VARIOUS ARTISTS -…

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RPM Charts – 2nd Week in June

Top 10: 1. CHROMEO - White Women / Atlantic 2. VARIOUS ARTISTS - Hyperdub 10.1 / Hyperdub 3. BADBADNOTGOOD - III / Innovative Leisure 4. TOURIST - Patterns / Monday 5. HETEROTIC - Weird Drift / Planet Mu 6. PARKINSON WHITE…

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RPM Charts, Last Week in May

Top 10: 1. TEEBS - Estara / Brainfeeder 2. CHROME SPARKS - Goddess / Future Classic 3. HETEROTIC - Weird Drift / Planet Mu 4. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 5. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 6…

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End of May, New RPM

America takes a 3-day holiday. If you're planning on spending some time listening to new electronic dance/RPM music, we recommend the following. For maximum results, try two a day: TEEBS - Estar / Brainfeeder  CHROME SPARKS - Goddess / Future…

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Early May New RPM

Lots of new electronic dance/RPM music coming through the door at KZSC. Here's ten for starters: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. HETEROTIC - Weird Drift / Planet Mu 3. RYAN HEMSWORTH - Guilt Trips /…

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RPM Charts – April 29th

Top 10: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 3. PANTHER GOD - Golden Changes / Outside 4. EVIAN CHRIST - Waterfall [EP] / Tri Angle 5. SUPER DUPER - Diamonds And…

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New RPM Music For April’s End

The spinning doesn't stop in April...here's a hot list of new electronic dance music playing on KZSC: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 3. PANTHER GOD - Golden Changes / Outside…

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RPM Charts – April 8th

Top 10: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. PANTHER GOD - Golden Changes / Outside 3. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 4. EVIAN CHRIST - Waterfall [EP] / Tri Angle 5. S-TYPE - "Billboard (Lido Remix)"…

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RPM Charts – April 1st

This is no joke! Top 10: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 3. THOMAS WHITE - Ariose [EP] / Paradisiaca 4. WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 5. GIGANTA - Force…

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RPM Charts – March 25th

Top 10: 1 TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 2 CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 3 WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 4 ACTRESS - Ghettoville / Werkdiscs-Ninja Tune 5 PATTEN - Estoile Naiant / Warp 6…

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RPM Charts – March 17th

Top 10: 1 TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 2 ILLUM SPHERE - Ghosts Of Then And Now / Ninja Tune 3 WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 4 JEROME LOL - Deleted/Fool [EP] / Friends of Friends 5 HASTA…

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RPM Charts – March 10th

Top 1o: 1 ILLUM SPHERE - Ghosts Of Then And Now / Ninja Tune 2 LEE BANNON - Alternate/Endings / Ninja Tune 3 ACTRESS - Ghettoville / Werkdiscs-Ninja Tune 4 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - R Plus Seven / Warp 5…

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RPM Charts – March 4th

Top 10: 1 MACHINEDRUM - Fenris District [EP] / Ninja Tune 2 HASTA - Floral [EP]  / Apothecary 3 CASHMERE CAT - Wedding Bells [EP] / LuckyMe 4 BURIAL - Rival Dealer  / Hyperdub 5 LEE BANNON - Alternate/Endings / Ninja Tune 6 ACTRESS -…

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New RPM in Mid-January

How are you doing with 2014 so far? Here's how new releases look in electronic/RPM music at KZSC: 1 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 2 POLICY Postscript 100% Silk 3 BURIAL Rival Dealer Hyperdub 4 SPECIAL REQUEST Soul Music Houndstooth…

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