MusicNew Music FridayNew Music Friday: 6 albums to stream this weekEcco2k drops a surprise EP, Tohji delivers a super-charged dose of electrotrap, and Miami duo Basside’s album features a collaboration with late producer SOPHIEShareLink copied ✔️April 2, 2021MusicNew Music FridayTextGünseli Yalcinkaya An inner conflict runs through PXE, Swedish artist Ecco2k’s introspective new EP. Set against the static of an electricity pylon, the accompanying visuals, made in collaboration with illustrator Freddy Carrasco, imagine the album as a dialogue between two characters named ‘Ecco’ and ‘Echo’. Each track plays out like a manga strip. “I want a human body/ I want to be someone,” one cries out. The other beckons, “I don’t wanna be your dream boy anymore,” as a wave of static engulfs the listener. Unlike his debut album E, a collaboration between Yves Tumor, Gud, and Mechatok, PXE was produced entirely by Arogundade, and marks a new chapter in the Drain Gang co-founder’s work. The lyrics have a diaristic quality that, combined with a pop-punk angst, feel both achingly beautiful and feverish all at the same time. At just over 10 minutes, PXE is a shock of an album; its high-voltage sound hits you like a system seizure. Elsewhere, Japanese Soundcloud star Tohji delivers a super-charged dose of electrotrap, Ghanian drill star Yaw Tog drops a melodic debut, and Miami duo Basside’s album features a collaboration with late producer SOPHIE. BASSIDE, FUCK IT UP <a href="https://basside.bandcamp.com/album/fuck-it-up-ep-prod-sophie">FUCK IT UP EP [Prod. SOPHIE] by Basside</a> ECCO2K, PXE IGLOOGHOST, LEI LINE EON LA FEMME, PARADIGMES TOHJI, KUUGA YAW TOG, TIME Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREInside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl SweatshirtVanmoofWhat went down at Dazed and VanMoof’s joyride around Berlin7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music? InstagramIntroducing Instagram’s 2025 Rings winnersThe KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south London