CMU Approved CMU Playlists

CMU Approved in 2018

By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 10 January 2019

Last year a total of 186 artists passed through the CMU Approved column, providing you with a steady stream of excellent new music. Catch up with all (almost all, anyway) of those acts in this Spotify playlist.

Here’s the full tracklist:

Whipped Cream – Luv
Farai – National Gangster
Kid Koala & Trixie Whitley – All For You
Ida Kudo – Gold
Drillminister – Brexit
Holly Herndon & Jlin – Godmother
Galya Bisengalieva – Tulpar
Ex:Re – Romance
Clozee – Spiral
Charlotte Adigéry – Paténipat
Laura León – Perception No 1: Arthur Zerktuoni
Ama – Monochrome
Alexa Melo – Hollow
Otha – I’m On Top
Balatron – Munnin
Flavien Berger – Castelmaure
Fofoulah – Seye
Smolalienbaby – Just So Sad I Can’t See You Anymore
Hxxs – Seppuku
Gola – The Line
Ben Crosland – Rainbow Hill
Kai Whiston – Lux
Orla Gartland – Between My Teeth
Shundugzo – Paper
Yama Warashi – Jyomon Doki Doki
Beast – Paprika Shorts
Unloved – Crash Boom Bang
Missy – Hate Me
Kills Birds – Worthy Girl
Gaye Su Akyol – İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir
Desire – Tears From Heaven
KO – Intro
Memoryhook – Nothing To Do
Sofie Waterson – Half Asleep
TSVI – Hossam
Kirkis – Dead Nightclub
Elkka – Talkin
Penelope Trappes – Connector
Cuts – A Gradual Decline
Ayia – Slow
Koalas – Imaging
Bruce – What
Norma – Another Red Day
Rrucculla – Icy Blue Coral
Gabi – Wild Sunflowers
Bliss Signal – Surge
Bryan Chapman – Cut The Kids In Half
Ouri – Escape
Kailee Morgue – Siren
Sneers – No Man Is Poetry
Masayoshi Fujita – Book Of Life
Hekla – Heyr Himna Smiður
Ah! Kosmos – Wide
Maarja Nuut & Ruum – Haned Kadunud
Daniel Avery – Glitter (Jon Hopkins Remix)
Shur-I-Kan – State Of Emergency
David Allred – The Garden
Chris Parmenidis – 8B5C3B++
Albecq – Flare
Marie Davidson – So Right
Yves Tumor – Licking An Orchid
Yuri Urano – Autline
Puffyshoes – Let’s Fall In Love
Fiona Brice – String Quartet No 1, Mvt 1
Arc Iris – $GNMS
SK Shlomo – Invisible
The Holy – Fanfare III
Tolliver – Emmanuel
Daniel Brandt – Flamingo
Vonica – Swing State
Miii – Hades
Caterina Barbieri – How To Decode An Illusion
Sasha – Waterworks
De De Mouse – Be Yourself
Invisible Minds – 905 Users!
Elizabete Balčus – IKA
H Grimace – In The Body
Hiro Kane – Pure Expenditure
Ishmael Ensemble – Full Circle
Tunde Olaniran – I’m Here
Kyo & Jeuru – Take Me Home
Amy Shark – I Said Hi
The Eye Of Time – Foldings
Amnesia Scanner – AS AWOL
The Long Now – Restoration
James BKS – Kwele
Soho Rezanejad – I Wasn’t Made To Swallow the Tide
Gulp – Claudia
The Lemon Twigs – If You Give Enough
Midori Takada & Lafawndah – Le Renard Bleu
True Adventures – Brasil
Pete Spiby – Bible Studies
LibraLibra – Tongues
Ama//Mizu – Fil De Lune
New Optimism – Jet Setters
Moonoversun – Friendz
Marika Takeuchi – Found
Ebony Bones – No Black In The Union Jack
Our Girl – In My Head
Lotic – Solace
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch – Fracture Points
Eliza Shaddad – My Body
Khalab – Dense
Hockeysmith – Holy War
VTR – Soul To Skin
Haiku Salut – Cold To Crack The Stones
HMLTD – Pictures Of You
Accü – Did You Count Your Eyes?
Impey – The Deluge
Nala – Look At Me
Mina Rose – Paradise
Sudan Archives – Nont For Sale
Benin City – Bus
Farveblind – Jewel (feat Paul Stephan)
Yasha – Landing In 206
Aro Vana – XVII
Flohio – Bands
Hatis Noit – Illogical Lullaby
Uniting Of Opposites – Ancient Lights
Yuno – Why For
Eartheater – CLIT
Molina – Hey Kids
Tallsaint – I’m A Woman (After All)
Luke Marzec – Will We Ever Carry On
Oliver Way – Music Is So Special
Oh Maddie – Oh Maddie
Ravyn Lenae – 4 Leaf Clover
Jo Passed – Glass
Malory – Nuclear Brandy
Seraphina – Mistress Mayhem
Sasha Sloan – Normal
Eku Fantasy – Living On The Outside
Tess Roby – Catalyst
The Presolar Sands – Our Loss/Your Reward
Patrick Paige II – On My Mind / Charge It To The Game
Bryde – Peace
Therese Lithner – Drown
Nava – Ritual
Kate NV – дуб Oak
Mellah – Paseo
Laura Jean – Touchstone
Faces On TV – Dancing After All
Pole Siblings – How Low
Kerry Devine – Away From The Mountains
Eckoes – SBF
Liza Anne – Small Talks
Someone – Chain Reaction
Mmph – Sun God
Oklou – Friendless
Fyfe & Iskra Strings – Hold Us Down
Sabiyha – Bird
Jess Williamson – I See The White
TT – Love Leaks
Angie McMahon – Missing Me
Agar Agar – Fangs Out
Ty – Eyes Open
Aïsha Devi – Inner State Of Alchemy
Sibille Attar – Run
Natalie Prass – Short Court Style
Okla – Acedia
Animal Hack – Body
Helena Deland – Take It All
G Flip – About You
Lucrecia Dalt – Tar
Moss Kena – Square One
Syrra – Sick
Upsahl – Kiss Me Now
Æ Mak – Glow
No Joy / Sonic Boom – Obsession
Dessa – 5 Out Of 6
Kudo Kamome – Middle Of The End
Mija – Notice Me
Elohim – Fuck Your Money
Anna – Hidden Beauties
Peggy Gou – It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)
Jenny Wilson – Rapin*
Tommy Cash – Pussy Money Weed
Baloji – Soleil De Volt
Computer Magic – Delirium (Don’t Follow The Sheep)
Kareen Lomax – Been In Love
Moaning – Artificial
Takara Araki – Paranoia
Warmduscher – Big Wilma
Made In Paris – Erratic
Park Jiha – Sounds From The Moon
Raindear – Diamonds In My Chest
Shirt – Flight Home
Kosmo Kat – LAE