Max In The World & Kroba – Structures Of Feeling 1 

Don’t tell Simon Reynolds, but this New York duo may have cribbed the name of their latest EP from cultural theorist Raymond Williams — ‘Structures Of Feeling 1’ is not, however, just chin-scratching conceptronica. This is dubbed-out deep house journeys led by Kroba’s ascendent sax lines and Max In The World’s pillowy pads, tied together by kicks that patiently pull your body into their orbit. As today’s structures of feeling — for Williams, the bubbling cauldron that is social experience — slide toward earth-burning, AI-mediated alienation, this record implores reconnection with ourselves and those dancing next to us, holding out hope in mutual presence.