February 2012
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January 2012
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Battles | 'Dross Glop 1'
Today, Battles announced the first installment of their four-part 12” remix series Dross Glop, due out on February 6. Featuring stellar remixes from Gui Boratto and The Field, Dross Glop 1 sets the bar high, and given that no announcements have yet been made regarding who might yet be on the roster for the remaining three releases, it’s pretty fair to expect some surprises. You can...
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December 2011
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November 2011
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Tracks on the Radar: October to November
Aaaaaand, we’re back, our coffers are full of all kinds of treats culled from that unexpected hiatus. There have been quite a lot of recent releases worth squawking about in this last month (plus or minus), so to get things rolling, here’s our round-up of the little somethings we’ve been listening to during the transition into Autumn. Consider this a first pass at what’s been on...
October 2011
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Future Islands | 'On The Water'
If there’s one thing that’s always deeply satisfying to stumble across, it’s the fabled sleeper album; the one that slips past listener radar and across the reviews without perking up ears attuned to seeking that which deserves second and third listens, landing in your lap like it was gold wrapped in tinfoil. Open the wrapper, and you’ll see that what you’ve got is...
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Out Today/ Tomorrow: Martyn | 'Ghost People'
You can now hear an an exclusive stream of the new album from Martyn, Ghost People, via the good folks with Mixmag. This is Martyn’s first full-length foray out of the world of his own label, 3024, finding the producer on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder imprint.
As is to be expected, these tracks pretty clearly straddle that ever-dissolving line between the worlds of dubstep and techno...
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Gotan Project | 'La Revancha En Cumbia'
For lovers of Latin-infused electronic music of any variety, Gotan Project’s seminal La Revancha Del Tango was a landmark album. The effortless fusion of tango with downtempo was infectious to the ear, and easily made the body move. There’s been little else like it since, and though Gotan have released quite a lot of material in the interim years, nothing has had quite the very same...
September 2011
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WatchDeepchord | “Sheremetyevo Airport (Moscow)”
Dub techno pioneer and the man behind Deepchord, Rod Modell, gives a rare interview with Inverted Audio, and where he discusses his musical development, how growing up in Detroit has informed his compositions, his studio setup, and the evolution of his Deepchord project. In addition, he shares an exclusive track (above), in which the primary...
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Mix of the Moment: Objekt | Leisure System Radio...
Mystery producer of the moment TJ Hertz, aka Objekt, brings us a promo mix in advance of his scheduled performance for Leisure System at Berghain on September 16 (and by the way, that lineup looks ridiculous). In keeping with the vagueness of his persona, he states at the very beginning of the recording, “Here’s some music I won’t be playing,” and for what you can expect...
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Slidecamp | "Geometer"
This is news that’s been a long time in the making. SF/LA duo Slidecamp (aka Boreta and Comma) are finally releasing their self-titled first album on Alpha Pup Records offshoot Glass Air next Tuesday, September 6. Check out the first cut, titled “Geometer”, below—it’s a chillwave dreamscape workout, and one hell of an opener. If you haven’t heard these guys...
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August 2011
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Mano Le Tough | 'Stories EP'
The latest effort from Mano Le Tough looks like it’s going to be absolutely gorgeous. Titled the Stories EP, you can find it out on London imprint Buzzin’ Fly on September 19/20. For now, check out the samples below.
Mano Le Tough / ‘Stories EP’ by buzzinfly
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Mix of the Moment: tobias. Live at Berghain 9.7.11
Just in time for the weekend comes this bit of hard, dark techno from Tobias Freund’s latest incarnation, tobias. Taken from the release party for his album, Leaning Over Backwards (Ostgut Ton), that took place at Berghain last month, this is a deeply gratifying set that jacks hard, but still retains that body-moving tight balance between tension and release that has become so...
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Mix of the Moment: Four Tet Fabriclive 59 Promo...
A promo mix for an upcoming mix? Well, sure, says Four Tet, whose mix for Fabriclive—no. 59 in the series—is already gaining so much attention one might as well fan the flames. So, here he is with an exclusive 30-minute mini workout for the folks with Radio Magnetic—just think of this one as your warm-up.
Four Tet Fabriclive 59 Promo Mix by Radio Magnetic on Mixcloud
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New White Label from Jacques Greene
After dropping one hell of a stunner remix on us all in the first in a series of offerings being commissioned by Radiohead, Jacques Greene once again graces our aural palettes, this time with a mystery white label 10”, on offer only via Boomkat. The samples of this one (which you can hear below) sound like the addition of some much-needed color to what has slowly devolved into the bland,...
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Legowelt Releases Free Album | 'The TEAC Life'
Though it is not always apparent, like every other form of music, techno has its purists and its innovators; its lovers of analog and its pushers of digital. As an artist who emerged right as the transition between these two schools of thought really began to take hold, Legowelt is one of the most prolific of the last standing proponents of true “old school” aesthetic, and he wants...
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WatchFull stop. Very excited to see this is happening. George is still very missed, indeed.
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Regis | 'In A Syrian Tongue' EP
Straight out of Sandwell District’s camp comes a new EP from Regis on brand new London label Blackest Ever Black. You can already preorder copies of this one via Boomkat, and if you’re a sucker for cool album art, it’s best to hurry, as the first 500 copies come in the picture sleeve you see above.
Hard, dark techno doesn’t get much more fierce than Regis, and on this...
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Skudge | 'First Observation' EP
Stockholm-based Skudge bring it hard this week, with some some dark, danceable dub techno on their First Observation EP, out now on Echocord Colour. Following the 2010 inception of their own imprint, Skudge Records, the duo has built up quite the cadre of devoted followers, and seeing their work on some a more widely-recognized imprint (following their dropping some outright quality on their...
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Gaiser | 'Some Slip'
MINUS112 - “Some Slip” by Gaiser from Minus / Plus 8 on Vimeo.
The latest release from Gaiser looks to be one hell of a banger, if the previews are anything to go on. Both he and Richie Hawtin have been giving the A-side, “Some Slip” quite a lot of play lately, and it’s hard not to hear why. Below is a recording of Richie playing it at Germany’s edition of...
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NPR Music First Listen | Beirut | 'The Rip Tide'
This year has been particularly dry when it comes to good new indie rock; given how saturated last year’s listening market was, it seems only fair, right? Tell that to Beirut, whose upcoming album, The Rip Tide is bringing us all a welcome bit of excitement in this musical lull. Thanks to NPR Music, that lull ends right now, as you can listen to a full-length preview of the album...
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Tycho | "Hours"
Holy wow, the new single by Tycho is incredible. “Hours”, off his upcoming album Dive (due out November 15 on Ghostly) shows the producer at his very finest, sounding tighter and better-defined than ever before. The folks at XLR8R have made the song available for download, so grab it here—you can also listen to a streaming version below.
Tycho - Hours [Dive LP - Nov. 2011]...
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Preview: New Terence Fixmer on Electric Deluxe
Very excited to find this preview of the new Le Terrible EP out from Terence Fixmer on Electric Deluxe. Dark, driving techno always needs a bit of a facelift to keep things interesting, and this certainly fits the bill. The EP is out on August 20 and features a Marcel Dettman remix and a DJ tool along with the original A and B side material. You can listen to the whole thing below.
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Labels to Love: Items & Things
As of today, Minus mainstays Magda, Troy Pierce, and Marc Houle have announced their joint decision to leave Richie Hatwin’s label in order to more seriously focus on their own recently-resurrected imprint, Items & Things, which the trio launched back in 2006. The decision isn’t too shocking of a surprise, given that the last few years have shown these three artists pushing the...
July 2011
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Letting the Dust Settle
Taking an apparent hiatus; apologies for the lack of announcement there. We’re currently on the move, but the regularly scheduled posts are returning shortly! We’re still here, and there’s a ton of music to share!
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Mix of the Moment: Danny Daze - Lazy Daze (Hot...
Danny Daze dips into the recent releases off of Hot Natured, Visionquest, Leftroom, and Crosstown Rebels for an incredibly sexy sounding house mix. It definitely just got hot in here.
Danny Daze - Lazy Daze (Hot Creations Galactic Radio Mix) by Danny Daze
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Redshape | 'Son Of A...'
Redshape brings us a new 12” on his Present label, much to our hard techno loving hearts. True to form, this one’s vinyl only for now, and you can find it over at Clone. The A-side is an as-expected dark banger, with the characteristic dissonant flourish Redshape has made his very own, while the B-side, “Kracken’s Game”, is a bit of an analog workout—still...
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Mix of the Moment: Slash Dot Dash Podcast 006:...
Over the weekend, Slash Dot Dash released the sixth installment of their podcast series, featuring a three hour dub techno mix from Echocord and Pattern Repeat label boss Kenneth Christiansen. If you’ve been convinced at this point that dub techno is boring, this is a mix you need to hear, because it is quite seriously faith-restoringly good (and how it’s done, to be...
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Washed Out | 'Within and Without'
The 2009 emergence of Washed Out , the solo project of one Ernest Greene, may very well be one of the most exciting things to happen to the world of chillwave, so it’s no surprise that there’s been a pretty steady low rumble of anticipatory hype about his first full-length album, Within and Without, due out July 11/12 on Sub Pop/ Weird World. Word of mouth about up-and-coming efforts...
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Mix of the Moment: zero" // podcast #048 - DJ Mix:...
Just in time for the weekend comes a good bit of acid and hardware-based techno from M>O>S Recordings label boss Aroy Dee for the most recent podcast from distributor zero”. Lots of cuts in here from recent releases off Delsin, Present Recordings, Clone, Rushhour, and of course, Dee’s own M>O>S. Win for your ears.
zero” // podcast #048 - DJ Mix: Aroy Dee by...
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John Beltran | 'Ambient Selections'
Flawless is not one of those terms that should be thrown around casually in describing music—especially electronic music, in all its derivative, self-referencing, constantly impossible to qualify and classify guises—and yet somehow, the latest release by John Beltran, titled Ambient Selections (Delsin) is just that: utterly flawless. To be fair, this isn’t your regular album,...
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WatchWatch Gillian Welch perform “The Way It Goes” off her first album since 2003, The Harrow & The Harvest, which came out last week. If you haven’t gotten an opportunity to hear her before, now’s an excellent time to start, as her whole album is one hell of a contender for album of the year. Gillian and her writing partner David Rawlings are masterful in their ability to...
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Caribou and Jacques Greene Remix Radiohead
This coming week sees the first installment in a series of 12” releases featuring remixes of tracks from Radiohead’s most recent album, King of Limbs. LIsten to the tracks above—a Caribou remix of “Little By Little” and a Jacques Greene remix of “Lotus Flower”. Both are utterly incredible, to be quite honest. You’ll be able to grab both physical...