Some of the sleeves from 'Lagos Disco Inferno'
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Lorn
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Lawrence English
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John Baizley of Baroness
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Nachtmystium live @ Nokia Theatre
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The Details: Led Er Est/Ancien Régime, Split 12” EP (Mannequin, 2010)
A Short Review: When Led Er Est played our OSCILLATIONS party the other night, we couldn’t help but notice the vellum-sheathed split LP on their merch table—an import-only pressing from Italy’s Mannequin Records. Sure enough, it features five cold-pressed exclusives, including a laser-tagged Solid Space cover (“A Darkness In My Soul”), Mute-d noise/darkwave instrumentals (“PS 18,” “Ants”), and a sleek slice of post-punk (“Orange”). If you live in the New York area, you definitely need to snag this at one of the trio’s local shows, especially since it goes for way too many euros overseas.
As for Ancien Régime, we honestly hadn’t heard of the Roman band before dropping the needle down. True to their insert photo, the quartet is ready for whatever Cold Cave/Interpol comparisons you can come up with, with a heavy focus on beat-backed hooks and minimalist melodies. That said, they sound very 2003, which is going to sound flat-out awesome or annoying depending on your disposition. Personally, we’re into it, especially the locked groove at the end.
The Details: No Fun Acid, This Is No Fun Acid 3 (No Fun Productions, 2010)
A Short Review: While it may seem like a new development to close-minded noise heads, Carlos Giffoni has been toying with his avant-techno tendencies since late last year, including a couple random performances and a split LP with Keith Fullerton Whitman that’s literally called Techno. This particular EP features two side-long tracks, both of which recall filthy warehouse parties in all the right ways. The flip is especially manic, skittering and scampering across your speakers like a handful of tweaked Aphex Twin loops.
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The Details: Juan MacLean, DJ-KICKS
A Short Review: self-titled spotlighted Juan’s DJ skills at one of our OSCILLATIONS parties last year, so while we certainly know what the DFA vet is capable of, he really nails it on this house-heavy mix. A seamless set that features such heady producers as Todd Terje and Theo Parrish—not to mention a stack of singles we’ve never heard before—it proves there’s more to this maligned dance genre than champagne-popping super clubs and knucklehead electro nods. MacLean’s piano-chased !K7 exclusive (“Feel So Good,” available for download after the jump) is also a nice hint of what’s on the way from Mr. Clean next.
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The Details: Kyle Hall, Must See EP (Third Ear, 2010)
A Short Review: Now here’s one reason—besides a rare stateside appearance by Ricardo Villalobos— we’re bummed about missing Detroit’s annual DEMF festival this weekend. Kyle Hall is one of the country’s most promising deep house producers, an 18-year-old (!) student of Omar-S, Mike Huckaby and other names only true dance heads know. Judging by this jazz-infused EP and Hall’s last two contributions to the Hyperdub catalog (“Kaychunk,” the remix side of Darkstar’s “Aidy’s Girl Is a Computer”), someone needs to get this guy to deliver an actual album before the year’s over. In the meantime, we’ll continue to prove that White Men Can’t Dance while this one’s on.
