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DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Lil B’s NYU Lecture, Set to Ambient Music By E*Rock and Translated By a Speech Synthesis Program
Props to Despot for pointing out the following ‘mixtape’. Cut by E*Rock–the brother of Ratatat producer Evan Mast–it’s a speech synthesis translation of Lil B’s NYU lecture, set to an ambient backdrop that’s as surreal and free associative as the rapper’s actual words. Grab it below alongside E*rock’s explanation of the whole project…
THE END CAP: Five Recommended New Releases
Here are five new releases that stayed in our office rotation throughout the week:
PLAYLIST: Five Records Rinse FM Listeners Always Ask Butterz About
Words by Butterz Co-Founder Elijah I play on Rinse FM every Thursday from 1-3 a.m., and I don’t get around to shouting out the name of every track, nor do I do tracklists for my mixes. Here are five records people always ask about…
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Charli XCX’s ‘Supergirl Superlove’ Mixtape
While one of our editors is still transcribing the lengthy interview he did with Charli XCX not too long ago, we’re happy to share the following in the meantime: her Supergirl Superlove mixtape, featuring everything from Siouxsie & the Banshees to the Spice Girls…
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Machinedrum & FaltyDL, “Give In 2”
Photo by Caroline Mort Props to XLR8R for reposting the following Machinedrum/FaltyDL, a trembling demo track that falls right in line with both of their recent solo work, as well as Machinedrum’s Sepalcure project. A must download no matter how you look at it…
LISTEN: Laurel Halo, “Light and Space”
Laurel Halo unveiled a track from her Hyperdub debut on Gorilla vs. Bear today, one that follows through with what she told FACT recently: I started out with a ton of echo and reverb on the vocals, but it sounded supremely boring to me, so I was curious how they’d sound dry in the arrangements […]
LISTEN: Yuck, “Chew”
Yep, Yuck’s still got it. No word on whether the “Chew” single is attached to a new album or not, but they do have the following tour dates lined up around Coachella and a couple European festivals…
VIDEO: Squarepusher, “Dark Steering”
If the trailer for Squarepusher’s new album was too much of a tease for you, the 7-minute LED fest below should warm the hearts of anyone who misses the producer’s break-splintering drill ‘n’ bass days. Ufabulum hits shops on May 15th through his longtime label Warp…