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LISTEN: Stream Scuba’s New Album, ‘Personality’
If you only know Scuba‘s deeper, darker dubstep material—like the Hotflush head’s excellent Triangulation LP—then the chromatic cuts on the producer’s new Personality album will come as a welcome surprise, as if his self-contained world just went from being various shades of gray to a constantly shifting color wheel. Have a listen to the entire […]
VIDEO: Squarepusher Channels Deadmau5 and Daft Punk In New Album Trailer
Leave it to Squarepusher—a BPM-bumping pioneer who’s never been a big fan of the press—to schedule the live premiere of his new Ufabulum LP right in the middle of South By Southwest. Tickets for the New York show are available through Webster Hall’s site, who are mistakenly advertising the gig as a Shobaleader One set […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Mirroring, “Fell Sound”
The last time we heard Tiny Vipers, she took the lead on the Sight Below‘s zero gravity rendition of Joy Division’s “New Dawn Fades.” Now, nearly three years after her last solo album (Life On Earth), Jesy Fortino has paired up with Grouper‘s Liz Harris on a new project called Mirroring. Aside from one surprisingly […]
Crocodiles Sign To Frenchkiss, Ready New Record For June Release
Well here’s a surprising signing: Crocodiles have joined the growing ranks of Frenchkiss Records, bringing the label back to its rough and tumble rock ‘n’ roll roots with the June 5th release of their Endless Flowers LP. Written by frontman Brandon Welchez and guitarist Charles Rowell last winter, the album was cut in Berlin with […]
Type Readies Limited Vinyl Pressing of Main Attrakionz’s ‘808s & Dark Grapes II’ LP
In the spirit of last year’s Clams Casino reissue, Type Records have dipped into the Tumblr rap well yet again with a limited vinyl pressing of Main Attrakionz’s 808s & Dark Grapes mixtape. Available for pre-order now—or in an import-only run through Boomkat if you simply can’t wait until April 10th—the double LP can be […]
NEEDLE EXCHANGE 088: An Exclusive Mix By … Ulrich Schnauss
While his best known for such synth-laced shoegaze excursions as A Strangely Isolated Place and Far Away Trains Passing By, Ulrich Schnauss has spent the past year playing well with others, including Manual‘s Jonas Munk (last summer’s shimmering self-titled LP) and his Engineers bandmate Mark Peters (the recently released Underrated Silence). Subtle but satisfying listens […]