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DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Salem’s ‘Mother Always’ Mixtape, Featuring Drag Edits of Swans, Smashing Pumpkins, Cam’ron and More
Photo by Alexander Wagner Say what you will about Salem‘s actual music. Personally, we dig everything they’ve done, save for the murder-rap songs that’re drowned in cough syrup on their King Night album. (Side note: You can still stream it alongside Salem’s commentary here.) If we wanted to hear pitched-down tracks like that, we’d download […]
PRIMER: Belong On … Essential Electronic Records From the ’90s (That Weren’t Released On Warp)
Words by Turk Dietrich of Belong Exploring the landscape of electronic music from the ’90s can be an extremely daunting task. A tangle of coexisting genres and micro-genres proves a starting point to be an obstacle. But after beginning the task, one will soon encounter Warp Records. Founded in Sheffield in 1989, the British label […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Atari Teenage Riot, “Blood In My Eyes”
Atari Teenage Riot have leaked the second single from their first studio album in more than a decade. Due out March 22nd through iTunes and rounded out by a remix of “Activate!”, “Blood In My Eyes” is a mid-tempo meditation on Western civilization’s inability to address the issue of human trafficking. Not exactly heartwarming stuff […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream Burial’s ‘Stolen Dog’ / ‘Street Halo’ Single
Burial‘s first 12” in forever drops next week on Hyperdub. Find out details by signing up for the label’s mailing list here. As for when we can expect an actual album, Kode9 had this to say in an interview for our new issue: “Our situation with Burial is we’ll release something when we release it. […]
PREMIERE: The White Wires, “Let’s Go To the Beach”
We already told you why the White Wires were one of our favorite SXSW finds. Now we’ve got a new video to share as a follow-up–”Let’s Go To the Beach,” which is as straightforward and sun-stroked as its title suggests. Like what you see/hear? Check out the band’s W W I I LP, which is […]
SXSW 2011: Ten Acts We’ll Still Be Talking About Six Months Later, Including Dirty Beaches, Austra, and Yelawolf’s Tattooed Torso
Words and Photos by Aaron Richter I’d like to preface self-titled‘s South By Southwest wrap-up with a disclaimer. I made a simple rule this year: to follow my own tastes–strictly want-to-sees, no supposed-to-sees. Some of these happened to coincide with mass quantities of beer, but that’s besides the point. Here are 10 artists I’m actually […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Ford & Lopatin, “Emergency Room”
Photo by Shawn Brackbill “Emergency Room” will be available on a limited “X-ray picture disc” April 26th, along with remixes by Gavin Russom and the Bug. Software/Mexican Summer will follow it up with the first Ford & Lopatin full-length on June 7th. Judging by their set alongside the album’s mixer (Prefuse 73) a few weeks […]