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COMING SOON: 2562, ‘Fever’
The Artist/Album: 2562, Fever (When In Doubt, April 4th) The Details: While we tagged his last album “tomorrow’s dubstep today,” Fever is Dave Huismans’ stab at making a straight-up disco record, albeit one that’d make more sense in the late-’70s/early-’80s underground than in Studio 54. To get the purest sound possible, the producer based every […]
VIDEO: The Kills, “Satellite”
The Kills’ latest Domino LP, Blood Pressures, drops on April 5. You can pre-order a copy here.
Joy Orbison Changes His Name To Joy O For New Hotflush Single
Have a listen to the “Wade In” side of Joy Orbison‘s new single below, which a press release describes as “a more straightforward approach, toeing along the lines of classic house music, infused with this talented producer’s own signature style.” The entire 12” will be available through Hotflush Recordings on March 21.
FROM THE STACKS: Umberto
We get a lot of crap CDs at the self-titled offices. But once in a while, a pleasant surprise slips into our promo stack. Here’s a recent delivery that knocked the s/t staff on its collective ass.
TEST PRESSING: Stream Mi Ami’s Limited ‘Dolphins’ 12”
Thanks to No Conclusion‘s post about Mi Ami‘s new “Hard Up” video, we just noticed that the duo recently posted their entire Dolphins 12”. A drastic departure from their previous string of post-Black Eyes releases (singer/keyboardist Daniel Martin-McCormick and former bassist Jacob Long were both in that band during its brief but brutal run in […]
COMING SOON: Prefuse 73, ‘The Only She Chapters’
The Artist/Album: Prefuse 73, The Only She Chapters (Warp, April 26th) The Details: After years of side project rumblings and rambling beat-head records, Guillermo Scott Herren has finally taken a welcome detour with a weightless collection of cuts that has more in common with neo-classical compositions than manic MPC workouts. “This record is a weird […]
Flying Lotus Talks About His Directorial Debut For Bilal and Erykah Badu
As first revealed in the uncut version of an interview from our current issue, Flying Lotus recently directed his first couple music videos, Erykah Badu’s “Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long” and Bilal’s “Levels.” Now that they’ve both premiered, self-titled thought we’d share the final versions along with FlyLo’s thoughts from behind the scenes at Tim […]