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DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Tyler Pope’s DFA Radio Mix
With everyone psyched about scoring LCD Soundsystem tickets this week, we thought we’d share a recent DFA mix from Tyler Pope, rhythm section extraordinaire for such groove-locked groups as LCD, !!!, Hercules and Love Affair, and Out Hud. Grab the entire thing below, right alongside the complete tracklisting…
COMING SOON: Pantha Du Prince, ‘XI Versions of Black Noise’
The Artist/Album: Pantha Du Prince, XI Versions of Black Noise (Rough Trade, April 19th) The Details: Since he’s currently working on an audiovisual installation in Berlin, a dance piece in Paris, and a new live show “incorporating ambitious lighting and visual elements,” Pantha Du Prince has decided to deliver an 11-track collection of remixes as […]
VIDEO: Matias Aguayo, “Ritmo Juarez”
Matias Aguayo‘s Ay Ay Ay LP is available now on Kompakt.
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Wierd’s Martial Canterel Retrospective
In honor of tonight’s You Today release show, Wierd Records have unloaded a weighty compilation of rare/unreleased Martial Canterel material. Reaching as far back as 2003, the retrospective includes strictly analog selections from a long out-of-print LP (Austerton), a self-released CD-R (Coercion), and the Moravagine alias Sean McBride assumed before Martial Canterel or his doubly […]
VIDEO: Watch a Short Documentary On Charanjit Singh, The Maker of the Cult Acid Techno Classic ‘Ten Ragas To a Disco Beat’
When we asked Caribou about his favorite records from last year, the LP on top of his list wasn’t Kanye West; it was an obscure electronic raga album from 1982. Recently given a long-overdue reissue, Ten Ragas To a Disco Beat proves that a former wedding band leader/Bollywood composer (Charanjit Singh) beat Aphex Twin and […]
NOW PLAYING: Electric Wizard, ‘Black Masses’
The Artist/Album: Electric Wizard, Black Masses (Rise Above, 2010) A Short Review: Campy cover art and B-movie song titles (“Scorpio Curse,” “Crypt of Drugula,” “Patterns of Evil”) aside, Electric Wizard’s seventh album goes great lengths to retain the group’s “heaviest band in the universe” title. Succumb to its spell and you will be rewarded with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
VIDEO: The Kills, “Satellite”
The Kills’ latest Domino LP, Blood Pressures, drops on April 5. You can pre-order a copy here.