Martyn has announced plans to return to FlyLo's Brainfeeder imprint with the release of a new 12" in the coming months. Read more »
Taken from the They! Live LP by Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka (which was just released today via 50Weapons), "Halo (feat. Abigail Wyles)" is a somewhat uncharacteristically somber track from the pair of producers, who are likely known best for propulsive, bass-driven club tunes. And the video featured here is equally as poignant and heartfelt. Read more »
Mask-wearing UK producer SBTRKT has announced plans to make his way around North America for the better part of March and April. Read more »
The moniker of Dutch producer Luuk Graham, FilosofischeStilte, translates to "philosophical silence," an idea which the fledgling 18-year-old artist may not apply directly to his music but certainly seems to ponder throughout his five-track Gold Tooth EP. Productions like the steady "Hairdoo VIP" are heavy on the 8-bit aesthetic, but ultimately boast very few sounds; it's almost like Graham is trying to make a musical point by keeping things as simple as possible with both his arrangements and structure. FilosofischeStilte's new record is out now via Lowriders Collective.
Shame on us for letting this one slip through the cracks for a few weeks, but earlier this month, burgeoning dancehall MC Popcaan and Dre Skull dropped the first in a planned series of releases, a new single called "Get Gyal Easy" (artwork above). Read more »
Because Travis Stewart (pictured above) clearly didn't have enough on his plate, the prolific New Yorker behind Machinedrum (and one-half of Sepalcure) has teamed up with like-minded Brit Om Unit to form Dream Continuum, a collaboration brought together by the producers' mutual goal of "finding the sweet spot between mid-'90s euphoric jungle and footwork." Read more »
LA-based label Coral Records, partially responsible for the nascent and stylistically nebulous "seapunk" movement, has released a split EP (pictured above) by Curtis Vodka and Unknown as its fifth release. Germany's Unknown is behind "Tru Luv," a track that borrows heavily from old-school jungle while nodding to recent trends in the world of bass music. By combining the fast percussion of '90s drum & bass with atmospheric synths and R&B vocal samples, this hi-octave raver constructs a sort of bridge between 1994 and 2012.
San Francisco is an interesting place. When it comes to electronic music, it's unquestionably one of the best cities in the US, a place where DJs from around the globe excitedly want to play, knowing they'll be greeted by enthusiastic and knowledgeable crowds. In terms of quality parties and audiences with an open-minded attitude to all sorts of sounds, it's honestly hard to top San Francisco, at least in terms of places situated on American soil. That said, it's not a city that's generally celebrated as a hotbed of producer talent. Yes, San Francisco was ground zero for the '90s West Coast house scene and is also the home base for labels like Om and Dirtybird, but overall, the City by the Bay still lags behind places like New York and Detroit, not to mention London and Berlin, at least in terms of respect for its current musical output. So where does that leave an artist like Bobby Browser, whose Just Browsing EP is his first proper solo release? Read more »
Back in 2010, the tireless London shop/label Honest Jon's revealed a collection of extremely fast-paced dance tunes from South Africa on a buzzed-about compilation entitled Shangaan Electro (artwork above). Following its release, the imprint then commissioned reworks of these exotic electro cuts from the likes of Actress, Anthony "Shake" Shakir, Demdike Stare, and more, issuing the results on a number of 12"s. Now, Honest Jon's has taken the next logical step, compiling all those reworks onto one LP, Shangaan Shake. Read more »
The latest slice of hiss-drenched production to come from Portland's Grouper is a cover of sorts, although we couldn't fault you for having no idea what song was being reimagined here solely based on listening to the track. Really, who is to say exactly what is happening beneath the massive layers of slow-moving noise on Grouper's version of Dead Moon's "Demona?" Fortunately, the reward here is not in the details, but instead in the lush, textured sonics that culminate from the fuzzed-to-11 guitars, billowing pads, and soft, expansive vocals, which are so overcome with reverb that they barely reach our ears. This cover is available as part of the four-track 7" which comes with the latest edition of the art/culture-centric Yeti Magazine. (via FADER)
