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Alex Burkat Readies EP for 100% Silk, Shares First Single

100% Silk is already having a rather busy year, with no less than six releases in the books so far, including efforts from Maria Minerva, Coyote Clean Up, Bobby Browser, and Pharoahs. Just yesterday, XLR8R premiered a full stream of Shams' Piano Cloud EP for the imprint, and now with that out in the open, 100% Silk has unveiled its next release, a four track effort from Alex Burkat. Read more »

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05/17/2013

Slugabed to Drop Free EP Next Week

UK beat chameleon Slugabed has announced details of his forthcoming This Is a Warning EP, which he plans to release for free next week. Read more »

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05/17/2013

Robag Wruhme Remixes Vondelpark on Upcoming 12"

Much of the forward momentum for Vondelpark's new Seabed LP comes from the strength of its standout tune, "California Analog Dream," whose maudlin take on 2-step and inside-out R&B makes it an enticing cut. Eventually, the song caught the ear of Pampa boss DJ Koze, who then appointed techno alchemist Robag Wruhme (pictured above) to take the tune—as the press release puts it—"out of the bedroom and onto the dancefloor." Read more »

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05/17/2013

Watch Jimmy Edgar and Machinedrum Talk Music, Collaboration, and More

Last month, we reported that Jimmy Edgar and Machinedrum (a.k.a. Travis Stewart)—who together operate as Jets—had launched the Ultramajic imprint, and would issue Edgar's Hot Inside EP as its inaugural release on June 10. Today, a Yours Truly-curated clip of the pair has surfaced, one which finds Edgar and Stewart discussing the genesis of their collaborative project and the new label, while also taking the time to play a few cuts from a forthcoming Jets release. Read more »

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05/17/2013

Video Premiere: Evans "I Can't Hide"

After first offering "I Can't Hide" as a free download earlier this month, the sleek, garage-indebted cut from Parisian producer Evans has recieved a video treatment. Read more »

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05/17/2013

Renaissance Man Launches Label with New EP

Following its Call2Call 12" for Turbo earlier this year, Finnish duo Renaissance Man have announced it will launch its own label, Black Ocean, with the release of a new EP from the pair next month. Read more »

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05/16/2013

Video Premiere: Mathew Jonson "Metropolis"

Mathew Jonson's calmly astral "Metropolis" has the esteemed honor of opening the ambitious MiniMAX compilation, forthcoming via Richie Hawtin's Minus label. Now, Jonson's serene slice of techno has a similarly calm and inviting video to match. Read more »