Forming an unexpected dream team of sorts, fast-ascending London duo Bicep and electronic music veterans Simian Mobile Disco have joined forces on the forthcoming Sacrifice 12". Read more »
The UK house phenom and recent interviewee in XLR8R's "Ladies on the Mic" feature, DJ/producer Maya Jane Coles has been an active member of the dance-music community for roughly five years now, but only just today has she announced the imminent arrival of her first-ever full-length album. Read more »
It's unlikely that there has been a more hyped record in recent memory than Daft Punk's fourth studio LP, so it's with great relief that we can now say the wait for the record is over. A week before its release on May 21, Random Access Memories can now be heard in full. Read more »
Former Minus mainstay and co-founder of the Items & Things label—alongisde Magda and Troy Pierce—Marc Houle (pictured above, right) has put together a new synth-pop project with the help of vocal collaborators Joaquim dos Santos (pictured above, left) and Clelia Cantoro (pictured above, center). Together operating as La Folie, the new outfit will release its debut full-length later this year, but before then has shared a video for the album's first single, "Her New Dress." Read more »
British reggae broadcaster and sound clash DJ David Rodigan is the latest to contribute to FACT's longstanding mix series, dropping a set today that was recently recorded live at Japan's Sapporo Club. Read more »
With the release of his Rinse:22 mix CD a week away, Hyperdub boss Kode9 has announced he will drop a new 12" early next month. Read more »
It may come as a surprise that the extremely influential Detroit producer Robert Hood's Floorplan moniker has not yet released a proper full-length, despite its existence since '96's Funky Souls EP. Last March, Slam Radio had Hood on the decks for an hour-long mix which previewed some of the tunes from the forthcoming Paradise LP, and we have the full details of that record today. Read more »
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