Throughout the week, a whole lot of material gets posted here on XLR8R. And while we know—and love—that some hardcore readers will eagerly pour over every single news story, interview, podcast, video, and MP3 download that appears on the site, we also realize that for most people, it's impossible to see everything, which means that some quality XLR8R content is likely to get missed in the hustle and bustle of everyone's daily lives. In the interest of making it easier for everyone to catch up, every Friday we present The Lowdown, a weekly wrap-up of the top 10 tidbits from our site. Read more »
When Maya Jane Coles first spread news of her forthcoming debut LP last month, the breakout London DJ/producer shared a stream of its lead single, "Everything." Now, that tune has recieved a handful of remix treatments—including one from the "Jack"-man himself, Breach, which can now be heard in full. Read more »
Following close behind his "SW9" 12" for Ghostly, UK up-and-comer Fort Romeau has announced the forthcoming "Jetée" b/w "Desire" single (artwork), set to appear later this month. Read more »
While there have been plenty of these types of pieces made, this short documentary about the LA beat scene is one of the better executed ones. Featuring appearances from Daedelus, Free The Robots, Juj, and MNDSGN, among others, the video tells the story behind one of the most influential music scenes in recent memory. Read more »
Despite staying busy with both his two collaborative projects—Sepalcure with Braille and JETS with Jimmy Edgar—the New York-via-Berlin producer Machinedrum (a.k.a. Travis Stewart) hasn't released a proper solo album since 2011's Room(s). Today, Stewart announced that that would be changing soon with the forthcoming release of his Vapor City LP, and has shared the album's mighty first single, "Eyesdontlie," as well. Read more »
Now that young duo Disclosure's debut full-length Settle—which was spotlighted recently as part of XLR8R's Deep Inside series—has had time to sit in the window and cool, the band has delivered a few bits of follow-up this week, including a comprehensive track-by-track rundown of brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence's 14-track LP. Read more »
It's safe to say that nearly every fan of dance music has a memory associated with the voice and music of Romanthony (pictured above), whose talents were notably enlisted on Daft Punk's colossal hit "One More Time." Prior to his work with the famed French duo, however, Romanthony (a.k.a. Anthony Moore) had already achieved wide recognition with a string of successful solo releases in the early- and mid-'90s. Before his tragic passing last month, Romanthony had finalized plans to issue a series of remixes for his 1995 classic "Ministry of Love," and now, those tracks are set for release next week. Read more »
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