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Watch the Video for Brand-New Chromeo Tune "Don't Turn the Lights On"



When describing the '80s-obsessed, electro-funk of NY duo Chromeo, rarely—if ever—does the word "creepy" come to mind, but that's exactly what the video for the outfit's new song is. Read more » 

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  • 07/30/2010

Video: Toddla T "Sky Surfing"



Sheffield bass prodigy Toddla T has a new video for his song "Sky Surfing," a track voiced by Jamaican dancehall MC Wayne Marshall. True to form, the tune is pretty manic, as is the Douster remix we recently offered for download, but the video might be even crazier. Read more » 

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  • 07/30/2010

Matthew Dear and Ghostly Create a New Way to Buy Music



For those of us still reeling from our first viewing of Inception, the word "totem" can only mean one thing. We won't reiterate that here, so as to avoid a spoiler possibility, but now it's time that we make room in our minds for totem to mean something else entirely. In the weeks leading up to the release of Matthew Dear's new full-length album, Black City, the consistently innovative Ghostly label has teamed with NY-based design team Boym Partners to produce what they are calling "a proposal, an entreaty to listeners everywhere to reconsider our relationship to music in the digital era." Read more » 

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  • 07/30/2010

Watch the ZZK Crew Jam on the Take-Away Show



Earlier this year, the folks from La Blogotheque made a stop in Buenos Aires, and while they were there, filmed this lengthy clip with the city's ZZK collective for their ongoing series of Take-Away Shows. Read more » 

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  • 07/30/2010

Cop a Brand-New FABRICLIVE Promo Mix From Mosca

As you all should know by now, we dig on some Mosca. We've had the UK-based DJ/producer hook us up with a podcast, swooned over his Four Tet remix, and spread the good word of his Square One EP for Night Slugs, so excuse us while we gush a bit more over this excellent tunesmith and the awesome mix he just hooked the internet up with. Read more » 

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  • 07/30/2010

Rinse FM's 16th Birthday Party Will Be Totally Nuts

The online UK dance/bass music radio station Rinse FM just recently had good reason to celebrate, as the taste-making massive climbed the status ladder from 'pirate radio station' up to 'officially licensed FM broadcaster.' Now, possibly an even bigger reason for the music hub to party is on its way; Rinse is turning 16. Read more » 

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  • 07/29/2010

Planet Mu Release Wrap-Up: DJ Nate, DJ Rashad, DJ Roc, Solar Bears, Tropics, and More

A lot of wonderfully innovative and interesting things have been brewing over in the Planet Mu camp lately. Read more » 

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  • 07/29/2010
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