DJ Rashad Readies New LP and Hits the Road with Hyperdub
Throughout 2013, Chicago footwork pioneer DJ Rashad and London’s Hyperdub imprint have been actively strengthening […]
Throughout 2013, Chicago footwork pioneer DJ Rashad and London’s Hyperdub imprint have been actively strengthening their partnership. Recent months have already seen the release of two Rashad EPs, Rollin’ and I Don’t Give a Fuck, and this fall, those efforts will be followed by a new full-length, Double Cup. Scheduled for release on October 22, the album—Rashad’s first since last year’s acclaimed TEKLIFE Vol. 1—finds him collaborating with a number of producers and is said to drag “hip-hop, R&B, acid, house, techno, and jungle into its footwork turbine, spitting them out in recombinant fragments glued together with purring 808 sub triplets and jerky polyrhythms.”
Apart from the album, Rashad will also be keeping busy on the touring front. He’s currently in the midst of several European dates with fellow Windy City standout DJ Spinn, but in September he’ll be joining Hyperdub’s US tour, playing several dates with label founder Kode9 and labelmate Ikonika.
The Double Cup artwork and tracklist is below, along with a complete rundown of DJ Rashad’s tour dates.
1. Feelin (Rashad feat Spinn & Taso)
2. Show U How (Spinn & Rashad)
3. Pass that Shit (Rashad feat Spinn & Taso)
4. She a Go (Rashad feat Spinn & Taso)
5. Only One (Rashad feat Spinn & Taso)
6. Everyday of my Life (Rashad & DJ Phil)
7. I Don’t Give a Fuck (Rashad)
8. Double Cup (Rashad feat Spinn)
9. Drank, Kush, Barz (Rashad feat Spinn)
10. Reggie (Rashad)
11. Acid Bit (Rashad & Addison Groove)
12. Leavin (Rashad & Manny)
13. Let U No (Rashad feat Spinn)
14. I’m Too Hi (Rashad feat Earl)
European Tour Dates (with DJ Spinn):
Aug 15 – London – Boiler Room
Aug 17 – Bristol – Timbuk 2
Aug 30 – London – Fabric
Aug 31 – Berlin – Stattbad
Sep 06 – Lausanne (Switzerland) – Electronsanne 2013
Sep 07 – Moscow – TBC
Sep 12 – Odense (Denmark) – Phono Festival
Sep 14 – Lisbon – Music Box
US Hyperdub Tour dates (with Ikonika, Kode9)
Sep 11 – Calgary, AB @ Hi Fi Club*
Sep 12 – Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar for Rifflandia Festival*
Sep 19 – Middleton, CT @ Wesleyan University / Eclectic House#
Sep 20 – Burlington, VT @ Signal Kitchen#
Sep 21 – Westchester, NY @ SUNY Purchase / The Stood#
Sep 25 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile for Decibel Festival
Sep 26 – Denver, CO @ Casselman’s
Sep 27 – San Francisco, CA @ 1015 Folsom for DJ Dials and 1015
Sep 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos for SMOG%
Oct 01 – Detroit, MI @ The Works for Datswotsup!%
Oct 02 – Los Angeles – Low End Theory*
Oct 02 – Boston, MA @ The Good Life for Bassic%
Oct 03 – New York, NY @ Output for Input (with DJ Spinn)
Oct 04 – Montreal – Club Lambi%
Oct 05 – Mexico City, MEX @ Plaza Condesa for Mutek MX
* Ikonika only
# DJ Rashad only
% DJ Rashad and Kode 9