Shackleton, Varg, and Shed Added to Berlin Atonal Lineup

Berlin Atonal—which takes place at Kraftwerk Berlin, August 19-23—has added a whole host of world premieres and live acts to the 2015 bill.

The new additions include Shackleton, who will be premiering a new live show titled Powerplant, Varg, who will be performing as Ivory Towers with Body Sculptures and Frederikke Hoffmeier, and Shed, who will be premiering an all new live audio/visual show. Also on this years lineup will be Powell, Regis, Clock DVA, and a Northern Electronics showcase.

You can check out the full lineup below, with more information available here.

[infobox title=”LINEUP”]Shackleton presents: Powerplant [Live] – World Premiere Varg presents: Ivory Towers with Body Sculptures + Frederikke Hoffmeier [Live A/V] Paul Jebanasam + Tarik Barri present Continuum [Live A/V] – World Premiere Clock DVA [Live A/V] Shed [Live A/V] – World Premiere Lustmord [Live A/V] Powell [Live] Skarn [Live] Regis COH & FRANK [Live A/V] Peder Mannerfelt [Live A/V] Head High Talker [Live] Northern Electronics showcase: Abdulla Rashim presents Lundin Oil [Live A/V] Varg [Live A/V] Puce Mary [Live A/V] Acronym [Live A/V] Vit Fana [Live A/V][/infobox]

Character “Infidel”

At the start of the month, LA-based electronic artist Character released his debut EP via London label Hard Up. The six-track EP traverses a wide range of sounds and moods and is “driven by a frenzied, insulated energy.” Instrumental hip-hop beats sit alongside industrial-tinged textures, topped off with thick, ambient soundscapes. Pulled from the EP is “Infidel,” a slamming cut driven by tightly wound drum sequences, otherworldly samples and synth work, and a wall-shaking bassline. You can grab “Infidel” for free below, with the limited run vinyl available here. The digital release drops on July 6 and can be preordered here.

Infidel

Premiere: Stream Feral Cuts Vol. 2

Last week, Bad Animal released Feral Cuts Vol. 2, featuring tracks from Xosar, Prof. Delacroix (otherwise known as Deepblak label head, Aybee), Lando, and newcomer Jamaica Suk.

The release is presented as a sampler of “Bay Area to Berlin,” with all four artists making the move from California’s Bay Area to Berlin. Like its predecessor, Feral Cuts Vol. 2 delivers four tracks of analog-driven funk, with heavy, drum-machine rhythms and fuzz-filled synths being the order of the day.

You can stream Feral Cuts Vol. 2 in full below, with the vinyl available for purchase here and the digital to follow on July 15.

Adam Beyer and Henrik Schwarz Join Barcelona’s DGTL Festival

Adam Beyer and Henrik Schwarz are the last names to be added to the first edition of DGTL Festival Barcelona. The pair join previously announced headliners Maceo Plex, Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann, Âme, John Talabot, George FitzGerald and Job Jobse.

The festival will take August 14 and August 15 at Parc Del Fòrum, Barcelona, with tickets available here; along with the full lineup below.

[infobox title=”LINEUP”]Agoria (FR) Adam Beyer (SWE) Alfonso (ES) Âme [DJ] (DE) Awwz (ES) Baldo presents BLD [live] (ES) Begun (ES) Ben Klock (DE) Boddika (UK) Breach (UK) David August [live] (DE) DB (ES) De Sluwe Vos (NL) Diego Gamez (ES) DJ Fra (ES) Dixon (DE) George FitzGerald (UK) Ginebra (ES) Henrik Schwarz (DE) Jade (ES) Job Jobse (NL) John Talabot (ES) Joseph Capriati (IT) Kosmos (ES) Maceo Plex (US) Marcel Dettmann (DE) Miguel Puente (ES) Paco Osuna (ES) Pau Roca (ES) Paul Ritch (FR) Pearson Sound (UK) Ryan Elliot (US) Shall Ocin (ARG) Tom Trago (NL) Undo (ES) Worakls [live] (FR)[/infobox]

DJ Koze “XTC”

The inimitable DJ Koze has followed up his critically acclaimed 2013 album, Amygdala, with the masterful, dreamlike “XTC”, released on his own Pampa Records. As the title of the track suggest, there’s a blissfulness to “XTC”, starting off with airy synth pads wafting over a gentle kick, slowlying intensify and rewarding the listener over the course of the eight-minute sonic journey.

Using the simplest of elements to create a deep entrancing mood, Koze eschews much of the playfulness typical of his productions, instead gradually transitioning the track from a sweet celestial slow-burner into a demanding serotonin come-down. Around the three-minute mark of the track, a pitched-down robotic female voice is introduced with a sedated and deadpan spoken-word snippet, “I heard you say once that a lie is sweet in the beginning and bitter in the end, and truth is bitter in the beginning and sweet in the end.” Sharp hi-hats begin to cut through the haze and the repeating chord progression tightens as the voice continues, “Is the drug like the lie and meditation the truth, or am I missing something that could really help me?”

We don’t get a definitive answer from Koze to the question posed—the Hamburg-based producer has deployed his tactics on the listener by forcing them to turn within and find the answer, with this gorgeous atmospheric track shimmering onwards.

Blondes Release Rein, a 50-Minute Recording; Stream it Now

NYC duo Sam Haar and Zach Steinman (a.k.a. Blondes) have released a 50 minute “audio collage” titled “Rein,” available today as a limited edition cassette via RVNG Intl.

“Rein” is the result of a weekend long studio binge preceding the development of the duo’s new 12″, Persuasion, which is due to arrive in August and will be the first offering of new tracks since Swisher. The 50 minute “Rein” offers up “aleatory techno and almost gentle jams informed by the relational feedback between Haar and Steinman, Rein samples the elements conjured for Persuasion and shows a blueprint for the EP’s troika of tracks.”

You can hear the immersive recording in full via the player below, with the cassette available for purchase here.

Dam-Funk Preps New Album for Stones Throw, Shares Track

On September 4, LA’s “Ambassador of Boogie Funk” Dam-Funk will return for his first solo album in nearly six years, Invite the Light, out September 4 via Stones Throw.

Invite the Light is, in Dam-Funk’s words, his first fully-realized body of work, a “concise, beginning-to-end vision.” According to the accompanying text, Invite the Light is a loose autobiographical concept album centred around “the trials and tribulations of his personal and professional life of the last six years.” As always, Dam-Funk has handle all the production, slotting guest artists including including Q-Tip, pop artist Ariel Pink, Snoop Dogg, the father-son duo of Leon Sylvers III & IV, and funk giant Junie Morrison of the Ohio Players.

Invite the Light can be preordered digitally on iTunes—with a free download of “We Continue” included—or the vinyl can be preordered via the Stones Throw website. You can also stream “We Continue” in full below, along with a tracklisting and upcoming tour dates.

Tracklisting:

1. Junie’s Transmission [Feat. Junie Morrison]
2. We Continue
3. Somewhere, Someday
4. I’m Just Tryna’ Survive (In The Big City) [Feat. Q-Tip]
5. Surveilliance Escape
6. Floating On Air
7. HowUGonFu*kAroundAndChooseABusta’?
8. The Hunt & Murder of Lucifer
9. It Didn’t Have To End This Way
10. Missung U
11. Acting [Feat. Ariel Pink]
12. O.B.E.
13. Glyde 2nyte [Feat. Leon Sylvers III & IV
14. Just Ease Your Mind From All Negativity [Feat. Snoop Dogg]
15. Virtuous Progression [Feat. JimiJames, Kid Sister, Nite Jewel, Novena Carmel & Jody Watly]
16. Scatin’ (Toward The Lgiht)
17. Junie’s Re-Transmission [Feat. Junie Morrison]
18. I’m Just Tryna’ Survive (In The Big City) Party Version [Feat. Q-TIp]
19. ‘Kaint Let ‘Em Change Me
20. The Acceptance

Dam-Funk Live Band Tour Dates:

Fri 9/04 || San Diego, CA || The Casbah
Sat 9/05 || Los Angeles, CA || Teragram Ballroom
Sun 9/06 || San Francisco, CA || The Independent
Tues 9/08 || Portland, OR || Doug Fir Lounge
Thurs 9/10 || Vancouver, BC || Venue
Sat 9/12 || Jackson, WY || Pink Garter Theatre
Sun 9/13 || Salt Lake City, UT || Urban Lounge
Tues 9/15 || Denver, CO || Cervantes
Wed 9/16 || Albuquerque, NM || Sister
Fri 9/18 || Las Vegas, NV || Bunkhouse Saloon

Podcast 392: Youandewan

Next month, Ewan Smith unleashes his newest clubland opus, the Verloren EP, upon the world via the ever-reliable Aus Music. We can happily report that it’s another fine offering from the man known to the world as Youandewan, with its three cuts of depth-charge four-to-the-floor material nicely complimented by a rough-and-ready percussive version of the title track from Ilian Tape’s Dario Zenker. The upcoming release gives us a a good excuse to ask the Berlin-based Brit to put a mix together for XLR8R…but, really, one hardly needs a reason when it comes to Youandewan. He’s been at the top of his game ever he got in the game in the late ’00s, via a series of deep, subdued and often downright sexy house and techno releases for the likes of Lo:Rise, secretsundaze, Hype LTD and, for the past few years, Aus, making nary a wrong move over that time period. Verloren will undoubtedly be another step up the career ladder for the producer, and we feel the same way about this podcast—it’s a patiently building set of tunes, with stripped-down rhythms slowly giving way to emotive warmth and gorgeous vibes. Added bonus: You can get a sneak preview of one of the new EP’s cuts, “253,” about a third of the way through the mix.

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00 Intro
01 Vermittelnde-Elemente “Moledom” (Ricardo Villalobos mix) (Lo-Fi Stereo)
02 Mark Ambrose “Greetings From Madame Dominique” (Mosaic)
03 Jean Caffeine “Jean’s Afterthought” (Classic)
04 S. Moreira “Late Dawn” (Slow Life)
05 Youandewan “253” (Decent Mix) (Aus)
06. Nick Holder – “Swimming” (instrumental mix) (NRK)
07 Crustation “Flame” (Mood II Swing Borderline Insanity Dub Mix) (Jive)
08 Herbert featuring Dani Siciliano “Never Give Up” (Phonography)
09 Moodymann featuring Bilal “Restart” (KDJ)
10 Steve Huerta & Gene Arthur “Damn Shame” (dub)
11 Needs “Brother” (Original Vibe) (Needs Music)

Premiere: Watch Green Velvet’s Stay True Scotland Boiler Room Set

At the start of the month, Boiler Room and Ballantine’s teamed up for Stay True Scotland, a four venue extravaganza—and Edinburgh’s Boiler Room debut—featuring performances by Nina Kraviz, Len Faki, Speedy J, Blawan, Planetary Assault Systems, Gary Beck, Optimo, Underground Resistance presents: Timeline, and the one in question here by Green Velvet.

Stay True Scotland was Boiler Room’s biggest show to date, with 16 artists performing across four venues, simultaneously. Green Velvet’s set—which took place alongside Underground Resistance presents: Timeline, Optimo, and Neil Landstrumm—can be streamed in full below.

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Hudson Alexander “So Many Things (Perfume Advert Remix)”

We last heard from Hush Hush Records at the start of the month when we offered up Banku’s “Mothball.” Now, the fast-rising imprint is back with the latest EP by Toronto-via-Winnipeg electronic music producer Hudson Alexander. The two originals on offer—”Needs” and “So Many Things”—find Alexander steering away from his downtempo past into more dancefloor-focused territory, replacing the mellow soundscapes with crisp, club-ready beats. The EP also includes three diverse reworks from London’s Keenya, Wisconsin-based Chants, and the one in question here from 1080p affiliates Perfume Advert, who provide a groovy, stripped-back rework of “So Many Things.” You can download Perfume Advert’s remix below, with the full EP available on July 10.

Hudson Alexander – So Many Things (Perfume Advert Remix)

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