Dimensions Festival Announces Final Round of Artists

Today, Dimensions Festival released the final lineup for this years edition, adding some of electronic music’s finest to the already bulging list of artists. Included in this final wave is Model 500 mastermind Juan Atkins, Âme, Boddika, Floating Points (DJ set), Objekt, Space Dimension Controller, Petar Dundov, and returning by popular demand, Underground Resistance presents Timeline live—the perennial favourites couldn’t play their headline slot at last year’s edition due to weather problems.

Dimensions Festival will also hold an opening concert on August 26, headlined by Four Tet (live), Little Dragon, and Floating Points (live), before the full program and festival kicks off August 27 and running until August 30. You can find information on tickets and the full lineup over at the Dimensions website.

XLR8R Podcast 384: An Intro From The Zenker Brothers

Bruce Tantum chats to the Zenker Brothers about their XLR8R Podcast.

We here at XLR8R love no-nonsense names, and Munich, Germany’s Zenker Brothers fit the bill on that count—Dario and Marco are indeed brothers, and Zenker is their real given surname. (None of that Wighnomy Brothers or Aphex Twin fake-sibling business for these guys.) We also love no-nonsense (and hot) music, and that’s just what the brothers, who run the rather magnificent Ilian Tape label, specialize in: sometimes tough, often atmospheric and always compelling techno, leavened with more than enough rubbery playfulness, dubbed-out weirdness and plain old funk to keep things extremely interesting.

Podcast 384: Zenker Brothers by Xlr8r on Mixcloud

Lil Silva Streams New Track From His Forthcoming Drumatic EP

London producer Lil Silva has shared another track from his forthcoming EP, Drumatic, to be released on May 10 on Good Years Records. The dancefloor focused EP finds Silva in fine form, melding ravey stabs, sharp vocal samples, and hard hitting percussion to devastating effect. Ahead of the full release, Lil Silva has shared the second track taken from the EP, “New Squeeze,” which can be streamed in full below, along with the previously released “606.”

Outis Announces New EP From Luigi Tozzi, Shares Preview

In July, 23 year old Roman artist Luigi Tozzi will release his Calipso EP on Outis Music, the label headed up by techno icon Dino Sabatini. The four-tracker will come with three originals and a remix by Sabatini, and reflects the distinct style emanating from the Italian capital. Calipso will follow on from stellar releases from Claudio PRC & Ness, Modern Heads, and Edit Select, all adding to an enviable back catalogue from Outis.

You can hear previews of all four tracks from Calipso over at the newly launched Outis Music web store, with full tracklisting below.

Tracklisting:

A1 Calipso

A2 Ambrosia

B1 Nostos (Original)

B2 Nostos (Dino Sabatini Version)

MUTEK Montreal Announces Final Program

David Terranova

As we approach the commencement of the 16th edition of MUTEK next month, the festival has announced the final stages and programming which will include the free outdoor stage EXPÉRIENCE, the nighttime experimental PLAY programs, and its daytime program DIGI_SECTION.

Running from Thursday to Sunday this year, the free outdoor EXPÉRIENCE stage will feature some heavyweights of the scene with Canadian hero Mathew Jonson joining Kode9, Adrian Sherwood, and Detroit techno master Dan Bell at the new Parterre location, which will see a substantial increase in capacity.

MUTEK has also announced DIGI_SECTION, a daytime program featuring a digital technology and music symposium, artist Q&As, panels, presentations, workshops and showrooms. Taking place at the Phi Centre from Tuesday, May 26 to Saturday, May 30, DIGI_SECTION will be focused towards music enthusiasts and creative professionals, with speakers, interviews and hands-on workshops from big names such as Ableton, littleBits Electronics, Roland, and Korg.

You can find more information on all of the above here, with the full lineup schedule for EXPÉRIENCE below; along with the MUTEK preview mix.

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[infobox title=”EXPÉRIENCE”]Thursday, May 28 – 5:00pm: CMD (CA) / BASSILUS C (CA) / DROL. (FR) / MATHEW JONSON (CA) Friday, May 29 – 5:00pm: RACINE (CA) / NEU BALANCE (CA) / PROJECT PABLO (CA) / KHOTIN (CA) / OJPB (CA) Saturday, May 30 – 3:00pm: LUNATE (CO) / DÉBRUIT (BE) / NORTEC COLLECTIVE (MX) / MOON BUGGY (CA) / DEWALTA & SHANNON (DE/CA) Sunday, May 31 – 3:00pm: ADRIAN SHERWOOD (UK) (DJ set) / DAN BELL (US) (DJ set) / KODE9 (UK) (DJ set) / +SURPRISE GUEST[/infobox]

Lossy “Hackney Brook”

Sam Sharp (a.k.a. Lossy) is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer based in Hackney, London. Next month, Sharp will inaugurate his new label, Boot Cycle Audio, which is to be a home for the more electronic and experimental side to his Lossy moniker. Kicking off the label will be the River Solos EP, four tracks inspired by the London watercourses and performed as solo synthesiser pieces on the Korg Volca Keys. In support of the release, Sharp has sent over “Hackney Brook,” an exclusive bonus track with beautifully layered textures befitting a track inspired by one of the subterranean rivers of London. You can download “Hackney Brook” below, along with a full stream of EP cut “River Thames”; with the full release coming on May 11 via Boot Cycle Audio.

Hackney Brook

Stream the New EP by Nitsa Resident Shelby Grey

Shelby Grey, whose tracks “Glow In The Dark” and “Give Your Love” have previously been featured in XLR8R‘s Downloads section, has just dropped a new three-track EP via the Holographic People imprint. Ascension finds the Barcelona DJ/producer and resident of the city’s storied Nitsa night on somewhat darker form than usual, with hypnotic arps, humming bass and distorted voices among the record’s most notable ingredients. The EP came out yesterday on Holographic People, and can be streamed in full on the player below.

Podcast 384: Zenker Brothers

We here at XLR8R love no-nonsense names, and Munich, Germany’s Zenker Brothers fit the bill on that count—Dario and Marco are indeed brothers, and Zenker is their real given surname. (None of that Wighnomy Brothers or Aphex Twin fake-sibling business for these guys.) We also love no-nonsense (and hot) music, and that’s just what the brothers, who run the rather magnificent Ilian Tape label, specialize in: sometimes tough, often atmospheric and always compelling techno, leavened with more than enough rubbery playfulness, dubbed-out weirdness and plain old funk to keep things extremely interesting. (We also loved their recent album, Immersion—read our review here.) Talented DJs and producers as individuals, the two joined forces as a single entity back in 2011—but with the new album, an upcoming DJing schedule to die for and the continued ascendency of their label, we have a feeling that 2015 is going to be Dario and Marco’s year. Therefore, we figured it was high time to host an Zenker Brothers set, which the pair have thoughtfully put together through the magic of an all-vinyl mixing session. We love it, even more than we love their nomenclature.

Video: Zenker Brothers discuss their XLR8R podcast

Podcast 384: Zenker Brothers by Xlr8r on Mixcloud

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Laurent Garnier’s Book Electrochoc Being Made Into Film

As reported over on Resident Advisor, Laurent Garnier‘s book Electrochoc is being turned into a feature film. The book charts the history of dance music and features contributions from Jeff Mills, James Murphy and François K, among others. It was first published in French in 2003, and an English translation is to be released, at long last, on July 2. Details are thin on the ground as regards the film project, but Garnier, a previous contributor to XLR8R‘s 20 Questions series, is understood to be co-writing the script, and filming is to begin later this year.

Premiere: Watch a New Video from Drew Lustman

Earlier this month, Brooklyn producer Drew Lustman ditched his Falty DL pseudonym and “the connotations and associations” surrounding it to release a rugged yet graceful album named The Crystal Cowboy on Planet Mu. Now Lustman has exclusively shared with XLR8R a sun-bleached, flickering video for LP track “Wolves,” which is pitched as “Drew’s melodic take on dub techno, building crunchy, rolling drums and shivery chords.” The video, directed by Lee Skinner, can be viewed below, while the full album is available now via Planet Mu.

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