Software Shares Details of Suicideyear Reissue

In 2013, Louisiana producer James Prudhomme (a.k.a. Suicideyear) caught the attention of Software label co-founder Daniel Lopatin (a.k.a. Oneohtrix Point Never) with his full-length mixtape, Japan. Software went on to release Prudhomme’s next effort, the Remembrance EP in September of last year, but now the imprint has elected to reissue Suicideyear’s Japan on vinyl and CD (the latter will include the Japan mixtape and Remembrance packaged together as a compilation called DREAM 727). To avoid potential issues with uncleared samples, the release includes some subtle changes; according to the label, “tracks like ‘Kuuuuush’ and ‘Scarr’ hit harder now, but there is a new sort of angelic sheen to them as well.” Both Japan and DREAM 727 will be available on March 10, but until then, album cut “Interest” can be streamed below.

Kline “Don’t Tell Me”

Today sees the release of Ghost, a six-track EP (artwork above) from Vancouver beatmaker Kline. Appearing via the fledgling Low Indigo label, the new record is said to be partially inspired by the artist’s “ghostly encounter” on a Vancouver island in 2014, and so the EP’s six efforts take on a fittingly ethereal atmosphere. Featured here, EP cut “Don’t Tell Me” certainly fits the profile, its airy chords providing the bed for the track’s sparse collection of delicate melodies and jittery percussion hits. Kline’s “Don’t Tell Me” production can be downloaded below, while the Canadian artist’s new EP can be streamed in full using the YouTube player also included below, which features an 18-minute video creation from endtask to accompany the entirety of Kline’s new record.

Don’t Tell Me

Premiere: Listen to Project Pablo’s Upcoming LP for 1080p

Rising Montreal artist Project Pablo—a producer who we highlighted as part of our Bubblin Up Week feature series last month—will make his first contribution to the ever-growing 1080p label’s catalog next week in the form of the I Want to Believe LP. Ahead of the record’s release, Project Pablo’s forthcoming collection of chunky disco and swinging house hybrids can now be streamed in full on XLR8R.

Serving as Project Pablo’s first full-length outing, I Want to Believe is an effortlessly groove-focused affair, its many walking basslines and loose-swung house and disco beats meeting an array of breezy chords and tastefully bright melodies along the way. Initially beginning in a bit more hazy territory with album opener “Sky Lounge,” the record quickly starts letting the sun shine through, with cuts like “Follow It Up” and “Movin’ Out” dipping into sections of relaxed funk, while—later on—another album highlight, “Always,” digs a bit deeper beneath its woozy synth chords and crunchy layers of percussion.

Officially out in cassette and digital form on February 24 via 1080p, Project Pablo’s I Want to Believe LP can be streamed in its entirety via the player below.

Jay Daniel Launches New Label, Previews Upcoming School Dance EP

Rising Detroit producer Jay Daniel made a name for himself with releases on Theo Parrish and Kyle Hall’s respective labels Sound Signature and Wild Oats, but now the young artist has decided to set out on his own for a new EP. Titled School Dance, the forthcoming 12″ continues in the line of crunchy, funk-influenced house that the young producer has become known for and features artwork (from Sean Linn) which resembles a school notebook doodle. The School Dance EP will inaugurate Daniel’s newly launched Watusi High label when it sees its release “soon,” though no official street date for the record has been set at this time. Until then, clips from the EP’s two tracks can be streamed below. (via Resident Advisor)

Altered Natives Preps New Album

Longstanding London producer Altered Natives (a.k.a. Danny Yorke) has announced he will release his seventh album via his own Eye4Eye label next month. Early listens confirm that In the Place Where Love Once Lived will contain more of the rough, dark, unrefined house music we’ve come to know and love from Yorke, who in 2011 contributed a stellar mix crammed with his own productions to our podcast series. That mix can still be streamed and downloaded here, while Altered Natives’ In the Place Where Love Once Lived LP will see its official release on March 30 via Eye4Eye. In the meantime, the record’s artwork and tracklist have been included below.

1. No Chocolate Bear
2. Bury You
3. Blow Job No Job
4. Jungle King (Martyn’s Friend pt2)
5. The Reminiscence
6. In The Place Where Love Once Lived
7. The Gully Rose of Stockwell
8. Creampie
9. Empathy Fathom
10. Cerberus
11. Nah Siddung Gyal
12. When I Am King
13. Leviathan II

Vin Sol Off the Chain

It wasn’t long ago that Vin Sol was largely an unknown proposition, but he’s managed to become a relatively established house producer rather quickly. His first release came in 2012, but it was two outings on Unknown to the Unknown, along with his many efforts for his own Soo Wavey label—which he operates alongside friend and frequent collaborator Matrixxman—that have really nudged the San Francisco producer into the spotlight. By now, it’s been established what the self-confessed “record nerd” and long-time DJ is all about, and that is classically informed house with lots of raw texture, a proud analog aesthetic, and serious dancefloor clout.

Though his previous output has included everything from gooey Sade reworks to rueful deep stuff, one gets the impression his debut EP on Clone’s unapologetically floor-facing Jack for Daze offshoot is the one that best sums up his style and most ably showcases his hardware- and MPC-based skills. It might not be wholly new in terms of ideas, yet Off the Chain is so excellently executed that there is no need to dress up the four tracks on it as anything other than what they are: unmistakably tooly cuts designed to make people sweat.

And boy, do they do that, right from the start. The title track is a nerve-twitching amalgam of walloping rubber kicks, ghetto-fried vocal stabs, and percolating bass that adds a sense of size and scale to what is essentially a percussive jack track. At various random points, spinning hi-hats and jostling claps stick out of the mix like stray limbs in a cartoon fight, prodding the listener in the eye and awakening every sense in the process. It’s fun and prickly and loveably oafish, while “Shox” is another masterclass in dehumanized house rave. Irresistibly energetic, its a lithe brew of robust 909 sounds that are piled up, chewed around, and spat out with scant regard for proper arrangement.

Vin Sol does this boundless brutalism as well as anyone, but for those seeking a slightly more linear jam, “House Freaks” is the one. The track surges along with subtle traces of Chicago at every turn, from the juke-inspired snares to the twitchy acid squiggles via the intense vocal stabs. And with its matter-of-fact title, ravey, corrugated closer “Trac” confirms what followers of Vin Sol already know about his music: it’s high-impact, visceral stuff that comes from his gut and gets whoever is listening right in theirs.

Foba & Matemo “Porcelain”

Having relocated from France to the predominantly French-speaking Canadian music hub that is Montreal in April of last year, Victor Brulé (a.k.a. Foba) and Matthieu Tessier (a.k.a. Matemo) have continued their roles as part of the larger Get Monet production outfit since making their way across the pond. Featured here, “Porcelain” serves as Brulé’s and Tessier’s first ever collaboration solely as a pair; a club-minded track, “Porcelain” is a simple-but-effective affair, one that draws the listener in with its stream of pulsing chords while a revolving series of percussive tricks and a bouncing sub-bassline seem to ensure that one’s feet will keep moving throughout the entirety of the tune’s five-plus-minute run.

Porcelain

Kelela Readies Deluxe Version of Cut 4 Me Mixtape with New Remixes from Kingdom, Jam City, Girl Unit, and More

Los Angeles-based vocalist Kelela has announced that she will issue a deluxe version of her debut mixtape, Cut 4 Me, next month featuring eight new remixes from the likes of Kingdom, Jam City, Girl Unit, Nguzunguzu, MikeQ, and more. Having originally landed as a digital-only mixtape in 2013, the deluxe version of Cut 4 Me will bring the record’s 13 tracks to both the vinyl and CD format for the first time.

Below, we’ve included the artwork and full tracklist for the upcoming deluxe edition of Kelela’s debut mixtape; the double-disc record is scheduled to officially land on April 7. In the meantime, Kingdom’s “Destruction Before Paradise” remix of Kelela’s “Enemy” can currently be streamed here, via Pitchfork.

Disc One:
1. Guns & Synths
2. Enemy
3. Floor Show
4. Do It Again
5. Go All Night (Let Me Roll)
6. Bank Head (Extended)
7. Cut 4 Me
8. Keep It Cool
9. Send Me Out
10. Go All Night (Let It Burn)
11. Something Else
12. A Lie
13. Cherry Coffee

Disc Two:
1. Interlude
2. Keep It Cool (Jam City Remix)
3. Enemy (Kingdom Remix)
4. Send Me Out (Girl Unit Remix)
5. Send Me Out (Nguzunguzu Remix)
6. Keep It Cool (Rizzla Remix)
7. Cherry Coffee (MikeQ Almighty Remix)
8. Go All Night (Neana Remix)
9. Go All Night (Massacooramaan Remix)

Nicolas Jaar, Moodymann, and Levon Vincent Slated for Dekmantel’s Lente Kabinet Sister Festival

Lente Kabinet—the “little sister” festival of the continually impressive Dekmantel Festival—is now entering its fourth year, and judging from the line-up of the one-day event’s 2015 edition, the gathering appears set to be as quality as ever. Taking place on May 30 at the Het Twiske nature reserve near Amsterdam, this year’s installment of Lente Kabinet will welcome Nicolas Jaar (pictured above), Moodymann, Ben UFO, Joy Orbison, Levon Vincent, Gerd Janson, and Roman Flügel, among others. Taking place on May 31, Lente Kabinet’s full bill can be pepped on the flier below, while all other information on the upcoming one-day festival can be found here.

Dauwd Details Upcoming EP for Kompakt

Photo: Arne Vossfeldt

London producer Dauwd will return to the Kompakt fold next month with the three-track Jupiter George EP. Following behind last year’s Kindlinn and Saleh EPs for the label, Dauwd’s upcoming effort will serve as his third outing for Kompakt in under a year. On Jupiter George, Dauwd is said to take a slight detour from his more melodic techno constructions and deliver three tracks that will “appeal to the purist house heads,” with the record’s title track finding the artist “picking his way through the finest moments of early ’80s disco, reminiscing [about] what Metro Area accomplished in their brightest moments.”

No audio previews have surfaced yet for Dauwd’s forthcoming Jupiter George EP, but the record’s artwork and tracklist can be seen below ahead of the EP’s March 23 release date.

1. Jupiter George
2. Ritter Sport
3. Take Four

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