Stream a Track from Simoncino’s Upcoming 12″ for L.I.E.S.

A new 12″ from Nick Anthony Simoncino is set to to arrive via L.I.E.S. this week, and ahead of its release, EP cut “Beyond the Dance” has been made available to stream. An Italian producer known for his classic, Larry Heard-style house, Simoncino was responsible for one of the L.I.E.S. outfit’s earliest releases—the Dreams EP from 2012—and is a frequent contributor to Hieroglyphic Being’s Chicago-based Mathematics label. His upcoming Abele Dance EP is due out on August 22, but until then, “Beyond the Dance” can be heard in full below, where we’ve also posted the record’s tracklist.

1. Abele Dance
2. Beyond the Dance
3. Spirit of Transmat
4. io Rhythm

DJ Q and Flava D Release Collaborative Single, Prep EP for Local Action

UK garage specialist DJ Q and Rinse/Butterz/Formula affiliate Flava D have today dropped a collaborative single, “PS,” which comes ahead of the pair’s upcoming EP for Local Action. Electing to operate together simply under their usual aliases, DJ Q’s and Flava D’s collaboration is said to find the producers combining their talents to explore “the middle ground between garage, grime, and bassline.” Serving as our first taste of the project, “PS” retools a host of classic UK sounds, lacing a garage skip with a ceaselessly active, resonant bassline and sharp-cut vocals.

Out now, “PS” can be streamed below; an as-yet untitled full collaborative EP from DJ Q and Flava D is set to drop later this year via Local Action.

Aphex Twin Reveals First Details of Upcoming ‘SYRO’ LP

After a blimp donning the Aphex Twin logo was spotted flying over London this weekend and stencils of the logo were reported throughout NYC, it appears the electronic pioneer born Richard D. James will return with a new LP, SYRO, for which he has today shared the first official details. Reported on multipleplatforms, Aphex Twin’s verified Twitter account today shared a link (accessible only by those using the TOR browser, a staple of the “deep internet”) which leads to a page that includes the upcoming LP’s title, SYRO, as well as what has been confirmed as the record’s tracklist. The link also revealed what may be part of the LP’s artwork as well, the half-smiling photo which can be seen below.

While most every other detail of Aphex Twin’s new release—which will serve as his first under the name since 2001’s Drukqs LP—remains unannounced, the tracklist for SYRO has been included below, making it seem safe to begin looking forward to seeing new material from the electronic stalwart appear before the year is through.

01 minipops 67 (source field mix)
02 XMAS_EVET10 (thanaton3 mix)
03 produk 29
04 4 bit 9d api+e+6
05 180db_
06 CIRCLONT6A (syrobonkus mix)
07 fz pseudotimestretch+e+3
08 CIRCLONT14 (shrymoming mix)
09 syro u473t8+e (piezoluminescence mix)
10 PAPAT4 (pineal mix)
11 s950tx16wasr10 (earth portal mix)
12 aisatsana

Seafloor “4 the Future”

The glowing “4 the Future” comes from the upcoming The Noise EP, which budding Brooklyn talent Seafloor plans to drop for free on August 25. With its ravey synths and understated skitter, “4 the Future” lands somewhere between footwork-indebted bass and pop-leaning beatwork, its candy-coated synths and active vocal manipulations leading the charge above the track’s 808 rhythms. Seafloor’s latest production, and his upcoming free EP, come ahead of a pair of efforts for the growing Infinite Machine label, which plans to deliver a digital EP from the man later this year and a proper 12″ release in early 2015.

4 the Future

Preview an Upcoming Compilation from Jimmy Edgar’s Ultramajic Imprint

Last year, Jimmy Edgar‘s Ultramajic imprint launchedMetaphysix, a series of compilations each with their own conceptual theme. The forthcoming Correspondence collection will serve as the series’ third installment, and reportedly focuses on the musical relationship between Paris and the Ultramajic entity, presenting “ostensibly disparate producers from around the world translating similar musical ideas through cultural barriers.” To this end, the compilation features selections from French producers Bambounou, French Fries, and Bobmo, alongside Aden, label newcomer Crystal Bandito, and Edgar appearing under his Creepy Autograph alias.

Before Metaphysix: III, Correspondence arrives on September 15, all five tracks are available to preview below.

Milo McBride “FLAZ”

Born and raised in NYC, Milo McBride is a beatmaker who utilizes a wide array of sonic elements to create his hybrid productions. “FLAZ”—the lead single to the man’s upcoming RUINZ EP (expected to drop via Ventura in early September)—is a sleek and efficient first glance into McBride’s style, one which utilizes sweeping chords, filtered vocals, sub-bass stabs, and the detailed rattles of metallic percussion throughout its run. Building in patient, measured steps, “FLAZ” becomes more immersive the further one follows its fractured rhythms, as new miniature elements seep into the production, forming a series of hypnotic, interlocking patterns as the track moves toward the end of its three-minute jaunt.

FLAZ

Darkside Splits “For Now,” Shares New B-Sides

Darkside—the collaboration between Nicolas Jaar and guitarist Dave Harrington—has announced the project will go on hiatus following a final performance in Brooklyn next month. Without much explanation, the outfit posted online yesterday that “Darkside is coming to an end, for now. On September 12th, we will be playing our last show at Brooklyn Masonic Temple.” In addition to the brief announcement, the pair also shared two previously unheard b-side cuts from its Psychic LP, which dropped in October of last year. Titled “Gone Too Soon,” and “What They Say,” those b-sides can be streamed in full below.

Darkside’s last show has already sold out, but Jaar and Harrington still have a number of live dates scheduled before the project’s final performance, the full list of which has been included below.

August 24 Los Angeles, CA – FYF Fest
August 27 Pula, Croatia – Dimensions Festival
August 29 Zurich, Switzerland – Zürich Openair
August 31 Izmir-Cesme, Turkey – Orange Date
September 2 Istanbul, Turkey – Orange Date
September 3 Kiev, Ukraine – Sentrum
September 4 Vilnius, Lithuania – Loftas Fest
September 5 Berlin, Germany – Berlin Festival
September 6 Isle of Wight, UK – Bestival
September 12 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Masonic Temple (sold out)

Stream the Title Track from Caribou’s Upcoming LP, ‘Our Love’

Earlier this summer, Dan Snaith revealed plans to release his sixth studio album as Caribou later this year, entitled Our Love. The record is due to drop via Merge/City Slang on October 7, and in the meantime, its title track has been made available to stream. A press release describes “Our Love,” which can be heard in full below, as built around “warm, bubbling beats and Dan’s distinctive vocal loops, before taking a bass-heavy turn in the middle.” Further details of Caribou’s upcoming Our Love LP, which will reportedly arrive as his “most soulful record to date, chock-full of heartfelt lyrics and organic nature which cuts through bubbling synths and blissful euphoria of their synthetic constructions,” can be found here, along with a list of Caribou’s upcoming worldwide tour dates.

Ikonika Lists Five Essential Pieces from Her Studio Arsenal

Next week, Ikonika (a.k.a. Sara Abdel-Hamid) will release ‘Position,’ a seven-track effort that features some of the London producer’s most purely club-focused work to date. Following her synth-driven and ’80s-referencing 2013 LP, ‘Aerotropolis,’ the new EP marks something of a new direction for Ikonika, particularly in the title track’s distorted drums and obvious nods to ballroom. Still, this isn’t exactly surprising; after all, the longtime Hyperdub affiliate and Hum + Buzz co-founder has been gradually refining her sound ever since she first appeared on wax in 2008. And while part of that evolution can simply be chalked up to additional experience, both in the club and behind the boards, part of the process can undoubtedly be attributed to changes in her production set-up. Curious about what tools are guiding her workflow these days, we asked Ikonika to detail the five most important pieces from her studio.

Allen & Heath Xone 92
I got this mixer for £700 on eBay. I actually bought it because every time I saw one in the club I would panic ‘cos they’re a bit annoying to use. So I got it, learnt it, and it’s now my favorite mixer. There’s always this Xone vs. DJM debate. I could give you the pros and cons, but it’s just whatever the user feels comfortable using to be honest. But [the Xone] sounds better to me, there’s this analog push behind it. I go crazy for the EQing and using the filters as kinda isolators. I [have also] used it in my live set, together with the returns and the MIDI clock for my effects.

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Emagic Unitor 8
It could really just be any MIDI interface really, but I never had one before until I went a bit crazy on eBay recently and bought more synths.

PSP MixSaturator VST
I use it when my drums are sounding a bit flat. I usually bus out my kicks, claps, and snare to this, making use of the ‘bass’ function and bringing up the warmth.

Pro Co RAT distortion pedal
I still haven’t let go of my Moog Little Phatty. It’s still one of those synths that keeps surprising me and is central to everything I do. I usually buy little guitar pedals especially for it and the RAT pedal is my favorite one to run. I’m getting more and more into dirty sounds at the moment and this just gives me another option to the Moog’s filters.

Korg Poly-800
I tried this synth at Bok Bok’s originally and immediately fell in love with it. I wish I had one while making my first album, LOL. It can really pull at your heartstrings. I love the cheap sounds, the spring in the keys, the lightness of it physically, and the way it looks. It sounds a bit shallow, but if a synth looks ugly, I just won’t buy it. LOL.

Watch a Live Performance from Todd Terje

A new video of an ambitious, headlining live set from nu-disco figurehead Todd Terje has surfaced online. Appearing in his native Norway at Øya Festival earlier this month, the performance showcases Terje on live synths and enlisting a clutch of instrumentalists—including a drummer, percussionist, and violinist—to play alongside him. The 75-minute set features live renditions of iconic club tracks such as “Ragysh” and “Inspector Norse,” and follows the overwhelming reception to his debut full-length, It’s Album Time, released via his own Olsen label earlier this year. Made available to stream courtesy of Musikk, Terje’s full set can be watched here.

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