Sound Pellegrino Preps New Compilation

Parisian label Sound Pellegrino has shared a stream of Rabit‘s merciless ”Thug Rotorvator” from its forthcoming compilation, SND.PE VOL.03: Raw Club Material. Curated by label heads Teki Latex and Orgasmic, the release comes hot on the heels of the recent SND.PE Vol. 02: Crossover Series, and will also feature Physical Therapy and Renaissance Man teaming up as Low Concept, Chicago producer Ratchett Traxxx, and Rushmore.

Before SND.PE VOL.03: Raw Club Material lands on June 16, a full tracklisting and stream of album cut ”Thug Rotorvator” has been posted below. (via FACT)

01 Track ID – 2
02 K-Lagane – She’s So Fine
03 Ratchett Traxxx – On Top (feat. Paul Fisher)
04 Friendship – Phreak Mania
05 Deke Soto – Black Ice
06 Toyc – Analog Drums
07 Low Concept – Girlfriend
08 Nicolas Malinowsky – Crash
09 Rabit – Thug Rotorvator
10 Crystal – Underwater
11 Rushmore – Evertrack
12 Joe Howe & Matthias Zimmermann – Jules
13 Koyote – No Desillusion Baby

Download a New Mix from Matias Aguayo

Endlessly creative DJ/producer and head of the Cómeme label (whose latest release can be streamed in full here) Matias Aguayo has delivered a new mix. Appearing as the latest offering in Dummy‘s ongoing podcast series, Aguayo’s 50-plus-minute set covers the more tropical and fun-loving ends of house, with a number of synth-heavy dance music odds and ends thrown in for good measure.

The new mix comes before Aguayo—a former member of Kompakt’s storied Closer Musik outfit—is set to take to the decks this weekend at London’s XOYO club as part of The Two Bears‘ ongoing residency there. In the meantime, the singular Aguayo’s Dummy Mix can be streamed and downloaded in full below.

Auk “Tomorrow Morning”

Canadian duo Auk has shared a new cut from its upcoming debut EP for the Thoughtless label. “Tomorrow Morning” is tipped as a Minilogue-style track, inspired by shuffling UK garage and German minimal. An infectious FM bassline and angular lead synths constitute an effective DJ tool from these two relative newcomers, whose Absolution EP is set for release on June 2 with additional remixes coming from Patrick Bateman and Nicolas Duvoisin; Auk’s full debut EP can be streamed after the jump.

Tomorrow Morning

Download a Black Metal Rework from The Soft Pink Truth

After a decade’s hiatus, Drew Daniel (best known as one half of experimental electronic duo Matmos), has resurrected his solo moniker The Soft Pink Truth in a new album for Thrill Jockey. Why Do The Heathen Rage? is a collection of black metal tracks recalibrated for the dancefloor, and ahead of its release, the bonus Burzum cover ”Rundgang (Fuck Varg’s Racist, Anti-Semitic Bullshit Politics Forever!)” is available to stream and download for free.

The 25-minute rework first premiered via Pitchfork, and according to the accompanying interview, functions in part as a critique of convicted murderer and racist Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Burzum). “I felt like if you’re going to do black metal covers and your point is a queer critique of the shitty ideological disaster area that is black metal, then it would be cowardly to not address the Burzum question,” Daniel said. “Just as blasphemy both affirms and assaults the sacred powers it invokes and inverts, so too this record celebrates black metal and offers queer critique, mockery, and profanation of its ideological morass in equal measure.”

Why Do The Heathen Rage? is out in full on June 16.

Watch Mumdance Make a Beat

In a new episode of Don’t Watch That TV‘s Beat This video series, UK producer Mumdance (a.k.a. Jack Adams) builds a beat in his hardware-filled studio. Taking on the task of putting together a quick track in just 10 minutes, Adams uses his MPC sampler as the main control unit for the production, from which he programs rhythms and sends MIDI information to the various analog keyboards and drum machines that line his home studio. As we watch the beat come together, the producer himself narrates the various steps he has taken, explaining in detail why and how each piece of gear is being utilized.

With a new EP for Rinse and a B2B mix album alongside Pinch on the way, Mumdance’s full Beat This episode—the 20th in the series—can be watched below.

Listen to The Analogue Cops’ New EP for Hypercolour

The Italian-born, Berlin-based duo of Lucretio and Marieu (a.k.a. The Analogue Cops) have returned to Hypercolour’s Hype LTD imprint this week with a new four-track effort. Finding each member taking a side to themselves, the pair’s Hot Brass Dance EP can now be heard in full.

On Hot Brass Dance‘s a-side, Lucretio gently manipulates and filters a pair of soul-burnt samples over thumping processions of red-lined drum-machine rhythms, resulting in two low-swung and gritty house affairs. Leading the flip side, Marieu’s “Manipulation” follows along the same formula, again reshaping a dusty sample into a hypnotic series of loops, which are joined by pieces of machine-made percussion. Closing out the affair with “Fall In,” Marieu ditches the sample palette in exchange for a generous helping of restless acid synths and and an even more mechanical procession of crunchy drum-machine patterns. Following last year’s In Plain Clothes EP and the pair’s 2013 debut LP, Heavy Hands, The Analogue Cops’ Hot Brass Dance EP can be streamed in full below.

Stream a Track from Martyn’s New LP for Ninja Tune

Ahead of the release of his third long player, The Air Between Worlds, Martyn has shared a stream of album cut ”Love of Pleasure,” featuring former Hype Williams singer Inga Copeland (a.k.a. copeland). The track trails copeland’s languid, slightly gritty vocals over layered piano chords and off-kilter synths. Martyn’s full 10-track effort comes as a follow-up to 2011’s notable Ghost People LP for Brainfeeder, and finds the Dutch producer and 3024 label head exploring ”entirely new sonic territory.” The album reportedly emerged out of free play with analog equipment, and will also feature a collaboration with UK producer Four Tet.

Before The Air Between Words officially lands via Ninja Tune on June 16, ”Love of Pleasure” is streaming below.

Kim Ann Foxman Tapped for Heidi’s ‘Jackathon Jams’ Series

Over the past few years, veteran DJ and party starter Heidi has been enlisting some of her favorite artists, including the likes of Maya Jane Coles and Jimmy Edgar, to release music via her own Heidi Presents Jackathon Jams label. Next month, the imprint’s latest entry will arrive with NYC DJ/producer Kim Ann Foxman at the helm. The former Hercules and Love Affair member and XLR8R podcast contributor has assembled a six-track effort, which includes original songs “Be Mine” and “Let Me Be the One.” Five separate versions of the latter track have made the cut, including remixes from Soul Clap and Catz N Dogz. The record is scheduled for release on June 23, and clips of all six tunes can be heard in the player below.

Watch a New Documentary Detailing Tensions Between London Police and the City’s Grime Scene

There’s a long history of tension between London police and the city’s underground music scenes, but perhaps no corner of the UK music world has encountered more problems than grime. Following the recent cancellation of a Just Jam event back in February, the folks at Noisey decided to dig deeper into the situation. Today, the web portal has debuted a new mini-documentary exploring the issue, the aptly titled The Police vs. Grime Music. Hosted by JME of Boy Better Know, the 20-minute film features interviews with a variety of figures, including lawyers, journalists, promoters, and grime artists like Jammer, Meridian Dan, and Big Narstie. It also examines the problems stemming from London’s Form 696, the city’s “risk-assessment procedure” that often results in grime events being cancelled. The Police vs. Grime Music can be viewed below.

VernoN “Plastic Illusion”

Dublin’s Apartment label has been, according to an informal credo, “immune to the hype machine since 2011.” Operating as a vinyl-only outfit, Apartment has here offered up a cut laced with snarling acid lines and stomping percussion from VernoN‘s forthcoming issue, Watched by the Experts. ”Plastic Illusion,” like each of the six tracks included on the upcoming mini-LP, carries the genetic codes of new beat and EBM: a consequence of the elusive producer’s early exposure to Belgium’s club scene in the ’80s. Watched by the Experts follows three previous VernoN EPs for Dixon Avenue Basement Jams, and will see an official release in the beginning of June.

Plastic Illusion

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