Set to join Daniel Avery’s recent remix of “Sky,” the latest single from Matthew Dear’s Audion alias, on an upcoming four-track 12″ is this brand-new version of the track from Hotflush label boss Scuba (pictured above). The Berlin-based DJ/producer born Paul Rose delivers a decidedly tech-y production here, balancing a consistent dancefloor thump with subtle percussive sounds, wispy atmospheres, and the satisfying bounce of a rounded, simplistic bassline. The whole thing certainly takes its time to get moving, but after diving head first into a pool of glowing synth tones, “Sky (Scuba Remix)” leans heavily into its mechanical groove. Before it arrives on June 30 via Spectral Sound, Rose’s new remix for Audion can be streamed in full below, where the tracklist for the 12″ is also included.

A1. Sky (Scuba Remix)
A2. Sky (Daniel Avery Remix)
B1. Motormouth (Matrixxman Articial Intelligne Mix )
B2. Motormouth (Matrixxman MotorCity Rampage Mix)

In 1998, iconic UK artist Richard D. James issued a 13-track excursion into the depths of his acid obsession which compiled together four previously released EPs produced under his Caustic Window alias. And though he certainly went on to make loads more music in a similar style, the famously prolific artist never released another record with that moniker. Fans have long hypothesized about the existence of lost albums and unreleased tracks from Aphex Twin and his many projects with nothing to show for it, but it would seem that a previously unheard album from Caustic Window is now going to see the light of day.

Reported on FACT just yesterday, a 1994 test pressing of a record from Aphex Twin’s Rephlex label was posted to Discogs with the asking price of $13,500.00. At the time, the validity of the record was uncertain, though its details have since been confirmed, as the owner has teamed up with Rephlex and the We Are the Music Makers forum to organize a Kickstarter which will offer the chance for 500 people to own a digital copy of the album at about $16.00 a pop. Pitchfork points out that the one physical copy of the Caustic Window test pressing will be auctioned off on eBay after the goal of $8,368.00 is met on Kickstarter.

The Kickstarter page has yet to be announced, but further details and photos of the unheard, 16-song double-LP—which appears to feature frequent collaborators Mike Paradinas and Cylob, among others—can be found here, and the related thread on We Are the Music Makers can be perused here. Caustic Window’s 1998 Compilation album can be revisited in full via the player below.

UPDATE: April 10, 2014
The Kickstarter campaign is now live and accepting donations. Anyone looking to grab a digital copy of Caustic Window’s unreleased CAT023 LP should head here and donate $16.00 or more.

Tadd Mullinix—the Ann Arbor artist behind such reputable projects as Dabrye, James T Cotton, JTC, and SK-1—has unleashed a new mix of entangled selections which appears under his adventerous Charles Manier moniker. Serving as the latest edition in Juno Plus‘ podcast series, the 70-minute mix covers the range of music that has inspired the Charles Manier project over the years, including bits of primordial electronics, proto-techno, and dense noise constructions. The full session can be streamed and downloaded using the player below, where the esoteric tracklist is also available, and Juno Plus’ accompanying interview with Mullinix can be read here.

01 Minimal Man – Run Devil Run
02 Jerry Goldsmith – Love Shop
03 Eurythmics – You Take Some Lentils And You Take Some Rice
04 Die Form – Sex By Force
05 Severed Heads – Charivari
06 Die Form – Damaged Corpse
07 Charles Manier- Your Body
08 Wolf Mueller – Planzentanz (Kontan Chok mix)
09 Liaisons Dangereuses – Avant – après Mars
10 Liaisons Dangereuses – El macho y la nena
11 Mark Lane – Who’s Really Listening
12 Chris & Cosey – Loop
13 Ruth – Polaroid-Roman-Photo
14 CH BB – Go Go Go
15 Das Ding – HSTA – Take Me Away
16 Yello – I.T. Splash
17 Residents – Diskomo
18 Charles Manier – Uncompromised Awareness
19 Charles Manier- Goldielox
20 Cabaret Voltaire – Breathe Deep
21.Richard H Kirk – Shaking down the tower of babel (pitched down)
22 Vainio / Väisänen / Vega – Sick Sick USA
23 The Naughtiest Girl Was A Monitor – Synthesizers (the story so far)
24 Deekay Jones – New York, New York
25 The Legendary Pink Dots – Neon Gladiators (Version one)
26 Stakker – FX Dial
27 Chris & Cosey – Sequencer

Following the release of its XLR8R Pick’d eponymous debut LP last year, London trio Factory Floor‘s own Nik Void and Dan Tombs have crafted a minimalist video to accompany their latest single “How You Say.” The piece features a stationary shot of a TV showing black-and-white footage of vocalist Void singing and bopping her head to the rhythm as various colors and stripes are projected on the blank backdrop. The clashing movements featured in the video accent the popping percussion, palpitating synth, and repetitive vocals that pulsate throughout the whole of the tune.

Factory Floor’s new video release arrives just before it launches a series of remix EPs for DFA, all featuring versions of “How You Say” from the likes of Invisible Conga People, Gunnar Haslam, Bookworms, Helena Hauff, and Daniel Avery—whose take on the motorik tune can be heard here, where the details of Factory Floor’s current North American tour can also be found. All of the info for those digital and 12″ releases is available below, where the meta “How You Say” video can be watched in full.

“How You Say” EP 1 – Digital
(DFA – April 14th)
1. How You Say (Gunnar Haslam Remix)
2. How You Say (Invisible Conga People Remix)
3. How You Say (Daniel Avery Remix)

“How You Say” EP 2 – Digital
(DFA – April 21st)
1. How You Say (New Version)
2. How You Say (Helena Hauff Remix)
3. How You Say (Bookworms Remix)

“How You Say” EP 1 – Physical 12″
(DFA – April 28th)
1. How You Say (Daniel Avery Remix)
2. How You Say (Invisible Conga People Remix)

“How You Say” EP 2 – Physical 12″
(DFA – May 12th)
1. How You Say (Gunnar Haslam Remix)
2. How You Say (Helena Hauff Remix)

“How You Say” EP 3 – Physical 12″
(DFA – May 19th)
1. How You Say (Bookworms Remix)
2. How You Say (Bookworms Remix #2 vinyl only)

Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label will release the debut full-length from “producer, composer, pianist, DJ, and live musician” Taylor McFerrin in June, and has paired its announcement with a stream of the record’s first single, “The Antidote.” McFerrin’s Early Riser LP is said to find the New York-based artist largely playing every instrument on the record, with the exception of those played by a number of featured guests—including jazz pianist Robert Glasper, fellow Brainfeeder affiliates Thundercat and RYAT, and McFerrin’s father, accomplished vocalist Bobby McFerrin. Taking inspiration from a litany of musical genres and styles, Early Riser is said to take on “a sound that seamlessly bridges myriad musical worlds and draws the listener into a constantly shifting audio soundscape.”

Before McFerrin’s debut album drops on June 3, a stream of “The Antidote,” which features the talents of Australian vocalist Nai Palm (of the Hiatus Kaiyote outfit), can be heard using the player below. The tracklist for the forthcoming Early Riser LP has also been included.

01 Postpartum
02 Degrees of Light
03 The Antidote (featuring Nai Palm)
04 Florasia
05 4 am
06 Stepps
07 Already There (featuring Robert Glasper and Thundercat)
08 Decisions (featuring Emily King)
09 Blind Aesthetics
10 Place in My Heart (featuring RYAT)
11 Invisible/Visible (featuring Bobby McFerrin and Cesar Camargo Mariano)
12 PLS DNT LSTN

After sharing Mount Kimbie’s remix of “Jerk Ribs,” a tune from her forthcoming Food LP for Ninja Tune, back in January, underground pop star Kelis has just unveiled a remix of another record cut by label mate Machinedrum (a.k.a. Travis Stewart, pictured above). The unceasingly prolific artist’s version of “Runnin” takes a decisive approach, placing its stark focus on percussion as it employs a basic drum-machine pattern and loud claps. Stewart then surrounds his beats with torrents of effervescent synths and Kelis’ echoing harmonies. Below, “Runnin (Machinedrum Remix)” can be streamed in full before Food sees its official release on April 21.

We’ve been hearing quite a bit from Brendan Neal lately, as the London-based DJ/producer known as Motions has been gearing up to announce his debut EP for Samo Sound Boy’s and Jerome LOL’s Body High label. Over the past month, we gave away a one-off freebie, shared his remix for Samo Sound Boy, and streamed a mix of influences and exclusives from the budding artist. Finally, Neal has sent over the details of his first EP, revealing its tracklist and artwork along with a stream of the title track. Motions’ four-track All Gone EP will drop as digital and vinyl packages on April 29, and is preceded by its thumping and subtly anthemic opener, which can be heard in its entirety below.

01. All Gone
02. Never Seen
03. Orion
04. Again Lost Soon Found

As a tribute to the legacy of Frankie Knuckles, whose untimely passing has touched just about every corner of the dance music community, Detroit native Jimmy Edgar has refixed the Godfather of House’s classic “Baby Wants to Ride” track, offering the results as a free download.

“What else can I say about Frankie that hasn’t been said this week,” Edgar asks on his SoundCloud. “With this track, we celebrate his life, his kindness, his love for music, his inspiration, his passion, and all that he gave during his life. Thank you, Frankie.” The heartfelt message comes accompanied by a characteristically sharp rework à la Edgar, who keeps Knuckle’s tune as low-swung and grinding as ever. The new remix can be streamed and downloaded for free below, and Edgar’s substantial note on Knuckles’ legacy and the relationship between the Detroit and Chicago dance music scenes can be read in full here.