Check Out Untold’s Remix of Perc

Hemlock label boss Untold (pictured above) and London techno experimentalist Perc have both issued quality albums this year—Black Light Spiral and The Power and the Glory, respectively—and will come together on the latter producer’s upcomingThe Power and the Glory Remixed EP. Before that record drops on April 11, one of its three productions, “Bleeding Colours (Untold Remix),” is now available to hear in its entirety. As one might expect, the tune is heavy with a capital “H,” as the remixer leans hard on a gnarled bassline which was no doubt sourced from one of essential modular synths. Untold fills out the limited space around his relentless synth with skittering drum patterns that sound as if they’re all but crushed under the size of the low-end frequencies. Below, the new remix of Perc’s “Bleeding Colours” can be streamed in full before it drops along with productions from Tessela and Clouds via Perc Trax on April 18.

IZC “Untitled”

Packing his track with melting synth patterns, recurring sounds of demonic chimes, and viciously shuffling percussion, Viennese producer IZC proves he is not afraid to explore strange sounds with “Untitled,” a cut from his analog-centric Zig Zag EP. The loosely constructed production consistently evokes tension and a relentless feeling of dread, effectively showing off the artist’s capabilities in forging dark, ominous atmospheres. Before it drops in digital formats on April 21, the rest of IZC’s Zig Zag EP can be streamed in full after the jump.

Untitled

Listen to Lockah’s ‘Yahoo or the Highway’ LP for Donky Pitch

One of the handful of exciting new talents emerging from burgeoning Brighton label Donky Pitch, Bubblin’ Up Scottish producer Lockah is just under a week from releasing his debut LP, Yahoo or the Highway, and has preemptively unleashed the whole record to be streamed online. The artist born Tom Banks delivers 13 neon-hued, rave-indebted, and—on occasion—surprisingly poignant productions across his album’s 45 minutes, focusing as much on dancefloor-friendly beats and hooky melodies as he does atmospherics and other intricate subtleties. Before they drop on April 14, each of Lockah’s new tunes from Yahoo or the Highway can be heard in their entirety here, courtesy of Pitchfork Advance.

Fantastic Mr. Fox Shares A-Side from Upcoming 12″

Set to drop later this month via Black Acre, the vocal-led a-side cut from Fantastic Mr. Fox‘s upcoming “On My Own” b/w “Broke” 12″ is now available to stream in full. Enlisting the talents of London singer Denai Moore, “On My Own” is a dramatic electronic composition, one which fills a large sonic scope with heavy organ chords, precise sub-bass, and thick layers of Moore’s rich voice. Before “On My Own” b/w “Broke” sees its official release on April 21, the single’s a-side cut can be streamed in full below.

Boddika, Daniel Avery, Mano Le Tough, and More Added to Eastern Electrics 2014

After the first wave of artists was revealed back in March, the UK’s fledgling Eastern Electrics event has just announced another installment of acts slated to perform this coming summer. Taking place across seven stages in Hertfordshire’s Hatfield House, the upcoming one-day festival has added Nonplus label boss Boddika, breakout UK DJ/producer Daniel Avery (pictured above), Berlin-based house specialist Mano Le Tough, as well as UK house chart toppers such as Steve Lawler, Laura Jones, and Dyed Soundorom—all of which will join the likes of Kerri Chandler, Art Department, and Ellen Allien on the bill. The full line-up and ticket information for Eastern Electrics’ August 2 event can be found here.

Hyperdub Readies Debut LP from Fhloston Paradigm

Fhloston Paradigm, the sci-fi obsessed alias of longstanding Philadelphia producer and sound designer King Britt, will release his debut album via Hyperdub in June. Set to appear on Kode9’s label in the midst of celebrating its 10th anniversary, Fhloston Paradigm’s The Phoenix LP will serve as the first proper follow-up to his first record for Hyperdub, 2011’s three-track King Britt Presents Fhloston Paradigm, the lead track from which, “Chasing Rainbows,” will also be included in the album package.

Scheduled to see a release on June 9, The Phoenix is described as “an album that
reflects and ties together sci-fi’s musical history and concepts without being weighed
down by them.” Furthermore, the 14-track effort enlists a number of vocal collaborators, including West Coast vocalist/producer Natasha Kmeto, Pia Ercole, Rachel Claudio, and Marlo Reynolds.

Before Fhloston Paradigm’s long-player debut lands in June, its artwork and and tracklist are included below. In the meantime, King Britt has a string of upcoming live dates in the works, including the Moondance “lecture, dance, and live music” event this Sunday at NYC’s MoMA PS1 museum; more information on that can be found here, while the rest of Britt’s live dates have also been included below.

01 Portal 1
02 Race To The Moon
03 Letters Of The Past feat. Pia Ercole
04 Chasing Rainbows
05 Perception
06 Never Defeated feat. Rachel Claudio
07 Tension Remains feat. Pia Ercole
08 It’s All About feat. Pia Ercole
09 More feat. Marlo Reynolds
10 The Phoenix
11 Portal 3
12 Never Forget
13 Portal 4
14 Light On Edge feat. Natasha Kmeto

April 10-12 Red Bull Studios, OmniPresent:A King Britt Omni Retrospective / Collaboration – NYC
April 13 MoMA PS1, MoonDance : A Night in the Afrofuture – NYC
April 26 MoogFest – Asheville, NC
May 21 Constellation: Sun Ra Tribute – Chicago
June 21 Force Field Project: Bio-Feeback Explorations – Philadelphia

Deadboy Announces Upcoming EP for Numbers, Shares Video for New Track

Just over a year ago, London producer Deadboy came out of a brief hibernation to drop the XLR8R Pick’d Blaquewerk EP via his usual label home, Numbers. Since then, however, the UK talent has remained noticeably quiet on the release front—until today, that is, as word of the man’s upcoming, appropriately titled Return EP has arrived with a new video for the record’s beatless title track.

Deadboy’s four-track Return EP will see its official release on April 28, but before then, a dramatic video for its titular opening cut has been shared. With the drumless, arpeggio-led “Return” serving as its soundtrack, the clip (directed by Thomas Traum) navigates through engulfing layers of colorful fog, only to reveal that an unexpected figure has been waiting to greet the viewers somewhere on the other side. The full clip for “Return” can be watched below, where the tracklist for Deadboy’s upcoming EP has also been included.

01 Return
02 Des Niles
03 YHVH
04 Life Code

Planet Mu to Release Traxman’s ‘Da Mind of Traxman Vol. 2’ LP

Merely months after enduring a gunshot wound from an armed robbery attempt in his hometown of Chicago, venerable footwork guru Traxman (a.k.a. Cornelius Ferguson) has announced the follow up to his debut LP for Planet Mu, Da Mind of Traxman, suitably titled Da Mind of Traxman Vol. 2. Ferguson’s second chapter in the series is said to “show a slightly different take on [his] abilities.” The press release further elaborates, “Instead of bringing in concepts from other genres, he simply creates a wider variety of footwork, made with a minimal, reduced palette. Often just one or two samples are selected and diced into brain-blurring cubist puzzles that bear little relation to their original sources, or anything else for that matter.”

Before Da Mind of Traxman Vol. 2 officially sees the light of day on May 19, its tracklist and cover art can be peeped below.

01. Time Slip
02. Blow Your Whistle (Tha Out Of Here Remixx)
03. Nothing Stays The Same
04. Mic
05. Computer Getto
06. Make Love To Me
07. Bubbles
08. Let It Roll Geto
09. Ever And Always
10. Under Cover Jack
11. Can Nutin Hold Me Back
12. 15416
13. Gone And Hit That Shit
14. I Need Too Do It feat. DJ Fred
15. Your Just Movin
16. Tha Edge Of Panic
17. I Wanna Be High
18. U Got Me Runnin (Remixx)

Applescal “The Veil”

Dutch-born, Berlin-based producer Applescal has launched a new digital single series via his own Atomnation imprint, and serving as its first installment is “The Veil,” a methodical and somber piece of techno built around a dark rhythmic core and expanded upon by hazy, wordless vocals, swirling FX, and subtle melodic embellishments. Chugging ceaselessly forward for much of its run, “The Veil” eventually begins to unfold in its final minutes, peeling back its drum programming to reveal a bubbling well of granulated bell sounds and long-winded vocals that reach deep into the production’s wide sonic landscape. With “The Veil” as its inaugural release, Applescal’s single series is said to continue in the weeks to come over on Atomnation’s Bandcamp page.

The Veil

Stream Dauwd’s ‘Kindlinn’ EP for Kompakt

The follow up to London-based DJ/producer Dauwd‘s excellent Heat Division EP from last year, Kindlinn dropped this week via Kompakt, and is now available to stream in its entirety. We’ve already heard two of the record’s three productions—the tech-y, soft-focus house of “Lydia” and the heavily atmospheric closing track “Rain Raker”—so the only fresh tune for those keeping tabs on this release will be its title track.

The longest of the three tunes, “Kindlinn” sets its sights on the dancefloor from the onset, working out a simple and stomping beat for Dauwd to weave his funky synthlines around. The UK artist eventually introduces a bit of his beloved ambient pads to the mix, but still keeps things sharp and focused with biting piano chords and subtle bits of percussion. All of the just-released Kindlinn EP can be heard in the player below.

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