New York-bred house stalwart and consistent XLR8R favorite Levon Vincent has taken to Facebook to announce an open call for artists to submit their demos in hopes of landing a sponsored apprenticeship from the hard-working, experienced DJ/producer in Berlin. “Things are optimistic for me for at least a year or two,” Vincent states in his post. “I am ready to start sponsoring/apprenticing people. Maybe one musician at a time. Let’s develop something.”

After further fleshing out his ideas for this project, the artist goes on to say that he aims to facilitate “24/7 music making,” and then asks for producers to send two demo tracks as SoundCloud links to [email protected] with “Bootcamp” in the subject line. He elaborates, saying, “Three months should be enough time [for you] to learn a thing or two. Think of it as bootcamp. You must be completely committed to your craft. Anything else is secondary, and I’ll know immediately from the first beat of your demo, so don’t front!” Vincent’s entire post can be read here.

London DJ/producer Sigha is set to drop a new batch of material via Our Circula Sound, marking the artist’s first release since his debut long-player, Living with Ghosts, appeared on Hotflush late last year. The upcoming A Series of Desecrations is said to offer four tracks of “machine hum and fuzzed noise against a backdrop of brutalist techno and beat sketches.” Before Sigha’s new EP sees a release on December 9, its four original efforts can be previewed below.

A1 352 Lashes
A2 Hardlines Soft Skin
B1 My Blood Is Gold
B2 Grace

Accalimed London producer Jon Hopkins has been keeping extra busy since releasing his XLR8R Pick’d Immunity LP, and has just today announced an extended edition of his new record, a remix 12″, and shared a new video for album cut “Collider.”

Dropping on December 9 as an iTunes exclusive, Immunity (Extended Edition) features remixes from artists like Luke Abbott, Nosaj Thing (whose version of “Open Eye Signal” we premiered earlier this year), and Pangaea, along with the video for the Purity Ring version of “Breathe This Air.” Next, Domino will release Collider – Remixes on February 25, featuring reworks of the single from Karenn, Objekt, and Pangaea.

Directed by Tom Haines, the video for “Collider” details a casually violent dalliance at a warehouse party, leading the female protagonist to lash out in dance as she relives the traumatic event. The full video for “Collider” and tracklist for Immunity (Extended Edition) can be viewed below.

Immunity (Extended Edition) Tracklist:
01. “We Disappear”
02. “Open Eye Signal”
03. “Breathe This Air”
04. “Collider”
05. “Abandon Window”
06. “Form By Firelight”
07. “Sun Harmonics”
08. “Immunity”
09. “Open Eye Signal (Happa remix)”
10. “Open Eye Signal (Lord Of The Isles remix)”
11. “Open Eye Signal (Luke Abbott remix)”
12. “Open Eye Signal (Nosaj Thing remix)”
13. “Breathe This Air (Feat. Purity Ring)”
14. “Collider (Pangaea Remix)”
Videos
15. Open Eye Signal
16. Breathe This Air (Feat. Purity Ring)

Entering its eighth year, wintery Montreal festival Igloofest has released details for its 2014 program, which takes place over four weekends. Featuring the likes of American DJ/producers Levon Vincent and Matthew Dear (pictured above), UK artists Skream and Scuba, and hip-hop icon Just Blaze, Igloofest aims to host established talent and some homegrown Montreal acts, like house duo Prince Club. Tickets for the festival start selling on December 10, and the full schedule will be spread over the four weekends between January 16 and February 8, 2014; a more detailed lineup can be viewed here.

The young UK upstarts and former XLR8R podcast contributors of Bondax have shared a full stream of “Fires,” a warm, vocal-led cut said to come from the pair’s forthcoming debut LP. Featuring London vocalist Josh Record, the sweetly languid “Fires” is a bit less dancefloor-friendly than most might expect, coming in more along the lines of a soul-dripping slow-jam than the summery house music Bondax is better known for. Though no other details have surfaced as of yet, the tune is said to come from the pair’s upcoming debut full-length, which will land sometime in 2014. In the meantime, “Fires” can be streamed in full below.

Legendary British broadcaster and sound clash DJ David Rodigan will helm the next edition of Ministry of Sound‘s Masterpiece mix album series. Set to drop at the beginning of next year, the three-disc collection is said to map the reggae icon’s decades-long musical journey, “starting with his initiation into the sounds of ’60s British pop and American soul, and passing through four decades of the evolution of Jamaican music in all its guises: ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, dancehall, and the new roots revival.” Before Rodigan’s contribution to the Masterpiece series sees an official release on January 27, the collection’s artwork and complete tracklist can be found below.

CD1: Hey Youthman
1 The Kinks “You Really Got Me”
2 The Yardbirds “For Your Love”
3 Marvin Gaye “Ain’t That Peculiar”
4 The Impressions “Gypsy Woman”
5 James Brown & The Famous Flames “I Loves You Porgy”
6 Etta James “At Last”
7 The Tornadoes “Telstar”
8 Small Faces “Itchycoo Park”
9 Dusty Springfield “You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me”
10 Bessie Banks “Go Now”
11 Aaron Neville “Tell It Like It Is”
12 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan “Diamonds”
13 Justin Hinds & The Dominos “Carry Go Bring Come”
14 Desmond Dekker “Beautiful And Dangerous”
15 Alton Ellis “Black Man’s Pride”
16 Bob Marley & The Wailers “Small Axe”
17 Delroy Wilson “Love Uprising”
18 Augustus Pablo “Java”

CD2: Cool Out Son Track
1 Dennis Brown “My Time”
2 Bob Andy “Life”
3 The Heptones “Meaning Of Life”
4 The Abyssinians “Poor Jason Whyte”
5 Freddie McGregor “Big Ship”
6 Johnny Osbourne & The Sensations “See and Blind”
7 Brent Dowe “When The Sun Goes”
8 Jackie Edwards & Julie Anne “In Paradise”
9 Cornell Campbell “Harry Hippy”
10 Lloyd Charmers “Colour Him Father”
11 Tessanne Chin “You Got What I Need”
12 Etana “Reggae”
13 Tarrus Riley Feat. Winston ‘Mr Fix It’ Francis “Hurt Me”
14 Aswad “Back To Africa”
15 Astrud Gilberto “(Take Me To) Aruanda”
16 Arthur Prysock “Autumn In New York”
17 Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters “A Quiet Place”
18 Billy Stewart “Sitting In The Park”

CD3: Stepping Out of Babylon Track
1 Lee “Scratch” Perry and The Upsetters “Black Panta”
2 Marcia Griffiths “Stepping Out Of Babylon”
3 Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley “One Loaf Of Bread (Something For You)”
4 Luciano “Deliverance”
5 Exco Levi “Storms Of Life”
6 Nadine Sutherland “Karma”
7 Riva Starr Feat. Bob Andy “The Care Song”
8 Amy Winehouse “You’re Wondering Now”
9 Liam Bailey “When Will They Learn”
10 Cate Ferris Blaze Bright”
11 Beres Hammond “No Candlelight”
12 Ini Kamoze England “Be Nice”
13 Raging Fyah “Nah Look Back”
14 King Tubby & Johnny Clarke “Knock Out Punch”
15 Busy Signal “Modern Day Slavery”
16 Morgan Heritage “Stand Up”
17 The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra Feat. Bitty McLean “Fu Man Chu”
18 Paul S.C.U.B.I Smith “Word Smith”