After a bit of a quiet period, the DC-based Future Times label is moving fast at the moment, having dropped a new EP from Huerco S. a few weeks back and preparing for next month’s release of the debut LP by Beautiful Swimmers (a.k.a. Future Times co-head Andrew Field-Pickering—perhaps better known as Maxmillion Dunbar—and Ari Goldman). But before the pair’s Son album drops on July 9, its 11 tracks can now be streamed in full. As to be expected, Beautiful Swimmer’s record is quite a varied affair, one that inhabits the more galactically inspired ends of house and disco with flashes of dreamy boogie and recurring glimpses of sun-soaked electronics strewn throughout. Son can be heared in its entirety over on NPR.

Jon Hopkins is currently riding high off the unanimous critical success of his XLR8R Pick’d new album Immunity. Now, on the same day he appeared in our In the Studio feature series, the UK producer has become the latest contributor to FACT’s frequently excellent mix series, turning in something that sits somewhere between a DJ set and a live session, with Hopkins adding keyboards and other sounds to most of the tracks. With a tracklist that features some of the biggest contemporary names in adventurous house and techno—including Actress, Scuba, Boddika, Joy Orbison, and Matthew Dear—the podcast offers an insight into some of the artist’s inspiration for his cinematic music. Hopkins’ FACT mix can be streamed or downloaded here.

It seems that UK DJ/producer Addison Groove (pictured above) has been on something of a collaborative tear recently, working with the likes of Sam Binga and drum & bass veteran DJ Die on a handful of 808-heavy tracks. One of those latest productions is a frantic tune which samples the famous Brazilian song “Morro Do Dendê” for its juke-inspired purposes. Speaking on his “Morro Dub Dendê” track with DJ Die, Addison Groove says, “Rather than sell the tune, we decided to make a video for it. We simply don’t want to profit from what the message is about, which is the growing corruption within Brazil.” And the clip which accompanies the music fits perfectly with the message, as the two Bristolian producers have borrowed bits of the 2007 film Tropa de Elite to highlight the “national unrest within Brazil” and “give a little insight into whats really happening.” The video for Addison Groove & DJ Die’s “Morro Dub Dendê” can be seen below.

Bubblin’ Up DJ/producer Artifact has added another effort to his increasingly consistent run of releases, dropping the four-track Drafty EP earlier today. As the Bristol native explained in an email, this new EP compiles a few “new and old tracks of mine that I’ve always wanted to get out there,” and is meant to tide us over until some official releases are issued by the artist in the coming months. The Drafty EP can be heard in full below, and downloaded via Bandcamp.

Scottish production duo Clouds—who just last week contributed an installment to our High Five feature series—is set to release its debut album next week, following close on the heels of last month’s formidible Man Out of Dubs EP. But before Ghost Systems Rave drops via Tiga‘s Turbo label, it can now be heard in its entirety. Clouds’ new record is in many ways the culmination of the pair’s steadily evolving sound, which has grown from the brash, immature electro-house of its earliest releases to a particularly dark, messy form of techno. Ghost Systems Rave will be available on July 1, but in the meantime, can be streamed in full here, courtesy of Resident Advisor.

After slowing down his once prodigious tour and release schedule in the last couple of years, Motor City Drum Ensemble (a.k.a. Danilo Plessow) has recently returned to the grind, touring once again and releasing the Send A Prayer EP via his own MCDE imprint. He’s also been made the focal point of a new mini-doc for Resident Advisor‘s Behind the Beats series, the first installment of which featured Nina Kraviz. In its latest piece, Resident Advisor trails the now Utrecht-based DJ/producer to a number of his gigs around Europe, and Plessow discusses the stresses that lead to his extended break from the limelight.

The collaborative duo of young Detroit techno mainstay Kyle Hall and UK analog fiend FunkinEven, FunkinEvil has announced that its next record is set to arrive next month via Hall’s Wild Oats label. The Ignorant/In the Grind EP is a four-track record featuring its two title tracks sandwiched between an “Intro” and “Outro,” songs which are said to “venture into the world of the unknown, and the trapped.” FunkinEvil’s 12″ won’t appear until sometime during late July, but its lead cut can be previewed before then, below. (via Juno Plus)

One of our top picks for the Best New Artists of 2012, standout UK DJ/producer South London Ordnance is expanding his discography this summer with a double-EP which is set to inaugurate his own Aery Metals label. The eight-track He Do the Police in Different Voices release is a decidedly eclectic affair, featuring five original productions—two of which are collaborations with the likes of Femme En Fourrure and singer Brolin—and remixes from Factory Floor, JD Twitch, and Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle. South London Ordnance’s latest will arrive on August 19 as a digital package and double-10″, the tracklist for which can be found below. Furthermore, the digital exclusive “Modular Splash” is available as a free download for anyone who enters their email address in the widget included below.

A1. Black Acre ft. Brolin
A2. Modular Splash (Factory Floor – NVC Remix)
B1. Floating World
B2. Obsidian ft. Femme En Fourrure
C1. System
D1. Modular Splash (JD Twitch West Glasgow Optimo Mix)
D2. Black Acre ft. Brolin (Chris Carter Remix)
Modular Splash (Digital Exclusive)