The Comet is Coming will release their latest mini-album, The Afterlife, on vinyl later this month.
The five-track release serves as a company piece to their Trust in The Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery LP, released in March via Impulse! Records. It originally surfaced on digital streaming platforms and in CD format on September 27, but it will now land on vinyl as part of this year’s Record Store Day Black Friday event on November 29. A limited-edition run of 1,500 copies has been pressed, and remaining copies will be available with other retailers starting early December.
The Comet Is Coming’s Danalogue explains the relationship between the two records:
“The two records can be seen as companions, that cannot exist without each other, like day and night, light and dark, creation and destruction. They were made together, at the same time, and have always been intended to be experienced together.”
To find participating stores for this year’s Record Store Day Black Friday and to grab a 12″ version of The Afterlife at your local record shop, click here.
Tracklisting
01. All That Matters Is The Moments (ft. Joshua Idehen) 02. The Softness of The Present 03. The Afterlife 04. Lifeforce (Part 1) 05. Lifeforce (Part 2)
The Afterlife is out digitally now, and will be available on vinyl later this month.
Warp Records has released WXAXRXP Sessions Sampler, a 10-track taster of the upcoming WXAXRXP Sessions box set featuring previously unreleased works from Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus, Kelly Moran, Boards of Canada, Oneohtrix Point Never, Bibio, LFO, Plaid, Seefeel, and Mount Kimbie.
WXAXRXP Sessions Sampler features one track from every session included in WXAXRXP Sessions box set, out November 15. Among the collection comes a previously unreleased live recording from Flying Lotus and a live band that consisted of Thundercat, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, and Ravi Coltrane. The group recorded “Golden Axe” at BBC’s Maida Vale Session in August of 2010. Aphex Twin’s rare “Slo Bird Whistle” finds a newly mastered version for this release, originally aired in 1995 when Aphex Twin played material for John Peel’s legendary BBC show Peel Sessions. Boards Of Canada share the previously unreleased track “XYZ,” also captured for their Peel Session in July 1998.
Oneohtrix Point Never’s Myriad Ensemble show their capabilities in re-interpreting studio material on a special take of “Toys 2,” recorded late last year on Los Angeles-based NPR affiliate KCRW. Other features include ADR, Kelly Moran, Eli Keszler, and Kelly Moran, who offers up a live acoustic session of “In Parallel” from this year’s WXAXRXP x NTS 30th Anniversary special. Bibio and Mount Kimbie also present content from the WXAXRXP x NTS showcase. Early Peel sessions from LFO, Seefeel, and Plaid round out this samplers release.
Celebrating Warp’s 30th anniversary, WXAXRXP Sessions features 10 specially selected sessions recorded for radio from across the history of the label, from Peel sessions in the very early days right up to the aforementioned WXAXRXP x NTS weekend.
These releases present each session in the highest quality, adorned in beautiful packaging designed by Michael Oswell, with photography by Synchrodogs; it will be available as individual vinyl and digital releases through all good record stores and as a limited one-time-pressing box set via Bleep.com from November 15, with pre-order here.
Tracklisting
01. Aphex Twin “Slo Bird Whistle” (Peel Session) 02. Bibio “Lovers Carvings” (WXAXRXP Session) 03. Boards Of Canada “XYZ” (Peel Session) 04. Flying Lotus “Golden Axe” (Maida Vale Session) 05. Kelly Moran “In Parallel” (acoustic) (WXAXRXP Session) 06. LFO “Take Control” (Peel Session) 07. Mount Kimbie “You Look Certain” (I’m Not So Sure) (feat. Andrea Balency) (WXAXRXP Session) 08. Oneohtrix Point Never “Toys 2” (KCRW Session) 09. Plaid “Elide” (Peel Session) 10. Seefeel “Vex” (Peel Session)
Streaming/ordering options for the WXAXRXP Sessions Sampler are located here, with Aphex Twins’ “Slo Bird Whistle” and Flying Lotus’ “Golden Axe” streaming below.
Matias Aguayo has shared a new mix with XLR8R, available via the links below.
The Cómeme label head recorded the mix ahead of his appearance at Epizode Festival, taking place from Dec 27, 2019 to January 7, 2020 in Phú Quốc, Vietnam. At one hour in length, it’s features a lot of Aguayo’s own material, solo and as part of one of his various collaborations. The aim, Aguayo says, is to give some insight into the rhythms that are engaging him currently, as he continues to develop his hybrid DJ/live set.
“This mix is my reflection on my actual state of mind when it comes to think about the music that surrounds me and the music I make. I decided to put a lot of my own music on it including some rarities, plus unknown collaborations I am involved with. As I am working at this very moment on developing my hybrid DJ/live set further, I thought to share some part of this process and the rhythms I find so fascinating at the moment. I am looking forward to share the results of this process with the audience at Epizode, where the bar is set high remembering the beautiful gig I had there last year. I will give everything to come up with more unexpected turns and alien sounds!” — Matias Aguayo
Editor note: The podcast is available for stream only. The download is available exclusively for XLR8R+ members, where you can also download a plethora of previously unreleased and exclusive tracks from the likes of Sebastian Mullaert, Vril, Jack Michael, Leif, and many more. SUBSCRIBE HERE and download the mix here.
Andy Stott will release a double EP tomorrow, titled It Should Be Us.
It Should Be Us is Stott’s first release since 2016 and first EP since 2011. Landing via his own Manchester-based Modern Love, it comprises nine slow and raw productions for the club, recorded quickly over the summer.
The tracks harness a pure and bare-boned energy, with melodies subsumed by drum machines and synths. “It’s all about rhythmic heat and disorientation, pure dance and DJ specials rendered at an unsteady pace, from percolated house and percussive rituals to moody tripped-out burners,” the label explains.
The EP precedes a new Andy Stott album in 2020, “but in the meantime, this one’s for dancing,” the label adds.
Tracklisting
01. Dismantle 02. Promises (Download only) 03. Collapse 04. It should be us 05. Take 06. Not This Time 07. 0L9 08. Ballroom 09. Versi
It Should Be Us EP is out November 8 via Modern Love, with “Versi” streaming in full below, and pre-order here.
SXM Festival has announced its phase one lineup for the 2020 edition, taking place from March 11 to 15 on the Caribbean Island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten.
Ricardo Villalobos will return next year, and he will be joined by Panorama Bar resident Cassy and the eclectic sounds of Sonja Moonear. In line with SXM Festival’s wide-reaching curation, the deeper side house and techno scene will once again be represented with the likes of Bedouin and Blond:ish. Phase one also includes Israeli export and SXM favorite Chaim alongside YokoO, Luca Bachetti, Holmar, Sabo, Jan Blomqvist, Parallells, Sainte Vie, and more. You can see the full list of names below, and more will be added soon.
Over the past five years, SXM Festival has set its sights on crafting the perfect electronic music destination experience on the shores of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Since the devastating impact on the island by a series of 2017 hurricanes, the event has furthered its connection with the island and its dedication to the needs of the local community. In 2018, the festival created the Two Bunch Palms and Les Amis du SXM Festival Foundations to raise funds to help those affected by Hurricane Irma. The festival returned in 2019, and saw fans and artists join forces with both local governments to rebuild recreation areas, cleanup the island’s renowned beaches, and raise money for the year-round betterment of the area.
You can read more about the festival’s 2019 return in our feature here.
SXM Festival 2019, Phase 1 Lineup (ABC):
Bedouin Blond:Ish Britta Arnold Cassy Chaim DJ Tennis Enzo Siragusa Holmar Jade (CA) Jan Blomqvist (Live) Jenia Tarsol Loco Dice Luca Bacchetti Maga Maher Daniel Marco Carola Parallells (Live) Ricardo Villalobos Rony Seikaly Sabo Sainte Vie (Live) Serge Devant Sonja Moonear Unders wAFF YokoO
The 2020 edition takes place from March 11 to 15. Tickets are now available here.
Resonance is the Finnish producer’s second album on Nina Kraviz’ label, following 2017’s Paradox. It marks a milestone in Perälä’s journey with the colundi sequence, a custom musical scale designed alongside Rephlex boss Grant Wilson-Claridge, who described the process to The Wire as:
“Instead of dividing the keyboard into octaves with semitones, we have chosen specific frequencies to work around. The scale is 128 resonant frequencies chosen via experimentation and philosophy, each relating to a specific human bio-resonance, or psychology, traditional mysticism or belief, physics, astronomy, maths, chemistry.”
Perälä recorded the first half of the album in Montreal, Canada, and completed it in Lahti, Finland.
XLR8R is offering XLR8R+ subscribers free passes to the upcoming Warning event at Fold in London.
The party will take place on Friday, November 22 and it will be the first time for Sansibar, Titia, and DJ Tabledance in London. Irakli also joins the bill, having previously hosted About Blank in Berlin. Warning, a Berlin-based collective, is known for booking talent that deserves it rather than relying on reputation, and this night is no different.
For those who haven’t yet, just SUBSCRIBE HERE and email your full name with “Warning” as the subject to [email protected] to claim your free event pass. For those current subscribers, simply email your full name and “Warning” as the email subject.
The 16th edition of XLR8R+ is here, featuring tracks by Alec Falconer, Jack Michael and Leif. You can subscribe here and hear snippets of the tracks below.
Lineup
Sansibar (live) (UK Debut) Irakli TITIA (UK Debut) DJ Tabledance (UK Debut) Marie Montexier
We only have a select amount of tickets so don’t sleep as this is set to be a special night.
Next on Hyperdub is MHYSA, “a pop star for the cyber resistance” hailing from Maryland, but currently based in New York.
NEVAEH, described as lo-fi R&B with a bedroom feel and challenging lyricism, focuses on identity and black experience. MHYSA began working on it in the fall of 2017, shortly after the release of her debut album, Fantasii, via Halcyon Veil. She honed the album’s sentiments while touring, recording audio notes and writing lyrics on her iPhone, before recording the tracks in her flat in West Philadelphia.
The album is described by the label as MHYSA’s “intimate reflection on the black femme experience from multiple vantage points, ranging from sex and sexuality, self-love, and self-discovery, black empowerment and lineage, pleasure and lack of it.”
MHYSA labels it “a prayer for Black women and femmes to be taken to or find a new and better world away from the apocalypse…NEVAEH is a safe space, a sort of negro heaven.”
We’re told that numerous tracks have made appearances in Kode9’s club sets, such as the lead track, “Sanaa Lathan,” as well as “w_me,” where MHYSA uses her breath and vocals to embellish a live drum instrumental.
The album follows the recently announced Burial compilation on Hyperdub.
Tracklisting
01. Opening Skit 02. Float 03. before the world ends 04. na na drift 05. when the saints (interlude) 06. sad slutty baby wants more for the world 07. ropeburn 08. w_me interlud 09. w_me 10. no freedom 11. breaker of chains 12. Sanaa Lathan 13. honey, sweetie, baby 14. bbygurl 15. brand nu 16.. BELIEVE Interlude 17. no weapon formed against you shall prosper 18. when the saints (reprise)
NEVAEH LP is out on February 14, 2020, with “Sanaa Lathan” streaming below.
Daniel Lopatin will release his score to Josh and Benny Safdie’s latest film, “Uncut Gems,” on December 13 via Warp, the same day the film is released in U.S. theatres.
The film stars Adam Sandler, NBA player Kevin Garnett, Lakeith Stanfield, Idina Menzel, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, and Julia Fox, and has screened at the Telluride, Toronto, and New York film festivals. The hypnotic crime thriller follows Sandler’s Howard Ratner, a charismatic jeweller always on the lookout for the next big score, on a twisted odyssey in pursuit of the windfall of a lifetime.
Daniel Lopatin, known as Oneohtrix Point Never, previously worked on the Safdie brothers’ “Good Time” in 2017, for which he earned the Best Soundtrack Award at Cannes Film Festival.
Tracklisting
01. The Ballad Of Howie Bling 02. Pure Elation 03. Followed 04. The Bet Hits 05. High Life 06. No Vacation 07. School Play 08. Fuck You Howard 09. Smoothie 10. Back To Roslyn 11. The Fountain 12. Powerade 13. Windows 14. Buzz Me Out 15. The Blade 16. Mohegan Suite 17. Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack lands December 13 via Warp, with pre-order here.
Jim O’Rourke has revealed details of his forthcoming release, To Magnetize Money and Catch A Roving Eye.
To Magnetize Money and Catch A Roving Eye, a four-part box set collection, is one of the Tokyo-based, Chicago-born producer’s largest collections of work this decade. Recordings were captured between 2017-2018 at Steamroom, O’Rourke’s private studio and label headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Little else is known about the background or creation of the album.
The minimalist presentation of field recordings, noise, and ambient music across To Magnetize Money and Catch A Roving Eye has a delicacy that slowly undulates through each volume. Unhinged textures wrap around the core of beautiful melodies and tones, pulling towards light and dark themes that drift through dimly lit silhouettes of sound.
The release follows a prolific run of releases from O’Rourke this year, including volumes 43-46 of his Steamroom LP series and collaborative albums with CM von Hausswolf, Keiji Haino, Oren Ambarchi, and Phew.
To Magnetize Money and Catch A Roving Eye will release with French label Sonoris on November 8. Meanwhile, an excerpt can be streamed below, with ordering options here.
Tracklisting
Disc 1—Part I Disc 2—Part II Disc 3—Part III Disc 4—Part IV
