Jeff Mills to Release 20-Year Retrospective

It’s been 20 years since Jeff Mills debuted his first work on Axis Records, the Tranquilizer EP, which he co-produced with Robert Hood under the moniker H&M. Since then, Mills has continued to produce under the Axis stamp, most recently dropping a full-length called The Messenger on the label earlier this year. Now, to celebrate the last 20 years he spent pioneering techno, Mills will soon release a two-disc retrospective of hand-picked tunes culled from his storied career on Axis. The 26-song compilation, aptly titled Sequence: A Retrospective of Axis Records, also comes with a booklet containing extensive liner notes from Mills himself. There is no official release date for the collection as yet, but for now, the artwork can be found above and the full tracklist—complete with each song’s original release date—below. (via Juno Plus)

1. Tranquilizer EP (AX-001) 1992 “Mutant Theory”
2. Mecca EP (AX-004) 1993 “Step To Enchantment (Stringent Mix)”
3. Drama EP (AX-006) 1993 “Suspense (Remix Version)”
4. Cycle 30 EP (AX-008) 1994 “Utopia”
5. Growth EP (AX-010) 1994 “Growth”
6. Purpose Maker EP (AX-011) 1995 “Casa”
7. Humana EP (AX-012) 1995 “Gamma Player”
8. Very EP (AX-016) 1996 “Normalism”
9. Tomorrow EP (AX-018) 1997 “What if”
10. Live Series (PM-007) 1998 “5 Minutes, 29 Seconds at The Rex – Paris”
11. Apollo EP (AX-019.5) 1999 “Starless”
12. Metropolis CD/EP 2000 “Perfecture”
13. Preview EP 2001 “Glen21”
14. Every Dog Has Its Day Vol. 1-3 2002 “Composite EDHID Review”
15. See The Light 1-3 2003 “A ‘Seethelight’ Mix (7 Minute Mix)”
16. The Tomorrow Time Forgot 2004 “Man Made”
17. Suspense/Dramatized” 2005 “Dramatized”
18. Blade Runner (AX-044) 2006 “Deckard”
19. One Man Spaceship 2006 “The Art of Barrier Breaking”
20. Systematic/The Sin (AX-048) 2007 “The Sin”
21. Alpha Centauri EP 2008 “Alpha Centauri”
22. The Good Robot (AX-055) 2009 “Composite The Good Robot Review”
23. Sleeper Wakes CD 2010 “Space Walk”
24. The Occurrence 2010 “CD Segment Excerpt”
25. The Power EP 2011 “Microbe”
26. The Messenger CD 2012 “Industry of Dreams”

Mr. Mitch “Bitch”

London’s Miles Mitchell (a.k.a. Mr. Mitch) has just released a free album of grimey bass tunes, titled Searching | Volume 1: Venus (the first in a Searching series). On “Bitch,” Mr. Mitch explores a tight, two-part song structure. The cut begins with a sparse, downtempo beat before showering us with a reverberant wash of buzzing synths and then repeating the two tropes again. It’s a lighter track from a producer who has been associated with the Butterz crew, a group that generally turns out more hyperactive slices of grime. You can stream and download Mr. Mitch’s whole album, after the jump.

Searching | Volume 1: Venus by Mr. Mitch

Bitch

Bitch

Propellerhead Releases iOS Music-Making App

Taking even the most cursory glance over the Music category in any app store, it’s hard to miss the numerous programs available to help you tap out beats on the fly, but that doesn’t make Propellerhead’s addition to the marketplace any less exciting. Figure, which was made available just today, is said to be an easy-to-use music-making app that practically anyone with an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad can effectively craft tracks with. It employs the sounds and samples supplied within popular Reason instruments—like the Kong drum designer and Thor synthesizer—as well as plenty of useful additions unique to Figure (not to mention super-sleek design). You can check out a demo of the product in the video below, and grab the app for just $.99 here.

Deebs “You (In My World)”

We last heard from Toronto’s Deebs (pictured above) in November, when he dropped an impressive remix of Outkast’s “Unhappy.” Currently, the producer is working on an EP for Belgian imprint Pelican Fly, and he’s shared “You (In My World)” as a preview of that work. The four-and-a-half-minute track bustles with rave synth stabs, syncopated percussion, and crisp production, culminating in a fine piece of garage-influenced beatwork.

You (In My World)

Sound Pellegrino to Celebrate Third Birthday with Three-Day Festival

After three years in existence, French imprint Sound Pellegrino is getting set to throw its biggest event yet. Happening over the course of three days in downtown Paris, the lineup is stacked with club DJs from around the world, including Claude VonStroke, Hudson Mohawke, Miss Kittin, Todd Edwards, dOP, L-Vis 1990, Bok Bok, Tom Trago, Renaissance Man, Jean Nippon, and the Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team itself, which, by the way, is about to release a new single. The festivities will be taking place on April 6, 7, and 8 at Social Club and L’enfer. The festival flyer can be found below, while further details on the event are here. For even more information, grab yourself a copy of Sound Pellegrino’s new publication, L’Annuel, which will be released on April 5.

Beaumont Readies New EP for Hotflush

Scottish producer Beaumont (a.k.a. Michael Rintoul) is set to release a new EP, Never Love Me, on Paul Rose’s Hotflush imprint. The four-song record (five if purchased digitally) will be his follow-up to last year’s Blush Response EP, and, like that effort, will display Rintoul’s clever mixing of ’80s-synth-pop vibes and modern bass music. Never Love Me will be released on April 23, but you can check out the tracklist before then, below.

1. Never Love Me
2. Uptown
3. Rendez-Vous
4. Verona Beach
5. Adrift (Digital Only)

Xander Harris “Clockwork Heart”

Austin’s Xander Harris may or may not have taken his name from a character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but his music reflects the playfully spooky nature of that cult classic TV series. The artist has produced work for Not Not Fun and 100% Silk, and he most recently dropped a tape, titled Chrysalid (artwork above), via Dallas’ Pour Le Corps imprint. “Clockwork Heart” is the fourth track from that release, and in all its brevity (it clocks in at only two minutes), it manages to express a sense of peculiar distress. Noisy, atmospheric pads give the track a gloomy chill, but a pulsing, repetitive synth squelch puts the listener in more idiosyncratic, levitating territory. If you want to check out Chrysalid in its entirety, you can do so after the jump.

Clockwork Heart

Addison Groove Transistor Rhythm

When talking about Addison Groove, people love to mention juke. After all, 2010’s “Footcrab” and the infectious singles that have followed take more than a few cues from the hyperactive style with origins in the streets of Chicago. Nevertheless, Addison Groove (a.k.a. dubstep veteran Headhunter a.k.a. Tony Williams) isn’t a juke artist. First of all, most of his tracks aren’t even the right speed, usually clocking in a full 20 bpm slower (at least) than the average footwork tune. His music may be littered with 808 sounds, but the Bristol-based producer is crafting a sound that shouldn’t merely be categorized as a juke knock-off from the UK. With the release of Transistor Rhythm, his debut full-length as Addison Groove, the opportunity has arisen to truly stretch out his sound and show what the project is all about.

Right off the bat, it’s clear that Addison Groove is looking to make more than juke. Opening cut “Savage Henry” is a stripped-down cut constructed with an array of vintage drum sounds, but the song doesn’t excitedly flitter by. Dropping the tempo to the neighborhood of 115 bpm, it prowls along with a sense of self-assured bravado. If “Savage Henry” is mining anything, it’s old-school electro and ’80s-hip-hop instrumentals. A similarly brazen attitude colors the album’s next two selections, “Bad Things” and “Beeps,” both of which are voiced by Spank Rock. Unsurprisingly, the MC goes heavy on the foul language, which perhaps is meant to sound shocking but ultimately becomes tiresome. These songs are not among the LP’s best, although the gaudy big-room synths of the tacky “Sooperlooper” do help to take the stink off.

Misfires aside, Transistor Rhythm does have its share of keepers, particularly in the album’s latter half. “Dance of the Women,” a collaboration with bass-music troubadour Mark Pritchard, puts a frenetic, tribal spin on the Addison Groove formula, ultimately sounding like a raved-up take on kuduro. “Starluck” channels the hard, industrial vibes of Detroit techno, resulting in a tune that’s rather deep, even as it rolls out a thunderous and moderately distorted low end. Cutting up soulful divas is nothing new, but Addison Groove shows that the technique still has some life on the hooky “Skylight” and its more dreamy counterpart, “Incredibly Exhausted Bunny Ears.” Album closer “Entropy” also chops up some female vocals, but does so while hewing the closest to the frantic recipe that made “Footcrab” a success. It’s hard to imagine that rolling toms and rapid-fire percussion can still make the heart quicken, but “Entropy” does the trick.

In the end, Transistor Rhythm offers the proverbial mixed bag. It’s not a juke album; it’s not really any one thing, as Addison Groove was clearly looking to broaden the project’s sound palette. And while he’s to be commended for not simply turning in a record with 12 versions of “Footcrab,” his attempts to explore new territory aren’t always successful. That said, the album has its strong points, and, moving ahead, it’s probably best to try and focus on them.

Video: Mosca “Eva Mendes”

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Last month, we dished out some details on Mosca‘s forthcoming Eva Mendes EP, which is set for a release in early May. Now, we have the video for the tune, which is little more than a collage of images and clips that could have been gleaned from a “sexy Eva Mendes” Google search. We’re well aware that young males are the primary audience for this brand of slippery house music, but even so, the clip seems particularly focused on luring in hormone-fueled young lads.
(via FACT)

Suttikeeree & WD4D “Satisfaction feat. Introcut”

“Satisfaction” is the product of three Seattle producers coming together, as Suttikeeree and WD4D have enlisted frequent Fourth City contributor Introcut to help produce a retro slice of electro-funk. Wide, atmospheric pads combined with funky basslines and sparse percussion bring to mind a more polished version of Dam-Funk, while the track’s stuttering vocal samples add a bit of a nostalgic house feel as well. “Satisfaction” can be found on After School EP 2 (artwork above), which is out now. A stream of the entire EP can be found after the jump.

Satisfaction ft. Introcut

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