Anticipation continues to run high for the debut full-length from London producer Jam City, which has been expected to drop via the Night Slugs label for some time. As it turns out, the waiting period is going to be extended just a bit longer, with the album’s release currently slated for May. Nevertheless, Jam City isn’t leaving his fans completely empty handed in the meantime, as he’ll be dropping a new 12″ on February 27. Entitled “The Courts,” if the preview video (posted below, along with the single artwork) is any indication, the two-song 12″ appears to find the young producer continuing to build unique sonic creations that somehow mesh together elements of grime, house, ballroom, ’80s electro, hip-hop, R&B, and other sounds too unusual to be neatly classified. The record’s b-side, “The Night Life,” is a collaboration with leftfield rap duo Main Attrakionz.

Announced just yesterday, Kraftwerk – Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 is a series of eight performances that will be held at the Museum of Modern Art by—you guessed it—German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk. Each night of the series will feature the band performing one of its seminal albums, accompanied by 3-D visualizations of the music, in the Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium, starting with Autobahn on April 10 and ending with 2003’s Tour de France Soundtracks on April 17. You can check out the full list of performances below, and find more event and ticket information here. (via Pitchfork)

April 10 – Autobahn (1974)
April 11 – Radio-Activity (1975)
April 12 – Trans Europe Express (1977)
April 13 – The Man-Machine (1978)
April 14 – Computer World (1981)
April 15 – Techno Pop (1986)
April 16 – The Mix (1991)
April 17 – Tour de France (2003)

NYC record label UNO is embarking a new venture called No Relation, an “edit imprint for hand-stamped white-label bootlegs.” First up on the brand’s docket is LOL Boys‘ “Moments in Heartbreak,” which first appeared on Nguzunguzu‘s XLR8R podcast from July of last year, and can be streamed after the jump. The single, which cleverly combines Art Noise’s classic “Moments in Love” with T2’s bassline anthem “Heartbroken,” is backed with LOL Boys’ “Grown & Sexy” mix of the track, and is out now with free shipping until February 22. No Relation is currently prepping edits from Nguzunguzu and DJ Rashad for future release.

Following a few years of dormancy, influential electro outfit Black Strobe, helmed by French DJ Arnaud Rebotini (who formerly teamed with the now-departed Ivan Smagghe), is preparing to release a brand-new full-length later in 2012. The group will first go into a well-deserved career-retrospective mode, prepping a greatest hits album and a re-release of 2003’s electro-disco club hit, “Italian Fireflies.” The track will be packaged with several new remixes from Hey Today, Yan Wagner, and more, and will drop on March 5 via Rebotini’s own Black Strobe Recordings imprint. The single artwork and tracklist are below, along with a snippet of “Italian Fireflies (Arnaud Rebotini Rave Detroit Remix).”

1 Italian Fireflies
2 Italian Fireflies (Arnaud Rebotini Rave Detroit Remix)

3 Italian Fireflies (Arnaud Rebotini Rave Detroit Dub Remix)
4 Italian Fireflies (Richy Ahmed & Corey Baker Remix)
5 Italian Fireflies (Hey Today! Remix)
6 Italian Fireflies (Munk Remix)
7 Italian Fireflies (Yan Wagner Remix)
8 Italian Fireflies (Second Date Remix)

Detroit’s Movement Festival has just made public an initial lineup for this year’s installment of its annual weekend of electronic music. The news is certainly cause for excitement, as the festival will once again bring out put some of the world’s biggest names in house and techno to the Motor City over the course of three days. Detroit and Chicago are well represented, with Jeff Mills and Lil’ Louis headlining two separate nights while a host of other artists from the two Midwestern cities will be filling out the festival roster, including Carl Craig, Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Rick Wilhite, Kyle Hall, DJ Sneak, Derrick Carter, and more. Some of the most acclaimed DJs in European house music will make the trip as well, including Todd Terje, Nina Kraviz, Michael Mayer, Radio Slave, Maya Jane Coles, and Lindstrøm. Movement, which takes place in Detroit’s Hart Plaza from May 26-28, will also feature a headlining set from legendary rap group Public Enemy. Tickets and info are here.

Hemlock label boss Untold (a.k.a. Jack Dunning) slowed his output in 2011 after several years of unbridled prolificacy, but the British producer is now looking to leave his mark on 2012. Dunning will be dropping a trilogy of EPs on Hemlock called Change in a Dynamic Environment, the first chapter of which hits on April 9. You can stream a preview of that loud and crunchy 12″ below. (via FACT)

After a number of releases on Thin Consolidation, Surf Kill, and Vlek, Belgian producer Cupp Cave has signed to vaunted UK hub Ramp, and will be releasing his first record for the label in April. Ramp is offering a first taste of the mini-album, titled Retina Waves (artwork above), in the form of a video for the tune “White Out,” which can be found at the bottom of this post. The song will also be appearing on the forthcoming Ramp 50 compilation. As for Retina Waves, there is no official release date yet, but the complete tracklisting can also be found below.

1. Airlining
2. Bed Slap
3. Glimlach
4. Kid’s A Loner
5. Mouth Rip
6. She Smells Like Sun Rays
7. Tigepath
8. Waver
9. White Out