French dream-pop producer Anthony Gonzalez (a.k.a. M83) has just announced a fall North American tour—his first in more than two years. The announcement comes on the heels of last week’s San Francisco-centric “Echoes…” video, which contained hints of an upcoming sixth studio album. The tour starts October 15 in Mexico City and winds its way through three North American countries before finishing November 22 in New York. Check below to see if M83 will be playing near you; presale tickets are available from the M83 website.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Oct. 15 – Mexico City – Corona Capital Festival
Oct. 28 – Washington DC – Black Cat
Oct. 29 – Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade
Oct. 30 – Asheville, NC – Moog Fest
Oct. 31 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Nov. 2 – Orlando, FL – The Social
Nov. 4 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Nov. 5 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 9 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
Nov. 10 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Nov. 11 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Nov. 12 – Vancouver, BC – Venue
Nov. 13 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Nov. 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
Nov. 17 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Nov. 18 – Toronto, ON – Lees Palace
Nov. 19 – Montreal, QC – La TuLipe
Nov. 20 – Boston, MA – Paradise
Nov. 22 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

If you’re not familiar with 19-year-old, Ohio-based producer Blithe Field, we suggest you check out the two tracks of his we’ve posted for download in the past (here and here), as they may give you a bit of background on the auspicious musicmaker and his brand of tender electronic productions. Once you’re all caught up, we suggest you dive right into his latest LP, Two Hearted (pictured above), which is out now on Waaga Records. You can listen to Blithe Field’s 13-song album below, and grab yourself a copy on CD or cassette, here.

Good news for fans of Denver-based electronic-music producer Travis Egedy (a.k.a. Pictureplane). The controversialparty starter has just made available a full stream of his upcoming album Thee Physical, out July 19 on Lovepump United. In addition, he’s expanded the tour we reported on last month with Teengirl Fantasy to include additional support from Gatekeeper and Javelin. He’s also added new tour dates on the West Coast. Check below for the revised full tour information.

07.20 Boston, MA @ Great Scott *
07.21 Philadelphia, PA @ Voyeur *
07.22 New York, NY@ TBD *
07.23 Brooklyn, NY @ Coco66 *
07.24 Baltimore, MD @ Club Hippo *
07.25 Washington, DC @ Subterranean A *
07.26 Pittsburgh, PA @ Belvedere’s *
07.27 Cleveland, OH @ B-Side *
07.28 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar *
07.29 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
07.30 Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness *
07.31 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk *
08.09 Seattle, WA @ TBD #
08.10 Portland, OR @ Rotture #
08.11 Arcata, CA @ Jambalaya #
08.12 San Francisco, CA @ 103 Harriet #
08.13 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door #
08.14 Santa Cruz, CA @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center #
08.16 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex #
08.17 Santa Monica, CA @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club #
08.18 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah #
08.20 Long Island City, NY @ MOMA PS1

* with Teengirl Fantasy & Gatekeeper
# with Javelin

It’s no secret that the music industry can be a difficult place to conduct business, as financial matters can easily get in the way of the best of artistic intentions. Jonathan Klote (a.k.a. Jon A.D.), the man behind Portland’s LoDubs imprint, recently found himself in such a situation, and has turned to the internet for help. The label responsible for releasing the likes of dubwise producers Clubroot, Starkey, DJG, and Swarms recently fell into a dispute with its long-time US distributor, leaving Klote and the LoDubs family without the capital to release the next Clubroot and Swarms LPs. Seeking to move ahead, they have turned to Kickstarter as a way to get the imprint back on its feet. If you find yourself in a place to donate to the record label, you could receive a number of different items depending on the amount you give—including digital downloads of unreleased music (two exclusive EPs with new tunes from Clubroot, Swarms, Pocz & Pacheko, 6Blocc, Jaybird, and more), CDs, special-edition color LPs, LoDubs’ entire discography, and much more. You can check out the all of the details and donate to the cause here, and check out a video outlining the campaign below.

Chances are, if you like electronic music and you use the internet, this one is going to be old news for you, but in case you just emerged from underneath a large rock located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, we’ve got something to share with you: Flying Lotus dropped a brand-new, free mix, called Lovers Melt 2. You can download the two-plus-hour DJ set over on Brainfeeder‘s website, here, which is presented with a message from the mixmaster that reads, “Lovers Melt 2 will hopefully be part of your summer sound. Some of my favorite songs ever. Some you know, some you might not.” Enjoy!