Gang Gang Dance to Tour North America This Summer

On May 10, Brooklyn’s globally minded, psych-heavy indie outfit Gang Gang Dance will release Eye Contact (you can check out its first track, “Glass Jar,” here), its fourth proper studio album, via 4AD. After a hometown show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 4, the veteran band will hit the road for a North America tour in July. Gang Gang Dance will make stops throughout a sizable portion of the East Coast and the Midwest, with a jaunt to Canada, too. You can check out the full list of dates, along with the quintet’s mesmerizing video for new single “MindKilla,” below.

May 04 Brooklyn NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
July 08 Boston MA – Brighton Music Hall
July 09 Montreal QC – Il Motore
July 10 Toronto ON – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
July 11 Cleveland OH – Grog Shop
July 12 Columbus OH – Outland Live
July 13 Louisville KY – Zanzabar
July 14 Bloomington IN – The Bishop
July 16 Chicago IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
July 17 Pittsburgh PA – Brillobox
July 18 Washington DC – Rock and Roll Hotel
July 19 Baltimore MD – Ottobar
July 20 Philadelphia PA – Johnny Brendas

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Karlmarx “Futuro”

As long as artists can have names linked to celebrities without having to explain the association or reasoning (i.e. Com Truise, Hype Williams, etc.), then why not long-dead political and social figures as well? Enter Karlmarx, the New Zealand-based duo of brothers (with different last names) Isaaz Aesilli and Mark McNeill, who have shared with us this cut from their forthcoming debut LP for the Cologne-based Melting Pot imprint. “Futuro” finds the brothers exploring a symphonic take on electronic music, one in which string-like synths (or possibly heavily processed string samples) flutter joyously atop a subdued electronic soundscape. Sometime between the pair’s constant manipulation of the track’s underlying elements and the tune’s flashes of gurgling arps, Karlmarx playfully twists and turns the song’s initial melody, weaving it through a variety of sounds and one-off variations as the beat gradually skips to the end of its two-and-a-half-plus minute run. “Futuro” is only the first taste from this down-under duo, whose debut LP, The Karlmarx Project (artwork above), is slated for release June 3.

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Listen to New Vybz Kartel Single “Go Go Wine”

Mixpak family stalwart and celebrated dancehall MC Vybz Kartel has a fresh, Dre Skull-produced single dropping on May 3 via the aforementioned label, called “Go Go Wine.” The tune precedes the release of the artist’s forthcoming Kingston Story LP in June—an album entirely produced by Dre Skull—and was apparently inspired by DJ Max Glazer suggesting the record “could use a real Hot 97 friendly/rhythmic dancehall cut.” You can stream Kartel’s “Go Go Wine” below.

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Video: Clams Casino “Gorilla”

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How rad would it be if up-and-coming, genre-defying beat makers like Clams Casino provided the soundtrack for some of live television’s biggest moments? Wouldn’t it be doubly mindblowing to hear the misty expanse of a track like “Gorilla” (posted for download here) while seeing a space shuttle launch or watching your country win Olympic gold? Director Jamie Harley attempts to deliver this effect with his video for Casino’s closing track from his forthcoming Rainforest EP for Tri Angle by pairing the aforementioned jam with edited colorful live TV footage of magician David Copperfield performing one of his overblown feats. It’s a bit silly, to be sure, but when dramatic visuals of Copperfield hanging by his feet in mid-air while confined in a straitjacket are joined with the distorted crescendos of “Gorilla,” something clicks, and the whole project makes a lot more sense.

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Loscil Plans New Album For Glacial Movements

Following the release of last year’s Endless Falls LP, Canadian ambient composer Scott Morgan (a.k.a. Loscil) has prepped his seventh full-length, a six-track record called Coast/Range/Arc. The album will drop next month via Glacial Movements, and is said to be “centered around the coastal mountains of the Pacific Northwest, studded with glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons, and epic views.” Before it’s available, you can check out the artwork and tracklist for Loscil’s Coast/Range/Arc below.

1. Black Tusk
2. Fromme
3. Stave Peak
4. Névé
5. Brohm Ridge
6. Goat Mountain

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Jason Burns “Back 2 You”

DJ/producer Jason Burns comes from Cleveland, Ohio, a place best known for its sports teams and shrines to rock ‘n’ roll, so you could understand that we were slightly taken aback when the he dropped this heart-wrenchingly soulful, UK-centric bass tune in our inbox the other day. Called “Back 2 You,” the unreleased production corrals all the hallmarks of a contemporary dancefloor heater—R&B vocal samples, deep sub-bass tones, sparkling synth hooks, and skittering club rhythms—slowing them down into a syrupy 2-stepper that’ll make you want to slow dance with whoever is standing closest (maybe even grind on ’em a bit, depending). The more we listen to Burns’ work, the more it reminds us of low-end- and R&B-lovers like Brenmar and Kingdom, albeit with a heavier dash of proper dubstep soundscapes. Look for more of these jams from the Midwestern tunesmith when his first record drops via Sam Supa‘s Brap Dem! label later this year.

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Listen to the New Gatto Fritto Album

There’s not a ton of information out there about UK producer Gatto Fritto, but that hasn’t lessened the excitement surrounding his self-titled debut album, which comes out tomorrow on the International Feel label. Full of sunny, Balearic disco and house vibes, Gatto Fritto is a welcome addition to the Uruguayan label’s discography. Check the album artwork and listen to the tracks, which are streaming below.

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Lone’s Magic Wire Imprint to Drop Third Release

The fledgling dance label conceived by Nottingham genre juggler Matthew Cutler (a.k.a. Lone), Magic Wire, just announced it will soon be dropping its third record, a two-song 12″ by newcomer Neon Jung. Though some may recognize producer Tom Brayford-Watson from his earlier work as the hip-hop experimentalist Keaver & Brause, or as part of the blunted beat duo Kona Triangle (with Cutler), this new moniker finds the artist focusing solely on the dancefloor, albeit with a interestingly skewed perspective. You can hear snippets of Jung’s “Just Can’t Leave it Alone” b/w “Too Many Facets” 12″ before it’s released on May 16, below.

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Bubblin’: Phaseone

Who:Phaseone
Where: St. Louis, MO

What happens when shoegaze collides with early-’90s jungle, footwork, Chicago rap, and a love for Outkast and the greater Dungeon Family collective? Apparently, Phaseone happens. Twenty-six-year-old Andrew Jernigan got his start producing IDM and rap beats for various MCs, but eventually shifted to more blissed-out musical pastures. Last year’s two-song entry for Lefse‘s Way Slow series turned heads, and now Jernigan is at work on a proper Phaseone album, which should at some point see the light of day through the Williams Street label. He’s also been bitten by the relocation bug, as he recently left his hometown for the bright lights of New York City.

Listen: “Being With You”

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Listen: “All to Herself”

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Listen: “December 2010 Mix”

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Comma “Ken Griffey Jr.”

This wonky, hyperreal tune opens the forthcoming Colortronics EP by San Francisco producer Comma, which is scheduled to drop on May 24 via Salva’s Frite Nite label. Awesomely titled “Ken Griffey Jr.” (we’re actually surprised that no one’s used the iconic baseball player’s name on a blunted, laser-infused beatscape before now), Comma’s production boasts many sonic layers that all work towards the effect of wearing 3-D glasses on your ears, or something. Each element of the beat jumps out from the haze with a crack, only to slink back into the mix again. Synth sounds ebb and flow from the aural mist below, spreading outwards into your peripheries. A goopy bassline sits on top of everything, wriggling in place before it slithers away to make room for whatever unreal sound Comma pulls from his arsenal next. If that kind of listening suits you, make sure to check the six remaining tracks on Colortronics when they’re made available next month.

Ken Griffey Jr.

Ken Griffey Jr.

Ken Griffey Jr.

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