Techno veteran Luke Slater has announced he is releasing a new EP of material from his Planetary Assault Systems project on his own Mote-Evolver imprint. Originally revived as a project back in 2006 with the first edition of the Deep Heet series, Slater plans to follow up his recent Planetary Assualt Systems tour and Temporary Suspension album for Berlin’s fabled Ostgut Ton label with this new EP, entitled Deep Heet Vol. 2. Comprised of three “state-of-the-art expeditions into deep space techno,” the new record is a continuation of Slater’s voyages into the darkly minimal, at times demonic techno that he has been known to craft under the Planetary Assault Systems heading. You can check the EP’s artwork and tracklist below. Deep Heet Vol.2 is out next Monday, March 14.

Tracklist:
A1: Sucktion
B1: Pow Wow
B2: Raid

The obsessive dollar-bin diggers of lighthearted, sample-heavy dance jam duo Javelin have a brand-new project in the works. Following last year’s highly enjoyable No Más LP, the Canyon Candy 10″ is an offering of songs apparently inspired by American frontier life, which will also double as the soundtrack for an “epic internet western” that Javelin and director Mike Anderson need your help to create. Describing the project, the crew’s Kickstarter page states, “Part poem, part play, a modern silent film wholly created on a soundstage…Canyon Candy will employ old studio western methods such as rear-projection, dioramas, and scenic matte painting to create a stunningly unorthodox visual rendering of the American West.” We’re not sure about you, but we’d love to see what that ends up looking like. So, if you feel inclined to help, you can head over here to donate to the project, for which you will be rewarded with any number of excellent items—like the official Canyon CandyPlay Button, a DVD of the film, a chance to be chauffeured around NYC by Javelin, a private performance from Javelin, Executive Producer credits, and more. To learn more about the music and the flim, watch the trailer below. (via Altered Zones)

The London duo of Lucas Hunter and Nat Self, better known as Zombie Disco Squad, have a new EP slated for release on Jesse Rose’s Berlin-based Made To Play imprint. The EP, named after the title of its two tracks, “Pinky” and “The Brain,” thankfully does not sample the theme song from the cartoon of the same name, but instead continues the duo’s deserved reputation for crafting percussive, upbeat dancefloor fillers. If for some reason you’re not familiar with the Squad’s take on house, we suggest checking out the XLR8Rpodcast the pair delivered a while back to get you up to speed before the Pinky and the Brain EP drops March 28.

For the fifth installment of Portugal-based label Enchufada‘s ongoing Hard Ass series, in which artists are handpicked to create their own take on the kuduro sound, producers Poirier (pictured above), Kingdom (the artist behind this weeks’ excellent podcast), Bert on Beats, and Pocz & Pocheko will deliver a tune each. The four-song EP is scheduled to drop in the Juno digital store on March 28, and other retailers on April 4. Before then, you can watch the video for Pocz & Pocheko’s “Tuki Love,” and check out the album art and tracklist for Hard Ass Sessions Vol. 5, below.

1. Kingdom – Stadium Pass
2. Poirier – Vivendo Juntos
3. Bert on Beats – Bassy Baile
4. Pocz & Pacheko – Tuki Love

After watching the intimate live footage of bass music crooner James Blake performing “The Wilhelm Scream” on BBC, it was more than apparent that a tour was on its way, and now, those anticipated gigs have been announced. You can catch the talented tunesmith throughout March, April, and May, gracing the stage with his soulfully minimal, hypnotic songs in various locales across Europe and North America. You can see what’s on Blake’s itinerary below, and nab some pre-sale tickets here. (via Pitchfork)

03-10 London, England – St. Pancras Old Church
03-14 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
03-16-18 Austin, TX – SXSW
03-23 Bristol, England – Thekla
03-24 London, England – St. Pancras Old Church
03-26 Manchester, England – Band on the Wall
03-27 Glasgow, Scotland – Nice ‘n’ Sleazy
03-29 Dublin, Ireland – Whelan’s
04-01 Oslo, Norway – Parkteatret
04-03 Stockholm, Sweden – Sodra
04-05 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
04-07 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
04-08 Rotterdam, Netherlands – Schouuwburg (Motel Mozaique)
04-10 London, England – Ether Festival
04-12 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
04-13 Cologne, Germany – Luxor
04-15 Hamburg, Germany – Gruenspan
04-16 Berlin, Germany – Berghain
04-18 Munich, Germany – Atomic Cafe
04-19 Zurich, Switzerland – Plaza
04-21 Milan, Italy – Lambretto Art Project
04-23 Bourges, France – Printemps de Bourges
04-25 Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
04-26 Turcoing, France – Turcoing Grand Mix
04-28 Krems, Austria – Donau Festival
04-30 Leeds, England – Academy
05-08 Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel
05-09 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brendas
05-11 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
05-12 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
05-14 Toronto, Ontario – Rivoli Cabaret
05-15 Chicago, IL – Schubas
05-16 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
05-19 Seattle, WA – The Tractor Tavern
05-20 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
05-22 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
05-23 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
05-24 Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge