Germany’s Poker Flat label has a brand-new compilation in the works, and is set to drop the record on April 4. The 12-track offering is called Forward to the Past, and will feature only brand-new, exclusive tracks from the likes of Kink, Redshape, label head Steve Bug (pictured above), Martin Landsky, and others. According to Bug, his label’s new compilation “renders homage to the period between ’85 and ’92, traversing the heady sounds of Chicago house, acid, New York house, and early Detroit techno.” A 12″ single for Bug’s “Jack is Back” tune will drop ahead of Forward to the Past, on March 15. Album art and tracklist are below.

01. Steve Bug – Jack Is Back (Album Edit)
02. Martin Landsky – V2U (Album Edit)
03. Kink and Neville Watson – Night Time Raw
04. Sasse – Hot For You
05. The Revenge – Elements Of Fife (Main Mix)
06. Ribn – Pancake
07. Polus – Patterns In The Dark
08. Deetron – The Maze
09. Clé – Feel It (Don‘t Cha Know)
10. TJ Kong & Modular K – Jack Shit
11. Cab Drivers – Shoulder Pad
12. Redshape – Funny Green Hat (Altered Mix)

Globe-trotting techno artist Kate Simko is only months away from adding her first solo studio album to the long list of various releases she’s had a hand in over the past five years. That LP, which is called Lights Out, features 10 tracks from the producer, and will be released in May through Berlin’s Hello? Repeat label. Simko says of her debut full-length, “I looked at the album as an art project, an installation of 10 pieces that together form their own unique being,” which is also said to include the use of analog equipment like Roland’s 505 and 707 drum machines, a Juno 106, and a Poly Evolver synth. You can check out the artwork and tracklist for Lights Out below.

1. Beneath
2. Flight Into BA (feat. Kevin Knapp)
3. Mira Vos
4. Mind On You (feat. Brenda De-Noto Gardner)
5. Monochrome
6. Last Breath
7. Bikini Atoll
8. Cairo
9. Machine’s Mantra
10. Had It All (feat. Dilo)

Burgeoning UK basscase Hyetal already has quite a trail of excellent singles, EPs, and mixes behind him (his exclusive podcast for XLR8R being one of them), but on May 2, the talented producer can add a full-length LP to his repertoire. The 10-track Broadcast will drop via Bristol-based imprint Black Acre, which will also release the preceding single, “Diamond Islands,” on April 11. On the inspiration behind that fresh track, Hyetal says, “I wanted to make something stripped back, so most of it’s just [vocalist Alison Garner], sub-bass, a drum machine, and this weird atmosphere. When I wrote it, I was listening to “Garlands” by Cocteau Twins and really stripped-back hip-hop beats.” You can check out the album artwork and tracklist for Hyetal’s forthcoming album, along with a stream of the lead tune, below.

1. Ritual
2. Diamond Islands (feat. Alison Garner)
3. Phoenix
4. Beach Scene
5. The Chase
6. Searchlight
7. Dimepiece
8. Boneyard
9. Transmission
10. Black Black Black (feat. Alison Garner)

Dubstep icon Mala recently sat down with the folks of Little White Earbuds for a lengthy dialogue. In the interview, the well-regarded DJ/producer talks to LWE about the current state of the music world versus 10 years ago, his subconscious, his production process, his thoughts on the ever-changing sound of dubstep, and many other heady topics, as well. You can catch the entirety of the lengthy and informative conversation with Mala here.

Following the March 21 release of the FABRICLIVE mix by DJ/producer David Kennedy (pictured above), which he crafted under both his Ramadanman and his Pearson Sound monikers, the widely loved artist will hit the roads of North America with longtime tunesmith Zed Bias (a.k.a. Maddslinky). The duo of badmen—with occasional support from the likes of Distal, Salva, DGJ, and others—will kick things off in Atlanta, GA, on April 13, gradually find their way to the Coachella festival, and then make a full lap around the country that ends on May 1 in Arcata, CA. More dates will be added to the schedule, but you can check out what’s planned for now, below.

13-Apr-2011 Atlanta, GA – King Plow Arts Center
14-Apr-2011 Montreal, QC – Club Lambi
15-Apr-2011 Houston, TX – 2016 Mainstage
16-Apr-2011 Denver, CO – Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
17-Apr-2011 Indio, CA – Coachella
20-Apr-2011 Boston, MA – The Goodlife
22-Apr-2011 New York, NY – Public Assembly
23-Apr-2011 Miami, FL – Awarehouse
24-Apr-2011 Austin, TX – Barcelona
26-Apr-2011 Portland, OR – The Crown Room
28-Apr-2011 Vancouver, Canada – FiveSixty
30-Apr-2011 San Francisco, CA – Public Works
01-May-2011 Arcata, CA – Jambalaya