San Francisco’s Mi Ami lost one of its three members to other pursuits not too long ago, leaving founding members Damon Palermo and Daniel Martin-McCormick to soldier on into the next phase of their dubby, punky, dancey, post-whatevery musical outfit. Well, that new phase has come a lot sooner than we expected with the announcement of Mi Ami’s forthcoming 12″ EP, Dolphins. Set for release on March 15 via Thrill Jockey, the four-song EP is purported to be “A melting, dystopian refraction of left-field new age, lush soundscapes and Italo daydreams.” The press release continues, “Simultaneously ingesting and rejecting pop pleasure, wide-eyed optimism and modern despair, it is equal parts improvisatory winging it and forceful, fully-realized vision. Blurring the line between the tainted and the sublime, Dolphins is the sound of a band thrillingly re-imagining itself.” It also promises a lot less ferocious guitar and thundering drums, and a lot more Roland 707. Sounds good to us. You can check out the artwork and full tracklist for Mi Ami’s new EP below.

01. Hard Up
02. Dolphins
03. Sunrise
04. Echo

Who in the hell is Jon Giovanni? Besides being the latest signing to Sinden’s Grizzly imprint, he’s also a veteran, Grammy-award-winning artist—at least that’s what we’re being told; the guy is operating under an alias. Regardless, the first Jon Giovanni single, “Take Off,” is set for release on January 31. The original is a supercharged take on disco-flavored house with some potent strings and a stompy beat. Check the fun-filled video below, which somehow marries clips from a litany of vintage films with Twin Peaks and some flamingo-centric nature footage. We’ve also got a stream of a remix from Grizzly labelmate WAFA, who dials down the disco and impossibly turns out a version that’s even more hyperactive than the original.

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It’s long been obvious that Creep‘s Lauren Flax and Lauren Dillard are lovers of all things dark and ominous—the pair’s chilling tunes are a testament to that. But who knew the girls were such avid fans of Ciara and Crime Mob? Last week, FACT unveiled an exclusive mix from the Brooklyn duo, which finds the ladies basically eschewing the witch house genre with which they’ve become inextricably tied in favor of Southern hip-hop and UK bass music. Check the FACT post for more details—including mention of an upcoming collaboration with Nina Sky(!)—or simply check out the tracklist and streaming player below. For the next three weeks, you can also download the mix here.

1. How To Dress Well – Take It On (Holy Other Remix)
2. Pantha Du Prince – Tau
3. Guido – Beautiful Complication
4. Delooze – Too Heavy To Stand Up (Dark Sky Remix)
5. Ciara – Gimme Dat
6. Canblaster – Triple Ring
7. CREEP – Days (Drop The Lime Remix)
8. Katy B & Ms Dynamite – Lights On
9. Hot Natured – Equilibrium
10. Crime Mob – Rock Yo Hips
11. Kanye Wet feat. Rihanna – All Of The Lights
12. Ciara – Deuces (Nguzunguzu Remix)
13. Darko – Hyli

Here’s a little something to help you play internet catch-up over the weekend. UK/Japanese-based brand/store/culture hub Oki-Ni has a pretty on-point mix series running on its website, which we just happened to stumble across. It’s described as “a platform for us to unleash our favourite acts onto your ears via monthly free podcasts,” going on to say, “Working with our favourite DJs, bands, and producers, the series aims to ‘venture off the dancefloor’—allowing the artists involved to produce unique and personal snapshots of their record collections.” The series has included acts like Bottin and The Very Best, a list to which veteran producer and one half of Two Lone Swordsmen Andrew Weatherall was recently added. Mr. Weatherall’s mix, which he dubbed Moon, includes a surprising array of artists, like Ben Frost, Zola Jesus, Bright Black Morning Light, Perfume Genius, Stars of the Lid, and many others. You can check out more info on the mix here, and stream/download Weatherall’s mixtape below.

Stars of the Lid “Per Aspera Ad Astra”
Roedelius “Finale”
David Donohoe “Finespun & Fleeting”
Perfume Genius “Gay Angels”
Infinite Body “Drive Dreams Away”
Moebius and Beerbohm “Mini Motion”
Riechmann “Weltweit”
Ben Frost “Peter Venkman Pt II”
Mordant Music “Another Uncompleted Dome”
Zola Jesus “Trust Me”
Carlton Melton “Diggin In (F. F. Shite)”
Bright Black Morning Light “Another Reclamation”
Johanna Billing “This Is How We Walk on the Moon”