As Brooklyn-based producer Brian Lindgren (a.k.a. Mux Mool) heads out on his first “proper” US tour (check out those dates here), the Ghostly signee also shares a free download of this track from his recently released Wax Rose Saturday EP. Though not on the physical version of Lindgren’s debut album, Skulltaste, “Lady Linda” is one of our favorites from the beatsmith, and here, Portland’s Devonwho (pictured above) gives it a nod-worthy remix. The treatment stays quite true to Mux Mool’s original vibe with its slow-grooving, off-kilter beats and untouched synth hook, but Devonwho’s unfettered use of twinkling textures and spacey ambiance helps make the production more his own.
Following the success of their recent LP, Crooks and Lovers, London duo Mount Kimbie will be releasing a new EP on November 25 comprised of two tracks from their aforementioned record, a new version of the track “William” from their Maybes EP, and a live version of the title track from that same EP. To whet your post-dubstep appetites, Mount Kimbie has offered up a live version of the Crooks and Lovers‘ track “Ruby” taken from a performance at Berlin’s Berghain club. The live version builds and moves along in a slightly different manner than the original take on the record, but gets our heads nodding all the same. Use the link below to download the track.
The renowned Moon Harbour label has been releasing excellent house and techno since being founded by Matthias Tanzmann back in 2000. Now the Leipzig-based label will be commemorating 10 years of their stripped-down, sometimes minimal, sometimes deep, always soulful brand of house music with a double-CD compilation. The first CD is comprised of 10 brand-new tracks from their impeccable roster, including long-time contributors like Luna City Express and Marlow and newer signees Chris Lattner and Dan Drastic. The second CD finds label head Tanzmann skillfully mixing his favorite tracks over the last 10 years, moving through the anthems and hits of Moon Harbour’s past and present, hitting some hidden gems found deep in their catalog along the way. Ten Years of Moon Harbour will be available December 6. Check the tracklist below:
CD 1: 01 Chris Lattner – 93 Feet East 02 Boris Werner – Groupie Love 03 Ekkohaus – House Geenie 04 Simon Flower – Secrets 05 Luna City Express – Gloria feat Sigrid Elliot 06 Dan Drastic – Gun Slinger 07 Matthias Tanzmann – Sling Shot 08 Marlow – Donny 09 Martinez – Restrain And Release 10 Michael Melchner – Qu (digital exclusive) Marlow – Donny (Edit) 8:09
CD2 (Moon Harbour Classics mixed by Matthias Tanzmann): 01 Hakan Lidbo – Overnight 02 Krüger & Manowski – Turned Page 03 Matthias Tanzmann – Swim (Peter Dildo Swimming In Deep Water Remix) 04 Leif & Tom Ellis – Shed 05 Luna City Express – Winter Radio 06 Martinez – Mundial 07 Michal Ho feat. Lil’ Dirty – Break Free 08 Audio Werner – Boogie With U 09 Marlow feat. Delhia – Quiet 10 Dan Drastic – Slice Of Life (Johnny D Remix) 11 Seuil – Double Room 12 Samim – SKKS 13 Luna City Express – Seven (Agnès Dub House Remix)
A longstanding patron of forward-thinking bass tunes, London’s Paul Dolby (a.k.a. Seiji) has yet another 12″ to add to his expansive to discography, the Seiji 2: Straylight / Weedkiller single. Those tunes just dropped on the producer’s eponymous record label (you can stream/buy them here), and to help ring in the imprint’s second release, Seiji is giving out this free, non-record track, “Dope Fix.” The song jumps, skitters, and grooves like much of Dolby’s future-house numbers, albeit in a slightly more atonal fashion. There may be no proper melody in “Dope Fix,” but that’s the point; Seiji’s production is a work focused on interlocked polyrhythms and the thick bounce that club-goers crave.
German DJ/producer Butch (whom we profiled last year in our Audiofile section) has just announced his umpteenth release to drop in 2010, a full-length album entitled Eyes Wide Open. The 17-track record will be released on November 3 via Butch’s own Bouq imprint, and is purported to feature “a duality of sound that oscillates between under and over, techno and house, spirituality and marketability and club and home stereo.” You can check out the artwork and tracklist for Eyes Wide Open, along with a handful of European tour dates, below.
01. Dreaming (Prolog) 02. Kids 03. A Positive Thang 04. Amnesia Haze 05. Soul Motion 06. Wet Yourself 07. Say That You Love Me (Feat. Virginia Cover) (Eyes Wide Open) 08. Butters 09. Hippopotame 10. Joy Part II 11. Sun In Her Eyes 12. Under Satans Authority (Skit) 13. Feline (Feat. Julie Marghilano) 14. Resurrection 15. In Gods Arms 16. Between Clouds 17. For Her Smile (Epilog)
15.10.10 50Grad, Mainz (Germany) 16.10.10 Midnight Freaks @ Air, Amsterdam (Holland) 22.10.10 Cocoon Club, Frankfurt (Germany) 23.10.10 Watergate, Berlin (Germany) 30.10.10 Stammheim pres. Storm V @ Documenta Halle, Kassel (Germany) 31.10.10 The Dog & Pony Show @ The Rivington Hotel, New York (USA) 06.11.10 Metamorphose @ Butan, Wuppertal (Germany) 09.11.10 Flex, Vienna (Austria) 12.11.10 U! Can Fly @ Arenile Reload, Naples (Italy) 13.11.10 Mint, Leeds (England) 18.11.10 D.Edge, Sao Paulo (Brazil) 20.11.10 Club Garage, Cuiaba (Brazil) 27.11.10 Jubilee Club, Bari (Italy) 03.12.10 Tripod, Dublin (Ireland) 04.12.10 DPU, Budapest (Hungary) 17.12.10 Harry Klein, Munich (Germany) 18.12.10 Ego, Hamburg (Germany) 25.12.10 Club Plazma, Plovdiv (Bulgaria) 26.12.10 Joshua Brooks, Manchester (England) 27.12.10 Arena, Middlesbrough (England) 15.01.11 Romy S., Stuttgart (Germany) 29.01.11 Fuse, Brussels (Belgium)
The music software company IK Multimedia (responsible for programs such as Amplitude and T-RackS) has made a slightly trimmed-down version of their sampling workstation software, SampleTank, available as a free download from their website. SampleTank FREE is essentially a full-featured version of SampleTank 2.5 with a 500 MB library of high-quality samples that you can pitch-shift, time-stretch, effect, and manipulate to your heart’s desire. The program works as a standalone or as a plug-in (VST, RTAS, or AU) in your favorite DAW. For all the juicy specs and details visit the SampleTank FREE website or to just download it already, go here.
Back in September, the Crooked Tongues webstore/blog/shoe-fetishist hub celebrated its 10th anniversary in a big way. A large barbecue was orchestrated with a gaggle of excellent DJs recruited to keep the dancefloor hyped in their own ways. Certainly, the party itself was a great time, but even a month or so later, the party is still cooking. Four of the most notable DJs from the Crooked Tongues event—David Rodigan, Alexander Nut, Cosmin TRG (pictured above), and Josey Rebelle—had their sets captured by Spine Radio, all of which are available for streaming and download now (save the Rodigan mix, which is stream only). You can check all of those out, along with a video documentation of the whole shindig by Spine TV, here.
In case you haven’t noticed the barrage of Ninja Tune-related content as of late, XLR8R has been helping the London- and Montreal-based label celebrate its 20th anniversary. Part of that includes a month-long series of exclusive Ninja Tune podcasts, and this week’s edition comes courtesy of seminal NY experimental hip-hop outfit Anti-Pop Consortium. More specifically, the mix was assembled by Anti-Pop member High Priest, who has stayed true to the group’s pioneering sonic spirit and put together a futuristic collection of hip-hop tunes—including plenty of tracks of his own and from fellow APC member M. Sayyid—that casts aside the genre’s usual limitations. He’s also managed to do so while slipping in a few gems from more “commercial” acts like Dr. Dre, E-40, and Jadakiss, all without sacrificing the integrity of the mix. More than a decade after Anti-Pop’s initial formation, it appears the guys are still capable of breaking new ground. Take a listen, and remember to check back every Thursday in October for more Ninja Tune podcasts. Also, make sure to take a look at XLR8R‘s Ninja Tune XX microsite for more exclusive content, Ninja Tune XX event info, and plenty of other celebratory goodies.
01 Danger “1130” (Ekleroshock) 02 HPrizm/Audio “Drmanhattan” (Prizmfoundation) 03 HPrizm/Audio “Whipping the Brownsville” (Prizmfoundation) 04 Trae “Inkredible (Instrumental)” (Screwed Up Click) 05 M. Sayyid/Airborn “Brock Lesnar (Instrumental)” (Electric Arms) 06 M. Sayyid/Airborn “Temptation” (Electric Arms) 07 Araabmuzik “Stopit Five (Instrumental)” (Dipset) 08 M. Sayyid “Popcornshrimp” (Electric Arms) 09 E-40 “The Server” (Sikwidit) 10 HPrizm/Audio “Coliseum” (Prizmfoundation) 11 Rahtid Sound “So Hard (Remix)” (Rahtid) 12 Vyle “Everything All Black” 13 Jadakiss “The Champ Is Here (Part 3)” (DJ Drama) 14 Dr. Dre feat. Nas and TI “Topless” (Aftermath) 15 HPrizm/Airborn “Thru the Wall” (Prizmfoundation) 16 Like Animals “Let’s Be Patriots” 17 Cinematic Moves “Dolphin/Ocean Aquanaut” (Wardolphin) 18 Banco Manco “Unknown” 19 HPrizm/Audio “Goofyseq” (Prizmfoundation) 20 M. Sayyid/Airborn “Sayyid over Araab (Freestyle)”
San Francisco’s Christopher Willits is a bit of a virtuoso—in the past 10 years he’s produced 20 albums, both solo and in collaboration with experimental heavyweights, such as Matmos and Ryuichi Sakamoto. His most recent solo effort is Tiger Flower Circle Sun, his second full-length for the Ghostly International label and quite possibly his most organic offering to date. That’s not to say that Willits has abandoned his penchant for gear and technology—the guy practically lives in recording studios, designs his own software, and still finds the time to occasionally host our tech-oriented What You Talkin’ Bout, Willits? series on XLR8R TV. Here, Willits takes a quick break from—no joke—the next three albums he’s working on to let us know about what he’s been listening to lately.
Emeralds Does It Look Like I’m Here? Editions Mego Years from now, synthesizers will sound even more timeless. If you grew up with synth arpeggio soundtracks in elementary school videos, you know what I mean, and you’ll love this record. Synthesizers help us to understand and feel the nonlinear landscape of space/time, and there’s so much to explore. If you like this music and you are freaking out, you also need to listen to Richard Pinhas’ Variations Sur Le Thème Des Bene Gesserit (on repeat) as soon as possible.
“Does it Look Like I’m Here?”
Taylor Deupree Shoals 12K Taylor’s music just keeps getting more natural and at ease with itself. This is a great entry point to his work. There is a effortlessness and natural sway that is more alive than what you usually find in so-called ‘ambient’ music. This is natural music, unforced and created with a light touch.
“Rusted Oak”
Brad Laner Natural Selections Hometapes Another great solo album by one of my favorite guitarists and people. His noisy band Medicine changed my sonic world when I was in high school. The first time I heard this, I actually thought my friend’s tape player was messed up. It’s very diverse, with all of the usual Laner twists and turns. He’s integrating everything he knows into his solo project, and the scary thing is that Brad Laner has not even hit his prime yet.
“Crawl Back In”
Field Music Measure Memphis Industries I really respect this band, even when I don’t love the hyper-self-conscious music they make. The production is so tight and there’s a great use of good-ol’ hard panning. Why not have the drums or guitars only on the right channel? The music is almost overly controlled at times, but for me it’s all about how they puzzle the arrangements into the production. That dimension is very awesome.
If you are a Mac-based recording musician with blazing, delicate, or down-right deafening guitar licks in your tracking plans, Apogee‘s Gio (MSRP: $395) could be your perfect studio companion. Apogee, an industry favorite for their pristine audio converters, aims to please the guitar-welding recordist with this new foot-controller/audio-interface combo. Technically, any Mac-based DAW (Ableton Live, for example) can be controlled by the Gio, but the product is intended for—and works best with—GarageBand ’09, Logic Pro 9, and MainStage 2. Offering a standard 1/4-inch instrument input, an expression pedal input, and an output suited for headphones, powered monitors, or an instrument amplifier, the Gio delivers pro-audio clarity with a no-brainer signal path. It’s built like an iron ship, sporting the type of sturdy shell and robust mechanics that can handle all the stomp you can muster. Due to the lack of an on-board screen to provide clear preset indication, this product is really most useful off the stage rather than on, but as a studio-based foot-controller/audio-interface for the Mac guitarist, the Gio has a massive, power-chord-like grip over the rest of the market.
