Squarepusher to Drop Shobaleader One Mini-Album on Warp

At the beginning of last month, we got the strange news that bassist and electronic music mastermind Tom Jenkinson (a.k.a. Squarepusher) would be releasing an EP with Parisian label Ed Banger under a new name, Shobaleader One. That 12″ dropped a couple of days ago, and now, another is in works from Jenkinson’s new project. Squarepusher presents Shobaleader One: d’Demonstrator is out on October 19 via Warp, and is nine-song mini-album written by the elusive band. On the origins of his new outfit, Jenkinson says, “Last summer a bunch of kids got in contact with me. They were talking about forming an ensemble, which I thought was a ridiculous idea, but I was impressed by their perseverance, so we met up. The idea was that they wanted the ‘fantasy group’ I had written about in connection with [my] Just A Souvenir [album] to become a real entity that would record and tour…Part of the idea is that this music is a completely clean break with whatever they’ve done in the past, so I’m not going to mention any names. I can tell you that they are pretty frightening players.” You can check out the artwork and tracklist for d’Demonstrator, along with an album trailer, below.

1. Plug Me In
2. Smash Unreason
3. Into the Blue
4. Frisco Wave
5. Megazine
6. Abstract Love
7. Endless Night
8. Cryptic Motion
9. Maximum Planck

Tensnake ‘In the House’ on New Mix Album

Hamburg-based DJ/producer Tensnake was just recently the subject of an XLR8R Audiofile, and is now taking the esteemed position of mixmaster for the latest installment of Defected Records‘ In the House mix series. Appropriately titled Tensnake In the House, the release is two discs of 28 party-starting tunes perfectly mixed for optimum dancefloor usability. Tracks from the likes of DJ Sprinkles, Mount Kimbie, Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas, James Black, Mugwump, Tensnake himself, and many others are all within the compilation”s lengthy tracklist. Defected says that Tensnake’s forthcoming release “[combines] the current vogue for cosmic disco and lo-fi funk-tinged jams [and fuses] electronic sounds with old-school melodies and laidback vibes.” Sounds good to us. You can check out the artwork and full tracklist for Tensnake In the House before it’s released on October 4, below.

CD1
01. Mugwump “Boutade” (Miseridub)
02. Zev “Don”t Break It” (Kenny Glasgow & Jonny White Remix)
03. Tiger & Woods “Dr. Burner”
04. Tensnake “Need Your Lovin” (Dub Mix)
05. Carol Williams “Can”t Get Away (From Your Love)”
06. Al Usher “Lullaby For Robert” (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
07. Boom Clap Bachelors “L-O-V-E” (Tuff City Kids Remix)
08. Lovebirds “Want You In My Soul” (Hot Toddy Dub)
09. Shirley Lites “Heat You Up (Melt You Down) “(Instrumental)
10. Kaine featuring Kathy Diamond “Love Saves The Day”
11. Michael Mayer “Amanda”
12. The Chemical Brothers “Swoon” (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix Edit)
13. James Blake “I’ll Stay”

CD2
01. Mount Kimbie “Carbonated” / Osunlade featuring Divine Essence “My Reflection” (Accapella)
02. Âme “Fiori” (Dixon Beat Edit) / The Wizard Brian Coxx “My Dream” (Accapella)
03. Louie Balo featuring Spanky “Don”t Shut Me Out”
04. Coyote “Moving” (Still Going Remix)
05. Mano Le Tough “Baby, Let’s Love” (Iron Curtis Rmx)
06. Louie “Balo” Guzman “Keep It Simple”
07. Butch “No Worries”
08. Tom Demac “Crewcuts & Curls” (Jamies Jones” Watercooler Remix)
09. Heaven and Earth “Prescription Every Night”
10. Sneak Essentials “In Da Clouds” (Da Original Dub)
11. Tensnake “Coma Cat”
12. DJ Sprinkles “Grand Central Part 1” (MCDE Bassline Dub)
13. Basic Soul Unit “Things Pass” (Original Mix)
14. Armando “Don”t Take It” (Thomos Edit)
15. Phase II “Reachin” (Original Brotherhood Mix)

Watch a New Video, Download a Free EP from Oval

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Within his glitchy live-electronics compositions, Oval (a.k.a. Markus Popp) is a master of balancing visceral sounds with nuance and subtlety, as evidenced in part in our recent interview with the veteran producer. Some of his preciously crafted songs—which can be heard on the recently released Oh EP and the forthcoming, double-disc O album—have been matched with similarly made visuals, such as the bucolic “Kastell” video and this piece for “Ah!.” Directed and produced by Amberley Productions, the “Ah!” video features barely dressed dancers who all seem to be classically trained in the ways of ballet. A woman wearing an ornate mask that covers half of her face is the focus of the music video, and we watch as she gingerly—and quite limberly—performs both small and sweeping dance movements. It’s all done in a large, hot pink room with a thick layer of dirt covering the floor, and the whole thing is shot wonderfully.

Also, here before the September 7 release date of Oval’s massive O record is a free EP from the suddenly prolific artist. Ringtone II contains eight songs not featured on either of Popp’s recent releases, and you can nab it with out giving away so much as an email address, right here. And if that’s not enough Oval for you yet, download an MP3 of “Ah!” with this link.

Hostage “Roll (Samo Sound Boy Remix)”

Looks like the fall season is going to be a busy one for the Nightshifters label, beginning with the release of the free Roll EP from UK bass fiend Hostage. The title track—check the video—is a speaker-rattling monster that rises and falls like a rollercoaster, but we prefer this remix from LA’s Samo Sound Boy, who dials back the wobble bass, steps up the snares, and tosses in a few snippets of dancehall vocals. It’s still a serious club tune, albeit one that won’t dangerously rumble your internal organs. (We realize that may or may not be a good thing, depending on who is reading this.) More Nightshifters offerings are on the way, as the imprint recently added a fresh-faced new crop of artists to its roster. Look for new music from Canblaster, Distal, Magnum, and Talk to drop soon.

Roll (Samo Sound Boy Remix)

Bubblin’: LOL Boys

Who:LOL Boys
Where: Los Angeles, CA/Montreal, Canada

In 2010, the notion that the internet brings people together is already cliché, but in some cases it really rings true. Producers Markus Garcia and Jerome Potter actually met on a message board, bonded over their shared tastes in music, and began working on tracks together. Based on the slew of re-edits, remixes, and original tunes the pair has unleashed in recent months, it appears that those tastes include shuffling tropical percussion, pitch-shifted vocal samples, warped R&B sounds, and upbeat dancefloor rhythms. Their debut EP, 123, came out on Palms Out Sounds in early August, and will be followed by another release on Discobelle shortly thereafter.

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Watch: “123”

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Themselves “You Ain’t It (Lazer Sword Remix)”

Nearly a year after reuniting to drop its latest full-length album, CrownsDown, Oakland’s Themselves has gathered some of its friends and labelmates for a release of remixes, called CrownsDown & Company. Before that 10-song record hits shelves, we’ve got the exclusive premiere of one of Company‘s remixes, by Lazer Sword (pictured above). Low Limit and Lando Kal (who have their own debut full-length coming out in the not-so-distant future) have traded in their usual robo-swagger for a more surly, punch-drunk soundscape wrapped around stomping beats. You can be sure that little to none of Jel’s original production work from “You Ain’t It” made it into Lazer Sword’s piece, but once Dose One’s vocal delivery gains headway into the mix, the tune switches gears into a slick-but-noisy hip-hop jam that Themselves’ own beatsmith wouldn’t shy away from. More remix work from the likes of Baths, 13 & God, Buck 65, Odd Nosdam, and others will be featured alongside this track when Company is released on September 21.

You Ain’t It (Lazer Sword Remix)

You Ain’t It (Lazer Sword Remix)

Radio Slave to Mix Upcoming ‘Strictly Rhythms Vol. 5’

Over two deftly mixed discs of tasteful dance music, Berliner Matt Edwards (a.k.a. Radio Slave) will present the latest installment of the Strictly Rhythms mix album series from New York’s Strictly Rhythm label. Each disc of the release will push its own unique vibe or tweak on the classic house sound; the first CD, dubbed Strictly Downtown Mix, has a moodier, late-night feel, and its Strictly Uptown Mix accompaniment is an upbeat affair. Eighteen of Strictly Rhythms Vol. 5‘s 23 tracks are remixes or edits crafted by Radio Slave, which includes titles from the likes of Mood II Swing, Black Magic, DJ Sneak, Mood Life, and others, and it will all see the light of day come October 1. You can check out the artwork and tracklist below. (via Resident Advisor)

CD1: Strictly Downtown Mix
01. Ultra Nate – Situation Critical
02. The Wamdue Project – Remember the Memory
03. Angel Morales feat. Sally Cortes – Burnin Up (Sally’s Wet Dub) (Radio Slave Re-Edit)
04. Mood Life – Needs (Not Wants) (Original Mix) / Logic – The Warning (Acapella)
05. Venus – Lippstick
06. After Hours – Feel It (Bonus Beats)
07. Mood II Swing – Do It Your Way
08. Black Magic – Freedom (Make It Funky) (Color 4 Frankie Dub) (Radio Slave Re-Edit)
09. Photon Inc – Everybody Freedom (Scream Beats Radio Slave Re-Edit)
10. Black Magic – Freedom (Make It Funky) (Color 2 On & On Strong Vocal Mix) / Kenny Dope – Watch This (Radio Slave Re-Edit)
11. The Mole People – Break Night
12. DJ Sneak – Keep On Groovin (Fat Bottom Mix)
13. Mood II Swing – All Night Long (Radio Slave Re-Edit) / Hardhead – New York Express (Radio Slave Wildpitchapella)
14. Logic – I Got Somethin (Radio Slave Re-Edit)

CD2: Strictly Uptown Mix
01. Barbara Tucker – Stay Together (The Ravin’ Mix – Radio Slave Re-Edit)
02. Mood II Swing – I Like It (Radio Slave Re-Edit)
03. Kenny Dope – Tribal Seagulls (Radio Slave Re-Edit)
04. The Mole People – Ocean / Osunlade – Momma’s Groove (Accapella)
05. Hardhead – Demon Dreams (Gravedigger Mix)
06. The Stickman – The Drug
07. Black Magic – Freedom (Make It Funky) (Colour 3 Lil Louis Zohz Sub Dub)
08. The Untouchables – I’m for Real / Todd Terry presents CLS – Can You Feel It? (Accapella)
09. The Untouchables – Little Louie Anthem Part II (Factory Bar Mix)

Gant-Man “J.U.K.E.I.O.U.”

What you think about Chicago’s juke and footwork scenes is more or less inconsequential (but feel free to add your part of the debate over in our growing comment section for the DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn podcast), insomuch that the genre and its producers have been building a vibrant culture and style around the music for more than a decade, and that’s not likely to change anytime soon. DJ/producer Gant Garrard (a.k.a. Gant-Man) is just one of the scene’s leader. He’s been honing his style of club-friendly dance tunes since his teenage years in the mid-’90s, runs the Bang tha Box label, and produces both house and juke tracks under two separate guises. Using his Gant-Man moniker, Garrard crafted “J.U.K.E.I.O.U.” for Chicago publication 5 Magazine‘s fifth anniversary. The hyperactive number is made from a handful of vocal samples exclaiming “juke!,” a bouncing bassline, a booming four-on-the-floor beat, and all sorts of flitting percussive elements and synth sounds played at breakneck speed; as such, the whole thing is over in under three minutes. And if for some reason this style isn’t your bag, you can instead grab Garrard’s exclusive house tune, “Poquito Spanish, Poquito House,” here. (via Fool’s Gold)

J.U.K.E.I.O.U.

Psychic Ills “Mantis (Juan Atkins Remix)”

Well, this is wonderfully massive—in more ways than one. As we previously reported, the Brooklyn-based RVNG label nabbed that guy who, you know, made up that whole techno thing (a.k.a. Juan Atkins) to do a remix of a song by NY noise makers Psychic Ills (pictured above) for its fourth installment of the FRKWYS series. That’s a pretty big deal, sure, but what’s really huge is the track Atkins produced for his contribution. His remix of the heavily psychedelic and meandering “Mantis” eschews just about everything from the original save for its guitar plucks, moody vibe, and length. Instead of live percussion and wafting synth tones, the remix focuses on a thick, hypnotic bassline, an incessant drum-machine beat, and a few samples from Psychic Ills’ number warped into unrecognizable sound effects. And if you’ve got it on repeat like we do, the 10-minute track seems to carry on indefinitely without ever wearing its welcome thin. (via Altered Zones)

Mantis (Juan Atkins Remix)

Virgo to Perform Three Live Dates This October

Chicago house legends and recent XLR8R intervieweesVirgo are following up their recently reissued self-titled album with a short list of tour dates this fall. On the first three days of October, Merwyn Sanders and Eric Lewis will bring their classic, ground-breaking music to the stage, performing live in Glasgow, London, and Berlin. Though we’re not sure on the details of the October 1 Glasgow performance, Virgo will hit Berghain in Berlin on October 3 and Phonica Records‘ seventh birthday celebration at Corsica Studios in London on October 2. You can get tickets for that performance, which also features Four Tet, John Talabot, Phonica’s DJ crew, and more, here. (via FACT)

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