Oscar McClure “Weeds”

This cut from Oscar McClure‘s forthcoming album for matthewdavid‘s Leaving label, Compost (that’s the artwork up top), may be a short piece, but it wastes no time getting to the point. After a quick moment of harsh scratching noise, “Weeds” settles on a thick rhythm that sounds like it emanates from the rumbling core of an industrial power plant. The beat’s elements themselves seem like purely organic sounds deconstructed and reformed into a vignette of otherworldly beat music, much more of which will be available when McClure’s full-length is released July 27 with an album of remixes from the likes of Teebs, Baths, Asura, and matthewdavid.

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Treasure Island Music Festival Announces LCD Soundsystem, Holy Fuck, Four Tet, and More for 2010 Lineup

Off the coast of San Francisco, Treasure Island Music Festival is set to take over the naval base for a congregation of music performers and fans this October 16 and 17. Among the artists performing this year are Four Tet (pictured above), LCD Soundsystem, !!!, Die Antwoord, Holy Fuck, Kruder & Dorfmeister (performing live), Little Dragon, and many other well-known indie and electronic acts. Tickets start at $67.50, and are available here. You can check out the full, two-day lineup below.

Saturday, October 16th
LCD Soundsystem
Deadmau5
Kruder & Dorfmeister (live)
Miike Snow
!!!
Die Antwoord
Little Dragon
Four Tet
Holy Fuck
Phantogram
Jamaica
Wallpaper
Maus Haus

Sunday, October 17th
Belle & Sebastian
The National
Broken Social Scene
She & Him
Superchunk
Rogue Wave
Surfer Blood
Ra Ra Riot
Monotonix
The Sea & Cake
Phosphorescent
Papercuts
The Mumlers

Download a Free Podcast From The Blessings

LuckyMe cohorts Dom Sum and Fine Art (a.k.a. The Blessings) are about a month from releasing their debut EP, Galaxy High, for Amsterdam-based label Nod Navigators. But before that six-track release officially drops, the duo shared this beat-heavy mix for the second installment of the label’s podcast series. The Blessings’ 35-minute DJ set features a large amount of old-school and newer hip-hop jams, along with bits of soulful R&B, more-contemporary dance tunes, and assorted, mellower sounds mixed in for good measure. Stream the second Nod Navigators podcast here, and download it here.

Juj “Memories “

One of the beat-making youngsters from the Shlohmo-led WEDIDIT collective, Juj, shared this short ditty on the crew’s blog before this past weekend. Because of its brief length, “Memories” feels more like an interim tune than a fully developed track, but that doesn’t mean it’s not full of excellently sampled melodies, nod-worthy beat work, and enough atmosphere to lose yourself in, if only for two minutes. But Juj uses his time wisely, allowing each precious element its own moment to shine while constantly working them into a calming groove.

Memories

Stream Mount Kimbie’s Debut Album on FACT Now

One album we haven’t been able to pry loose from our office’s various music-listening devices, Mount Kimbie‘s Crooks & Lovers, is still a week from seeing its proper release, but for the remainder of that time, you can stream the highly anticipated album in full, exclusively through FACT. Not much more needs to be said about Dominic Maker’s and Kai Campos’ full-length record for Hotflush until everyone’s had a proper listen, so head here promptly and give ‘er a spin.

Thomas Hildebrand Readies New EP for Microcosm

This August, from New York-based label Microcosm, techno minimalist Thomas Hildebrand will release his debut EP of pared-down, experimentally hypnotic dance tunes. The I Repeat Myself Often EP is the first release for Microcosm in nearly two years, and boasts five original tracks from the NYC producer, which have come together after a long and involved process of Hildebrand producing, sharing, revising, cutting, adding, and amending his sparse compositions. You can check out the artwork and track list before the EP is released August 10, below.

01. Cold Sweats
02. Bottlerock
03. Berlin Liebt Dich
04. No Room for Words
05. Transportation Allegation

Watch Skream’s New, Quasi-NSFW Music Video

We shared the behind-the-scenes, making-of video for Skream‘s music video for new single “Listenin’ to the Records on My Wall” last week, and now we have the finished product. The oddly Biblical piece uses the story of Adam & Eve as its focal point, showing both the creation of the two people and the world around them via well-produced and impressive-looking special effects. Along with flashes of religious iconography, there’s a slight amount of nudity and sexual undertones through the whole thing, which probably warrants an NSFW tag. Skream’s new album featuring “Listenin’ to the Records on My Wall,” Outside the Box, will be released July 26 through Tempa.

Busy Signal Shares ‘D.O.B.’ Tomorrow

More than seven years into his career and two years after the release of his last album, Loaded, Jamaica-based dancehall MC Busy Signal has finished work on another album for the VP label. Entitled D.O.B., the new record is said to represent “the rebirth of Busy Signal,” and is set to be released tomorrow, July 13. The record is preceded by a video for its first single, “Sweet Love (Night Shift),” which is a re-imagined take on two classic tunes, The Commodores’ “Night Shift” and Phil Collins’ “One More Night.” You can watch that video below, along with checking out the forthcoming album’s artwork and track list.

1. How U Bad Suh
2. Picante
3. My Money (Money Tree)
4. Yes Dawg
5. Busy Latino
6. Gal Dem Song
7. Sweet Love (Night Shift)
8. Hi Grade
9. Opera
10. One More Night
11. Summn’ A Guh Gwaan feat. Bounty Killer
12. Hair Dresser Shop
13. Nuh Fraid
14. Peace Reign
15. Nuh Boy Caan Buy Wi Out
16. Pon Me feat. Major Lazer (iTunes Exclusive)

Stream the New Tiga Single with Remixes from Martyn, Efdemin, and Mathew Jonson

Sexed-up Montreal techno/electro wizard is releasing another remix single tomorrow, this time for the song “Gentle Giant,” which originally appeared on last year’s Ciao! album. Seeing the light of day on his own Turbo imprint, the “Gentle Giant” single features some real heavyweights scrambling and reassembling the pieces of the original track. Dubstep/techno/bass music demigod Martyn kicks things off, and he’s joined by minimal techno don Efdemin. Rounding out the release are two versions from Canada’s Mathew Jonson—indicating that Tiga either wanted to flex a little national pride, or maybe just wanted another ace techno producer to take a crack at reworking the song. Listen to all four versions below.

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Arturia Jupiter-8 V2 Software Synth

Looking to get the classic Roland synth sound, but short on money and studio space? The soft-synth masters over at Arturia have just the thing. Jupiter-8 V2 (MSRP: $249) is exactly what its title implies: a virtual incarnation of one the most celebrated early synths, Roland’s Jupiter-8. This bit of software offers the same soundbank of the original synthesizer, along with some exclusive extra features and Arturia’s True Analog Emulation technology thrown in for that extra warmth, but with the ease and flexibility of a computer plug-in. Whether you’re seasoned synth veteran or new to the keyboard game, the Jupiter-8 V2 is sure to fit nicely into your ever-growing arsenal of virtual noise-making modules.

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