Keepaway “100”

Here’s a new track from Brooklyn’s Keepaway, which is apparently coming out on a 7″ sharing its title with this song. “100” starts out with some looped percussion rolls before being overtaken by bright synth melodies, simple bass work, sparse drumming, subtle guitar upstrokes, and heavily reverberated falsetto vocals, all of which make up most of the short song. The mix is extremely dense, especially for a three-piece band, but every sound works together well enough to simultaneously convey a sense of longing and jubilance—not unlike playing a game of keepaway itself.

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Honest Jon’s to Release South African Dance Music Compilation

Eclectic UK global-beat/electronic label Honest Jon’s has culled some of its favorite tunes from esoteric South African producers for a forthcoming compilation highlighting the region’s vibrant dance music scene. Entitled Shangaan Electro, the 12-track release focuses on a style called shangaan, which is a super-fast (around 180 BPM) sound that utilizes plenty of marimba, organ, and vocal sampling. Among the artists involved are Tshetsha Boys, Zinja Hlungwani, Nkata Mawewe, and BBC, each of whom have at least two songs on the compilation. You can check out more info on the release—including video and MP3 samples of the music—here before Shangaan Electro is released July 6.

Shlohmo “Post Atmosphere (Baths Remix)”

Shlohmo‘s (pictured above) original version of “Post Atmosphere” is part of the hazily unhinged beat tunes on his debut release Shlomoshun Deluxe, but this remix comes from the producer’s recent EP, Camping. Fellow California-based beat-making youngster Will Wiesenfeld (a.k.a. Baths) translated the tune into a heavily, um, atmospheric piano-led number full of bass rumblings and crunch. Along with the piano, you can make out the distant voice of Wiesenfeld cooing melodies into the expanse of the track—effectively transforming Shlohmo’s head-knocking jam into a new version that is as patently poignant and melodic as Baths’ original productions.

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Mugwump, Marcos Cabral, DJ Sprinkles, and More on Mule Musiq’s New ‘Okay’ Compilation

For their fourth installment of the I’m Starting to Feel Okay compilation series, the Mule Musiq and Endless Flight labels have brought together new and exclusive tracks from the likes of KZA, Mugwump, Marcos Cabral (from Runaway and pictured above), Sect (a.k.a. Soul Clap), Moscow, DJ Sprinkles, among many others. I’m Starting to Feel Okay Vol. 4 is 18 tracks of assorted housey disco tunes compiled by Mule label head Toshiya Kawasaki and mixed by KZA, and will be available August 30. Take a look at the artwork and tracklist below.

01. Kuniyuki – Touch (Amo1 Remix)
02. Eddie C – Gimme Your Dub
03. Johnwaynes – High (Just John Mix)
04. KZA – Le Troublant Acid
05. Sect – Thieve Scrilla
06. Moscow – Throw Up (B.Saurus Remix)
07. The Revenge – Leave Your Mind
08. Kaoru Inoue – Esc (John Daly Remix)
09. Mugwump – Dissidaze
10. Padded Cell – Discorcism
11. Runaway – Caprice Drive
12. DJ Sprinkles – Masturjakor (Kink & Neville Watson remix)
13. Mark Seven – Swept Away
14. Marcos Cabral – I Prefer to Smoke Alone
15. Kuniyuki – Night Forest (Oriental Dub)
16. Johnwaynes – Entrudo (Deep in Space Mix)
17. Culoe de Song – The Fallen Shiren
18. Henrik Schwarz & Kuniyuki – Once Again (Henrik Version)

Download L-Vis 1990’s DJ Set at Numbers for Free

A week and some change ago, Glaswegian nightclub-cum-label Numbers celebrated its seventh birthday in Barcelona with DJ/producer/Night Slugs co-owner L-Vis 1990 headlining the event. If you were unable to make the party, not to worry; two more celebratory events are planned for Glasgow and London, and L-Vis’ DJ set from the Barcelona jump-off is available for free download here. Also, if you happen to be in the UK around July 2 or 9, Bleep is helping give away a pair of tickets to both parties. Get the info for that contest here.

Frankie Rose and the Outs “Little Brown Haired Girls”

Brooklyn’s Frankie Rose has earned her lo-fi-pop cred spending time in bands Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls, and Crystal Stilts, but her new project, Frankie Rose and the Outs, puts the singer/songwriter at the helm of the dreamy garage-pop band. From the quartet’s self-titled debut album for Slumberland, “Little Brown Haired Girls” is a jangly, rocking number that puts an emphasis on the steady drum beat, bright cymbal flourishes, and beautifully arranged vocal harmonies. It’s an easily digestible piece of precious songwriting, which will undoubtedly be in abundance on the band’s full-length album when it’s released September 21.

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New Album Coming From The Count & Sinden in August

Party-starting production duo The Count & Sinden have finished work on their debut full-length album, Mega Mega Mega, and, despite not yet having a releasing label picked out, are set to drop the thing August 23. The new record is 12 tracks of humongous, bass-heavy dance music made with the ethos of the production duo’s own club night—which shares its name with the upcoming record—in mind. Featured on Mega are vocal talents from Rye Rye, Katy B, Bashy, Trackademicks, 77 Klash, (the wonderfully named) Coolio Iglesias, and Mystery Jets, who contribute to the album’s first single, “After Dark.” That track can be heard July 9, and you can check out a minimix of the record’s 12 tunes here. Mega Mega Mega‘s artwork and tracklist are below.

1. Do You Really Want It (feat. Trackademicks)
2. After Dark (feat. Mystery Jets)
3. Desert Rhythm
4. Hardcore Girls (feat. Rye Rye)
5. Roll Out (feat. 77 Klash)
6. Elephant 1234
7. Hold Me (feat. Katy B)
8. Mega
9. Addicted To You (feat. Bashy)
10. Panther
11. Llamamé (feat. Coolio Iglesias)
12. You Make Me Feel So Good

Watch the Video for The Books’ “A Cold Freezin’ Night”

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When we posted the MP3 for The Books‘ latest leak off their forthcoming album, The Way Out, we likened “A Cold Freezin’ Night” to the infamous sadistic intro to Wu-Tang’s “Method Man.” But if we had to compare the video for the duo’s new song to anything, we’d say it’s something like a homemade version of America’s Funniest Home Videos, but, of course, on plenty of assorted psychedelics. Children are captured on VHS camcorders playing with dolls, fighting, sliding through the mud, dancing, and shooting massive guns, among other things. Since Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto made the video, we could safely assume this will be part of The Books’ audio/visual performance once they take The Way Out on tour, which also explains the intricate editing and massive amounts of footage the duo squeezed into the piece’s three and a half minutes.

MED “Classic (feat. Talib Kweli)”

Apparently, this is from MED‘s forthcoming new album for Stones Throw, but no real details are available on that release. Regardless, “Classic” is a, um, classically soulful affair produced by Karriem Riggins, and full of softly plucked guitar melodies, ethereal vocal “ahs,” and muffled orchestral arrangements. But the elements of the track’s soft side are all balanced out by the crisp boom and bap of the slow-grooving hip-hop beat that really carries the song. Over it, both MED and Talib Kweli deliver even-handed flows that highlight their loves for tasteful lyricism and timeless instrumentals—both of which “Classic” has in spades.

Classic (feat. Talib Kweli)

Classic (feat. Talib Kweli)

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