Pantha Du Prince Black Noise

The third full-length from Hendrick Weber maintains the high quality of previous efforts while pushing certain elements of his shoegaze-y, minimal-inspired techno sound further. Noah Lennox (a.k.a. Panda Bear) contributes some lovely multi-tracked vocals to “Stick to My Side,” giving even more emotional resonance to Weber’s always-emotional sonic palette. And in a nod to classical minimalists like Philip Glass and Steve Reich, the prepared bells and other organic percussive elements heard on the album repeat in hypnotic swirls, yet change slightly every so often. With the glassy, Superpitcher-like phrases of “Satellite Sniper” and the ambient warmth that rides over the kicks on “Welt Am Draht,” Black Noise just might be the height of Weber’s work under the Pantha Du Prince moniker.

Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts Release New Album

Since 2007, Montreal’s Guillaume Coutu Dumont has risen through the ranks of house to become one of the most acclaimed producers working today. With an aesthetic that combines electronic dance music with jazzy, live instrumentation, the man’s latest record takes this sonic palette to new heights. Breaking the Fourth Wall not only features the requisite synths and drum machines, but live saxophones, Rhodes and Hammond organs, and soulful vocals. Indeed, the album features collaborations with dOP, Dave Aju, and Dynamike, along with Guillaume’s longtime live band. Fitting perfectly with the eclecticism of the Circus Company crew, Breaking the Fourth Wall will only cement Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts’ place in the worlds of house, jazz, and everything in between.

Breaking the Fourth Wall drops May 3 on Circus Company.

Tracklisting:

1. Mindtrap
2. Can‘t Have Everything feat. dOP
3. 32 Tonnes de Pigeons
4. On The Lips feat. Dave Aju
5. Intermede
6. Discoteque
7. Unwelcome
8. Helicoptere
9. Walking The Pattern
10. Radio Novela feat. Dynamike
11. Decennie

Poirier ft. Boogat “Kalima Shop Titi (Lagartijeando Remix)”

Poirier‘s latest release is a collaboration with Spanish-speaking MC and fellow Montreal resident Boogat, and the EP is packed full of throbbing remixes from the likes of Uproot Andy, El Remolón, and Douster. Here, the reggaeton-inspired track gets the treatment from Argentina’s Lagartijeando, who keeps the original’s dancehall stems but pumps up the bass and adds some seriously jamming secondary synth harmonies. Take these tweaks and pair them with an explosive loop-based peak and you have dancefloor gold. Poirier’s Las Americas V.1 EP drops tomorrow.

04 Kalima Shop Titi (Lagartijeando Remix)

Many Mansions “Frontier Gnosis”

Boston’s Many Mansions exist somewhere between the tropicalia of Tanlines and the spaced-out synth trips of Experimental Audio Research. On “Frontier Gnosis,” the group utilizes a swirling synth drones, high-frequency tinklings, and a propulsive beat to create the feeling of being completely unmoored—and loving every minute of it. With incomprehensible but nicely delayed vocal lines coming in and out of the mix, the piece could fit nicely next to Animal Collective, or even something a bit more subdued. Taken from the group’s upcoming split 12″ with Truman Peyote, which is available for pre-orders here.

Frontier Gnosis

Yeasayer Odd Blood

Yeasayer‘s 2007 debut, All Hour Cymbals, was the closest thing indie rock had come to world music since the Talking Heads released Fear of Music 20 years ago—a jittery blend of religious folk, West African polyrhythms, and synthesized experimentation. With Odd Blood, the Brooklyn trio has left behind its most obvious ethnic influences—and its environmental anxiety—for a tighter, more polished sound. Gone, too, is much of their debut’s organic instrumentation. With Anand Wilder’s breathy tenor, “O.N.E.” is a few handclaps away from Wham! (which, amazingly, isn’t a bad thing), while “Madder Red” could be a Bollywood tune from beyond the Milky Way. There’s still a party going, but it isn’t a campfire Yeasayer’s dancing around this time—it’s a disco ball.

The Sight Below to Release Sophomore Album on Ghostly

Following the 2008 release of his debut album, Glider, the reclusive artist known as The Sight Below (a.k.a. Rafael Anton Irisarri) will release his follow up full-length of sullen guitar-based ambient sounds, the pessimistically titled It All Falls Apart. The new album is said to focus primarily on the guitar work that provides The Sight Below with its signature sound, straying away from the electronic rhythms that colored his past music. It All Falls Apart will also include collaborations with ex-Slowdive drummer Simon Scott, and vocals from Jesy Fortino (a.k.a. Tiny Vipers) on the particularly appropriate cover of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures cut “New Dawn Fades.” The whole affair will come to us April 6 via Ghostly International, with European and North American tours planned for spring. Check out the artwork and tracklist for It All Falls Apart below.

1. Shimmer
2. Fervent
3. Through the Gaps in the Land
4. Burn Me Out From the Inside
5. It All Falls Apart
6. New Dawn Fades
7. Stagger

Eprom “Never”

Last time we checked in with San Francisco producer Eprom, he was hanging out with people like the Glitch Mob and contributing to crunked-up, heavy bass remixes of Lil Wayne that practically blew up our website. Now that 2010 has rolled around, it appears that Eprom has done a bit of growing up, as he’s not only got a split 12″ with Eskmo slated for release on Warp, but he’s given us “Never,” a mature slice of post-garage wonkiness that wobbles, skitters, and pulses its way through more than five minutes of genre-bending magic. The song appears on the about-to-be-released Never EP, the debut release on the Surefire Sound imprint, and also features a remix from New Yorker and XLR8R fave FaltyDL.

EPROM – Never – Surefire Sound 001

EPROM – Never – Surefire Sound 001

Shackleton Tours North America

Shackleton, eclectic producer and co-founder of Skull Disco, will embark on several North American tour dates in late February and early March. Culminating in San Francisco, the tour will find bass-loving Shackleton sharing stages with Eskmo, EPROM, and Kush Arora, guaranteeing many nights of sweaty, bass-throbbing abandon.

Shackleton Tour Dates:

Friday, February 19 – Dub War w/ EPROM, Eskmo @ Love, New York City
Friday, February 26 – Live with Daega Soundsystem @ Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
Friday, March 5 – Live with Daega Soundsystem @ Nectar Lounge, Seattle
Sunday, March 7 – w/ EPROM, Eskmo, Kush Arora @ Club Six, San Francisco

Epstein Y El Conjunto “A Lost Animal (featuring School of Seven Bells)”

With ten years of music-making as Epstein under his belt, not to mention recent collaborations with Prefuse 73 and last year’s full-length under his Helado Negro alias, Roberto Lange’s latest album continues nicely along the aural pathway he has set for himself. “A Lost Animal” is indicative of this sound, featuring chattering vinyl samples, fuzzy syncopated synth lines, and complicated rhythms as influenced by hip-hop as they are by South American folk music. And with the soaring vocals of School of Seven Bells floating over much of the track, “A Lost Animal” is the perfect ear candy for a lazy afternoon.

12 A Lost Animal (featuring School of Seven Bells)

Archie Bronson Outfit “Shark’s Tooth”

The disco-punk aesthetics of former DFA associate Tim Goldsworthy are all over Archie Bronson Outfit‘s first single from their forthcoming third album, Coconut. With its bouncing disco bass riding over deep kicks and dry snares, the angular guitar melodies and pulsing synths of “Shark’s Tooth” are given a lovely dancefloor energy, and the track’s wistful vocals make it a certain indie-dance night floor-filler.

01 Shark’s Tooth

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