Looks like the psych-blues haze and Afro-tech clomp of the Sian Alice Group will sweep through the U.K. before crossing over the Atlantic to American territory for a fall tour in support of the band’s latest on The Social Registry, Troubled, Shaken, Etc.. No word yet on an opener, but from the looks of their road map, the group will be sharing stage time with Gang Gang Dance on a couple of U.K. dates, as well as The Dodos in L.A.

August 18 The Deaf Institute in Manchester, UK (with Gang Gang Dance)
August 19 Fleece in Bristol, UK (with Gang Gang Dance)
September 2 The Harley in Sheffield, UK
September 3 Freebut in Brighton, UK
September 5 Tabernacle in London, UK
September 6 Offset Festival in London, UK
September 13 Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY
September 14 Mercury Lounge in New York, NY
September 15 Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia, PA
September 16 Talking Head Club in Baltimore, MD
September 17 The Red And Black Star in Washington, DC
September 18 Duke University Coffee House in Durham, NC
September 19 Bottle Tree in Birmingham, AL
September 20 Club Downunder in Tallahassee, FL
September 22 Orange Show Center For Visionary Arts in Houston, TX
September 23 Mohawk Inside Room in Austin, TX
September 25 Plush in Tucson, AZ
September 26 Bar Pink in San Diego, CA
September 27 El Ray in Los Angeles, CA (with The Dodos)
September 28 Echo in Los Angeles, CA
September 29 Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco, CA
October 1 Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR
October 2 Sunset Tavern in Seattle, WA
October 5 Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City, UT
October 6 Hi Dive Bar in Denver, CO
October 7 Record Bar in Kansas City, MO
October 8 Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines, IA
October 9 Turf Club in St. Paul, MN
October 11 Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL
October 13 Circus in Columbus, OH
October 15 Call The Office in London, ON
October 16 Drake Hotel in Toronto, ON
October 17 Divan Orange in Montreal, QC
October 18 The Monkey House in Burlington, VT
October 19 Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, MA

U.K. house label 2020 Vision celebrates its 15th year of releasing music for artists Crazy P, Silver City, and 2020Soundsystem, among many others, with a mix compiled by label founder Ralph Lawson. With a tracklist that ranges from Ricardo Villalobos to Basement Jaxx, the celebratory DJ set “15 Years of 2020Vision” is available for free download here and the tracklist can be found below.

Blaze – Lovelee Dae (2020Vision Accapella)
Ernesto Ferreya – Ground
Jacoozi Boys – Boccadillo (Ekkohaus Remix)
Moritz Piske – Dirt Cabana
Loko – Scarlet House
Bruno Gauthier – It’s Love (Simon Baker Remix)
Mark Broom – Life
Lil Louis – I Called You
Ekkohaus – Brian Said
Saro & Black – We Were There
Ricardo Villalobos – Easy Lee (Random Factor Unreleased Mix)
Gruber & Nurnberg – Traffic
Salvatore Freda – Bombolone
TBD – What Is This?
Basement Jaxx – Flylife
Julien Chaptal – Collider

pictured Ralph Lawson

The photographer/filmmaker behind the floating cube of mirrors in Battles’ “Atlas” video and the bodiless ears and noses in Jamie Lidell’s “Another Day” video has received his first solo exhibition. Timothy Saccenti will unveil Garden of Unearthly Delights at the Diesel Denim Gallery in the Aoyama district of Tokyo this Friday, August 14. The installment consists of new moving images and prints based around a story that Saccenti has been writing about a lone creature that slowly comes to understand its own existence and, through a series of mind-altering events, its purpose for living. Heavy stuff. A video preview for the exhibit can be found here.

Image from Garden of Unearthly Delights

Beat Dimensions 1, the expertly curated compilation of European and American beat headz from 2007, help changed the rules for what was possible in late-’00s instrumental hip-hop. Now label bosses Cinnaman and Jay Scarlett of Amsterdam have done it again! Beat Dimensions 2 is genius: 20 tracks ranging from the clubby to the more chill, but always filled with lazer sounds and complex stuttering beats. About a third of the artists are from the extended L.A./Brainfeeder camp (including Nosaj Thing, Pudge, Samiyam, Mono/Poly, Ras G, and Exile), the rest from all over the world, including Lazer Sword’s Low Limit, Danny Breaks and DJ Adlib, and Dimlite. Tee-shirts and slipmats are even available along with the CD and several pieces of vinyl. Essential listening, so check it out here!

Full tracklisting:

01. Dorian Concept – Be Tween
02. Nosaj Thing – FWD
03. Zo (a.k.a. La Chauve-Souris) – The Peacock Revolution
04. Low Limit – Turf Day
05. Danny Breaks & DJ Adlib – The Sound
06. P.U.D.G.E. – Reign Dancing With…
07. Dizz1 – Konotakosuke Yaro
08. Samiyam – Swamp Tarts
09. Mike Slott – Cadeting
10. Mono/Poly – Distant Form
11. Ras G – Crazy Alien
12. Dimlite – Ravemond’s Young Problems
13. Devonwho – Welts
14. Erik L – Soularp Suite Pt. 2
15. Kenlo Craqnuques – ZoÏd
16. Tiago – Babel Fish
17. Dalt Wisney – R2FUX
18. Fulgaence – Haggis
19. Exile – Super Robot
20. Busy – Ecliptic Armilla

Also, check out the video for Dimlite’s “Ravemond’s Young Problems” here:

Dimlite – Ravemond’s Young Problems from Ehstrawlogy Produkte on Vimeo.

pictured Nosaj Thing

This September, San Francisco-based DJ/producer Claude VonStroke will release the first album for London’s Italoboyz on his Mothership imprint. Coming more than two years after Mothership unveiled Italoboyz with their first single “Viktor Casanova,” the duo’s debut release, Bla Bla Bla, is a nine-track affair of organic and electronic sounds colliding in the forms of jazz, opera, folk, house, and techno. In addition, John Coltrane samples, a 12-minute track of minimal techno-meets-tango, and live recordings from Tokyo are some of the highlights found on the Boyz’ forthcoming record. The tracklist is below.

1. Where is London?
2. Taka Taka Tashhh
3. Chinese
4. Edo Breiss
5. Techno Tower
6. L’anagramme
7. Bahia
8. Oh Mio Dio
9. The Pink Unicorn

Electronic gearheads Arturia are celebrating 10 years of software and hardware manufacturing with a contest featuring some of the company’s finest products. Though complete details can be found here, the rules are simple enough: send a video, musical number, or creative expression detailing how Arturia changed your life. Submissions will be accepted anytime before September 30, and you get the chance to win an Origin synth, humongous software packages, and other tech goodies.