C-Wendy And Renzo Release Debut EP On Etiket

C-Wendy and Renzo have released a vinyl-only split EP on Etiket, titled Tribute To Joshua Nolan.

The four-tracker is the first release from Renzo (a.k.a Laurence Nolan) since his EP with Kina Music early in 2018, which also included a remix from V.I.C.A.R.I (Tommy Vicari Jnr). The EP will also be the debut release from C-Wendy (a.ka Calum Henderson), who delivers two smooth, upbeat deep house-orientated tracks on the a-side, with Renzo supplying more minimally inclined tech-house on the b-side.  

Tribute To Joshua Nolan is dedicated to the late Joshua Nolan who took his own life in 2013. The Joshua Nolan Foundation was then set up in his honor, with the charity offering support, training, and advice to people living in Scotland, of all ages and gender, who may identify as being ‘at risk’ or affected by suicide.

The EP was mastered by Alex Celler and is available at Deejay, Juno, and Redeye, with artwork by Jamie Gorman at AnOddReality. 

Tracklisting 

01. C-Wendy “Velo Rick”

02. C-Wendy “Wendy’s Song”

03. Renzo “Mellow”

04. Renzo “Joshua”

 Tribute To Joshua Nolan B Side

Rian Treanor Signs to Planet Mu for Album Debut, ‘ATAXIA’

Rian Treanor will release his debut album, ATAXIA, on Planet Mu this March. 

The full-length follows singles for The Death Of Rave and Warp’s Arcola imprint. Its title means “the loss of full control of bodily movements” and relates to Treanor’s music which is “intended to make people’s bodies move in unpredictable ways.” He adds, “the angles in the letters, the phonetics seem to mirror the geometry and idiosyncratic patterns in the music.” Components of the tracks were made by generating a series of irregular events and re-structuring them or by destabilising a pattern that is constant.

We’re told that ATAXIA is more focused and stricter, and more co-ordinated in terms of the track selection and the rhythmic structures than the UK artist’s previous works. “My earlier EPs share a similar interest in angular and asymmetrical rhythms that are designed for club sound systems,” Treanor says, adding “they were more improvised, focusing on sequencing and pattern modulation, using standard drum sounds and synthesiser patches.”

Tracklisting

01. ATAXIA_A1

02. ATAXIA_A2

03. ATAXIA_B1

04. ATAXIA_B2

05. ATAXIA_C1

06. ATAXIA_C2

07. ATAXIA_D1

08. ATAXIA_D2

09. ATAXIA_D3

ATAXIA lands March 15, with “ATAXIA_D1” streaming below. 

Rare DM “Spell Cast”

Rare DM (f.k.a Errmine) is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based Erin Hoagg. Hoagg describes herself as a “dark designer of electronic sound” who explores shadowed dissonance foiled by the neon and black light glow of underground dance music. Her debut album is set for self-release in March 2019. In anticipation of the release, she has offered up “Spell Cast,” a haunting vocal cut from the album sessions. Grab it now via the WeTransfer button below, or here for EU readers due to temporary GDPR restrictions. 

Agzilla Album Next on Metalheadz

Metalheadz will release the debut album of Agzilla, titled Cats Can Hear Ultrasound.

Agzilla, real name Agnar Gunnar Agnarsson, is a friend of label head Goldie, having met him in 1991. He began DJing in 1989, spinning hip-hop and experimental breakbeat material, before moving into drum & bass when his attention turned to the styles of Shut Up and Dance Records. He’s since pioneered the early underground rave scene in Reykjavik and currently runs RVK DNB club nights around the Icelandic capital. This will be his first solo production outing.  

We’re told that the LP blurs the lines between the rough and the smooth, and delves into various genres including jungle and drum & bass as well as left-field techno, house, and bass music. 

The album will be preceded by an album sampler headlined by remixes from OneMind and Kid Drama who both deliver their own take on Agzilla’s music, with the full digital package containing a further nine original creations.

Tracklisting, Sampler

A1. Contrafiction (OneMind Remix)

A2. Contrafiction

AA1. Reneri (Kid Drama Remix) 

AA2. Reneri

Tracklisting, Album

01. Tripping Over Laces

02. Homefront

03. Reneri

04. Lattice

05. Skygarden

06. Sacramental Act

07. Spread Out

08. Contrafiction

09. Stepping in Cold

10. Observers

11. Powder Keg

12. Contrafiction (OneMind Remix)

13. Reneri (Kid Drama Remix)

Cats Can Hear Ultrasound LP lands February 8, with the sampler available on February 1. 

Pauline Oliveros’ ‘Reverberations’ Set for Vinyl Release

Important Records will release Pauline Oliveros’ Reverberations box set on vinyl for the first time.  

Released in 2012, Reverberations: Tape & Electronic Music 1961-1970 presented a comprehensive overview of lots of Oliveros’ early and previously unreleased works in a 12-CD box set. The release serves as a document to the late experimental composer’s earliest music and functions as an early history of electronic music itself. 

These works will now see vinyl release for the first time as part of Reverberations.  

Reverberations 1 is the first in this new series, scheduled to release on January 25. It comprises Oliveros’  first piece made for tape in 1961, “Time Perspectives,” and recordings captured at the San Francisco Music Tape Center between 1964-66. In partnership with the Pauline Oliveros Trust, Important Records will also release other essential titles from Oliveros’ catalog, including Tara’s Room and Sounding/Way (with Guy Klucevsek).

Tracklisting

01. Time Perspectives (19:38) (Pauline Oliveros Home Electronic Music Studio 1961)

02. Mnemonics I (15:09) (San Francisco Tape Music Center 1964-1966)

03. Mnemonics II (9:55) (San Francisco Tape Music Center 1964-1966)

04. Mnemonics III (17:34) (San Francisco Tape Music Center 1964-1966)

05. Mnemonics IV (18:46) (San Francisco Tape Music Center 1964-1966)

Reverberations 1, a 2xLP release, lands on January 25 with clips below and pre-order available now from Forced Exposure and Boomkat.

 

James Blake Details Fourth Album

James Blake has announced the release of his fourth full-length album, Assume Form. 

Scheduled for release on Republic Records on January 18, the 12-track album features André 3000, Moses Sumney, Rosalía, Travis Scott, and Metro Boomin. It follows 2016’s The Colour of Anything LP, last year’s “If the Car Beside You Moves Ahead,” and the May 2018 release of lead single “Don’t Miss It.” 

The UK artist will tour the album through North America and the UK into April, starting February 16 at the iii Points Music Festival in Miami. Full dates can be viewed here. 

Tracklisting

01. Assume Form

02. Mile High (featuring Travis Scott & Metro Boomin)

03. Tell Them (featuring Moses Sumney, Metro Boomin)

04. Into The Red

05. Barefoot In The Park (featuring Rosalía)

06. Can’t Believe The Way We Flow

07. Are You In Love?

08. Where’s The Catch? (featuring André 3000)

09. I’ll Come Too

10. Power On

11. Don’t Miss It

12. Lullaby For My Insomniac

Assume Form LP lands January 18, with lead single “Don’t Miss It” streaming below, and pre-order here. 

Premiere: Hear a Relentless Techno Cut From Lawrence Lee

On January 18, Lawrence Lee will launch his new A7A imprint with the debut EP from DJ Trip Lord.

Titled Prototype, the EP features two originals from DJ Trip Lord and two remixes, from Lenson and label head Lawrence Lee. For his two originals, DJ Trip Lord presents a hyperactive electro cut (“Sonic Primordia”) and the brain-melting techno outing “El Fuego Me Toco,” while on the remix front, Lenson strips back the former into a slowed-down dub cut, with Lawrence Lee twisting the latter into a relentless techno weapon.

Ahead of the release later this week, you can stream Lawrence Lee’s remix in full via the player below.

Tracklisting:

1. DJ Trip Lord “Sonic Primordia”
2. DJ Trip Lord “El Fuego Me Toco”
3. DJ Trip Lord “Sonic Primordia” (Lenson Remix)
4. DJ Trip Lord “El Fuego Me Toco” (Lawrence Lee Remix)

Podcast 576: Junes

Junes is the alias of Neil McDermott, one of many Brits who’ve relocated to the German capital in the name of the relaxed atmosphere and their own musical aspirations. McDermott himself made the move from Newcastle, North East England, in 2012, around the same time he and his brother set up Galdoors, a much-loved vinyl-only imprint named after their grandparents’ business. Alongside McDermott himself, the label has released music from Audio Werner, Duckett, Leif, and several other friends or friends of friends, though McDermott acknowledges he’s very selective about what appears on the label. McDermott’s first break came with 2014 with “Root Pattern,” a hazy after-hours cut, and came to wider attention with Circuit Rift, his most recent EP. Since then, he’s released a debut album on his second label, Dote. 

McDermott’s XLR8R podcast is full of the sort of woozy minimal-leaning grooves you’d hear on Galdoors or Dote. It’s fun, lively, and full of character, the sort of mix you’d shuffle your feet to in the early hours at Hoppetosse or Club der Visionaere. “I picked them from my “I like these a lot at the moment” pile of records,” McDermott says. You can hear the mix below, and grab it via the WeTransfer button. 

Due to temporary issues regarding the GDPR, EU readers can download the podcast here.

What have you been up to recently? 

Well, I had a lovely end to the year with a string of notably great gigs in Nantes, New York, Ghent, and London over the last few months. I’ve been slowly getting back into making music again after a bit of a break which feels good, and yeah, generally enjoying life.

How did you spend your Christmas? 

At home with family and friends. 

You had a big 2018 with your debut album. What do you have planned for 2019?

Yeah, 2018 was really good to me. I was so happy with the response to the album, it felt like I really achieved what I set out to do and was a massively fulfilling experience in general.

As for 2019, more records and more DJing hopefully!

When and where was this mix recorded?

I recorded it a couple of months ago at home in Berlin.

Is there a particular theme or idea behind it?

Not particularly, it’s full of records that I like pieced together in a way that hopefully lends additional context to each one. 

How did you choose the tracks that you included?

I picked them from my “I like these a lot at the moment” pile of records.

What’s next on the horizon?

I have a new release on Galdoors coming soon, which will be our 10th release, as well as a track on a VA on a new label with some friends here in Berlin. I’m going on holiday in January and then more gigs in February and onwards.  

The Cinematic Orchestra Announce First Studio Album in 12 Years

The Cinematic Orchestra will return with a new album in March, titled To Believe. 

To Believe explores a timeless question of vital importance in 2019: “what to believe?” Founding member Jason Swinscoe and longtime partner Dominic Smith have enlisted album contributions from collaborators old and new, among them Moses Sumney, Roots Manuva, Heidi Vogel, Grey Reverend (vocalist on Bonobo’s “First Fires”), Dorian Concept, and Tawiah. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson features on strings, and photographer and visual artist Brian “B+” Cross collaborated with Swinscoe and Smith on the album’s concept. The record was mixed by multiple Grammy winner Tom Elmhirst in Jimi Hendrix’ legendary Electric Lady studios. 

It’s been 12 years since The Cinematic Orchestra released their last studio album, Ma Fleur, in 2007. Since then, they’ve been touring, performing at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Coachella, and Glastonbury, among others, and curated a series of events at London’s prestigious Barbican Centre. They also scored Disney’s feature length nature documentary “The Crimson Wing,” including the track “Arrival of the Birds,” which featured in the closing scene of the Oscar-winning Stephen Hawking biopic, “The Theory of Everything.” They also released a Late Night Tales compilation featuring music from Flying Lotus, Burial, and Björk.

The album announcement is marked by the general release of their new single, “A Caged Bird/Imitations of Life,” featuring Roots Manuva. The track, revealed via an innovative website only accessible on offline devices, was available initially on 12″ via independent record stores and sold out in a matter of hours. The artists first collaborated in 2002 on “All Things to All Men.” 

Tracklisting

01. To Believe (feat. Moses Sumney)

02. A Caged Bird/Imitations of Life (feat. Roots Manuva)

03. Lessons

04. Wait for Now/Leave The World (feat. Tawiah)

05. The Workers of Art

06. Zero One/This Fantasy (feat. Grey Reverend)

07. A Promise (feat. Heidi Vogel)

To Believe LP lands on March 15 via Ninja Tune and Domino (US) with “A Caged Bird/Imitations of Life” (feat. Roots Manuva) streaming below. 

August Landelius “All You Can Eat”

August Landelius isn’t an easy artist to pin down. The Swedish producer’s music exists in a world with fluid borders, his work spilling and flowing easily between genres and styles. He debuted in 2015 with the Float EP and now, almost four years later, he’s back with new music, and an album pencilled in for 2019. The time he’s been away has been well-spent, upgrading his musical talents and expanding his equipment options: “In the last few years I have gone from being a laptop-producer to having my own studio and equipment,” he says. “I started out by spending countless hours on YouTube, figuring out which gear I liked. A warm, punchy, rustic sound was absolute priority, even if that meant that the synth I wanted to get was really complicated to work with. It took a long time to be able to tame all this new (second hand) gear.” 

The first single to be released from the new album is “All You Can Eat,” a dark, woozy blend of trip-hop and experimental electronica about the specific social group Landelius is from. 

“I’m a very privileged boy from Sweden and white male Swedes from where I’m from are used to complaining about all kinds of small things,” he says. “I was extremely grossed out by myself and all my whining about useless problems. Not that I loved myself before, but now I almost felt like I had lost my identity, which is really pathetic.The thing is I couldn’t really help being a bit sad even though I now really, really understood how privileged I was.” 

In support of the album, out later this year, you can download “All You Can Eat” below, or here for EU readers due to temporary GDPR restrictions.

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