Efdemin Next on Stroboscopic Artefacts’ Totem Series

Efdemin is up next in Stroboscopic Artefacts‘ Totem series.  

The Totem series a unique set of releases pressed on transparent 10” vinyl, aiming to “capture the essence and effusiveness of multidimensionality of club culture.”  The first release, Tarkomania, came from label boss Lucy, featuring monologues taken from Tarkovsky’s 1979 cult classic film Stalker. The second release came from Luke Slater’s L.B. Dub Corp project in August. 

The three-track release delivers a “journey that is unequivocally enduring and flexible for journeys on-and-off the dancefloor,” the label explains. 

Tracklisting

A1 / 1. Wrong Movements (Circles) 

B1 / 2. Wrong Movements (Left) 

B2 / 3. Wrong Movements (Right)

Wrong Movements will arrive on December 7 via Stroboscopic Artefacts, with “Wrong Movements (Circles)” streaming below. 

Mark Evemport “Woxy”

Later this month, Opilec Music will release Drone, the latest EP from Italian producer and Sticky Music label boss Mark Evemport.

The eight-track Drone EP precedes a 22-track album—set to drop via Sticky Music later this year—with both releases featuring a selection of music curated by Opilec label head I-Robots from Evemport’s unreleased vault. Drone wears Evemports disco, afro, and techno influences on its sleeves with a set of deep and dubby cuts built around tribal rhythms and intoxicating atmospheres. The EP flows through three chapters of varying intensity, as Evemport explains:

“The EP, in my opinion, can be divided into three distinct parts: the first one explores the deepest African sounds, the second part is built around two tracks with hypnotic grooves but at the same time aggressive moods, and finally three tracks that were born from my desire to get outside what I’ve produced so far.”

To give our readers a taste, Evemport has offered up the EP’s otherworldly closing track, “Woxy,” as today’s XLR8R download. Built around an alluring low-slung groove and floating atmospheres, it’s the type of track that will provide perfect introspective dancefloor moments.

You can pick up “Woxy” below, with the EP available for pre-order here. 

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

How To Dress Well Shares New Video From Forthcoming Album

Tom Krell (a.k.a. How To Dress Well) has shared a new video single from his forthcoming album, The Anteroom.

The Anteroom, which drops via Domino on Friday, is the fifth LP under Krell’s How to Dress Well moniker, presenting “blizzardous electronic noise, fragile melodies, and poignant poetry,” while reclaiming “the experimental core of the HTDW project.” Recorded after Krell relocated to LA, the album was co-produced by Oneohtrix Point Never-collaborator Joel Ford.

The new video for single “Body Fat” was written by Krell and co-directed Justin Daashuur Hopkins and Krell. The single looks to the transmission of trauma, as Krell explains:

“The song is about the intergenerational transmission of trauma – about the way rage persists in the flesh from way before you as an individual. This is why life is painful, why love is difficult… When I first started writing it, I felt like ‘damn THIS is the song I’ve been trying to write for the last 5 years.”

You can find the video below, along with a new mix from Krell titled • If We Do Feel Empty Inside, What Are We Supposed To Do About It? •.

Tour dates:

Nov 12 – Washington, DC | Union Stage

Nov 13 – Philadelphia, PA | Johnny Brenda’s

Nov 14 – Brooklyn, NY | Good Room

Nov 15 – Boston, MA | Museum of Science

Nov 17 – Montreal, QC | Le Ministère

Nov 18 – Toronto, ON | Velvet Underground

Nov 19 – Detroit, MI | The Schvitz

Nov 20 – Chicago, IL | Sleeping Village

Nov 27 – San Diego, CA | Casbah

Nov 28 – Los Angeles, CA | Lodge Room

Nov 30 – San Francisco, CA | Rickshaw Stop

Dec 1 – Portland, OR | Doug Fir Lounge

Dec 3 – Vancouver, BC | The Wise Hall & Lounge

Dec 4 – Seattle, WA | Kremwerk

Watch a Live Demo on Novation’s New SL MkIII Keyboard Controller

On Thursday, October 18, Novation will give a live demo and Q&A on the new SL MkIII keyboard controller.

Announced last week, the SL MkIII controllers, which come in both 49 and 61-key versions, are equipped with USB, MIDI in, out, and thru, two CV/gate and Mod outputs, three pedal inputs, and an analogue clock out—they are also fully integrated with Ableton Live natively and any major DAW with the InControl software.

You can watch the livestream on Novation’s YouTube channel, with the livestream schedule below.

Check out the schedule below:

(00:00 – 05:00) Introduction to SL MkIII

(05:00 – 10:00) Using SL MkIII with External Hardware

(10:00 – 20:00) Using SL MkIII with Ableton Live

(20:00 – 25:00) Q&A 

Podcast 564: Niagara

Sara Eckerson and brothers Antonio and Alberto Arruda are Niagara, a Portuguese trio who first appeared in 2011 with a six-track CDr via Dromos Records. Since then, they’ve affiliated themselves closely with Príncipe, the leading Lisbon-based label with a focus on artists based in the capital, including DJ Marfox, DJ Nigga Fox, and DJ Lycox—though Niagara’s new slowed-down house-oriented/post-punk aesthetic is a stark contrast to the fast-paced Kuduro and Batida rhythms of the aforementioned. Having debuted on Príncipe in 2013 with Ouro Oeste, they’ve returned with two EPs—2015’s Ímpar and 2016’s São João Baptista—and, most recently, a debut album, Apologia, a “patchwork of today’s moods of exotica” with some “sparse synth work reminiscent of Blade Runner’s skyline,” the label explains. Elsewhere, they’ve shared material via Videogamemusic [Canas; 2015], FTD, a London-based label run by Charles Drakeford, and their own Ascender, founded in 2015.  

Their XLR8R podcast is a collection of ambient cuts, perfect for listening in the car or, even better, through headphones on a cold and rainy afternoon. It has a psychedelic feel to it, especially to begin with; abstract vocals and warped melodies reign early on but are soon joined by distorted beats, before these fade away as the mix reaches a close. It’s a mix that must be listened to closely for full effect, so put the headphones on and drift away. 

What have you been up to recently?

We’ve been recording some new music and finishing up some new songs we want to put out next year.

You’ve just released your debut album via Príncipe. How do you feel it compares to your earlier work?

We feel it is the natural continuation of everything else we’ve done before.

When and where was the album recorded?

The album was recorded during last year. Although one of the songs is a little bit older. All the tracks were recorded and produced in our studio outside of Lisbon.

The album’s style is described as “Fourth World PLUS.” What do you mean by this?

Our friends at Príncipe came up with that term to describe the record. We believe they wanted to capture the general atmosphere of the record, that we believe is very varied.

When and where was this particular mix recorded?

This mix was recorded on October 6 in our studio, the same place where we recorded the album. 

How did you select the records you included?

We picked tracks that are nice to listen to at home.

What was the process behind it—was it recorded in one take?

It was recorded all in one take, by mixing records into each other on two turntables and a mixer.

Was there a particular idea you were looking to convey?

We wanted the mix to generate a cool vibe, without a lot of peaks, but also without getting too monotonous.

What equipment did you record it on?

One old Behringer mixer and two Technics Sl 1210 mkii.

What else do you have coming up this year?

We don’t have any plans until the end of this year. But, beginning next year there will be some new music out on Ascender.

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

Tracklisting

01. Carl Craig “Sleep”

02. Cluster “Ufer”

03. Oasis “Oasis Eight”

04. Blod “Lär Av Historien”

05. Pyrolator “minimal tape 1/2.3”

06. Moebius & Plank “Muffler B”

07. Aardvärck “Somewhere”

08. Conrad Schnitzler “20.8.86”

09. D. Moebius “Sad”

10. Mike Ink “Dativ”

11. Maurizio “Locked Groove”

12. Terrence Dixon “Like a Thief in the Night”

13. Cluster “Falls”

14. Public Image Ltd. “Hymie’s Him”

15. Esognomig “Sonig 09”

Scuba Celebrates 10 Years of SUB:STANCE With Three New Releases

Paul Rose (a.k.a. Scuba) has announced three new releases to celebrate 10 years of his SUB:STANCE party and label.

Rose launched SUB:STANCE at Berghain in 2008 with Paul Fowler (a.k.a. Paul Spymania), before retiring the party in 2013 and kicking off its label arm. To celebrate its anniversary, Scuba will present three release, beginning with a reissue of his seminal 2008 debut album, A Mutual Antipathy, on October 19, which will drop as A Mutual Antipathy Revisited, featuring a previously unreleased track with Amp Fiddler and the original 2008 remixes by Marcel Dettmann, Surgeon, Martyn, Substance, Jamie Vex’d, and the first outing of Scuba’s SCB alias.

Following that, on November 2, Rose will release SUB:STANCE in Retrograde, a previously unheard collection of tracks produced during the sessions for the first two Scuba albums (2008’s A Mutual Antipathy, and 2010’s Triangulation), before dropping the Sounds of SUB:STANCE compilation on November 23, featuring unreleased or previously vinyl-only material from artists such as Shackleton, Vex’d, Untold, TRG (a.k.a. Cosmin TRG), Mala, Skream, Peverelist, Instra:mental, Matty G and, of course, Scuba.

You can find more about the anniversary series here, with a track from each release streaming below.

Premiere: Hear a Mind-Bending Track From Eduardo De La Calle

Later this month, Anemone Recordings and The Oceanic Preservation Society will release the Oceans VA.

Featuring four beautifully composed soundscapes from Mike Dehnert, Brendon Moeller, Tobias., and Eduardo De La Calle, Oceans was compiled in order to raise awareness for the planet’s oceans, with all profits from the record being donated to The Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS)—the OPS look to expose complex global environmental issues and promote advocacy through the use of film, photography, social media, and collaboration. Musically, the tracks flow through a range of varied textures and moods, from the IDM-influenced electronics of Eduardo De La Calle’s “Meaningless Waterfalls” to the engulfing ambience of Brendon Moeller’s “Collector.”

Oceans is set to drop on October 26 and can be pre-ordered here, with Eduardo De La Calle’s “Meaningless Waterfalls” streaming in full via the player below.

ADE 2018: Top Picks

Amsterdam Dance Event kicks off this week and with so many events, talks, and conferences to choose from, we thought we’d narrow down the field and present our top picks, including those from the party offering and the conference. XLR8R has also partnered with select events to offer XLR8Rplus subscribers free passes to certain parties. You can find out more about the offer here, with our ADE event picks below.

The TRIBE Invites Yoyaku—Day and Night party

October 20; Bret / October 21; RADION

This year, Paris-based booking agency, store, label, and distributor Yoyaku will host two events at ADE, showcasing their impressive roster of artists in collaboration with The TRIBE. Headed up by Mayaan Nidam, the daytime party—which goes down at Radion—will also feature performances by Zendid, Lamache B2B Lowris, Christoffer Zaza, and Doris Nicholas. The party then moves to the intimate settings of Bret Nightclub with Varhat B2B Janeret, Oshana (live), Roger Gerressen, and Children of Valis closing out the night. Be sure to check out Zendid’s recent XLR8R podcast, featuring over an hour of hypnotic deep minimal house gems to get you in the mood for what will certainly be a great party.

XLR8R is offering XLR8Rplus subscribers free passes and guest list spots to this party, find out more here.

Slapfunk Records ADE Special 

October 18; Claire Nightclub

Slapfunk Records was established in Utrecht, Holland In 2011 and has since gone on to become one of the scene’s most impressive imprints with releases from Ryan Elliot, Bicep, Detroit Swindle, MOLLY, and more. They’re now hosting a special party at ADE to celebrate the best in house music with Leo Pol, Ryan Elliott, Detroit legend Daniel Bell, and more spread across two rooms at the Claire nightclub in the center of Amsterdam. Expect timeless tunes from Bell and groovy modern house from Leo pol.

XLR8R is offering XLR8Rplus subscribers free passes and guest list spots to this party, find out more here.

BON A PARTE x Imprints Records x ADE 

20 October; Oosterbar

Bon A Parte have been quietly going about their business with minimum fuss, all the while ensuring quality bookings and a great atmosphere. The Amsterdam natives have booked the like of Evan Baggs, Saoirse, and ATEQ but it’s their ADE line-up this year that shows that they have really taken a leap forward with four quality selectors that could each easily be the main attraction. Teaming up with Imprint records, home of some of the best minimal techno and house around at the moment, label heads Domenica Rosa and Riccardo will play alongside Markus Sommer and 100h, who both have releases on Imprints. Be prepared for a sonic journey through house, minimal, techno, and garage from some top-quality selectors.

VBX 

VBX x tINI and the gang—October 18; Bret

VBX x FRCC—October 19; Warehouse Elementenstraat

Shelter x VBX—October 20; Shelter

VBX Afterhours—October 20; Bret

VBX have certainly made a statement at this year’s ADE with arguably some of the biggest lineups of the festival. They kick things off with a night with tINI and the gang, featuring tINI, Molly, Makcim, and Pelle & Roon at popular venue Bret. The second event is, arguably, the biggest of ADE and finds VBX teaming up with FRCC, Ricardo Villalobos’ Frequency Resonance Remote Control, for a lineup that oozes talent with Ricardo Villalobos, Seth Troxler, Zip, Sonja Moonear, Steve Rachmad, Nicolas Lutz, and Spokenn (Ferro & Reiss) in the industrial setting of Warehouse Elementenstraat. Following that, on October 20, VBX will host an afterhours with Dyed Soundorom, Voigtmann, Max Vaahs, Makcim, and Reiss. To round off the marathon of musical talent on offer, VBX has invited Praslesh (Raresh & Praslea), Fumiya Tanaka, Francesco Del Garda, Ferro, and Kristina to throw down at Shelter. Even picking just one of these would be a difficult choice so a quadruple header might just be the only way to do it.

XLR8R is offering XLR8Rplus subscribers free passes and guest list spots to the VBX parties, find out more here. Note: Due to high demand, the list for VBX x FRCC with Ricardo Villalobos is now closed.

PIV ADE

October 19; Bret

October 20; Chicago Social Club

PIV kicks off ADE with a party at the intimate Bret club on the October 19 with Archie Hamilton, Paolo Rocco, Alix Alvarez, and more. Expect minimal house grooves perfect for the dancefloor. The following night, PIV returns with a couple of the biggest legends in house music today, with Boo Williams and Kenny Dope playing at the appropriately named Chicago Social Club. We can’t think of a more fitting place to see these two house music pioneers at work.

XLR8R is offering XLR8Rplus subscribers free passes and guest list spots to this party, find out more here.

Tremor presents I.T. x Freerotation x Second Wave at RADION 

October 19; RADION

Interdimensional Transmissions is heading over from Detroit to collaborate with Tresor, one of the most famous party institutions in Berlin, and Freerotaion, one of the finest small festivals in operation. The event will be held at RADION with XLR8R favorite and Detroit native DJ Stingray, Beverly Hills 808303 (aka I-F / InterFerence), DJ Bone (electro set), Ectomorph (live), Peverelist, Steevio & Suzybee (live), Erika, Mercal, Marlon, Benjamins & LEWIE.

Cartel X Paradiso ADE 2018: Motor City Drum Ensemble & Hunee

October 21; Paradiso

Hunee and Motor City Drum Ensemble are both known for their unrelenting digging and smooth-as-silk sets for of up-tempo house, soul, disco, and funk—and it’s in the club environment that they really shine. Held at Paradiso, one of Amsterdam’s most famous concert halls, this beautiful venue is the perfect spot to see these two artists in their prime. Also playing are David Vunk, Tenzers, Beesmunt Soundsystem, Pablo Discobar Soundsystem, Makcim, and Just Pete

Het Weekend at De school

October 19—22; De School

Opening on Friday, October 19 and running through the weekend until Monday, October 22, this party is not for the faint of heart. The venue, which used to be a school, is more than a nightclub: it also has a concert venue, a restaurant, a café, and an exhibition space. Over the three days of Het Weekend, you can catch Marcel Dettmann, Batu, Jasper Wolff, and Maarten Mittendorff alongside a huge range of predominantly Dutch DJs—you can also expect some beautiful art installations, a staple of De School.

Awakenings ADE X Maceo Plex Presents Mosaic at Gashouder

October 19; Gashouder

If techno is your flavor of dance music then this event is a must. Maceo Plex has pulled together some of the biggest and best names to play Gashouder, one of the most spectacular clubs around. The lighting show, production, and overall enormity of the venue makes for a spectacular visceral and auditory experience up there with some of the best clubs in the world. As usual with Awakenings, they’ve managed to get the best techno DJs around, including Ben UFO, Floating Points, Maceo Plex, Helena Hauff, Young Marco, and Architectural.

ADE ’18 Closing After Party DRUMS

October 21; Undercurrent

For ADE, DRUMS has gone all out with a Romanian dominated line-up featuring Amorf, Barac, Cap, and Priku, among others. They’ve also enlisted Vlada, our favorite DJ from Sunwaves Festival last year, Ion Ludwig, and Giegling’s DJ Dustin, Edward, and SaPa. Running for 24 hours, the party takes place in two rooms at Undercurrent and is the perfect way to close out ADE—just make sure you have the stamina left.

DAY PICKS:

Artists Empowering Their Community to Create Change

16:45—17:30

DeLaMar Theater (D5 Panel Room) | Marnixstraat 402, Amsterdam

“Dance music and politics are intrinsically intertwined and have been since its origins.” A question we regularly ask within our society: does being in a position of artistic influence mean that you take on the role of helping you or a specific community to create change? Being an artist in the public eye automatically puts you in a position where you can implement change, so should it be necessary to do so? These are questions and themes that are more relevant now than ever, so to hear about examples of artists really making a difference in their communities may inspire you and others to do the same. This talk is hosted by Blond:ish (CA), Dave Clarke (GB), Dominic Peters (Goldfish, SA), Sam Feldt (Artist, NL), and Tala Mortada (LB), with Alison Tickell (Julie’s Bicycle, UK) leading the conversation.

How a Modern Label Works 

13:00—13:45

Generator Amsterdam U2: Panel Room | Mauritskade 57, Amsterdam

This talk is a must for anyone wanting to create a label or learning about the benefits of a modern label and the influence it can have. Hosting this talk is Kimberly Tanikromo (Bitbird, NL), Matthew Gawrych (Ghostly, US), Thorwald van den Akker (Bitbird, NL), Roland Leesker (Get Physical, DE), and Dave Jenkins (DJ Mag, GB).

The Goldmine for Record Diggers 

14:00—14:45

Generator Amsterdam U2: Panel Room | Mauritskade 57, Amsterdam

Discogs is undoubtedly one of the most important platforms in underground music due to the amount of information and breadth of music on offer. and the influence the DJ has on these records. So what better way to gain information about the art of digging than from the creators of the platform themselves. The talk will feature Alfred Dual (Discogs, US), Nik Kinloch (Discogs, US), Ronald Rich (Discogs, US), with Claire Pace (Discogs, AUS) acting as the moderator.

A Road Map for People on the Road Part 1—Mental and Physical Well-Being

12:00—12:40

DeLaMar Theater (D4 Panel Room) | Marnixstraat 402, Amsterdam

Part one of this three-part series focuses on DJs and artists on the road and the mental and physical toll being on tour can have on someone. The talk will provide an insight into the effects of touring and how to combat problems when they arise. Heading up the series will be life coach Claudia Schaper der Alderwereldt van Sint John, womans empowerment leader Ungenita Prevost, Blaise DeAngelo, founder of wellness retreat remedy, and green-room consultant Clare Scivier.

Point Blank Will Open the First Electronic Music School in China in 2019

Point Blank has announced it will open doors on a new electronic music school in China next year.

With schools in London, Los Angeles, Ibiza, and Mumbai, and a highly active online school, Point Blank will now partner with Chinese internet company NetEase and its dedicated music subsidiary Fever to open the first electronic music school of its kind in Hangzhou, the creative capital of China, which is one hour’s ride on the bullet train from Shanghai. Point Blank’s CEO Rob Cowan noted that the company is “thrilled to partner with Netease and Fever to open the first electronic music school of its kind in China. We are looking forward to training the next generation of Chinese artists and opening the doors to their success in China and on a global scale.”

Point Blank will first focus on delivering a specially formatted and comprehensive year-long Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma, which includes subjects on music production, DJ skills, music composition, sound design, sound engineering, the art of mixing, audio for games, mastering, and more. 

You can find out more here.

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