Bagarre is a high energy five-piece band from Paris, signed to Enterprise Records. Following the release of Club 12345, their debut album, they’ve approached producers they feel close to to remix album cut “Béton armé.” Two of these remixers are Lilocox of Príncipe Records and Bamao Yendé, founder of Boukan Records.
In support of the release, out now, you can download the Lilocox remix in full via the WeTransfer button below, with the original streaming below too.
Béton armé (Lilocox Remix)
MIKEY is set to release their debut EP, Paths, on June 8.
An iconic figure in Berlin’s queer scene, MIKEY’s music harnesses the pop format to describe new ways of being and looks to provide “a prophetic map for a generation that is hungry for transformation.” The self-described “gender terrorist” honed their skills via Sydney’s live music scene before spending time in New York and London where they encountered a community of queer nightlife characters who awakened the courage for self-discovery that has since become a central theme of their music.
MIKEY’s EP announcement lands with a video for “Paths,” the EP’s achingly beautiful title track, in which genderless gods personify the elements of earth, air, fire, and water, as MIKEY explains:
“At the time I wrote ‘Paths’ I felt like I was receiving a message that was so much bigger than me and what I’d come to learn about life and the universe. The process of writing it helped me break it down. The lyric line ‘die before you die’ is about acknowledging each and every moment and ‘cry before you cry’ is about not being afraid of heartbreak. In the end, the message is simple: this very moment is all we have to live for. The video follows what I like to call The Wonder Warriors: five genderless Gods embodying each of the elements.”
You can watch the video for “Paths” in full via the player above.
Ableton has detailed the history and current applications of sidechain compression in its latest piece of content.
In the two-part series, David Abravanel runs through the history of dynamic processing, applications and uses of sidechain compression—from recreating pumping house chords to more experimental uses—and the sidechain possibilities within various devices such as Gate, Multiband Dynamics, and Auto Filter.
You can check out the series here, with more on Ableton here.
The next release on Tommy Four Seven‘s 47 imprint comes in the shape of a four-tracker from VSK, 47015.
47015 is VSK’s second solo EP on 47, after last year’s debut 47011. It’s the label’s seventh solo release following Headless Horseman’s 47014 earlier this year.
The Rome-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer also featured on 47’s various-artists EP 47008 in 2016 alongside Ancient Methods, OAKE, and label boss Tommy Four Seven.
Tracklisting
A1. Multiverse
A2. First Evidence
B1. Eternal (Chaotic) Inflation
B2. Occam’s Razor
47015 LP will land on April 20, with clips streaming below.
Irish producer J Colleran, formerly known as MMOTHS, has announced his debut album project Gardenia, scheduled for release via Because Music on the June 29. Alongside this announcement, J Colleran has revealed accompanying visuals by director Christopher Gray for track “bERA.”
We’re told that “bERA” began as a simple experiment using pianos and arpeggiators that slowly developed into “a shimmering elemental piece.” The coinciding video, directed by Gray, was inspired by the photography series by Anton Polyakov who documented the people of Transnistria, an independent state affected by the constant intimidation of military conflict.
The announcement follows the recent quick-fire single “O+SOH,” which served as a “transitional primer” for the Irish producer and classical pianist, forming the base from which to launch Gardenia, itself described as “a sweeping experimental soundscape inspired by childhood memories and the natural beauty of his native Ireland.” We’re told that it stems from writing music “for fictional, non-existing spaces and worlds of his own making.”
Tracklisting:
01. Sun Line
02. bERA
03. Freesia i
04. Joye 1:12
05. and the sky cracked for the first time
06. Freesia ii
07. Polypia
08. Granu
Gardenia LP will land on June 29 via Because Music, with “bERA” streaming in full above.
The last early-bird tickets for Lisbon’s Nova Batida event are on sale via XLR8R.
Nova Batida is a brand new city festival for Europe aiming to “blend the freshest music, art, culture, and lifestyle from all corners of the world in one of the most exciting creative hubs.” The event is hosted by Soundcrash, established London promoters and creators of Soundwave, Paradise Island, and Funk & Soul Weekender festivals.
Nova Batida will be spread across two venues in Lisbon, the LX Factory and Village Underground Lisboa. The former consists of a sprawling converted factory with courtyards, outbuildings, and warehouses; while the latter is made up of a disused tram terminus, partially used as a film set but also used as a work/event space with its shipping containers and busses. The setting is just 15 minutes away from the city’s beaches.
A slew of quality names are confirmed for the two-day event, including Seun Kuti, who’ll perform with his father’s storied Afrobeat ensemble Egypt 80, and Stones Throw head Peanut Butter Wolf. Little Dragon, Camilla Fuchs, Izem, Octa Push, and Blaya have also joined, lining up alongside acts like Mount Kimbie, DJ Marfox, Gilles Peterson, and George FitzGerald. You can see the full lineup on the flyer below.
This year’s edition takes place in Lisbon from September 14 through 15, with early-bird tickets, sold out elsewhere, exclusively available here.
Serbia’s Exit Festival has revealed the full plans for it’s No Sleep Novi Sad stage, featuring the likes of Nina Kraviz, Carl Craig, Rødhåd, Ben Klock, and many more—all of whom will play the Dance Arena.
Having already hosted some of the world’s most exciting clubs, the stage this year will with London’s fabric, New York’s The Bunker, Moscow’s Arma 17, and the Rome’s Goa Club. On the bill are Helena Hauff, DJ Tennis, Mike Servito, Daniel Avery b2b Rødhåd, Red Axes, Julia Govor, Craig Richards b2b Nicolas Lutz, Erika, Nikita Zabelin, Midland, Tin Man, Philipp Gorbachev, Giorgio Gigli, Abelle, Tijana T, Eric Cloutier, Adiel, Silvie Loto, Bryan Kasenic, Svetlana Maraš, Patrick Russell, and many more.
EXIT festival will be held from July 12 to 15 at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia and, outside of the Dance Arena it will present some of the best international, regional, and domestic music names such as Ziggy Marley, Fever Ray, Alice Merton, Jax Jones, Ofenbach, Mahmut Orhan, Sevdaliza, Madball, Brujeria, Dog Eat Dog, Slaves, Idles, Asphyx, Bombers, and many others. Tickets are sold via exitfest.org, while more information, including the full lineup, can be found here.
DJ Raph will release his debut album, Sacred Groves, on Noland next month.
DJ Raph is an electronic musician, producer, and DJ from Nairobi, Kenya—and a central figure in the country’s growing underground electronic music scene.
We’re told that this debut album “builds rich, textured electronic music” from pan-African ethnographic field recordings, and provides “a deep melange of modern electronic bass music, African chants and traditional rhythms. It emerges from weeks of research in the extensive music archive of the Iwalewahaus (Bayreuth).
It will be the Berlin label’s fourth release.
Tracklisting
01. Drum Rhythms
02. Chant of the Umuhara
03. Earthstep
04. The Boy from Digenenthi
05. Reeds from Chad
06. Bird Trap
07. Ikondera
08. Dance of the Agasambi
09. ButchersΠRhythm
10. Yayaya Twins
Sacred Groves LP will land on May 4 via Noland, with a video for “Ikondera” streaming in full above, and “Drum Patterns” below.
Goa Club Festival has announced the lineup for its second edition, taking place May 3 to 6 at Goa Club in Rome, Italy.
Goa has enlisted a range of international artists to perform at the festival, including Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills; the return of Goa Club’s very own Giancarlino, who will play with Chilean mastermind Ricardo Villalobos; British rap artist AJ Tracey, who will be performing in Rome for the first time; then Luke Slater and Shackleton, who are set to “tell the story of techno” on the festival’s opening night; and musical enigma E/Tape. Italian artists will also play a major role at the festival, with performances scheduled by DJ Red, Claudio Fabrianesi, Giorgio Gigli, Adiel, and Marco G. & Mr. Kite.
You can find full event details and tickets for Goa Festival here.
Last month, André Walter’s Stigmata alias returned with Paraspectral, a new album that kicked off Frankfurt-based imprint Modular Source.
Originally a collaborative project between André Walter and Chris Liebing, Stigmata now returns as Walter’s solo project with a fresh longplayer. First emerging as a producer in the late ’90s and early ’00s, Walter’s entry into the electronic realm was due to a feeling of creative stagnation in the heavy rock realm and the fresh inspiration of electronic music’s “synthetic sounds and the ability to manipulate these sounds in an endless way.” A string of solo and Stigmata releases followed, directly inspired by the free experimentation of early electronic pioneers such as Cabaret Voltaire, Skinny Puppy, and The Klinik.
The new Paraspectral LP finds Walter in devastating form, delivering 13 tracks that touch on modern and old-school techno, industrial, ’90s rave, and acid, all of which are held together with the uncompromising, heavy-duty Stigmata signature.
In support of the release, Walter has offered up exclusive mixes of album cuts “Echololita” and “Paraspectral,” two face-melting techno cuts, as free downloads. You can pick up the tracks via WeTranfer below, with the album available here.
