The LP follows a sole 2017 release on Unterton and two acclaimed 2016 EPs on Jealous God. Redeemer follows in the lineage of these EPs, with seven stark and tense cuts of punk-infused techno. The music is immediate and muscular but not without emotive undertones, brought into the fold by way of subtle guitar lines and vocals to create what Payne has described as a deeply “personal piece.”
In support of the forthcoming release, Payne has offered up a full stream of “Human Shield,” available via the player below.
Exactly one year after the release of his fourth album Fixion, Trentemøller has shared a full, hour-long music documentary by Thomas Jessen, Julie Runa, and Kristian Pedersen.
Starting with impressions from the show in Berlin’s Olympic Stadion from 2013, when Trentemøller opened for Depeche Mode, the film covers a period of more than four years and offers lots of intimate insights in Trentemøller’s work.
Originally produced by Thomas Jessen and Julie Runa and broadcasted in three parts on Danish National TV “DR,” the film has been re-edited by Kristian Pedersen into an entertaining movie which is now streaming in full above.
The film accompanies the Danish musician and producer from the first steps towards the new album, when for example he acquires new studio equipment, gives intimate insights into his studio work or live-rehearsals for the Fixion tour.
You’ll also see live concerts, interviews with Anders and his band members, a fascinating look into his work with Jehnny Beth and Marie Fisker as well as a lot of behind the scenes material.
“Everything I do now started with record collecting. It’s the foundation of my career; from writing about music, DJing in clubs, putting compilations together or spending many late-night hours, glass of red wine in hand, bidding on stupid records on eBay.” – Bill Brewster
Spanning 41 tracks, Tribal Rites is a musical autobiography of sorts from one of dance music’s most dedicated historians, Bill Brewster. Released this November on three CDs and double vinyl via Belgium’s Eskimo Recordings, the compilation takes us on a personal journey through Bill’s 36-year involvement in the music industry.
Whether running DMC’s New York offices or labels including Twisted UK and Forensic, being one of Fabric’s original residents, writing (with Frank Broughton) probably the definitive overview of DJ culture, the seminal “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life” and the equally essential “How To DJ (Properly),” running the DJhistory website or promoting their much loved Low Life parties, Bill’s fingerprints can be found all over dance music’s past few decades.
Split into three sections, the compilation begins in the post-punk period, and through tracks such as explores the influence of dub on bands of the time. The second section takes us into that mish-mash of sounds and styles best described as “Balearic,” while the final section then concentrates exclusively on house music, though again showcasing just what a broad church house is.
Bill Brewster Presents Tribal Rites is scheduled for November 3 release, with Dooley Silverspoon’s “Mr Deluxe (Part I + Part II)” (Bill Brewster Edit) exclusively available for download via the WeTransfer button below.
Tracklisting
Disc 1
01. Agape “Rejoice” 02. Brent Dowe & The Gaytones “Reggae Makossa” 03. Apatchi Band “Issmak” 04. General Strike “Parts Of My Body” 05. Gaffa “Attitude Dancing (Land Of A 1000 Dunces)” 06. Urang Otan – “Walking In The Jungle” 07. Surprize “Stavolta” 08. Deborah & The Puerto Ricans “Side A Side B Side” 09. P!off? “Mein Walkman Ist Kaputt” 10. The Raincoats “Animal Rhapsody” (Version) 11. Ruts DC “Push Yourself” (Make It Work) 12. Motion “Crazy Beat” 13. Peter Accident “Turning Black” 14. Reggae Clinic 65 “Caravan (Dub Version)” 15. Jeff Duff “Walk On The Wild Side”
Disc 2
01. Bobbie Gentry “Thunder In The Afternoon” 02. Latin Breed “Maranatha” 03. Banzai “Rhythm Kung Fu” 04. Freddi & Henchi “Cartoon People” 05. Aax Donnell & Eric Malone “Golden Cage” 06. The General “Life In The Big City” 07. Final Edition “No Limit” 08. Sweet Potato Pie “Hot Disco Night (Are You Ready?)” 09. Little Reuben “(I Am) Drum” 10. General Crook “What Time It Is (Part II + Part I)” (Bill Brewster Edit) 11. Curtis Green “I Just Gotta Get Down (Part I)” 12. Nashville Rhythm Section “I Can’t Go For That” 13. Dooley Silverspoon “Mr Deluxe (Part I + Part II)” (Bill Brewster Edit) 14. Floyd Beck “Party Is The Solution” 15. Ströer “Don’t Stay For Breakfast”
Disc 3
01. Mother Tongue “Message Of Love” 02. B. McCarthy & Rasoul “Excursion 2” 03. Love From San Francisco “Keep Rockin'” (Thumping House Mix) 04. Larry Heard “Night Images” (Swayzak Early Mid Afternoon Mix) 05. Clifton King “Family Prayer” 06. Aural “Desire (Fabrice Africa Pain)” 07. Chicken Lips “Is That You Or Me (Ivan’s Flute Dub)” 08. Swag – “Primitive Urges 4 – Side C” 09. Maurizio “M-4 (A)” 10. Silverlining “Precision Spanner” 11. Kate-Olivia Martinez “Fire Walk With Me”
Helena Hauff has a new EP on the way, Have You Been There, Have You Seen It.
The four-track release features four lithe, muscular, and overtly shadowy analog excursions improvised and recorded in her studio in Hamburg. It will be her first release of the year, and her third release on Ninja Tune—following 2013’s Actio Reactio and 2015’s Discreet Desires LP and Lex Tertia.
The 12” black vinyl comes in a yellow speckled paper inner sleeve housed in a 3mm spined outer sleeve with artwork by Carlo Miozzi.
Have You Been There, Have You Seen It EP is scheduled for October 27 release, with “Gift” streaming in full above.
Alexander Berg (a.k.a Dorisburg) will soon a new EP, titled Venom.
The two-track release will be the Swedish artist’s first release of the year, following a busy few years which featured an LP and various EPs. It will be the third release of Kalawila‘s label Mountain Explosion Device, stemming from the two artists having a long-standing friendship that developed into a joint view of texture and sonic emotion.
Tracklisting
A1. Venom B1. Serum
Venom EP will land on October 16 via Mountain Explosion Device, with the title track streaming in full below.
As announced, Boiler Room x Ballantine’s True Music recently touched down in Warsaw for True Music Poland, the third leg of the latest multi-city tour and the 18th show of their partnership.
This finale featured the second True Music Forum, the coming together of some of the music industry’s leading figures to discuss the evolution of music, culture, and nightlife in 2017—and comprised four live-streamed panel discussions, plus an intimate “In Conversation With” interview with Seth Troxler.
XLR8R streamed the third panel, the topic being “The Future of Sound.”
New creative playing fields were ignited with the democratization of music software, birthing new globally connected networks of bedroom producers. In more recent times, there’s been renewed innovation in hardware with experimental laboratories and incubators like Abbey Road Red and Music Hackspace at the center. This conversation brought together those at the vanguard of sonic exploration to ponder what the most long-lasting new technologies may be and also he consequences on production and consumption.
American-born, Berlin-based producer Xosar’s sound is a mix of unnerving atmospheres, keenly bolted onto raw techno tempos and haunting dark grooves. Xosar has released on well-respected labels L.I.E.S., Opal Tapes as well as her own Gyrocyre. Her live set is an accomplished, laptop-free one: taking in multiple drum machines, sequencer-samplers, and effects.
Chagall is an Amsterdam-born, London-based electronic music producer, songwriter, and vocalist. She has been a part of the core development team and mi.mu’s wearable system since 2014 which now forms the technical centerpiece of her shows. In 2017 she worked with a team of artists to explore the interaction between music, technology, choreography, visual design and lights to develop an immersive live performance called “Calibration,” to be toured through the UK and Europe in 2017/2018.
Nadine is the Lead Product Specialist at Native Instruments, a highly-respected manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based audio production and DJing, based in Berlin. She’s an expert in audio production as well as performing as a musician.
Levon Vincent‘s has shared a free download of his second LP, For Paris.
The Berlin-based US-native announced the LP, For Paris, via his Facebook page last month, along with a lengthy statement about the story behind it. The announcement draws reference to his controversial Facebook post where he suggested that people arm themselves with knives or mace in the wake of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. The post attracted widespread criticism across social media.
The album is out now out digitally, available to download free via this link, with the playlist streaming above.
The vinyl will be released in five parts, starting in January 2018 with a vinyl dropping every month after that.
Berlin-based Zehnin keeps up a fine release schedule by asking Blawan to remix its inaugural EP from Lucy.
Blawan has been in his own sound world for years now. Releasing on the likes of Hessle Audio, Hinge Finger, and his own Ternesc, he’s made brutalist, heavily textured tracks, big room tools, and dark grooves with freaky sound design. It’s all helped to make him one of the most interesting producers of the day, and here he shows another side to his sound.
First up is his version of “The Hermit,” which is seven spacious and mysterious minutes of creeping pads and implicit rhythms. Dark but inviting, it’s stripped back, hollowed out techno that manages to be hugely absorbing and menacing without any clearly defined drums.
On the flip is the equally beguiling “The High Priestess.” Deep, subliminal kicks set the tone with groaning riffs, train-track percussion and distant, tortured pads.
Tracklisting
A / 1. The Hermit (Blawan Remix) B / 2. The High Priestess (Blawan Remix)
The Hermit / The High Priestess (Blawan Remixes) EP is scheduled for November 17 release, with clips streaming below.
At the start of this month, Perm dropped his latest EP, shtum 014, via shtum.
The four-track release follows 2017 outings from Inga Mauer and Lockertmatik with a set of dizzying cuts that sit perfectly in the nether region between house and techno. Across the four tracks, Perm displays his deft hand for crafting tripped-out melodies, backed by perfectly executed grooves, that will hypnotize dancers.
shtum 014 is available now on vinyl and digitally, and in support of the release, Perm has offered up EP cut “IV” as today’s XLR8R download, available via WeTransfer below.
The album will follow on from the label’s first solo EP, Circula‘s Thought Reel, and a handful of acclaimed Bandcamp compilations. Xenolinguistics is a thoughtful collection of atmospheric cuts built from stunning sound design and Uchida’s desire to share “anger, prayer, and sorrow” with popular culture. The album will also feature two remixes from Loose Lips crew members Rico Casazza and T-Scale, both who deliver inspired interpretations of “Logos” and “Black Puzzle,” respectively.
You can pre-order the album here ahead of its October 6 release date, with “Logos” streaming in full below.
