Siinai ‘Ananda’

Siinai are no strangers to the concept album. In 2011 the Finish instrumental outfit released the Nordic Music Prize-nominated Olympic Games, a celebratory tribute and encompassment that acted as both a musical alternative and a narrative arc to the event. In 2014 they released Supermarket, a concept album conceived as a soundtrack for supermarkets, a hypnotic odyssey through shelves, aisles, and consumerism. When not busy creating such unique concepts to explore, the group are also frequent collaborations with Moonface, one of the many aliases of Spencer Krug, releasing two albums with him on JagJaguwar.

In 2017, after a brief hiatus, the group are back with a new concept and this time exploring the cyclical nature of life, the endless loops of light into darkness, and back again, as explored through shimmering synths, rich ambiance, and deeply emotive melodies. “With this record, we were seeing a lot of space imagery, specifically like in the movie Interstellar,” they say of the album’s outer planetary explorations.

Tracklisting

01. Temppeli
02. Sykli
03. Ananda
04. Mestari
05. Europa

Sykli is scheduled for October 27 Svart Records, with “Ananda” available to download in full below.

Ananda

Blawan Preps New EP

Blawan will soon release a new EP, titled Nutrition.

Blawan is the project of Berlin-based, British expatriate known as Jamie Roberts. His latest EP, Nutrition, will land on his own TERNESC imprint. This will be the fourth release on the label that which was launched back in 2015 to focus on Roberts’ own solo material. It’s also Roberts’ first solo release of 2017, though he’s remixed Pris and teamed up with The Analogue Cops for the Parassela EP earlier in 2017.

Tracklisting

A1 / 1. Mayhem
B1 / 2. Trampelpfad B2 / 3. Fawner
C1 / 4. 993
D1 / 5. Atlas
D2 / 6. Calcium Red

Nutrition LP is scheduled for October 2 release, with clips streaming below.

Weekly Selections: iO (Mulen) & Oskar Offermann at Cyclone, Sterac at Incognito, Chaos In The CBD at Moony Habits

It’s Labor Day weekend in Los Angeles and the end of summer, meaning it’s a massive party weekend chock full of events suited for all musical tastes.

Kick off the holiday weekend this upcoming Saturday at Cyclone, where the minimal-oriented events series will return for a proper extended party in collaboration with Decibel Festival. Taking over the Noise Room at UNION Club from 10PM to 10AM, this special gathering will be headlined by Berlin-based DJ and producer and Mule Musiq mainstay Oskar Offermann. Saturday’s DJ set will be Offermann’s second time gracing Cyclone’s decks, and with Noise Room’s state-of-the-art booth and finely tuned Funktion One system, his performance is not one to be missed. Also on Saturday’s bill is Ukrainian artist iO (Mulen), who will be making a rare and highly anticipated stop on the West Coast. Support for Offermann and iO is set to be provided by LA’s own Andrew Kelley, and Cyclone resident HAAS. For more information and tickets to the party, click here.

Veteran LA-based promoter Incognito also returns this Saturday for a DTLA warehouse party in collaboration with Work. Incognito, which has an open-ended music policy, will focus on booming techno for this upcoming edition, inviting renowned Dutch selector Sterac (a.k.a. Steve Rachmad) for a special extended set. Also on the lineup is Incognito resident Gerard not Gerald, Ascetic Limited memeber Motionen, and Jonny Maven. Tickets and more info can be found here.

The Moony Habits crew will also make an appearance in DTLA’s warehouse district this coming Saturday, again inviting the In Dust We Trust brothers (and recent XLR8R podcast guests) Chaos In The CBD for a headlining performance. With lo-fi house master Urulu and Akashik Records contributor Alima Lee also on the lineup, this one should satisfy those with a craving for wide-ranging dance music styles. Click here for more info and tickets.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1

Field Maneuvers 2017

Secret Location – UK, United Kingdom

September 1 @ 12:00 pm – September 3 @ 6:00 am

Menace: Fitz Ambro$e & Tajima hal (Japan), UC, RER, Midori

l’International – Paris, IDF, France

September 1 @ 8:00 pm – September 2 @ 5:30 am

Circus Birgit

Birgit – Berlin, Germany

September 1 @ 9:00 pm – September 3 @ 10:00 am

MeanRed Presents Yung Lean & Sad Boys

Warsaw – Brooklyn , NY, US

September 1 @ 10:00 pm – September 2 @ 4:00 am

Palmistry

Good Room – Brooklyn, NY, US

September 1 @ 10:00 pm – September 2 @ 4:00 am

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2

RADION Tropenrooster with XXX

RADION Amsterdam – Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

September 2 @ 11:00 am – September 3 @ 7:00 pm

Longevity Festival 2017

Jardin des Deux Rives – Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France

September 2 @ 12:00 pm – September 4 @ 12:00 am

Wicked Paradise ft. Kill Frenzy, Gina Turner, Pat Lok, Codes 9/2

Skybar at Mondrian – Hollywood , CA, US

September 2 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Ametsub * Oyha * Planète Sauvage à l’International

l’International – Paris, IDF, France

September 2 @ 7:00 pm – September 3 @ 6:00 am

The Black Lodge: Nick Klein, Enrique, Profligate, Force Placement & Kosmik

Hyperion Tavern – Los Angeles, CA, US

September 2 @ 10:00 pm – September 3 @ 3:00 am

WORK & INCOGNITO present STERAC

TBA – Los Angeles, US

September 2 @ 10:00 pm – September 3 @ 6:00 am

Cyclone x Decibel: Oskar Offermann, iO (Mulen)

Union Nightclub – Los Angeles, CA, US

September 2 @ 10:00 pm – September 3 @ 10:00 am

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 3

Wicked Paradise ft. Le Youth & Secret Guests 9/3

Skybar at Mondrian – Hollywood , CA, US

September 3 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Rennie Foster ‘Childish Things’ (Original Mix)

Rennie Foster‘s third LP, Game of 100 Ghosts, is set to arrive on his own RF label on September 15.

Game of 100 Ghosts—named after an old Japanese parlor game of telling ghost stories—is the first artist album to be released on RF and the first full-length offering from Foster since Blood Sugar, which was released in 2010 on Italian label Rebirth. The album was also as a result of a GoFundMe campaign, which received crowdfunding from long-time supporters and fans and music industry veterans and artists alike.

The tracks on the album have already been picking up heavy support from influential DJs and tastemakers such as Derrick May and DJ Sneak. The 12 tracks on the album, although touching on house, jazz, hip-hop, and techno, were not made to fit any pre-conceived genres or styles, as Foster explains:

“…the tracks are not intended to fit into a popular dance-floor genre, but rather to de-occult the sub-cultural connections that run deeply through all spirits of the underground.”

Ahead of the release on September 15, you can download the deep, jazz-tinged opening cut, “Childish Things,” via WeTransfer below.

Childish Things (Original Mix)

XLR8R and Cyclone to Host HALF HAWAII, Priku, and Sammy Dee in Moscow

XLR8R and Cyclone are excited to announce their first joint international showcase at the Gazgolder club in Moscow.

Hosted by Fellows, RROOM MUSIC, and Update, the event will feature an enticing lineup of some of house and techno’s most exciting names, including the alluring live grooves of HALF HAWAII (a.k.a. Bruno Prosanto and Sammy Dee), Romania’s Priku, Perlon mainstay Sammy Dee, Anrilov, Bvoice, Cancelled, Holchin, and LA-based Cyclone resident Highkin.

You can find more information here.

Brainwaltzera ‘Aucun Christ Q W [brainwaltzera manual_patch recall]’

A few weeks ago, XLR8Rannounced the much anticipated debut album from Brainwaltzera on FILM, titled Poly-ana. The album will include thirteen tracks of both previously released material and new outings, rolling through warped electronica, IDM, and Boards of Canada-esque beats.

Now, to prep listeners for the forthcoming release, Brainwaltzera has offered up a bonus cut, titled “Aucun Christ Q W [brainwaltzera manual_patch recall],” as today’s XLR8R download. It’s a stunning track built on a range of bent melodies, frantic-yet-delicate synth lines, and gritty percussion that all dance together in machine-driven synchronicity.

You can grab “Aucun Christ Q W [brainwaltzera manual_patch recall]” via WeTransfer below, with the album arriving on September 29.

Aucun Christ Q W [brainwaltzera manual_patch recall]

Premiere: Hear a Cut From the New Banoffee Pies Black Label

The latest Banoffee Pies Records‘ Black Label release will drop on September 8, featuring cuts from new label signees Jay Anderson, S II P, and Peshka.

Banoffee Pies’ Black Label series—which focuses on minimal and deeper sounds—kicked off back in June of 2016 with a four-track VA from Christian Jay, Larry De Kat, Florist, and Crump. Since then, the Black Series has featured Adam M Strömstedt, Hansel!, Jase, Pablo Marco, and Koko & Niccolo Borgi, among others.

The latest is a three-track EP that flows through Jay Anderson’s auto tune space journey, a cheeky, groove-led minimal exploration from S II P, and an 11-minute rain-forest trip the Ukraine’s Peshka, whose track features sampled voices from the rivers of Hanoi.

Stream Six Hours of Mara Trax

Maayan Nidam and Vera (a.k.a. Mara Trax) have shared a six-hour recording from their set at Closer, Kiev.

Maayan and Vera started the project shortly meeting in 2016. They first started touring together but it didn’t take long for the first productions to arrive on labels including Oslo and Cyclical Tracks. Later, they also contributed to Perlon’s Superlongevity compilation before returning to the label with the Sensibilia EP.

The six-hour recording is streaming now below.

Download Amon Tobin’s Debut Sample Pack

Last week, Amon Tobin released his debut sample pack via Splice.

The pack features various sounds and samples—such as his signature bass pads, atmospheric synths, processed field recordings, and slicing one-shots—that Tobin has utilized in his productions and live sets over the years.

Splice—who some readers will remember from their 8 Days of 808 campaign, which featured content celebrating the TR-808—is a cloud-based producer platform that houses one of the largest collections of over 1 million sounds, plug-ins, and presets, including exclusive packs from artists such as Boys Noize, Mr Oizo, and, now, Amon Tobin.

You can grab the pack here.

Watch a Track Breakdown With Catz ‘N Dogz

Point Blank‘s latest guest masterclass is with Polish DJ and producer duo Catz ‘N Dogz.

In the video, the duo breakdown their remix of Marlena Shaw’s “Woman Of The Ghetto” and discuss their approach to collaboration and the various techniques they use. They also share details about their background in music, how they started to work together, and their inspiration for the remix before discussing in detail the structure of the remix and their essential plugins.

You can watch the video in the player above, with more on Point Blank’s courses here.

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