MDMD ‘ᐚ’

Last week, Gultskra Artikler and Pixelord’s Terminal Dream imprint released MDMD’s album SEQ.

MDMD is a new from Sergey Baranov (a.k.a. Midimode), a project that explores the interaction between human and machine (synthesizers and samplers). On SEQ, Baranov abandons computers and instead focuses solely on his outboard gear, crafting space-like soundscapes that are all recorded live in one take. As you’ll hear, the album captures these machines running wild, a collection of intricate synth outings full of floating textures and broken artifacts.

In support of the LP, Baranov and Terminal Dream have offered up the emotive closing cut as one of today’s XLR8R downloads. Like the rest of the album, “ᐚ” is five minutes of cascading synth lines that dance around each other in futuristic beauty.

You can pick up “ᐚ” below, with the album available for purchase here.

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SP-X Returns with New EP

SP-X will release his first EP in two years on Cleric’s new PROJEKTS label.

After a string of highly successful EPs on Komisch back in 2012 and a triple release on Peter Van Hoesen’s Time To Express, the mysterious figure of SP-X disappeared as swiftly as he emerged. In only a few releases SP-X managed to capture the attention of many with his stripped back but hyper-effective take on techno. The fact that so little is known about the man behind the music only added to the story.

Now, after a long silence, the Brussels-based artist will release his first EP in two years on Cleric’s newly launched PROJEKTS imprint, with more releases expected soon.

Tracklisting

01. Textures of Thoughts
02. Process Control
03. Lost on Arrival
04. Lost on Arrival (Cleric Remix)

PROJEKTS will release Contours of the Soul on September 25, with “Process Control” streaming below.

Lone Shares New Track

Matt Cutler (a.k.a Lone) has shared the second track from his upcoming Ambivert Tools Vol. Two, the second instalment of four club-focused EPs scheduled to drop across 2017.

The release lands after May’s Ambivert Tools Vol.1 and is described by the label as “breezy atmospheric house, stacked with ‘floor ready tracks, inspired by his red hot Magicwire imprint.”

Tracklisting:

A1. Mind’s Eye Melody
A2. Looking Glass
B1. Under Cherry Blossom (Mind’s Eye Melody Reprise)

Ambivert Tools Volume Two EP is scheduled for August 25 release, with “Looking Glass” streamable in full below.

Psyk’s Non Series Announces Three New EPs

Non Series, the Spanish label run by Psyk, has lined up three new EPs.

On August 11, Madrid-based Aiken returned to the label with a powerful solo EP, Genetics, which featured his “well-known haunting atmospheres” with “distorted cuts among funky sonorities.”

Up next is Architectural, who releases his second solo EP on Non Series. Known for his smart production and sound design, Architectural (a.k.a Juan Rico) delivers a new four-tracker that presents “a wide range of sci-fi spellbinding sounds with a distinctive techno funk.”

Finally, Swedish producer Elias Landberg (a.k.a Skudge) debuts a 12-inch on Psyk’s imprint as Splice, the side project that he started in 2011.

NON026: Aiken Genetics – August 11

A1. Hybrid
A2. Genetics
B1. Somatic
B2. Dominance

NON027: Architectural Smoking Fetish Close Up – September 22

A1. Silencio
A2. Lipstick And Cigarettes
B1. Poisonous Cocktail
B2. Black Rose

NON028: Splice Blueshift – November 3

A1. Overlap
A2. Blueshift
B1. Magnetic
B2. Five

Aiken’s Genetics is out now, and streaming below, while Architectural Smoking Fetish Close Up will land on September 22, with Splice’s Blueshift landing on November 3.

Running Back Reveals First Single from KiNK LP

The Running Back label has revealed the first single from KiNK‘s next album.

The label, that of Gerd Janson, first hinted at the LP—Kink’s second—with a tweet featuring a new KiNK LP in a .rar file. It’s now been confirmed that the LP is titled Playground, and its first single is “Perth,” which will be released on a 12-inch featuring three different versions on September 22.

The label describes the cut as “dripping with grease” and “perfect house music for techno DJs and techno music for disco DJs.”

Tracklisting

A. Perth
B1. Perth (Chord Mix)
B2. Perth (Beat Mix)

Perth is scheduled for September 22 release, with streams available below.

Marat Mode ‘The Red Wall’

Marat Mode, something of a regular to the XLR8R download section, is a music DJ-producer based in Castellón, Spain. Recently he signed a new song with the Swedish label House Music With Love, having previously released two tracks via our channels.

“The Red Wall,” his latest submission, is a song inspired by the artwork. The picture was taken by Pau Palau, a filmmaker based in Valencia. La muralla Roja, “the red wall,” is a housing project on Alicante’s Arcadian coastline, conceived by the architect Ricardo Bofill in 1973.

The Red Wall

Download a Groove-Laden Mix from 2-Section

2-Section (born Julian Feierabend) is a Berlin-based DJ and record collector that digs deep into the archives of house, techno, and disco. His collection treasures a wide range of both genres and his sets are built on vibrant tracks which still remain with a focus on the dancefloor. He played various clubs in Germany such as Griessmühle, Loftus Hall or Artheater, formed the musical backbone to local O MATO gatherings and plays regularly for the Cologne-based HOOVE collective.

2-Section will be performing at this year’s debut edition of the O MATO experience which takes place from September 4 to 14 in Brazil. More information is available here.

When and where was the mix recorded?

The mix was actually recorded in my bedroom with two Technics SL 1200 MK2 turntables, an Allen & Heath Xone92 mixer, and a lot of cigarettes. They really keep me focused. I was sorting some new arrivals to my collection and got inspired by a record that a friend of mine gave me. He bought it from a record sale where he is currently working. I’ll get to this one later on.

Could you tell us about the idea behind it?

The idea behind the recording is an approach that I always try to follow when I play: combining effective drum patterns and mid-range heavy chords with rather groovy house records that bring some lightness and fun into the composition.
Usually, this can also lead to some disco heat, but not in an hour of playtime and only if the audience is up for it. It’s rare that they’re not though.

How did you choose the records in it?

I usually prepare the first two to three records of a set before I play. Just to get into a comfort zone and to not panic out. If I didn’t, I’d shit my pants. From there on I rather let the flow decide where to go. It’s very important to me that a mix has a common theme without getting boring. It’s a pretty basic element of a good mix, I suppose.

However, some tracks in the recording are very close to my heart and have a rather symbolic meaning, some are just right for the spot they’re in. There is, for example, the Cherushii “Milk Of Paradise” on the Warrior Loves EP that came out on Jenifa Mayanja‘s Sound Warrior Label. I am just really in love with that whole record as it is so diverse and covers most relevant tones of house music. Also, I like the attitude behind the label itself. Something good to spend money on.

Then there is the record I was mentioning earlier. Liquid Variety “Best Part Of The Trip,” what a classic. Originally released in 1991 on Kaleidoscope Records. Had so much fun in my room dancing to those drums. Also really looking forward to playing this one out to 150 junglists in the middle of the Amazon.

Tell us a little about O MATO. What makes it special?

First of all, a big shout-out to the crew as those guys are brilliant. Met them through a friend of mine when I moved to Berlin in November 2016. Shared the same taste in music and had the same vision in regards to social gatherings and boom! Very happy to be part of this project. That’s also, at least for me, what makes this project so special. The standard answer would praise the stunning location right in the middle of the Amazon with loads of shit to discover and to adventure, or the fine selection of artists who are performing, which matches the setting like a lid for a pot. But for me, it’s about those guys putting so much passion into what they love. Experiencing them putting that shit on is what motivates me being part of this, even if I’d play in front of 30 people. Those are there to celebrate a one-in-a-lifetime experience and for the love of music and they are pretty damn in the right spot!

Agoria Gives an Insight Into Composing Music for Film

The latest video to drop from Point Blank‘s partnership with IMS College Malta is an interview with French producer Agoria on composing music for film.

In the video, which you can watch via the player above, Agoria discusses his entry into the film industry and shares his processes when composing for film, including how he approaches working with directors and working to a brief, as well as showing an example of some of his work and an insight into his workflow.

You can find more of this and information on Point Blank’s courses here.

Stream Tocci’s Brilliant New EP in Full

Milan-based artist Tocci‘s new EP, Aircntrl, is out today.

The four-track EP will be Tocci’s debut for Human Pitch, following on from Rioux’s standout LP Fragmenta and continuing the run of form for the label, which was founded and run by Rioux and Brandon Sanchez. The tracks on the EP are hard to define and not ones to be boxed in any one genre; instead, it pulls from various touchstones (glitch, breaks, noise, drone, hip-hop) and melds them together in a wildly inventive barrage of sound that will have you on the edge of your seat and wondering what planet the music was beamed down from.

Tocci’s Aircntrl is available today on cassette and digital formats, with the full EP and its first visual single streaming below.

Premiere: Hear a Devastating New Remix From AnD

On September 4, Nexe Records will release NX1 Remixed #1, an EP featuring remixes of NX1 tracks by RE_P, Go Hiyama, Ontal, and AnD.

NX1 Remixed #1 is part of a trilogy of remix EPs, with the following two arriving later this year and featuring Orphx, Blush Response, Samot, P.E.A.R.L., Scalameriya, Surit, Lucindo, and The Exaltics. Across the three EPs, which evidently kick off the new Nexe Records, NX1 and the artists invited to contribute look to showcase techno in its purest form, from AnD’s blistering textures to the relentlessly chugging industrial rhythms of RE_P’s rework.

Ahead of the release next month, NX1 have offered up a full stream of AnD’s wall-shaking remix, available via the player below.

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