Mirror/Bleach will be the debut EP from Perth-based artist Ludodowwn. The EP was produced between long night shifts as a hospital orderly, resulting in a collection of explorative music birthed from a wandering mind.
The first taste of the EP arrives in “Polar,” a cut being offered as today’s XLR8R download—one that perfectly encapsulates the young producer’s aesthetic. In the track, twisting atmospheres and maze-like synths snake around underneath Ludodowwn’s half-sung vocals, which act as a somewhat guide in the track’s complex sonic world. It’s an inspired debut from an artist that we are sure you will be hearing much more of in the near future.
You can download “Polar” via WeTransfer below ahead of the release of Mirror/Bleach.
The ambient album features the vocal stylings of Icelandic singer Emilíana Torrini and is the inaugural volume in the ‘Music To Draw To’ series. Satellite is also the first non-sample-based body of work from San, who produced and performed all the instrumentation on an array of synthesizers, keys, guitars, basses, and strings. The eighteen atmospheric cuts on Satellite tell a “heartrending tale of discovery and loss through the lens of lovers separated by a one-way space mission to Mars”—a tale made all the more affecting with Torrini’s stunning vocal work.
Music To Draw To: Satellite will be released on 2xLP vinyl, CD, MP3, and Deluxe CD with sketchbook—all of which can be pre-ordered here. Ahead of the January 20 release date, you can stream album cut “Collapser (featuring Emilíana Torrini)” in full via the player below, alongside Kid Koala’s upcoming tour dates.
Tour Dates:
January 26 – Toronto ON – The Rivoli January 27 – Toronto ON – The Rivoli January 28 – Toronto ON – The Rivoli February 2 – Montreal QC – Phi Centre February 3 – Montreal QC – Phi Centre February 4 – Montreal QC – Phi Centre February 12 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge (2 Shows) February 16 – Ottawa ON – National Arts Centre Fourth Stage February 17 – Ottawa ON – National Arts Centre Fourth Stage February 18 – Ottawa ON – National Arts Centre Fourth Stage (matinée) February 18 – Ottawa ON – National Arts Centre Fourth Stage
The five-tracker follows a string of diverse releases—from red-eyed cloud rap with Yung Sherman and disco-tinged experimental house EP Keep It Lit on Will Bankhead’s Trilogy Tapes. It will be his eighth original Studio Barnhus release.
According to the label, the release consists of “icy techno soul, actual R&B, and the real future funk.”
Tracklisting:
A1. Snowwhite A2. Baby A3. Freeeze B1. XXX200003 B2. Are You Mad? Cause I’m Not Mad…
Is Everything is scheduled for January 27 release, with “Baby” streamable below.
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Galtier will return to Files Rec. with the Forced System EP. The release arrives almost exactly three years after his first release on the label, namely 2013’s Shudder three-tracker—which included “Lock,” streamable below.
Over recent years, the Australia-born, Bristol-based DJ-producer has proven himself as one of the most innovative and forward-thinking upcoming names within the bass music community.
Included alongside two originals is a remix by Russian artist AN System.
Tracklisting:
01. Forced System 02. Balms 03. Forced System (AN System remix)
Forced System EP is scheduled for January 20 release.
Toru Koda (a.k.a. Quarta330) is set to return to Kode9‘s London-based imprint with a new four-tracker. Pixelated is described by the label as a “set of detailed, energetic chiptunes,” and is “just a taste of the new batch” of the Japanese musician’s productions on the way. It is Koda’s first new release since his 2010 collaboration with LV on the imprint.
Pixelated is set to drop on January 27. Pre-order the EP at Bandcamp, where one of the EP’s cuts, “Yatagarasu,” is available to stream in full.
Tracklisting:
01. Resonate 02. The Fairies Homecoming 03. Yatagarasu 04. Digital Lotus Flower
The SL-1200GR went on show at the annual CES 2017 at Las Vegas, billed as the standard version of the SL-1200G (which hit markets last year). What Hi-Fi? suggests that the new deck “inherits many of the technological highlights of the SL-1200G, but not the eye-watering price-tag,” though Panasonic is yet to confirm this. It is the third new turntable produced by the Japanese company since the SL-1200 was reborn in 2015.
So far, we know that it uses a similar coreless direct-drive motor to its predecessor, and will come with a 2.5 kilo platter (made of aluminium and rubber, designed to eliminate resistance). Its tonearm is also made from high-rigidity aluminium, sitting on a two-layer design with gold-plated phono- and grounding terminals. The total weight of the turntable is 11.3 kilos.
Derrick Carter is set to release his first new solo material in 14 years.
“Squaredancing” is a new version of the title track of the Windy City house veteran’s last album—2002’s Squaredancing in a Roundhouse. The forthcoming EP, which will drop on Press Pot Recordings, also features remixes by fellow Chicago locals Stacy Kidd and Scrubfish (as well as one by Carter himself) and will be a vinyl only release, arriving as a limited edition 2×7″ package.
Check out a video of the EP’s test pressings here, via a Facebook post from Carter himself.
Tracklisting:
A. Squaredancing B. Squaredancing (Stacy Kidd Remix) C. Squaredancing (DC Nu-Vox Dub) D. Squaredancing (Scrubfish No Gills Rub)
Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Andrew Fox (a.k.a Visuals) crafted his latest EP, Constant Desire, in Berlin in the wake of last year’s State Of Things—released via Berlin label thesongsays in March.
With the continued help of Darkside’s Dave Harrington and Louis McGuire (Ballet School / The Waves and Us.), Fox yields yet another release that confirms his position as one of the most exciting new producers in the game. On the album, Fox says he’s “moving through various styles of electronic music, [where] the songs weave together a dream-like impression of an accelerating, hyper-consumable time, fueled by the desire for human connection through the machines.” It’s not an easy task crafting an EP of varied styles and genres whilst also staying coherent, but Fox pulls it off with grace and understated confidence.
Constant Desire is out now on VISUALSMUSIC—you can grab it here—with EP cut “Waiting On A G” available as a free download via WeTransfer below.
And it is in the studio that the Bucharest-based duo have been most prolific. For over a decade they’ve been the production team behind a remarkable catalog of sophisticated house-focused releases—the majority of which have been shared between Cécile, Vakant, Drumma, and Loco Dice‘s Desolat. In addition to this, they continue to work alongside George G under the Premiesku alias.
Having shared their debut LP in 2008, they dropped the Phantom Circle album in late October 2016—the result of many years in the studio. The 11-tracker, a “conceptual project” that arrived on Desolat, featured some impressive names, including tINI, Enzo Siragusa, and Ryan Crosson; each cut was co-produced with one of these anonymous names from the duo’s close circle of friends, though no clear evidence of the collaborator behind each track was offered.
Both innovative and brave, Phantom Circle went a long way to affirming Livio & Roby as two of the leading producers in minimal house scene; and so we thought it was about time to visit Precup and Sandu in their Bucharest studio—located in Precup’s basement—to learn more about their production processes.
In addition to this, a gallery of their studio can be viewed below.
And it is in the studio that the Bucharest-based duo have been most prolific. For over a decade they’ve been the production team behind a remarkable catalog of sophisticated house-focused releases—the majority of which have been shared between Cécile, Vakant, Drumma, and Loco Dice‘s Desolat. In addition to this, they continue to work alongside George G under the Premiesku alias.
Having shared their debut LP in 2008, they dropped the Phantom Circle album in late October 2016—the result of many years in the studio. The 11-tracker, a “conceptual project” that arrived on Desolat, featured some impressive names, including tINI, Enzo Siragusa, and Ryan Crosson; each cut was co-produced with one of these anonymous names from the duo’s close circle of friends, though no clear evidence of the collaborator behind each track was offered.
Both innovative and brave, Phantom Circle went a long way to affirming Livio & Roby as two of the leading producers in minimal house scene; and so we thought it was about time to visit Precup and Sandu in their Bucharest studio—located in Precup’s basement—to learn more about their production processes.
In addition to this, a gallery of their studio can be viewed below.
