Levon Vincent Cues Up New EP

Levon Vincent will release a new two-tracker later this week.

12″ NS-15 will drop on the DJ-producer’s Novel Sound imprint. It arrives at the end of a year in which Vincent has also put out two other records on the label—NS-12 and NS-14 (which includes his remix of “Tubular Bells”). The new addition is a two-tracker which pays homage to his place of residence, Berlin, and to his former stomping ground, New York.

NS-15 will be released on November 30. Pre-order it and check out snippets at Juno or Deejay.de.

Tracklisting:
01. Berlin
02. NYC

New Burial EP Slips Out

A new Burial EP has surfaced.

The two-tracker, Young Death, has been listed on Discogs as the latest release from Hyperdub. If authentic, it will be the British producer’s first solo release of the year (following a collaboration with Zomby, also on Hyperdub).

According to Pitchfork, the EP was made public ahead of its planned release date due to a misunderstanding at Toronto record store Sonic Boom. An employee explained that five copies of Young Death were sold “accidentally.” Due to misleading packaging, the staff had “assumed it was a Black Friday secret listing.” He also stated that they had subsequently received a call from a Hyperdub representative, who was “not happy” about the premature sales.

The Discogs listing suggests that Young Death will be released on November 30, though this is yet to be confirmed.

Tracklisting:
A Young Death
B Nightmarket

Thorsteinssøn ‘Not Really’

Iceland-born-Denmark-bred Gunnar Thor Viggosson is probably most known as one-half of 76-79 with Tommy Vicari Jnr, but it’s as Thorsteinssøn that Viggosson released his latest album, Academy Of Heroes, on Pets Recordings.

The sprawling Academy Of Heroes is inspired by Solar Industry Radio, a creative project in which Viggosson would begin with a made up artist or band name, then the artwork, and then the music—in styles and genres ranging from cosmic funk to Scandinavian disco and ambient noise collages. From these experiments, Viggosson and Pets collated the 14 tracks that make up the immersive Academy Of Heroes.

In celebration of the album’s release, Viggosson and Pets have shared bonus cut “Not Really” as today’s XLR8R download. With its sun-tinged synths, swinging percussion, and strutting bassline, “Not Really” is about as funky a track as you’ll likely hear in the house spectrum. You can pick the track up via WeTransfer below, with Academy Of Heroes available here.

Not Really

William Djoko ‘Dirty Talk’ (MaSpaventi Loops Mix)

William Djoko is no stranger to Tom Trago‘s Voyage Direct. Having first appeared on the label way back in 2012, he’s returned numerous times since, becoming an integral member of the imprint’s growing family of artists. Elsewhere, he’s delivered material on Tuskegee, Mobilee and Leftroom, amongst others, developing an approach that takes inspiration from numerous styles of house and techno.

Returning to the label with Dirty Talk, he delivers a two-track EP, featuring remixes by Tom Trago and Boris Werner. Up today, however, as one of today’s XLR8R free downloads is a remix by MaSpaventi—available now via the WeTransfer button below.

Tracklisting:

A1: Dirty Talk / Dirty Talk [Club Dub] / Dirty Talk [Accapella]
B: Dirty Talk [Tom Trago Remix] / Dirty Talk [Boris Werner Remix]

Dirty Talk (MaSpaventi Loops mix)

iO (Mulen) Returns to Apollonia Music

Following on from his Unknown To The Unknown EP at the beginning of the year iO Mulen (real name Aleksandr Voznichenko) will return to Apollonia Music with the Letters and Numbers EP this coming December.

The hefty six-track package—which fits in with both his groovy sound aesthetic and that of the label—will mark the end of a fine year for the Kiev-based artist, one that has included EPs on Memoria Recordings and Overall Music, besides Apollonia.

Tracklisting:

A1 rdm37
B1 xdt54
B2 mpc13
C1 zgb41
D1 ypt58
D2 zxy22

‘Letters and Numbers’ EP is scheduled for December 9 release, with opener “rdm37” available to stream in full below.

Premiere: Hear a Track from Edit Select & Antonio Ruscito’s New Album

Edit Select & Antonio Ruscito‘sVisitors – Projections will be released tomorrow, November 25, via Edit Select Records.

The 10-track LP will be the first time veteran DJ and producer Tony Scott (a.k.a. Edit Select) has collaborated with Italy’s Antonio Ruscito, who is most known for standout releases on Concrete Records, Circular Limited, Kabalion, and, most recently, Edit Select Records.

Visitors – Projections finds the pair in fine form, crafting beautifully evolving structures and dense atmospheres across the album’s 10 haunting tracks. Scott and Ruscito employ snaking analog lines and winding melodies to inject a host of emotion into the soundtrack-like album. It’s a welcome return for Edit Select and another feather in the cap for Antonio Ruscito, who is proving he is one of techno’s brightest stars.

Ahead of tomorrow’s release, you can stream “Projection 5” in full via the player above.

Premiere: Hear a Track from Edit Select & Antonio Ruscito’s New Album

Edit Select & Antonio Ruscito‘sVisitors – Projections will be released tomorrow, November 25, via Edit Select Records.

The 10-track LP will be the first time veteran DJ and producer Tony Scott (a.k.a. Edit Select) has collaborated with Italy’s Antonio Ruscito, who is most known for standout releases on Concrete Records, Circular Limited, Kabalion, and, most recently, Edit Select Records.

Visitors – Projections finds the pair in fine form, crafting beautifully evolving structures and dense atmospheres across the album’s 10 haunting tracks. Scott and Ruscito employ snaking analog lines and winding melodies to inject a host of emotion into the soundtrack-like album. It’s a welcome return for Edit Select and another feather in the cap for Antonio Ruscito, who is proving he is one of techno’s brightest stars.

Ahead of tomorrow’s release, you can stream “Projection 5” in full via the player above.

untold. ‘Date’ (Original Mix)

After releasing their first EP in June on the Hamburg-based label Nobiz Records, the young and recently founded duo untold. from Germany have been productive in the studio. The goal has been to “combine energetic grooves with lush atmospheres in a techno and tech house context.”

After a widely successful XLR8R debut in August, new tracks “Date” aims to “juxtapose dreamy, atmospheric synth work and dry, direct drums.” While still being fit for a club environment, it shows a more sensitive and thought-provoking side as the track develops.

“Date” (Original Mix) is available to download now via the WeTransfer button below.

Date (Original Mix)

Studio Essentials: Jacob Korn

The shaping and development of music taste will in most instances be an ongoing, infinite quest. After all, inspiration can strike at any time, in all variety of forms. It’s a sentiment that is even more true when it comes to actually making music. The spectrum of styles that have come out of Jacob Korn‘s studio is testament to this: the German producer has dabbled in a bit of everything over the years.

Earlier in his career, Korn pushed out glitchy hybrids of hip-hop and electronica as Granufunk. Since beginning to channel his work under his birth name, he’s kept house and techno as a reference point for his wider experiments in sound. In recent years, with releases on the likes of Cocoon, Permanent Vacation, and a wealth of material on Uncanny Valley, Korn has impressed with the skill of being able to unite diverse genres into coherent tracks. Funk and disco stylings are rife in his productions, though equally he’s put out techno tracks, grungy beatdown numbers and more straightforward house.

It’s the mark of a passionate producer—a musician who strives to push his tools to the limit. We dialled up Jacob Korn to see what is going on behind the scenes.

Elektron Octatrack

This sampler/sequencer that does not add a special sound, but replaced the laptop at my live gigs. The price is quite high, but you get a workhorse in a compact form. I’ve used on stage regularly for four years now without any problems. At the moment, I am using it with an Akai MIDImix and a handmade USB to MIDI host, since MIDI sockets are quite rare on smaller controllers these days. Together with a Korg Volca Sample or a drum machine the setup is compact and cabin approved. I figured out that this setup can also be a great one to start a remix or a new track and bring it in the DAW for arrangement and mixing at the final stage of the process.

Tascam DM-3200

This digital mixer is new to my studio, but it’s the central element now. Maxed out with 2 ADATs and a Firewire card for 32 I/O to the computer. The converters and pre-amps are transparent, the latency is low and these days it’s a very cheap alternative to my old analog desk-patchbay-soundcard workflow. It’s very flexible in terms of routing and offers motor faders that can act as a DAW control surface as well, since I arrange, edit and mix in the box.

FXpansion GURU

A discontinued software sampler that I used on almost every record from the beginning on. It’s got a nice MPC workflow, with a pad-controller and knobs (at the moment I use PUSH2). Filters sound special on this one and I am used to that sound now. On drums, I still prefer the MPC1000 or a drum machine.

Roland Juno-66 (Tubbutec Expansion)

My Juno journey started with Cuthead‘s old Alpha Juno some years ago. Next one was a Juno-6 that I equipped with MIDI and a chorus input to use as an FX unit (as I did on most of my other synths as well). I always wanted to try a Juno-106, so I got this MKS-7 rack that I refurbished (four dead voices). I traded the unit for a 106 with one dead voice, as I had already got a Roland 707 by that time.

After fixing the problems, I placed a chorus input and speed knob there as well. It’s a great synth, but until you get the chance to use a Juno-60, you would always think that it offers presets, but would not sound like your beloved Juno-6. So, I got a defective Juno-60 for a bargain price recently, by fixing one voice and a couple of other things. I even pimped it further by treating it with a real wood case and installing tubbutec‘s brilliant Juno-66 extension, which offers stacking of OSCs with detuning, portamento, sequencer, MIDI-control, and much more. It’s definitely going to be a keeper.

softmachines 808

And after a long day in the studio, it’s time to relax a little on this pillow that I got from my girlfriend. She gave it to me because the TR-808 is still the only number in the TR series that is missing in my collection (though I replaced it quite happily with a Yocto clone, modified to taste).

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