Stream M.A.N.D.Y.’s Debut Album in Full

On Friday, Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung (a.k.a. M.A.N.D.Y.) will release their debut album, Double Fantasy, on Get Physical, the label they founded with DJ T. and Booka Shade.

Arriving 16 years into their storied career, Double Fantasy will feature 12 new original productions from the duo, a 2016 rework of their seminal track “Body Language,” and a continuous mix of the LP. The album also features a list of guest appearances including Stefan Eichinger (a.k.a. Lopazz), Bam from New York hip-hop crew Jungle Brothers, Nonku Phiri, Francesco Tristano, Bob Moses’ Jimmy Vallance, LD Nero, and Brett Johnson.

Drawing on their wide-ranging influences, Jung and Bodmer inject their love of early electronic music, hip-hop, and electro into the album’s DNA, resulting in an inspired body of work that breaks conventions and goes beyond the silky-smooth house the duo are most known for.

Ahead of the release on Friday, you can stream Double Fantasy in full via the player below for 48 hours, with the album available for pre-order here.

Mind Against Next Up in Ask the Experts; Send Them Your Questions Now

A number of months back, we announced the re-launch of our Ask the Experts series, and invited you to get the answers to everything you could possibly have ever wanted to know from Gerd Janson; we then followed that up with sessions in the hot seat from Mathew Jonson, DeWalta, Headless Horseman, and, most recently, Daniel Avery. We can now announce that December’s experts are Mind Against.

Berlin-based Italians Alessandro and Federico Fognini have enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past five years since the Mind Against project was birthed back in 2011. The pair were taken under the wing of the then emergent Life and Death imprint, forging a relationship that would produce a series of three defining releases—debut EP Atlant in 2013, followed by Avalon and Strange Days the following year.

With the records, the Fognini brothers not only earned themselves a callback for several more releases, but became part of the label’s management for some time. Moreover, they have since released a collaborative EP with Locked Groove on Hotflush, as well as contributing to Cocoon, Plangent, before finally landing on Afterlife. It is with the latter imprint, run by fellow Berlin-based Italians Tale of Us, that the pair are now working closely and touring at its events.

Citing the likes of Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada as their original electronic inspiration, their current sound in fact aligns more with techno, taking direction from everything from ’80s psychedelia to IDM. Catch one of their DJ sets, and you’ll get a feeling for that depth in understanding of electronics; they certainly know how to rock a dancefloor.

Whether it be DJing, production or anything else, all questions should be sent to [email protected]; we’ll pass them along to the Fogninis who will select their favorites, and in December we’ll publish their answers.

Duckett Joins Galdoors

The next EP on Galdoors comes from Duckett.

Run by brothers Junes and Tames, Galdoors is a close-knit imprint which has so far put out music by the likes of Audio Werner, Leif and Elgato. The latest artist to join the fold is Duckett, a producer who has been putting out minimalist house and techno records for roughly 15 years, via UntilMyHeartStops, Greta Cottage Workshop and Mind Your Head amongst others. Made up of four deep, trippy cuts, Stories of Data Loss will be the eighth EP from Galdoors.

Stories of Data Loss will be released December 5. Stream snippets below.

Tracklisting:

A1. No Relation To Me
A2. My Other Life On Earth Begins This Morning
B1. Everything Works Backwards
B2. But My Mind

Jeff Mills and Tony Allen to Perform Live Show

New Morning will host a live performance by Jeff Mills and Tony Allen.

Tony Allen, a Nigerian drummer and legend of the afrobeat movement (known for working alongside Fela Kuti as well as playing solo), will team up with techno pioneer Jeff Mills for a live performance at Parisian jazz club New Morning. The gig will take place mid-December, hosted by Amical Music. Also on the bill is local selector and record seller Victor Kiswell.

Tickets for the 450 capacity show will go on sale November 8. For more information, head to the Facebook event page. Check out a video of Allen in action below.

Canvax Cosmophilia

At this point, the name Canvax is unlikely to ring familiar with most. It’s the moniker of relatively unknown electro specialist Danny Jeroense, a producer who has been bouncing around digital-only fringe labels for the past few years. Over the past 12 months, Italian imprint YAY has collaborated with the Dutchman to put his work onto wax for the first time, the result being nine-track album Cosmophilia.

Much like its artwork (which was also wholly designed by Jeroense), the music that makes up Cosmophilia is coal-black and steely grey in character. At times this is a result of its dark atmosphere: the punchy, slamming kick and sci-fi synths of “High Alert,” or the scratchy, pulsating breaks of “Power Surge.” Electro-bass number “Lost Comms” is also pervaded by a murky feeling, awash with rude synths that tear through the track.

The album really comes into its own during its more mellow moments; Jeroense evidently has the knack for crafting pensive, deeper electro. Opener “Spiraling” is a good example of this (though with a driving force preserved in its bassline). The reflective “Rebooting,” Cosmophilia‘s most serene cut, drops down another gear, while “Transmitting” pairs squelchy acid with similarly blue chords.

With the moody and the manic taken care of, there is still time for Jeroense to squeeze in a few more alternative numbers. The excellent “Break Off” sounds like a bonus cut to the infamous ElektroworldLP. Downtempo “Static” changes the pace, awkwardly plodding along with rough, choppy beats, and “Stasis” fills a middle ground between the two.

As well as being a landmark release for YAY, Cosmophilia will serve as a portfolio for Canvax; a fresh talent, deservedly dug out of electro obscurity. The complete LPshould be praised for its diversity, a confidently executed balancing act between all shades of the genre.

Cosmophilia is out now. Buy it at Juno or Decks.de.

Tracklisting:

A1. Spiraling
A2. Lost Comms
B1. Rebooting
B2. Power Surge
C1. High Alert
C2. Transmitting
D1. Break Off
D2. Stasis
D3. Static

Cin Cin Preps Fort Romeau and Bezier Split; Shares Track

The latest split 12″ on Fort Romeau‘s Cin Cin imprint—its fifth in total—will land a year after the label’s inaugural release.

In just one year, Cin Cin has been home to split 12″s from Fort Romeau and Nick Hoppner, Todd Osborn and Laurence Guy, V and Ripperton, and Bwana and LOR. To celebrate the anniversary, the label boss himself takes the helm for one side of the split, delivering two cuts of silky-smooth, arpeggio house. On the flip, Honey Soundsystem’s Bezier provides two outings in his signature, off-kilter house, completing the enticing package.

Ahead of the release, you can stream Fort Romeau’s “Korgs” in full via the player below, along with the tracklisting.

Tracklisting:

1. Bezier “Purify”
2. Bezier “Widows Tears”
3. Fort Romeau “Korgs”
4. Fort Romeau “Away”

Recondite, Audion, and Stephan Bodzin Announced for Minimal Effort New Year’s Eve

Following on from its massive Halloween event—which hosted 3,800 dance music fans at the expansive LA Center Studios—LA party brand Minimal Effort has announced the first phase of it New Year’s Eve lineup.

Heading back to LA Center Studios, Minimal Effort New Year’s Eve will see live sets from techno masterminds Recondite, Stephan Bodzin, Audion, and Nicola Cruz, alongside DJ performances from the some of the scene’s most popular acts including Simian Mobile Disco, &Me, Francesca Lombardo, Sacha Robotti, the Desert Hearts Crew, Amtrac, Chrome Sparks, Kastle, and Human Resources, with more to be announced.

You can pick up tickets to the December 31 event on Monday at 12pm PST via the Minimal Effort website.

Hear a New Track from Alix Perez

On November 11, Alix Perez will return to his 1985 imprint with his latest EP, Numbers.

Fresh off the back of September’s Ghosts EP and his outings as Shades alongside Eprom, Perez returns with the fourth release for 1985, cranking the BPMs and delivering four cuts of pure drum & bass. Each outing on the EP shows a slightly different side to Perez’ repertoire, from the menacing rolling rhythms of “The Raven” to the title track’s sun-drenched soul—which also features beautiful vocal work from Benabu. If bass music at higher BPMs is your persuasion, then you’ll certainly find something to love in Numbers.

Numbers will be available as a Beatport exclusive on November 11—the vinyl and merch pre-order available on the same day—with the full vinyl release dropping on November 25. Ahead of those dates, you can stream EP cut “Drifting” in full via the player below.

Camila Fuchs ‘Manyfold’

London-based Camila Fuchs are an experimental electronic duo made up of Camila de Laborde and Daniel Hermann-Collini (hailing from Mexico and Munich, respectively). The project blends elements of kraut and experimental techno with Laborde’s tender vocals in an engrossing sonic mix reminiscent of artists such as Oneohtrix Point Never and Bjork.

Originally starting as a laptop-based project, the duo soon found a love for analog modular pastures, a move that proved to be the catalyst for their debut album, Singing From Fixed Rung. Across the album’s tracks, Laborde and Hermann-Collini stride confidently from coarse ambient excursions to warped, beat-driven ballads. The album’s tense emotional content is a direct response to the fragility of the modern world, or more directly: “living in a post-Brexit Britain, the rise of Trump across the pond, and the persecution of citizens in de Laborde’s native Mexico.”

Singing From Fixed Rung is available now from Juno as a joint release on Schamoni Musik, The Lumen Lake, and SVS Records. To celebrate the release, Laborde and Hermann-Collini have offered up album cut “Manyfold” as today’s XLR8R download, which you can pick up via WeTransfer below, along with a full stream of the album.

Manyfold

Midnight Shift Pays Tribute to Andreas Gehm with Compilation

Midnight Shift has put together a compilation in tribute to the late Andreas Gehm.

The compilation, To Andreas Gehm, is made up of eight tracks, including new music by KiNK, Marco Bernardi, Basic Soul Unit, and Umwelt amongst others. It is set to be released first on digital format (available to download from November 25), before getting a vinyl pressing too early next year. All proceeds raised by the release will go towards funding Andreas Gehm’s post-mortem affairs, managed by his best friend, Joe Kurta.

Andreas Gehm (a.k.a. Elec Pt. 1), who passed earlier this year, is widely regarded as a key figure in Europe’s acid sound, having released on the likes of Bunker Records, Mathematics, Solar One Music, and Midnight Shift itself.

To Andreas Gehm will be available on digital format from November 25. Stream snippets below.

Tracklisting:

A1. KiNK “1st Electric”
A2. Marco Bernardi “Diffused Partitions”
B1. Mark Forshaw “Further”
B2. Basic Soul Unit “Running In The Night”
C1. Tzusing “I Do Not Own This Song”
C2. L/F/D/M “Beaks In Zen”
D1. Umwelt “Praise To Insanity”
D2. Rivet “Shards Will Shine”

Page 729 of 3781
1 … 727 728 729 730 731 … 3,781