Piknic Electronik Adds Sydney and Santiago to its 2016 Season

Having established its goal of adding ten cities to its program over the next five years, The Piknic Electronik International Development Plan has unsurprisingly made further steps towards its objective by adding Santiago (its first location in South America) and an additional Australian city, Sydney, to its unbeatable open air event series. Moving away from the chill that engulfs its home city of Montreal this time of year and migrating towards the southern hemisphere to wait out the cold, multiple Piknic Electronik events will take place in Sydney, Dubai, Santiago, and Melborne between December 19 – April 3.

To kick off things off, the first Piknic Electronik event of 2016 will take place in Sydney on January 10 with performances from Simon Caldwell, Cassete, and Detroit dignitary Kevin Saunderson who will then head down south to Melbourne the following weekend with local Aussie artists Matt Radovich and Myles Mac to fully christen the new season.

You can learn more about each event by visiting Piknic Electronik’s website and keep yourself posted on the upcoming events by liking the Facebook event pages below.

Piknic Electronik Sydney

Piknic Electronik Melborne

Piknic Electronik Santiago

Piknic Electronik Dubai

Watch the Final Installment of Palmbomen II’s Music Video Series

Netherlands musician Kai Hugo (aka Palmbomen II) has today released the final installment of music video series for his self-titled debut album on Tim Sweeney’s Beats In Space Records. A graduate of Red Bull Music Academy, the Dutch producer has settled down in Los Angeles, taking it upon himself to personally direct each chapter of his fantastic and arcane music video series.

Binge watching old VHS tapes of the X-Files while recording his album and awaiting his visa to the United States, the name of each track on the album is named after various minor characters from the classic TV show. Cryptic and impressionable, the series’ VHS/80s inspired aesthetics perfectly match that of Palmbomen II’s dusty, tropical, and laved analogue sound. You can watch his latest music video for the track “John Lee Roche” in the player above and view the rest of the series below. You can check out Palmbomen II’s self-titled debut by going to his Bandcamp page here.

Echologist Announces New EP

Brendon Moeller (a.k.a. Echologist) has produced the third release to be put out by Christian Gerlach’s Lanthan.audio.

Established earlier this year, Lanthan.audio has put out EPs by Edit Select and Deepbass, and will kick off 2016 with a record by Echologist. The New York-based producer of South African heritage has recently released on the likes of Non Series, Mord and Planet Rouge, and is known for his dub techno trips, also producing under a handful of aliases such as Beat Pharmacy and Mono Blanco. Aside from his two original productions, title track “Dead Men Tell No Tales” gets the remix treatment by Antonio Ruscito, and a familiar face to the label, Deepbass.

Check out snippets from the EP below.

Weekly Selections: Romania Fundraiser, Ninja Tune LA Part 2, Truncate and DJ Hyperactive at Smart Bar

Tonight in Los Angeles, the women in music network shesaid.so join forces with XLR8R on a fundraiser to benefit the families affected by the recent nightclub tragedy in Bucharest, Romania. Let’s Play House’s Urulu, soulful live act Pegasus Warning, and Dig Deeper‘s MASHA and Alison Swing will contribute their musical performances. To make an online donation for the worthy cause go here.

On Friday, Ninja Tune continues its 25th anniversary celebration with a second event in Los Angeles, this time at the historic Masonic Lodge with The Bug feat. Earth & Liz Harris (Grouper) and experimental artist William Basinski.

Saturday night in Chicago, techno heavy hitters Truncate and DJ Hyperactive take over Smart Bar for the ongoing Octave techno series.

To find more events in your city or to submit a new event, visit our events page. XLR8R is now offering ticketing for U.S. events, interested promoters can get in touch here.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 10

Pan-Pot, “The Other Album” Tour at Flash

Flash – Washington, DC, US

December 10 @ 8:00 pm – December 11 @ 3:00 am

BREAKBOT & Irfane (DJ Set) w/ Jamie Prado, GRYN, Astley & More at Sound 12/10 presented by L’Affaire Musicale & Ouija Entertainment

Sound Nightclub – Hollywood, CA, US

December 10 @ 9:00 pm – December 11 @ 3:00 am

The Magic Number Presents I Love Vinyl | DJ Scribe/ OP!/ Amir Abdullah/ Jon Oliver/ Shawn Dub in The Panther Room

The Panther Room – Brooklyn, NY, US

December 10 @ 10:00 pm

shesaid.so fundraiser for Romania with Urulu

On The Rox (Above The Roxy!) – West Hollywood, CA, US

December 10 @ 10:00 pm – December 11 @ 2:00 am

Goodbye Dear Friends- San Proper’s Birthday

Studio 80 – Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

December 10 @ 11:00 pm – December 11 @ 5:00 pm

FRIDAY DECEMBER 11

Oktave with TRUNCATE * DJ HYPERACTIVE * SAVILE

Smartbar – Chicago , IL, US

December 11 @ 10:00 pm – December 12 @ 4:00 am

Viewlexx :: Clock Strikes 13

Bloc – Hackney Wick, London , United Kingdom

December 11 @ 10:00 pm – December 12 @ 6:00 am

Pan-Pot’s The Other Album Tour | Pan-Pot/ Joe Grossman at Output and Matt Tolfrey/ Ray Zuniga in The Panther Room

Output – Brooklyn, NY, US

December 11 @ 10:00 pm – December 12 @ 6:00 am

Goodbye Dear Friends- Prisma

Studio 80 – Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

December 11 @ 11:00 pm – December 12 @ 3:45 am

Hospitality Brighton 10th Birthday

Patterns – Brighton, United Kingdom

December 11 @ 11:00 pm – December 12 @ 4:00 am

SATURDAY DECEMBER 12

Benoit & Sergio LiVE, Moreon (Moreon & Baffa); George K Bday Bash at Flash

Flash – Washington, DC, US

December 12 @ 8:00 pm – December 13 @ 4:00 am

Lights Down Low SF Holiday Party Featuring Lee Foss and Ben Browning (Cut Copy DJ Set)

Mighty – San Francisco , CA, US

December 12 @ 10:00 pm – December 13 @ 3:00 am

Planet Chicago with DEREK PLASLAIKO * SASSMOUTH * JARVI

Smartbar – Chicago , IL, US

December 12 @ 10:00 pm – December 13 @ 5:00 am

DIALOGUE feat justin Marchacos (LIVE), Tara Brooks, MD & Evan Casey

PRIVATE LOCATION TBA – Los Angeles, CA, US

December 12 @ 10:30 pm – December 13 @ 5:30 am

Ninja Tune Part 3 :: Clock Strikes 13

Corsica Studios – London, United Kingdom

December 12 @ 10:00 pm – December 13 @ 6:00 am

THE HYDRA: OSTGUT TON ZEHN

Studio Spaces E1 – London, London, United Kingdom

December 12 @ 10:00 pm – December 13 @ 6:00 am

SUNDAY DECEMBER 13

WERD. | Little John

monarch – US

December 13 @ 9:00 pm – December 14 @ 2:00 am

Sundays in The Panther Room | Tom Trago/ Nicolas Matar

Output – Brooklyn, NY, US

December 13 @ 10:00 pm – December 14 @ 4:00 am

MONDAY DECEMBER 14

Monday Social feat. Nick Warren at SOUND

Sound Nightclub – Hollywood, CA, US

December 14 @ 10:00 pm – December 15 @ 3:00 am 

KUMA w/ Taylan, Alan Seutek , Axel vd Lugt and Hylke de Graaf

Sugarfactory – Amsterdam, Netherlands

December 14 @ 11:30 pm – December 15 @ 5:00 am

TUESDAY DECEMBER 15

Anti-Social Tuesdays Brings You Gradus Records/Success Society Label Showcase

TBA Brooklyn – Brooklyn, NY, US

December 15 @ 10:00 pm – December 16 @ 4:00 am

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16

Clinic with Camea (BPitch Control) & Guests

Couture – Hollywood, CA, US

December 16 @ 10:00 pm – December 17 @ 2:30 am

Locked Groove Announces New EP

Following on from a release on Life and Death, as well as a collaboration with Mind Against for Scuba’s Hotflush Recordings earlier this year, Locked Groove returns to his own Locked Groove Records with End/Scherzo, the label’s third release. According to the imprint, listeners should expect “an intense and driving two tracker.”

End/Scherzo will be available on digital and physical formats from December 11, and can be pre-ordered at Bleep and Decks. Also, for the first time, the two earlier Locked Groove Records EPs are being made available digitally at Beatport.

Listen to “End” from the EP below, via Mixmag.

Palms Trax Returns to Dekmantel; Streams Clips

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Ascendent Berlin-based producer Palms Trax (a.k.a. Jay Donaldson) returns to Dekmantel in early 2016 with a new EP, High Point on Low Ground. Donaldson debuted on Lobster Theremin back in 2013, helping to get the young London imprint off the ground. His upcoming three-tracker follows this year’s In Gold EP for the Dutch tastemakers, which swiftly sold out and will see a repress in January thanks to opportunistic Discogs prices.

As described in the accompanying write-up to High Point on Low Ground, “The title track blazes a beaten-up vocal snippet over stanked-out synths, stretched to a breaking point across a low-riding bass line. A stabbing Moroder-esque bass line dominates ‘Cloud City’, while ‘Paws’ equals pure and raw broken-beat bliss with a pinch of acid.” Stream clips of all three tracks below before the record drops on January 25.

A1. High Point On Low Ground
A2. Cloud City
B1. Paws

Konkret Cutz “ESLO”

Tristan Fabes and Charlie Gehant, who make up the Anglo-French duo Konkret Cutz, banded together in 2014, moved to Berlin, and plunged into an what is now an ongoing electronic musical expedition. Starting off with a number of remixes and hosting shows on a variety of radio stations and podcasts, the listening community has slowly but surely started to realize the strength and nattiness of Konkret Cutz’ production and mixing ability. Touring all over France, The UK, and Germany, the duo has caught the attention of a handful of labels with forthcoming EPs on Not An Animal, Tunnyl, and Man Power‘s imprint, LBL.

Having released it’s debut EP The Raumon People Get Real’s imprint Join Our Club earlier this year, Konkret Cutz’s sound and trajectory shows an entirely upward trend. With a handful of remixes and EPs already in the works for 2016, it seems likely that we will be seeing (and listening to) more from Fabes and Gehant. Offered up today as an exclusive XLR8R download is the Konkret Cutz track “ESLO,” which features a soulful, abrading groove that is followed up by low, wide, and particulate synth line that is precisely tuned and automated, eager for dancefloor adoption.

You can download “ESLO” for free in the player below and be sure to check out more from Konkret Cutz by visiting their Soundcloud page.

ESLO

Thomass Jackson “Simon (Alternate Arpped Version)”

Hailing from Argentina and currently residing in Mexico, DJ and producer Thomass Jackson has delivered an exclusive version of his track “Simon” as one of today’s XLR8R downloads. Having previously released records through imprints such as Gomma and Correspondant, Jackson’s most recent EP, Think People, was released on the Marseille-based label La dame Noir—who pride themselves on providing their listeners with a taste of “the darkest side of disco.” The three-track EP includes remixes from Golden Bug and A&N for a collection of stormy grooves that are ideal for any haunting and smoky dancefloor experiences.

“Simon (Alternate Arpped Version)” kicks off with an arrangement of disorienting alien-like synths that burst into a concrete drum arrangement and chunky bassline, before various synth compositions dip in and out of the track in beautiful fashion. You can download the track for free via the player below and be sure to check out more from Thomass Jackson by visiting his Soundcloud page here.

Simon (Alternate Arpped Version)

Romanian Fundraiser for the Families of the Recent Bucharest Nightclub Fire

This holiday season, XLR8R is partnering up with the women in music industry network shesaid.so and LA party series Dig Deeper to put together an event that gives back to the Romanian community. The one-night affair will help raise money for the families that were affected by the fire that broke out at a concert in Bucharest, Romania. You can read about the terrible nightclub tragedy by going here.

The night will feature DJ sets from Dig Deeper founders/residents MASHA & Alison Swing, a live performance from Pegasus Warning, house aficionado Urulu and a special guest. The event will run from 10 pm to 2 am on Thursday, December 10 at On The Rox in Los Angeles with a suggested donation of $20—any donation is welcomed (100% of proceeds go to Romania). No one is turned away for the lack of funds.

If you can’t make it to the event but still feel obliged to donate to this worthy cause, feel free to contribute online via Paypal.

You can find out more information here.

The Factory: Riverside Studios

Amongst the cobblestone walkways and beautifully bleak cityscape of Berlin, you will find a plethora of expression from street art to fashion, and of course, music. The raw, emotive undercurrents that permeate deep beneath the city continues to drive the subculture from its depths, perpetuating Berlin as one of the most influential cities for electronic music today, attracting international artists and aficionados alike. Contributing to this mellifluous movement is Riverside Studios, a unique compound in Kreuzberg that is redefining the notion of Berlin’s creative spaces by cultivating a comprehensive ecosystem to support exceptional artists for collaborative endeavors.

In this episode of The Factory, XLR8R takes an exclusive tour of Riverside Studios and sits down with managing partners, Martin Eyerer and Tassilo Ippenberger, to learn more about the studio’s origins, the evolution of the space through its collaborative initiatives, and how artists are “making waves” within the diverse music scene of Berlin.

Cover photo by: Klaus Mellenthin

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