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Machinedrum Drops ‘Nastyfuckk’ EP

Cayley MacArthur — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:29:09 +0000

Somehow, Machinedrum (real name Travis Stewart) has managed to release even more music – not that we’re complaining. After his 2011 release of a handful of EPs, his own fantastic Room(s) LP, followed by the debut Sepalcure LP with Praveen Sharma a few months later, you might think he’d want to take a break. Instead, he’s [...]

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Stream Mouse On Mars’ ‘Parastrophics’ LP in Full

Cayley MacArthur — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:33:32 +0000

Just a month ago, Modeselektor’s Monkeytown label posted a series of frustratingly short clips as a preview of Mouse on Mars’ forthcoming album Parastrophics. They weren’t long enough to gather much about the album, except for that it was going to be good, and long overdue – their last album came out all the way [...]

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Watch: Hot City x LOL Boys – Hot Boys

Cayley MacArthur — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:04:15 +0000

One of 2012’s already most interesting labels, Unknown to the Unknown (UTTU), has just dropped a new collaborative EP between UTTU label boss Hot City and LA/Montreal duo LOL Boys. The EP features two tracks, the acidy lead Hot Boys, and the equally fierce Whitney (Jus Some Shit), which was first featured in LOL Boys’ podcast [...]

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Quantic & Alice Russell – Look Around The Corner

hurryupnbuy — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:22:54 +0000

UK’s revered independent artists Quantic and Alice Russell are joining forces for their first collaborative album “Look Around The Corner.” The album will be out on April 3rd via Tru Thoughts. Today, Tru Thoughts has released a video of the duo and Quantic’s band Combo Bárbaro recording the lead single “Look Around The Corner” live [...]

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Thavius Beck – The Heavens Bleed Sunshine

hurryupnbuy — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:41:55 +0000

Thavius Beck serves as an integral part to the Los Angeles music/producers community. Although he may not be a household name at the moment, his career has been filled with accolades from working with Saul Williams’s self titled and “Niggy Tardust” albums, which in turn allowed him to work with Zack De La Rocha [...]

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HEAR Daft Punk Done In 8-Bit :: Da Chip

URB.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:58:55 +0000

For everyone who thinks Daft Punk is a little too fancy, with their pristine production methods, sleek robot outfits and top-shelf live show, Da Chip is the answer. The second compilation of Daft Punk tunes spanning the duos entire career, from Homework to TRON Legacy, is compiled by French artists Je deviens dj en 3 [...]

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Lateef the Truthspeaker :: Interview

URB.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:41:00 +0000

Hailing from the West Coast’s Quannum Projects (home to DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Tommy Guerrero, etc.) Lateef The Truthspeaker is a longtime MC with deep histories that precede him. As half of Latyrx (with Lyrics Born), half of Mighty Underdogs (with Gift Of Gab), and half of The Maroons (with Chief Xcel), there hasn’t been a [...]

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Jeff Mills, Josh Wink & Sven Vath In New Tresor Doc Trailer

URB.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:17:37 +0000

Of the many storied clubs in the history of dance music, no one name represents ’90s techno as well as Tresor, the historic venue built inside an old East German department store vault after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Inspired by the hard techno sounds coming from Detroit via Jeff Mills, Blake Baxter and [...]

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Simian Mobile Disco Announces ‘Unpatterns’ LP

Cayley MacArthur — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:16:33 +0000

Simian Mobile Disco, the duo comprised of James Ford and Jas Shaw, have just announced their upcoming album entitled Unpatterns. It’s their first album since 2009’s Temporary Pleasure and follows their techno compilation album Delicacies which came out in 2010. The first single, called Seraphim, will be released on April 9th. In addition to this [...]

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See the Video for Kodiak’s ‘Spreo Superbus’ (Forthcoming Numbers)

Cayley MacArthur — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:14:02 +0000

At last, UK label Numbers has announced a release for the track Spreo Superbus by London duo Kodiak. It’s been a frequent pick at Boiler Room and Rinse.FM for ages, even since the artists went by their old name Raw Milk. At this point it sounds fresh as ever, and you can grab the official [...]

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