The name may not tell you much, but you’ve definitely seen Benedikt Rugar’s work floating around, either via his designs for Berlin’s Berghain and Watergate clubs, his cover
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DB set to release ‘Hornets / Footprints’ on MIXED-UP
Following up to releases from Isorinne, Loudtone and Leonardo Martelli, Danilo Betti’s now set to drop his second personal instalment ‘Hornets/Footprints’ via MIXED-UP on June 10th.
HOLOVR: Trace Realm EP
Jimmy Billingham’s new effort ‘Trace Realm‘ is just as much of an introspective journey as it offers more expressive, outgoing combinations. Brushing a vibrant mosaic brimming with chopped-up keyboard chords and volatile acid-drenched arpeggios, the Rephlex vibe is here and banging, summoning the ghosts of Bochum Welt and Dave Monolith without striking the old-school-savvy pose.
Altered Soul Experiment release Volcov and Red Greg – Japan Edition
As Altered Soul Experiment’s disco and soul-focused venture has now gone infectious on a worldwide level, the Paris-via-Berlin label have now reissued their first two instalments in a special edition dedicated to the Japanese market.
Premiere: Nebraska – It Won’t Be Long
Boosting the track’s shine with a snaky arpeggio, totemic percussions, feeling vocals and a flight of gut-wrenching strings, Nebraska manages to reinforce the tear-jerking force of the cut with a few tastefully-dusted piano stabs. A taste of sublime.
Banoffee Pies
As the release of their new compilation ‘BP004’ grows closer, we caught up with Banoffee Pie residents Autumn and DRB to talk hot-off-the-press newness, Prince’s passing and Ell even went for a well-thought-out Brexit examination.
Buttechno: 7
When counting the number of acts that work on throwing off the yoke of lazy, unimaginative 4/4 tropes that plague a good lot of the techno-stamped efforts, the name of Russian producer Pavel Milyakov aka Buttechno obviously comes to mind.
Album Premiere: Stéphane Laporte takes us into “Fourrure Sounds Vol.2”
We joined forces with Antinote to bring you the exclusive full-stream of the brilliant ‘Fourrure Sounds Vol.2’ and took the chance to have a talk with the gear-savvy Stéphane Laporte about his creative process and other mind-to-machine considerations.
Huerco S. announces new album for Anthony Naples’ Proibito imprint
Three years after the release of his debut album ‘Colonial Patterns’ on Daniel Lopatin’s Software, this second long-player sails off to wider audio-spans, exploring a spacious ambient scope via warmly-arranged envelops and supple, silken scapes.
The Pilotwings
Lyon-based production duo “The Pilotwings” lay down a kaleidoscopic mix lacing unhinged synth blast-offs, easternmost melodic tropes and ’80s oddball groovers and lift the veil on their boundless scope of influences, “Brothers From Different Mothers” debuts and their studio voodoo.
Nathan Melja joins Technicolour with ‘No No No’ EP
True to his signature blend of breezy tape-saturated house and dynamic floor-magnets, Melja aligns yet another compelling collection of strictly club-aimed weapons.
Premiere: Africaine 808 – Everybody Wants To (feat Blind D.D.)
Grinding disco-savvy grooves, soulful vocodized vocals and earthy rhythms into a jagged funky strut, Leyers and Nomad serve up an infectious treat dedicated to sunlit outdoor celebrations and ecstatic nature communing.
Suzanne Kraft: DJ Safety Track
Be it through soothing atmospheric panoramas or tight-strapped floor-apt beats, the inch-perfect adroitness of Herrera in both the arrangement layering and textural carving will sure leave a memorable mark.
Album Premiere: Damian Schwartz – The Dancing Behavior
‘The Dancing Behavior’ is a lavish and effervescent trip for both the body and mind, equally efficient as a remedy to rainy Sundays and as an offbeat club weapon. Schwartz dishes out a serious treat for the senses.
Premiere: Distorted Portrait – Raw Culture
Smashing a rough-hewn 4/4 over acid-dipped gurgles and polychromatic synth ripples, Distorted Portrait’s ’Raw Culture’ entwines a sleazy basement vibe with a finely iridescent Chicagoan feel. Straight to the core.
Premiere: Prins Emanuel – Archibald Coteau
Speeding up the retro-futuristic autobahn at full-throttle, Prins Emanuel delivers a serious churning groover with ‘Archibald Coteau’. ‘River Pass By Three’ is released on May 12th via Moscow-based Isaiah Tapes.