Rodriguez Jr. "Persistence Of Vision (Retinaculum Dub Mix)"
French producer and live act Olivier Mateu (a.k.a. Rodriguez Jr.) released "Persistence Of Vision" on Mobilee Records almost a year ago. The typically melodic and soulful track become a key part of his...
View ArticleThe Orb Announces New Album on Kompakt
Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann (a.k.a. The Orb) will release Moon Building 2703 AD via Kompakt on June 22. The latest outing will follow up their 2005 album Okie Dokie It's The Orb On Kompakt, with...
View ArticlePremiere: Stream Four Tracks From Quiet Dawn's Debut Album, The First Day
Today, French producer Quiet Dawn will release his debut album The First Day, a concept album of sorts centered on the "first day in search of love." The album sees release on First Word Records and is...
View ArticleSuzanne Kraft Preps LP for Melody As Truth
As reported over on RA, LA producer Suzanne Kraft (real name Diego Herrera) has a new album coming soon on Jonny Nash's Melody As Truth imprint. Following on from releases in varying styles on the...
View ArticlePremiere: Watch a New Video From Christian Tiger School
Young South African pair Luc Veermeer and Sebastiano Zanasi (a.k.a. Christian Tiger School) have made waves of late with their LA beat scene-inspired melding of the sounds of their homeland with...
View ArticleNick Höppner Folk
If you've been the manager of Ostgut Ton, one of the foremost techno labels of the day, it is clear you know what sort of records make a club tick. Couple that with ten years plus of production...
View ArticleStream Another Track From Lockah's Upcoming EP
As we reported last month, former Bubblin' Up artist Lockah is soon to release his new And Blue Brindle Too EP via Donky Pitch. The Scottish beatmaker (real name Tom Banks) has now made a second of its...
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Podcast 383: Walker & Royce
It was just a few years ago that the NYC DJ-production team Sam Walker and Gavin Royce were spinning opening sets at Cielo, doing the occasional remix for the venerable Nervous label and generally...
View ArticleKastle "Strange Days"
Today marks the release of LA based producer Kastle's latest EP, Hyperreality. The six track affair will come out via Symbols, the imprint Kastle founded, which has also been home to releases from...
View ArticleThe Bunker New York Announces New EP From Løt.te; Shares Preview
The Bunker New York has announced History Of Discipline, the second EP from NY producer Mehmet Irdel (a.k.a. Løt.te). The new EP will follow up his 2014 debut release, Pressure Chant, and features two...
View ArticleCómeme Announces New EP From Dany F
At the end of May, Cómeme will release the first 12" from 21 year old Medellin artist Daniel Florez (a.k.a. Dany F). The Wouhau EP will follow up his debut on Cómeme with four tracks of swinging...
View ArticleFiber Festival Announces the Premiere of Divergence
Fiber Festival has announced Zeno van den Broek as their third and final AV performer for the 2015 evening schedule, joining previously confirmed live performers London Modular Alliance and Microseq....
View ArticleRobag Wruhme Returns to Pampa With His New EP, Shares Previews
Gabor Schablitzki (a.k.a. Robag Wruhme) will return to Pampa on May 11 with his latest EP, Cybekks. Following on from his much lauded LP Thora Vukk, the four track EP finds the German producer in...
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Q&A: Patrice Scott
Patrice Scott has a history within Detroit's clubbing world—a really long history: As a youth, the DJ and producer, who's about to release his long-awaited LP, Euphonium on was going out to the kinds...
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In the Studio: Hunter/Game
Hunter/Game is the latest project of Martino Bertola and Emmanuele Nicosia, two Milanese friends and established producers in their own right who are quickly developing a reputation for their beautiful...
View ArticlePremiere: Hear Liars Remix Niagara's "Else"
Else What Else? is the latest release from Turin-based experimental pop duo Niagara, which pairs single track "Else" with remixes by LA based trio Liars and Niagara founding member Diego Perrone....
View ArticleLife On Planets Announce Debut LP, Share Track
Life On Planets, the newest signing to Wolf + Lamb, will release their debut LP in June. Curious Palace, named after the artist lofts in Baltimore where the band met, is a 10 track affair drawing...
View ArticleFrida Sundemo "Dead (Half-Truth Remix)"
Half-Truth is the new project of a Montreal songwriter, producer, and DJ who has previously played festivals such as MUTEK, Piknic Electronik, and Igloofest, and has been featured heavily here on XLR8R...
View ArticlePremiere: Watch a New Video From Man Power
Anonymous artist Man Power released his latest EP, Trans, on NY label Throne Of Blood on Monday. The four-tracker features two new originals, backed up by remixes from Berlin's Discodromo and WT...
View ArticlePolar Inertia Announce New EP, Share Video
"Machines will fail us" are the first words heard on the anticipated new episode of the Polar Inertia journey and they set the scene perfectly for the striking apocalyptic ride ahead. Kinematic Optics...
View Article100% Silk Announces New EP From Bobby Browser; Streams Track
Next month, 100% Silk will release the latest EP from Brooklyn based artist Bobby Browser. Clubspinning is a four track EP culled from a series of sessions based around a Yamaha SU700 Sampling Unit,...
View ArticleWill Ward Debuts on Leisure System, Streams Track
London newcomer Will Ward will deliver the second installment in Leisure System's Gridlock series of dancefloor-oriented 12"s. The upcoming Interval One EP marks Ward's first appearance on the Berlin...
View ArticleRicardo Villalobos Readies New EP for Raum Musik
Ricardo Villalobos will resurface on Frankfurt label Raum Musik later this spring with a new EP. As Resident Advisor reports, the two-track Who Are We? 12" marks the Chilean producer's first solo...
View ArticleMatrixxman Preps Debut Album; Streams Lead Single
Bay Area producer Matrixxman (a.k.a. Charles Duff) is no stranger to XLR8R's pages—in addition to supplying an exclusive podcast last year, he's also incredibly prolific, dropping 12 EPs since 2013 for...
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"Tears": An Oral History
Just over one year on from the Frankie Knuckles's untimely death, the Defected label, in collaboration with Def Mix, is about to release a retrospective of the Godfather of House's greatest tunes,...
View ArticleXIII "Racnid"
We profiled Italian label Gang Of Ducks in our Get Familiar feature last October, shedding some light on imprint and artist collective who have been making some waves of late. The label has released...
View ArticlePremiere: Hear The Acid Remix Young Magic's "Something In The Water"
Today, Young Magic released Remixes Vol. 1, a pay-as-you-feel charity album which features contributions from artists such as Teebs, Doldrums, Matthewdavid, Roland Tings, and The Acid. All proceeds...
View ArticlePAN Announces Debut Release From Lifted
Lifted is an ongoing collaborative project from Matt Papich (a.k.a. Co La) and Beautiful Swimmers' Max D, who will be releasing their debut album, 1, on PAN at the end of the month. A couple of the...
View ArticlePittsburgh Modular Announces the Patch Box Modular Effects Pedals
Modular synthesizer and accessories manufacturer Pittsburgh Modular has announced the launch of its Patch Box line of modular effects pedals. The Patch Box looks to redefine modular synthesis and the...
View ArticleMister Saturday Night Preps Two New 12"s; Preview Both Now
Mister Saturday Night has been a little quiet on the releases front of late, with its last outing having been more than six months ago now. In early May the redoubtable New York party-starters (and...
View ArticleStream a Track From Terranova's Forthcoming New LP for Kompakt
Berlin pair Terranova's keenly awaited new album—their first since 2012's Hotel Amour—is due to drop next month on Kompakt. Ahead of that, the duo has shared a full stream of album track "Skin &...
View ArticleMatt Tolfrey Fabric 81
More than a decade ago, Matt Tolfrey played the DJ set that would make the rest of his career. It was one in the presence of Fabric’s musical director, Craig Richards, at Nottingham’s influential and...
View ArticlePremiere: Stream a Track From the New Joe Le Bon LP
Operating for over 16 years, Detroit label Moods & Grooves has amassed quite the back catalogue, releasing records from a stellar cast of artists including Kyle Hall, Mr. G, Theo Parrish, Rick...
View ArticleQRATES Starts Service for Small-Scale Vinyl Pressing
With vinyl booming, now is an apposite time for small labels to be putting out wax, but issues such as high minimum pressing amounts (300 to 500 typically), high costs, deadstock risks and the...
View ArticledubLoner ft Isaac Haile Selassie "Chairr Nawena (Kush Arora remix)"
Earlier this month, Kenneth James Gibson (a.k.a. [a]pendics.shuffle) released his latest EP under his dubLoner moniker on Adjunct Audio, the label he founded in 2005 with friend Konstantin Gabbro. The...
View ArticlePremiere: Hear Matthew Herbert Remix Sasha Siem's "Proof"
British-Norwegian artist Sasha Siem released her highly anticipated debut album, Most of the Boys, through Blue Plum Records at the beginning of March. The album was produced by Bjork and Sigur Ros...
View ArticleWatch a New Production Masterclass From Matthew Dear
Richie Hawtin's CNTRL tour is a college campus tour of the USA based around individuality and creativity in technology-based music. The tour features performances and lectures from some of the top...
View ArticleRicardo Villalobos and Max Loderbauer Ready Album for Perlon
Just days after detailing an upcoming 12" for Frankfurt imprint Raum Musik, Ricardo Villalobos has revealed plans to release an album with modular synth specialist and founding member of the Moritz von...
View ArticlePremiere: Watch a New Video from Second Storey
London-based producer Alec Storey, who operates under the solo alias Second Storey, has shared a new video for "The Overview Effects (Parts 1 & 2)." Taken from his debut full-length Double Divide,...
View ArticleAllies for Everyone Atonement EP
Brian Suarez first rose to fame, or a certain level thereof, as the instigating force behind Gater, an electroclash-era NYC outfit that stood out from its contemporaries for its subdued take on the...
View ArticleMachinedrum Releases DJ Rashad Tribute EP
Over the weekend, Machinedrum released Movin' Forward, a tribute EP dedicated to the late Chicago footwork figurehead DJ Rashad. As Resident Advisor reports, the record contains a couple of Travis...
View ArticleMaxime Dangles "Sughar"
French producer Maxime Dangles was last featured on XLR8R mid last year with his track "Unversal," a deep, hypnotic techno cut pulled from his Conduktion EP which saw release via the Dunsciat label in...
View ArticlePremiere: Stream the New Seb Wildblood & Apes EP
At the end of May, Church co-founders, Seb Wildblood & Apes, will release their latest split EP, Noshi/Mortimer Road, via the Skint imprint. The EP also features the vocal stylings of Phantasy...
View ArticleFur Coat Returns to Crosstown Rebels With New EP
Sergio Munoz and Israel Sunshine (a.k.a. Fur Coat) will release their latest EP, Berlin Chronicles, next month on Crosstown Rebels. You might have heard the tracks popping up in Fur Coat sets of late,...
View ArticlePremiere: Watch a New Video from Drew Lustman
Earlier this month, Brooklyn producer Drew Lustman ditched his Falty DL pseudonym and "the connotations and associations" surrounding it to release a rugged yet graceful album named The Crystal Cowboy...
View ArticleLaurent Garnier's Book Electrochoc Being Made Into Film
As reported over on Resident Advisor, Laurent Garnier's book Electrochoc is being turned into a feature film. The book charts the history of dance music and features contributions from Jeff Mills,...
View ArticlePodcast 384: Zenker Brothers
We here at XLR8R love no-nonsense names, and Munich, Germany's Zenker Brothers fit the bill on that count—Dario and Marco are indeed brothers, and Zenker is their real given surname. (None of that...
View ArticleStream the New EP by Nitsa Resident Shelby Grey
Shelby Grey, whose tracks "Glow In The Dark" and "Give Your Love" have previously been featured in XLR8R's Downloads section, has just dropped a new three-track EP via the Holographic People imprint....
View ArticleLossy "Hackney Brook"
Sam Sharp (a.k.a. Lossy) is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer based in Hackney, London. Next month, Sharp will inaugurate his new label, Boot Cycle Audio, which is to be a home for the...
View ArticleMUTEK Montreal Announces Final Program
As we approach the commencement of the 16th edition of MUTEK next month, the festival has announced the final stages and programming which will include the free outdoor stage EXPÉRIENCE, the nighttime...
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