house/techno
News: Defected Announces Part 1 Programme for 2018 Ibiza Season at Eden
After a triumphant 2017 season at Eden, Defected are gearing up to do it all over again, bigger and better, with CamelPhat, MK, Derrick Carter, Dennis Ferrer, Franky Rizardo, Monki, Claptone, Riva Starr, Melé, Danny Howard, Purple Disco Machine and many more this summer. Kicking off a huge 21-date season under the slogan ‘IN OUR HOUSE …
Track: Proper Villains – Twenty four seven / Kutumaini
After a three year hiatus, veteran producer Proper Villains returns with a new EP out via Altalnta house music label Psycho Disco! The New York artist is familiar to dancefloors the world over for his originals and remixes, including the much lauded remix of Cataracs’ Bass down low. Made up of two tracks, Twenty Four …
Track: Bicep – Opal (Four Tet Remix), plus live dates
Belfast duo Bicep have revealed a new Four Tet remix of ‘Opal’, taken from their self titled debut album, which came out last year on the vaunted Ninja Tune label, and was rightly heralded as one of the dance music albums of the year. Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) gently rubs the rough edges off …
Track: Jon Hopkins – Emerald Rush, plus tour dates
Jon Hopkins has announced that his first album since 2013’s breakthrough record Immunity is out via Domino Records on May 4th. Called Singularity, Hopkins explores the dissonance between the urban (or at least a dystopian view of it) and the green forest dystopian urbanity and the green forest, rather than the nightlife/night out of Immunity. …
See: Millionyoung reveals new video for ‘Never be the Same’
Millionyoung, the pseudonym for Miami’s Mike Diaz, has released his latest music video for his track “Never Be The Same” on MXDWN. “Never Be The Same” is the first single from his upcoming album ‘Rare Form’ which is due April 13 on Mishu Records. Finding itself at a unique intersection of house music rhythms and …
Playlist: Rare gems from the Warp Records Catalogue 1989-1994
The story of Warp is now a thing of legend. Born out in Sheffield’s FON record shop by store workers Steve Beckett and the late Rob Mitchell, alongside record producer Robert Gordon. Originally named Warped, it was shortened when the trio discovered it was difficult to distinguish over the phone. Like any new label, they …
EP: Jónbjörn – Isms EP
Lagaffe Tales co-founder Jónbjörn drops four tracks on Iceland’s FALK Records beat driven sub-label, FALK Disks. Since 2008 FALK (Fuck Art Lets Kill) has become a creative hub for Icelandic and international artists involved in experimental and electronic music, spanning noise rock through to power electronics, underground hip-hop to DIY techno and electro. 2017 saw …
Track: Drugzz – Someone Other Than Me
Drugzz, aka Nashvilles Sam Krager, is set to release his debut single ‘Someone Other Than Me’ via Super Serious Records on March 2nd. Of the track, he says “Someone Other Than Me is a love struggle song. I wrote this song after getting out of an engagement in 2016. My heart was in shambles at …
Track: Grayson Gilmour – Artery (SILICON Remix)
As Wellington singer-songwrier Grayson Gilmour stock continues to grow following the release of his recent album Otherness, he’s donated (is that the right word?) penultimate track to Canadian independent label Kingfisher Bluez, who have pressed it up on to a limited run of 7″ as part of their singles club. Made in conjunction with New …
News: Lorenzo Senni & Francesco Fantini – The Challenge original soundtrack as artbook/Vinyl 2nd March via Warp
Warp wunderkind Lorenzo Senni can now announce details of the vinyl release of the original soundtrack for short film The Challenge. The release exposes Lorenzo Senni as a musical chameleon – blending the sound into the body of the film, making the music a collaborative character rather than an accompaniment. The producer may be best …