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Shaker Notes and Strange Dreams: an Interview with Paul White
Passionweiss interviewed Paul White to talk about his latest release on R & S, ‘Shaker Notes’.
Clark reveals upcoming LP on Warp Records
Clark has revealed details of his latest full-length, self-titled album ‘Clark’ which is to be released on Warp on 3rd November 2014.
This is where the sounds of the machine meet the sounds of the world. A protracted club experience distilled into a cinematic, immersive whole. Clark’s chiseled vision of techno contextualized for a post-rave environment – the clean, cold edges of technology eroded over time to produce raw, fascinating new textures.
“I wanted to let the weather in with this album”, Clark explains. “It’s outward looking, it’s drenched in sounds of the outside world, sounds free from human intervention: branches crackling in the wind, storms brewing, the stillness of settling snow. It’s all in there, amongst the moreish crunch of industrial machinery”.
The machines hold their own against nature: ‘Banjo’ is a straight up MPC/synth funk jam played over three notes, the hypnotic arpeggios of ‘Unfurla’ are underpinned by a solid 4/4 kick drum, peak-rave euphoria is captured in ‘There’s a Distance In You’. At its essence ‘Grit In The Pearl’ is more Berghain than Guggenheim – a club banger, albeit in a parallel dimension filtered through the ‘Clark’ lens, lending new context to its spiralling rave chords.
Vladislav Delay announces new LP ‘Visa’
Vladislav Delay returns with ‘Visa’, a surprise album announced to drop in November 2014. It will be his first set of beatless material in ten years.
The upcoming album has received strong support from XLR8R, RA, FACT, Clubbing Spain, See Sick Sound
and Exclaim.
TR\\ER September 2014 Roundup
TR\\ER aka Truss & Tessela discuss their music relationship and individual projects with Red Bull Music Academy here.
Check out their live in session for BBC Radio 1’s Residency Live at Maida Vale studios, a special programme featuring eight electronic pioneers from across the dance spectrum.
Alex Smoke mix for The Selector
Following the release of his releases on R&S this year, Alex Smoke has been called in by the British Council to provide a mix for their audio series ‘The Selector’. Listen and download below.
Untold releases a suprise album ‘Echo in The Valley’
Shortly followed by debut LP ‘Black Light Spiral‘, the Hemlock artist has released a surprise album entitled ‘Echo In The Valley’.
The physical release of Echo In The Valley is limited to 100 wooden USB keys containing WAV files for “a cryptic suite of modular extractions” and arrives in a “hand-finished box, oil stamped, tied with leather rope, lined with hand-cut Welsh slate.
The album is available now as an hour-long mixtape to stream or download.
The album has had support from RA, XLR8R ,FACT and Kmag.
New R&S release for Paul White + Video
“Paul White’s forthcoming album Shaker Notes – his first for R&S Records – sees the London producer ditch the sampler for live drums, bass, guitar, synths and vocals.” FACT Magazine
Where You Gonna Go? is the new single from Paul White‘s forthcoming album ‘Shaker Notes’. New single is complimented by this colourful, hypnotic video by Ruffmercy. The release has had strong support from Dummy, FACTmag, XLR8R and RA to name a few.
R&S Records release ‘Where You Gonna Go?’ on September 15th 2014 (pre-order), followed by the album ‘Shaker Notes’ on September 29th 2014 (pre-order).
Call Super’s new album on Houndstooth, ‘Suzi Ecto’
Ahead of the release of his debut album ‘Suzi Ecto’, Call Super is set to drop a limited edition 7″. Featuring versions of two tracks from the LP, ‘Sulu Sekou’ is edited down slightly, whilst ‘Coney Storm Drain’ comes in extended form.
Call Super’s 12” ‘The Present Tense’ was the launching point for him on Fabric’s in-house imprint, Houndstooth, this was then followed up with two highly regarded releases — Black Octagons and Depicta/Acephale II. ‘Suzi Ecto’ will be his 4th release on the imprint, due to drop on the 15th September 2014.
Known for his quality production techniques, his new album encapsulates his sound perfectly, with strong support from RA, Mixmag and The Wire, also receiving a 10/10 review by Mixmag.
“The fears and passing joys of the world pouring in through mouth, nose, eyes and ears. React against what we cannot stand: the coopted postures all over the land. Here now with the contradictory mix of the blissful, the panicked the paranoid that thrives place to place. Drowning us. Veins, organs and mind are filled until we blur into these cities and skies and our reactions fade away. A positive assertion is staked and I see that this is no longer a part of me.“
XLR8R Podcast 353: Randomer
Randomer steps up to the next XLR8R Podcast 353. Listen here
Emmanuel returns to Enemy Records with ‘Rust’ EP
For Emmanuel’s return to Enemy Records with ‘Rust’, he has maintained the high energy of his debut EP, ‘Limits’, on Dustin Zahn’s Berlin based Record label. In addition to the driving techno of the first EP, this one shows a different side to the Sri Lankan born producers pallet aswell as a return to the artists signature club work-outs in the EP’s title track, ‘Rust’.
After the huge success of his release on Deeply Rooted House in April of this year, combined with his recent performances at Berghain, Tresor and Razzmatazz, Emmanuel continues to go from strength to strength in his productions and performances.
Check out the EP title track ‘Rust’ here:
Randomer heads to L.I.E.S. for residents EP
Randomer announces his second release for the year. Hear the Ragged Electro B-Side here.
Akkord drop new EP and exclusive mix for Solid Steel
One of the most illustrious mix series around, ‘Solid Steel’, recently invited Joe Mcbride and Liam Blackburn to contribute an exclusive mix in support of their latest EP on Houndstooth.
Listen to the mix below, and pick up their latest release, pressed onto a beautiful grey marble 12″ with an additional postcard insert.
Muslimgauze – Yasser Arafats Radio [Staalplaat]
Akkord – Channel Drift [Houndstooth]
Cloud Boat – Amber Road (The Haxan Cloak Remix) [Apollo]
Akkord – Undertow [Houndstooth]
Andy Stott – Execution [Modern Love]
Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement – They Shoot Men With Flying Fish & Travel In Waterspouts Or On Rainbows [Bed of Nails]
Akkord – Smoke Circle [Houndstooth]
Talk In Silence – Rust [Unreleased]
Autechre – Tankakern [Warp]
Shackleton – The Rope Tightens [Skull Disco]
Akkord – Greyscale [Forthcoming Houndstooth]
Fenton – 0096 [Unreleased]
Kerridge – Waiting For Love [D/N Records]
Akkord – Continuum [Forthcoming Houndstooth]
Curve – Falling Free (Aphex Twin Remix) [Anxious Records]
Diamond Version – Empowering Change [Mute]
Akkord – Gradient [Forthcoming Houndstooth]
Troy Gunner – Backstab [Forthcoming EMF]
Raime – The Dimming of Road And Rights [Blackest Ever Black]
Killing Sound – Eight Methods [Blackest Ever Black]
Randomer: FACT Mix 332
Have a listen to Randomers recent mix for FACT Magazine.
Sculpture ‘Membrane Pop’ update
Following the release of their now-acclaimed ‘Membrane Pop’ debut for Software Recordings, Sculpture’s inimitable creative works have once again caught the attention of a plethora of publications. We’ve rounded up some our favourite features below, giving an insight into the minds of London based duo Dan Hayhurst and Reuben Sutherland, including interviews with Creative outlets ‘The Creators Project’ and Ableton Live, as well as a live session on NTS radio with Mattis.
Interview w/ the Creators Projector / Vice.
Input/Output: An interview with Sculpture for Ableton
Inverted Audio: Membrane Pop review
Inverted Audio: Membrane Pop playlist
‘Polymorphic Operator’ via The Quietus
Joe Farr Releases Sentry EP on Power Vacuum
5 track EP to be released on Power Vacuum June 2014.
Inside these airless sarcophagi, the passing of time renders objects once forged from molten metals as fragile as paper; so delicate a gust of wind could destroy them for ever. Once deadly weapons now oxidised to dust are proof of the futility of man in the face of time. All regimes will crumble over years, all empires turn to dust…The more potent an object in its former life, the more poignancy in its nebulous disintegration. The shattered radio controls, the gun turned to a rusted block like a child’s toy, the bullets corroded to nothing are all exiled from their brutal pasts. What messages are locked in time that passed through the obliterated decoding machine, who alive if anyone can tell its secrets.
Call Super XLR8R podcast
Following the release of his recent 12″ for Houndstooth, Call Super was recently invited to contribute to the long established XLR8R podcast, delivering an 80 minute mix of his own productions and a small selection of his vast record collection. Click the picture below to listen.
Scratcha DVA drops Hyperdub 10 Mix for Radio One
Hyperdub ambassador Scratcha DVA was recently invited by Skream to provide a 30 minute mix of Hyperdub material in celebration of their 10th anniversary on Radio One.
Have a listen below ahead of the release of the Hyperdub 10.1 EP, also featuring Scratcha, Mala and Kode 9.
Joe Farr Exclusive in MixMag with first play of new track ‘Tape 7’
Mixmag article here.
Alex Smokes previews his next R&S EP
Following his critically acclaimed debut for the label, entitled ‘Dust’, Alex Smoke returns to form with an EP of progressive dance floor artillery. Listen to the EP below before its release on May 19th, 2014.
A tribute to DJ Rashad
DJ Rashad aka Rashad Hanif Harden, 34-years-old (born in Hammond, IN – October 9, 1979), the Calumet City, IL-based DJ and producer, passed away around 1:30 PM Saturday, April 26, 2014 on Chicago’s Lower West Side. He leaves behind a nine-year-old son, Chad and his parents, mother Gloria Harden, and father, Anthony Harden. The cause of his death has not yet been determined.
Rashad’s father told the Chicago Sun Times on Saturday: “Since he was a kid, he’s been doing this. He knew what he wanted to do, and a lot of us don’t get a chance to make our dream come true.”
His manager, Wes Harden: “Rashad was a kind soul that left an indelible mark on the music world as the torchbearer of Footwork and Juke. Rest assured that all of those close to him will make sure that the legacy lives on for a great man whose life has been cut far too short.”
Kode9 from Hyperdub: “I was honored to release music from Rashad on Hyperdub. I’ve only known him for around 3 years, but he had become a good friend and one of my biggest musical influences. He was one of the funniest, most positive people I’ve ever met and a true innovator. Everyone at the label is devastated by his passing and wish to send our sincere condolences to all his friends and family in Chicago, the Teklife crew and anyone anywhere who was graced by his presence and uplifted by his music. I’ll never forget singing duet with him in a karaoke bar in Tokyo”
DJ Rashad was a quintessential figurehead in the evolution from Ghetto House to Chicago Juke to Footwork and one of the artists to have to consistently pushed the evolution of the Footwork genre forward. He was born in Hammond, IN and moved to the deep south suburb of Chicago, Calumet City, IL soon after. Rashad started out as a dancer (around the time he was in seventh grade) cutting his teeth with some of the most respected dance groups including HouseOMatics, The Phyrm, and Wolf Pac. He quickly thereafter took up DJing with some of his first public gigs around 1992 at spots like his sixth grade high school club Jubilation. He met his longtime ally, DJ Spinn, during homeroom class at Thornwood High School in 1996. They quickly began producing tracks at each others’ houses. During this era, they DJ’d parties with the likes of RP Boo, DJ Clent, Gant-Man and others.. His first release to make it to vinyl was the track Child Abuse on Dance Mania (mislabeled as DJ Thadz) in 1998.
Following the release of his single Itz Not Rite (Planet Mu) and his inclusion on the Bangs and Works album (Planet Mu) circa late 2010 he was constantly in demand around the world and spent the majority of his time on the road touring the world as a DJ, more often than not in tandem in with his closest, lifelong friend, DJ Spinn. He was involved in many Footwork cliques – including Beatdown House (founded by DJ Clent), the Ghettoteknitianz (with DJ Spinn) and Teklife. As a producer his crowning achievement was the October 2013 release of his album Double Cup on Hyperdub Records featuring collaborations with DJ Spinn, Taso, DJ Phil, Manny, Earl and Addison Groove. His last performance as a DJ was at Vinyl Club in Denver, CO on April 24, 2014. A new EP We On 1 is slated for release today Monday April 28th via a new Houston-based label called Southern Belle. His collaborations Acid Life with Gant-Man and Bombaklot with DJ Earl and DJ Taye are featured on the forthcoming Hyperdub 10th anniversary celebration album Hyperdub 10.1 which will be released May 20th. His music will live on eternally.
Marcus, his agent here at Littlebig had some words to add; “When Rashad came over for his first European tour in 2011, I had the pleasure of witnessing the start of a worldwide footwork movement. Rashad never claimed to be an innovator of the scene, he was extremely grateful and gracious of his opportunity to bring the Chicago 160 sound, and spoke very humbly of his peers. From Corsica to Glade to Sonar to Berlin to Elevate, alongside Spinn, you showed them Teklife.”
Hyperdub is Resident Advisor’s Label of the Month
As one of the UK’s brightest and most forward-thinking electronic labels, Hyperdub has carved it’s own path in the industry, influencing a plethora of artists across the board. Resident Advisor joins in the celebration of their 10th year in existence by putting together an in-depth feature on the label as part of their ‘label of the month’ showcase, including an exclusive mix compiled by Scratcha DVA.
Click the image below to read and listen.
Truss & Clouds HD recordings from Awakenings, Amsterdam
Awakenings, one of Hollands premier techno festivals, recently invited Truss to DJ B2B with long standing affiliate, Perc, as part of their fully sold-out UK special. The evening was closed by Scottish duo Clouds. Both sets were recorded in HD by be-at.tv and are available to watch in full, on demand, below.
Call Super announces new 12″ for Houndstooth
Call Super returns to Houndstooth with ‘Depicta / Acephale II’, further exploring texture, dynamics and melody within a techno framework, as evidenced on his two earlier 12”s for the label, ‘The Present Tense’ and ‘Black Octagons’.
‘Depicta / Acephale II’ is out on May 19th. Listen below.
Untold video interview
Following his show in Rennes earlier this month (selling out 500 tickets in advance), Jack Dunning hooked up with The Drone to give an in depth interview towards his own music, production style and the progression of dubstep.
And following on from the release of ‘Black Light Spiral’, Untold has remixed ‘Bleeding Colours’ from Perc’s Remix EP, and features a track on Bleep’s 10th anniversary compilation. Have a listen below.
Graze enter the Boiler Room + live set via XLR8R
As part of the Nu Kanada showcase, Graze demonstrated their live set on the Boiler Room. In light of the technical issues contained within (quoted from Boiler Room, below), we’ve also included their live set which was recently hosted by XLR8R. Watch and listen below.
“We apologize for some sound issues on our end, as weather related circumstances required a short-handed, last minute set up!”