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Objekt debuts “Ganzfeld” from forthcoming Leisure System 12″
FACT Magazine debuts Objekt’s “Ganzfeld,” taken from the forthcoming Hypnagogia 12″ on Leisure System
Leisure System releases Hypnagogia on September 1st, featuring one track each from Objekt and legendary electro duo Dopplereffekt.
Wesley Matsell launches new label with Nathan Fake
Nathan Fake and Wesley Matsell are both producers best known for their releases on Border Community – Nathan Fake has been putting out psychedelic permutations on dance music since 2003 for the label, while Matsell recently released the blissful Total Order Of Being EP for them earlier in 2014. Cambria Instruments is a new label venture from the pair, and for the first release they have teamed up for a split 12″ of kaleidoscopic electronic sounds.
Nathan Fake’s contribution ‘Black Drift’ starts things off, an initially inauspicious tripping beat gathering momentum and morphing into a far-out piece of fuzzy house underpinned by sunken low-end rumbles. It’s the kind of brilliantly wide-eyed track we have come to expect from the producer. Over on the flip, Wesley Matsell’s ‘Bismuth’ is a darker affair, a tight techno rhythm holding things together while synths spin wildly. A highly expressive, lysergic trip and one of his finest productions to date. All in all, you couldn’t hope for a stronger start from a new label.
You can preview the tracks and pre-order the release via Bleep.
Hopkins Brixton April 24th 2015
We are proud to announce one of our biggest headline shows to date ::
Jon Hopkins live
Brixton, London
Fri 24th April 2015
tickets on sale thursday aug 7th 2014
This will be the final London Immunity solo headline live show.
Luke Abbott mixes RA podcast
Luke Abbott likes mistakes. They give his music the additional depth of a human touch. He’s the type of artist who allows his drums to drift out of time. His notes are sometimes off, and you can often hear the hiss of tape noise in his tracks. Abbott once found the MIDI controllers he was using unsatisfactory, so he built his own. (He’s also fond of assembling synthesizers.) At the heart of his music is a modular system—Abbott values its versatility and unpredictability. On two albums and a handful of EPs, Abbott has brought all of this to bear, creating a catalogue of rich and unconventionally pretty music that’s best described as modern kosmische. It’s a sound him and James Holden, whose Border Community label has released both of Abbott’s albums, specialise in. Abbott’s latest album, Wysing Forest, which was released in June, was written during a musician-in-residence programme he completed at the Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridgeshire. The record is mostly based on live recordings and improvisation, an approach that yielded nine deliciously freeform tracks that rank among his most unique and personal work.
Abbott has never been a DJ, but that hasn’t stopped him creating a strikingly beautiful podcast for Resident Advisor, blending his influences with some of his like-minded contemporaries.
You can listen to the podcast and read his brief interview with RA here.
Nightwave mixes SeratoCast 7
Rival Consoles joins LittleBig, preps EP for Erased Tapes
LittleBig are pleased to welcome Rival Consoles to the roster.
The London producer will release a new EP called ‘Sonne’ via Erased Tapes on September 15th.
The new release follows last year’s ‘Odyssey’ EP, and represents hit attempt to imbue his music with “colour.” He explained to RA recently “There are lots of instances of very colourful ambient sounds, which I took great care to create for each song, using various methods, from passing analogue synths through chains of effects to chopping up random sequences of recordings and forming tiny collages.”
Originally signed to the label after sending an unsolicited demo, West has found a home for his analog-focused music on Erased Tapes. His music as Rival Consoles has progressed from its IDM roots to approach the slow-building, atmospheric heft of the imprint’s orchestral ambient act, Winged Victory For The Sullen.
West will debut a new live set at a yet-to-be-announced London release show, and is also scheduled to play Seattle’s Decibel festival. Check out Sonne’s second track, the minimalist ‘3 Chords,’ below.
Chambray drops new mix for Ultramajic, announces new dates
Forthcoming shows
24th July – Panorama Bar, Berlin w/ Jimmy Edgar & Aden
15th August – Kong, Munich
24th October – The Loft, Barcelona w/ Jimmy Edgar
21st November – Bloody Louis, Brussels w/ Âme
6th December – Weltecho, ChemnitzNew video for Emika’s cover of David Bowie’s ‘Lets Dance’ + more
Check Emika’s new video for the cover of David Bowie’s classic ‘Lets Dance’ song. You can learn more about what Emika has been up to recently and how she came to be involved with the David Bowie celebrations in her interview with Vice / Thump.
Emika is currently booking DJ shows & select live performances.
She recently picked her top 5 soundcloud tracks for Bigshot.Rob Clouth Joins LittleBig; Listen To His Electronic Explorations Mix
We’re happy to announce that stunning live act and sound designer extraordinaire Rob Clouth has joined LittleBig.
With previous releases on Traum Schallplatten and Detroit Underground as well as the recent Clockwork Atom EP on Leisure System, Rob connects the dots between glitchy IDM and artful techno, somewhere between the beautiful melodies of Jon Hopkins and the high-intensity beats of Autechre. In addition to productions under his own name, Rob previously worked under the name Vaetxh and has created multiple pieces of experimental hardware and software, as well as designing all of his own visuals.
Rob is currently working on another release for Leisure System to be released later this year. He will play live on the Leisure System stage at this year’s Dimensions Festival alongside Special Request, DJ Stingray, and Funkinevin.
Autechre & Battles to debut new live shows at special Warp25 event
Presented by Warp Records and Sacrum Profanum, Warp25 will take place September 14th-20th in Krakow, Poland.
Drawing on 25 years of groundbreaking art and music, Warp25 unites emerging mavericks and boundary-pushing masters in a celebration of what the next quarter-century holds for the label.
LittleBig is proud to have Warp25 as the latest in a series of LB.10 events celebrating the agency’s 10th anniversary.
In addition to collaborations between Squarepusher and the Sinfonietta Cracovia as well as the London Sinfonietta performing Warp Works & 20th Century Masters (feat. Mira Calix), the blowout party on Saturday, September 20th will feature:
Autechre
Battles
Bibio (DJ Set)
Darkstar
Hudson Mohawke
LFO
patten
Plaid DJs
RustieBoth Autechre and Battles will be presenting new live shows.
For more information, visit www.warp25.net/
For more information on the LB.10 series of events, visit www.littlebig-agency.net/lb10
Chambray joins LittleBig, drops EP on Ultramajic
LittleBig are pleased to announce the addition of new Ultramajic artist Chambray to our roster.
In only a short period of time, Ultramajic has proved itself to be a reliable source of modern house and techno with a unique overarching aesthetic that makes it stand out like a neon beacon in the endless sea of dance labels operating today.
This release – the label’s ninth – marks an important step in its history: the premiere of a totally new, formerly unknown artist who goes by the name of Chambray. It only takes a few seconds of listening to any of the four tracks presented here to see why he’s been initiated into the Ultramajic stable – he turns out some uproarious, vintage-touched house with considerable bass heft that would do Chicago-style veterans like Steve Poindexter proud while showing off more modern house styles that have become touchstones of Ultramajic-affiliated DJs and producers like Aden and Jimmy Edgar himself. To simplify: put these on in a club, watch it go boom.
Ultramajic continues to blaze its own distinct path through the world of electronic music in 2014, and here Chambray has proved himself to be a valuable recruit – capable of churning out total burners that have a classic vibe to them with a modern bite and ruggedness.
Chambray is now taking DJ bookings, contact chris@littlebig.org.uk
FACT mix 444: Micachu
On June 18, Mica will be performing a live rendition of the Under the Skin soundtrack at London’s Southbank Centre, as part of James Lavelle’s Meltdown Festival. In preparation for that, she’s behind this week’s FACT mix – a 10-track suite of Micachu collaborations with UK rapper Brother May, who previously appeared on Mica’s Filthy Friends and Kwesachu mixtapes.
Tracklist:
01. Ride It Out Drinking Harpo Dine
02. High Life
03. Rucksack of Bitches
04. R U Red E Me Do May May
05. She’s a Keeper
06. Boomboom
07. Are You With Me (Don’t Hit Your Girlfriend)
08. On my Own
09. Ned Flanders
10. Gully (Lay on your Back)Ikonika drops new mix ‘Hard’ for Serato
Glastonbury Festival Announces LittleBig Stage
LittleBig is proud to collaborate with Glastonbury and Glade for this year’s Glastonbury Festival as part of the LB.10 event series!
Glastonbury Official Statement
“Glastonbury is pleased to welcome LittleBig at this year’s festival, who have helped us put together a brilliant session at The Glade on Saturday night. We’ve always seen eye-to-eye with Ned and the team at LittleBig from when they started out, and we asked them to do a LittleBig tent at the Glade Festival 10 years ago. They’ve gone from strength to strength in terms of cutting edge electronica, and it’s going to be an unparalleled night of electronic music having them on board.”
To stay connected with all LB.10 updates, visit www.littlebig.org.uk/lb10
Jimmy Edgar Essential Mix for Radio1
Jimmy Edgar steps up for Pete Tong’s legendary Radio1 Essential Mix.. and smashes it showing off his heritage, slick DJ skills and some hot new tracks.
Track Listing:
Jimmy Edgar – Medaphysix Attention [White]
Disjecta – Track 11 [White]
Phalangius – Cold Front Approaching [Strange Life]
Fashion – Move On [Artista]
B6 – The Tube [White]
KMFH – Donz Critique V2 [Wild Oats]
Michael Mayer – Amanda [Kompakt]
Patrice Scott – Raw Fusion [Sistrum]
Aden – Work [Ultramajic]
Truncate – Control V2 [Truncate]
French Fries – Shift [White]
Plastikman – Circles [Minus]
Jay Daniel – Brainz [Sound Signature]
Armando – 100% Of Disin’ U [Warehouse]
Jimmy Edgar – Strike [Ultramajic]
TWR72 – Steie [Turbo]
L-Vis 1990 – Video Drone (Neana Remix) [White]
D.M.C. Project – Mooney Style [Dance Mania]
Chambray – Rub [Ultramajic]
Claude VonStroke – Lay It Down Re-Smoked (Jimmy Edgar Remix) [Dirtybird]
Erik Travis – Return Of Voices [Databass]
Hysterics – Code Switch (Club Mix) [Night Slugs]
Miss Tina – Miss Tina Dub [White]
Jimmy Edgar – Burn Bae [Ultramajic]
Aaron-Carl – Down [Metroplex]
DJ Godfather – Ride Wit Me (Instrumental) [Databass]
Jimmy Edgar Feat. Azealia Banks – Physical Motion [!K7]
Blackstreet – Deep [DreamWorks]
DJ Assault – Thunder & Rain [Jefferson Ave]
Aden – Whip (Jimmy Edgar Remix) [Ultramajic]
Jimmy Edgar – Match [Ultramajic]
Frankie Knuckles – Baby Wants To Ride (Jimmy Edgar Edit) [Ultramajic]
Danny Daze – Silicon [Ultramajic]
Jimmy Edgar – Lampshade Brightness [Ultramajic]
Gosub – Folding Time [Dominance Electricity]
Advance – Take Me To The Top [X-Energy]
Posatronix – Shake It [Direct Beat]
DJ Assault – Shake It Baby [Electrofunk]
Helix – Linn Jam (No Synth) [Night Slugs]
Neana – Letter #Metal #Letitall [White]
DJ Lusiman – Crow Cries [White]
Jody Finch – Jack Your Big Booty (BHQ No Acid Vocal Mix) [Let’s Pet Puppies]
Danny Daze – Beatdown (Jimmy Edgar Remix) [Ultramajic]
Armando – Warp Factor [Trax]
DJ Deeon – Hood Rat [Dance Mania]
Cowboy Rhythmbox – Shake [Comeme]
Jimmy Edgar – In Deep [!K7]
Machine Drum – Untitledrnb 0114 [White]Listen to a new mix from Wesley Matsell
Following on from his stunning release for Border Community and ahead of his Panorama Bar set on May 24th, Wesley Matsell dropped a new mix this week. Check below.
Wesley Matsell – Spring 2014 radio mix by Border Community on Mixcloud
Luke Abbott – Clash Mix
Stressful week? Us too, so forget it all and drift away into another – far more pleasant – world entirely, via Luke Abbott’s psychedelic, sedated Clash mix.
A long-established part of the family at Border Community – James Holden’s experimental electro label – synth-obsessive Luke Abbott has been quietly releasing various slices of lo-fi electronic gold over the years. After colourful, woozy 2010 debut album ‘Holkham Drones’ introduced us to his analogue ways, Abbott is back with his second album. Titled ‘Wysing Forest’ – named after the arts centre in Cambridgeshire where the album was recorded and where Abbott became the first musician-in-residence – it’s a heady, otherworldly affair that mixes soundscaping with electro-acoustic production, showcasing the producer’s capacity for crafting vast, engulfing electronic tapestries.
Listen to the mix in full here
Dour Festival Announces LB.10 Stage
Dour Festival have announced our LB.10 stage, part of the ongoing event series celebrating LittleBig’s 10th Anniversary
The LB.10 Stage at Dour on July 19th will be on the Cannibal Stage and features live performances from Fuck Buttons, the legendary LFO, and Clark, who will be presenting his new Phosphor live show. Paula Temple will also be DJing on the LittleBig stage, while LittleBig acts Machinedrum and 65daysofstatic play elsewhere at the festival that same day.
to stay connected with all LB.10 updates, visit. www.littlebig.org.uk/lb10
Clash Debuts New DJ Mix From Emika
EMIKAIZED MIX 002A kaleidoscopic mix put together for Clash Magazine:
Continually pushing ahead, the producer recently pieced together a mix for Clash to demonstrate where her head is at. Frequently collaborating with The Bomb Squad producer Hank Shocklee, Emika has also completed a salute to David Bowie – in the form of a neat deconstruction of ‘Let’s Dance’.
All pieced together with a rare sense of exactness and detail, this is a fascinating catch up.
Listen to the 30-minute mix now on Clash
Wesley Matsell & Nathan Fake announce new label and split 12′
As part of the ongoing celebrations of Bleep.com’s tenth birthday, NTS Radio recently asked Lone, Wesley Matsell & Nathan Fake to join them on the show for an extended session. Get the full episode below, including news of Wesley & Nathan’s new imprint ‘Cambria Instruments’.
Bleep 10 Year Anniversary Special w/ Untold, Nathan Fake, Wesley Matsell & Lone – 5th May 2014 by Nts Radio on Mixcloud
Resident Advisor Mix of the Day: Tim Exile
“This was recorded at a show I did at a festival called Riddim Collision in Lyon in September 2013. As always in the last few years it was completely improvised using the instrument I developed myself which I’ve been playing since 2008. It’s a studio-in-a-box centred around a looper, tied together with some workflow magic allowing me to wander freely: Making, looping, processing, resampling, chopping and so on. All the audio happens on the laptop inside the ensemble running in Reaktor… no analog modular I’m afraid… and it’s controlled by a flightcase full of MIDI controllers.” – Tim Exile
Check the recording via Electronic Explorations.
Ikonika goes Against The Clock for FACT mag
Hyperdub’s first lady Ikonika goes against the clock for the ongoing FACT mag series, making a solid beat in a mere ten minutes. She also wins the prize for best intro in the series…
Ikonika will release new EPs on both Hyperdub and Night Slugs this summer.
LittleBig Announces 10th Anniversary Compilation + Worldwide Event Series
LittleBig is proud to announce that we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2014 with a 2xCD compilation and 10 LittleBig events worldwide.
LB.10 is a series of 10 events partnering with select promoters to bring disparate artists from LittleBig’s roster to festival stages and select venues worldwide, including Tauron Nowa Muzyka in Poland, Taico Festival in Japan, Donau Festival in Austria, Dour Festival in Belgium, and more TBA. LittleBig director Ned Beckett will also curate a limited 2xCD compilation of choice tracks from artists on the roster, distributed for free to our network of friendly associates, with the second CD mixed by Warp Records hero Clark. This 10th anniversary is a celebration not just of LittleBig and our ongoing work, but of a sprawling community of artists, promoters, and creatives who have been instrumental in booking and supporting alternative electronic music worldwide. It’s been a great ten years, and we’re looking forward to ten more.
Founded in 2004 by Ned Beckett, LittleBig has established an enviable roster representing some of the most respected artists in electronic music, as well as rising young acts already creating superlative work in a crowded field. An independent and selective agency, LittleBig is committed to breaking acts and supporting alternative artists while developing a healthy industry for advanced live music. For the past 10 years we have dedicated ourselves to developing the live careers of artists we believe in and are inspired by.
To stay connected with all upcoming LittleBig events, please visit http://littlebig-agency.net/lb10
LB.10 – CD 1 – Compilation
1. Venetian Snares – Senki Dala
2. Battles – Ice Cream (feat. Matias Aguayo)
3. Oneohtrix Point Never – Problem Areas
4. Tall Ships – Phosphorescence
5. This Will Destroy You – Killed The Lord, Left For The New World
6. Autechre – jatevee C
7. Bibio – You
8. Gonjasufi – Duet
9. Múm – Toothwheels
10. 65daysofstatic – Prisms
11. Fuck Buttons – The Red Wing
12. Machinedrum – Gunshotta
13. Aphex Twin – Come To Daddy (Mummy Mix)
14. DJ Rashad – Feelin’
15. Cakes Da Killa – Goodie Goodies
16. Nozinja – Madyisa Mbitsi
17. Three Trapped Tigers – 7LB.10 – CD 2 – Mix
1. The Field – No. No… (Kompakt)
2. Jon Hopkins – Collider (Domino)
3. Alex Smoke – Dust (R & S)
4. Simian Ghost – Echoes of Songs (Luke Abbott Remix) (Playground Music)
5. Tim Exile – 31022013 (Leisure System)
6. Holly Herndon – Chorus (RVNG Intl.)
7. Emika – 3 Hours (Ninja Tune)
8. Dopplereffekt – Gene Silencing (Leisure System)
9. Letherette – Restless (Ninja Tune)
10. Hubie Davison – Mannequin Move (Leisure System)
11. Dinos Chapman – Untitled #1 (Live In Moscow) (Vinyl Factory)
12. Wesley Matsell – Future Beacon (Border Community)
13. Clouds – Consciousness (Turbo)
14. Physical Therapy – Huminbeen (Allergy Season)
15. Jimmy Edgar – Mercurio (Ultramajic)
16. Planningtorock – Human Drama (Paula Temple Remix) (Human Level)
17. Akkord – Conveyor (Houndstooth)
18. Dadub + Retina.it – Kykeon (Stroboscopic Artefacts)
19. Clark – Superscope (Warp)
20. Stellar Om Source – Polarity (RVNG Intl.)
21. Objekt – Agnes Demise (Objekt)
22. Kommune1 – Kronos (Leisure System)
23. LFO – Butterslut (Warp)
24. Call Super – Black Octagons (Houndstooth)
25. Laurel Halo – Chance Of Rain (Hyperdub)
26. Visionist – Snakes (Leisure System)
28. Truss – Redbrook (Prime Numbers)
29. Mouse On Mars – Spezmodia (Monkeytown)
30. Jam City – Worst Illusion (Night Slugs)
31. Slava – Better (Software)
32. Ikonika – You Won’t Find It There (Hyperdub)
33. ADULT. – Idle (Second Thoughts) (Ghostly)Luke Abbott announces new album & live dates
Luke Abbott will be embarking on a small tour of the UK in June, to coincide with his new album ‘Wysing Forest’ on Border Community. Each show will be very intimate, never exceeding 200 people, with support coming from Rival Consoles.
June 21st – Totnes – South Devon Arts Centre – TICKETS
June 23rd – Glasgow – Mono – TICKETS
June 25th – Manchester – Kraak Gallery – TICKETS
June 26th – London – St Pancras Church – TICKETSLuke will also be playing at a special event in May at Oval Space in London, supporting ‘HIVE’, Tyondai Braxton’s multi-instrumentalist project.
May 20th – London – Oval Space – HIVE w/ Tyondai Braxton – TICKETS
Check out the video below for a taste of Luke’s new material.
Jimmy Edgar update – hi profile rmxs, Frankie Knuckles tribute + world tour
Edgar began the intense flow of hi-grade club weaponry in 2013 with his club smashing EPs (Hot Inside & Mercurio). The spice continues to flow in 2014 by way of high profile remixes that have made their way into some of the record boxes of the world’s biggest DJ’s. After dropping a solid mix for RA early this year, Jimmy will be playing big stages & the coolest clubs worldwide through ’14.
Here’s a recap on recent activity:
Claude Vonstroke enlisted Jimmy to remix his ‘Lay It Down’ track, out on Dirtybird in May:
Jimmy pays tribute to the late Frankie Knuckles.
Edgar had been playing Frankie Knuckles “Baby Wants to Ride” (Jimmy Edgar Edit) out up until the time of Frankie’s passing. He wanted to share it as a tribute to the legend as Frankie was one of the reasons that Jimmy started his career.Full Stream & Free download: (and read Jimmy’s tribute)
Jimmy Edgar reflected on his growing Ultramajic discography by remixing ADEN’s ‘Whip’, a standout track from Edgar’s label, which reached no.1 on Beatport’s Electronica labels.
In February Jimmy remixed Monsieur Monsieur on Bromance Records.
Catch Jimmy smash a dancefloor at one of his upcoming shows :
