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NOW PLAYING: Juan MacLean, ‘DJ-Kicks’
The Details: Juan MacLean, DJ-KICKS (!K7, 2010) A Short Review: self-titled spotlighted Juan’s DJ skills at one of our OSCILLATIONS parties last year, so while we certainly know what the DFA vet is capable of, he really nails it on this house-heavy mix. A seamless set that features such heady producers as Todd Terje and […]
Ricardo Villalobos Cancels Rare U.S. Appearance After Visa SNAFU
Ricardo Villalobos, the Chilean techno icon who swore he wouldn’t play the U.S. until Bush was out of office has been forced to cancel his first Detroit appearance since 2002. Quoth a press release from Paxahau, the promoters of the DEMF Movement Festival: “Goetz Guse of Cocoon Agency out of Frankfurt, Germany informed festival organizers […]
Ikonika Announces Brief North American Tour and Club Edit EP, Shares a Stack of New Tunes On Soundcloud
Lots of sudden news on the Ikonika front today. For starters, she finally confirmed a brief North American run, including the following stops:
FROM THE STACKS: WHO KNEW
We get a lot of crap CDs at the self-titled offices. But once in a while, a pleasant surprise slips into our promo stack. Here’s a recent delivery that knocked the s/t staff on its collective ass.
Best Coast Signs To Mexican Summer, Readies Debut Record
“the time has come: our debut album ‘CRAZY FOR YOU’ will be out on July 27 on Mexican Summer….we are stoookkkedddd!!!!!!!” [Best Coast Twitter]
Skream Finally Finishes His Second Solo Album, ‘Outside the Box’
Skream‘s never-ending string of singles, remixes and Skreamizm EPs will finally come to a head on July 26, as the 24-year-old dubstep icon expands his horizons with Outside the Box. His second proper LP includes dashes of drum ‘n’ bass (“Reflections,” co-written with dBridge and Instra:mental), hip hop (“8-Bit Baby,” featuring Murs) and what’s being […]
PEEP SHOW: Underworld Post Two Very Different Music Videos
Underworld continue to tease their as-yet-untitled new album with YouTube clips. While the duo unleashed their drum & bass side with “Scribble” earlier this month, singer Karl Hyde shared a link to its ambient antidote this morning. It’s unclear whether “Alphabet” will see a proper release or not, but for now Hyde did say that […]
TEST PRESSING: Since Everyone Else Seems To Be Posting It, Here Are Streaming Versions of Arcade Fire’s New 12-Inch Single
We promise not to post anything Arcade Fire-related for at least a day after this…