You guys know the drill. Happy New Year!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ *snores* ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

sooo many good releases:

Unknown Artist - Journey I
Jahiliyya Fields - Unicursal Hexigram
Bad News - Real Bad News
Bookworms - Love Triangles/African Rhythms
Torn Hawk - Tarifa
Two Dogs in a House - Dog House

that American Noise compilation is a burner

will promise to post more and hope to start and contribute a bit of discussion about theory behind electronic music.

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2013/01/sr-mix-149-joe-hessle-audiohemlock/

this is big (to me). the guy has only released a handful of tracks but most of them are perfect (see: 'grimelight' + 'untitled'). additionally, the fact that this mix exists would seem to indicate that he has some new material forthcoming, which is also excellent

https://soundcloud.com/lapalux/guuurl

https://soundcloud.com/lapalux/forlorn-ft-busdriver

http://youtu.be/jkWWJ9W5300

to have me looking forward to this.

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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." © Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

for some reason i thought he did obnoxious loud/dubsteppy/trappy music...this sounds right up my alley

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feed-item.aspx?id=61446

i dug this one - free single + a really tight video too: http://www.freshselects.net/raja-pistol-syrup-animated


looking fwd to a new release from him this year



http://FRESHselects.net - because if we amplify everything, we hear nothing.
http://twitter.com/FRESHselects
http://facebook.com/FRSHSLCTS

okp's still sleeping hard on Keyboard, huh? damn shame: http://www.freshselects.net/keyboard-kid-dont-leave-basedworld



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is a rush.

love it.

Too future* fuckery from microsoft's finest.

* Future is relative since its the same old devine from the last time what almost ten years back now. Still the tools and some of the methodology is different. Album kicks ass from all directions.
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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

My CD finally came in the mail in November. He really does wonders with machines.

I just got word from Richard on facebook, that his cat, Chloe, has passed away. carry on.

its insanely dope

coupla others

http://soundmastert.bandcamp.com/album/placebo

http://kaze.bandcamp.com/album/kze

^^VA aint playin

http://jomac.bandcamp.com/album/thankful

^^neither is MD

another dope one:

http://icewatermetallic.bandcamp.com/album/summerinwaikiki

but yeah these more for the dust heads than the bleep bloop cats, but its all part of the same general progression

https://soundcloud.com/dimlite/zoo-in-fluttering-green
he put it up 6 months ago but it's not released yet.

reminded me of take, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0mMjuzWZwc

love that album

it sounds like dude is covering up his inability to write melody by focusing on all the effects/sound bytes, etc.. sounds like he's hiding behind it.. over produced song imo.

This sounds like scoring noise, it's not bad but not my flavor at all.

What iz skorin' noize? Lyke katz tunin' violynz?

Peaze An' Trombone Greaze!
Traviz

Hangout: http://turntable.fm/Forgotten_Lessons

https://soundcloud.com/bartek_k/bartek-k-bob-marley-exodus

http://soundcloud.com/four-tet/0181-1

A free release. Oh, how spoiled we've become!

>http://soundcloud.com/four-tet/0181-1
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>A free release. Oh, how spoiled we've become!

thanks

Redshape - Square - last year but just getting around to it.

I've been in this fog from being busy the past few months, not as sensitive to music or art in general as I usually am. This is good enough to cut through that, though --- solid techno album, although with that said a lot of it is more "album" than "dance music," not a collection of singles but a good listen.

Switches b/t ambient-ish interludes and longer tracks, not too lengthy overall --- individual tracks are dynamic, varied in mood/textures. The best moments are in the emotional space between subtle-funk & sci-fi-spiritual-pathos owned by good techno.

Possible high points: "Atlantic" is fairly literal, like standing on the shore listening to seagulls - keyboards breathing deeply, phasing percussion. "Enter the Volt" lots of space, floating around, sounds dealt all around the stereo spectrum (or panning through them), bouncing snippets of moody dialogue. The last track, "Playground," reminds me a little of Red Planet/Martian stuff, though I may be influenced by the common use of the word "Red".

And then a contribution from Space Ape that I don't like, not the lyrics or the vocal performance. Trying to be versatile but too far into corny here --- the main flaw, glaring though it may be.

solid album-oriented techno with enough quirks to stand out

http://www.mixcloud.com/raminski/january-mix/

here is my brand new mix which includes music by the likes of four tet, untold, actress, objekt, joy orbison, pangaea, burial and more

the mix focuses more on broken and experimental techno and house sounds coming from perspective of the dubstep movement

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

it's funny to see the new breed trip over themselves to work with thom yorke

http://mrmoods.bandcamp.com/album/psychokiller-of-melodies

if you want that extra dark shit. also check out the Promenades Nocturnes EP w/ Erik Jackson: http://mrmoods.bandcamp.com/album/mr-moods-and-erik-jackson-promenades-nocturnes

IDM FOR DAT ASS.
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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

He's sorta like Four Tet and IMO pretty obviously influenced by Dilla. Really like the stuff I heard off this album "For What It's Worth"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B02cxaB-XOk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdWNcQoIpdA

I'm patiently waiting for the follow up to Soft Focus now.

I'm not sure how I found his music, probably by my usual campband surfing but I downloaded his 2010 "Chrometrails" album back in 2011 and been digging it a lot.

I know he has a new project out but I haven't peeped it yet just one or two songs he got on his cloudsound page.

Downloads available now here - http://autechre.ws/exai/

You'll get raped on the physical shipping if you pre order so I'm going to hold out for US distributors.
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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

i like to have physical copies of all the stuff i steal and end up liking but trying to buy vinyl (or anything) from the UK is taxing

http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=2754340&mesg_id=2754340&page=#2776406

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

I dont know if my eyes are seeing correctly or not, but I thought I saw amazon carry it for $9.99 when it comes out.

i might have to cop this!

https://soundcloud.com/myblogcliche1/james-blake-retrograde-radio

heavy on beats, glitches, and drama. 32 minutes. as usual for derek, it's overall pretty dark, cold, and uncompromising with some cool surprises i don't want to spoil.

http://derekpiotr.com/

Kinda feeling this on the dark abstract tip.
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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

From the Liberation Technologies label that brought you Laurel Halo's "Spring EP"
This shit is pretty fantastic. Different vibe but in a similar lane.
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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

New Modern Love EP. More on the Luxury Problems end of the spectrum than Demdike Stare. Burialcore and all that. Some good joints though. Love the title track.
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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

gonna peep the whole thing

http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=83ca6b4d13c0db04f930d4627&id=fe54416a45

but I digress :)
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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

im still digesting those 3 albums ;)

if anyone's interested

http://store.darkclover.ro/album/unlit

technically from late 2012 but i didn't see any discussion on it so i'm posting it here

it's an intriguing listen for sure, in the mold of the actress/andy stott/manchester steez, i.e., smudged, almost decaying sounds that occasionally obscure the often simple melodies. vessel's work, however has a bit of "sickly sweet" to it a la instra:mental's "resolution 653" (and i'm sure countless other works before "resolution 653"). the end result is like a hazy, somewhat unsettling and sometimes jarring fog that eventually dissipates just enough to reveal a beautiful bittersweet melody before reforming back into a confusing mist

great stuff. highly recommended

Listening to this right now, I like it...

http://psittacines.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/sundrenched

Says he'll be releasing one digital EP/LP per month in 2013...everything ive heard sounds pretty dope so far

http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2013/02/stream-sooshs-debut-lp-error-bro

sounds decent so far

with Diversions 1994-1996 and Dutch Tvashar Plumes.

Both are within the Ambient Techno realm and are easy to get lost in. The former is more 'experimental' while also dabbling in DnB/Jungle rhythms. Neither record is covering any new territory, but both are enjoyable.

Plos 97s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_OWYtFuYn8

Dollis Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx3TjnPlX-8

At first I thought it was going to be like Oneohtrix Point Never's Replica for 2012 (a very good thing). It didn't stay with me like that album has, but is still interesting ambient experimental stuff

>At first I thought it was going to be like Oneohtrix Point
>Never's Replica for 2012 (a very good thing). It didn't stay
>with me like that album has, but is still interesting ambient
>experimental stuff

is it only interesting if you know that he culled his samples from old dnb tapes? i think a lot of why i enjoyed 'diversions' was that feeling of hazy recognition; not really being able to exactly place where i'd heard sample x before but knowing that i had heard it on some ancient dnb track

>is it only interesting if you know that he culled his samples
>from old dnb tapes? i think a lot of why i enjoyed
>'diversions' was that feeling of hazy recognition; not really
>being able to exactly place where i'd heard sample x before
>but knowing that i had heard it on some ancient dnb track

i still don't know if i would enjoy this if i didn't recognize the samples. i like this album quite a bit. it gets better with each listen

But I also think that it's pointless to try to strip context from the way we enjoy music. So if you only enjoy it because of familiarity, or the novelty of the technique, I don't think that should make you question the experience.

I picked up the Dutch Plumes album and like it better than Diversions, actually. Put my headphones in and took a walk listening to that on a stormy night and it was awesome.

Theres a first one and part 2.

Inbox welcomed.

its my new mix including music by the likes of dimlite, flako, harmonic 313, jai paul, the gaslamp killer and many more

http://www.mixcloud.com/raminski/february-mix/

I realize just how much I hate 'all digital everything'. These are great, and pretty much the only thing that identifies them as being from the stated period is the rough grit of pre in the box digital sequencing mixing etc. Look ma no Ableton.

Sounds great.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

FREE GHETTO BLACK

for limited vinyl release not getting a us distributor and subsequently selling out in the uk.

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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." © Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

FREE GHETTO BLACK

is GB locked up? stay up folk, dont drop dem keys.

I really like it. Counting is far and away the best song, but I still really enjoy all of it.

http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=2756501&mesg_id=2756501&listing_type=search#2781891

sorry

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqo5ICsNqM

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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." © Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

FREE GHETTO BLACK

(are my GD days behind me? was it a short-term affair? this was one of the topics i clicked last week)

http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=11829625&mesg_id=11829625&page=#11830038

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

FREE GHETTO BLACK

I guess this is based on the score for a dance piece. One continuous piece 'no songs' and I gotta say this may be exactly what I've been waiting for her to do.

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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." © Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

FREE GHETTO BLACK

So far quite nice. Really pretty vocals over typical Oval glitchiness.

http://www.mediafire.com/?csbtvmrvkf2k9pf

yeah, radio rips were on blogs last year but i never listened and its not in the 2012 thread...I had no idea the actual release had come out...sounds amazing on first listen

i threw it in http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=2639179&mesg_id=2639179&page= because burial is one of the half dozen or so electronic musicians who can carry an OKP thread on his own even if not for every single release

i prefer the previous releases (including collaborative singles), but i like it

dbwoyflow was the only poster to comment on the actual music

but sometimes you have to read between the lines... like, there was no one else on this whole site talking about it... why is that? underwhelming

Wow!! Find of the year so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjePhiS4cnw

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

FREE GHETTO BLACK

npip still killing it. where's the 2nd patten album?!

the first 3 tracks on the new EP streaming on pitchfork advance are crazy good

great electronic / R&B kinda vibe, kinda slept on them

Your Drums Your Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfCSx5641U4

You Know You Like It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmXZuv5BaHg

https://soundcloud.com/shlohmo/dont-say-no-ft-how-to-dress

but by the time the beat dropped i could see why folk like it. that style of singing's not really my cup of tea though.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

those are the 2 best to me

http://giraffage.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/raj-mahal/jar

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

FREE GHETTO BLACK

is serious
whewwwwwwwwww
great electronic pop

I mean if you like Pantha, and you like bells this is a no brainer. Can't say it's great but there's some nice pieces on here.

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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." © Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

Did you ever get around and listen to Black Noise?

http://whoarei.bandcamp.com/album/cause-chaos-ep

http://areyouu.bandcamp.com/album/rollr-coastr

http://llamallama.bandcamp.com

Discuss here: http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=2784550&mesg_id=2784550


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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQvuRQHmhmU

Drops this week, streaming now - http://www.residentadvisor.net/feed-item.aspx?id=60879

I almost gave the stream a listen but I'll wait. Highly anticipated.
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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

interesting listen. kinda reminds me of kraftwerk. STOP IMEPERIALIST POP!

Great find this one. Quality IDM all around. Double vinyl available.
http://www.schemeavstrategies.com/store/

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

this guys good... https://soundcloud.com/twosmusic

also, some great stuff on this netlabe Aural Sectsl: http://auralsects.bandcamp.com/

it seems like there is just and endless amount of dope 'future garage' / atmospheric slightly hip hop tinged electronic beat music with manipulated/pitch shifted vocal samples, but a lot of it doesnt distinguish itself in any way and kinda bleeds together...but its still dope

An impressive showing from the boys from Basildon. Ben Hillier's last offering in his trilogy of Depeche Mode albums gives alot of evidence supporting the claim of the often heard saying, "Third time's a charm". Delta Machine is Depeche Mode at their hardest and most experimental at the same time.
The production is dark and brooding, a DM trademark, yet this time around they throw to the wayside any conceived notion of emulating Violator and reach for a futuristic take of the sonic landscapes they had carved out between Construction Time Again and Black Celebration. The sounds are harsh and aggressive, laying down a foundation for Martin Gore and Dave Gahan to showcase their songwriting abilities in ways that I haven't heard since Ultra.

Favorite cuts so far :
Welcome To My World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwY66_3S04k

Secret To The End
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI01pGBZXMQ

Alone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7a3ZDZ5Hds

My Little Universe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9O1TcFEmCg

from the Deluxe Edition :
Long Time Lie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcB2kQ06m-g

Happens All The Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmWNc9JfqRU

"Trips" & "Friends Die" caught my attention, the rest was just too over-produced for me; he uses a lot of vocals then chops, tweeks, put them at different pitches & octaves to make a melody of percussion but goes a little overboard at times which the sounds becomes more annoying than harmonic.

peace & blessings,

x.

www.twitter.com/poetx

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** i move away from the mic to breathe in

heavily damaged jungle-derived tunes. like a really aggressive and noisy raime with excessive sound design. i'm way into this

https://soundcloud.com/modernlove/sets/demdike-stare-testpressing-001

Just when I was getting bored with em they go and do these. Kudos boys.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

http://buddhatapes.bandcamp.com/album/type-one-era

http://soundcloud.com/hotflush/sepalcure-make-you-hf039

Enjoying Dadub - You Are Eternity after coming across it on the various online shops, later noticing that textura, quietus, etc. had given it good marks. Again more of an album-length work than singles, but I enjoy hearing something with dub influences that doesn't completely follow the predominant cliches of dub techno, etc. I'm always a fan of snippets of dialogue, worked in to effect --- e.g. Greenspan's (i think) comments on the fallibility of his beliefs add a political dimension which I like the idea of. The praise being afforded this makes it kind of an obvious choice, but I like it none-the-less.

I'm loving this album. This is perfect baked afternoon music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAELSaszETs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oXtBNG3AXE

its been stuck in my head for a month

https://soundcloud.com/dimlite/protest-remix

havent heard it yet but the snippets sounded nice.

In the same vein as demdike. heat.

I was a big fan of their previous beat tape. This one is great, too. For knx. fans.

http://inflatablemattress.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/hyperdub/hdb071a1-laurel-halo-throw

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

http://open.spotify.com/album/0ADqv18FGlEOIHni3Tg5sC

If she can just keep churning em out like this. But something tells me that the people that raved about Quarantine trying so hard to make that shit be something bigger than it was, will completely ignore this like they did the Spring EP.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

admittedly only going on one listen, but so far this is album of the year for me. actually only heard of Evil Needle last week, when his beat was used on this track http://youtu.be/mhOkRfhmwCk (think UK fugees/digable planets vibe). however, this release has more of an electronic sound. i'd try and describe it further, but right now the music would do it better justice http://huhwhatwhere.bandcamp.com/album/qualia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk94xyObaQg

Great album for fans of sound design, but not limited to just sound noodles. They actually craft some memorable songs. Worth checking.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

Back to basics bangers. BANGERS!!

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

There's a track or two in the beginning which I could do without, but once it finds it's spot it's a solid joint. No Alex Jones.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

Benga is the most disappointing artist in a long time for me.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

Plays kind of like an extended live set at Deep Space... but that's dope as fuck!!! Seriously these cats are great.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

Surprise one here. Darker twisted sonic vibe with the occasional singer. Keep finding myself stopping to really pay attention with this one. That's a good thing.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=2768215&mesg_id=2768215&page=#2779157

it's still really good!

Thanks for being persistent. Really enjoying on first listen.
Didn't even realize Young Echo was a group. Now I gotta go back and listen to them all individually to figure out what the how the parts form the sum.

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http://www.factmag.com/2013/06/10/fact-mix-386-young-echo/

The unreleased collection from earlier this year is fantastic. This XTEP EP has "Monj2" which is an incredible track. Rest of the EP is cool, but that track. I think there's an album dropping later this year too.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mByQkQGNzk

to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH7vgBTmVYU

ugh...

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Disclaimer: this is a producer I work with. But I think the mix is really dope, and it's done pretty well.

https://soundcloud.com/hirobeats/hir-o-mtv-hive-mix

01. Hir-O – “S.T.A.R. Bluebird”
02. Flying Lotus – “Getting There”
03. Hir-O – “Lee Jun Fan”
04. Flying Lotus – “Putty Boy Strut”
05. Hir-O – “Pi’s Whale”
06. Hir-O – “Champloo”
07. Daft Punk – “Aerodynamic (Slum Village Remix)”
08. Hir-O - ”Son of Sun Ra”
09. Jay Dee – “Cash Flow” (feat. Frank)
10. Hir-O – “Battousai The Manslayer”
11. Hir-O – “The North End”
12. Nujabes – “How You Feel”
13. Jay Dee – “Dreamy”
14. Hir-O – “Monday”
15. Nujabes – “Next View”
16. Flying Lotus – “Massage Situation”
17. Hir-O – “Voltron’s Heartbeat”
18. Clark – “Herzog”
19. Doss The Artist - “New Gundam”
20. Clark – “Future Daniel”
21. Hir-O – “Billy Clubs & Baking Soda”
22. Red Pill and Hir-O - “Waiting On A Train”
23. Hir-O – “Blackstar”
24. Hir-O – “Prad Bitts”
25. Hir-O – “Mega Planisher”

and it was fucking DOPE

also rocking my face during Movement Detroit: Rick Wilhite, DJ Minx, Black Madonna, Cassy Britton, Ataxia, Ronin Selecta, Shigeto, Onra, System of Survival, Moodymann, Carl Craig, Noisia, Andy C, Kim Ann Foxman, Mala, J Phlip, Soul Clap, Amtrac, Art Department, Dan Bell, Stacy Pullen, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Soul Clap again, Robert James & Richy Ahmed, Tale of Us, Tribe Called Red, Azari & III, Jamie Jones, and Lee Foss

they just released this today: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7up10bx3vqej5gj/the-stuyvesants-refined.zip

or stream it here: https://soundcloud.com/algorythm/sets/refined

I'm gonna be playing this one for a while.

http://pointnever.com/

i am getting some serious SAW vibes from this track

dropping Monday, now streaming on pitchfork instant. Leaked a few days ago.

I don't know how to feel about the album as a whole yet, but "Gone Feral" into the title track is an incredible one-two punch. The title track is insanely awesome.

Second half of the album feels stronger so far.

Recommended for anybody feeling that Jon Hopkins album as I find their sounds somewhat similar. But Holden has changed it up a lot here.

The Holden one has been on my list to check but haven't made it there yet. But I've been listening to Immunity for a while now and keep coming to a torn I love and hate it at the same time.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

This Holden reminds me of Lorn's "Ask the Dust", totally blown out and smudged.

Not sure I hear parallels to either Lorn or Hopkins, but this Holden is right up my alley.

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sonically, it reminds me of Actress' R.I.P.

good stuff.

Copped Jon Hopkins last night. Its got a nice balance of experiemental and melodic touches. This is the type of album that the mainstream needs and can handle, to embrace electronic music.

http://smallprofessor.bandcamp.com/album/mixed-jawns

http://ripl.bandcamp.com/album/simulations-vol-1-ep-cracked-vessels-joyful-disposition

Hugo Sonia, born 1980, is a composer who spent the last decade writing ‘library’-music for film and TV, but to this day hasn’t released a sound carrier under his own name. His Debut EP Simulations Vol. 1 is the first in a series. Here’s a portion of the story as told by Dim Grimm.

About once a year I get together with my old kindergarden pal for dinner. He owns this rather large TV set, which usually remains switched on while we eat and talk. Whenever I do get to be near one of these old info slings, I tend to soak up every detail in awe, especially the commercials. This time wasn’t any different. One eye and ear on the volcano documentary that was on, chewing on a delicious piece of the rabbit my friend usually cooks at these get-togethers, I suddenly noticed a gorgeous portion of music playing in the background of these monumental images of erupting lava. The score reminded me of a digital Hans-Joachim Rödelius / Edward Williams-cross, a bit pompous, to a still pleasant degree, at the same time sparse, faintly dissonant and supported by a repetitive and gloriously shaky, rumbling rhythm section. Discovering music in this fashion makes me feel giddy, and when the credits rolled, I wrote down the name of the woman responsible for the soundtrack.

Back home, doing the Google hunt, it turned out difficult to find any information about the lady, except for one or two listings on IMDB. I nearly gave it a rest, trying to be content with having had the rare pleasure of filling my belly with tender rabbit. Luckily the next day, I decided to write an e-mail to the production company of the documentary; the answer came surprisingly quick, but it contained nothing but Hugo Sonia’s e-mail address. Hugo Sonia? The woman’s a man? And her/his real name reads like a pseudonym? Two weeks later I received Hugo’s reply to my polite inquiry if there was any recorded music I could get my clamps on, and – this is the point where this story turns incredible – not only was Hugo absurdly excited to receive ‘e-mail from a record label’, but he also turned out to be living only an hour away. We met up for coffee and a chat.

«About ten years ago I thought I should give it a shot. I recorded lots and lots of demos under the name **** ***. I did manage to have some of it released on CD, but to get somewhere sustainable with it… there was no way in hell», he explains. «And my day job was to train snails. I prepared snails, mentally and physically, to perform fancy shapes on national holiday. After several years of doing this kind of work, it was like my mind turned on itself. I couldn’t stand the sight of snails anymore. Especially snails forming patriotic words with their little bodies. It also kept me from writing music, which is what I really wanted to do instead. So I quit and turned to the public service sector of the music industry. I had to make up several monikers, including one for when I write music that I can’t stand listening to. To run into you is somewhat of a blessing, as I can finally get some of my work out there in a different way.».

After hearing this, I tucked away the most persuasive of arguments I had prepared to catch his interest with (e.g. «there is the off-chance that some people might enjoy hearing your music, even out of context» and «we can do like, a hundred copies of vinyl»). He happily agreed to do a series of releases filled with his private recordings as well as demos rejected by production companies; the latter makes up 3/4 of the music on Simulations Vol. 1, the track Vessels being the exception.

makes me want to make up an alias

be sure to check out the other dim tracks i put up here. so much goodness.

http://kubasojka.bandcamp.com/track/sunrise (1:36 - 3:11)

http://kubasojka.bandcamp.com/track/sunset (2:35 - )

sounds great in the car @1AM.

http://www.deejay.de/m_House/sm_PreSales/play/__125266

release date: 06.30.13

https://soundcloud.com/owen-jay/nino-synthese-cosmique-sample

Man this album is pretty deep. And I mean that in a late night introspective kind of way.

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YEAHHH. c'mon drum n bass revival!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXIKeqSMsmU

I got into his music a bit via a Four Tet remix.

I thought I would go ahead and crosspost this here from dude's own post. I thoroughly enjoyed his album and even gave it a purchase. Real nice downtempo. Give it a listen here:

http://keymusic.bandcamp.com/

yup: http://www.freshselects.net/mndsgn-breatharian



http://FRESHselects.net - because if we amplify everything, we hear nothing.
http://twitter.com/FRESHselects
http://facebook.com/FRSHSLCTS

now mixed & mastered on cassette with bonus tracks & more: http://freshselects.bandcamp.com/album/breatharian


// http://FRESHselects.net

https://soundcloud.com/bannon/sampha-without-lb-remix

this guy is so talented. can't wait to hear what he does with his "jungle-influenced" project in november

Not sure if this is supposed to be jungle influenced but i dig it.

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Love the single with King Krule, getting into the rest of the album now. Not all the tracks work for me but I really dig how varied it is.

I feel like I should hate this kid for his online presence and how his 90s R&B obsession (is he doing it for the irony?). I also noticed that his drums do sound cheap after paying extra attention after his twitter war with Zomby. But his music is really engaging. I can dig it.

Awesome.

Uhhhhhhh... you guys.... yeah go find this.

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Pretty good album. Less of a personal introspective feel. More look at the world before me. Some serious heat on here "Detroit Pt. 1" being the clearest example. But the layers he builds are becoming definitively his sound.

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Yeah want to put the man in a box... don't!

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Just quality IDM ish right here. Fall in love with the complexities.

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Killawatt has a grip of singles out this year. This double (coulda been a single) EP is all types of awesome.

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Strong groove shit. Lock in and zone out.

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Man this is just not at all what I expected it to be. Has a bunch of the early IDM sounds and touches that I just love.

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Manic unrelenting drum work... yeah he's got it covered.

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http://soundcloud.com/djshinobishaw
http://www.rareformnyc.com
http://twitter.com/DJShinobiShaw
https://twitter.com/RareFormNYC
PSN: ShinobiShaw

"Arm Leg Leg Arm How you doin?" (c)T510

https://soundcloud.com/dimlite/remix-of-feedback

https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/gunshotta-radio-edit

seems more sepalcure than "rooms", which is a good thing imo

i put it on hesitant obligation and was pleasantly surprised. i'll have to go back and listen more.

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>https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/gunshotta-radio-edit
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>seems more sepalcure than "rooms", which is a good thing imo

I remember another post about Bonobo sounding like Sepalcure.

http://exclaim.ca/News/machinedrum_braille_team_up_for_sepalcure_album

and that bonobo song DOES sound like a sepalcure song

>http://exclaim.ca/News/machinedrum_braille_team_up_for_sepalcure_album
>
>and that bonobo song DOES sound like a sepalcure song


I remember Machine Drum from Bidnezz. I havent followed him since. I guess he came up since then.

>http://exclaim.ca/News/machinedrum_braille_team_up_for_sepalcure_album
>
>and that bonobo song DOES sound like a sepalcure song

http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=2789179&mesg_id=2789179&page=#2789260

thanks again man

been playing that album a lot lately

Pencil Pimp my jam

loving all the jungle breaks and the dearth of juke tempos. there are a few songs that sound like they were co-produced by lone, which is kind of odd. this album definitely has the same bittersweet feeling that 'sepalcure' did. good stuff

Ridiculously addictive album, probably gonna be in my top 3 on the year.

Nice little EP here. Like imagine if Halo could sing. Except Gately has a different production aesthetic. On production i like Halo better, but singer/producer this Gately is kinda nice.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2013/10/samiyam-wish-you-were-here
snippets here: http://www.stonesthrow.com/store/album/samiyam/wish-you-were-here

wish there were a vinyl release of this...

I want to revisit it in spring.

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would be really interested to know your opninion on that

wasn't quite clear where he was going with some of the joints

i think it's his best in YEARS.

i love the pirate radio/boiler room vibe of it.

Havent heard it yet. will get back.

Got BNM on pitchfork, my roommate likes this dude. I've yet to listen to it.

http://soundcloud.com/xlr8r/sets/knxwledge-kauliflowr
http://allcity.bandcamp.com/album/kauliflowr

finally a phisical release from knx.

Pretty awesome EP. But for AE wish it was longer.

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Between it and Young Echo he's made plenty a mark on 2013

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oh man. it really is coming back. i'm calling it: lee bannon will do for jungle + mid-late 90's idm what the beast coast guys are doing for mid-late 90's rap

http://www.factmag.com/2013/10/28/fact-mix-406-mark-pritchard-part-1/
http://www.factmag.com/2013/10/29/fact-mix-406-mark-pritchard-part-2/

and most of the time i welcome a bit of jungle with open arms.

just listen to that special request album, machinedrum, dj rashad and to some extend even pearson sound and the influence is quite obvious

esp with machinedrum SLOOOOOOWING down the tempo

its so fucking good right now

oop!!

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Its a continuation of their last joint.

.

Got BNM on pitchfork who described it as "aphex-ish". After a short listen I agree with that description.

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but it DOES sound very, very good.

Nice one. Classic sounding with modern approaches.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

But I could I request that you put a link to one of your favorite songs off each release you post about? I'm really interested in the stuff you're talking about but often gloss over stuff because I don't want to jump into a whole project.

Or even just say your favorite track off each release or something.

some of these tracks are so stripped-back and subtle that it's kind of difficult to get a good read on them, much less the album/piece/collection as a whole, only one listen in. it's all really hypnotic though. it's sort of like good minimalist techno with more varied percussion and rhythms. also a bit of dub, jungle, garage, and grime. at any given moment in a song there isn't too much happening: driving kick drums, some sparse synths that aren't particularly melodic, maybe some drone, percussion scattered toward the end of the phrase. it doesn't seem special or interesting in print but it all comes together nicely. these tracks are well-crafted and very nuanced, and as a result they are quite engaging. i think it's pretty exceptional. can't wait to hear more from these guys as a label/unit/collective/whatever

>some of these tracks are so stripped-back and subtle that
>it's kind of difficult to get a good read on them, much less
>the album/piece/collection as a whole, only one listen in.


You always have to rememember that the releases were vinyl 12" releases first and now get re-released as a compilation so to me its hard to view this release as a album and listen to it as a whole.


>at any given moment in a song there isn't too much happening: driving kick drums, some sparse synths that aren't particularly melodic,
>maybe some drone, percussion scattered toward the end of the
>phrase. it doesn't seem special or interesting in print but
>it all comes together nicely.

To me these are essentially dj tools, which are made to be blended and thrown into a mix. Have seen some of these songs do wonders in a mix.

Glad to see some other people listen to their stuff, to me they are really pushing the boundaries of dubstep, techno and grime.
Standout songs are livity, velez, surge, more games and of course raw code, which had already seen a release on hessle

some great raw house from Detroit, released on Theo Parrish's Sound Signature label
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEwqKh24BWc

Jay Daniel is a young producer and a great dj as well.
His Boiler Room set was excellent and is definitely worthy to relisten.

Totally fits with the raw detroit sound, even though he is producer from the Netherlands. Here is a wonderful mix which displays his amazing sounds and his best releases.

http://www52.zippyshare.com/v/63720305/file.html

and a very interesting article about NWAQ and the mix.
http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/14/heal-yourself-and-move-the-greatness-of-newworldaquarium/

Very good as always

such an amazing release, he never fails to deliver.
Starbust stood out for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEcBPJaOHOo

had no idea he was signed to warp. this is an extremely pleasant surprise

http://warp.net/records/patten/eolian-instate-out-next-week

"aviary": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOGaFCgVGtw

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

Yall's loss

http://open.spotify.com/user/promo206/playlist/7oD6FDEq7vLKIkxeKdlM3K

Please subscribe. It's comprised of all brand new (or very recent) music available on Spotify. As an example of how I do it, here's this weeks list:

Sampha - Too Much
Two Door Cinema Club - Handshake (Blende Remix)
Miami Horror - Real Slow (Gold Fields Remix)
Nylo - Nobody Has To Know f. Gilbere Forte
Glass Animals - Woozy f. Jean Deaux
CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share (Blood Diamonds Remix)
Blood Orange - Chosen
Ejecta - Its Only Love
Quadron - Hey Love (Branko Remix)
Ellie Goulding - Mirror
Yo Gotti - King Shit f. T.I.
River Tiber - The City
Kyle - Raining Love
Rocky - Chase The Cool

love it

L.I.E.S. is record label of the year again. Trilogy Tapes is a close second.

its good!

but I just did a search and didnt see mentions of two pretty dope producers i'm listening to at the moment:

A.M. Breakups:
http://ambreakups.bandcamp.com/
Does beats for Elucid, sounds like a student of El-P and I mean that in the best possible way

Constrobuz:
http://constrobuz.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-struggle
Did the best beats on eXquire's "Kismet" LP, sounds somewhere between Shlohmo's Bad Vibes and more traditional jazzy boom bap