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October 2014

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Our monthly round-up of new music, mixes and remixes from LittleBig artists



LittleBig Spring Playlist

I got this song Burn stuck in my head so I did a remix and Ellie DMed me and she's into it

Machinedrum - aeolia 

as included in the forthcoming Bleep:10 compilation to be released on May 5th. Also featured on the compilation are exclusive tracks from Fuck Buttons, Oneohtrix Point Never, Autechre, Nathan Fake, Lone, Gas, Shackleton, Modeselektor, Untold, Dabrye, Nosaj Thing, U-Ziq and Byetone.

Pre-Order Bleep:10: http://link.bleep.com/Machinedrum

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Bleep:10
Label: Bleep

Release date: 5th May, 2014

Tracklist:
1) Gas - Die Wand
2) Lone - Lizard King
3) Machinedrum - aeolia
4) Oneohtrix Point Never - Need
5) Modeselektor - I'm not into Twerk, I'm into KrafTwerk
6) Untold - That Horn Track
7) Fuck Buttons - Brainfreeze (Alt mix)
8) Dabrye - Click Clack
9) Autechre - SYptixed
10) Shackleton - Ganda Rising
11) Nosaj Thing - Particles Aligned
12) µ-Ziq - Hedges
13) Byetone - Morning
14) Nathan Fake - Vanish North

Machinedrum - aeolia

The first track from my album 'Our Love', out now worldwide. 

iTunes: smarturl.it/CaribouOurLoveiTunes
Amazon: smarturl.it/CaribouOurLoveAmazon
Label: smarturl.it/CaribouOurLoveLabel

Photograph by Jason Evans.



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Can't Do Without You

Taken from Khotin - "Hello World", out on cassette and digitally 1 July 2014.

Buy Tape: http://1080pcollection.bandcamp.com/album/hello-world

1080pcollection.net 
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Khotin - Why Don't We Talk

taken from the "Desolation Rituals" Demo-Tape

Nuclear Perversions - Sodomic Nuclear Sunrise

Out on Innervisions November 2014

Produced by:
Recondite

IVCD08 Recondite - Konter - Iffy

Taken from the new Ben Frost EP - 
'V A R I A N T' - out on vinyl and download on 8 December 2014 through Mute / Bedroom Community  (U.S release dates - Download 9 December / Vinyl 13 January)

The limited edition EP features remixes of tracks taken from the latest album A U R O R A by British producer Evian Christ (following his critically acclaimed Waterfall EP and work with Kanye West); Downward label boss and techno producer Regis (previous remix credits inc. VCMG, Terence Fixmer), Good by Air affiliated experimental artist Dutch E Germ (previous remix credits inc. Fatima Al Qadiri and Mas Ysa); Australian duo HTRK and raster-noton recording artist Kangding Ray.

V A R I A N T :: EP TRACKLISTING
Venter - Evian Christ TF 12” Mix
Venter - Dutch E Germ Remix
Venter - HTRK Remix
No Sorrowing - Kangding Ray Remix
Nolan - Regis Self Medicating Edit


Pre-Order V A R I A N T here: 
Rough Trade - http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/88102
Boomkat - http://boomkat.com/vinyl/1126481-ben-frost-v-a-r-i-a-n-t
Bleep - https://bleep.com/release/55179-ben-frost-v-a-r-i-a-n-t

Get A U R O R A here: 
iTunes - smarturl.it/auroraiTunes
CD - smarturl.it/auroraCD
Standard Vinyl - smarturl.it/auroraLP
Coloured Limited Edition Vinyl Boomkat - boomkat.com/vinyl/969946
Rough Trade - www.roughtrade.com/albums/81850

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Ben Frost :: 'Venter' (HTRK Remix)

iTunes: http://bit.ly/RPiTunes
CD: http://bit.ly/RPsomaCD
Spotify: http://bit.ly/RPspotify
Amazon: http://bit.ly/RPAmazon

SLAM | Reverse Proceed (Soma CD105)

01. Tokyo Subway 
02. Visual Capture 
03. Reverse Proceed 
04. Cirklon Bells 
05. Synchronicity 
06. Ghosts Of Detroit 
07. Relevant Question 
08. Pattern A3 
09. Factory Music 
10. Convolute 
11. Catacoustics 
12. Irritant 
13. Rotary 
14. Resolved 

Electronic music pioneers Slam return to their home base of Soma with their brand new album, Reverse Proceed.
After tireless months in the studio, the Glaswegian duo are ready to unleash what is easily their best body of work to date. Not only does this album capture where the two are at musically at the moment but is an extension of their unending fascination with all things Electronic. Lending their 22 years of experience to this new project, Slam have delved into the past for inspiration whilst simultaneously heralding future technologies in the production process. Conceptually, Slam wanted to have the human experience in mind when recording and to base the architecture of the album around ‘the sequence’. This led them to a locally built hardware sequencer called the ‘Sequentix Cirklon’ that became the heart of the album. Allowing them to access older machines and also a modern modular synth setup simultaneously, Stuart & Orde merged live manipulation and recording techniques to full potential to bring a soul to the album.
Reverse Proceed is more than an album; it is a well-defined experience built on the principle of the sequence. Having been meticulously woven together to create a seamless listening environment, Reverse Proceed aims to capture the audience and guide them through the sonic landscape of the album. This method allowed Slam to fully explore the concept of the album
being more than just a collection of tracks but rather a thoroughly immersible piece.
With this concept in mind, the album's opening drifts in over the course of several tracks as the malevolent Tokyo Subway opens what is the ambient first third of the album. Tension is built through sweeping pads and dubbed out synths leading perfectly into the more delicate Visual Capture where a sea of field recorded rain splashes over subtle bell tones and dream-state strings. Title track Reverse Proceed begins with intensity as pulsing sub bass fills the void with yet more time induced percussive fluctuations though synthesis, the haunting pads giving more depth to this deep, evolving track. The hardware at the center of the album takes hold now as Cirklon Bells brings a slight edge of melancholy to proceedings. It's natural hang-drum- esq sounds permeate as various layers are perfectly sequenced, breathing life into the track with each touch.
Heavenly pads bring Synchronicity into existence as we hear the first semblance of a 4/4 make its way out of the depths of the ambience. Stuttered percussion and fast paced, filtered synthetic tones give an almost unnatural rhythm whilst holding momentum firmly. A definite step up begins here as Ghosts Of Detroit stamps that typical Slam sound on the album. This ode to the motor city see an almighty melodic upheaval as tones begin to form complete harmonious coexistence and the album sees the shift onto a more dance floor orientated state of being, complete with blueprint style kick- sub bass conformity.
The ethereal interlude of Relevant Question proves to be little rest bite as Pattern A3 stomps in with flourishing modular based sequential tones and sparse, kicking 909 drums, the albums defining heads down Techno moment. Tweeked out, delayed and cerebral, Factory Music continues on perfectly as yet more off kilter sequences makes heads spin with it's subtle use of FX and crisp percussion. The wail of Convolute keeps things in check as discord swells enough to keep you ready for the solid and hypnotic Catacoustics. Dark and brooding it sets the tone for Irritant with its broken beat and roomy percussion riding spaced out, otherworldly forces. The easily recognisable Rotary helps see the album out with it's elastic synths and driving rhythms showing Slam's credentials as straight up dance floor killers. As we finally wind down from the journey we are brought into great depths with the sublime Resolved. A fitting title to end to what is the climax of this multi-faceted album.
Slam have always brought new meaning to the world of techno and electronic music over the years and have been instrumental in some of its defining moments over their careers. Modern Techno albums come and go but with a clear vision of what they wanted to bring to the table, the dynamic duo of Stuart McMillan & Orde Meikle have once again raised the bar for the world of techno.

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering


5. Slam - Synchronicity

Blossom

A remix I´ve done for Makiko Miyara, on the japanese Bishop label.
https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/yue-zui-bei/id966453999

Tsukiyoi Uta (Kettel Remix)

J.G. Biberkopf - "Air. Coltan. Carbon. Lithium."

JETS sophomore official release, their highly anticipated debut on ULTRAMAJIC see’s the two artists display an approach to production that deals in the paradoxes and
ambiguities of both studio songwriting and raw live performance; a somewhat soothingamalgamation of disproportion, But also weirdly right, evident that despite Edgar and Stewart’s careers sharing striking parallels, they have know each other for…well forever.

The 4-track EP reassembles a long-scattered sketchbook of songwriting confidence that the pair have filled with drawings of cosmic rhythms, experimental sounds and other
analogue obsessions. 

“Our first record was more of us finding out space and creating a new environment of sound to work with. This release was much more about exploring the building of our creation”

“U-N-I’s’” colour and pallor coming as much from the soulful palette of Jamie Liddell’s vocal performance as the dirty turps the pair washed their synthetic brushes in. 

JETS production finesse, awash with a delicate nocturnal mood as analogue drums meet colorful chords against a nightscape of glossy darkness.

"We spent a lot of time on the sounds, which were mostly from digital hardware sources. We also focused on the recording process more than ever, as we mixed the record on
mastering equipment and experimented with bouncing parts onto tape."

The sounds that often many attribute to Jimmy or Travis as solo artists are slowlY transpiring to be the opposite, their respective contrasting styles not only behaving with vibrant influence over one another but in turn establishing an exciting benchmark in
electronic music songwriting. 

ULTRAMAJIC LVX017 - JETS "THE CHANTS"

DIGITAL RELEASE DATE MAY 11TH

JETS "THE CHANTS"
JETS "U-N-I"
JETS "PYRITE BLUE"
JETS "PINK BEAT"

ARTWORK BY JIMMY EDGAR & PILAR ZETA

The Chants

JETS "THE CHANTS"

The unstoppable force that has become the Will & Ink label now offers up its first remix EP. Those hand picked to work their own magic on three originals by the the Will & Ink production duo are Fachwerk’s Roman Lindau, Greek born Emmanuel and Yaleesa Hall, the mysterious artist who released her debut EP on this label back in 2014. 

Up first is techno heavyweight Roman Lindau, who is a key part of the Fachwerk label. He tackles ‘Mersellanious’ from the Mersenne EP and does so with his usual stripped back, well swung sense of techno funk. Next up is ARTS label owner Emannuel, who goes for a fierce, intense and edgy peak time techno banger full of raw texture and incendiary drums on his remix of 'Third Wilson' from 2013. Lastly, Yaleesa Hall sets to work on a track from the same EP and does so with a little, fluid sense of hypnotic techno groove that comes embellished with heady synths and a real sense of purpose. Once again here the Will & Ink label is showing the way when it comes to contemporary techno talent.

Will & Ink - Merselanious Wilson (Roman Lindau Remix)

From debut album ‘Nozinja Lodge’ out 1 June on @warp-records – http://nozinja-lodge.com

Download the track with pre-orders of the album at,
Bleep – http://smarturl.it/nozinjalodge-bleep
iTunes – http://smarturl.it/nozinjalodge-itunes

http://www.nozinja-lodge.com
https://www.facebook.com/nozinjamusic
https://twitter.com/nozinjamusic

J.G. Biberkopf - "Air. Coltan. Carbon. Lithium."

K/N/I/V/E/S