Ade Fenton - Artificial Perfect
April 14, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
After co-producing Gary Numan’s “Jagged” album in 2006 (out on Mortal Records) Ade Fenton spent the next few months completing his own solo debut “Artificial Perfect” for the Submission label on May 7th. The link with Gary Numan is kept alive as the 9-track album also holds four tracks featuring Gary Numan on vocals. In related news, Fenton also worked on new versions of a number of classic Numan tracks including “Are Friends’ Electric?”, “Down In The Park” and “Metal”. He will start work on a new Gary Numan album in January 2007.
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Robert Babicz - A Cheerful Temper
April 13, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Cologne-based DJ and producer Robert Babicz aka Rob Acid, will release his new artist album titled “A Cheerful Temper” through Marc Romboy’s imprint, Systematic Recordings, in May. After a cycle of influential techno records in the late ’90s, the last couple of years have seen a series of quality releases for Babicz on such labels as Punkt, Treibstoff, Steve Bug’s Audiomatique, and Kompakt’s offshot K2. Despite the fact he’s been making music for almost two decades, Babicz is a classic example of an older and already established producer that has managed to stay relevant by constantly reinventing his sound.
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Junior Boys remixes on Dead Horse EP
April 12, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Based on the critical acclaim of their 2006 LP So This Is Goodbye the Canadian electro-pop duo Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark, aka Junior Boys, are releasing an EP of remixes through Domino Records this April. Titled “Dead Horse” the EP brings together five artists from completely different fields and musical backgrounds to get their hands at some of the stand out tracks from the duo’s second album.
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Armand Van Helden - Ghettoblaster
April 11, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
New York City-based DJ and producer Armand van Helden will release his sixth artist album, “Ghettoblaster” in May through Fatboy Slim’s Southern Fried Records. The new LP is once again something different from what Van Helden produced in the past. In contrast to his last album, Nympho (2005), which focused mainly on electro-rock, “Ghettoblaster” is more soulful and hip-hop influenced. Guests on the LP include New York-based rappers Fat Joe and Will ‘Tha Wiz’ Lemay, Kudu, George Llanes, as well as vocalists Nicole Roux, Majida, and others.
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Jacbri Radio Show 10.04.2007
April 10, 2007 | Filed Under Radio & TV | No Comments
Jona - Smart Cats vs Dumb Dogs
Samuel L Session - Can You Relate
Solieb - Halo
Sebo K - Transit
Paul Mac - Keep It Simple (Hertz rmx)
Surgeon - Klonk 4
The Advent - Ero
Robert Babicz - Sin (Gui Boratto rmx)
Marko Fuerstenberg - untitled (artless)
Heiko Laux - Sharpened (Richard Bartz rmx)
Heiko Laux - Waves (Steve Rachmad rmx)
Daniele Papini & Riccardo Ferri - Knobers
Thomas P Heckman - Violent Stains
Thomas P Heckman - Fear To The Hollow
New releases on Audio Assault & Arms labels
April 10, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Something for the fans of dark techno…
AAR024 - Bas Mooy - Metal Coffee Death EP
AAR 025 - Go Hiyama - Two from 20 latter halfs EP
AAR 026 - Radial - Hair of the dog EP
ARMS 013 - Various artists - Fatal Mission EP
The Chemical Brothers: new album & tour
April 7, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Events, Labels, Releases | No Comments
The Chemical Brothers are set to release their sixth album, “We Are The Night” in June on Freestyle Dust / Virgin Records. Ahead of the release, The Chems have confirmed they will be performing one show at the prestigious Roundhouse in London on May 31, 2007.
Fabric 34 mixed by Ellen Allien
April 6, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Berlin-based techno princess and BPitch Control label boss, Ellen Allien, has mixed the 34th installment in the acclaimed Fabric compilation series, out early/late May. Allien’s mix features her favorite tracks of last year, as well as new ones, with cuts by the likes of Damian Schwartz, Cobblestone Jazz, Apparat, Heartthrob, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, Ben Klock, and many more. Ellen herself contributed to the mix with “Just a Woman,” one of the tracks from last years Just A Man/Woman EP, on which she collaborated with Detroit-based producer Matthew Dear (aka Audion).
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Aril Brikha - Akire EP
April 5, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Swedish producer Aril Brikha made his debut on Steve Bug’s Poker Flat Recordings with a three-track EP titled “Akire,” released March 26 on 12″ vinyl. Following his Winter EP release earlier this year (on Kompakt), the Stockholm-based DJ and producer now joins Poker Flat with a dose of hi-end melodic deep techno. On “Akire,” Brikha has dropped eclectic elements of electronic music, weaving warm hooks and spacey techno, resulting in his trademark spacious atmosphere and deepness. Brikha is currently working on his second artist album, a follow-up to his 2000 debut, Deeparture In Time, due for release later this year (May/June).
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Boogy Bytes vol3 by Modeselektor
April 4, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Berlin-based duo Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary aka Modeselektor are set to release their first official DJ-mix - in the form of BPitch Control’s “Boogy Bytes” compilation. Out in late April, “Boogy Bytes Vol. 3” is a crazy ride through decades of electronic music, pimped by the finest IDM and hip hop. Featuring almost 30 tracks, remixes and re-edits, the mix includes cuts from the likes of Paul Kalkbrenner, dubstep heroes Skream and Burial, James Holden, Mr. Oizo, Radiohead, Bobby Peru, Carl Craig, Nathan Fake, and more.
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Freak n’ Chic - Rendez-Vous 01
April 3, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Paris-based house and electro imprint Freak n’ Chic released its debut label compilation yesterday. Titled “Rendez-Vous” the compilation features artists and tracks that have shaped the label over the four years of its existence; showcasing its past, present and future - on two CDs. CD 1 (unmixed) contains 12 exclusive tracks by artists such as Jamie Jones, Sebastien Bouchet, Marc Antona, Alfa Romero, Monoblock, and U&I (a collaboration between label boss Dan Ghenacia and French producer David K). CD 2 is a continuous DJ mix of the finest Fn’C releases to date mixed by labelmates Shonky and Dyed Soundorom.
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Paul Hartnoll - The Ideal Condition
April 2, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Paul Hartnoll, one half of the pioneering duo Orbital, will release his debut solo album titled “The Ideal Condition” - his first major release since he and his brother disbanded their legendary group three years ago. With arranger Chris Elliott, Hartnoll set about reversing the usual process and presented his compositions to an orchestra. The results of this union, 32 piece choir and the whole compliment of electronics are heard on the opening track, “Haven’t We Met Before,” which Hartnoll descibes as “the fullest track on the record in terms of the amount of people playing on it and number of different parts.”
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