Monolake release new album entitled “Silence”, just short of the project’s 15th anniversary.
Founded in 1995 by Robert Henke and Gerhard Behles, Monolake quickly stood out from their peers, drawing influence not only from minimal techno and drum ‘n bass but also the “sonic richness and sophistication of academic computer music”. Their first releases were on the Basic Channel-affiliated Chain Reaction label, and since then they’ve become a hugely respected and influential fixture in the electronic music firmament, releasing several classic albums including Hongkong (1997) and Polygon Cities (2005) and becoming renowned for their distinctive installation and live performance work.
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After much anticipation, deliberation and a bit of delaying, Massive Attack have finally announced full details of their fifth studio album, now titled Heligoland. Due out on February 8th, it features previously reported collaborations with the likes of Elbow’s Guy Garvey, Damon Albarn, TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, and ongoing collaborator Horace Andy.
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Joe Goddard is no stranger to clubs. As a member of Hot Chip he’s played more than his fair share, as well as remixing, and being remixed by, the great and the good. As a DJ he’s been around the world on top of masterminding Bugged Out and DJ Kicks comps. And as a founding member of the Greco-Roman collective he’s probably seen things, like Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner, you people wouldn’t believe.
Continue reading ‘Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard to release “Harvest Festival” on Greco-Roman’
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Buraka Som Sistema have always liked throwing curveballs. From their first DJ residencies, where off-the-cuff sets were “pretty much rehearsed live… mixing for people at raves, that was our practice – kinda like shock therapy” to incorporating unusual material into their songs – recording shattering glass, or throwing an orange at the wall and using the sound as a snare. Even their first drum & bass collective, Fusion Lab, had a reputation for mixing things up: “it wasn’t all about drum & bass, it was all about experimenting with crazy beats.” So it was hardly surprising that some years ago, on a whim, they ended up playing around with an obscure mid-90s genre like kuduro.
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Heading up the Get Physical label, DJing, producing or compiling mix collections Patrick and Philipp – aka M.A.N.D.Y – are among the finest and most exciting pioneers of electronic music around right now. The pair have built a reputation for delivering quality, eclecticism and the damn right weird and wonderful, be it at club appearances or on their record releases, a trend that is set to continue with their brilliant and eagerly anticipated Renaissance Mix Collection.
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Tags: house, mandy, mellow, minimal, renaissance, tech house, techno, the mix collection
After releases on Ovum, Delsin, Fcomm and his appearances on Ministry of Sound, Global Underground, Renaissance, Nervous Records and even on the last Buddha Bar, Taho aka David Jacopin returns with an album. “Crystal Love” is said to be a journey into electronic textures, soulful dimensions and crystal landscapes.
Continue reading ‘Taho’s album “Crystal Love” gets proper release on December 1st via Lumina’
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Tags: ambient, chuill out, crystal love, electronica, lumina, soulful, taho
Every so often something comes along that leaves your jaw touching the floor and your head in shreds. This is one of those releases. Not a techno album in the 4/4 sense of the word, but techno nonetheless, this is food for your head that uses sounds in such a clever way that it presents a near perfect alternative to the bang-bang of your regular Saturday night. There are incredible sounds floating around and these guys certainly know how to operate their machinesto the extreme.
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Tags: iftah gabbai, jazz, king of spades and marmalades, mellodic, olaf hilgenfel, skinnerbox, techno
Time for the first album on Prologue ever. There was only one artist they could think about to do that: Cio D´Or. Her sets are emotional, extravagant and charismatic. She doesn´t just play music, she lives it. At 17 she was already playing congas in a 7-person jazz band, and her staged dance choreographies were inspired by the likes of Brian Eno and David Byrne.
Continue reading ‘Debut album from Cio D’Or named “Die Faser” comes out on Prologue, December 7th’
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Sven Väth is a DJ. The turntables are his medium of choice. But his fans and followers rather perceive him as some kind of a magician, a spirit, a shaman. Although Väth’s work transcends into performance art, architecture and design, his preferred way of communication is music. Techno and House are his inborn language, his most immediate way of expression. Like few other musicians, Väth manages to push his music beyond the limitations of certain musical styles. He opens up towards his crowd in a deep and profound way: Mysteriously, Väth builds an incredible connection with everybody in the room.
Continue reading ‘Cocoon Recordings boss Sven Väth presents “The Sound of the 10th Season”.’
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For the first time in its history, Sónar, the International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art, will be split between two venues. As part of the Xacobeo Jubilee Year, Sónar travels along the Way of Saint James, and will take place simultaneously in A Coruña and Barcelona. As a result, there will be a double helping of Sónar, the annual Barcelona festival and this one-off event, which will be called Sónar Galicia.
Continue reading ‘Sónar 2010 will take place simultaneously in Barcelona and A Coruña.’
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