OLOF DREIJER, DIVA CRUZ – BRUJAS EP

Posted on 2024-06-03

The Knife’s Olof Dreijer teams up with Swedish percussionist/DJ Diva Cruz for a new collaborative EP on Dekmantel entitled Brujas. As two longtime social and political activists, Dreijer and Cruz naturally tackle a host of societal ills across Brujas, with Cruz taking the powers to be to task while debuting her voice and lyricism on record for the very first time. Inspired by her Colimbian upbringing, the percussive ‘Black Queen’ in particular confronts the machismo and sexual violence so prevelent in the world of Latin American culture as well as the music and art that reflects it to the rest of the world.

olofdreijer.bandcamp.com

  

LNRDCROY – CONTACT-E

Posted on 2024-05-27

Vancouver producer Lnrdcroy makes his debut on Clone’s label Repetitive Rhythm Research with a new EP entitled Contact-E. Armed with a vintage techno sound palette and the retro-futuristic aesthetic (down to the spaceship captain’s log style liner notes) to match, Lnrdcroy zeroes in on mid 90’s rave nostalgia here to great effect. The widescreen rhythmic assault of ‘It Rains On Their Planet’ feels practically cinematic in scope, while the swirling ‘Dematix Upscale’ will keep dancers moving with its relentless movement.

clone.nl

  

ALVA NOTO – HYBR:ID SYNC INTER

Posted on 2024-05-20

Alva Noto’s HYbr:ID series sits at the intersections between science, art, and culture, having coalesced these themes since 2021 through intricate graphic scores, and spatial albums commissioned for partner in crime Richard Siegal’s dance scores. HYbr:ID III is the most captivating instalment yet, taking inspiration from Japanese Noh theatre to create ultra-physical soundscapes that crackle like trickling grains, shifting pebbles, and heavy rain on glass.

noton.info

  

LOEFAH AND TEKLIFE – JUMP START

Posted on 2024-05-13

UK Bass titan and Swamp 81 label boss Loefah makes his Teklife debut with Jump Start, three new tracks full of raw house energy. Taking cues from the Chicago tradition of feral 909 jams, these pummeling rhythms are met with eerie atmospheres and haunting speech. The late ghetto house godfather DJ Deeon adds his touches to the title track, stretching its acid squelches out and taking them even farther into space. It’s pure warehouse music, trippy yet ominous, perfect for getting lost in a dark corner at a rave.

www.teklife57.com

  

BLUR: TO THE END

Posted on 2024-05-06

A new feature-length documentary depicting the extraordinary and emotional return of blur, captured during the year in which they made a surprise return with their first record in 8 years, the critically acclaimed #1 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’.

In theatres July 19th, 2024

www.blur.co.uk

  

FLOATING POINTS – DEL ORO

Posted on 2024-04-29

Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points has announced his new album Cascade will be released on 13 September via Ninja Tune. Along with the announcement Shepherd has shared lead single ‘Key103’ which comes with visuals continuing his ongoing collaboration with Tokyo based artist Akiko Nakayama.

ninjatune.net