lots of great electronic music coming out right now or in the next few months. Really looking forward to Sully's new album on Keysound, this should be great. there are great albums incoming from DJ Python and Lee Gamble – DJ Python's is really impressive.

The new Hype Williams seems to gather average reviews but I'm really enjoying it too – quite a few beauty tracks on this. Same with the new Second Storey!

also – I'm about to see Mumdance again tonight and can't wait :) not as excited about his stuff as I used to be two or three years ago, but I'm still super stoked

I haven't heard the new Hype Williams. Will listen. Stat!

yeah it deserves your attention. it's full of short melancholy vignettes with analogue synths and gorgeous pads, I'm enjoying it more than the other recent Hype Williams releases (though they may actually not be produced by the same artists)

I don't get the impression that blunt is actually involved in rainbow edition, seems like a bit of a hype pisstake but still hits the spot. of the recent stuff only 10/10 and the other one that sounded like the blue overs on record strike me as having him. makes me wonder what happened to the hyperdub record that was announced back in 13 -- know for a fact this existed and was made by "dean and a friend" so i'm guessing it might be black metal but unsure as to why goodman didn't get to put it out.

Yeah, apparently no Blunt and no Copeland. But the whole goddamn affair is shrouded in so much deliberately confusing misdirection and mystery at this point that, honestly, who the fuck knows? Just how deep does the meta-joke go here? I don't fucking know. But I did listen to it, and I do like it... if not as much as, say, Babyfather... definitely not as much as Black Metal or the previous HW stuff. Some of that 2009-11 material really struck a chord with me, and I'd love to hear the logical conclusion and know it's what I was looking forward to.

There's good stuff on this release though. "Baby Blu" and "The Whole Lay" and "Spinderella's Dream" are the songs I identified right away as favorites, but there's a lot to like about the looser sketches and less fleshed out tracks too.

I wish there was more clarity here. I just have no idea what to believe about who made it. Help me, one of you, if you think you have more solid answers.

Tbf I think it's the point, and it's been one of the goals of the Hype Williams' project from the beginning. From the beginning they've been spreading contradictory and confusing information regarding the number of artists in the act and their biography, or leading their followers in wrong directions through the Rinse FM show they did a while ago for instance. I've always perceived that as a will to create confusion out of information overload, eventually ending in a situation where you have no clear idea what you are listening anymore. That is a very clever move in a world where we are actually saturated with information, which can distract you from listening to the actual music content. Here, the effect they reach is the opposite – they have managed to shortcut the effects of Internet with a record where you have absolutely no information on who did the record or if it is linked at all with the previous records linked to this name. Which means you can only listen to it for itself, and appreciate it in its own context, trying to make sense of the music itself without trying to find answers in the artist discography or biography or whatever.

but the issue that arose with hw is that their sound and approach was so distinctive to the point where it's abundantly clear they're not involved any longer -- as you say hype was about complete sensory overload in every sense, their mid-period songs were masticated samples and their approach was completely shrouded in pot fug but somewhere along the line it emerged as a songwriterly identifier which is appreciable in both blunt's work and perhaps more so in lolina, their evasion of identity in itself was a very strong one informed by the instincts of the two and it's abundantly clear when they're absent which undermines the whole vision slightly. like 10/10 is very clearly blunt (sounds identical to uk2uk) but it seems as if he consciously left a chasm that copeland would've filled which in itself is a concession to the fact that hype was the product of two very strong musical personalities.

I agree with this, except that I'm not even sure it's abundantly clear they're no longer involved. Honestly, for all we know they could have made this project and said they didn't make it, and invented some alter ego names to attach to it, and deliberately made a product that sounds different enough that it's believable. Seriously. And yes, I think the fact that that's even being wondered about undermines the project a bit, and makes it in fact less about the music and more, in a circuitous way, about who made it.

Fox is right that it's cool to have a project that exists entirely on its own, but this isn't that project, because of all the sensory and information overload stuff behind the name from the start. For me, it diminishes the impact a bit, whereas a clearer picture of what was happening would lend itself to the project standing in its own.

I do think Rainbow Edition is a strong album. I'm glad I gave it a listen, and I'm listening to it more and more. But the fake outs and the blurred lines and the constant, deliberate WTF-nesss of the whole thing make it harder to not think about the artists. Counter productive, if the point is to make art that exists only as the art that it is in that moment.

Good album though. I mean, I'm really enjoying it. Maybe that means I'm right smack dab at the center of a huge joke. Don't care. Like it.

you both make good points on this imo. for me this album alongside the idea of information saturation that's driven their whole discography makes perfect sense and that's one of the reasons I enjoyed it so much (being able to focus on the sole music and love it as such), but I can totally see how that could distract from the experience. I guess at the very least, this shows their music is still as thought-provocative, which is a good thing I think

2Raumwohmnung - "Somebody Lonely & Me" (DJ KOZE REMIX)

No matter how much I pray or hope or whatever, DJ Koze just doesn't seem very into the idea of releasing a formal follow-up to 2013's Amygdala (one of the top three albums of the decade, no question; listen if you haven't heard it).
BUT... I do occasionally check social media, and I see that he recently reworked this track by 2Raumwohmnung. I have no real idea who the fuck that is, but Koze continues to turn every remix he does on its ear, painting every track in Koze colors.

Good shit. Nice new song.

Steffi's new album is out in two weeks and it's stellar. I'm usually bored with Ostgut Ton these days but this one is incredible. I think you'd like it Severian!

Harmonia & Eno '76 - Atmosphere (Edward's Desert Version)

Harmonia is a Krautrock/Kosmische Musik group from Germany – formed as a collaboration of Michael Rother of Neu!, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Möbius of Cluster 1973. In the same year, the song "Sehr Kosmisch" was released on the band's debut album "Musik von Harmonia". In September 1976 Brian Eno and Harmonia then collaborated and recorded "Atmosphere" at the band's studio in Forst, Germany. However, the song was not released until 1997 as the tape was considered lost for almost twenty years.

Who would be more suitable to remix original Krautrock material than Gilles Aiken, better known as Edward? Considering his latest productions, Edward mostly works within house and techno templates while echoing Krautrock figures like Connie Plank. He is recognized for producing filigree club tracks that come with a spiritual edge. Over the years, this combination has made him a mainstay of Berlin's White label as well as Weimar's esteemed Giegling crew.

Taken from the EP: Harmonia & Eno '76 - Edward Versions. Released on Die Orakel, 2015.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJsXUU-fGbg

cool track!!

Mount Kimbie - Love What Survives

This group is solid, and incentive, and dark and moody and textured, with a nice balance of organic and synthetic sounds. I've liked them since Cold Spring Fault Less Youth in 2013, and I think they're turning into one of the more important groups in the overall modern electronic scene.

I wish they would use King Krule... um... less. But even with his vocals all over ⅓ of their recent output, it's still good music. Good smart electronic music that also kicks ass. Reminids me of Portishead in that regard.

Good stuff.

just found out UNKLE has released new album after 7 years. I really liked first two albums back then and I am really intrigued how the new one sounds. have to hear it. did anyone heard it yet by any chance?

Don't forget to stop by at the bar tonight at 6pm. I'll deejay some serious shit there.

I hope plenty of spoken word and field recordings in between as well :) . yeah, I will stop by. aaaah, Fuga, my favourite cellar space...:D what about tomorrows gig in A4?

bollocks, bollocks, bollocks!

20 years of Hospital productions in Berghain Berlin!

Alberich LIVE | Dedekind Cut LIVE | Lussuria LIVE | Ancient Methods | Becka Diamond | Dtekk | Function | Phase Fatale | Ron Morelli | Shifted | Silent Servant | Vatican Shadow

why, why Berghain? no tickets in advance on sale. what is the point to book a flight ticket (30 eur return from here btw.!), book a hotel, queue up for 3 hrs just to be stopped by the infamous door policy of theirs!!! this sucks! what a line up.

Ok. Unfair.

RECORD STUFF. LET ME BUY IT FROM YOU! :confused:

I will get you a playlist. he will be djing on terrace, but Id say we could still use some outs from da mix into digital recorder of some sort.

New Four Tet is dope!

Four Tet - "Planet" (YouTube)

setlist of what I played:

Taylor Deupree - Autum
Alva Noto – Xerrox Isola
Datach’I – Nebulae v2
Hiele – Mode D’Hiele
Lanark Artefax – Remainder 1
Lotic – Underneath
Matt Carlson – The View from Nowhere
Siavash Amini – Nonexistent Vicinities
Konx-Om-Pax – Manhunter
Norwell – Hyperbole
Africa Hitech – Blen (rmx)
Nurse With Wound - That Leaking Putrid Underbelly
Rezzet - Doyce
Illium – Thousand Yard Stare
Sophia Loizou - Glimpses of Death
Smackos - Air Koryo Burger
Sensational&Kruton - You in the Right Spot
Ben Frost – Eurydice’s Heel
Marcellis – Sleep
TCF – 54 c6 05 1c…
Save! – The Darkness
Phonophani – Deep Learning
Black Dice - Endless Happiness
Xavier Wulf & Bones - Bochi Nibiku
Oneohtrix Point Never - Zebra
Minor Science - Naturally Spineless
Jlin – Nandi
Moire - Lost You
Khotin - Health Pack
Bernardino Femminelli - Plaisires Americanes
Biosphere - Invariable Cowhandler
Coil - Amethyst Deceivers
Damian Valles - Calavera
MJ Guider - Evencycle
The Caretaker - All You Arwe Going to Want

Lots of cool stuff in here, but I want to hear more of your original stuff. :confused:

It really blew my mind, man. I was just in love with that set your shared a few months ago. I hope you're still doing that stuff.

I am :) I will work on new music shortly, I promise.

Cool!

Hey, what's your take on Jamie Xx? I hate the Xx, but when he started producing and doing electronic house music and dabbling in footwork, some of it resonated with me. When In Colour first came out, I bought it and thought it was good, then decided it was mediocre. Then I heard "Gosh" again the other day and it's been stuck in my brain.

I'm not sure what to make of it. He seems like half a hack, like he's sort of faking his way through it and getting rave reviews and shit by accident, but a good song is a good song, right?

I don't know.

Shit.

Haha!

Yeah, ok, pretty much me too. But "Gosh" is good in my opinion. Not for all the time listening, but that climax is pretty sweet.

Gosh's a great track imo. Got to agree with slavo with the rest of his music though – not that I heard everything he's done by far, but everything I've heard was bland

Yeah. Glad I'm not the only one who likes "Gosh." That was the big track from that album, and I think the lead single. I had only previously heard his stuff with Gil Scott Heron, and thought it was OK, and I liked "Gosh" so I got In Colour and gave it a good honest go. But... yeah, pretty freaking mediocre all in all.

Still, that song is now on my ever-growing electro playlist. I am decidedly NOT a Jamie xx fan, but that song captures something.

There are a few electronic artists like that. Flume is another one. Mostly just EDM trash, but his first album had some definite bonkers tracks on it.

Heck, I even like that Calvin Harris song with Frank Ocean. What's that one called? Slide? I think so. Yeah... not good music, not a good artist (Calvin Harris that is) but that's a good song.

I don't think I have much of a point here, other than that even shitty artists can have good songs, or strike a chord, or stumble upon something dope. I actually kind of hate everything Jamie xx stands for and his "rock" music is just tepid boring trash, but "Gosh" rules.

Figured this could appeal to some of you guys: https://soundcloud.com/backgroundsou...t-martin-paris
This one's a set I played yesterday in Jardin Villemin, which is a public park in front of the beautiful Canal St-Martin in Paris. The set was open air and took place in an event called La Pause Electronique – idea was to play a set that would met with the sound atmosphere of the place and hopefully have people discovering other kinds of electronic music, in that specific setting, trying to draw links between the place and the music. I ended up playing lots of ambient, hauntology, weird loops, instrumental hip hop and experimental stuff, and turns out people really enjoyed it so I played 20 bonus minutes at the end :)

DJ KOZE IS GETTING READY TO RELEASE A NEW STUDIO ALBUM.

This is, in case you need reminding, the ONE thing I really, truly wanted this year in terms of electronic music. It’s been 4 years since “Amygdala,” the best electronic album of the decade, came out, and since then, all we’ve had from Mr. Koze are: a remix collection, a label complications, a DJ-Kicks volume, and the odd one-off single.

You can preview his new song, “Seeing Aliens,” in the short fashion video (ugh, I know) below:
https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=40256

It’s only a tiny little clip, but it’s primising. You can hear the color and whimsy of the notorious KOZ all over this thing, and I can’t fucking wait to hear the whole song.

I guess chances are he won’t have the album ready before the end of the year, but still, just knowing that a proper, full-length “Amygdala” follow-up is coming is extremely heartening.

LISTEN, NERDS!!!

This is indeed badass.
Thank you so much for sharing!

I tried to rep you but can’t because of “you must spread rep around...” blah blah blah fascists!!! Anyway, thanks! :)

I keep coming back to the new Four Tet album. I'm not sure if it's because it's a good album or it's good study music, but I like it. Planet is the single to listen to off that one.

Man, I was really excited about it, but it’s turned out to be kind of a letdown for me. Just not very compelling, in my opinion. Weird for Four Tet. It’s got a very traditional quality to it that is, frankly, not what I really want to hear... especially in techno. It feels like it could have been released in the ‘90s. It’s not *bad* but it just hasn’t grabbed me the way other albums have.

*shrug*

This year’s biggest jolts to the brain have been Jlin’s “Black Origami,” Actess’ “AZD,” and Visible Cloaks’ “Reassemblage,” Arca’s “Arca’s” and Mount Kimbie’s “Love What Survives.” All really goddamn great records that run the gamut from ambient to next-level footwork to more amorphous, innovative weirdness.

Also, not sure if it’s electronicy enough, but Fever Ray’s “Plunge” is goddamn amazing.

I wasn't a huge fan of the new Actress, I feel like it somehow didn't live up to the previous albums he released. I dunno, maybe it's just me.


And yeah, fair enough. I've always had a soft spot for Four Tet, even if his albums aren't the most revolutionary electronica out there. Sometimes I just like to listen to some well-produced music that I can tune out while doing other things.

Speaking of, I've been listening to Selected Ambient works on loop lately. That one was really something special. Apparently Aphex Twin had made thousands of tracks before that and the album was just a compilation of the best he had done until that point.

There’s a new/previously unreleased Nicolas Jaar song out as of this morning.

I guess it’s not really “out” as it can’t be purchased anywhere yet, but it will be on the deluxe edition of his excellent 2016 album SIRENS, which drops Friday with more bonus material. You can listen to it on YouTube. And that’s exactly what you’ll do if you give a fuck about anything.

Nicolas Jaar - “Coin in Nine Hands” (YouTube)

I’m not sure if there’s enough interest to make a new gastropub for 2018, but I’m considering it. Partly because if I don’t I fear I’ll see “_tunic_’s electronic gastropub” and fuck that.

I’d like to keep the conversation of new and exciting electronic music going, but in all honesty I need your help. Last year saw a record low for me in new album purchases, and with life getting more complicated and less fun by the day, it’s hard to find time to listen to my favorite music, let alone find new music that doesn’t suck. So please throw your random discoveries and recommendations at me, and listen to mine. Keep me interested and I’ll try to do the same.

My most anticipated electronic release of 2018 (once again) the new DJ Koze album, which is apparently *actually* under construction right now... finally.
I’m also thirsty as fuck for something new from KidKanevil, who softly blew my mind out the back of my head with his 2014 album “My Little Ghost,” but has been almost completely silent since then.

Some great electronic releases came out in 2017. There was some truly great stuff. Like...

• Jlin - Black Origami
• Blanck Mass - World Eater
• Visible Cloaks - Reassemblage
• Arca - Arca
• Botany - Raw Light II
• Sampha - Process
• Actress - AZD
• Fever Ray - Plunge
• DJ Sports - Modern Species
• Mount Kimbie - Love What Survives
• Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch - “Blade Runnet 2049” OST (probably would have been even better if Jóhann Jóhannsson had stayed involved, but still great)
• Hype Williams - Rainbow Edition
• Four Tet - New Energy
• Ben Frost - The Center Cannot Hold
• Oneohtrix Point Never - “Good Time” OST
• Nathan Fake - Providence
• Emptyset - Borders
• Bonobo - Migration

And others I can’t remember just now.

So. Let’s keep chatting up the bleeps and bloops as they

UH, well, this thread doesn't say "2017", so why would you consider starting a new one? If this were an actual pub, you wouldn't go, "Oh shit, 2018, I gotta build another pub". You're fuckin' odd! :D

Thanks for the valuable input. You give me a friend erection from awesome friendship.

No need to be vulgar. I'm just trying to keep your thread shenanigans from taking over your psyche.