electronic tracks
Track: Sparkle Division – You Go Girl!
An unusual partnership it may be, that of renowned composer and tape loop pioneers William Basinski, and young up and coming studio assistant Preston Wendel, but nevertheless, the pair got together under the moniker Sparkle Division and Basinski hauled out his Saxophone as the pair made an album – To Feel Embraced, which mixes up …
Track: Warriors of the Dystotheque / Howie B – No Borders
Released this month in aid of the Black Minds Matter Charity is a new collaboration between Warriors of the Dystotheque and Howie B, made remotely under lockdown, and put together remotely. It’s exclusively on Bandcamp for free or a charity donation. Warriors of the Dystotheque are composed of DJ, Producer, Engineers and Musicians: Jonny Mac …
See: Roosevelt releases new video for Sign
Marius Lauber, aka Roosevelt, has released their first new single since his 2018 sophomore album, Young Romance. It’s accompanied by a video produced by Ohad Ben-Moshe, and both play into this vintage synth-pop / early house sound. Smoky synth chords open up, with street sounds decorating the mix, but these give way to this popping …
MNRØ – I’m not running to you
Out right now is the debut single by Manchester singer-songwriter MNRØ, I’m not running to you, and it marks her out as something to watch out for in the rest of 2020 and beyond. Over bubbling electro beats, MNRØ lays down her expletive laden rejection of continually being used, and taking charge of her own …
Track: Jon Hassell – New album/preview track, ‘Fearless’
Pub Quiz question: Name a connection between La Monte Young, Terry Riley’s seminal record ‘In C’, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Bjork, Peter Gabriel, Ry Cooder, David Sylvian, Tears for Fears and Lloyd Cole plus his Commotions? Answer: they have all drawn on the talents of the essential trumpet player, composer and musical adventurer Jon Hassell. …
NZCA Lines – Prisoner of Love
We’ve already waxed lyrical (well, as lyrical as we can) about previous singles Real Good Time and Pure Luxury , and now producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Lovett, aka NZCA Lines, has revealed another sighter of his new album Pure Luxury (out via Memphis Industries on July 10th) with a new single, Prisoner of Love. Of …
Track: Mystic Waxx – Tears left to cry
London based indie newcomers, essentially classically trained British-Albanian producer Admir Hyka and vocalist Andrea Skalec, are back with a new EP, and from it they’ve released a single, Tears left to Cry. Influenced by the likes of Pink Floyd, Portishead, The Knife, Bonobo, the pair produce smoky hip-hop beats and tells Kayla words of neglected …
Track: Sports – Tell you something
Returning from a two year hiatus, Sports – aka Cale Chronister & Christian Theriot are back with a track – Tell You Something, their first new music since their 2018 long player ‘Everyone’s Invited’. Good news is they’re still mixing it up with elements of synth-pop, indie funk and psychedelic rock. Of the track Cale …
TRACK: Park Hye Jin releases title track How Can I
Ahead of her highly anticipated new record – How Can I which is released June 26th on Ninja Tune, Park Hye Jin has shared the EP’s title track ‘How can I’. Unlike the dream like track ‘Like This’ released in May. ‘How Can I’ is more grounded with stronger rhythmic notes. It starts with a fairground sounding …
Track: Jimmy Edgar – Bent (feat. Hudson Mohawke)
Out via Innovative Leisure right now is ’Bent’, the new track from Jimmy Edgar who has enlisted the help or fellow electronic a-lister Hudson Mohawke for a futuristic collaboration. Opening as this wonky loop, Bent gradually flowers as beats, wonky electro lines and snatches of vocal are added, and skill fully shuffled around to make …