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- Review: littleBits x Korg Synth Kit
- Jessy Lanza Announces US Tour Dates
- Deceptive "Only U"
- Tycho Details New LP for Ghostly
- Download a New Mix from Sigha
- Milo McBride & Afriqua "Platinum Band"
- Audion, Jimmy Edgar, and More to Remix Boys Noize
- Truncate Readies New EP for 50Weapons
- Video Premiere: Heatsick "Clear Chanel"
- XLR8R's Best of 2013: New Artists
- Montel "Jack Swing"
- Rival Dealer EP
- Win a Ton of New Music from Bleep!
- Trikk "Jointly (Brooklyn Mix)"
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 12:44 PM PST
 littleBits, a New York-based outfit started by MIT Media Labs graduate Ayah Bdeir, is based around a very basic idea: creating "simple and sophisticated electronics for learning, prototyping, and play." The company has designed and produced a wealth of small components that snap together with magnets, therefore bypassing any sort of soldering or delicate electrical work and opening up the world of electronics to children, curious adults, and anyone who wants to unleash some nascent creativity. Its most recent product, the Synth Kit, has already caused quite a stir, as it comes with the seal of approval from co-designer and music-technology giant Korg. The Synth Kit follows littleBits' modus operandi in that it's a fully analog modular synthesizer the user can construct from 12 separate, snappable components—including a tiny keyboard, four-step sequencer, a small speaker, a battery power source, and a host of circuits which help manipulate the sound. read more   |
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Jessy Lanza Announces US Tour Dates
Posted: 16 Dec 2013 11:34 AM PST
Rising Canadian singer/producer Jessy Lanza—who appeared on our Best New Artists of 2013 list earlier today—has shared dates for a brief US tour to support her solid Pull My Hair Back LP for Hyperdub this coming January.
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST
From the looks of his SoundCloud page, London resident Deceptive is in the beginning stages of his production career, but one could certainly do worse coming out of the gate than with "Only U." The sleek, garage-tinged tune blends an energetic house roll with a restless bassline and matching tuned percussion, resulting in a track that is unapologetically aimed at carefree dancefloors.
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 10:58 AM PST
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 09:51 AM PST
Having just dropped his four-track A Series of Desecrations EP earlier this month (his first release since his debut LP, Living with Ghosts, appeared last year), London DJ/producer Sigha has delivered a new techno-fueled mix for free download. read more   |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 09:00 AM PST
New York producer Milo McBride premiered his "Losaand" track with XLR8R back in September, and is returning again to share a collaborative cut with Berlin-based beatsmith Afriqua. Essentially a remix of Mr. read more   |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 08:47 AM PST
Berlin-based producer Boys Noize (pictured above) follows up his contribution to Fabric's Fabriclive mix series with a collection of remixes from his third LP, titled Out of the Black—The Remixes. read more   |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 08:24 AM PST
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 08:00 AM PST
Coming off of his incisively playful Re-Engineering LP for PAN, Berlin-based artist Heatsick (a.k.a. Steve Warwick) has shared the video for album track "Clear Chanel," a CGI-heavy piece designed and directed by new-media artist Rachel Rupke. read more   |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 07:00 AM PST
We've officially passed the halfway point of December, and while the end of the year is right around the corner, there is still time for us here at XLR8R to sneak in the final few installments of our Best of 2013 coverage. Today, the focus shifts to artists, specifically the new artists who came to prominence during the past year. Granted, XLR8R devotes a large portion of its coverage to new and emerging artists every day, but there were a select few whose output was especially intriguing. Some of these artists consistently impressed us throughout the year and gradually boosted their profiles, while others simply did one or two things that were so good that they couldn't possibly be ignored. Either way, these 10 producers represent the cream of 2013's crop, and will surely continue to hold our attention in 2014 and beyond. read more   |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 06:00 AM PST
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 05:00 AM PST
There is one pressing thought that every fan of Burial will have during their first listen of Rival Dealer: this is not the same producer who released the canonical Untrue LP almost seven years ago. Over the course of that time, the staunchly (almost absurdly) elusive artist has been slowly chipping away at his seemingly perfect style of downcast dubstep, attempting to excavate the essence of that music and apply it to another direction. The results have been scattered, with tunes like "Ashtray Wasp" from 2012's Kindred EP and the b-side of "Truant" b/w "Rough Sleeper" making for the best examples of Burial's attempt at producing episodic, longform tracks, and others proving to be too convoluted to resonate like his shorter pieces. With the Rival Dealer EP, his only release of 2013, Burial seems to have finally reached the core of what made Untrue so phenomenal, and has built around it three new tracks which are largely unlike anything he's made before, even though they thrive on the same lifeblood as his most beloved music. read more   |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 04:00 AM PST
At the end of every year, online music retailer Bleep does what just about any self-respecting web presence does, it makes lists. But it also does something that's not so commonly practiced, it brings together its selections of the 100 best tracks of the year into one reasonably priced compilation. For its Top 100 Tracks of 2013, Bleep has even commissioned a limited run of unique, screen-printed giftcards from LA art collective HIT + RUN, who used high-quality A3 paper to make large pieces which were then cut down to make the smaller cards that are available to purchase. As a way of letting everyone know about the new compilation before it's released on Christmas day, Bleep has given us the go ahead to offer a handful of prizes to XLR8R's readers. read more   |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013 03:00 AM PST
Portugal producer Trikk's original "Jointly" tune served as the a-side cut to the man's 2012 "Jointly" b/w "Fall Down" single for George FitzGerald's ManMakeMusic label.
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