XLR8R News and Features: Rioux "Trails"

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1. Rioux "Trails"
2. Listen to Terrence Parker's 'Life on the Back 9' Album for Planet E
3. David Douglas "Higher (Weval Remix)"
4. Ed Banger Mainstay Feadz Shares Video for New "Metaman" Single
5. Win TMA-1 X Headphones from AIAIAI!
6. Alis "Leslape"

Rioux "Trails" Posted: 20 Jan 2014 09:34 AM PST In terms of genres, Rioux's "Trails" is truly hard to place. Appearing as the first effort in a monthly single series the Brooklyn producer has planned for 2014, the song incorporates threads of robotic pop, miniature house, and smoky jazz into an adventurous electronic form. Rioux's production swiftly glides through a number of musical movements, with the track's light opening skip eventually being consumed by melodic outbursts and flashes of disco guitar riffs, with layers of dusty percussion occasionally joining the mix. read more

Listen to Terrence Parker's 'Life on the Back 9' Album for Planet E Posted: 20 Jan 2014 09:25 AM PST Next week, veteran Detroit house producer and flat out incomparable DJ (not to mention former XLR8R podcast contributor) Terrence Parker will release Life on the Back 9—his first full album under his given name since 1999—via Carl Craig's Planet E label. Ahead of the long-awaited 12-track effort's official release, Parker has given us the premiere of his forthcoming LP, the entirety of which can be heard exclusively on XLR8R. read more

David Douglas "Higher (Weval Remix)" Posted: 20 Jan 2014 08:27 AM PST Applescal's Atomnation label begins its 2014 run with a new EP from Dutchman David Douglas—whose full-bodied, vocal-sprinkled "Higher" serves as the title track for a record which will arrive on January 27 backed by three remixes, including this one from Amsterdam duo Weval. "Higher" moves with a lighter step in Weval's hands, the space between its floating chords acts as an area for airy percussion and the echoes of artificial space to thrive. This is true for the first half at least, as Weval eventually can't resist laying into an almost marching rhythm for his rework's final run, pairing its steady stomp with a lazily brooding bassline. "Higher (Weval Remix)" will appear on the forthcoming Higher EP alongside other versions from Throwing Snow and Matheis, and—of course—Douglas' original version of the tune, which can be streamed in full after the jump. read more

Ed Banger Mainstay Feadz Shares Video for New "Metaman" Single Posted: 20 Jan 2014 05:00 AM PST Today, longstanding Parisian producer Feadz releases his Instant Alpha LP via hometown label Ed Banger, and has passed along a graphic rush of a video to mark the occasion. read more

Win TMA-1 X Headphones from AIAIAI! Posted: 20 Jan 2014 04:00 AM PST Copenhagen's consistently high-quality, well-designed headphone brand AIAIAI seems to be constantly releasing new models of its top-notch cans, and has come to us offering to give away two of one of its latest products, the "versatile" TMA-1 X. read more

Alis "Leslape" Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:00 AM PST Sabina Plamenova first released records under the name Subeena—most notably for Planet Mu—before the Berlin-based producer/vocalist shifted into the more experimental Alis project. Lifted from her forthcoming Things Next Door EP for Astro:Dynamics, "Leslape" is a granular and warped tune that recalls a number of Andy Stott's heavily textured soundscapes on Luxury Problems. read more