XLR8R News and Features: The Lowdown: This Week's XLR8R Top 10 with Dusky, Caribou, Shlohmo, and More |  |
- The Lowdown: This Week's XLR8R Top 10 with Dusky, Caribou, Shlohmo, and More
- J Dilla's MPC and Moog Synthesizer to Be Displayed in the Smithsonian
- Check Out Pittsburgh Track Authority's Studio
- Tapes "Find Y.O.U."
- Huxley Streams New Track from Upcoming EP for Aus
- Ben Sims and Kirk Degiorgio Detail Upcoming Split EP for Machine
- Download a Plastikman Track Recorded Live at Sónar
- Synthek & Audiolouis "Broken Pad"
- Stream DJ Haus' and DJ Q's New EP as Trumpet and Badman
- Check Out a New Mix from Brackles
- Lokiboi "Midnight Tempo"
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Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:30 PM PDT
 Throughout the week, a whole lot of material gets posted here on XLR8R. And while we know—and love—that some hardcore readers will eagerly pour over every single news story, interview, podcast, video, and MP3 download that appears on the site, we also realize that for most people, it's impossible to see everything, which means that some quality XLR8R content is likely to get missed in the hustle and bustle of everyone's daily lives. In the interest of making it easier for everyone to catch up, every Friday we present The Lowdown, a weekly wrap-up of the top 10 tidbits from our site. read more   |
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J Dilla's MPC and Moog Synthesizer to Be Displayed in the Smithsonian
Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:54 AM PDT
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Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:15 AM PDT
The quietly prolific Pittsburgh Track Authority outfit has opened the doors to Machine Age Studios, the hardware-filled Pennsylvania bunker where the trio crafts its unique brand of dance music.
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Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:06 AM PDT
Stateside newcomer Tapes is set to drop his Finding LP next month. Serving as out first preview, the virtually un-Googleable artist has passed along "Find Y.O.U.," a melody-rich beat which will appear on the forthcoming effort. Built around a set of skittering drums, ""Find Y.O.U." breezes through its musical movements, landing on sparkling keys, delicate melodies, and occasionally burying Craig David's "Feel Me In" beneath the glossy, skittering production.
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Posted: 18 Jul 2014 10:11 AM PDT
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Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:28 AM PDT
 In what's shaping up to be an annual tradition, Ben Sims (pictured above) and Kirk Degiorgio are set to return to Machine imprint—the label which the pair co-founded as a continuation of their London-based parties by the same name—once again with the Machine 03 EP. read more   |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:07 AM PDT
 Following the release of the recent LP under his Plastikman moniker (a record which can be streamed in full here), techno stalwart Richie Hawtin has elected to offer a live version of album cut "EXhale" for free download. read more   |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT
Earlier this month, Natch label founders Synthek and Audiolouis issued their debut full-length together, Unwise. Featured here, Broken Pad" is one of 12 dense techno expeditions to appear on the record. Beginning with a pulsing pattern of kick drums, the track gradually builds into a thick sonic atmosphere—glacial pads meet sci-fi textures, which are pushed to the background by sheets of machine-made hiss and growing layers of dubbed percussion rattles.
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Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:20 AM PDT
 The duo of DJ Haus and DJ Q debuted as Trumpet & Badman last summer, with four Jersey-swung, organ-fueled house numbers on the Love Keeps Changing EP. Now the pair is set to return with another collection of summer dancefloor tunes on the simply titled EP 2. read more   |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2014 07:44 AM PDT
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Posted: 18 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT
London-via-Moscow beatmaker Lokiboi has appeared in XLR8R's Downloads section quite a bit over the past few years, but he's never quite sounded like he does on "Midnight Tempo." Here, Lokiboi hovers just above 100 bpm, lacing a shuffling four-on-the-floor beat with a mellow procession of chopped chords and murmured vocals—presumably the producer's own.
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