FACT Magazine R. Kelly says he’s working on a house album @ Musique Non Stop

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1. R. Kelly says he’s working on a house album 
2. Ex-Cult Music producer Prayer talks anonymity and influences, shares free EP Knowing 
3. Addison Groove returns to 50Weapons with EP that features late-great DJ Rashad 
4. Ralph Lawson, Krystal Klear and more to play underground tube station in Shoreditch 
5. Download a phone alarm clock tone composed by Jon Hopkins 
6. Erol Alkan to mix Fabriclive 77 
7. Boom F’Real! club night brings footwork, jungle and garage to Dalston’s Dance Tunnel 
8. Stream the first of FACT’s Best of the 1970s list mixes 
9. Stream an hour’s worth of bonus material from Mogwai’s Come On Die Young reissue 
10. Slowdive announce North American tour dates 
11. Vatican Shadow makes six-tape box set Death Is Unity With God available digitally 
12. In My World 
13. Nina Kraviz, Scuba, Paul Woolford and more gear up for Drumcode Halloween bash 
14. FACT mix 450: Stacey Pullen 
15. Police uncover massive illegal pressing plant in Germany 
16. Rawax plots slew of reissues from Chicago ghetto house original Paul Johnson 
17. The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s: #100-81 
18. Lee Gamble to release new album KOCH in September 
19. RapGenius changes its name, announces $40m investment 
20. Listen to DJ Sprinkles’ one-off NTS Radio show 
21. Ital returns with “psychedelic” third album Endgame

R. Kelly says he’s working on a house album Posted: 14 Jul 2014 11:10 AM PDT Add it to the list of the R&B star’s forthcoming projects. Earlier this month, R. Kelly told the crowd at Chicago’s 24th Annual Chosen Few DJs Picnic that he’s working on a house album. "I want ya'll to know a secret. I'm working on a house album right now, and I want ya'll to know, it's coming… And ya'll know, I love music and I feel like I can do anything when it comes to music because I am music just like ya'll." No word on how this album will affect his previously announced follow-up to last year’s Black Panties, titled (what else?) White Panties, or the Christmas album he announced last year. Watch the announcement below. And while we’re pretty certain it will sound more like EDM than traditional Chicago house music, we can be sure that the multitude of child sex charges against him will continue to be problematic for fans of his music (to put it lightly).

XLR8R News and Features: Watch a New Video from Moodymann

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1. Watch a New Video from Moodymann
2. Watch Moderat and Jon Hopkins Talk Production, Live Performance, and Visuals
3. Lone Readies 'Reality Testing' LP for R&S
4. Listen to Sherwood & Pinch Remix Machinedrum's "Eyesdontlie" Single
5. Jonas Reinhardt "Virgo Cluster (The Beat Broker Remix)"
6. Slava Offers Korg Electribe ESX Files for Download
7. Moderat, Disclosure, DJ Koze, Jamie xx, and More Added to Unknown 2014
8. Nosaj Thing's Timetable Label Releases New Single from D Tiberio; Stream the A-Side Now
9. Download an Old-School Hardcore Mix from Mumdance
10. PAN Readies New Album from Valerio Tricoli, Shares Lead Single
11. Roman Flügel, Terre Thaemlitz, John Roberts, Hauschka, and More to Appear on New Ambient Compilation from Mule Musiq
12. Video Premiere: Astronautica "Unsure"
13. Albert Swarm "Restraints"
14. Watch Four Tet's Hour-Long Boiler Room Session
15. Download a Free EP from Teen Daze
16. Frankie Knuckles
17. Lumumba "Coltan"

Watch a New Video from Moodymann Posted: 25 Mar 2014 12:16 PM PDT   Following the recent release of an eponymous LP via his own Mahogani label, Detroit house legend Moodymann (a.k.a. Kenny Dixon Jr.) has shared a new video for album closer "Sloppy Cosmic," a remix of Funkadelic's "Cosmic Slop." read more

XLR8R News and Features: The Lowdown - This Week's XLR8R Top 10 with Jamie xx, Four Tet, Teebs, and More

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1. The Lowdown - This Week's XLR8R Top 10 with Jamie xx, Four Tet, Teebs, and More
2. Roland Reveals Further Aira Details, Shares New Teaser Video
3. DJ Taye "New Age 14"
4. Watch Jon Hopkins Perform Live in the KCRW Studio
5. Dubspot and Livid Partner on New MIDI Mixer
6. King of the Mountains "Zoetrope"
7. Planet Mu to Release New EP from Footwork Veteran DJ Clent; Preview It Now
8. Watch Magda Talk Berlin, Detroit, Richie Hawtin, and More
9. Klaves "Return"

The Lowdown - This Week's XLR8R Top 10 with Jamie xx, Four Tet, Teebs, and More Posted: 07 Feb 2014 12:30 PM PST   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

XLR8R News and Features

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1. Review: Native Instruments Maschine Studio
2. V.C. "Closing In"
3. Download a New Mix from Nicolas Jaar
4. NYC Club Night The Bunker Launches Record Label, Previews First Release
5. Download a New Mix from Om Unit
6. Brandt Brauer Frick to Helm Next 'DJ-Kicks', Shares New Single
7. Check Out Pangaea's Remix of Jon Hopkins
8. Max Cooper Announces Debut Album, Shares Lead Single
9. Animal Chuki "Capicua"
10. Theo Parrish Readies 12" for Trilogy Tapes
11. Houndstooth Releases Remix Comp Featuring Special Request, Akkord, and More
12. XLR8R's Best of 2013: Features
13. Edges
14. Rachael Boyd "Go Backwards Now! (Little People Remix)"
15. "Spooked" b/w "Clarity (Dismantled)"

Review: Native Instruments Maschine Studio Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:23 PM PST Maschine Studio is the new, flagship product in Native Instruments' popular MPC-style "groove production studio" line, outfitted with onboard screens and a host of new controls. Included in the box is the brand-new Maschine 2.0 software, which is a big leap forward, full of features and tweaks large and small. Whether you invest in the Studio hardware or not, the 2.0 software is an essential upgrade, and works across the entire range of existing controllers: the original Maschine and Maschine Mikro, as well as their Mk II equivalents. read more

XLR8R News and Features

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1. Video Premiere: Mndsgn "Hiking / Fif Dim"
2. Levon Vincent Announces Open Call for Artist Apprenticeship in Berlin
3. Sigha Preps New EP; Preview It Now
4. Graze "Skip/Crush (Glass House VIP Mix)"
5. Jon Hopkins Readies Extended Edition of 'Immunity', Announces Remix EP, Shares New Video
6. Skream, Levon Vincent, Matthew Dear, and More to Play Igloofest 2014
7. Bondax Shares First Single from Upcoming Debut LP
8. David Rodigan Helms Upcoming 'Masterpiece' Mix Album
9. Nils Frahm "You (Teen Daze Remix)"
10. Video Premiere: ALAK "Ilial Clone"
11. Download a New Track from Tensnake
12. XLR8R's Best of 2013: Top Downloads (60 - 41)
13. Cooly G to Release New EP via Hyperdub
14. Hi-Five - Snoop Dogg Selects His Five Favorite Dam-Funk Tunes and Dam-Funk Selects His Five Favorite Snoop Tracks
15. Moon Boots "Got Somebody (Free Magic Dub)"
16. Fabric 73
17. Check Out Robert Hood's Remix of Ø [Phase]
18. Hmot "Tartu"
19. "M" b/w "Secrets"

Video Premiere: Mndsgn "Hiking / Fif Dim" Posted: 04 Dec 2013 12:44 PM PST Los Angeles beatsmith Mndsgn just dropped a limited cassette called Breatharian via Fresh Selects, and today the artist shares a video made in collaboration with the label and Portland design group The Pressure. read more

Jon Hopkins – review

 

Koko, London

The Mercury nominee's organic approach to constructing sound gave his set flesh and feeling

Cultural commenters were aghast this month when the Mercury prize shortlist emerged without a single token classical or jazz entry at the bottom boasting triple-figure odds of winning. Instead, alone in the rank-outsider spot sat the second Mercury nomination for ambient pioneer and Eno and Coldplay associate Jon Hopkins . His King Creosote collaboration Diamond Mine was unjustly passed over in 2011, and his latest album Immunity – a more frug-friendly offering than previous forays into amorphous melody and movie soundtracks – looks destined for similar cult respect; the kudos of the shunned.