01 – October – 2012 – Electronic Beats

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Emptyset

A new release by Emptyset on everybody’s favorite abstract electronic music label Raster-Noton is always something worth waiting for – especially if you are a fan of the label’s equally conceptual as beautiful cover artworks. For those who’ve yet to discover the strange beauty of the Chemnitz label’s politics, check out Hans Ulrich Obrist’s interview – more

A new release by Emptyset on everybody’s favorite abstract electronic music label Raster-Noton is always something worth waiting for – especially if you are a fan of the label’s equally conceptual as beautiful cover artworks. For those who’ve yet to discover the strange beauty of the Chemnitz label’s politics, check out Hans Ulrich Obrist’s interview with Raster-Noton’s mastermind Alva Noto. Emptyset is a Bristol based duo that works hard on delivering skeleton-like reductions of electronic compositions. Listen here to a stream of their *Collapsed* EP before it hits the stores next week. ~ Photo: Promo

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— Please send your links to radar@electronicbeats.net — it will be shared here
— Kickstarter Abuse? Animal Collective Now Apologizing to Backers… on Digital Music News — link sent by Moritz Gayard
— Listen to some previously unreleased tracks by je suis le petit chevalier on Soundcloud — link sent by Michael Aniser
— Stream Death Grips’ new album No Love Deep Web on Soundcloud — link sent by Michael Aniser
— Read today’s stay sober recommendation on Fantastic Man — link sent by Max Dax
— Justin Bieber vomits on stage on first night of world tour on YouTube — link sent by Nate Collins
— Listen to Moby Dick on The Big Read — link sent by Martin Hossbach
— Someone supposedly found a new Death Grips track in the hidden depths of their webiste, listen to ‘True Vulture Bare’ on Youtube — link sent by Michael Aniser
— It may be October, but you should check out San Gabriel’s new EP SEPT EMBER on Rose Quartz — link sent by Michael Aniser
— 17.000 recordings from The Alan Lomax Sound Archive are now online! Read more on Open Culture — link sent by Michael Aniser
— Listen to Hudson Mohawke‘s “Tingle” on Abeano — link sent by Moritz Gayard

Denver DIY: an interview with Nicholas Houde

Chatting with the former Denver native and Rhinoceropolis booker: “All of us were doing really weird shit and having fun wearing goofy clothes and being really irresponsible because none of this matters.” – more

Pet Shop Boys’ “Leaving” music video — EB Premiere

You’ve seen their live show, read our interview and listened to Elysium? In this case you’re pretty much set for Pet Shop Boys‘ new “Leaving” music video, which is using video footage from the Berlin concert as well as footage from Berlin’s urban image. Neil Tennant‘s and Chris Lowe‘s second single off their new album – more

EB Listening: Emptyset – Collapsed EP

After last year’s Demiurge – an outstanding beast of an album – we are happy to unveil the latest brainchild from the Bristol duo. The Collapsed EP is out next week through the Chemnitz-based Raster Noton label. – more