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20/11/2008 LCD Soundsystem causing trials and tribulations

LCD Soundsystem is causing trials and tribulations these days. Breakup? New projects? Different name? Further album? ... Let’s quickly summarize the latest news: Al Doyle, LCD Soundsystem’s guitarist and member of Hot Chip , recently stated that he doesn’t think James Murphy - head b...

18/11/2008 Santogold's new single "Say Aha" postponed

We will have to wait a little bit longer for Santogold's latest piece. The release of her latest single "Say Aha" was just postponed one week to November 24, 2008. The energetic New York native has caused quite a commotion on the music scene this year with her breakthrough first recor...

18/11/2008 Ben Klock to release album in 2009

Ben Klock, resident DJ at Berlin's techno mecca Berghain, will release a new album next year. Entitled "One", it will be available Feburary 23, 2009, on Ostgut Ton. Even though by far not his first release, the title "One" refers to the fact that this is his first full-lengt...

14/11/2008 New recommendation feature on discogs

How did we ever live without Discogs? The online music database that collates information on pretty much every music release ever has the biggest database in the world of electronic music. And now in order to further satisfy the vinyl loving geeks amongst us, Discogs have introduced a recomme...

13/11/2008 An unlikely alliance: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez album on Stones Throw

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez is known to many as one of the creative minds behind experimental rock band The Mars Volta. The band’s latest record, 'The Bedlam in Goliath', was released in January 2008, but Rodriguez-Lopez is again embarking on solo endeavors. This time, he has found a partner in record...

13/11/2008 Take a shot at remixing Frankmusic’s ”3 Little Words”

On November 24, 2008, Frankmusic’s latest EP “3 Little Words” will be released. To kick our attention into high gear, Frankmusic has announced a remix competition involving precisely that new track. All talented sound artists have to do is head to the website indicated below and download the pa...

12/11/2008 Slices 4-08 out soon!

The latest part of the Electronic Beats DVD series Slices is still hot from the press, and here is what you can expect this time: Slices No. 4-08 includes features of Fujiya & Miyagi, TIm Exile, dOP, Dennis Ferrer, Seth Troxler and Margaret Dygas. The label feature takes you to Phazz-a...

11/11/2008 Get Physical's 100th release

Berlin-based record label Get Physical is about to release its 100th record. The label was founded by former Groove magazine boss DJ T. (Thomas Koch) and the two producer teams M.A.N.D.Y. (Patrick Bodmer & Philipp Jung) and Booka Shade (Walter Merziger & Arno Kammermeier) back in 2...

10/11/2008 Compost release No. 300 – Freshly Composted Vol. 3

This cake has a lot of candles to blow out: For the release of their 300th record, Compost has a lot to celebrate. In the last 14 years they have gifted us with more than 2000 tracks, often moving beyond classic techno music to explore Soul, House and even Jazz sounds. The celebratory 300t...

07/11/2008 Skull Disco mix for free!

Sad news from Skull Disco. Label boss Shackleton has announced that the labels latest release "Soundboy's Gravestone Gets Desecrated By Vandals" will be in fact the label's last. After three years of ultra successful releases, the East London based label that has done more to champion...

06/11/2008 New stuff from M.I.A.

It is pretty hard these days to find some reliable information about M.I.A. and her current projects. Originally she wanted to leave the music business at all: "It was my last ever show. And it still is. I stopped touring after that and I didn't want to make music again. I was quite h...

06/11/2008 Q-Tip's renaissance

Super innovative hip-hop dinosaur Q-Tip just released his new album ‘The Renaissance’. ‘The Renaissance’ is - you've guessed it - mainly influenced by Jazz and Soul. Tracks like ‘Johnny Dead’ or ‘Gettin Up’ spread this chilly mood like those old A Tribe Called Quest records used to or Ka...

04/11/2008 Mr. Oizo's Lambs Anger

It seems as if Mr. Oizo is working 24/7. Besides working for and with his Ed Banger mates, remixing tracks for friends like Jamie Lidell or Scissor Sisters and touring around Europe with the Levi’s Unbuttoned crew, he also found the time to produce a new album, his third. Its name is Lambs Ang...

31/10/2008 Carl Craig live at Cité de la Musique

Techno versus Classical: What does that mean? Bow ties wearing wrinklies going mad, listening to dance music? Totally bored hipsters hanging out in an opera? Not at all! Electronic music pioneer Carl Craig met up with the orchestra Les Siècles at „Cité de la Musique“ in Paris on October 18 to r...