News: Bit-Phalanx - Podcast, Video + Compilation Action

Bit-Phalanx have started off the year with not only their first officially produced video for Jilk's 'My Techno Heart Melts Your EMO Dribble' but with a new free compilation and podcast series. The video comes alongside a remix EP from Jilk and the podcast kicks off in a Shitmat special mashup style while the compilation sees Bit-Phalanx team up wtih Bit fellows Bitcrusher for an excellent free download. We've included one of our favourite tracks for you to sample in the player below.

Head to Bit-Phalanx's website here for more information and to listen to the music.

News: Clark Announces New Album On Warp + Free Download

To announce it's forthcoming release date of Clark's new album 'Iraldelphic' Warp have released this track 'Com Touch' to set the hype machine in motion. It's already been three years since 'Growls Garden' and from the sounds of it Clark's made a big effort to move his sound forward into more instrument driven and organic sonic territory: 

To me 'Iradelphic' is looming, ambiguous, radiant. Glowing, whole, invincible, complete. 

I've been hunting down that elusive paradox. To create something that didn't sound like what I've done before. But was also unmistakably me. It's quite a maddening task.

I don't think I've ever recorded in so many diverse locations; there was a lot of field recording going on in Snape, Sussex, harpsichords and orchestral drums. All recorded with a variety of tools. From £8k Cold War microphones, bling studio set ups, to laptop microphones, crumbling cassettes, Dictaphones. It all got used. - Clark

To get your free download head to Warp's website here.

Mix: DMX Krew Hip Hop Mix for Hyponik

Just two days to go until Wang's 12th Birthday at hidden, our own Kirsti (me) is priviliged to be sharing a line up with Andrew Weatherall, Radioactive Man, A Guy Called Gerald and the mighty DMX Krew as pictured above. His DJ sets swing from acid house, jungle, disco and hip hop and his podcasts have become educatoral inisghts into any genre he feels taken to indulge in.

For Hyponik he's gone through his 80's and 90's hip hop collection and for Wang on Saturday he's going on a reggae and dub tip. You can download the mix here. 

Tickets for Wang's 12th birthday can be purchased here. 

Mix: DJ Love Love Records - Forthcoming Trax

 

A tease of what more there is to come from Love Love Records - following releases from Kanji Kinetic, Scrase and Beatwife more on the braindance tip across the beat scale. Sneak peaks come from Beatwife, Collider Collektiv, Rootless and Mouthless the rest you have to guess. 

They're also in Brighton tomorrow night at the Volks for their third Love Love Party, more info here.

Forthcoming Trax by DjLoveLoveRecords

Out Now: Sturqen - Praga

Released this week on Kivitnu is the second album to come from Portuguese noise duo Sturqen. It was their Peste EP that first caught ours, and others attention earlier this year earning them two prizes at this year's Quartz music awards. Their sound was based in drone like techno, but not lost in dubby reverb it carried more severe sound than that with much more of an industrial grounding.

Pure abstract vibes with no specific context, frozen explosion, ignition, crushed particles and relief. 

The release notes don't quite do the album justice -  some tracks find themselves with a more song like structure backed with pulsating beats and fuzzy synths they head into post punk like territory. Check out the preview below and you can preview the album in full and purchase from Kivitnu. 

"Praga" small preview by STURQEN