Electronic
Oneohtrix Point Never and Rosalía Join Forces on “Nothing’s Special”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-19T17:09:29+00:00“>May 19, 2021 | 1:09pm ET Back in late 2018, Rosalía tantalized fans with a photo of her in the studio with Oneohtrix Point Never. Today, the duo have finally shared the product of their collaboration, “Nothing’s Special”, a new reworking of OPN’s 2020 track of the same name. Singing in Spanish, Rosalía puts her own spin on the lyrics after staying true to the first several lines of Oneohtrix Point Never’s original. Over OPN’s familiar atmospheric synths, she describes the pain of losing her best friend. “Estoy triste, perdí a mi mejor amigo/ Y la vida que vivimos ya no está,” she painfully sings. “Dicho eso aún me impresiona que no sea tan especial/ Si miras co...
Gaspard Augé’s Escapades: Out From The Shadow of The Justice Cross Into a World of Epic Fantasy
Who is Gaspard Augé? Fans know him as the more mysterious member of French electronic duo Justice (which, for a group that only appears with a new album every five years and is better known for smoking cigarettes than actually speaking, is saying a lot). He’s the one with the big hair and the mustache, always peering through yellowed sunglasses but never with a smile. He’s mostly quiet in interviews and likes to wear a lot of vintage rock t-shirts, but what is going on in his mind? Apparently, it’s a Mongolian rider storming through the Turkish mountains, playing violin by horseback. That’s the scene of his one-minute visual released in celebration of his latest single “Hey!,” the second from his forthcoming debut solo LP Escapades. As the title suggests, the 12-track collection is an adve...
Computer World at 40: How Kraftwerk Predicted Our Techno-Utopian Fate
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-10T16:42:08+00:00“>May 10, 2021 | 12:42pm ET Memory is subject to corruption, but some of us can still recall a very primitive era for personal computers. In the late seventies, early prototypes included the Apple II, Commodore PET and the TRS-80. Programmed with obtuse software, their joys and intrigues remained esoteric, elusive. Beyond the hardware, the Internet was an unknown realm; email and social media were not yet invented, and video chats were simply science fiction. Despite all of these limitations, the rich geography of a Computer World was envisioned by German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. Released on May 10th in 1981, Kraftwerk’s eighth studio album was informed by ...
Liars Announce New Album The Apple Drop, Share “Sekwar”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T13:00:41+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 9:00am ET Electronic punk outfit Liars has announced its new album The Apple Drop. It’s out August 6th on Mute, and you can catch a preview with lead single “Sekwar”. When last we heard from Liars, Aaron Hemphill had amicably departed the band and Liars was the sole project of Angus Andrew. He put out 2017’s TCFC and 2018’s Titles with the Word Fountain with little outside assistance, but now Andrew has returned in a collaborative mood. The Apple Drop was made with avant-garde jazz drummer Laurence Pike, multi-instrumentalist Cameron Deyell, and lyricist Mary Pearson Andrew. “For the first time I embraced collaboratio...
Matthew Dear Shares New Single “Hikers Y”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T14:00:38+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 10:00am ET Electronic producer and DJ Matthew Dear has released a new single from his upcoming album, Preachers Sigh and Potion: Lost Album. It’s called “Hikers Y” and it’s available to stream below. “Hikers Y” is a tongue-in-cheek minimalist track that’s on par with Dear’s early work. It begins with a simple electronic drum beat before a slinky bass line fades into view and Dear starts bemoaning his inadequate social skills. “I’m through with all the conversations,” he sings with a lilt as if exhausted. “I was never good at conversation, so don’t expect any more conversations.” It’s simple but hypnotic, and Dear’s self-deprecation is charming by ...
Dan Deacon Announces 2021 Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T16:59:36+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 12:59pm ET Dan Deacon will be hitting the road in the fall of 2021 with new tour dates in support of his recent album Mystic Familiar. The experimental songwriter had a relatively quiet five years after the release of 2015’s Gliss Riffer. But while many people slowed down during the pandemic, Deacon has been on a tear, returning with Mystic Familiar early last year and following it up with the original score for the HBO documentary Well Groomed. Now, he’ll have the opportunity to show off his work. In a statement, Deacon expressed joy at being able to safely tour again, explaining, “We are all beyond motivated to move on a...
Burial and Blackdown Share New EP Shock Power of Love: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-30T16:54:25+00:00“>April 30, 2021 | 12:54pm ET British electronic artists Burial and Blackdown have teamed up for the new split EP Shock Power of Love. Stream it below with Apple Music or Spotify. Via Stereogum, the two Londoners had worked together once before, when Burial remixed Blackdown’s “Crackle Blues” in 2006. Shock Power of Love contains four tracks that combine for 27 minutes of new music. Each producer contributes two songs; Burial is responsible for a pair of nine-minute epics, “Dark Gethsemane” and “Space Cadet”, while Blackdown shares the relatively compact “This Journey VIP” and a remix of Heatdown’s “Arklight”. Last year, Burial teamed up with ...
Little Caesars Made a Pizza Dough-Themed Spotify Playlist—And It’s Loaded With Electronic Music
As the music scene makes its triumphant return after a lost year, Little Caesars wants to get a slice of the action. Little Caesars—yes, the pizza chain—has crafted a dough-themed playlist that fans of electronic music will find to be a real pizza work (are these pizza puns working?). The selections spans only 15 tracks, but there is some meaty dance music here for fans who want to spice up their playlist game. Pizza aficionadoughs can get down to TYNAN and G-Rex’s “Doughboi” and Buku’s “Cake Dough Cheddar,” two huge bass music tracks from a few of the genre’s heavy-hitters. The playlist runs the genre gamut, dabbling in EDM sub-genres like chillhop (“Dough” by Strewing), melodic trap (“Dough” by Ryan Celcius, Stubbs and ZOD...
The Chemical Brothers Release New Single “The Darkness That You Fear”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T04:00:07+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 12:00am ET The Chemical Brothers have been relatively silent since dropping their apocalyptic dance album No Geography in 2019, but that’s about to change. The legendary electronic duo — comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons — have just returned today with “The Darkness That You Fear”, their first new single in two years. Stream it below. “The Darkness That You Fear” is equal parts retro dance music and disco-styled vocal coos. It blends the moodiness of alternative club hits with deep-cut ’80s pop in a way that feels more mysterious than anything else, and potentially signals a new direction for The Chemical Brothers moving forward. If you s...
Janette King Drops New Song “Cool Me Down” Featuring DijahSB: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-21T15:27:54+00:00“>April 21, 2021 | 11:27am ET Janette King has dropped a new song called “Cool Me Down” featuring DIjahSB. It’s off her upcoming debut album What We Lost, which arrives June 25th via Hot Tramp Records. King is a songwriter and producer based out of Montréal, and she starts off “Cool Me Down” with a famous clip of Eartha Kitt laughing off the idea of compromising for a man. “A man comes into my life and I have to compromise?” she scoffs, as the tinkling, jazzy beat begins to pick up steam. In a statement, King said that the song was about “staying focused on your goals,” explaining, “‘Cool Me Down’ is about staying focused on your goals and not letting anyone...
Flying Lotus Shares Two New Songs from Anime Series Yasuke: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T16:07:23+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 12:07pm ET Today is April 20th, the high holy day, and Flying Lotus is celebrating with a pair of new singles. “Black Gold” featuring Thundercat and “Between Memories” featuring Niki Randa both appear in the Netflix anime series Yasuke, for which FlyLo composed the score. Yasuke is based on the true story of the first Black samurai to serve a warlord in Japan, and stars the voice of Lakieth Stanfield (Atlanta, Knives Out, Judas and the Black Messiah). Flying Lotus did more than write the music; the artist born Steven Ellison consulted on the story with creator LeSean Thomas. “[LeSean] and I talked about being outsi...
Jamila Woods Teams Up with Peter CottonTale on “Breathe My Name” for Moog’s Explorations in Analog Synthesis EP: Stream
Peter CottonTale and Jamila Woods have teamed up on “Breathe My Name”, a new song from Moog Music’s freshly released EP, Explorations in Analog Synthesis. Stream the full project below. As with every other song on the 7-track EP, “Breathe My Name” was built around instruments and accessories included in the synthesizer company’s new Moog Sound Studio package. Accordingly, the beat combines R&B and ethereal synth-pop as Woods sings lyrics like, “It’s all on me, blessed burden/ You fall on knees, who you saving/ You know my name/ You don’t know my face.” Explorations in Analog Synthesis also features songs by Bonobo, Julianna Barwick, Dan Deacon, Madame Gandhi, Martial Canterel, and Ela Minus. Moog Sound Studio is marketed as a complete synthesizer package and features two variants, Moth...
