Seattle's largest electronic-music gathering, the decade-old Decibel Festival, has announced the first half of its 2012 lineup, including Carl Craig, Actress, John Talabot, Nina Kraviz, and Matthew Dear. Read more »
Last year, legendary party starter DJ Harvey offered up the first full-length of his storied career, under the name Locussolus. Released via Uruguayan imprint International Feel, the album largely consisted of previously released singles and edits. Nevertheless, it seems that the moniker was more than a goof or a one-off experiment, as it's been revived by Harvey for an upcoming single. Read more »
This week, party-starting DJ/production duo LOL Boys dropped a mix album for UK imprint Unknown to the Unknown (a label we very much love), the second installment of an ongoing series that started with an offering from DJ Q. Read more »
The impeccable Hessle Audio imprint has announced its next release, a four-track effort from UK beatmaker Bandshell. Read more »
Back in 2008, Hardhouse Banton was the toast of the UK scene. His track "Sirens" was an anthem in the burgeoning UK funky scene, and the London producer seemed poised to seize a position as one of its leaders. For whatever reason, that never really happened, as his releases slowed to a trickle and Hardhouse Banton gradually became one of those artists people referred to in the context of "whatever happened to that guy?" Apparently, that attitude was a bit premature, as Hardhouse Banton will soon be returning to the fold with a brand-new EP. Read more »
With his new mini-album, Future Rhythm Machine, out now via Huntleys and Palmers, Glaswegian producer Auntie Flo has debuted this video for "I Want To Blow Your Mind feat. Esa." Read more »
Parisian beatmaker Onra has a new EP in the works for Brooklyn's Fool's Gold label, a five-song record called Deep in the Night. Read more »
