Kangding Ray - mnml ssgs Mix

One of several exciting new additions to the Surefire family, Berlin’s Kangding Ray has just put together a special mix for the esteemed mnml sggs blog. Timed to coincide with the release of his latest album ‘OR’ on Raster-Noton, (already described as 'one of the albums of 2011') the mix features layers and combinations of different compositions to make something wholly new and unique. The ssgs crew really have a knack of securing truly excellent mixes from all the artists they approach and this is no exception. Get downloading by clicking here.

Tracklisting:
Steve Reich "Come out" + Rhythm & Sound "Outward"
Oneohtrix Point Never "Returnal feat. Antony (Fennesz Remix)" + Mark Fell "Multistability 1-B"
Deadbeat "Loneliness and reverly" + These New Puritans "Drum Courts - Where Corals Lie"
Coh "Andante Facile" + Pole "Alles Klar"
Nam June Paik "My jubilee ist unverhemmet" + Alva Noto "Future"
Ben Frost "Leo Needs A New Pair Of Shoes" + Ricardo Villalobos "Fools garden (black conga)"
Ø "Ionos" + Emeralds "It Doesn't Arrive"
Richie Hawtin "00:24" + Deaf Center "Lobby"
Various Production "Infinity (xx cover)" + Senking "Breathing Trouble"
Pomassl "Tandem distiller" + Lissom "Bask"
Fever Ray "If I Had A Heart (Fuck Buttons Remix)" + Ital Tek "Tokyo freeze (Remix)"
Codes in the Clouds "The Distance Between Us (Nils Frahm Remix)" + Vex'd "Slime"

Sigha release on Blueprint

Another Surefire newbie, Sigha, is at the very forefront of the current resurgence in UK Techno. It's no surprise given the quality of the music he is crafting at the moment, such as...

I Am Apathy, I Am Submission EP [Blueprint]

His debut release on James Ruskin’s seminal label and probably his most straight up Techno tracks to date. It’s out right now and if it’s not in your bag you're doing something very wrong.

BP032 - I am Apathy, I Am Submission/ The Black House/ Between Here & Yesterday (Blueprint) by Sigha

Eprom @ Glade Festival

Alluded to on the blog last week, but here’s something a bit more official. Our man Eprom, currently on tour in the UK/EU, is going to be repping Glade festival on Saturday 11th June.

It promises to be one hell of a weekend so if you haven’t got your ticket yet (why not?!) you can still grab one of the last remaining few by clicking here. Be quick though, they won’t be around long...

Eprom - Sonic Router Mix

Our man Eprom recently stopped Sonic Router for a chat as well as throwing down a guest mix to boot.

Read / Listen / Download here

He's currently touring the UK/EU so make sure you keep an eye out for him on his travels....

Sat 4th June: Den Haag & Nijmegen, Holland
Friday 10th June: Leisure System @ Berghain, Berlin
Saturday 11th June: Glade Festival, UK

New Hot Flush Releases

Scuba's impeccable Hot Flush label has just released it's latest round of tunes, if you haven't already, go forth and purchase post haste...

Lando Kal - Further b/w Time Out

Hotflush presents the solo debut of Lando Kal, otherwise known as one half of the booty-shaking production-DJ duo Lazer Sword. A recent import to Berlin from San Francisco via New York City, Lando embodies a unique style all his own, which clearly shines through on this record. Soulful, emotive and slightly outside the box, “Further” and “Time Out” move through of elements of UK garage, West Coast bass and Funky, retaining a crucial dancefloor sensibility throughout.

Lando Kal - Further / Time Out [HFT015] by Hotflush

Roska - Error Code b/w Abrupt



Hotflush presents the full label debut of UK funky figurehead Roska, following his appearance on the recent BACK AND 4TH compilation and seminal remix of Untold’s “Just For You” in 2009. This release brings together two cuts that emphasize a healthy evolution of the Roska style that has made such an impact on bass music in the last couple of years. Retaining the customary hard-hitting percussion and raw syncopated rhythms, a slightly futuristic twinge moves us into more unfamiliar territory, with the energetic synth arpeggiation of “Error Code” backed by the spacier, dubbed-out “Abrupt”.

Roska - Error Code / Abrupt [HF028] by Hotflush

Kuedo - Videowave EP

Its been a long time coming but most definitely worth the wait - Kuedo's latest and greatest is nearing release on Planet Mu. Take a read of press release below and head on over to the Planet Mu site and have a listen to the soundclips....

* Artists: Kuedo
* Title: Videowave E.P.
* Released: Jul 04, 2011

a-1. Take Off Remix
a-2. Starfox (Illum Sphere's Re-fox)
b-1. Glow (Clark Remix)
b-2. Shutter Light Girl ( Heterotic Remix )
b-3. Oh

The 'Videowave EP' is an 'end of phase one' sign-off for Kuedo, a.k.a. Jamie Teasdale.

After two well received and brilliant EPs, this is almost an addendum before a change in style with his forthcoming album.

Here, we collect together the best of his remaining original tracks from the first phase together with remixes by friends of three tracks from his last EP 'Dream Sequence'.

‘Take Off Remix’ was originally conceived in 2009 as a remix of Slugabed, but it doesn’t have much of the original left in it, so Slugabed has kindly let him use it for his own track. It’s a cosmic attack of spiralling, flickering arpeggios and aerial synth lines over crashing half-step drums.

Illum Sphere remakes ‘Starfox’ by laying it out with warm orchestral strings and soft bleeps, making an incredibly inviting and gentle version.

Chris Clark from Warp takes ‘Glow’ and turns it into a weightless symphony with long spaces, held together with gas-like drones in complex arrangements.

‘Shutter Light Girl’ is remixed by Heterotic and bathed in the washed out, gently pulsing and bending synths of the kind you might find accompanying the suggestive cut-aways of an 80s soft porn VHS.

Lastly ‘Oh’ is a mini anthem that mixes boom bap drums and claps with a lush upbeat synth melody that walks the fine line between melodic and abstract, previewing the forthcoming material, but also signing-off on his original hip hop sound and finishing the EP in triumphant form.

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Demdike Stare - Interview & Mix

In advance of our official announcement, the newest addition to the Surefire roster, the cryptic duo known as Demdike Stare, recently dropped by Little White Earbuds for a chat as well as compiling the latest episode of the always excellent XLR8R Podcast. Get your mitts on both below...

Little White Earbuds Interview

XLR8R Podcast