Stream ‘(We) Knew All Along’ and an album teaser from Heartbeat(s)

Heartbeat(s) has released his debut full-length album via Vancouver Cassette imprint 1080p.  Stream single “(We) Knew All Along” and hear some snaps of the rest of the album below!  Also read some more about the album over at Factmag

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Get a free Alizzz track via XLR8R

Barcelona-bred producer Alizzz is giving away his new track, “In Chains”, which appears on the new Woah! EP just released by Arkestra, last week.  Go cop it over at XLR8R!  XLR8R’s Rustie comparisons are not unfounded, as the albums cover art is indicative of the colorful sounds one can find throughout Woah!

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S/O to Arca, for inclusion on Kanye West’s new album

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Kanye “Yeezus” West surprised many at his recent impromptu listening party outside Milk Studios when he named New York aural heart throb, Arca, as a collaborator on his newest album a week ahead of its release.  From thefader.com: ”Arca, Daft Punk, Mike Dean, Travis Scott, Hudson Mohawke(TNGHT) and Lunice(TNGHT) worked on Yeezus

And probably some other producers that Kanye “forgot,” too. Awesomely, his announcement of Arca, who we profiled last year, drew the biggest applause from the New York crowd.”

Arca has been on the rise lately, lending his sonic sensibilities to a few artists besides focusing on his own solo work, however an appearance of this magnitude is certainly a welcome surprise.

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Beautiful Swimmers announce debut album details: ‘Son’ out on Future Times July 2nd

Beautiful Swimmers have announced that their debut album, Son, will be hitting shelves and internets via Future Times on July 2nd.  The album consists of a couple previously released singles and a heap of new tunes steeped in elements of house, boogie, dub and disco.  To find out more, check out this interview that Resident Advisor posted with member Andrew Field-Pickering and peep the teaser vid for the album below:

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United States of Bass: RMBA 2013 Santos Party House

Although RBMA’s New York Residency is long gone, we still felt the need to recap perhaps one of the most floor rattling performances of the RMBA series. The night was a gathering of America’s most influential bass pioneers from all across the United States, who came ready to flood the dance floor. The line up consisted of generations of bass innovators such as DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn, Drop The Lime, Salva, Afrika Bambaataa, Egyptian Lover, DJ Assault, DJ Magic Mike,     Scottie B, Big Freedia, and DJ Funk. The evening was a booty clappin’ history walk through the development of the sub bass culture with a wide ranging display of sub genres like Heavy Bass, Los Angeles Electro, Miami Bass, Ghettotech, Baltimore Club, Classic Ghetto House, Modern Juke & Bounce Music which the crowd welcomed enthusiastically. In other words, The United States of Bass was the event that sub-bass aficionados wig out and obsess over. Listen to DJ Spinn & DJ Rashad live at Santos Party House on Red Bull Music Academy Radio.

Source: The New York Times

Lecture: Dre Skull X Red Bull Music Academy (New York, 2013)

 

Label owner and Dancehall producer Dre Skull sits down with Davide Bortot from RBMA and gives us a personal take on his come up in the music industry. Bortot sets the tone with Puma & Dre Skull’s re-rub of his Loudspeaker Riddim titled  ’First Time’ featuring  purity ring’s Megan James & Dancehall vocalist Popcaan. Dre Skull describes the release as a unique opportunity to hear different vibes and diverse takes on the same body work. Interestingly enough, this song led the conversation into his 2008 journey to Jamaica where he successfully enlisted the likes of Vybez Kartel, Sizzla and Popcaan over some of his riddims. Watch the clip to hear the rest of the Vybe masters journey on his come up as one of Jamaica’s most prominent beatmakers.  

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Get Acquainted with NEWBODY

Body High has just announced its newest signing in the form of dance duo NEWBODY who will release their debut for the label sometime this summer.  With the announcement comes an hour-long mix as an introduction to the group’s sound, which they say is steeped in the soulful sounds of motor city’s dance music heritage.  Find out more via FACT.

Kingdom at Work

Kingdom has re-emerged with the release of his newest collection of work, Vertical XL.  Leading off with single “Bank Head” featuring new vocal contributor Kelela, the album builds on Kingdom’s signature blend of R&B warmth with pulsing blasts of low end.  In addition to the EP, he recently gave away a new edit of Cassie’s “All My Love” (below via his Soundcloud) for free. Having stated that working on Vertical XL was “probably the hardest I’ve worked on any project” to date, Kingdom is ready to step out of the studio for a minute to promote his new materialwith a string of summer dates.  Having stepped onto the camera at Boiler Room in LA recently with some of his Fade to Mind label-mates, the label boss continues the vibe tonight at Red Bull Music Academy’s This City Belongs To Me series at Elevate Lounge’s rooftop with a Fade-heavy lineup including Kingdom & Kelela, Girl Unit, Nguzunguzu, Mike Q, and Divoli S’vere.  

Catch Kingdom at one of his listed summer tour dates covering shows in Brooklyn, Canada, London, and Paris:


Summer Tour:
06.05 Los Angeles, CA – Elevate Lounge w/ Girl Unit, Nguzunguzu, MikeQ + Kelela
06.15 Brooklyn, NY – Northside Festival @ Knitting Factory
06.20 Calgary, Canada – Sled Island @ Simmons Building w/ Kelela
06.20 Calgary, Canada – Sled Island @ The HiFi Club
06.21 Victoria, Canada – Lucky Bar
06.29 Toronto, Canada – Pride Toronto @ Smith
07.20 London, United Kingdom – Corsica Studios
07.24 Paris, France – Social Club w/ Kelela

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