KRAAK is a Ghent-Based label, and all-round active concert organizer. Over the years, they have carved out a reputation for itself as a fervent supported of everything avant-garde and experimental. Listen back to an exclusive mix from a year ago for The Word Magazine. The inspiration behind the mix? “The neo-romantic, the afghanistani kraut and the polder psych, intertwingled by cosmic messages from knesselaere and avant-garde poetry in it’s most sonic form.” There you have it. Welcome to KRAAK
EPM will mark their 15th year of techno services with a mix of new releases and parties. New music will come in the form of a compilation, new tunes from Dan Curtin, House of Black Lanterns, Esteban Adame, Victor Santana and Tresillo. Plus there will be nights to celebrate in Berlin, Maastricht, Berlin.
Check out samples of Curtin’s EP below. Galaxies Merging out February 26.
Robert Hood has announced a new Floorplan album made with his daughter, Lyric Hood.
The second album from the Detroit producer’s more flamboyant, gospel-tinged house alias is titled Victorious, and features several tracks co-produced by Lyric Hood, as RA reports.
Victorious is out on June 10 on Hood’s M-Plant label, with a 12-inch of Music due to appear on April 29. Check out a preview below – it appears to have anthem written all over it.
Mike Silver, the musician known as CFCF, was shaken awake by his girlfriend in December to receive surprising news: He had been nominated for a Grammy. Specifically, he was up for best remixed recording, for his version of Max Richter’s violin composition “Berlin by Overnight,” performed by Daniel Hope on his album “Spheres.” “Basically everyone knew before I did, and I was flabbergasted,” Mr. Silver said—the nomination prompted a feature in the New York Times.
On Vacation is a new mini-LP to be released February 19 via International Feel Recordings. Stream exclusively in the player below
The 120 minute excursion is a progression of brooding down-tempo beats and wall clashing warehouse tracks. Featuring artists like Pan-Pot, Victor Ruiz, Mark Romboy and self-made originals, Bodzin holds nothing back in this representation of his signature style.
Hailing from Bremen, Stephan started his musical journey as a composer for a number of well-known European theaters. Soon after developing an immense infatuation with the underground nightlife scene, Stephan started creating is own flavor of techno and has since become one of the most influential characters in the genre’s development. His most recent release, ‘Powers of Ten’ was released through Bodzin’s own label, Herzblut Recordings.
Ground (Jeroen Uyttendaele) is an audiovisual performance in which graphite drawings are used as control interface for several electronic instruments. Graphite is a conductor for electricity. By using it as a variable resistor (instead of a standard knob) the pitch, amplitude and sound color of sound generators can be controlled. In this way Ground offers a field of possibilities in which auditive and visual elements are interconnected. Drawing, erasing, touching and slowly or rapidly (re)positioning the instruments on the drawing have a direct auditive result. Live electronic music becomes an explicitly tangible and open practice.
Book of 60 pages + DVD out in early February on audioMER.
