Upcoming Events This Week: January 27th - February 2nd

Friday, February 1^st
Emancipator, Random Rab and Tor at Irving Plaza
Tickets - $19.50
moe. at the Best Buy Theater
Tickets - $32.50-35
Chris Lake and Fareoh at Webster Hall
Tickets - $15

Saturday, February 2^nd
moe. at the Best Buy Theater
Tickets - $32.50-35
Feed Me and Mord Fustang at Webster Hall
Tickets - $30-35
DJ Vadim and D.V.S.* at Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn, NY)
Tickets - $8

Emancipator - Minor Cause


Chris Lake - Build Up


Feed Me - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix


D.V.S>* - Beginning (feat. Govinda)

Song Of The Day: Bonobo - Cirrus

Image Courtesy of Ninja Tune

British producer and composer Bonobo (aka Simon Green) has just announced an April 1st release date for his next album The North Borders with the release of its first single "Cirrus," a music video, and the announcement of a Bonobo Live Tour spanning the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe.  The North Borders will be Bonobo's sixth full length album, and the first since 2012's Black Sands Remixed, a remix album of 2010's well received Black Sands featuring remixes by FaltyDL, Machinedrum, Banks, and Four Tet among numerous others. Green will be beginning the live tour of his immensely successful Bonobo Live project on April 10th at the Black Cat in Washington DC, then moving onto Philadelphia, New York, and Boston as he makes his way across North America and across the pond to England and Europe where he plans to finish in late-June, just in time for Summer Festival Season.

Bonobo - Cirrus

Song Of The Day: ESKMO - Buffalo

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"Buffalo" is the first track off the new ESKMO EP Terra, released January 21st, by San Francisco based electronic music producer Brendan Angelides. Angelides has been producing and performing for the past several years under the monikors ESKMO and Welder, and has released material on Ninja Tune, Warp, Planet Mu, and Ancestor.  Terra is his first release since the five-track Language EP, released on Ancestor in October 2012. The new release displays Angelides' unique style as ESKMO exquisitely.  ESKMO already has 9 confirmed dates on his Language / Terra Tour including a show at the Highline Ballroom in NYC on April 4th, and Camp Bisco XII on July 11th.  The new EP is available for a special "Name Your Price and Download" offer right here. 

ESKMO - Buffalo

Upcoming Events This Week: January 20th - January 26th

Wednesday, January 23^rd
Trey Anastasio Band at the Capitol Theatre (Port Chester, NY)
Tickets - $46.59

Thursday, January 24^th
Trey Anastasio Band at the Capitol Theatre (Port Chester, NY)
Tickets - $46.59
Zomboy and Protector at the Gramercy Theatre
Tickets - $32
Freddy Todd, R/D, Space Jesus, Narkatta and Hot Jambalaya at Club 39
Tickets - $15

Friday, January 25^th
Trey Anastasio Band at the Wellmont Theatre (Montclair, NJ)
Tickets - $48.75
Bustle In Your Hedgerow and American Babies at Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn, NY)
Tickets - $15
Alvin Risk at Pacha
Tickets - $21.77

Friday, January 25^th
Lotus and Moon Hooch at the Best Buy Theater
Tickets - $25-30
Telepath, Aligning Minds, Ink Line and The Brown Belt at Secret Location
Tickets - $12
Carl Craig, Matthew Dear, Audiofly, Radioslave, JDH and Dave P, and Sr Serge at Sullivan Room
Tickets - $28.13

Song Of The Day: Savoy - The Bridge (Free Download)

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"The Bridge" is the first track off the new EP Personal Legend from the Brooklyn-based electronic group Savoy. The EP, their first since last August's Supertrail EP is just the most recent in a long line of well-received releases. Savoy is currently touring as part of their Live with Lasers tour, and will be performing at the Bowery Ballroom this Saturday, January 19th with Paul Basic. Personal Legend is available for free download here, and you can hear the rest of Savoy's music right here.

Savoy - The Bridge

Song Of The Day: Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights (D.V.S.* Remix)

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In spite of its massive popularity, many people still hurl the uninformed criticism that most electronic musicians, producers and DJs are mere "button pushers" lacking any real musical talent. These people clearly haven't seen the Brooklyn-based, multi-talented producer/guitarist, D.V.S.* aka Derek VanScoten.  VanScoten is a prolific performer, boasting collaborations with Govinda and Space Jesus, and a multitude of remixed tracks from Pink Floyd, Bon Iver, Wiz Kalifa, and many other artists.  He has recently made mention of a full length album in the works that would include his first original releases as D.V.S.* since 2011.  After a busy touring schedule in 2012, D.V.S.* can be seen at the Ableton NAMM Clinic in Anaheim, CA on January 25th, and at the Cleveland Agora in Cleveland, OH on February 22nd.

Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights (D.V.S.* Remix)

Song Of The Day: Infected Mushroom - Becoming Insane

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In anticipation of their DJ Set at Brooklyn Bowl this Wednesday, January 16th, today's Song Of The Day is the classic "Becoming Insane" by Infected Mushroom. The psytrance duo that formed in Haifa, Israel in the late 90's has since evolved into an intricate 5-piece psychedelic trance/rock live band.  The group's style is continuously evolving, adopting elements of trip hop, industrial rock, and most recently dubstep. Tickets for their upcoming performance are available here. 

Infected Mushroom - Becoming Insane

Upcoming Events This Week: January 13th - January 19th

Wednesday, January 16^th
Infected Mushroom and Shreddie Mercury at Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn, NY)
Tickets - $20
Zedd, Jessie Ware, Twenty One Pilots and Robert Delong at the Highline Ballroom
Tickets - $25

Thursday, January 17^th
Normal Instruments (Members of The Indobox, Higher Organix, Jeff Bujak and the Cosmic Dust Bunnies) at Sullivan Hall
Tickets - $12

Friday, January 18^th
Umphrey's McGee at the Beacon Theatre
Tickets - $29.50-49.50
Nosaj Thing and Starkey at Webster Hall
Tickets - $15
Chris Malinchak, JDH and Speakerbot at Glasslands Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)
Tickets - $10
Datsik, GRiZ and Rekoil at Irving Plaza
Tickets - $30

Saturday, January 19^th
Savoy and Paul Basic at the Bowery Ballroom
Tickets - $15
Dillon Francis and GTA at Webster Hall
Tickets - $35

Infected Mushroom - New Clown in Town (Trance Version)


Zedd - Slam The Door


Normal Instruments - Stella Blues - FEB 2012 (Set 1)


Umphrey's McGee - Booth Love


Nosaj Thing - Eclipse/Blue feat. Kazu Makino


Chris Malinchak - So Good To Me


Datsik and Diplo - Barely Standing (feat. Sabi)


Savoy - The Bridge


Dillon Francis - Masta Blasta (The Rebirth)

Song Of The Day: Caravan Palace - Maniac

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This lively track comes from the Paris-based Electro-Swing group Caravan Palace. The seven-member group originally formed in 2005 when three of its members were hired to provide the soundtrack to silent pornographic movies.  The group has two full-length album releases on Wagram Music: 2008's self-titled Caravan Palace, and the 2012 release Panic.  Caravan Palace is currently touring with dates scheduled in Switzerland and the U.K.

Caravan Palace - Maniac

Song Of The Day: Emancipator - Minor Cause (Free Download)

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American producer and Portland, Oregon native Emancipator (aka Douglas Appling) has just announced his third album Dusk to Dawn, which will release January 29th on Loci Records. In anticipation of this upcoming release, they've released the first single 'Minor Cause' as a free download. Emancipator is a breathe of fresh air in the electronic music scene today, offering vibrant, intricately composed instrumentals, refreshing downtempo and upbeat tracks, and unique collaborations. Currently gearing up for their 2013 Winter Tour, Emancipator is scheduled to perform dates across the Country including a performance at Irving Plaza in New York City on February 1st, and at Paradise in Boston, MA. Support for this tour will include Random Rab, Tor, Little People and ODESZA.

Emancipator - Minor Cause

Song Of The Day: ODESZA - Above The Middle (FREE DOWNLOAD)

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Currently supporting Emancipator for the West Coast leg of their tour alongside Little People, ODESZA is,  "a production duo made up of Harrison Mills (Catacombkid) and Clayton Knight (BeachesBeaches) based out of the Pacific North West, United States. They met their senior year in college and decided to spend the summer as recent graduates collaborating on an album. On September 5th, 2012 they self-released a free LP entitled Summer's Gone, creating a delicate balance between dreamy sun trickled melodies, glitched out vocals, crunchy drums and large sweeping basslines."

You can find information about their upcoming shows with Emancipator on their website, as well as a free download of their recent LP Summer's Gone.

ODESZA - Above The Middle

BONUS: ODESZA - Nomadic Firs-Cover Bombs (ODESZA Edit)

Song Of The Day: Moods - Love Is Real

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Rotterdam-based producer Moods has released a number of new tracks since his self-released Break Out EP this past August, including the catchy "Love Is Real." Incorporating a relaxed hip-hop beat, R&B vocals and sharp jazz guitar samples, this track is both refreshing, and demonstrative of the style that Moods puts into each of his songs. This Dutch producer is still pretty fresh on the scene and doesn't appear to have any gigs in the works, though he is clearly focused on creating a steady stream of fresh tracks on the regular, so we will be keeping an eye on him.

Moods - Love Is Real

Upcoming Events This Week: January 6th - January 12th

Saturday, January 12^th
Datsik, GRiZ and Barron at the Best Buy Theater
Tickets - $20-30
Niki and The Dove at the Bowery Ballroom
Tickets - $15

GRiZ - Where Is The Love?
Niki and The Dove - Tomorrow

Song Of The Day: Bonobo - Silver (Krizz Luco Edit)

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Today's song of the day is a remix of Bonobo's "Silver" by German remixer/producer Krizz Luco.  This eclectic DJ has made a name for himself in the tech-house and deep house scene, having released numerous original tracks and various well-received remixes of tracks by SBTRKT, Feist, Little Dragon and James Blake. 

Bonobo - Silver (Krizz Luco Edit)

BONUS: Krizz Luco - You Walked Into My Life (Preview)