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Zomby – “Overdose”

This week, London electronic music producer Zomby is dropping his latest full-length album, With Love. It’ll be on 4AD, and features over thirty tracks that span two discs. As the track “Overdose” shows, this guy is really working to diversity his sound, trying his hand at some very atomspheric, textured, and boom-y breakbeat electronica. Enjoy!

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When Saints Go Machine – “Love and Respect” ft. Killer Mike

An eerie fusion of electronic music and hip hop on this new track from When Saints Go Machine, “Love and Respect,” which is a cut from the Danish quartet’s new album, Infinity Pool. It’s dropping this week via EMI Records and !K7 Records.

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Gore Tech and Rotator- “Heretic”

Some heavy bass and hard breaks from this new Gore Tech and Rotator single for the track “Heretic,” which is just too heavy and crushing to deny. It’s a destructive combination of dubstep, digital hardcore, and breakcore that’s been aptly uploaded to a Bandcamp that has the phrase “warstep” written into its description. Enjoy!

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Bjork- “Crystalline”

On the first track to drop from Bjork’s forthcoming album, Biophilia, the Icelandic singer-songwriter just doesn’t do a lot for me, honestly. I was pretty excited about this track, too.

It’s certainly got all the makings of a great Bjork track–some strong vocals and personality, ear-grabbing instrumentation, a climax–but I’m left hanging by how little this song really changes or progresses as it moves from the its beginning to its end.

But this track is off of what’s supposed to eventually be an all-out multimedia project, including videos to accompany each track. Maybe I’m really only getting half the story by listen to this song by itself.

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Wagon Christ- “Manalyze This!”

English Music Producer Luke Vibert is at it again under the Wagon Christ Monicker. Between his many monickers and projects, the guy’s discography might be a little intimidating to newcomers–but I only bring that because I’m one myself.

On his latest LP, Toomorrow, Luke steps away from the hard-nosed breakbeats that littered his previous Wagon album. Yes, sampled rhythms still play a big role here, but the atmosphere on Toomorrow is much funkier; flying a huge hip hop flag on many of these tracks.

Having said that, “Manalyze This!” actually does have a breakbeat in it, and it’s covered in atmospheric synths, buzzing bass, and a ton of vocal samples. Dig:

Stream: Wagon Christ- Manalyze This!

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Stream some new Venetian Snares ‡ STREAM

I strongly believe that sampling’s role in music can only get stronger, and it’s guys like Venetian Snares ensuring that future.

My So-Called life is the latest album from this break/glitch/whatthehell-core artist, also known as Aaron Funk. It’s out now via Planet Mu, and you can get a deep whiff of this thing through some streams on their site. Give a listen and tell me what you think.

Is this VS best album? Worst? Is this thing a sensory overload or what? If we put the Books and Venetian Snares in a cage match, who would win?
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