In preparation for next weekend’s Bloc Festival in the UK (July 6-7), showcase presenters Bleep.com have assembled a free 5-song EP featuring an impressive grip of artists who will be performing over the weekend—including Battles (remixed by Kode9), Four Tet and Martyn, as well as Cosmic TRG and Jon Hopkins. You can download the EP for free by “Liking” this Facebook Post.
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Last month, we enjoyed the ATP mix by Caribou, spotlighting his day of the Nightmare Before Christmas event taking place this weekend in England. Now, co-curators Battles have offered upa similar selection of songs by artists performing on their day of the weekend-long gathering. Acts include Flying Lotus, Matias Aguayo, Underground Resistance and Bitch Magnet. Here’s hoping ATP squeezes out one more compilation by the third curators, Les Savy Fav before Friday.
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BATTLES presents ATP MegaMix mixed by DJ EMZ by All Tomorrows Parties']
Check the tracklist after the jump.
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Dan Snaith (aka Caribou) has put together a mix of artists he chose for this winters ATP Nightmare Before Xmas event, along with fellow curators Battles and Les Savy Fav. Among those selected by Snaith include freejazz great Pharoah Sanders, Detroit dusty-techno hitmaker Theo Parrish and indie-lectronica duo Junior Boys, who get offered up in an exclusive remix by Caribou himself. Enjoy the mix, and check the full tracklist after the jump.
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Caribou - Nightmare Before Christmas Mix by All Tomorrows Parties']
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Among the hundreds of indie labels that lost tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars in merchandice in the weekend’s SONY/PIAS warehouse fire in London, legendary imprint WARP Records is now reporting that most of their 21 year backstock was destroyed. In a statement issued on their website, the label explained the current status of upcoming releases by CANT, Plaid and Battles. More concerning was the reality that some old releases—classic electronic music from Aphex Twin, Autechre, Broadcast and hundreds of other—my never be available in physical form again.
Other beloved labels similarly effected include 4AD, Ninja Tune and Domino. An emergency fund has been set up to help all of the indie labels recover from this devistating blow.
You can read the full statement from WARP after the jump.
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America’s largest independent hip-hop gathering falls victim to economic and internal pressures. Will this king of Midwest festivals rise again?
Summer 2009: For the first time in its 13-year history, Cincinnati’s Scribble Jam, one of America’s largest hip-hop festivals, was cancelled. The event had become a Midwest institution, featuring both independent and internationally known artists while representing all aspects of hip-hop culture including graffiti art, DJing, break-dancing and audio production. For performers and fans, the event was a chance to participate in hip-hop as a living, breathing culture.
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